The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-25 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY 22.—Since this
day se'nnight the arrivals of fat beasts from the northern
counties of Scotland have comprised 200 head ; but our prin-
cipal supplies today were from the border counties—viz.,
North Northumberland, Berwick, the Lothians, and Roxburgh-
shire, and are of a very superior quality. `Vi h sheep the supply
is small, which is in consequence of the wet weather having
prevented the operation of the shears ; also a short supply of
lambs. The quantity of fat cattle on offer is about 750 head—
fifty being sold last night, makes the number brought forward
for sale 800. The great increase from that of last week has
caused steers to recede about 3d per stone, while small heifers
are fully maintaining their former value. Trade is active, and,
from present appearances, a clearance will be effected. The
number of sheep is 3,500. Those in wool are making from is
6d to 2s per head more than 6d per lb.; ditto shorn, sid, and
all are nearly sold. Lambs are in good demand, at prices
ranging from 18s to 30s per head. Pigs are an average show ;
the smaller kinds are much inquired after, but the large kinds
sluggish. Prices—Beasts—Heifers of the best quality, 6e 3d;
middling, 5s 9d to 6s ; good steers, 5s 9il; middling, 5s 6d; in-
ferior beasts, 5s per stone of 141bs, sinking the offal.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 22.—There were in
in the market to-day 84 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, whereof 80 sold thus :-46 at 1/ 8s Od, 7 at 11 7s 6d,
6 at 117 s 3d, 18 at 117 s Od, 3 at 1/ 5s Od. Average price of the
whole, II 7s 6d 9-12ths. 7 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at
325, 3 at 30s, oat 295, and 2at 28s. 8 sacks barleymeal,
whereof 1 sold at 255, and lat 235. 1 sack peasemeal, which
sold at 20s. 17 sacks pot-barley, whereof 10 sold thus: —1
(pearl) at 115 s Od, 1 at 1/ 9g Od, 2 at 11 8s Od, 2 at 1/ 5s Od,
4at 114 s Od. 2 sacks broserneal, whereof 1 sold at 275.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, MAY 22.
Supplies of all kinds again large. Oat straw, from 6s Od to
7s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto, 6s Od to
7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s Od to 6s Od. Hay from 7d to 9d per
stone. _

BELFAST, MAY 21.—The supplies of grain since Friday
have been small, and prices are unchanged. Wheat,
9s 3d to 105 6d ; barley, 63 9d to 7s 3d ; oats, 6s Bci to 7s 4d ;
oatmeal, 12s Od to 12s 6d per cwt. Indian corn goes
steadily into consumption at 81 5a to Si 12s 6d for
yellow, and fully 5s per ton less for white. Butter
continues to sell at 6d to Sd per lb, and 65s to 75s per cwt.
Potatoes, per atone, 9d to Is; ditto, per cwt, 5s 44 to 6s 4d,
Fruit—Apples, per dozen, 64 to 9d ; pears, per ditto, Od to Od;
grapes, per lb., 8d to Rid ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d;
nuts, per quart, 6d to td; wall-nuts, per hundred, Is to is 3d;
chest nuts, per ditto, is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each;
American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to
Is. Butchers' Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to 74; mutton, 5d to 7d •
veal, 6d to 7d ; lamb, 5s Od to 63 Od per quarter.
Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; brett, 3s Od to 4s Od ;
soles, Is to is 6d per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a•
pair ; chickens, is 6d to 2s per pair; ducks, 2' to 2s 64 per
pair ; turkeys, 3s to 4s each ; geese, 2s 6d to 3a 6d ; eggs,
per doz, 5d to 6d. Hay, Is 2d to 2s Id ; straw, oat, Ild to Is 4d ;
ditto, wheat, is to Is 3d per cwt.
BANBRIDGE, MAY 12.—Oatmeal, from 12s Od to 12s 6d
per cwt ; Indian meal, 9s Od to 95 9d per cwt ; flour, first, per
1121bs, 15s 6d ; second, 14s Od ; third, 12s ; fourth, 9s 6d ;
bran, 6s 6d ; wheatmeal, 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; wheat, from 105
to lOs 3d per cwt. of 1121bs; oats, from 7s 9d to Si Od
per cwt of 1121bs; barley, 7s 6d to 8s Od per cwt;
beat butter, firkin, at the scale, none in market ; meskin, Od
to 04 per lb; beef, 3d to 54; mutton, 4d to 6d; potatoes,
for seed, 6s Od to 6s 3d per cwt ; for table, from 6s Od to
6s 6d per cwt ; hens, 10d to is each ; chickens, 10d
to is 2d per pair; ducks, Is 8d to 2s 2d; turkeys, is 10d to
35 Od each ; geese, 2s 6d to Os Od ; eggs, hen, 4d to Od per
dozen ; duck, Od to 6d per dozen ; turkey, 911 to Os per dozen ;
goose, is 3d to], 6d ; hay, upland, from Os to 3s Od per cwt;
ditto, lowland, from Os Od to is 4d; straw, from 8d to 10d;
turnips, Od to is 8d ; pork, from 4's Od to 45s 6d per 1121bs.
lamb, from Od to 7d per lb. Weight of bread at Hamilton
Moore's bakery, 41bs fur igcl. Old grain whiskey, at Mr.
Robert Bell's, 6s 3d per gallon, duty paid.
BALLYMENA, MAY 19.—Oats, 6s 3d to Ss Od; oatmeal,
12s Ud to 13s Od per cwt ; butter, Tad ; beef, 3d to 6d per lb ;
mutton, 3P to 7d; flour, first, per cwt, 18s Od ; second, 17s Od;
third, 15s Od ; inferior third, 13s Od ; fourth, lOs Od ; bran,
Os Od to 6s 8d; Indian meal, white, per cwt, Os Od to 9s 3d;
yellow, Os Od to 9s 6d; potatoes, 3s.Od to 53 6d per cwt; hay,
Is 3d to 2s 04 per cwt ; American flour, 30s per barrel; tallow,
4s Od to 5s 4cl per stone ; flax, 4s to 63 6d ; straw, 7d to 9d ;
hides, 2s 64 to 65 Od each ; pork, 32s 6d to 41s 6d per cwt ;
turnips, 104 to is per ditto; carrots, Os to is per ditto ; beans,
53 9d to 6s 61; grey peas, 6s 6d to 7s 6d.