The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-12 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL Io.—There is
about 800 beasts and 4,300 sheel: on offer here to-day, both of
which are of a first-rate coal'ty. There is a tolerable good
demand for cattle, but ay.• weight on offer has caused
prices to recede a little irow last week, and part remains on
hand. The mutton itrade is slow, yet the smaller kinds are
making as much money as last week. Prices—Beasts—Small
heifers, 6s ; large, 5s 6d to 'is 9d; small steers, of the best
quality, 5a 6d ' - large, 5a to 5s ; stags, inferior beasts, 3s 9d
to 4s 6d; park, large, 51 to 5s 6d; small, 6s to 6s 3d per stone of
141bs ; sheep, 6d to 6,1,d per lb, sinking offal.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 10.—There were in
in the market to-day 63 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, whereof 57 sold thus : —49 at 117 s Od, Bat 116 s 6d.
Average price of the whole, I/ 63 11d I-12ths. 11 sacks flour,
whereof 2 sold at 325, an:l 7 zt LOs. 3 sacks barleymeal, whereof
1 sold at 235. 2 sacks percemeal, whereof 1 sold at 21s. ‘,9 sacks
pot-barley, whereof 15 sold thus: —3 at 118 s Od, 2 at 117 s Od,
2at 115 s, Batl/ 4s Od. 3 sacl:s brosemeal, none sold.
EDINBURGH HAY AND ST/ GA* MARKET, APRIL 10.—
Supplies of all kinds large. Qat straw, from 6s to 8s Od per
kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do , 6s to 7s 6d; barley do., 5s
6d to 6s 6d. Hay from V to 9d per tone.
BELFAST, APRIL g. - to the Easter holi-
days, we have had no rit.,. io.s'rd since Friday, and
we can only quote loininally as they were on that
day. Butter—firkins; ~”at 9d ; crocks 9d ; firkins,
third 70 ; crock bid per lb; shipping price 60s to 84s per cwt.
Potatoes, per stone, 8d to IC(:: ditto, per cwt, 4s 6d to ss.
Butchers' Meat—beef, per 'h, 4.1 to 7ild ; mutton, 5d to 7d;
veal, 6d to 7d. FIR': —Trost, per lb ; brett, 3s to 4s;
soles, Is to is 6d per l'ouitry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a•
pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 23 ;:.ce pair; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d per
pair ; turkeys, 3s to 4s each • geese, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; eggs,
per dozen, 5d to 6d. Hay, is id to 2s ; straw, oat, 8d to Is Id ;
ditto, wheat, 7d to Is per cwt.
BANBRIDGE Ara 9.—Prices to-day are as follow:
Oatmeal, from 1.03 m
03 Od lOs 6d per cwt ; Indian meal, 8s Od to
8s 6d per cwt ; 9our, first, per 1121bs, 15s 6d ; second, 13s 6d ;
third, 12s Od ; fourth, 103 Od ; bran, 6s Od ; wheatmeal, 12s Od
to 13s Od ; wheat, from Ss 9d to 9s 6d per cwt of 1121bs ; oats,
5s 8d to 7s 6d ; barley, 6s 6d to a? Od per cwt ; American
flour, 26s Od to 28s Od per brl ; beat butter, firkin, at the scale,
Od per lb; second, Od; roll, Od to Od ; beef, 3d to sd;
mutton, 4d to 6d ; potatoes, 3s Od to 5s 6d per cwt ; hens, 10d
to 1. 2d each ; chickens, I s to Is 4d per pair ; ducks, 2s Od
to 2s 4d ; turkeys, 35 Od to 3s 6d each ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s Od ;
eggs, hen, 5d to Od per dozen ; duck, Od to 6d per dozen ; tur-
key, Os to is per dozen; hay, upland, from is 8d to 2s Od
per cwt; ditto, lowland, from is 2d to Is 4d; straw, from Od
to 10d; turnips, 9d to !s; pork, from 43s Od to 46s 6d per
1121bs. Weightof bread at Hamilton Moore's bakery, 41bs fur
51d. Old grain whiskey, at Mr. Robert Belt's, 6s 3d per
gallon, duty paid.
BALLYMENA, APRIL 7.—Oats, 5s 10d to 7s Od; oatmeal,
lOs Od to 11 sOd per cwt ; butter, Bid ; beef, 3d to 6d per Ib ;
mutton, 3id to 7d ; flour, first, per cwt, 18s Od ; second, 17s Od;

third, 15s 0d ; inferior third, los Od ; fourth, lOs Od ; bran,
5s 6d to 6s 6d; Indian me,,. v hit:, per cwt, 8s Od to 8s 6d;
yellow, 8s Od to 8s 6d; pc r, As 4d to 4s Od per cwt; hay,
s to Is 9d per cwt ; dour, 30s per barrel ; tallow,
4s Od to 5s 4d per stone; tlax,4s Od to 5310 d ; straw, Od to Is;
hides, 3s 00 to 6s 6d each ; pork, 37s 6d to 45s Od per cwt ;
turnips, 8d to is per ditto; carrots, Os to Is per ditto ; beans,
5s 9d to 6s 6J ; grey peas, 6s 6,1 to 7s 6d.

...YESTEADAY.

Caradoc
South Hartlepool
Thornley ......
Adelaide Tees
Bishop's Tees 2os Od
Tees
West Cornforth. 2os Od
WhitworthCoke ...... 22s Od
Ships at market, 19.