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London, England, 1847-11-15 00:00:00

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CITY TRADE REPORT.

NEW YORK SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. Y 3.

The market for flour continued about the same, with
a moderate amount of sales. There continued to be a
fair demand for the east, but small l'essels were scarce,
and hence transactions were limited. There was more
do!ng in wheat, and a fair amount of sales were made,
consisting chiefly of Ohio and Genesee, nt full prices.
Sales of earn were made at yesterlay's quotations, n bile
there was some better feeling in the market. Rye con-
tinued firm. Sales of meal were, ma le at full prices.
()As were steady at yesterday's rates. Sales of Me: a
and prime pork were made at yesterday's prices. The
market for groceries presented no new features.
Ashes—Pots were worth 6 dolls. 25c., to 6 (10113.
50e , with small sales. Pearls remain steady at 8 dolls.
Breadstuffs.—Flour—Sales of 2,000 to 3,000 barrels
of New Oswego and Genessee, in several lots, were
made at 6 dolls. 50c. to 6 dolls. .564 e., to 6 dolls. 62}e.;
300 ditto straight brands new Genessee sold at 6 dolls.
621 c.; 650 ditto Michigan ditto, sold at 6 dolls. 50e. to
60 dolls. 564 e.; and 300 to 400 Illinois (extra) sold at
7 dolls. Southern continued in light supply, and
'lnward-street and Georgetown were held at 6 dolls.
Vic. to 6 dolls. 75e. Meal—Sales of 50 hhds. of
Brandywine were made at 17 dolls. 50e.; 400 ditto New
York sold at 3 dolls. 25c.; and 800 ditto New Jersey;in-
eluding 560 at 3 dolls. 50c., and 300 at 3 dolls. 371 e.
Corn—Sales of 6,000 to 8,000 bushels of Western mixed
were made at 73c. to 74c.; 5,000 ditto sold at 731 e.,
delivered; 2,600 ditto sold, to arrive, at 74c.; 2,500
ditto common, 'Western mixed, sold at 72c., and
5,000 to 6,000 ditto yellow, at 75c. Wheat—A
small sale (300 bushels) of Genessee were made at
145 c. For another lot, larger in amount, 146 c. wasioffered
and refused. 5,000 ditto Ohio sold at 136 cents.; 1,500
ditto mixed Gcnessee, at 140 cents.; and 8,000 ditto,
Ohio, at 135 cents. Rye—Sales of 1,200 bushels were
made at 92 cents. Barley—The market continued firm,
with small sales at full prices. Oats—Sales of 4,000 to
5,000 bushels were made at 48 cents.
RECEIPTS DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER, OCT. 22.
Flour ... 10,900 barrels.
Corn ..• ... 1,200 bushels.
Rye ..• ... 1,800 „
Coffee—The market continued quiet. The stock of
Rio was reduced, and new, if in market, would com-
mand 71 to 7i. There was no change in other de-
scriptions.
Cotton—During the last two days holders have sup-
plied the market so freely that prices have been forced
down a full cent. and a half on the Cambria's news. The
sales to-day, which were full 2,000 bales, were at rates,
it anything, still lower, particularly on the lower styles;
middling uplands selling at 81 cents ; good middling,
8* cents to 9 cents, and fair uplands, uk cents. Cottons
over fair have been less freely offered. The purchases
have been again chiefly for export and for the continental
ports.

The following Members of the House of Com-
mons, and gentlemen connected with the Government,
have received invitations to Lord John Russell's Par-
liamentary dinner on the 22d instant, at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Down-
ing-street :—The Speaker; Mr. J. Heywood, M.P ,
mover, and Mr. A. Shafto Adair, M.P., seconder of the
Address; Viscount Palmerston, M.P., Sir G. Grey,
M.P., Sir C. Wood, M.l'., Viscount Morpeth, M.P.,
Sir J. C. liobhouse, Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Right
Hon. E. Strutt, M.P., Right Hon. R. L. Sheil, M.P* ,
Right Hon. Sir W. Somerville, M.P., Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, M.P., Sir J. Jervis, M.P., Sir D. Dundas,
M.P., Right Hon. A. Rutherford, M.P., Right Hon. E.
J. Stanley, M.P., Mr. J. Milner Gibson, M.P., Mr. B.
Hawes, Mr. H. Tuffnel, M.P., Mr. J. Parker, M.P.,
Mr. H. G. Ward, M.P„ Mr. T. Wyse, Mr. G. C. Lewis,
M.P., Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P., General Fox, Mr. R.
Gibson Crrig, M.P., Lord Ebringten, M.P., Mr. R. M.
Bellew, M.P., Mr. H. Rich, M.P., Admiral Dundas,
M.P., Lord John Hay, M.P., Hon. Captain Berkeley,
M.P., Mr. W. Cowper, M.P., Right Hon. Fox Mettle,
M.P., Mr. Charles Buller, M.P., Hon. VV. Lascelles,
M.P., Lord Marcus Hill, M.P., Lord A. Paget. M.P.,
Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., the Hoo. Colonel Keppel,
M.P., Mr. R. W. Grey, M.P.. Lord Anson, M .P., Hon.
Major Boyle, M.P., Mr. T. Maitland, M.P.
SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MEN EM-
PLOYED IN MANUFACTORIES.—This society, intended to
-advance the general improvement of working men ; to
purify and increase their sources of enjoyment ; and to
encourage and induce them to engage in the delightful
work of self-improvement, as recently noticed by us, is
making satisfactory progress. There are now seven
auxiliaries, namely, in Lambeth, Vauxhall, Westminster,
Southwark, Bermondsey, Shadwell, and Millwall; and
lectures are being delivered gratuitously to the working
men of London, and will continue to be so during the
next winter months. At some of the lectures 1,000
operatives bare been present. Mr. A. Austen, 34, Wel-
nuttree-walk, Lambeth, is the secretary, and would give
any required information. The cause is a noble One.—
Builder.
GLUT OF FISH.
—Billingsgate-market was on a
supply
Sa-
turday completely glutted with
of :oles and
herrings. At such a low rate e sefishsoaldgrtohaatt,
the dealers were retailing herringslsere h
tat
twenty
and good sized soles at Id. the pair.
PENSION TO THE WIDOW OP
MARSIL—We are happy THE LATE JAMES
Board of Ordnanceia to be enabled to state that the
awarded a pension of veafter repeated applications,
201. per annum to the widow of
the late Jame-,
Marsh
hail •
putation. Marsh, whose test for the detection of
minute quantities
of arsenic and other discoveries in
chemistry
given to his name an European re-