The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARTIETS,

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NORIVICII—SITURDAY.
There was a good supply of wheat to-day, but the
general decline in the price of wheat caused a dull make"
Millers were not free buyers, and tales made were effected
at a reduction of is per qr on late prices. A lair show of
barley, and late prices were about maintained for malting
sorts; inferior, dull. Flour 6d cheaper.
White wheat. 44s to 46.1 Red wheat 43s to 420
Malting barley ...36s to 37s 1 Chevalier barley 34s to 358
Distilling d 0..... 30s to 32s I Oats..
Flour, 28s Od to —s ed per sack from the miller.

NOTTINGIIAM—SATURDAY.
A tolerably good; show of wheat to-day, mostly in fair
condition. The demand was firm, and late prices madefot
:
the best sorts I, inferior, is per qr lower than last wec;"
—White wheat, from 40s to 45s ; red wheat,
Barley—malting, 30s to 40s ; grinding, 27s to 30s.
old, at 24s to 31s Od; new, 20s to 256. Beans sold st
to 43s per qr, ; new, 35s to 375. .39s to R 4
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GRANTHAM—SATunDAY.

.01d white wheat, 44s to 4Ss ; red, 39s to 42s.per361etv.;
new white, 40s to 455; red, 32s to 428. Malting ,_
33s to 36s per qr ; grinding, 23s to 30s; oats, 01d,
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28s; new, 20s to24s ; beans, 38s to 40s ; peas, 34/3 to

NORTHAMPTON—SATURDAY.
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There was a fair average show of wheat to-doJlocd
the attendance was only moderate, and buyers pto vices.sparingly, at a slight reduction upon !ast week's P
—White wheat, 40s to 45s ; red, 37s to 40s ' •
to —s per qr. Barley, 35s to 37s—grindin 28s to Pets;
Oats, 288 to 32s per 24 stone. Beaus, 38s to 42. .
34s to 40s per qr.

YORK--SATURDAY.
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We were supplied with a moderate quantity of vc_d
from the farmers. Prices generally maintained fa r;u"
dry lots, with an improved demand. iss to .. "01
Wheat, red 3Bs to 41s uats.... ........ 7,, to 40-
NV hite do 42s to 46s Beans ......... • .......to ... ..,.
Barley .28s to 32s leas •' flour, 303
Malt, 588 to 60s per qr.; rye, 328 per qr.;
to 32s per sack.

LEI CE STIIR—SATURDAY. 36
New white wheat, 40s to 456; red, j3Bs to 41s Fief
stone. Old red, 39s to 41s per 36 stone. - BarleY,
new, 336 to 38s goats r., grinding, 29 to 32g ; t?
25s to 30s ; new , 228 to 25s per 24 stone. goon''
old, 3,3 s to 42s per 38 stone ; Roux, 30s to 35s per 20 atone.

GENERAL BRAGG (according to Colonel Fre'
mantle's account of him) is in appearance the least
prepossessing of the Confederate Generals. He is veil
thin, he stoops, and has a sickly, cadaverous, haggara
appearance, rather plain features, busby
black eyebrovist
which unite in a tuft on the top of his nose, and a stubby
iron-gray beard; but his eyes ara bright and pierctill
He has the reputation of being a rigid disciplinarian, °11.5
of shooting freely for insubordination. I understand lo
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rather unpopular on this account, and 460 by reason oi
his occasional acerbity of manner.

Births.
lkirrLirr.—On the 17th inst , at Busted Sall, Sussex, the
wife of F. R. Butlin, Esq., of A
Mayfair,
DiouNsoN.—On the 1841 inst.,. i 4 11, Chesterfield-street,
~ o a son.
DAvis the wch inst., ilt 13_, Cernwaiivillas, son.
DAB the wife of N. Boillton Davis, Evq , of A
SOIL •
the wife of W. 11. Dickinson, m.D

Auc:Dß. N.--On the 17th jenst_., the wife of the Hon. and
©o,
Artuur sugden, Di wdigate Rectory, of a Bon.
Marriages.

Atvzy.--Ilowirr.—On the 17th inst., at Argyle Church,
_ mariaino.:Eqduauargeh,
terrhooiro. as Alvey, Esq., of Pentonville,
the late Thomas Howitt, Esq., °'
Grantham.
lIA.Ynow—TAYLOR.—On the 17th inst., at St. Mathew%
,Du;dayntlin Grosvenor
E
Denmark. hill, Mr. Riehd. Ha how, ofFenchurch-street,
a sciloi cariekul, sen.,tt,os.iaAlnieee, and,third daughter of Jot.
De Crespigny-P3
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Deaths.
BilowN,_Oa the 17th inst., at Kentish-town, Fredic. 11*
Brown, son of the late Commander 13ourmaster 13rowlit
lt.N., aged 21.
EDE,—On the 17th inst., Joseph Ede, Esq., of Islington,
aged 79.
GooDwlN.—On the 17th inst., at lleigham, Norwich, 110
Rev. Wm. Goodwin, M.A., aged 68.
Hops.—On the 18111 inst., at Langham-place, Adrian JOllO
Hope, Esq.
LANG —On the 18th haat.. at Beddington, Surrey, James
A. Lang, Esq.
SIIILLINGFORD.—On the 15th inst., William Shillingford,
Esq., ot Ensham Oxon.
TosswlLL.—y On the, 18th inst., Mr. Tosswill, of 2, Buck'
lersbury, city.
WEDDERBURN.—On the 16th inet , at Camberwell, Chas,
W. Wedderburn, Esq. •

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