The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) -
LEEDS, April 18.—Easter week being very much of a
holiday throughout the clothing district of Yorkshire, the
whole of woollen trade is to a certain extent affected there-
by ; hence, on Saturday as well as on Tuesday, there was
only a very indifferent attendance of merchants as well
as. manufacturers iv the markets, and the transactions
were of a very limited character ; but during the
week there have been some good sales and deli-
veries direct at the merchants' warehouses. The stock
of cloth in the market continues low, but perhaps a
little on the increase. Prices are without any material
alteration. The mills employed in the woollen manufacture
in the neighbouring villages are mostly well employed but
there is not a very confident impression in thetrade that this
will not. continue long. The . future is looked to with
anxiety and apprehension, which induce considerable
attar& f.d' be exercised by most persons engaged-In -busi-
ness. The trade in the warehouses is dull. There have
been few dyers in the town,-and the business of the week
has been of a very limited character.
HUDDERSFIELD, April 18.-Our market was very flat
to;clay. ,There wore a few town and country buyers, ,but
their transactions were very limited. There was not much
doing in the wool warehouses, but prices remain tolerably
firm, In fancy vestings the demand was extremely dull.
:We understand a number of Americans have been in the
market, but they have held off for lower prices, and as yet
have done little business.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN.

We had only a Moderate demand for fruit, at about
stationary prices. Am extensive business was transacted
in vegetables, at our quotations.
FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to lOs Od each ;
ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes,
10a to 200; foreign ditto, is Gd to 3s Od. per ,lb ; apples,
Gs 'to 8s per bush ; do. dessert, 6d to is per doz. • lemons,
6d to is 6d ; oranges, 4s 6d to 12s per 100 ; almonds, 2s
to 3sper lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nits, 110 s
to 120 s per 1001bs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filberts,
85s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100 ;
strawberries, 6d to 9d per ounce.

VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, Oct to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts,
is Od to 2s Od perhalf sieve ; brocoli, 6d to is 6d per bund.' •
greens, 4s Od to-6s Od per doz. bunches • ' French beans, 9d
to is 6d per 100 ; potatoes, 100 s to 150 s per ton ;
new ditto„ 6d to 8d per lb. ; asparagus,. 4s to .9. per 100 ;
sea-trail, 9d to 2s per punnet ; garlic, 8d to ls per 1b..;
turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per
bunch ; cucumbers, Os 641 to is 3d each ; 641 to
Is 643 per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve;
onions, 28.6 d to 3s fid per bushel ; Spanish ditto, Is to 3s
per doz. ; leeks, id to 2d per bunch ; shallots; 5d to 8d;
horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s
`rhubarb,
per bundle ; parsley; 3s 6d to
5s Od per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 2d to Os 10d per
bundle ; endive, 2s to 4s Oct per score ; beet, is to 2s 641
per dozen bunches ; parsnips, 6d to is 6d per dozen ;-small
salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, is to is 3d per
pottle ; artichokes, 3s to 5s Od per dozen ; lettuces, 6d to
Is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to Is Od per half sieve.
NEWGATE AND 'LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s 6dto 7s Od; Geese, 5s 6d to Is each ; Ducks,
2s Od to 4s; tame' Rabbits is to is 6d ; wild ditto, 8d
to is 2d ; Guinea Fowls, is to 3s '3d ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d
each; Surrey Fowls, 6s tid. to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 5s Od
to 6s 6d; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 2s 9d per couple;
Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 2s 6d per couple ;
leverets, 2s Od to 48 Od each. English Eggs, 7s Gil to
8s Gd; French ditto, 5810 d to 7s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh
butter, 103 to 125.; English, lls to 15s per dozen.

BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 2s Od to 108 ; Brills, is to 78 Od each; Salmon
ls 2d to 2s Od per lb; Cod Fish, 28 to 6sod each; Soles,
3d to is 6d per pair ; Eels, &l to is per lb ; Lobsters, Gd to
2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d.to 28 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 128 per doz.;
Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, Gd to 2s Gd each ; Common
Oysters, lOs Od to 168 Od; Natives, 40s Od to 48s Od per
bsh; Mackerel, 36s to 40s per 100; smelts, is Oct to sspr doz.;
Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon;
Bloaters, is Gd to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od
to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, Gs to 12s per doz. ; Plaice,
4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od
to Os Od per brace ; Gurne.ts, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut,
6d per lb. 9 • Salt Fish, 2dPrawns, to 5d per lb. ; 2s Od to
4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon
Gd per lb.; Pike Gd per lb. ; sprats; 3s Od per bushel.

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. BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
141 to lid; of household ditto, 8d to 10d per 41b loaf.
NEWPORT.
Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ;
lamb, 5s 10d to 6310 d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 10d
Is 10d per 81bs.
WHITECIIAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 40 Od; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ;
Lamb, 5s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s 0:1 to 5s Od; Pork, Zs 8d
to 4s 84 per 81bs. by the carcase.
HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2did to 3d; 641 b t0.721b, 3d
to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d t°
881 b to 961 b, 36d to 3id ; 961 b - ;
to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides; 6s 6d to Os; 1041 h
Od; calf skins,
light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto,, full, 5s 6d to
Os Od; polled
sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Keats, 68 6d,6d, to
7s 6d; Half-brads,
6s Od to rs Od ; Downs, 48 6d to 68 Od ; Latabs, 2s Od to
3s Od; Shearlings, is 4d to is 6d.

HAY MAARETS.
surniFlELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clover
ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 3s per load.
A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 14s to 5/ 5s ; clover
ditto, 3/ 15a to fit Os ; and straw, 1/ 17s to 2/ 41 per load.
Trade steady, at late rates.
WHITECILIPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os; clover
ditto, 3/ 15s•to 6/ 63 ; and straw, 1116 s to 2/ 3s per load.
Supply good, and trade tolerably firm.

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rinsiNGPons.—All the btillion deposited in the Fin-
land Bank at Velsingfors has been recently taken out,
and, by way of precaution, transported to St. Petersburg.
The inhabitants of Helsingfors, even though protected
by the fortress of Sweaborg, .are withdrawing in large
numbers, feaiing a bombardment from the combined
fleets. The Russian Military authorities, far from
checking the emigration,, appear to encourage it. The
library of the University and the archives of the senate
have, been packed up and removed to a safe plaCe in the
casements of the fortress. The price of the provisions
required for daily use has risen so enormously that the
government has been obliged to interfere and fix the
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