The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-24 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LONDON TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY. —The market is quiet.
Y.C., Spot, and month, 455. 9d. per cwt.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS, THURSDAY.—For sugar there
has been very litte inquiry, and the value of low qualities has
had a drooping tendency. Coffee has been very steady, and
notwithstanding large supplies, prices are maintained. The
sales of tea have passed off with spirit, at full currencies. Rice
has been firm. White Bengal 12s. ; Banana, 18s. 6d. ; Rangoon,
Bs. to 9s. 6d. per cwt,

LONDON OIL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Linseed has been firm,
but quiet, at 31s. 6d. spot. Rape has been dull and drooping.
English brown, spot, 435. 3d. Palm oil is flat, fine Lagos, 395.
LONDON METAL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Iron is quieter.
Tin is steady ; Straits, £133 10s. to £134 ; Banca, £135. Copper
is in request ; English tough cape £73.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, THURSDAY.—The attendance of
buyers at the public sales of colonial wool has continued good.
Home manufacturers have operated freely, but the quantity
taken for export has been very moderate. Prices have ruled
firm. English wool has been steady, at previous quotations.

METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY.
—Only moderate supplies were on sale at the market to-day.
The demand was firm, at the annexed quotations :—Prime
meadow hay, 110 s. to 1205.; inferior ditto, 85s. to 955. ; prime
clover, 1355. to 1455. ; inferior ditto, 115 s to 1255. ; prime
second-cut clover, 115 s. to 1255. ; inferior ditto, 90s. to 100 s. ;
and straw, 245. to 30s. per load.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKETS,
THURSDAY.--The supplies of new potatoes have been good of
foreign moderate. The trade has been quiet, as follows :—New
English regents, Os. 6d. to 7s. ; Scotch regents, Os. 6d. to 7s. ; and
rocks, 6s. 6d. to 7s. per cwt.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, TIIIIRSDAY.—About an
average supply of beasts was on sale here to-day. The demand
was inactive, and the tendency of prices was in favour of buyers.
With sheep the market was heavily supplied. Sales progressed
slowly, and the quotations were barely maintained. Lambs
were dull and drooping. Calves and pigs were in limited
request. Beasts sold at from 3s. 2d. to ss. ; sheep, 3s. to ss. 4d. ;
lambs, 6s. to 6s. Bd. ; calves, 3s. 10d. to ss. Bd. ; and pigs,
4s. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 8 lbs. -to sink the offal. Total
supplies :—Beasts, 760; sheep and lambs, 14,220; calves, 707 ;
and pigs, 60. Foreign :—Beasts, 170: sheep and lambs, 3,700 ;
and calves, 551.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.—At this ma-
ket to-day there was a large supply of English and foreign wheat,
and both were from is. to 2s. per qr. dearer Barley, oats, and
peas were is. per qr. dearer. Beans were unaltered.
MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is no
improvement to note in our market to-day ; and any business
doing is on the most limited scale. Prices and quotations, how-
ever, considering the smallness of the amount of transactions
that are being entered into, remain comparatively steady, ex-
cepting in those instances where the orders on hand, especially
for piece goods, are nearly completed. in these cases rather
lower prices, if offered, would be accepted.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—This market
opens quiet to-day. Sales probably 8,000 hales.
BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—The supply of
beef at the Bristol Cattle market to-day was good, and the de-
mand being brisk it was all sold. The prices ran as follows :-
70s. to 725. top per cwt. ; secondary, 655. ; inferior, 565. to 60s.
The supply of mutton was large, and a goodly number of lambs
were in the market. The trade was about the same as last week,
and nearly all the animals were sold. The top price for mutton
was 7id. ; for lamb, Bd. to 9d. In store cottle and store sheep
trade was dull, the exceedingly dry weather making farmers un-
willing to buy.
BRADFORD TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY. —The prices ob-
tained at the Doncaster market last Saturday were higher than
was expected, and staplers have consequently been enabled to
maintain the value of all goods. Buyers prefer to operate
chiefly in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and similar wools,
which combine quality with brightness and depth of
growth. The increasing firmness of mohair does much
to stimulate the demand for these wools. But all ordinary wools
particularly half-breds and Downs, have a very slow sale, and
the rates are declining. The export yarn trade is still very in-
animate. Buyers hold off, in the hope that a decline in wool
may bring prices down. Spinners* hitherto have been neces-
sarily firm, and the comparative briskness of the home trade
helps to uphold quotations. Nothing new has transpired in the
piece trade. Machinery now generally employed; but new
business is seldom done. Prices keep steady, although cotton is
so flat.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, THURSDAY.—The market to-
day is easier, at 605. Bd. and 60s. 7d. a month. The buyers asked
at the latter quotation ; sellers held out for the former. The
cash price (a nominal quotation) is 60s. 3d.
GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.—There was an
ordinary supply of cattle at this market to-day, but many of
them were of secondary quality. The demand was rather dull.
Prices were the same as last week, viz. :—Top current, 70s. to
725. per cwt. ; secondary, 675. to 68s. ; middling and inferior,
555. to 635. There was a larger number of sheep and lambs
there than last week, but many of them, particularly the lambs,
were of middling quality. Good sorts were in demand, and last
week's prices were readily obtained. Superior qualities were
rather cheaper. White-faced, top, 10d. per lb. ; secondary 9d.
to *I. per lb. Blackfaced, top, 10d. per lb. ; secondary, 9d. to
91{1. per lb. Clipped, top, Bid. to Bd. per lb. Lambs, top, 28s.
to 325. each ; secondary, 225. to 245. each ; inferior, 15s. to 20s.
each. At the close a fair clearance of all kinds was effected.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—Ordinary firsts,
112 s. ; seconds, 109 s. ; thirds, 105 s. ; fourths, 993. ; fifths, 755. ;
sixths, 555. 2,230 firkins in the market. Mild cured firsts,
115 s. ; seconds, 113 s. ; thirds, not quoted ; 230 firkins in the
market.

BIRMINGHAM IRON MARKET, TAURSDAY.—There was a
large attendance of ironmasters on 'Change to-day. The pros-
pects of tho South Staffordshire iron trade are considered very
hopeful, and the trade for the present is better than for many
months past. Owing to the weather the puddlers are not able
to make such full time as in the cooler seasons ; but allowing for
this, the furnaces are exceptionally busy. The orders for manu-
factured iron are well sustained, and pigs are firm.
GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, TEIIIRSDAY.—The supply of
all sorts of stock at this market
.to-day was larger than last
week. 'The demand was dull for each sort. Prices were the
turn lower for everything. Top oxen, 70s. per cwt.; secondary,
655. to 675. per cwt.; middling, 565. to 60s. per cwt. Sheep, 7d.
to 81d. per lb. Lambs, 9d. to 10d. per lb. There were 1,200
cattle, and 5,000 sheep and lambs in the market.