The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY )

CORN EXCHANGE.
Ther e have been few fresh arrivals of Grain. The Wheat
trade firm, at Monday's prices, with little doing. Barley went
off heavily. Some Beans and Pcabe, left from Monday, met
with little attention. The Oat trade remained as stated on
Monday. In Flour n.► variation.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley.
English
Irish - -
Foreign

Oats. r
60. yrs. 2,67osacks,
6,5 0

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
The supplies were but moderate, the demand good, and prices
rather lower. Beef, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to
3s. 10d.; Veal, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd. ;
Irish, 3!. to 3s. &1., per stone of 81b. A pretty good supply
of all kinds of Poultry, trade rather dull, and prices as on Sa-
turday. Eggs in good supply, demand brisk, and the pr:ce
6s. 6d. to 10s. per 120.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

- -
There were good supplies—of all kinds, am/ a fair demand ;
prices reasonable. Turbot, ss. to 225. ; Cod, 3s. to 12s. ;
Soles, 6d. to 3s. 6d. per pair ; Lobsters, 10d. to 3s. 6d. ;
Oysters, 16s. to 48s. ber bushel ; Whitings, sd. to 10d. ; and
Haddocks, Bd. to Is. 6d.
FRUIT MARKET.

There continues to be a very good business done in most
kinds of fruit, and prices firm. Valencia Raisins, 445. to 48s. ;
Smyrnas, 445. to 50s. ' • Pstras Currants at 60s. to 70s. ; and
Zante, 58s. to 70s. Imperial French Plums—Cartoons, 90s.
to 140 s. ; half and quarter Cartoons, 100 s. to 1255. ; Turkey
pulled Figs, 635. to 645.
TEA MARKET.

This trade are anxiously waiting for further news from China,
and the Market remains very quiet. Prices firm.

TALLOW MARKET.
P.Y.C. quiet at 48s. 3d, which price is rather lower.
COLONIAL MARKET.

In trade but little doing, and prices were steady. The Im-
ports light. British Plantation Sugar sells slowly, brown at
605., middling 635., and fine 68s. 2,000 bags Mauritius Sugar
sold at 385. to 425. Coffee, 481 bags, 9d. duty, sold at about
4I s. per cwt. 208 bags Bengal Rice, a common parcel, sold
at is. 6d. so 9s. No other commodity of Colonial produce at
public sale.
MON

EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, 7' LVELYE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.---ne
sales to-day are only 2,000 bags, of which 1,300 hare
been taken by exporters. Americans may be quoted
at 6- to 6+.

Arrivals this morning—French mail, ship letters from
Sierra Leone and Montreal, Calcutta to the 17th June,
old date.

Numerous inquiries have been made in the course of
the morning for the arrival of the British Queen steamer
from New York. We are informed that private let-
ters have been received by the last arrival from the
United States, that the above steamer was to wait for
the President's Message to Congress, consequently she
cannot be expected until to-morrow or next day.

THE FUNDS.

The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were rather lower,
with the exception of those on Paris and Amsterdam.
Hamburg was a shade lower. There was a good supply
of hills in the Market.

Messrs. Rothschild's American Mb an may be quoted
at par to I premium. The United States' Bank Shares
are 1,800.

Consols opened this morning at the closing price of
yesterday--92 to .4.- for the opening ; Reduced, 90i
It being near Christmas, it is not expected that any
operations of consequence will take place in the
Market.

Exchequer Bills, 4 2 dis. ; Bank Stock, 1771 1781.
In the Foreign Market the failure which took place
yesterday was but of minor importance ; about fif-
teen hundred pounds difference on Colombian Bands.
Spanish Active remain as they left off, 231 24 ;
Portuguese, 331 34 ; Three per Cents, 231 24; Co-
lombian, 251 ; Mexican, 281 29 ; Brazilian, 71 72 ;
Spanish Deferred, HU 11i ; Passive, 51 6f ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53t, ; Five per Cents.,
99i 99/.