The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-04 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
Mixxs. —With the exception of business in a few dividend
shares, the market has been flat this week. Bullers and Bas-
sets have been inquired for ; but sellers are difficult to find,
even at present high prices. The sale of ores by the Devon
Great Consols last week was the largest monthly sale by one
company ever made in Cornwall, and realised nearly 10,0001.
profit for the month. A good business has been doing in the
shares at 4251. to 4301.
In the Bullion Market—Mexican and South American dol-
lars, 5s to 5s OAd per oz. Bar silver without gold, 5s lid to
id per oz. standard. Bar gold, 77s 9d per oz. standard.
Spanish doubloons, 78a 6d per oz. Columbian doubloons,
77s 6d per oz. Fino cake silver, 5s 64d to id per oz.
Business in the gold mining shares this week has been almost
entirely suspended. On the whole, prices are fairly supported,
but there is little or no tendency towards a rally from the
depression which has lately in most cases been established.
Shares of the Agua Fria and Quartz Rock Companies continue
most in favour, and a slight rise has been perceptible in Anglo-
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mere can ne no decided improvement noted in any of these
companies. _ _

As regards Australian news, the week has been barren ;
the facts published in the New Blue-book, as regards the gold
discoveries in the Antipodes, having been communicated as
they came to hand.
From California, the advices state that, previous to the
11th of last January, mining had been dull, owing to the ab-
sence of rain. On that day there was a heavy fall of rain,
which lasted for two days, and much improved the prospect
of affairs. Great excitement had been displayed in Sonora on
account of a company having received privileges to mine with-
in the city limits for 10 years. This is considered highly
valuable. The creek would not now remunerate individual
miners, but companies could not undertake it without a grant :
125,000 dollars had been received during the past year as the
foreign miners' tax. Several mining canal companies are in
course of formation. One proposes to bring the South Yuba
to Grass Valley ; it is anticipated they would receive more
than 8,000,000 dols. per annum for the rent of the water. A
promising silver mine had been discovered in Monterey. The
Star of the West had arrived at New York with 749,620 dols.
of gold dust on freight ; and the steamships Nevada and John
A. Stephens had sailed from San Francisco with 1,879,012
dols. of gold dust on freight. The amount of gold dust shipped
from California in 1853 was 82,300,339 dols. 42 cents.
No positive results have hitherto arrived of the operations
of any of the companies, and now that the machinery is stated
to be ready in several of the accredited companies, advices
are anxiously looked forward to. From the repeated excuses
that have been put forward, and the delays that have arisen,
the prevalent feeling is one of distrust; and however truthful
the reports may be that arrive, nothing will satisfy those who
have embarked their capital in these undertakings but actual
returns.

In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been generally
dull, with the exception of Crystal Palace, which has been
firm at improved quotations. On Monday business was done
at 6# g, which they maintained throughout the week, closing
yesterday at 6i

MARKET NE WS-(T HI'S DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN.

To-day's market was well supplied with both fruit and
vegetables, which sold steadily, as follows :
FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to lOs Od each ;
ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes,
8s to 12s; foreign ditto, is Od to 3s Od per lb; apples,
6s to 8s per bush ; pears, 3s Od to Os per dozen ; lemons,
Os 9d to 2s ; oranges, sOd to lOs per 100 ; almonds, 2s
to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nuts, 120 s
to 130 s per 10 dbs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filberts,
85s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, &I to is 6d per 100.
VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts,
2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9(ito is 6d per bund.;
greens. 2s Od. to 4s Od per doz. bunches ' • French beans, 4s
to 5s Od per 100 ; potatoes, 130 s to 180 s per ton ;
turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per
bunch ; cucumbers, is 6d to 38 6d. each ; celery, 9d tc
is Od per bundle ' • spinach, 4s Od to 6s Od per sieve ;
onions, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s
per doz. • leeks, lid to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 8d to 10d ;
horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, is 6d to
3s Od per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, is Od to is 6d per
bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s 6d per score ; beet, is to 2s 6d
per dozen bunches ; parsnips, 9d to is exl per dozen.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s 6cl to 8s Od; Geese, 4s 6d to Gs each ; Ducks,
2s to 2s 6cl; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild ditto, 10d
to is 2d ; Pigeons, 6d to 9d each; roasting Pigs, 4s to 7s Od
each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od
to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6cl to 3s Od per couple;
Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s Od per couple ;
Pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s Od; Partridges, is 6d to is 9d; Hares,
2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leverets, Os Ocl to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d
to 3s 6d; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal
Gd to 9d; wild Ducks, is 9d to 2s 3d • Widgeons, 9d to
is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 7s Od to
8s Od; French ditto, 4s 9d to 5s 9d per 120 ; Ostend fresh
butter lls 6d to 13s 6d, and English lls Od to 16s Od per
dozen lbs.
BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 5s Od to 28s ; Brills, 3s Od to 9s each; Salmon
2s 4d to 3s per lb; Cod Fish, 5s Od to 15s Od each ; Soles,
3d to 2s 3d per pair ; Eels, 9d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to
23 6d ; Crabs, 6cl to 2s 6{-1 • Whitings, is 6d to 38 per doz.;
Doreys, 2s to 7s ; 6d to s6d each ; Common
Oysters, lOs Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per
bsh; Mackerel, 25s to 35s per 100; Smelts, is Od to 5s pr doz.;
Skate, Gd to Od per lb; Shrimps, is '6d to 2s 6d per gallon;
Bloaters, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od
to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 6s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice,
4cl to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od
to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4cl to is Od each ; Halibut,
6d per lb. ' • Salt Fish, 2d to scl per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to
4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon,
6cl per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. ; sprats, 3s Od per bushel.
BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
lld to 116 d; of household ditto, 9cl to 104 d per 41b loaf.