The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-17 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 16.—At Gloucester and Wor-
cester markets, on the 11th, the wheat trade ruled dull,
at a reduction of 2s to 3s per quarter on English Wheat,
and Is to 2s on foreign. Barley unaltered, with a fair
retail :ale. Oats maintained their value. Beans rather
lower. Peas less inquired for. During the present week
the weather, with the exception of a few showers, has
continued fine and favourable for the harvest; and the
few sales reported in wheat are at a further decline of
about is per quarter. There are only retail transactions
in barley, beans, and oats; the value of each is nomi-
nally unaltered. Peas the turn cheaper. At this day's
market wheat further gave way is per quarter, but ,en
had an improved sale. Barley held for former cur-
rency. Lower prices were not submitted to for oats.
Beans quite ter dear. Peas neglected.
BRISTOL, AuG. 16.—At this day's market we had*
good supply of English wheat. The showery weather
we have bad for the last few days has caused a little
more demand, and previous prices are fully sustained.
In foreign the sales have been extremely limited, and
values are about the same. English new wheat fetched
from 38a to 44, per imperial quarter; foreign wheat, 475
to 50s per 48e1b; ditto, red, fine qualities, 433 to 455;
ditto, red, ordinary qualities, 38s to 41s; ditto, hard, 355
to 38s. For flour there has been only a retail sale, and
at a decline of is per sack—English seconds, 301 to 323
per sack; American sweet, 23s to 25s per barrel. For
grinding barley there is a very fair consumptive inquiry;
English malting, 27s to 306 per imperial quarter; ditto,
end foreign grinning, 20s to 25s per 4001 b. Oats and
beans are dull of sale; eats, Devon and. Welsh, les to
19s per imperial quarter; Irish white 20s to 21s per
3021 b; ditto, black, 17s 6d to 18s 6d per imperial qr;
foreign, none; beans, English, 28s to 34s per imperisl
quarter; foreign, 25s to 28s per 4801 b. The arrivals for
the week ending August the 16th have been—wheat,
876 quarters; oats, 215 barrels; barley, 900 quarters and
121 barrels; beans, 310 quarters; flour, 1,100 sacks and
7,475 barrels. The averages for the week are—wheat,
40s sd; oats, 18s; bailey, 245.
BOSTON, AUG. 15.—Wheat, red 43s to 465, white 503;
oats 14s to 21s; beans 326 to 35s per qr.
LONG SUTTON.— Return of sales for the week ending
Aug. 11— Oats, 15 epee 121 7s 6d (average 16s 6d )
SLEAFORD, AUG. 13.—Wheat, white 47s to 495, red
44s to 465; oats 18e to 21s; beans 35s to 36s per qr.
ALFORD.--Averages for the week ending Aug, 13--
Wheat 46s 10?fil per qr.
OARHAM, AUG. 13.—Wheat 46s to 50s; barley 27s to
31_s•, oats 19s to 225; beans, 303 to 37s per qr.
UPPINGHAM, AUG 15.—Wheat 47s to 525; barley 255
0' 30s; oats 17s to .245; beans 30s to 38s per qr. Butter
I ld to Hid ptr lb; eggs 18s for Is.
MELTON MOWBRA,Z, AUG. 14.—Wheat 4Ss to 515;
barley 27s to 31s; oats 204 to 245; brans 348 to 38s per
qr. Butter lld to 13d per lb; eggs 16s to 18s for is.
GAINSBOROUGH, AUG H.—Wheat 47s to 50s-190
qrs, 471/ lOs (average 49s 7id.)
NEWARK, AUG. 14.—Wheat, wbite 503 to 525, red
48s to 50s; barley, grinding 24s to 255; oats, old 2s
245, new 20s to 225; beans, old 33s to 35s per qr.
ROTHERHAM, AUG. 13.—Beef, 53 6d to el ad per
stone; mutton, 4iel to 5-id per lb. Cattle 236, sheer
2,600.

GLASGOW, AUG. 15.—Since our last, we have had
mach heavy rain, with a cool temperature. From the
northern, as well as from the western, parts of this king.
dom we hear rather increasing complaints respecting
the re-appearance of the p etato disease. The imports
}rem abroad consisted of about 2,900 quarters of wheati
2,837 sacks and 994 barrels of flour, 1,786 quarters el
oats, and 617 quarters of rye; coastwise from Ireland they
were trifling. At Grangemouth about 1,485 quarters of
wheat, 585 quarters of barley, 1,153 quarters of vats'
250 quarters of beans, and 550 quarters of rye arrived
from the continent. There has been a limited business
done during the week, at lowering rates, excepting bar
ley and the best description of sack and barrel flour.
which met a fair sale at last Wednesday's currency'
This day's market was thinly attended. Wheat and
four sold to a moderate extent; the better qualities
without change in value, whilst, to make progress with
inferior parcels, an abatement of 6d per boll or barrel te"
quired to be submitted to. Barley for malting put poses
commanded the extreme rates of this day se'ennigh,ti
Oats and oatmeal were dull, at a decline of 6d per h)',
or load respectively. Beans and peas without matern°
alteration. Indian corn advanced 6d to 9J per 2801 b.
EDINBURGH, AUG. 15.—The quantity of wheat brought
forwent this day was 568 qrs, being 60 qrs more thin,'
last week. Top price the same, and the average id de:
—165 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought ibt
ward was 317 qrs, being 9 qrs less than last week'
Price en the top Is 3d, and the average 10d down-121
qrs unsold. Of oats we had 716 qrs brought forward, ej
174 qrs less than last week. Top price 4d, sliof
the average stl down-84 qrs unsold. The quantttf. 0
beans was 41 qrs, or 32 qrs less than last week. Fille
on the top 6(1, and the average is 7d up-8 qrs unSo'd.
Top of wheat 83iibs 55s Oa
... Barley ... 57 lbs 29s Od
••• Oats ••• 46i1bs 22s Bd,
Beans ... .67 lbs 351 6d iy
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 15.—The suPfot
of cattle this morning was 341, being 78 fewer that' for
week. The weather still continuing unfavourablr
sly
slaughtering, sales in consequence were exceed6l6d
dull. Top price of the best beef 75 6d; current
tone.
to 7s; middling and inferior 5s to 6s per Dutcbd Siambs
A great many unsold. The supply of sheep an wetic•
this morning was 4,198, being 1,537 less than dile
On account of the short supply sales were more reaLifie
effected. Sheep maintained last week's prices, " lambs were a shade higher. Top price of the best mutton
,-
5d per lb; current, 4d to 4id; interior, 3d. Lambs (OP
19, 6 -1; current, 14s to 153; middling and interior, bs 10
lOs a head.

DuNnea, A nc. 13.—Wheat, weighing 63i lbs, brought
445, and prices to 00s Od; barley, weighing 001b*
brought 00s 01, and prices to 00s Od; oats, weigbill
43iins, brougnt 21, 6:1, and prices to 20s Od; beans Ills
pease, weighing 64.1i11iF, brought 33s Od, and prices '"
32s od.
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DUNDEE, AUG. Io.—Wheat, 46s od to 49s Od;forelga
ditto, 47s 0,1 to 5Gs Od; barley, 22, Od to 23s Od;
IBs 6d to 19s Od ; pease, and beans, 23s Od to 25s od.
CoaK, AUG. 15.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 1596;
seconds, 13s 6d to Oos Od; households lOs to 12s• thirds, 7sto
per cwt. Oatmeal 12, 6d to OUs•' Indian meal (is 6d to 6s 9d; whet
meal, lOs Od tolls per cwt. Indian corn 6/es Od to 61 bs Od
ton. Bran 3110 s Od to 4/ per ton. HaY—Farmerslss to 265; sie_fle
le
22s ; dealers :308 to 44s 6d; average 00s per ton. St/ aw--Farwoej.
17s Od to 19s Oil ; average 00s ; dealers 40s Od to 008;Li;
average k 66 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to/ vAg to
household loaf bd to bid per 41b. Fresh butter,
8d per lb. Eggs-4s ed to 4s 2d per hundred. Calf
Newport 14s; Lydney 165 ; Landore 14s ; Best .I.`",t.
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 405 Od to 00s per
tiest
Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon.
tA'eto
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 64d; veal b,,*" nor
7d; pork 4d to bid; bacon 7d to 8d; sausages ut: i-no•
lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to N ssreb
ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/ His; Valonia 141 to 01; Fret.,
7/10s; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 125 per St°:,i
Hemp 341 to 35/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to 18s;
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 121,r, t
ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, ',1";
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market lOs to Pit,
salted 12s to 185 per cwt ; calf skins lid to lid per
Potatoes, white 7d to 10d; Minions ood to God; Gusovei,
Peruvian, 111 lOs; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Arcbseg
19s per barrel.

PHENOMENON IN Itoss-sliaßE.—A curious phenotnri
non occurred at the farm of Balvullich, on the estate °,
Ord, occupied by Mr. Moffat, on the evening of Mondtiol
last. Immediately after one of the loudest peals„,-(1
thunder ever heard there, a large and irregularly sbsY2l...
mass of ice, reckoned to be nearly 20 feet in circutowin
(nee, and of a proportionate thickness, fell near the.6ll;;
house. It had a beautiful crystalline appearance, beic,
nearly transparent, if we except a small portion at Pa
which consisted of hailstones of uncommon size, °leo
together. It was principally composed of small scluario
—diamond shaped—of from one to three inches in sae
all firmly congealed together. The weight of this isr.7o
piece of ice could not be ascertained; but it is o.Wes
fortunate circumstance that it did not fall on Mr. Del°"h4,,fe
house, or it would have crushed it, and undoubtedly "n-cs
caused the death of some of the inmates. No appearti",he
whatever of either hail or snow was discernible in '
surrounding district.—Ross-shire Advertiser.
There is something in the last hour of the day,if n
have been itself a happy one, which seems to coupe ,7;
trate all the pleasant things of the past. It is like a P'l,o
evening sky, calm and sweet, and full of rays, that
all the rosier, because they are the last.—Eliza Cowl
Journal.
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Lemon, Hart, and Son, of 59, Fenchurch-street.

MARRIED.
Lellte;
On th 11th inst., at the registrar's office, Portsea
nant Frederick Llewellyn Alexander, Royal Marine'Arti
to Emma Lock.
On the Lith inst., at Gosport, Mr. T. E. Sprott,
borne-street, Haymarket, to Sarah Ann, only daugu`"
John Balls, Esq., of Gosport, Hants. 0!
On the I.4th inst., at St. George-the-Martyr. Queen-eisrj
William Joseph Booth, Esq., of Red Lion-square, to
Ann Susannah, daughter of the late Richard Rosser, Bsghirlei
On the 14th inst., at the parish church, Halifax, tfi°
Harold Macaulay, n
of Rastrick, Esq., to Ann, widow °
late Captain Atherton, of Woodhouse.
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On the 14th inst., at the Cathedral, Manchester, ,-0011-
Bury, Esq., of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law, W
beth, 3,oungest daughter of Alexander Henry, Esq
of Woodland , near Manchester.

DIED Of
• f4' On the 11th ult., at Madeira, Henry Rimingt -
Newstead-hall, Yorkshire.
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On the 29th ult., at Gower-street, Euston-square,
ul••..cor
Gunning Plunkett, Esq., of Clooneagb, county of RoscoO '-
Ireland.
n the 12th inst., Jane, widow of the late Richard st"-
Esq., of Shoreditch. rssll'
On the 13th inst., at 51, Cadogan-place, George Tatte or,
Esq., youngest son of Richard Tattersall, Esq., of Gros"
place. 4,titbf
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On the 14th inst., at Blandford, Dorset, Septinius ~—
Esq. A bier'
On the 15th inst., at her residence, Albion-place, iats
road, Holloway, Mrs. Catherine Spencer, relict of the
Mr. Richard Spencer, aged 64.

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