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 sale. 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 aro 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 we,
had an improved sale. Barley held for former cur-
rency. Lower prices were not submitted to for oats.
Beans quite al dear. Peas neglected.
BRISTOL, AUG. 16.—At this day's market we had s
good supply of English wheat. The showery weather
we have had 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 38s to 44s per imperial quarter; foreign wheat, 47a
to 50s per 48u1b; ditto, red, fine qualities, 43s to 455;
ditto, red, ordinary qualities, 38s to 41s; ditto, hard, 351
to 38s. For flour there has been only a retail sale, and
at a decline of is per sack—English seconds, 30s to 32s
per sack; American sweet, 23s to 25s per barrel. For
grinding barley there is a very fair consumptive inquiry;
English melting, 27s to 30s per imperial quarter; ditto,
and foreign grinding, 20s to 25s per 4001 b. Oats and
beans are dull of sale; oats, Devon and Welsh, 18s to
19s per imperial quarter;_ Irish white 205 to 21s per
3021 b; ditto, black, 17s 6d t 183 6d per imperial qr;
foreign, none; beans, English, 28s to 34s per imperial
quarter; foreign, 25s to 28s per 480Ib. 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; barley, 245.
BOSTON, AUG. 15.—Wheat, red 43s to 465, white 503;
oats 14s to 21s; beans 32s to 35s per qr.
LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending
Aug. 11—Oats, 15 qrs, 121 7s 6d (average 16s 6d.)
SLEAFORD, AUG. 13.—Wheat, white 47s to 495, red
44s to 465; oats 18s to 21s; beans 35s to 36s per qr.
ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending Aug, 13---
Wheat 46s 104 d per qr.
OAKHIM, AUG. 13.—Wheat 46s to 50s; barley 27s to
31s; oats 19s to 225; beans. 30s to 37s per qr.
UPPINGHAM, AUG 15.—Wheat 47s to 525; barley 253
to 30s; oats 17s to 245; beans 30s to 38s per qr. Butter
Ild to 1 lid per lb; eggs 185 for Is.
MELTON MOWBRAY, AUG. 14.—Wheat 43s to 51s;
barley 27s to 31s; oats 20s to 245; beans 34s to 38s per
qr. Butter lld to 13d per lb; eggs 16s to 18s for Is.
GAINSBOROUGH, AUG.l4.—Wheat 47s to 50s-190
qrs. 4711 10s (average 49s 71d.)
NEWARK, AUG. 14.—Wheat, white 50s to 525, red
48s to 50s; barley, grinding 24s to 255; oats, old 22s to
245, new 20s to 225; beans, old 33s to 35s per qr.
ROTHERHAM, AUG. 13.—Beef, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per
stone; mutton, 4iel to 5-id per lb. Cattle 236, sheep
2,600.
GLAscow,-Atia. 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 potato disease. The imports
from abroad consisted of about 2,900 quarters of wheat,
2,837 sacks and 994 barrels of flour, 1,786 quarters of
oats, and 617 quarters' of rye; coastwise from Ireland they
were trifling. At Grangemouth about 1,485 quarters 01
wheat, 585 quarters of barley, 1,153 quarters of oats,
250 quarters of beans, and 550 quarters of rye arrived
from the continent. There h s 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
flour 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 re'
quired to be submitted to. Barley for malting purposes
commanded the extreme rates of this day se ennight.
Oats end oatmeal were dull, at a decline of 6d per boll
or load respectively. Beans and peas without materiel
alteration. Indian corn advanced 6d to 9d per 2801 b.
EDINBURGH, AUG. 15.—The quantity of wheat brought
forward this day was 568 qrs, being 60 qrs more than
last week. Top price the same, and the averaee Id dowo
—165 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley aought for'
ward was 317 qrs, being 9 qrs less than last week.
Price on the top 13 3d, and the average 10d down-121
qrs unsold. Of oats we had 716 qrs brought forward, ori
174 qrs less than last week. Top price 4d, girl
the average 5d down-84 qrs unsold. The quantity °`
beans was 41 qrs, or 32 qrs less than last week. Prig
on the top 6d, and the average is 7d up-8 qrs Ting"'
Top of wheat ... 63ilbs 558 od
... Barley ... 57 lbs 29s Od
Oats 464-Ibs 22s 8d
... Beans ... ... 67 lbs 35s 6d
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 15.—The suPf
of cattle this morning was 341, being 78 fewer than ;or
week. The weather still continuing unfavourabl? 1,„
slaughtering, sales in consequence were exeeedosgda
dull. Top price of the best beef 7s 6d; current 6,eue.
to 7s; middling and inferior 5s to 6s per Dutch stun
A great many unsold. The supply of sheep and 1a133",
this morning was 4,193, being 1,537 loss than last wee,r
On account of the short supply sales were more readily
effected. Sheep maintained last week's prices, while
lambs were a shade higher. Top price of the best mustoo
5d per lb; current, 4d to 4d; inferior, 3d. Lambs (top),
I9s 6.1; current, 14s to 15s; middling and inferior, 5010
, lOs a head.

- - DUNBAR, AUG. 13.—Wheat, weighing 63ilbs, brought
445, and prices to 00s Od; barley, weighing
00IbS,
brought 00s 041, and prices to 003 Od; oats, weighing
43,11b5, brought 21s 6d, and prices to 20s Od; beans on
pease, weighing 6411b5, brought 333 Od, and prices to
32s Od.
DUNDEE, AUG. 10.—Wheat, 463 Od to 49s OdAfOreigti
ditto, 47s 03 to 50s Od; barley, 228 Od to 233 od;
18s 6d to 19s Od ; pease and beans. 23s Od to 25s od.
Coax, Ace. 15.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 1561
„ s
seconds, 13s 6d to 00s Od; households 10s to 12s; thirds,
per cwt. Oatmeal 12s 6d to 00s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 6s 9d; wheat, ;
~
meal, 103 Od to lls per cwt. Indian corn 6/0s Od to 615 s Oar",,-
ton. Bran 3/ 10s0d to 4/ per ton. Hay—Farmers 15s to 265; averss-
-22s ; dealers 30s to 41s 6d; average 00s per ton. Su aw—Farnime"d
17s Od to 19s Od ; average 00s ; dealers 40s Od to 00s
average 26s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 617,
household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d
8d per lb. Eggs-4s Cd to 4s 2d per hundred. CO'
Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best P"..7t,
Culm I3s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per test
Whisky, 25 0. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. ,Iqo
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 64d; veal hi? et
7d ; pork 4d to 50; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d
lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3121 6d to 3155 n;
ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8110 s; Valonia 14/ to 0/ ; Fres".
7/10a; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per stoned'
Hemp 34/ t 0351 per toe. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to las; re
ditto 26s to '2Bs per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 121Pe,
ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton; deals, first quality, 1?
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 103 to lit
salted 12s to Hs per cwt ; calf skins lid to 22,d per I
Potatoes, white 7d to 10d; Minions 00d to 00d; Guano";
Peruvian, 111 108; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangsl
19s per barrel.

PHENOMENON IN ROSS•SHIRE.---A curious phenoree:
non occurred at the farm of Balvullicb, on the estate 0'
Ord, occupied by Mr. Moffat, on the evening of Monday
f
last. Immediately after one of the loudest peals
thunder ever heard there, a large and irregularly AO'
mass of ice, reckoned to be nearly 20 feet in circurafer
ence, and of a proportionate thickness, fell near thelarny.
house. It had a beautiful crystalline appearance, being
nearly transparent, if we except a small portion of la
which consisted of hailstones of uncommon size, fit;
together. It was principally composed of small squelit,
—diamond shaped—of from one to three inches in
all firmly congealed together. The weight of this lags
piece of ice could not be ascertained; but it is a 02.°A;
fortunate circumstance that it did not fall on Mr. Mou".o
house, or it would have crushed it, and undoubtedly 04_,.
caused the death of some of the inmates. No appearao
whatever of either hail or snow was discernible in tb
surrounding district.—Ross-shire Advtaiser.
There is something in the last hour of the day, 1
have been itself a happy one, which seems to colleen;
trate all the pleasant things of the past. It is like a fin..
evening sky, calm and sweet, and full of rays, that
all the rosier, because they are the last.—Eliza COO
Journal. 431

The Government contract for 100,000 gallon
rum for the navy was again taken yesterday by Messfil-
Lemon, Hart, and Son, of 59, Fenchurch-street.
ne

MARRIED.
eutr
On th 11th inst., at the registrar's office, Portsea,
nant Frederick Llewellyn Alexander, Royal Marine Aria
to Emma Lock.
of rr' cire
On the 13th inst., at Gosport, Mr. T. E. Spratt,
borne-street, Haymarket, to Sarah Ann, only daughter
John Balls, Esq., of Gosport, Hants. dare'
On the 14th inst., at St. George-the-Martyr, Queen-stof
William Joseph Booth, Esq., of Red Lion-square, to
Ann Susannah, daughter of the late Richard Rosser, E„sctrieo
On the 14th inst., at the parish church, Halifax, idlirtlie
Harold Macaulay, f Rastrick, Esq., to Ann, widow of
late Captain Atherton, of Woodhouse.
On the 14th inst., at the Cathedral, Manchester, .E'criislllo'
Bury, Esq., of the Middle Temple, barrister-at• law, to
beth, youngest daughter of Alexander Henry, Esq., "
of Woodland', near Manchester.