The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY.

Very limited supplies of English Wheat have arrived up to
our market this wet k, consequently the show of samples was
trifling ; still, however, the demand was by no means active,
and the market closed somewhat dull, at about Monday's
quotations. In Foreign Wheat a fair amount of business was
transacted, at fully previous currencies. One or two large
cargoes were taken for the French markets. Although very
little Barley was on offer, the trade ruled dull, at barely late
rates. In Malt, the supply of which was small, next to no-
thing was doing, at late figures. Oats, Beans, Peas, and
Flour were a slow inquiry, at previous quotations. Indian
Corn was firm, but not dearer.

English ......
Irish.
Foreign ......

Wheat.
2,730 qrs.

ARRIVALS.
IBarley.
1,190 qrs.

Oats

Flour

910 qrs. 1 1,550 ‘,l.
2,460 1 and
1,540 1 1,450 brls

630
Malt, 1,680 are.
SIVIITIZPZEZD.
Notwithstanding the supply- of Beasts on sale, to• day was
small, and of middling quality, the Beef trade was in a
very inactive state, and Monday's quotations were with
difficulty supported. There were in the market 180 Beasts,
100 Sheep, and 13 Calves from abroad. With home-fed
Sheep we were very scantily supplied; yet the Mutton trade
was heavy, at barely stationary prices—the highest figure
for the best old Downs not exceeding .ss. per Blbs. Calves
were exceedingly heavy, at a decline of from 2d. to 4d. per
Sibs. In Pigs comparatively little business was doing.
Milch Cows moved off slowly, at from 161 to 18/ each, in-
chiding their small Calf.

Per Ribs. to sink the offal;

a. d. to e.
(nferlor Beasts 3 2 3
.10con,1 quality •• • 3 6 3
Prime large Oxen 310 4
['rime Scots • .

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8
Southdown Wether 4 10 5 0
Ditto out of the wool

Large coarse Calves 310 i
Prime small ditto .. 4 6 5 0
iuckling Calves ..18 0 28 0
Inferior Sheep .. • 3 6 310

Large Hogs •••• • • 3
Small Porkers .. • . 4
Quarter old Piga ..16
Lambs ..... 0

8 4 6
8 4 10
0 18 0
0 0 6

SUPPLY AT
Beasts. Shesp.
848 I 1,870
. NZWGATE AND

MARKET.
I Calves.
114
36331111MIENZIA.LI.

rigs
310

We had a very dulltr;eiTer7,arrdTrici;werTiTith difii
culty supported.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to 1. d. I I. d. to s.
Beef, Inferior 2 4 2 6 ' Mutton, Inferior .. 3 6 3 8
- middling .. • 2 8 210 middling.. 310 4 0
- prime large .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 2 4 4
- prime small .. 3 4 3 6 I Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 6
Veal-- .. •••• • • 4 0 410 I - small .... •• •• 4 8 410

Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.
BOROUGH HOP IVIARHET.
Although only a moderate business is doing in any kind
of Hops, list week's prices are pretty genei ally supported.
The supply of yearlings on offer is seasonably good, but the
market is bare of other qualities. Sussex pockets, 41 to 418 s;
Weald of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; and Mid and East
Kent ditto, 41 15s-to 6/ 10s.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been with-
out any alteration of importance, but the business done has
been rather interfered with by the public sales of other sorts.
REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been 65s Gd to 665
per cwt.

- EAST INDIA.-5,274 bags Bengal and 80 chests only partly
sold, and at 6d to Is decline compared with Friday last.
Fine and very fine white Benares,,s3B to 54s 6d ; mid, 505 to
505 6d; fine strong grainy yellow, 545; and mid yellow like
Mauritins,:4s3 6d to 47s per cwt. Madras, 5,415 bags mostly
sold, but at is decline ; low brown 37s 6d to 38s, good and
fine 39s 6d to 40s 6d, low yellow 41s to 425, and fine 42s to
525. Mauritius 7,838 bags went 6d to is lower; low yellow
47s to 488, good mid 50s to 50d 6d, and low to good grey 46s
to 51s. Penang 1,091 bags went rather cheaper, low white
49s to 50s, good yellow 46s to 48s and low 42s 6d to 43s
per cwt.
FOREIGN.—Java afloat has been sold at 335; Bahia low
white is held at 51s, and good yellow at 48s per cwt; 769
boxes 2 puns yellow Havannah sold at 52s to 55a fur good
and fine, and 50s to 51s 6d for damaged.
COFFEE.—The market has been moderately active. Ja-
maica has been taken in at 33s to 355. Ceylon has bad a
fair sale at is to 2$ decline; good ord colours, 44s 6(1 to 475,
and Plantation sorts' sss to 575. For Pea Berry, up to 655.
Superior description Penang has been at 60s 6d for fine, and
Mocha has been taken in at 63s to 655, other parcels selling
at 52s up to 85s. Bahia has been sold at 35s to 395. Costa
Rica, 2,670 bags, sold at rather easier rates, ord and good ord
32s 6d to 35s 6d.

Rim—There has been rather less doing. Bengal White
23s to 255, and Yellow 22s to 235.
. _

SmcEs.:—Pimento has been at 41/id to 5d per lb for low
to fine, and Spices generally have been at full rates. Penang
Pepper, 2'4d to 23/4d ; White, 44c1 to 41-4 d; Cloves, is 9d
to 2s ; Mace, 5s Ott to 38 lld ; Nutmegs, 2s 7d to 3s 9d ;
Jamaica Ginger, 216 s to 101 Is per cwt.
Cocos.--Bahia has been sold at 42s to 43s ; and Trinidad
has been taken in at 40s to 56s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI has been sold at 25s to 296 6d for
1334 and 3,4 lbs refraction.
INDIGO.—The public sales are still going on very firmly,
at the advance of 3d to 6d per lb on the October rates, and
of 7,804 chests, 6,054 have been sold, a very large propor-
tion, 898 withdrawn, and 857 bought in.
CoTroN.— This article is dull, and prices aro barely
supported.
Rum.—The demand is limited, and barely previous rates
are obtained.

TALLow.—P.Y.C. is a little firmer than in the beginning
of the week, say 50s per cwt on the spot.
TEA.—There is a fair demand, and some of the finer sorts
are at improved rates.

BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER
ItAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting of the Brighton and Chichester
Railway Company was held this day, at eleven o'clock. at
the offices of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
way, London-bridge Terminus, for general purposes, and the
re-election of three directors.—The Hon. Captain Hotham
presided. _ _ .

The advertisement, calling the meeting, having been read,
and the common seal of the Company affixed to the register
of proprietors,
The CHAIRMAN said that it would be unnecessary for him
to trouble them with any lengthened observations. Those
present were aware they were obliged to call the meeting, as
until the Portsmouth Extension line was finished they could
not legally sell it to the Brighton Railway, and as yet they
stood therefore in the position of an independent Company.
The Portsmouth Extension line, for the first eight miles of
its course from Chichester to Havant would be opened in
March, and it was expected that the whole distance would
be opened by the end of May. He would now call on the
secretary, Mr. Williams, to read the state of accounts.
The Secretary was proceeding to read the accounts in de-
tail, but it was suggested that the gross sum would be suffi-
cient. The expenditure to the 30th June, 1846, j

was _
_

From Ist July to 31st Dec. 126,665 14 2

£230,479 12 8
The accounts having been passed, the three directors who
retired by rotation were re-elected, and no other business re-
maining, the meeting separated.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
Bishopsgate Station, February 19, 1847.
I received for you, from Cambridge Station, the fol-
lowing communication by the electric telegraph, at 1.40
o'clock, from Cambridge.
I am your obedient servant, .
EDWARD POWELL, Superintendent.
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ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR OF THE UNI-
' VERSITY OF` CAMBRIDGE.
A very numerous meeting of members of the
Senate, comprising most of the heads, professorF,
and residing fellows in the ' University, was
held this day, the 19th of February, in the
Combination room of Trinity College, at which reso
lutions were passed unanimously to secure the election
of his Royal Highness Prince Albert as Chancellor of
the University, and a committee of members from each
of the colleges appointed to carry the resolution into
effect.