The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-19 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE CASIMLIC mARICILT, APRIL 17.—There is
a considerable falling off in the supply of beef from last week,
both in respect to quantity and quality, while the supply of
sheep is unprecedentedly large for the season, and of a superior
quality. The number of •beasts on offer here to-day is about
700 head. All breeds have undergone a decided improvement,
both in demand aid value, and a clearance will be effected.
The quantity of sheep is 5,400. The mutton trade is exceed-
ingly dull, and prices have receded about ed per lb. A very
great number still remain on hand. Prices—Beasts, 4s 6d to
6s 3d ; pork, 5s 6d to 6s 3d per stone of 141 be ; sheep, bid to
61d per lb, sinking the offal.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 17.—.. There were in
in the market to-day 70 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, whereof 62 sold thus : —39 at 1/ 8s Od, 13 at 1 t 7s 6d,
3 at 1171 Od, 7 at 1165 6d. Average price of the whole, 11758 d
1-12ths. 8 sacks four, whereof 1 sold at 325, 4at 30s, and 3
at 28s. 2 sacks barleymeal, whereof 1 sold at 255. 1 sack
peasemeal, which sold at 20s. 16 sacks pot-barley, whereof 14 sold
thus: —1 at 11 Ss Od, 1 at 117 s Od, 4atl/ bs Od, 3at 114 s 6d,
4at 1/ 410 d, lat 113. Od. 1 sack brosemeal, which was not
sold.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, AFRIA. 17.
Supplies of all kinds large. Oat straw, from 6s to 7s Od per
kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., 6s to 7sod; barley do., 4s
6d to 6s Od. Hay from 7d to 9d per stone.
BELFAST, APRIL 13.—We had a small supply of grain at
this morning's market, and prices are unchanged since
yesterday. Indian corn and meal likewise remain en-
changed. Butter—firkins, first 9d ; crocks 9d ; firkins,
third 7id ; crock bid per lb; shipping price 60s to Ns per cwt.
Potatoes, per stone, 9d to 10d; ditto, per cwt, bs to 5s sd.
Butchers' Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to 7d; mutton, 5d to 7d ;
veal, 6d to 7d. Fish—Trout, 6d per lb ; brett, 3s to 4s;
soles, Is to is 6d per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a.
pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 2.s per pair; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d per
pair ; turkeys, 3s to 4s each ; geese, 21 6d to 3s 6d ; eggs,
per dozen, 5d to 6d. Hay, is 2d to 2s ; straw, oat, fsd. to is 3d ;
ditto, wheat, 7d to lid per ewt.

West Hartley MARK El
Hartley
14s Od
y lbs Od
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Buddle's W.
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Chester Main
13s Od
llasting's Hartley lss Od
llolywell Main lss Od
New Tanfield l3e 6d
North Percy Hartley l4s Od
Original Tanfield l2s 6d
Ord's Redheugh
'Canfield Moor
West Hartley
Wylam
Wall's End, &c.
Acorn Close
Bewicke and Co.
15s 3Od
d
Hotspur
Barton
Northumberland
Percy Bensham
Riddell's ..... ... ......
Walker
Eden Main ...... ... ...... 17s 3d
Lambton Primrose ... 17s Od
Belmont .................. 17s 341
Braddyll's Hatton lB5 Od

..-YZSTERDAY.

Bell
Hutton
Haswell His 6d
Hutton
Lambton
Lyons l7s 3d
Morrison lbs 6d
Russell's Hatton
Stewart's
Shotten
Whitwell .
Caradoc
Cassop . .. l7s Od
Hartlepool lBs 6d
Hudson's Hartlepool l6s 6d
Kelloe
South Hartlepool
Whitworth l4s .0d
Adelaide Tees
Bishop's Tees.... .....
Denison
Seymour Tees
I Tees

Ciowpen Hartley

Hartley ........: 145 3a I
Howard's W. H. Neth. 3d
1 Ships at market, 260..