The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-16 00:00:00

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nand conga'r ig quoted 33e. ed. 84e. for No. I piece',
355. for ezyst als, and loaf su 555. to Ms.
The dema rid for spirits been very great, bntlarge
arrivals having taken place—most of which were already
placed—no sensible alteration has occurred in prices.
Martell's 11, s. 6d. per dozen for exportation.
Beer rembans in very great demand, both for bottled
and draught i ; 12s. a dozen has been readily obtained for
large lots dt tring the week.
Cigars ma ty be quoted 82s. 6d. The market is some.
what unsett led, importation being looked for. The to-
bacco market is tolerably well supplied, and prices not
so firm.

. Currantsbave been freely sold at Bd. and 9d. a pound ;
but as a quaititity were imported too late for delivery for
Christmas, it is probable this article will not maintain its
price. The same may be said of other dried fruits gene.
rally.
The flour market is weak. 251. is the nominal quota-
tion for finest samples. The recent importations from
South America remain in the hands of importers, the
millers declining to add to their stocks at present prices.
The produce market is very well supported. Good
average prices were obtained at Mort's auction on
Thursday. But only a small amount of wool was offered
(250 bales).
The price of gold on Friday was 31. 13s. for Vic-
toria, and 31. 10s. 6d. fir New South Wales. The
Great Britain did not ship so large a quantity as was ex-
pected, exception having been taken to the terms of the
bills of lading. There is a very considerable amount of
money engaged now in the gold trade, and every pro-
bability of prices being well maintained for some time
to come. I have yet no news of importance to com-
municate from our own gold fields, which, however,
continue to yield average amounts.

- ( Frorn the Sydney Gold Circular of Dec. 27.)
The Christmas holidays have come round once more,
but without producing that diminution in the produce of
our mines which might have been expected. On the
contrary, indeed, the quantities at all the diggings have
slightly increased.

Sorcie of the few parties left at Hanging Rock, in the
north, appear to be doing extremely well, as much a 8
73 oz. and 46 oz. per week having been obtained. Ricky
River continues to,rise in favour and to afford profitable
employment for those who are working there, with
abundance of room for more.

Two additional reports from the Rev. B. Clarke on
the northern gold fields have reached us, which we shall
notice in our next.

A gleam of sunshine has at length gladdened the
hearts of the owners of the Turon bed claims. During
the past: week some of there 'hitt lieeiiable" to geVto
work, one claim yielding in a single day 101 b., and on
the following day 40oz. gold, while several others average
from 10oz. to 20oz. per day.
A few parties on the Tuena are doing a moderate
stroke. Mundy Flat still continues very rich some
parties making Boz. per day.
The numbers at the Memo and Louisa Creek are on
the increase, and Spicer's Creek is favourably men-
tioned.
Our private advices from the south inform us tha t
there is not much doing at Bell's Creek and Major's
Creek, with the exception of some few parties who own
good bank claims. At Bell's Paddock, however, the
diffusion of prosperity is almost universal, the more
successful making as much as 15oz. or .20oz. per day,
There was an increase of numbers on all the diggings in
this neighbourhood, so that we may look for considerable
addition to the usual supply.

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