The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—Opening report—.
There was a good attendance of buyers at this market to-day.
Prices were better all round. 2d. per cental more was asked
upon Friday's prices for wheat, but little was done so far.
Naples beans, 425. per quarter ; Indian corn, 325. 6d. per quarter.
Oats and oatmeal were a slow sale, the former 3s. 9d. to 4s. ac-
cording to quality ; the latter 295. for 2401 b. Closing Report.—
There was only a moderate business done at this market to-day.
Fine qualities of red wheat were held at an advance of 2d. per
cental over Friday's prices, but other descriptions are without
change. Flour was unaltered in value. Beans, 6d. to Is. per
quarter lower. Indian corn sold at 3d. to 6d. per quarter re-
duction.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—There
was a good supply of wheat at this market to-day, but business
was not very active, and an advance of from is. to 2s. per qr.
was asked and in some cases obtained upon last week's prices.
Oats were firm, at late rates.. There was no advance on flour,
but previous rates were fully obtained.

HULL CORN MARKET, TuEsDAL—There was a small sup-
ply of English wheat at this market to-day, at is. per quarter
advance. Barley and beans were better to sell. Peas were
easier to buy. Oats were firm. Old English oats were rather
dearer. English wheat from 525. to 545. per quarter. Barley,
85s. to 40s. per qr. Beans, 48s. to 50s. per qr. Oats, 28s. to
30s. per qr. Peas, 38s. to 455. per qr.

HULL CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a small
show of beasts at this market to-day, especially fat stock. The
transactions were limited at the late high rates. The show of
sheep was small, and few changed hands at the late currency.
There was a fair supply of fat and store pigs. Average sales
Bs. 6d. per stone.
LIVERPOOL STOCK EXCHANGE, TUESDAY.—This market
opens very flat. Prices are quite nominal, 4 lower all round.
London and North-Western Railway, 1214 to 122 ; Lancashire,
1274 ; Caledonian, 73 to 734 ; Sheffield, 394 to 401 ; Midland
120 to 121 ; Metropolitan, 634 to 641 Great Northern A, 1024,
Great Western, 624 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 31 ; Berwick, 1294 to
1304 ; Illinois, 98 to par ; Eries, 15 to 154; Luxemburghs, 94
to 9i. The marketsto-day close rather firmer in tone, recovering
somewhat from the severe depression. London and North-
Western, 1204 to 121 ; Midland, •1204 to 121; Leeds, 1204 ;
Metropolitan, 634 to 64 ; Berwick, 1294 ; Five-Twenties, 824.

METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUESDAY.
—ln consequence of the large supplies on sale at the market
to-day the trade was only steady, at about previous currencies.
—Prime old hay, 120 s. to 130 s. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. to 110 s. ;
prime new hay, 105 s. to 1158.; inferior ditto, 90s. to 100 s. ;
prime old clover, 1355. to 1455. ' • inferior ditto, 110 s. to 1205.;
prime new clover, 120 s. to 128 s. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. to 110 s. ;
and straw, 245. to 30s. per load.
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKETS,
TUESDAY.—These markets have been well supplied with potatoes.
The business doing has been only moderate, at about late quota-
tions —English shaves 100 s. to 1308. ; regents, 110 s. to 130 s. ; and
French, 10s. to 90s. per ton.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, TUESDAY.--Very few transactions
have taken place in the wool market. The slackness in the
manufacturing districts, and the dimin:shed export inquiry,
have restricted the demand for both colonial and English pro-
duce, and the quotations have had a drooping tendency.

COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKETS, TUESDAY.—The produce
markets have continued very unsettled. The demand for sugar
has been to a very moderate extent, at drooping prices. Com-
mon brown and middling yellow Natal, 19s, to 265. ; washed
graining Mauritius, 31s. 6d, to 33s.—In coffee next to nothing has
been doing, and prices are nominal.—Saltpetre has been firm,•
at 31s. landing.—The oil market has been depressed ; linseed oil
has been dull at 30s. 6d. spot.—Rape inactive, at 425. 9d. to
435. spot.—lron has been in limited request, at 50s. 6d. cash,
and 51s. month.—Tin has been firmer ; Straits, £l2o.—Tallow
has been dull, at 455. 6d, spot, and 478. 3d. sellers last three
months.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TIIESDAY.—Opening
report—lmport, per bill of entry, 8,024 bales, of which 4,773
bales are American, and 2,140 South American. The market
opens with a fair inquiry, at the full prices of yesterday. The
prospective sales are 10,000 bales. The official account of the
closing sales report them at 10,000 bales, of which 6,000 are :
Amerif.an, 4kd. to 9d. ; 900 Pernambuco, 9d. ; 400 Bahia and
Mum, 81d. to 84d. ; 200 Maranham, 81d. to 10d. ; 300
Egyptian, 81d. to 15d. ; 2,200 East India Surats, sd. to 7d.
The market is firmer, with a good supply of American, but the
grades are becoming scarce. Middling Uplands, 8 ; Mobile, 81 ;
Orleans, 81 ; fair Dhollerah; 61 ; fair Egyptian, 10d.; prices
nominal.

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—This market
closed yesterday with less depression, in consequence of more
business in cotton, at steadier, and, in some cases, dearer rates;
and it opened to-day with the same improvement in tone, and
many producers this morning raised theirprices. This at once pre-
vented their doing any business, as others are still willing to sell at
Friday's prices. On this basis an average business has been
done in yarns for the home trade, shipping yarns being in very
small request. In cloth the firmer position of the market ap-
pears to have restricted operations, as buyers' ideas are fully
below prices of Friday. Some large offers have been heard
of, of 811 b. skirtings, common makes, at Bs. 9d., but
without leading to any business. The home trade
are still operating sparingly, and as Calcutta telegrams
announce a depressed market there is no buying for that quarter
except at prices too low for acceptance. The market closed
quiet, and the day's business was small and disappointing to
sellers, as the improved tone has tended to restrict rather than
increase business. Quqtatioris are marginally the same as on
Friday.

LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TIIESDAY.—The woollen trade has
seen a change for the better. The Ministerial tone of confi-
dence as to our defensive position has done great things for
the trade of this district, and this morning's market was com-
paratively a buoyant one. The terms in which merchants and
manufactnrers met each other showed that a reaction from the
gloomy forebodings of last week had set in. The larger
manufacturers are determined to proceed as before the an-
nouncement of war; and work in anticipation of an average de-
mand. Their present stocks, too, they refuse to sell except at a
fair remuneration, because they feel that commercially, short
of our taking up arms, the worst is past. The smaller makers,
of course, are not so fully convinced that a brighter prospect
has set in. They are discouraged at not having been able to
clear off the stocks in hand, although the prices at which
they offered to sell were shamefully low, but the
common sense view of this position is unfavourable
to the legitimacy of the remainder of the full trade. Some
large home lowers have been in the town, and their operations,
though not large, have been a good deal more spirited. White
goods have been in brisk request. Victorias sold almost to the
last piece. Wool and every other manufacturing material is
dearer.

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GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, TUESDAY. - Opening
report. This market was very flat to-day. Business was done
from bOs. 6d. cash, down to 50s. 44d. a Month, Claaillg rather
buyers at the lower quotations.

CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, TIIESDAY.—The
market to-day is quiet. Not much is doing, Prices favour
buyers,

The Germans in Austria desire to maintain strict
neutrality, and a resolution to that effect has been passed
by the German Political Society of Reichenberg,
Leave has been stopped to all the officers in the
Royal Marine Artillery and Light Infantry, and a
notification sent to all the commanders of divisions to hold
themselves in readiness for immediate embarkation on
foreign service, as events may require.
A marriage is arranged to take place next month
between Captain Halifax, of the 3rd Hussars, and Miss
Coker, second daughter of the late Major Coker, of
Bicester ouse, Oxfordshire, and step-daughter of Mr. H.
W. Deacon, Master of the Hampshire Hounds-
The managers of the Metropolitan Asylums have
resolved to retain possession of the Hampstead Fever
Hospital, in order to meet the possible requirements of
the Metropolis, which, a medical contemporary states, is
threatened with an epidemic of typhus fever.
The return of the emigration officers for the month
of July shews a great falling off in the number of persons
leaving the Mersey. This arises from the entire cessation
of German emigration since the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween France and Prussia.