The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-15 00:00:00

TOTAL 8 UPPL r.

Beasts .. •••• •• •• •• 1,990
Ca ...... •• •••••• •• •• 272
Piga .. •.•• • •

NEINTGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The trade was tolerably steady, as follows
Per Bibs by the ev-reasa.
d. s. d. I
Beef, inferior 3 2 3 61.
Do., middliug 3 8 3 10
Do., prime large 4 0 4 2
Do., Co. small...A 4 4 S
Pork, large 3 0 3 8 )

s. d. s. cl.
Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8
Do., middlin:; 310 4 4
Do., prime 4 6 4 8
Veal 3 8 5 0
Pork, small 3 10 4 8

BOROUGH HOP.

Fine new bops are Nery scarce, andin request on higher
terms. Mo3t other kirds support former currencies. This
week's impoiis of fcre'gri hops amount to 32 bales from
Haire, 121 from Antwerp, 116 from Ostend, 856 from
New York, 108 from Rotterdam, 440 from Hamburg, and
31 fro-n Dunkirk. Mid and East Kent pockets, 151 15s
to 221 Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 151 Os to 16110 s ; Sussex
ditto, 141 108 to 151 10s per cwt.

20
20
10
10

COLONIAL.
SUGAR—The market for West India has been quiet
this week, but prices have not varied materially. Barba-
does good to fine yellow brought, at public sales, 35s to
38s, and low to good mid 31s to 34s Gd. Demerara crys-
tallised 39s to 39s Gd per cwt, for good. Manilla sold
privately at 29s Gd per cwt. East India has ruled heavy.
Mauritius, black to good brown, realised 25s to 28s 6d, low
brown As 6d to 25s Gd, the better sorts 26s to 29s 6d, low
o good yellow 30s to 35s 6d, fine 36s to 375, and
good fine :594 to 41s. Bengal—Mauritius kinds sold at
30s to 3Gs, brown ditto, 26s 6d to 295, white Benares at
37s to 37s Gd, and good to fine grainy yellow 598 to 40s per
cwt. About 1,533 bags of Madras offered publicly were
taken in. Foreign—Poi Lc. Rico went briskly at full rates,
viz. fine bright grocery {at 37s 6d to 39s 6d, mid to good at
34s to 375, and low heavy grey to low yellow at 31s Gd to
33s Gd per cwt. Cuba was held at 29s 6d td 30s Gd for
mid and good /soft brown, and at 30s Gd to 32s Gd for low
and mid grey and yellow. Siam was lower, selling at
33s Gd to 35s 6cl for low to mid soft white, and at 32s to t
34s for damp and washed. Yellow Havannah found 2
buyers at 33s 6(1. to 3Gs for low to good, and 36s Gd to
37s for fiorettes. •.
COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has ruled firm, but not much 21
has been done. Good to real good and ord has been sold 1(
at 45s to 45s 6d.. Plantation Ceylon has been in good de-
mand at full quotations, viz., mid to good bold coloury at
55s 6d. to 63s 6d • ' fine ord mixed brownish to low mid
coloury at 52s to 558 ; low mid and mid do. at 55s Gd to 10
59s ; peaberry at 53s to G4s 6d ; small at 50s 6d to 513 6d ; 5
and triage at 36s to 51s per cwt. 20
Rune.—The market since the taking of the Government 20
contracts has been inactive.
COCHINEAL.—Honduras silvers have sold at 3s 2d to
3s Gd for ord small to mid bold. 172
RICE.—A limited business has been transacted and 20
prices terded downwards. Carolina, from Antwerp, 20
brought 35s to 38s 6d for mid to good ; Madras ord to good 20
Coriuga 12s 6d to 13s 6d, and good white 14s to 14s Gd per 20
cwt, but Bengal was taken in at 15s for ord to mid white. 20
SPlCES.—Pimento realized 5d to 5/d for good ord and 20
mid; rather coarse black pepper is 1,-(1 cheaper; Singapore Do
selling at 41d to 43d, and grey at 4ld ; white Singapore
was taken in at 'lid to 'lid for mid to good, but damaged Do
sold at 7d to 7d. Penang brought 8d for good bold. 20
Nutmegs are lower, Singapore at 2s to 2s 10d for small to 25 '
mid brown, and limed Manilia at is 4d to is Gd for ord and 25
shrivelled. Mace has been dun. at 2s ld for mid dark, and 25
2s 2d to 2s Gd for mid and good mid pale. Cassia Vera sold
at 39s to 40s for ord coarz3-bark. Jamaica ginger realized 100
44s to 51s for a small quantity of ord.
TEA.—This article has been quiet at 10d for common 100
sound Bengal. 20
ARROWROOT.—This article has been steady. 5
TALLOW.—There has been rather an increased inquiry, 5
P.Y.C. has been at Ws Od per cwt on the spot for onl. 201
GREEN FRUlT.—Arrivals have been gradual,_ and de-
mand good. Several cargoes of oranges from the Azores, 100
Lisbon and Seville to hand, a portion of which, sold by
Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, brought full prices. A lOrj
cargo of Messina lemons has been taken freely by the trade.
t 100
Nuts of all kinds meet with a ready sale. 100

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) 100'
20

LONDON, Dec. 15.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ;
strong breeze, with fine weather.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dcc. 14.—Arrived—Crcesus (s.s.), from
Australia.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 14.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—
Stadacona, from Quebec •, Ocean, Havre, Guadeloupe ;
Gesina, Newcastle, for Malaga ; Talisman, do., for Mar-
seilles ; Regard, do., for Toulon ; Iris, Sunderland, for
Malaga ; Coaster, artlepool, for Charente. Off Port—
Shepherdess, from Algoa Bay.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 14. —Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Vil-
lata' from Antwerp, for Cardiff ; Alexander, Newcastle ;
Lord Nelson, do., both for Constantinople ; Fury, New-
castle, for Carthagena. Sailed—Elphinstone, for London.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 14.—Wind, W. Arrived—Juno, front
Iquique ; Mediterrance (French steam-transport), ttavre,
for Algiers ; John Sugars, London, for Adelaide lo'Fialdoorna,.
Newcastle, for Genoa. Sailed—Jose Maria, or
Put back—John Souchay, Demerara, ; Artnetia, Bristol ;
John's, N.B
Quest, Wes.port.
OFF LOWESTOFT, Dec. 14.—Cognac packet for Har-
wich; leaky, and in tow; Renovatin, St. Joh
for Leith.
K
".:c back—Dora, Barbadoes. • f
liIHULL, °DAL: ID3e.e. ---11V4:11dP, W.N.W. Arrived--Harbinger,
from Richibucto ; Fried. Wilhelm IV., Quebec ; Mary
Ann, Terceir%.
SuNDY4LAND, Dec. 13.—Wind, W.S.W. ..A -Lived—
,.are, from
f Quebec ; Levant, Rotterdam ; Caroline,
lines
Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sir
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. .
Tlaricia.a'm
Tutelina, do. ; Horatio, Demerara;
Allan 31`Nab, Callao ,
Quebec ; Alfred, Smyrna ;
ichi ; Solide, Gravle3. ,
Ellen New York ; Louisa,
Sailed—Reaper, for the
Clyde.
1 (Per Elec. Tel.)-150 bales of
LIVERPOOL, Dec. ---
11.M.'S. St. George, Portsmouth.
.t
cotton have washed on shore from the Pride of the Sea;burnt off at 6 feet, so that +l.e
also the keel of the foremast
cargo must have been on fire some time.,
The Chase, from Bristol to New Y‘',..,, went ashore off
the Big
Gap, St. George's Island,, Nov. 16, and remained
on the 23d in a critical
Posi4.;ion.
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3ft°:::::t•Place'
_IRE AT IVALW-ORTII.
half-past three (2.ciock,
loss of Tr'....operty, broke out in the private residence o
Yesterday
Mr. ISallard, No. 2, Gloucester-row,
Walworth. When the alarm was given the fire was
a—fire, attended with considearbabili
confined to the top floor, but it was rapidly eXtending to 2
other parts of the house. The engines of the London
Brigade, parish, and West of Englanti Office, promptly 100
attended, and by great perseverance the fire was subdued, 100
but not until a serious P.tnouut of mischief was done, the 20
whole of the lodgers having suffered to a considerable
extent by water. 'Unfortunately the sufferer was not 20
insured.
ALARMING FIRE AT lIIGIIBURT.—YedoWay morning, 50
at a few minutes before one o'clock, information was re: .m„5O
ceived at the different engine stations in town that nn -1-m--
' I
extensive fire had broken out in one of the newly erected --
mansions, situate in the Quadrant road, Highbury New 20
Park, the property of Messrs. Palmer, Rhyding, and 50
Luckett. The flames when first discovered had obtained 20 a firm hold of the goods in the basement, and they' -25
qui,kiy extended from thence to two of the upper floors.
With all pssibie expedition the brigade, West of Eng- ioh;
land, and paridh engines attended ; but, in spite of the 1(,-,)
exertions of all present, the fire could not be extinguished "
until the basement floor was destroyed and the two 25
storeys over partly burned out. The premises were in- 25
sured in the Union Office, The origin 94; the fire is 50
unknown,

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