The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-04 00:00:00

THE MARKETS-(THIS DA Y

CORN EXCHANGE.
The wind being still adverse, the fresh arrivals of grain have
been very small. The little English Wheat at market sold at
Monday's terms. In other sorts of Corn no variation. The
Flour trade as last reported.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
A brisk demand for butchers' meat, and the supplies were
good ; prices as last quoted. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. ; Mut-
ton, 9s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. 10d. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. 2d.
to 4s. 10d. per stone of 81bs. Game and Poultry at higher
prices. Turkeys, ss. to 12s. ; Pea Fowls, Bs. to 10s. ; Larks,
2s. per dozen ; Pin Tail, Is. to Is. 6d. ; Gold Plovers, 9d. to
Is. ; Teal and Widgeons, 6d. to Is. ; Fowls, 3s. 6d. to ss. ;
Ducklings, 3s. to 4s. ; Hares, 3s. ; Goslings, 7s. to 10s. ;
Chickens, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Rabbits, 9d. to ls. 6tl. ; Wild
Ducks, Is. 3d. to 2s. ; Eggs dull of sale at previous prices.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
Supplies good, and demand brisk ; prices stationary. Turbot
6s. to 21s. ; Cod, 35. to 12s. ; Salmon, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb. ;
Lobsters, 2s. to ss. ; 'Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; Haddocks, Bd.
to Is. 6d. ; Oysters, 245. to 60s. per bushel; Mackerel, Bd.
to Is. ; Soles, 10d. to 4s. per pair.
PRO VISION MA RKET.
Irish Butter in brisk demand, and extravagant prices were
asked. Fine Cork was held for 102 s. to 105 s. ; and the best
Carlow and Clonmel at 103 s. to 106 s. Inferior sorts also look-
ing up. Fine Dutch, 116 s. to 120 s. Good bladdered Lard
sold freely at 61s. to 635., and some demanded 645. Prime
fresh landed Waterford Bacon sold at 495. to 51s.
TALLOW MARKET.
Tallow quiet, and the nearest price of P. Y. C. was 515.
per cwt.

MARET.
No public sale of COLONIAL
Celonial Produce; and by private contract
scarcely anything done. British Plantation Sugar sold steadily
at 575. for brown, 60s. for mid yellow, and 68s. for fine. 7,000
bags Saltpetre sold in part at 21s. to 225. 6d.
TEA MARKET.
All the business done was for money. The great bulk of the
trade are waiting for the overland mail. Prices firm, and the
Market very quiet.

HONEY and COMIVIERCIAL NEWS

CITY, 7'IYELYR O'CLOCK
LIVERPOOL. COTTON MARKET, TIME DA T.—Thai market
is in a very tat state : the sales are this day, 2,000 bales
at yesterday's prices.

Arrivals this morning—French mail ; no ship letters.
We understand, by private intelligence from Lisbon, that
it was expected the Cortes would b dissolved about the
26th or 27th ult.
Some speculations are now on the lapis respecting the
measures which our Government will adopt in respect to
the Sulphur question with the Government of Naples, and
it is apprehended that strong measures will be adopted if
the monopoly is suffered to continue.

The Foreign Exchange yesterday was firm, with rather
an improvement. There was a good supply of bills in the
Market, but not much business doing.
The following are the official returns of the exports of
the precious metals from the port of London for the week
ending the 27th tilt. :
Silver Bdrs, to Calcutta
... Coin, to B. W. Indies
Sumatra ..
Gibraltar 22,000 ...
Sumatra

•••
Gold

TIE FUNDS.
Consols continue steady at the leaving off prices of yes-
terday, with little doing to the present time. Exchequer
Bills 3 5 prem. ; Bank Stock 178 179 ; India Stock,
248 249.
Money continues easy in the House, from 31 to 4
per cent.
In the Foreign Market the only speculation as yet is in
the Spanish Active, which reached 101, owing to the in-
telligence from Paris this morning ; since which a re-
action has taken place, and at present may be quoted
294 # ; Spanish Passive, 74 8 ; Deferred, 14i a ; Portu-
guese, 344 ; Three per Cents., 23i 1; Colombian.
254 264 ; Mexican, 294 ; Brazilian, 774 784; Dutch
-a-Half per Cents. rather better, 531 ; Fire per Cents.,
1001 1011.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCR.
Rank Stock —l India Stock
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cents. C0n.... ......90%%% ) South Sea Stock
per Cent —l Old Annuities