The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-12 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY.--The Corn Exchange
to-day was thinly attended by millers, and the grain tr de
throughout was characterised by quietness; nevertheless, a fair
amount of firmness was observable in values. The market was
fairly supplied with English wheat, which came to hand in
rather better condition. Purchases were effected cautiously at
fully Monday's currencies. Foreign wheat was in moderate
supply and similar request, on former terms. There was a good
show of barley on the stands. Choice malting, grinding, and
distilling qualities experienced a fair inquiry, at extreme prices.
Inferior descriptions were in limited demand, but unaltered in
value. Malt was dull, but not quotably lower. Oats, the supply
of whichwas large, wiet with a quiet sale, at present quotations.
Beans and peas were moderately active, and prices were well
supported. Flourwas active, at fully the rates previously current.
Arrivals :—English and Scotch.—Wheat, 1,240 qrs. ; barley,
2,130 ; oats, 450 ; beans, 70 ; and peas, 100. Foreign.—Wheat,
7,740 qrs. ; barley, 6,280 ; oats, 49,020 ; maize, 2,260 ; peas, 340 ;
flour, 160 sacks and 10,050 barrels.
LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—This market opened
quiet but steady to-day. Imports :—Wheat, 4,347 quarters ;
beans, 5,393 quarters ; peas, 45 quarters ; barley, 245 quarters ;
Indian corn, 26,093 quarters; flour, 1,010 sacks and 1,018 barrels;
oats, 763 quarters ; oatmeal, 1,975 loads.—Closing Report.—ln
wheat there was a fair amount of sales for consumption at this
market to-day, at Tuesday's extreme quotations. Fine wheat
was a shade dearer. Flour was steady, and unchanged in price.
Barley and beans were unaltered. Peas were ls. per quarter
dearer. Oats and oatmeal were a dull sale. Indian corn was
held for 6d. per qr. more, but the advance was difficult to get,
and sales were checked.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—The Wheat trade
is quiet to-day. Last Friday's prices are steadily maintained.
In barley there has been no material change, but secondary
sorts are difficult to quote. Beans and oats are fully as dear as
last week.

LINCOLN CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—At this market to-day
wheat declined ls. The trade was rather slow. Barley was at
is. advance. Peas were at 6d. more money. Beans and oats
sold at late rates.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, FRIDAY.-The market
to-day.was rather more freely supplied with meat, conseque tly
the trade was not quite so brisk, but prices were without any
important alteration. Quotations :-Per Blbs. by the car-
case :-Inferior beef, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd.: middling do., 4s. Od.
to 4s. 6d. ; prime large do., 4s. Bd. to ss. Od. ; prime small
do., ss. Od. to ss. 2d. ; inferior mutton 3s. Bd. to 4s. ;
middling do., 4s. to 4s. Bd.; prime do., 4s. 10d. to ss. 4d. ; veal,
55.5 d.; large pork, 33. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; small pork, ss. to ss. 6d.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET, FRIDAY.-In the hop market no
feature of importance has transpired. Fine qualities have been
somewhat scarce, and nave commanded full prices. Other
descriptions have sold slowly. Mid and East Kents, 10s. to
£7; Weald of Kents, £2 10s. to £4; Sussex, £2 ss. to £3 10s. ;
Farnham and country, £3 15s. to £6 6s. ; and olds, £1 to £2 10s.
per cwt.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, FRIDAY.-At public sales
of colonial' wool biddings have progressed with less animation,
owing to the thin attendance of foreign buyers. English houses
have operated to a fair extent, but their purchases have not
been of sufficient magnitude to maintain quotations with firm-
nsss, and inferior qualities have, in consequence, continued to
droop in value.
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, Far-
DAY.-These markets have been fairly supplied with potatoes.
The trade has been quiet, as follows :-English regents, 455. to
805.; ditto shaws, 90s. to 100 s. ; Scotch regents, 60s. to 70s. ;
rocks, 453. to 555. per ton.
LONDON METAL MARKET, FRIDAY.-Scotch pig iron
has been quiet, at 51s. 40. cash. Copper has sold slowly ;
Chili bars, good brands, £62. Tin has been quiet; Straits, and
Banca, £126105.

LONDON OIL MARKET, FRIDAY.-Linseed oil quiet, at
£29155. spot. Rape firm. English brown, spot, £43s. 15s.
to £44. Refined, £46 ; foreign, £47. Other oils have sold
slowly.
. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, FRIDAY.-The market is firm
Y.C., spot, 425.., December, 425. 3d. to 425. 6d.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, FRIDAY.
-Not much inquiry has been experienced for tea, at about late
quotations. Raw sugar has commanded but little attention,
but prices have ruled firm. Jamaica, 255. 6d. to 295. 6d. ; An-
tigua and St. Vincent, 245. to 28s. ; Demerara, 265. 6d. to 275. 6d.
Coffee has been in fair request, at full prices ; middling
colony plantation Ceylon, 625. 6d. to 665. 6d. ; good to fine
middling, 675. to 745. 6d. ; good to fine old, . 6s. to 80s. 6d. ; and
pea-berry, 71s. 6d. to 78s. 6d. Rum has been steady ; Jamaica,
3s. 6d.; Mauritius, Is. sd.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.-Opening Re-
port.-This market opened with a fair inquiry to-day. Probable
sales, 10,000 bales. Imports, 6,050 bales. Second report.-
Total imports, 45,068 bales. Sales, 67,290 bales ; reported on
spec dation, 5,150 bales ; for export, 14,150 bales ; actual
export, 21,891 bales. Taken by the trade, 47,960 bales ; stock,
438,820 bales ; last year, 434,800 bales. Closing report.-The
market closed firm in all positions to-day. Sales 10,000 bales.

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, FRIDAY.—This market still
continues extremely Sat, with very little business in progress.
The news from India and China not being favourable, there has
been no buying of magnitude for these quarters, though pro-
ducers have tempted buyers by offering to make concessions in
price for new contracts, with plenty of time for delivery.
The home trade is still buying to a fair extent, especially in
cloths for the spring trade. For the Continent there is no im-
provement to note. A number of petty orders are being placed
since the fall in prices, which were previously impracticable at
the limit given to buyers ; but the principal strength of the
market is not in the daily business doing, but in the engage-
ments held by producers, which enables them to refuse
the long offers making by some buyers mu. h under cost. Quota-
tions to-day are—for 39in. shirtings, 71bs. ordinary to best makes,
7s, 74d. to Bs. 3d.; ditto, 9s. lid. to 9s. 9d,; 40s. mule
yarn, ls. lfd." 30s. quarter twisl, ls. ld. The market closes
dull, with prices in buyers' favour.

CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, FRIDAY. —There is not
much improvement in the demand at this market to-day. Prices
are steady.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, FRIDAY.—This market to-
day is stead Business is done by buyers atfils, 44d. cash, which
is the closing price ; sellers, however, held for 51s. sd. Closing
report :—There was almost nothing doing at this market to-
day. Sellers, 51s. sd. ; buyers, 51s. 40.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, FRlDAY.—Ordinary, no change ;
211 firkins in the market. Mild cured, firsts, 1355. ; seconds,
1265.; thirds, 115 s. 100 firkins in the market.

The Western Mail speaks of the " wonderful
success" of a " ten days' revival mission " at Swansea,
conducted by the Rev. R. Aitken, vicar of Pendeen,
Cornwall, and his two sons, the Rev. R. W. Aitken, vicar
of St. Paul's, Penzance, and the Rev. W. H. Aitken,
curate of St. Jude's, Islington.

THE FRENCH LOAN.—The _Eleeteur Libre, the
organ of M. Ernest Picard, the Minister of Finance in
Paris, has an article on the French Loan, which it con-
demns altogether. We were, it says, much surprised at
such a step. The Running Accounts of the Receivers
Generals, centralised at Tours owing to the absence of
communications with Paris, appeared sufficient for the
requirements of National Defence in the departments.
The official journal has given no intimation of so serious a
measure, and we should have thought the credit
of the State required more reserve and less
precipitancy, especially when a loan contracted
in Paris might have been resorted to. Facts
of this kind give too much reason for criticising the
Delegation at Tours, and everyone must support us in
insisting on an armistice which would put an end to the
division of Powers which now occasion serious evils. The
armistice would, at least, enable us to replace the Tours
Delegation, and arrange a better system which should
prevent decrees of this kind, which we only learn through
provincial journals. MM. Cremieux, Gambetta, and the
others seem to have undertaken this responsibility some-
what lightly. We must await their explanations before
passing a final judgment.

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