The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

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BRISTOL, Auo. 2.—At the Bristol market to-day the
supply of English wheat was rather large, and the trade for it
was decidedly dull at a decline of fully Is. per quarter. Englis.bi
both red and white, sold at from 40s to 48s per inverts
quarter. The trade in foreign wheats, of every description'
was also dull, at a decline of is per 4801bs. Dantzic, Konings*
berg, &c., white 48s to 52s per 4081bs; foreign red, ins
qualities, 45s to 48s; foreign red, ordinary qualities 405 to
43s ; ditto, ditto, hard, 37s to 40s. Flour was in plentiful
,
supply, and met with a slow sale at Is per sack. Eneliss
seconds selling at from 32s to 40s per sack ; French superfine'
3.5 s to 37s per 2081bs ; United States, &c., sweet superfine'
24s 'to 26s per 1961b5. All spring corn must he noted as
having been in langild demand at about previous values, vii'
barley: English wialiing, 27s to 30s per imperial quarter;
Irish prepared, ditto, numinsl ; foreign, 25s to 275; Englisb,
distillery and grinding, 23s to 25s ; foreign, ditto, ditto, 2d,"5
to 23s per 4001bs. Oats : Welsh and Devon feed, 18s to 11
per imperial quarter; Irish kiln dried white fine and fine and
feed, 20s to 21s per 3201bs ; Irish black, 17s 6d to 18e 6d;
foreign, none. Beans : foreign, 26s to 30s per 4801bs;
English, 30s to 36s per imperial quarter; Indian corn, none'
The Gloucester market was also tolerably supplied ssit'i
English Wheat, but tl.e millers were very cautious buyers, so
previous rates wire barely supported. There was little pas,s;
mg i 1 Foreign, but the few sales reported were on about lit,
terms of last week. Barley was unaltered. Oats were of sl°"
sale, and full 6d per quarter cheaper. Egyptian. Beans were
scarce, and clean parcels were hi ld for an advance of Is per
quarter. The averages for the week have been, by the cor
inspec.or's weekly returns—Wheat : Bristol, 42s sd; Glottal:
ter, 48s 4d. Oats : Bristol, 17s Bd. Barley and Beans o'
returns.
BIRMINGHAM, Auc. 2. At Gloucester and Worces-ter
markets on the 28th, the wheat trade ruled dull, but 10%
prices were not submitted to for any description. Barley It
improved demand, end fully as dear. Oats in fair request or
former prices. On beans and peas :he turn was in favour s
the seller. liuring the present week some quantity of wlos
and barley have changed hands at rather under the prices to'
viously obtained. Oats firmly held for quite as much moot
Beans meet a good consumptive sale, and are unaltered
ter
value. At this day's market there was a good supply from t'r
farmers, and he trade ruled dull at a reduction of Is to 26Pe04
qr. Barley in fisir request at rather lower prices. We b
very little inquiry for oats. Beans unaltered. Peas wore ii
den I and.
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BOSTON, AUG. I.—Wheat, red 45s to 492 Od, white 550
oats 14s to 22s ; beans, 32s to 35s per quarter.
SLEAFORD, JULY 30.—Wheat, white 51s to 535; red 46:
to 50s ; barley 31s to 335; oats 15s Od to 21s; beans, 346 t
35s per qr.
LOUT+I, Au°. I.—Wheat is the principal and almost only
article now on sale; the prices of which may be called 455 `"„.
52s per quarter.
LYNN, JULY 31.—Wheat 40s to 445, fine 466 W
48s per qr.; barley nominally as before.
ALFORD.— Averages for the week ending July 30--Whest
50s ; barley 25s Od ; oats ON Od ; beans 35s per quarter. to
UrriNGHAm, I.—Wheat 49s to 535; barley 27t.tes
"Os ; oats 19s to 22s ; beans 35s to 37s per quarter. na
10(1 to lld per lb ; eggs 18 for Is.
red
NEWARK, AVG I.—Wheat, white 52s Ms to 565, extra ()Nal,
50s 53s to 545, extra Os ; barley, malting Os to Os, extra
grinding 22s to 245, foreign OOs to OOs; oats, new 17s t° cos
old 00s to oOs ; beans, new 32s to 365, old OOs to 00s, EgYP5s;
00s to 00s; peas 32s to 36s ; tares OOs to OJs; malt 51s to
rye 384 to 40s per qr.
ROTHERHAM. JULY 30.—Beef 63 Od to 6s 6d per stoner
mutton, 5d to sitl per lb. Cattle 28ii, sheep 2,670. ds 01
GLASGOW, JULY 31.—The trade is dull for all kin
grain. meal, and flour, at about the rates of last week. wt.
DEaBY, JULY 31.—The number of fat beasts to-dal "air
not so large, the supply consisting of only our neighbouring the
tricts • the quality generally was of the middling sort, boot,
attendance of purchasers was large, yet the demand wO4OOl
The supply of sheep and lambs was only moderate, wit ides
any improvement in the demand. The number of fat tot
was large, and there were many left on hand. Fat pigs at j 75
an average. Beef, 5d to sid ; mutton, 41d to sd;
to 21s; veal, 4d to 5d per lb; pigs, 8s to 8s 6d per °I. jb.;
Rough fat, 3s 61 per stone of 141bs. Hides, lUd Pe
calff ski 1/2
ns, 2d to 3d per lb.
br°4ll,,t
DINBURGH, Aua. I.—The quantity of wheat ees.
forward to-day was 593 qrs, being 156 qrs less than last W
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Top price 2s down, and the average Is Id up—l 74 qrs usts°itig
The quantity of barley brought forward was 292 (Pi rise
40 qrs less than last week. Price on the top Is, and 0
average is 6d down-161 qrs unsold. Of oats we bad 63S?ce
brought forward, or 205 qrs less than last week. Top Pr
ow
Bd, and the average 6d down-210 qrs unsold. The 'leek,
tity of beans to day was 60 qrs, or 29 qrs less than last srrs
Price on the top 2s down, and the average 6d up--.4`
unsold.
Top of Wheat ... €3ilb 580 °d
... Barley ... 57§1b 31s 6i
Oats ••• 4441 b 23s II
... Beans .........66 lb 351 u",„ plf
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, AUG. I.—The s-Peelo
of cattle this morning was 308, being 62 fewer than last sssoch
The qnalry generally of a very interior description- of
as were anything like really good fat sold Readily. Top Prib, to
the best beef 8s Od ; current 7s ; middling and inferior To
6s 6d per Dutch atone. Sales upon the whole dull. , 2/4
supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 5,596, being 1%04
more than last week. Sales for sheep doll, and Prisst
still tending downwards. Good lambs sold readily at about 5.
week's prices. Inferior kinds a dull sale, at reduced PrAl
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Top price of the best mutton 50 per lb, current 4d t' "45
Lambs (top) 18s, current 14s to 16s, middling and inferior
to I2s a head.
DUNBAR, JULY 31.—Wheat, weighing 65ilbs, br,°,/ISt
53s Od, and prices to 40s. Barley, weighing 52ilbs; brongu" fali
and prices to 27s Od. Oats, weighing 431bs, brought 215 b 1
and prices to 20s Od. Beans and peas, weighing 00Ibs, br""°
(Y,s, and prices to OOs Od.
DUNDEE, JULY J7.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od. Fore 1~
ditto 47s Od to 50s Oil. Barley, 228 Od to 23s Od.
6d to 19s Peas and beans, 23s Od to 25s 6d. 0,4;
CORK, AUG. 1. - Flour—Firsts 14s to 15s ; extra 1-6010(
seconds, 13s Od to 13s 6d; households lOs to 12s; thirds.Botbeste
per cwt. Oatmeal 13s 6d to 1:3s; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d; 'L per
meal, lOs 6d to 11s per cwt. Indian corn 71 Os to 7/5s u"ole
ton. Bran 4/ to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay—Farmers 15s to 255; afef
20s; dealers 24s to 288; average 25s Od per ton. Straw--F4rn,
25s Od to 34s Od; average 00s; dealers 38s Od to OW;
average OOs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to„,i to
household loaf 5d to sed per 41b. Fresh butter, ''`lss"
93 per lb. Eggs —4s 4d to 4s 6d per hundred. %di
Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 145; Best est.
Culm 135 per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per SO
Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. ,d to
—Beef 4d to 7d ; mutton 5d to 61d; veal b*d per
7d ; cork 4d to 41:1; bacon 7d to ad ; sausages 6 pet
lb. Hops 6/ 1(1s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 31,400
ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 81 Ws; Valonia 141 to 01; rose,
7/103; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per s. oil
Hemp 34/ t 035/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to It/ per
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to I•",as/
ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, ;co
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 103 to'
salted 128 to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 14d to 20
' Perdo/
Potatoes, white 10d to 13d ; Minions 00d to 00c1 • Gas-sel,
Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Arnbs°s
19s per barrel.

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY; ye
Lieut. Colonels—English, Royal Engineers; 31'
Geyt, late of Jersey Troop. ti
Majors—Charles Campbell, retired full-pay 61st
Fen wick, 13th Foot. V/6/1
CAptairs—Sorell, Royal Engineers; Powell, Ist p,
India Regiment; D. Campbell, Royal Artillerp, 0,
Brown, retired full ply, Bth Veterinary Battalion;
Baldwin, Unattached; John Parker, Unattached. Doti
Lieutennts—Persße, 12th Foot; Cassidy, 51st r,"130
Mikes, 61st Foot; Cleveland, half-pay 22d Dragred
(Lieut.-Colonel North Devon Militia); Stobie, rertinif
full pay, 4th Veterinary Battalion; Mount, 1131401;
Waggon Train ; Cameron, half-pay 27th
M‘Donough. half-pay 34th Font; Austin, half-paY,"
Foot; D. Froger, half-pay 63d Foot; O'Sullivan, ,P 00;
pay 911th Foot; Lyster, half-pay Bth Garrhionßlttoil
Zerbi, half-pay Corsican Rangers. 001
Cornets—Kishee, Riding Master,jl6th:Lancers; 01'
mann, half-pay 2d Light Dragoons, K.G.L.
QuArtermaster—Magrath, 3d West India Regivie°
Assistant Commissary -General—Towesland.
Surgeons—Birrell, half-pay Staff; W. Robertsovt
pay 12th Foot. cr
Assistant-Surgeon—Heimberg, half-pay Bruosifi
Infantry.

BIRTHS CAP
Yorke, the 26th ult., at Waltham Abbey, the wife of wk
Yorke, Royal Engineers, of a son. .0 Of
On the 27th ult., at the Rectory, Bow, Devon, the
tiv Rev. Frederick Van der Meulen, of a son.
On the 29th ult., the wife of Edmund G. Roberts, 9('''
Turlake, near Exeter, of a son and heir. ,
On the 29th ult., at the Vicarage, Great Staughton,
the lady of the Rev A. E. Julius, M.A., of a sor.

MARRIED. • Jolt
On the 31st ult., at St. George's, Hanover-Wary' jot't
Higgon. Esq., of Fern-hill, Pembroke, to Chariot
54., 0.
youngest daughter of the late John Lort Phillips, P
Haverfordwest, in the same county. uel
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On the Ist inst.. at St. Mary's, Islington, Sitlllld
Dudley, Eq., of Winslow, to Louisa Harriet, only cw
the late William Wilson, Esq.

DIED Igoe
On the 2'-;th ult , aged 73, Joshua Kearney, Esq., of ..-
street, Dublin. .A Or
On the Vth ult., at Green-bank, near Chester, egu"
the Rev. William Pulford, D.D. „I Of
On the 27th ult., Robert Hughes, Esq., of the Gre"
Stroud. Gloce tershire, aged 69. actlll'
On the 30th ult., at Apsley, near Woburn, Beds'
W. Asthfield, Esq., aged 58.
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On the 31st ult ,at Vittoria-place, Stoke owing
Mr John I dwards, aged 47. itegir
On the 'Mist ult., Sarah, wife of John Barber, ,-.54"
trar of the Coalwhippers'-office

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