The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-01 00:00:00

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QUARTERLY CIRCULAR OF THE SCOTCH
IRON TRADE.

We have received the following Quarterly Circular of
Mr. T. Thorburn, dated-
-81, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, 30th June.
Sir,—During the last three months the production of
pig iron in Scotland has, from various causes, decreased
25,000 tons, when compared with the same period im-
mediately preceding.
The home consumption, and exports foreign, coast-
wise, and per railway, as ascertained from authentic
sources, amount since the end of March to the extraor-
dinary quantity of 295,000 tons.
The stocks, which are now only 325,000 tons, laying
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too, of a felt scarcity of tonnage and high rates of
freight. _

Notwithstanding the large shipments, and a great
local consumpt, but a small advance has been established,
prices oscillating (after a fall of 30 per cent.) between
50s. 6d. and 555. per ton.

Though these cow quotations have induced unprece-
dented exports, these rates are unremunerative to the
iron masters in general, owing to the scarcity and in-
creasing cost of labour and ironstone, and have tended
to curtail the production.
112 furnaces are now in blast, being 7 less than there
were three months ago.
Two furnaces lately put in operation at Lugar are to
be stopped next week.

The averages prices were in January 665. 6d., Feb-
ruary 545. 10d., March 525. 11d., April 525. Bd., May
50s. 10d., June 525. 9d. per ton.
To-day the market is very firm, and an anxiety to in-
vest in the article is apparent. Gartsherrie and Colt- -

ness, No. 1, 575. 6d. Glengarnock and Summerlee,
565. ; Mixed Nos. g.m.b. 535. to 535. 6d. per ton, cash.
The uncertainty of the issue of the Eastern Question
impedes business.
Manufactured iron generally has declined 15s. per ton,
but rails have, during the last few days, advanced ss. to
10s. per ton, owing to the active demand, not only for
home railways, but for the Continent and America.
Bars, 7/. Us. Rails, 8/. 10s.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, June,
1853.—0 n and after the lstJuly next, every printed price
current, commercial list, course of exchange, shipping
list, or other publication printed and published in
the United Kingdom, although not strictly a newspaper,
but bearing a newspaper stamp, and not weighing more
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the newspaper privilege, has been, or shall be, allowed
by the Postmaster-General, will be placed in all respects
tra the same footing as a newspaper, and entitled to the
same privileges, whether as regards inland postage, or
British postage when sent abroad or from one colony
to another, or aught else, except that no stamp will be
required on any supplement to the publication called
Llogd's List, provided such publication bear a newspaper
stamp, and the supplement be sent with it._

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EUROPEAN GASCOMPANY.—The annual meeting of
the proprietors of the European Gas Company was held
on Thursday, at the offices- of the company, when the
usual dividend of 5 per cent. per annum, together with
a bonus of I per cent., was agreed upon, after carrying
to the reserve a sum equal to one-seventh of the total
net profits of the year.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

DERBY SMITHFIELD-JuxE 28.

There was a limited supply of fat beasts to-day. Some
were only of an inferior sort. High prices were realised
for all kinds of beef. The number of sheep and lambs was
less than that of last week. The demand for both was
good. Fat and store calves plentiful. Few fat pigs.
Prices :—Beef, 6d to 6id ; mutton, sid to 64d ; lamb. lid
to 8d ; veal, 5d to 6d per lb. ; pigs, 9s to 9s 6d per score ;
rough fat, 4s 6d per 141 b. ; hides, 2d to 20 per lb ;
skins, 3id to 4d per lb.