The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

NORTH-EASTERN.

The report of the directors of this railway, to
be submitted to the proprietors, at the 17th half"
yearly general meeting to be held at York, on Di'
day, the 15th of August, states that the balances
available for dividends on the revenue accounts of
the different sections are as follows, viz. :—On the
Berwick section, £157,386 14s. bd., and on the
Thirsk and Talton account in that section, £1,670
2s. 6d.; on the York section, £49,888 133. Bd.; and
on the Leeds section, £13,181 17s. 4d. The directors
recommend that out of these sums dividends at the
following rates be declared, viz. :—On the Berwick
ordinary stock, at the rate of 4i per cent. per 4313-
num, leaving £2,702 Cs. Bd. to be marled forward
to the next account—and on the Thirsk and Maltoo
stock at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, leaving
£670 2s. 6d. to be carried forward to the nest
account; on the York ordinary stock, at the rate of
3 per cent. per annum, leaving X,1,603 7s. Bd. to be
carried forward to the next account ; and on the
Leeds ordinary stock, at the rate of £1 17s. 6d. Per
cent. per annum, leaving £ll4 6s. 3d. to be carried,
1 forward to the next account.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL.
The report of the directors to the fifty-second
half-yearly meeting states that the gross revenue
for the half-year ending 30th June, 1862, has been
£52,569 95., and the expenditure, £20,458 Bs.
leaving a net profit of £32,111 Os.6d. After provld"
ing for interest on debentures, the balance available
for dividend is £24,605 9s. ld., and the director!
are enabled to recommend the payment of a &Tv
dead for the half-year at the rate of 3 per cent. Per,
annum upon £1,382,210 consolidated stock, and e`
three shillings per share upon the 24,735 new share!
(1860) the holders of which are entitled to parfW
pate in the dividend for the pist half-year, at tile
same rate as the holders of consolidated I„toc'
Comparing the accounts with those for the nary(
sponding six months of 1801, there is an increase °f
£4.760 Is. 2d. in the receipts, and a decrease °
£570 19, 6d. in the expenses, and cons,quentlis
total increase of £5,331 Os. Bd. in the net profi.e
the last halt-year. The dividend now recommendeo
is at the rate of 5s per cent. per annum more tnEif
in 1861, and is upon an increased capital °
£247,350.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

MARK LANE.

The show of samples of English wheat here to-daY 51'6;
very small, and the trade on the whole ruled steady,
about Monday's currency. •
For good and fine foreign wheats there was a fair clyr,
mand, at full quotations , but interior que.lities sold al°'sli
on former terms. The supply on offar was seasonal'
good. at
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request'
extreme rates.
Barley, the supply of which was very small, ruled
at tulls previous quotations. A 0
In malt about an average business was transacted,
steady prices. ir1:0
For oats there was a good demand, and the quotat 0,0
were well supported. Only a moderate supply was °5
st4nels. iceo'
Beans and pegs changed bands freely, at full currea
New grey peas were quoted at :38s to 40s per quarter.
Flour met a steady sale, and prices ruled firm.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt Oats. Flolif:cyf'
English.-- 540 I 10 t. 320 10 1,150 e'
Irish. - 00,
10,570 , 21,270 1,130. to,
11,10 /2

NEWLATE AND LEADENHALL.
Only moderate supplies of meat are on sale at t'jyy
markets. Generally speaking, the demand rules stet'
and prices are well supported.
Per Sib. by the carcase.
stied
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0
\liiindcieli do. .. 3 2 3 6
Cr large do. 3 8 4 0
Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4
Large pork .... 4 0 4 6
inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10

d
0 i
S 4 $
Middlingmutton 4 tit 4 4
Prime do 4 r' 4 n"
Veal
Small pork ~
Lamb ... 4 6

BOROUGH HOP. taijoio
The late gales have done some injury to the pm t„ re'
in exposed situations, but, on the whole, the acc°,u„Ditig it'
specting the crop are satisfactory. The business u'oolli
all kit ds of hops is very moderate, yet prices' gel'
speaking, are very supported.

public
sCaOleLOthNclAbiLd.din 4. er;
animated, good and ft d • ' however, ha
fine ascnptions,
sustained torrm bell
r rates. go were Ov; fall/
• ess has ._ 0
donSetTG. AR.---Only a limited amount of business
itoopo
. in West India, and inferior qualities bave. _ho .
slight decline. 'ln the refined market the op•rationbcow
milted without any matet Lit change in
+teTnElAi.—At
tuon blown lumps are quuted 50s. per cwt.
COPFEE.—The eperai,onc have not bevy. very " ,rittipe
Zond and fine descritions of Plantaiinn Ceylon '
tie r
tormer rates, but inferior qualities have slightlY ~.,ced fO,,
RICE.--A moderate demand has been exper"e,ertill,
East Indian chiefly for export, and late prices are g ,
current for good and fine samples. Brit is
SALTPETRE.--13118i/IeSS has continued inactive a
refined, however, is steady at 425. 61. to 435. pef v,,tei, At
TALLOW.—The market has been mori3 anlaratorZ:
P.Y.C. on the spot, 48s. 6d.,
considerable dealings have beeneffectedter .forwar"lo, 4Y'
pricesx.terovej
9d. $0 608, per cwt. and last 'three DOA"-