The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

ABE ii.DT;',EN-JULY 28.

The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 263 Od to 27s
40 lbs pei Lu.sbel; trees oats, Übs od to Os Od, 401bs lei
bushel ; here, 28s Oct to 3Us Od, 531bs per bushel ; barley,
28s 01 to 303 01, 531bs per bushel ; wheat red 003 Oil to
00s Od, 62103 rer bushel ; wheat, white, 00s Od 'to 00$ °a'
621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 22s 3d tc 23s 6d per bell;
flour, 52s 0(1 to 513 Od per sa.±. Provisions—Beef, per IP'
6d to 9d ; mutton, .litto, 6d 8d ; veal, ditto, Gd to 80.1
pork, per lb, Os 6(1 to Os 81 ; halmon per lb, is Od to Os Od,.
rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, pc; stone, 5s 9d to Os 0, ;
potatoes, per peck, 7d to Os 9,1; butter per lb, 9,1 to lu
eggs, per doz, Os 91 to Os 10d , hens, 'per pair, 3s Cbni 6j 38 6d ; chickens, ditto, Os 01 to 2s 6; ducks, ditto, 4'
to 3s 0 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; turkeys
3s 61 to 4s 0(1 ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Od ;
.buod
fur exportatton (pret,ent cure) per cwt, 85s to 0(19
price,
per (summer cured), 00s to 008 Od ; eggs, wholesale Prl_rk,
per dozen, 6(1 to 64(1 4lb loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork
fine small, 03 Od to k's 0(1 ; pork, large, Os Od to 0'1,7e;
lamb, per qr., 6s to 73 6(1; cheese, per imperial stone
5s Gd to 7s.

SERIOUS FIRE IN THE CITY.—On Saturday evenly g a
very alarming and destructive fire broke out in the PI
inises of Mr. J. Jones, at carpenter and box-maker'
No. 61, Wood-street, Cripplegate, and Nos. 2 and
London-wall. Mr. Superintendent Braidwood ,i,„s the
following official account of the catastrophe : "4'
day, July 29.—Called at 8-15 p.m. to a fire, 'chic -ter
broken out in the premises of Mr. Jones, a
and box-maker, No. 61, Wood-street, City, and 1C.,.:„5; 1
and 3, London-wall. Insured for contents n the was
Exchange and the Union Fire-offices. The building //-
insured in the Law Union Office. The cause of fire nri;
known. Gas was burned in the premises. The fire vitas
carnen•-g
extinguished by the firemen and 112 hired assistan 12,
with the engines of the London Establishment, Per.,is,'.
and that of the West of England Office. The back
nufacturing premises of Mr. Jones are burned
re
the back rooms of dwelling ditto, and the roof off ; o,
of house severely damaged by fire, water, &c. 11°' wit
Wood-street, Messrs. Wingrow and Sons, straw' 14
manufacturers—Skylights and top floors, with the et(10
damaged ; the building was insured in the Legal
ed
Commercial Fire-office; contents unknown if in.csg,°d
re-
or not. No. 60, Wood-street, Mr. C. BlomelY, p
houseman—Part of the roof destroyed, back roon3e„
doors burnt out, and contents damaged by fire icro.
water ; stock in trade insured in the Sun-offiee• r t
59, Wood-sleet, Messrs. Woodrous and Rowe, ei-lbi
manufacturers—Side walls and skylights damage`;
fire, and stock in warehouse consideuabl injure"
Ili
water, &o. ; contents insured in the LegalY aide(l
martial Fire-office. No. 61, Wood-street
of the street), Mr. M. A. Ford private—The -top !lid)
and frames burned on rod ; contents and the hn'il"-,it
insured in the Sun Fire-office. No. 3, Corriere'
court, London-wall, Mr. Pitkin—Side windows big.r-
ea
out ; roof off ; rest of house and contents serionei.Y,A;ne
waged ; contents insured inhunw---
the Sun, and t
in the Law Union offices No. 2, ditto, Mr. ELIk rt
—Back rooms in second floor burned out and 10"1 pant
of house severely damaged by water, &c. ; contents 01
insured ; building in the Law Union-office." The Toe
Society's fire-escapes were promply on the spot, an
conductors rendered every assistance in their
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