The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-06 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.
The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to•day, was very moderate. The condition of the
produce was however good: For both red and white quali•
ties the trade ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency.
In the foreign wheat, the market was but moderately
supplied: Most descriptions were in fair average request,
at fully Monday's currency, Floating cargoes of grain
ruled firm, and the tendency of prices was in favour of
sellers,
Good and fine malting barley sold somewhat freely, at
full prices; otherwise the barley trade was quiet on former
terms, the show of samples was tolerably large,
There was a fair demand for malt, and previous quota-
tions were well supported.
The supply of oats on sale was only moderate, and the
trade ruled firm, at quite previous rates.
Beans in fair average request, at full currencies.
Peas moved off steadily, at late rates.
For flour the inquiry was moderately active, and for
country marks rather more money was demanded.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt
Oats. Flom.
En2,llsh 90 50 710 . 150
Irish.. - 400
t. °reign- -12,800 3,010 I 18,330 1,850 sks,

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report a quiet but firm trade both for Eng,
lish and foreign hops, at full quotations.

IVFIITEC HAPEL.

The supply of meat on sale is only moderate, and the
,rade rules firm, as follows :

Beef, from 28 63 to 4s 2,31; mutton, 38 6d to 45 6d; veal,
3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 33 61 to 4s 6d per 81bs by the
carcase.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON TERCENTARY COMMITTEE
—We have been requested to state that the
Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare Tercentenary Committee
has been joined by the Mayor of Liverpool, by Mr. J. C.
Ewart, M.P. for Liverpool, and by Dr. Hume, who, after
the preliminary meeting on the 21st ult., convened at. Liver-
pool by the Mayor, at which Mr. Flower, the Mayor of
Stratford-on-Avon, attended by express invitation,
consented to have their names added to the hat of
vice-presidents, Mr. Flower had previously, on the
I4th ultimo, attended a meeting in Manchester, at
the invitation of the mayor of that city, when the following
resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That this com-
mittee fully recognise the strong claims which the local com-
mittee of Stratford-on-Avon have upon the public generally
throughout the kingdom for co-operation and assistance,
in their determination to secure at Stratford-on-
Avon a national monument; and that this committee un-
dertake, in such manner as may be hereafter determined,
to give their cordial assistance to such local committee."
On the 18th ult. he had also attended a meeting at Bir-
mingham, at the invitation of the mayor of that town,
when the following resolution was carried unanimously :
—" That this meeting fully recvnises the strong
claims which the local committee of Stratford-on-Avon
have upon the public generally throughout the kingdom,
and especially upon Birmingham, for co-operation and
assistance in their determination to celebrate the tercen-
tenary of Shakespeare's birth."—The Reader.
A MODEST REQUEST FOR DOUBLE WAGES BUT
NO ADVANCE!—A contractor in the Scottish High-
lands, says a contemporary, was waited upon by a deputa-
tion from his workers, to request him to make "no a pit o
difference in the wages, but shust a wee change in the time
for paying." On cross-questioning the deputies he found
they wanted to be paid weekly instead of fortnightly, but
they also wanted the fortnight's wages weekly. "Why,
my lads," said the contractor, `' you are just demanding
exactly double wages." " Hoots, no, sir l'' said one of the
deputation, " it's shust as more as less of the same wedges,
put you must shust pay us twice as faster as evermore."
After a little parleying the contractor got his Celtic logicians
to resume work at a trifling advance,--Builder.