The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-29 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS

EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 27.—There Were in
in the market to-day 76 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, whereof 67 sold thus : —5O at 117 s Od, 5 at 116 s 6d,
7atll 6s Od, 4at 115 s 6d, lat 115 s Od. Avera g e prce of the whole, 116 s 81 10-12ths. 8 sacks flour, whereof 2 661di at
325, and 5 at 30s. 4 sacks barleymeal, whereof 1 sold at 25s and
2at 21s. 2 sacks peasemcal, Whereof 1 sold at 225, and I at 20s.
23 sacks pot-barley, whereof 14 sold thus: —2 at 119 a Od, 4at
1185(1(1, 7at 115 s, latl/ 4s 6d. 3 sacks brosemeal, whereof
1 sold at 28s, and 1 at 275.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, Marten 27.--
Supplies of all kinds large, except wheat. Oat straw, from
6s to 7s per kemple of 16 stones trots; wheat do., 7s 6d to 8s;
barley do., 5s to 6s. Hay from 7d to 93 per stone.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 27.—We had
about 700 head of fat beasts on offer here to-day, including 67
from Leith by the Britannia steam-packet. As a whole the
quality was excellent ; also about 4,300 sheep, the quality of
which was seasonably good. The beef trade has undergone an
improvement from last week ; and although we do not alter
our quotations, yet there is a better demand for all kinds of
sheep. Buyers are numerous, and, from present appearances,
a clearance will be effected. Prices—Beasts, 4s 6d to 6s;
pork, large, 5s ; small, 6s Gd per st of 14Ibs ; sheep, 5d to 6d
per Ib, sinking offal.
Conic, MARCH 26.—Flour—Firsts 14s to 14s 6d; extra 15 ;
seconds, 12s 6d to I3s 6d; households lOs to 12s ; thirds 8s to 108
per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal Ils to Ils 63; Indian meal 8s; wheat
meal, II s per cwt. Indian corn 7/ 2s 6d to 71 108 pe;.• ton. Bran
41 It's per ton. Hay - Farmers 20s to Vs Od; average 355;
dealers 423 to 48s ; average 003 Od per ton. Straw—Farmers
20s Od to 24s Od; average 00s; dealers 00s Od to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6p to 7d;
household loaf 5d to Gd per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
103 per:lb. Coals—Newport 16s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 16s ;
Best Neath Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 43s 6d to 44s
per cwt. Whiskey, 25 0. p., 6s Od per imperial gal-
lon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d; Mutton 5d to 60; veal
51c1 to 7d ; pork 4d to 5P ; bacon 73 to 8d ; sausages 6d per
lb. Hops 61 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 31 2s 6d to 3l 53 per
ton. Bark—Barbary 61 to 71; Valonia 11/ to 131; French
61; English 61 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 19s; red
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 12/ per
ton. Timber—New Memel 41103; old scarce; red pine 31
15s ; yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 201; second
quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market lls to 16s; salted lls to
16s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 24e1; market 2d to 24c1 per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 1'23; Minions 183 to 20d; Guano—
Peruvian, 10/10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel, 18s
per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred.
BELFAST, MARCH 26.—Grain—The supply since Friday
has been very small, andprices of all sorts of grain are well
supported. The weather continues favourable, and the sowing
of the spring crops progresses well. Wheat, 9s to 10, 3d;
barley 5s 9d to 6s 6d; oats, 5s 6d to 6s 63; oatmeal, 9s 9d
to lOs 9,1 per cwt. No change in Indian corn. Pork sells at
38s to 463 per 1201bs. Seeds—We have had but little inquiry
since Friday for flaxseed. R;ga sells at 30s to 325, and Dutch
about 703. Butter—firkins, first 9icl ; crocks 80 ; firkins.
third 7/d; crock 66d per lb; shipping price 60s to 843 per cwt.
Potatoes, per stone, 8d to 10d; ditto, per cwt, 4s 6d to ss.
i Butchers' Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to 70; mutton, 5d to 7d ;
veal, 63 to 7L.d. Fish—Trout, 6d per lb ; brett, 3s to 48;
soles, Is to Is 6d per pair, Poultry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a•
pair ; chickens, is 6d to 23 per pair; ducks, 25 to 2s 6d per
pair; turkeys, 3s to 4s each ; geese, 2s 6d to 33 6d; eggs,
per dozen, 7d. Hay, Is 23 to 2s ; straw, oat, 8d to Is 13;
ditto, wheat, 7d to Is per cwt.
BANBRIDGE, MARCH 26.—Prices to-day are as follow:
Oatmeal, from 9s 8d to lOs ()d per cwt ; Indian meal, 8s Od to
Sc 9d per cwt ; flour, first, per 1121bs, 16s Od ; second, 14s Od ;
third, 12s 6d ; fourth, 10s Od ; bran, 4s 6d ; wheatmeal, 12s 6d
to 14s Od ; wheat, from 8s 6d to 9s 63 per cwt of 1121bs; oats,
5s 6d to 6s 9d ; barley, 6s 6d to Os Od per cwt; American
flour, 28s 6d to 30s Otl per brl ; best butter, firkin at the scale,
Od per lb ; second, 03 ; roll, Od to 9id ; beef, 3d to 5d ;
mutton, 4d to 6d; potatoes, Os Od to 5s 6d per cwt ; hens,
11 odod
to hOd each ; chickens, 10(1 to is 2d per pair; ducks,ls
to 2s 43 ; turkeys, 2s 9d to 3s 7d each ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s
tur-
key, ;
eggs, hen, 40 to Od per dozen ; duck, Od to 5d per dozen; Os to 10d per dozen; hay, upland, from is 6d to is 10d_
per cwt; ditto, lowland, from is 2d to is 4d; straw, from Bel
to 10d; turnips, 9d to 10d; pork, from 42s 6d to 46s Od per
1121bs. Weight of bread at Hamilton Moore's bakery, 41bs fur
50. Old grain whiskey, at Mr. Robert Bell's, 6s 3d per
gallon, duty paid.
BALLYMENA, MARCH -4.—Oats, ° 5s 33 to 7s Od ; oatmeal,
9s 9d to lOs (td per cwt ; butter, 8d ; beef, 3d to 6d per lb ;
mutton, 34d to 73 ; flour, first, per cwt, 18s Od ; second, 178 Od;
third, 15s Od ; inferior third, 13s Od ; fourth, lOs Od ; bran,
5s Gd to 6s Gd; Indian meal, white, per cwt, 8s Od to 8s lid;
yellow, 8s Od to 8s 6d; potatoes, 2s 9d to 43 Od per cwt; hay,
is to Is 6d per cwt; American four, 30s per barrel ; tallow,
4s Od to 5s 4d per stone; flax, 4s Od to 5; 103 ; straw, 9d to Is;
hides, 2s 63 to Gs Gd each ; pork, 378 6d to 45s Od per cwt;
turnips, 83 to Is per ditto; carrots, Os to Is per ditto; beans,
5s 9d to Gs Gd ; grey peas, 6s Od to 7s 6d.

.51ARET.—
Buddle's W. COAHartlL K YasTEaDAY.ey.. 14s 9d Belmont l6s Od
Carr's Hartley
Davison 's West Hartley 14s 9(.0 Hetton
East Adairs Main..... 12s Od' Haswell l7s 3d
Holywell Main ... ..... 14s OdWarnbton
New Tanfield l3s 6d Lyons l5B 9d
North Percy Hartley.. 14s Od Morrison l4s 9d
Ord's Redheugh
Canfield Moor .
Townley l3s 0(1:South Hartlepool
\A: est Hartley
Wylam
Wall's End, &c Denison
Acorn Close
Framwell Gate ......
Harton
Hilda l4s 3d Hartley ... ... 13s 9d
South Killingworth
Eden Main ...... ...

Lord and Lady John Russell had a dinner partY Yes"
day at their residence in Chesham place.

ofwil‘fleajootra Rogers,
BIRTHS
On the 24th inst., at Portobello, N. 13., the wife of John
Clements, Esq., 2d Dragoon Guards, of a daughter.
On the .25th inst., at Ickham, the wife of the Rev. J. A.
Wright, of a daughter.
On the 26th inst., at Messing-lodge, Messing, Esser
ll s ,Mrs.
le,
of a son.
G. Franks, of a daughter.
On the 26th inst., at 13ath,Wtheestmladinyster,
(King's Own) Light Eragooll.9, of a daughter.cteste
r•square, the
On the 1: 6th inst., at West Brixton, the
Esq., of Manchester-buildings,
On the 27th inst., at Chester-terrace
Hyde-park-gardens,
wife of S. F. :Noyes, Esq , of a son.
On the 27th inst., in Glocester, terrace,
the wife of G. L. P. Eyre, Esq., of a daughter.

On the 26th inst, at All Souls' Church, Langham.place,
second son of the late H. Glazbrok, Esq., of Bryan-
square, to Mary Jane, el,:est daughter of
H. Allen,
saner,:' Atina-house, Sevenoaks, Kent.W.
At the Cathedral, Bombay, on the sth ult., Richard Willis,
Esq.., to Katherine Ross, eldest daughter of Major G. J.
Jameson, Deputy Military Auditor General.
On the 27th inst , at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr.
H. Lasenby, of Amersham, to Marianne Susanna, only
daughter of L. Smeathman, Esq., ot Great Missenden, Bucks.

On the 2Cth inst., at BeddLIED
ington-house, Surrey, Willion
Henry, eldest son of Sir Henry and Lady Bridges.
On the 16th inst., at Penryn, ‘V illiam Baker, Esq., aged
57, eldest son of the late Rev. W. Baker, Gerrans, Cornwall.
On the 24th inst., at Holloway, Mr. J. Bateman, aged 34.
On the 25th inst., Mr. J. Davies, at Duke-street, Blooms-
bury, aged 67.

On
the 26th inst., at Grove-place, Lee, Arthur Willis,
Esq., aged 67.
On the 26th inst., at East-hill, Wandsworth, Mr. William
Bellamy, of the House of Commons, aged 63.
At Turnham-green, on the 24th :list., Mr. E. Neatbam.
At Exmouth, on the 24th inst., the wife of John Coke
Fowler, E q., aged 25.

London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in tile county of
Middlesex, Thursday, March 29, 1849.
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