The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Old Meadow hay, £5 lOs Od to £6 Os Od;
new ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs • old clover, £6 5s to £6 158 ;
now ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, .£1 8s to £1 12s per
load. A short supply. "
CUMBERLAND.—Old Meadow hay, £5 10s Od to £6 Os;
new ditto, £4 15s to £5 15s • old clover, £6 5s to £6 158;
new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per
load. Trade steady.
WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £slos to £6 Os Od;
new ditto, Li 158 to £5 lOs; cld clover, £6 5s to £7 Os ;
new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 6s ;and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per
load. A fair demand.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has c ontinued very quiet, and prices
have remained unaltered. A small quantity of Assam
will be offered to-day at public auction.
SUCAR.—Busiuess has continued very quiet, and the few
dealings reported have been at barely previous rates.
Refidyned goods, however, continue in moderate request, at
stea rates.
COFFEE.—There has been only a moderate inquiry, and
prices have remained without material alteration.
RICE.— Only a limited amount of business has been
transacted, consequent upon the high prices demanded by
holders. The stocks on hand, however, are rather large.
TALLOW.—The market has shown considerable anima-
tion, and prices for both present and forward delivery are
well maintained. P.Y.C. old, on the spot is marked 445,
and
.new 44s 6d to 44s 9d ; and last three months 45s per
wt

COAL MARKET.
Price per ton at the close of the market.

South Hatton ......., S. d. 8. (1.
. 20 0 Heugh Hall
Hastings Hartley...,,, 17 3 Northumberl'd Main l4 0
Byass's Bebside West South Kelloo
Hartley l7 3 Cassop
Walls End Haswell... 20 0 Walls End Byron
Hatton Lyons lB 3 Pensher Primrose ... 18 9
Hettor
18

3
Eden Main
Braddyell's Hutton.... 19 0 Caradoe • l9 6
Kelloe

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East Hartlepool
Russell's Hetton 19 0 Tunstall
Hartlepool
Kepier Grange .lB '9" Ellison Steam 15 6
Ships at market, 101; sold, 93.

Advices from India state that at Calcutta quite a
satisfactory change has taken place in commercial
affairs, especially for manufactured goods.
The report of the directors of the Buenos Ayres
ofag the Government dthy of the line, after
Great Southern Railway Company, to be presented
at the ensuing meeting of shareholders, states that
the works of the railway are fast approaching com-
pletion, as will be seen from the engineer's report.
There has been some question as to a partial
opening of the line, in order to satisfy certain
local interests, but the directors retain the opinion
expressed in a circular issued to the shareholders on
the 27th March last, viz., that the opening of the
line should be delayed until the works are en-
to receive traffic
undergoing
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sur-
veyors. This opening may be looked for about
the beginning of October. The rapid progress of
the works has necessarily required equally rapid
calls on the shareholders until the full amount of
£2O per share has thus been called up. The direc-
tors are now issuing to the public the £lOO,OOO
debenture bonds to complete_ the required capital.
They have reason to. hope that the entire amount
enabled to close the construction account simul-
taneously with the opening of the line, or very soon
after.

CHOKED WITH A PIECE OF STOLEN BACON.-
The North Riding coronar lately held an inquest on the
body of an old named John Walton, who was em-
ployed to carry refreshments to a shooting party, and on
his way took a slice of bacon and tried to swallow it. The
bacon stuck in his throat and killed him. Ito was found
(L,,ad on the road,