The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-06 00:00:00

MARKETS-YESTERDAY.

LONDON TRADE REPORT, THIIRSDAY.—TaIIow is dun.
t C, spot, 445. 3d. • June, 445. 6d. ; last three months, 459. 6d.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, THURSDAY.—The market for
raw sugar has been dull,at drooping prices. Brown and middling
yellow Havana, 255. to 28s. per cwt.; duty, 4s. od. to ss. 3d.
Coffee has been steady Good Colony Plantation Ceylon, 770. to
80s.; tine, 82s. to 84s. 6d.; good middling, 725. to 745. 6d.;
middling, 635. to 708. per cwt. Tea has been in moderate request
at late rates.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY. —The
trade has been quiet to-day. The show of beasts has been more
extensive. The demand has been inactive, but the quotations
have been fairly maintained. With sheep the market has been
well supplied. Sales have progressed slowly, and the value of
inferior stock has had a downward tendency. Lambs have been
dull, at Monday's currency. For calves the demand has ruled
heavy. Beasts have sold at from Ss. to 55.; sheep, 3s. to ss. 4d.;
lambs, 6s. 6d. to 75.; calves, 3s. 10d. to ss. Bd. Total supplies--
Beasts, 1,077 ; sheep and lambs, 12,350 ; calves, 579. Foreign--
Beasts, 408 ; sheep and lambs, 3,570 ; and calves, 445.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKETS,
THuusDAY.--These markets have been fairlysuppliedwith potatoes.
The trade has boen quiet, at about late rates :—English shawl,
110 s. to 130 s. ; regents, 120 s. to 140 s. ; Scotch regents, 1008'
to 130 s. ; and rocks, 90s. to 110 s. per ton.

METROPOLITAN WOOL MARKET, THURSDAY.—In the
wool market there has been a continuance of firmness. For
colonial wool the demand has been active, and extreme rata
have been realised for all descriptions. English wool has been
firm and'quite as dear.
METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THUM.
DAY. —The supply has been moderate. The trade has been glue"
at about late rates. The quotations were as follows :—Prinie
meadow hay, 755. to 82s. 6d. ; inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; rowen,
50s. to 655. ; prime clover, 110 s. to 1265. ' • inferior ditto, 80'
to 955. ; prime second-cut clover, 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto,
80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 20s. to 28s. per load.

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LONDON METAL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Iron has been
steady. Tin has been quiet. Copper has sold slowly.

LONDON OIL MARKET, THIIIISDAY.—Linseed oil has been
quiet, at 325. spot. Rape has been firm. English brown, spot,
435.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—Market dull.
Sales 10,000 bales, including 2,000 bales for export and specu•
lation.

LIVERPOOL COPPER MARKET, THURSDAY.—Market quiet•
Bars, ezi- to 67; ores, Hi.

BIRMINGHAM IRON TRADE, THURSDAY.—At the meeting
of masters on the Birmingham Exchange to-day there was a fair_
attendance, and an improvement in the tone of the trade of the
district was reported. The improvement is not so marked as In
the North country and in the Welsh iron-making district, where
the manufacture of rails is carried on considerably. Darin* the
week there has been no inquiry for sheets and merchant 'Ton'
Many of the principal firms have not been working full time.
some of them only four days a week. So long as the present
state of trade continues prices must remain as they are, but a
permanent improvement is confidently anticipated.
BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.—Good supply of
beef to-day, and all was sold. There was a fair demand for the
best quality at 70s. per cwt. The secondary quality sold at et
to 655. ; inferior, 565. to 635. A good supply of mutton was m:
the market. The best quality in wool made 9d. per pound
shorn sheep, 7id. to Bd. Store sheep and store cattle. Trade
dull.

GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.—There was
large supply of cattle at the market to-day, and many of them of
first-rate quality. The demand was fair, at prices similar to las!
. P
week's quotations. Top current price, from 70s. per c Wtcif
secondary, 655. to 675. ; middling and inferior, 50s. to 600. ;
sheep there was a fair supply, and generally of good quality. .s'^
kinds were in demand, but no alteration can be quoted. 120
to
white-faced current from 9id. to 9d. per lb. ; secondary, Sid' "
9d. Black-faced, top, 9d. ; secondary, 81d. to Bd. At the cloa
a good clearance of all kinds was effected.
but
GLASGOW IRON MARKET, THURSDAY.—Market firm,
business not extensive. Spot, 565. 4 d. ; month, 565. 70.
PARIS CORN MARKET, MAT s.—Current month, 59,..,'°°;
Italy-August, 5915 ; September-December, 5915. Weather law"'

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Sales probably 10,000 bales. l!ilarket steady.

BIRTHS.
FORDE —On the 4th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of flout
C. _Porde, of a daughter.
ROITTLEDGE —On the sth inst., at 294, Camden-road, thewif°
of Edmund Routledge, of a son.

MARRIAGES.
TOPITAM—LEMON—On the 3d inst., at St. Margaret's, List.
Sussex, Frank William Warwick, the eldest son of F; to
Topham, Esq., of Warwick House, Adelaide-roau,,
Helen, third daughter of Mark Lemon, Esq of Craolol,
Sussex.
WINTLE—BARKIIII. On the 30th ult., at St. John's, liticknet;
Mi. Edward Wintle, of Medina Villas, Hackney, to
eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Barker, of Stamford-bib'

A NTROBUS— On the 4th instDEATHS
~ at 146, Piccadilly, Sir A,y,upd
A n trobu s, Bart., aged 77.
COLE—On the 3d inst., at Carlton-hill, John Edmund Cgle'
Esq., aged 47.

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