The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-30 00:00:00

MARKETS-YESTERDAY.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, FraDAT.-Only a moderate Oil
ply of English wheat was on sale here to-day. Although V„
active, the trade was steady, and the quotations were Int:,
tallied. Fair supplies of foreign wheat were on the stand. Thetrn
sections were restricted, on former terms. Moderate supPue*
barley were on sale. The trade was firm at previous quotations. d
was quiet, but unalterea. Oats were in moderate suppltr
fair request, at full prices. Beans and peas were steady. " •
was firm. Arrivals :-English and Scotch.-Wheat, 2,340 (Ira*"
barley, 510 ; malt, 1,510 ; beans, 90 ; peas, 110. Foreigll,-
Wheat, 14,180 qrs. ; barley, 2,810 ; oats, 19,790 ; flour, 470 saw
and 2,650 barrels.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, FRIDAY.-Tea has beefs
dull and drooping. Raw sugar has been quiet, on former tern*
Brown to Middling yellow Jamaica, 245. 6d. to 30s. ' • air
P"
brown Madras, 265. to 265. 6d..per cwt. Coffee has been quiet,
previous quotations.
LONDON TRADE REPORT, FRIDAY.-The market has hePd.
dull. YC, spot, 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. ; last three months, 450.
to 455. 6d.
LONDON OIL MARKET, FRIDAY.-Linseed oil has been
quiet, at 82s. [spot. Rape firm. English brown, spot, 48s.
LONDON METAL MARKET FRIDAY.-Scotch pig at 578.
Tin has been dull and easier. Straits, £lBl to £132. Copper
been inactive.
inactive. iv of
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, FRIDAY. -The
meat has been short. The trade has been firm, as follows 'to
Beef from 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; mutton, 3s. 4d. to ss. ; lamb, 70.
7s. 4d. ; veal, ss. to 55. 4d. ; and pork, 48. to 58. Bd. per Bibs. vo
the carcase.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET, FRIDAY.-The market has
without change. Business has been conducted on a very In t 0
rate scale, at about late rates. Mid and East Kents, £7 0.
£l2 125.; Weald, £6 to £8 ; Sussex, £5 12s. to £6 125.; Bavarlro
£6 Os. to £9 ; French, £5 to £6 10s.; Americans, £4 ss. to

and yearlings, £1 10s. to £3 15s. per cwt.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,
e,
FRIDAY.—SaIes for Se;
week, 66,500, of which American 35,625 ; on speculation, 7,6,
taken for export, 8,000 ; actual ditto, 7,250 ; taken by the tri,,
50,250 ; import, 135,375 ; stock, 562,750, of which AmeriTuP
358,000. To-day's markets closed quietly, with sales of 8,
bales.
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higher. CORN MARKET, .....V.IDAY.—FIour urin, .ndd
higher. Wheat very fair, and 2d. higher. Maize quiet •••••
drooping. French flour steady.
MANCHESTER, FRlDAY.—Messrs. Alexander Collie and aree;
remark :—" The market is exceedingly quiet, and quotations
_,,,,
nominally the same as on Tuesday, but buyers have the adirs'
tage in placing out orders."
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—(By Telegraph?
Owing to the ungenial weather, and short supplies, wheat I*
proves in value, and to-day prices are fully ls. per quarXe
dearer, especially for fresh red, with a moderate consumPt."
demand. Barley steady. Beans and oats are rather dear. .
GLASGOW IRON MARKET, FRIDAY.—The market has bee'
steady, at 575, 3d. cash, and 575. 6d. one month.
CORK BUTTER MARKET, FRlDAY.—Ordinary Firsts, I;_t2liii
sminontthhe,
Im2aJooket;.septeraber..
seconds, 115 s. ; thirds, 995. ; fourths, 855. ,• fifths, 625. ; ILX, :
not quoted ; 920 firkins in the market. Mild-cured firsts, IP"' "
seconds, 118 s.
I;
Lth29ir.—dsa, laop6osol.,2osnirrlrkailnt
• A:I7:I7E,RAPp,RIAPI,R2I9L._.
December, 111.00.
281‘. f—a
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ccet
tr 28.—Petroleum,
verye i u n,
dull,spot,
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December, 57 sellers.-
tsoslckp, ai80d,5;0607:411:::
f which
63,000 American and 6 1 ,500 Indian. Floating-60,600 Allier
and 26,600 Indian.
HAUB A 'loot
28. URG, APRIL 28.—Rape oll,spot, 31i May, 311. '---- .

utyI,ISITBE4R;DabeAr7I.I9L4. 21.—Banta tin, 79. Rye, May, I°°
BERLIN, APRIL 28.—Rape oil, current month, 151;
tember-October, 14. Spirits, current month, 16a ;
September, 16 13.
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 28.—Wheat, May, 10 . ,
see
hemp, June, 38f. Tallow, spot, 58} 3 roubles 581.
May, 15}.

HAVANA, APRIL 28,—N0. 12 sugar, 141 ; Muscovaed, 71.
'MADRAS, APRIL 27.—New Western cotton is quoted 09'
per lb. cost and freight.

. GOVERNMENT ECONOMY.
Government " economy" is developing itself in 515115:,
eccentric forms. We are informed that in consequence
of military prisoners being now located at Millbanl4
Prison, the number of cells are so reduced that the 6°'
went have taken the residences of the chief officers there)
turning them into cells, and locating these gentlemen outsi.(lB.l
in lodgings, although their duties require them to vlst.
day and night, and they may be called up at any mornelide
So great are the shifts Government is put to to provl_w
Accommodation for the large number of convicts 11_°_,
awaiting removal from county prisons, that prisoners a.J!:
in one or two of our largest establishments, in associatl,
contrary to the spirit of the Act of Parliament. In f3,c, t
everything is done to keep the estimates at the 101,.e„!,.
possible point, without any reference as to efficient (I''
cipline being carried out.—Globe.

BIRTHS.
the 29th inst., at 13, Russell-square, BAKR —On Mrs. ur°hu

Baker, of a daughter.
LATHAM—On the 28th inst., at Lichfield, the Rev. S. Laths°,
of a son.

MARRIAGES. ts
DEEDES—BERNAL—On the 28th inst., at Si. Paul's, K '110;
bridge, (3/anville Deedes, Esq., Royal Artillery, t° „0,
rence Clara, youngest daughter of the late Ralph Bar"
Esq., M.P.
Herby'
HALL—O'GRADY -On the 28th inst , Hognaston, 1
shire, Samuel Anton Hall, of Kiveton Park. Yorksbir, 1.
Anna Helena, da ghter of the Rev. Thos. O'Grady, vieB
of Elognaston.

DEATHS.
CAMPBELL -On the 27th inst., at Dawlisb, Devon,3ll'6.
Frances Campbell, aged 91.
DELAFossE —On the 27th inst., at Newton Abbot, Devon,
Rear-Admiral E. H. Delafosse, aged 82.

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