The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

MARKETS---TI is Day.

MARK-LANE.
Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat, of last year's growth, was very moderate ;
of new produce limited. As compared with Monday there
was certainly more firmness in the trade ; but millers
showed no disposition to operate freely. The demand,
however, both for red and white English wheat was, on
the whole, steady at full prices.

The market was but moderately supplied with foreign
wheat. A limited business was transacted in most de-
scriptions; nevertheless, prices ruled tolerably firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at late
rates.

Barley—the supply of which on sale was moderate—
was in fair request at full currencies.
Malt was in slow request, at about stationary prices.
The market was well supplied with oats. Most descrip-
tions were in good demand, and the quotations ruled firm.
Beans and peas were unaltered in value from Monday.
Both articles wore in limited supply.
About an average business was transacted in flour, at
late rates.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Soptch 430 10 1510 370 1820
is
Foreign 4610 4000

19,850 3660 brls.
sks.

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN.
For the week ending July For the corresponding week
29, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 63,828-42s 10d Wheat 64,823-43s Od
Barley 684-28s 6d Barley 1,107-27s 3d
Oats

BOROUGH HOP.
Very little; business is passing in any kind of hops.
Prices rule stationary.

WHITECHAPEL.

The supply of moat on sale is very moderate, and the
trade rules firm, as follows :
Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s-2d to 5S 10d ;
lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 10.1 to 4s 10d; and pork,
3s 8d to 5s Od per Bibs by the carcase.

GERMAN :46 LAMB" AND WELSH "MUTTON.''—It is
a fact not generally known that one-half the Ger-
man mutton coming to this country via Hamburg is sold
in this metropolis for " lamb," at very remunerative prices.
At cost price, this meat may be purchased at from 3d. to
3jd. per lb., and it is selling in the butchers' shops at the
advanced price of Bd. to 9d. per lb. The Merino sheep
run remarkably small, more especially in bone, and seldom
weigh more than four and a half stone, or 361 b. each. The
superiority of their wool is the cause of their being bred.
A large portion of the above meat is, moreover, passed
off for Welsh mutton at some of the inferior butchers'
shops.
MEETING OF THE MASTER BUILDERS.—The ad-
journed mceting of the Master Builders' Associa-
tion was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the
purpose of receiving a report as to the strike at Messrs.
Cubitt's. The secretary reported that ho had received a
notification from Messrs. Cubitt's firm that the strike bad
closed on Monday, the mon having resumed work at the
advanced rate of wages of id. per hour. Some discussion
then ensued upon the threatened agitation for a further
advance in the spring by the carpenters of id. per hour and
by the masons of id. per hour ; but, as no official notice
had yet been given by the men, it was considered that any
action upon the subject at present would be premature, and
the question was postponed for consideration at a future
meeting.
THE FALL OF HOUSES IN CHANDOS-STREET.---
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Langham concluded the
inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the
man Dawson, who was killed by the recent fall of houses
in Chandos-street. Evidence was given that there were
no appearances of danger about the houses, and Mr. Lent,
a surveyor, of Great James-street, expressed his opinion
that the houses were in a fair condition, and added that
he could not in any way account fox the accident. The
jury returned as their verdict that the death of the deceased
was accidental, and that no one was to blame. Mr. Lewis,
on behalf of Mr. Ilowos, the contractor, stated that although
there was no legal liability on the part of Mr. Howes, he
had made the widow a present of £lOO, and had paid her
professional expenses.