The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-21 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

DERBY SMITHFIELD.—JULY 18.
There was a better supply of fat beasts to-clay, 16/11011
slight improvement in the quality. The attendance
buyers large. There was a plentiful supply of sheer'
which sold well. The number of lambs was not so We'
The demand improved. Fat and store calves plentiful►
and a heavy sale.

The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to
mutton, 6 d to 7d ; lamb, 7d to Od ; veal, 6d to 0.1 Pet
,
lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to 10s Od per score ;
rough fat, 6s 01 to id
per 141 b.; hides, 3Ad to Od per lb; calf•skins, 4d to 4s
per lb.

EDINBURGH GRAIN.---JuLY 19.
Wheat on the top 5s down, and the average 4s lOd do,l;
Barley on the top Os 6d, and the average is Od, down. `-'l6-
on the top is 4d, and the average 9d, down. Beans 011
the top ls, and the average ld, down.

Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat 7Ol qrs sold 572 (it's
Barley 152 qrs sold 139 ct
Oats 695 qrs, ad 576 qr 3

~. ... so:
Beans 63 qrs sold 41 grg
Top of Wheat ..... ..............• •........ 63i lb 793
,‘Ol
--Barley. 554 lb 37s ulji
Oats

-- Beaus - ,
65 lb 53s 01
AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 3/. 4 2 10-12ths 1 Barley, V. 13 10 3.12°
Oats, ... 11. 11 11 1-12ths 1 Beans, .....21. 8 11. 2-12°11

BOSTON—JULY 19.
A short supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat trA;„ting
exceedingly dub. inquiry at a decline in price. $131."
corn unaltered.
Prices :—Wheat, red, 58s Od to 60s Od ; white, 67s Oil to
70s Oil extra. 73s Od. Barley, 32s Od to 36s Od. ‘-#AIO
23s to 335. _Beans, 49s Od to 53s Od. Peas, 45s Ocl to
per qr.

NEWARK—JULY 19.
113 f
At our Corn-exchange to-day we had a small supP-;
grain, and the few sales effected were at a reduction 01
t. 4,i per qr.
g
Prices ;—Wheat, white, 72s Od to 75s Od; red, 6-4.0 f,
to 72s Od. Barley, malting, 37s Od to 40s ()d ; grin"l3i%
00s Od to Ols Od. Oats, old, 34s Oil to 38s Od • new, to
Od to 34s Od. Beans, 52s Od to 55s Od. Peas, 543 Od
56s Od. Malt, 72s Od to 76s Od. Tares, 00s Od to 00s v"

LEEDS, JULY 18.
We had a mere retail trade to-day for wheat, and -
millers confined their purchases entirely to fino fresh gtb°
Ltit
lilies, which they obtained at a decline of 3s per qr., !Jo,
chambered parcels could not be sold at a reasonable prl
No alteration in the value of oats or beans.

lr
HARWICH AS A HARBOUR OF REFUGE.--The C efor
brated diving-cutter Wideawake, of this port, his ;0,
some time been engaged, by submarine explosions, is,"
removing the rocks in this harbour ; Mr. B. liar
submarine engineer of the vessel.—Shipping Gazette. FORGERY IN PARAGUAY.—The first case of counter
feiting the government paper was discovered not Wl'
since. You must know that great numbers of countili,
people, especially women, cannot read, and their only
method of knowing the value of a bill is by the vignetp
which for a sixpence Is a horse, for a shilling a
two shillings a cock ; for four shillings a sheep, forau",.o
lar a fist, and so on, each bill having acme familiar figure
to denote its value. The counterfeiter imitated t`,
genuine bill with a pen and ink, and the receivers sel.
inn the vignette all right, never suspect the *soma
Thus some 200 dols. worth of trash was imPljg
upon the public. Of course, as soon as the u„.l
reached the capital, in the course of trade, lei
were detected, and a great number of arrests be":.
made the roguery was traced up from one to anotheif
until the author was caught. He made a lull confession'
and was sentenced to receive one hunded lashes, and
serve 20 years in chains. The first part of the senterw;
was inficted in public, and with such stoicism
(lid the
culprit suffer that one would have supposed he was it
most unconcerned person on the ground. The punie—
ment was witnessed with much gusto by a large crowd;
who were particularly incensed against him for il
fluid he had practised.—Correspondent of New York
Inquirer.