The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

MARKETS-YESTERDAY.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.--From EsseX fidet
me
Kent the receipts of wheat have been only moderate.
has been steady, at from ls. to 2s. per quarter more meneir; the
similar improvement has taken place in foreign whea oket
inquiry for which has been tolerably active. The Into&
has been moderately supplied with barley. The boa
has been firm, at previous quotations. Malt liaswede'
quiet, on former terms. Oats, the show of which has been
rate, have been in requst, at a further improvement of o".re,
qr. Beans and peas have been steady. Flour has been
and Norfolk qualities have risen is. to 2s. ess
LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS, MONDAY.-Much quiegere
has been noticed in the produce markets to-day. For tea the
has been very little inquiry, caution being engendered.o3;
bat
heavy sales about to take place. Raw sugar has been clinToifee
firm. Refined goods have maintained late rates. „rice,
has been inactive. Fine descriptions have been firm "
otherwise the tendency has been unfavourable.
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LONDON TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.-The market has b
Sat. Y.C., spot, 445. 3d. per cwt.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-About eds
average supply of beasts was on sale here to-day. For all breDest
the trade was firm, and extreme rates were realised, thl
Scots and crosses readily commanding 4s. been
ss. per 81bs. With sheep the market has been
more freely supplied. A steady business h 5 best
concluded atper Sibs. more money. Tho bs.
Downs and half-breds have sold at ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. per Sand
Lambs have been dull, and easier. Calves have sold slowly, ;
pigs have been in limited request. Beasts, from 3s• t°to sg'
sheep, 3s. to ss. 4d. ; lambs, 6s. 6d. to 7s. ; calves, 3s. 10d. ogal.
Bd. ; and pigs, 4S. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. to sink the ,isesr
Total supply :-Beasts, 1,850 ; sheep and lambs, 29,0),i;
196 ; and pigs, 100. Foreign-Beasts, 1,380 ; sheep and la
8,160: calves, 187 ; and pigs, 20. ties
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-The suPPalea
of all kinds of meat were short to-day, and the trade, r scl.;
brisk, at very full currencies. Beef from 3s. 4d. to 45.n0r1;,
mutton, 4s. to ss. 2d. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. ; lamb, 65. to 73;
3sLONDONSs, Bd. per Blbs. by the carcase.
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OIL MARKET MONDAY.- Linseed oil quiet,S.
325. spot. Rape is firm. English brown spot, 425. 9d• ,0
For other oils there has been very little inquiry. 131 de"
LONDON METAL MARKET, MONDAY.-For iron tto
mand has been inactive. Tin has been quiet-Straits,
£132. Copper has sold slowly.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.-The nlarketlia°
been dull. Sales, 8,000 bales. Import, 26,125 bales. '
ts 1255';
CORK BUTTER MARKET,MONDAY.-Ordinary Firs 000
seconds, 115 s. ; thirds, 100 s. ; fourths, 88s. • fifths, 670. ; 000.0
not quoted; 770 firkins in the market. Mild-cured firsts,
seconds, 1245. ; thirds, 110 s. ; 50 firkins in the market.

AGRICULTURE AND THE CORN TRA---nE.
The refreshing showers which have fallen in most poar;
of the country during the past week have mate
altered and considerably improved the aspect agricultia;
affairs. A fresh impetus has been given to vegetatiero_,
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and the wheat plant, previously suffering ija,s
the unexceptional dryness of the season, oed
assumed a most luxuriant appearance, whilst the
le
hold of the ground which it had already obtained, tlla
to the belief that beneficial results will ensue from
progress of affairs up to the present moment. The Poe
tures and meadow lands, also, have benefitted bY
much-wanted moisture, and although the supply of gr
,°
is less than the average for the time of year, and in e -
sequence feeding stuffs have continued in request, 13' 'PA
pects as regards the hay crop have been enhanced• but
yet the quantity of rain fallen has been very moderates essa'
at present there are no indications of its immediate e
tion. Notwithstanding that business has not been been
ducted on a liberal scale, considerable firmness has op•
noticed in the grain trade during the week. Thelnlliers
plies of wheat have been only moderate, and , 0
shewing more disposition to increase their stool, to
upward tendency has been imparted to prices, andr A
2s. per quarter more money has been obtaine''‘,oo-
remarkable feature has been the presence of some 'erir
tinental buyers, but we do not hear that they have °Pot
ted to any extent ; but, at the same time, the fael:rthea
such operations have taken place, has tended to streno the
values. A general improvement has taken place laol
quotations throughout the Continental maxket,e?,tiet,
at the Baltic ports prices are is.
"'crvices,
with still an upward tendency. American %ilea'
report that not only have extensive shipments of
_ow
and flour been made to this country at enhanced Votli
tions, but large purchases have been made by es+
American merchants. It seems now more than eve °jet,
dent that the value of wheat has touched its lowest )3,',)13r
that prices will continue to rule firm, and not iinPrefooar
to further improve, although appearances are not in
of any important advance.—Magnet. lat
Although favoured with a touch of midsummer
week, we have again relapsed into a Ma feet for
coldness with only a few showers, quite insuffinieosoa"
present wants. Thus April closes its term unsex Pir,
ably, and leaves us without the usual pro !rase' •
,
the grthes and spring corn the deficiency of tr'„
becomr. , serious, but we should hopefully renion'te
still . and fruitful showers may yet be close bets
us to dispel our fears. But if the weather-PI
who felt the sun when, on Wednesday, the 18th, 'la b°
at 95 degrees, and predicted a hot summer, sheugoria
right, and the heat be without enough rain, our "0101
corn would have a poor chance, and even the ee of
from its thinness not come up to the abunclanre
1868. The neighbouring countries of Europe `7ltlier9
getting apprehensive from the state of the we the
and markets are generally rising. All along roof
Baltic they speak of short supplies, and the bes.t.,Poore
of this at Dantzic is that such a first-rate granary It;
offers literally nothing now to the London marketfo'obv
such a state of things it is no wonder some impress' write
at last been made upon the country, and again we solne
prices fully ls. per quarter higher for wheat, and in
places 2s. ; while all spring corn begins to move upsiveaeS'
oats more especially after a very long and undue u •`.
sion.—Mark Lane Express.
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vigorous ; the winter-sown beans, of which ace
of
breadth than usual was sown, in consegne: r ale
the almost total failure of spring beans last aitiam
y
looking very indifferently, and in many cases are p ild
or wholly renown with peas. Barley is at a s'l-0.4
want of a more suitable atmosphere. The wheat but
as a whole, may be said to be fairly pronlise&claii;
there are many cases where sown on taceis tiVe'd
upon summer fa,llows, or after two years' see_ roalle
lighter soils, are very unhealthy:, and much of the `i
become unoccupied by the dying of the plant, i'vrojeat
amount of injury is inflicted by that much-to-hel.l p tbsa
pest the wire-worm. It is a matter of congratulatrovar,
farm work, especially horse labour, is in a verY hig
state, as the price of agricultural horses is verY oh
The prospect of spring keeping for stock is not gins° °f
pastures, with a few exceptions, look brown
green.—Chamber of Agriculture Journal.

Ca
Authenticated accounts state tint i
t General ,-01,0,
has resigned the command of the insurgent forces i11,006_,
and has escaped from the island and reached St. --,Lieou
He has made a statement to the effect that the inew,
of the insurgents, and the dissensions among their 0
render success impossible.
Colnit
The Memorial Diplomatique states that ra thv
Beust has instructed Prince Metternich to infAST job
Cabinet of the Tuileries that Austria would re cities
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in any collective step to prevent future atroc,,n
Greece, in addition to the collective action of Engi"—
Italy. vogeci
At Crusheen, Clare, notices have been relits
commanding the local landlords to reduce the' DT Lice
° ts
twenty per cent., under penalty of being shot. t refill
also given to tenants not to pay the Preseecia''
under a similar penalty. Three landlords are
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named.

BRTHS.
MORRICE —On the 2d inst.,l
at Blythe Hill, Ca, d
f„ -bridge'
Kent, Mrs. A. W. Morrice, of a son.
31°17 On the 2d inst., at 8, Cambridge-placel llregePt °
park, the wife of Albert Mott, Esq., of a daugh'e'
MARRIAGES. Vl''r 0
HAItLEY—KARN—On the 30th ult , at Ettmsga%, riot'
Harley, son of Richard Harley, of Hereford, to oas
D'Arthez Kern, of Ramsgate. 30'
MUNDY—TOWNSEND—On the 30th ult., at ThornbliTli4P,
daughter
Pierrepont Mundy to Geraldine 8° ,hors"
of the Rev. M. P. S. Townsend, vicar of
bury, Gloucestershire.
DEATHS.
APHWORTH —On the 80th ult., at Clavertou Longo,
Thomas Ashworth, Esq., aged 67. r
REAL—On the Ist inst., at St. Leonard's Dale, pea
sor, Berks, John Keal, Esq., aged 70.

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