The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-17 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TIIESDAY.—There was a rather
better demand for wheat at a decline of sd. to 6d. per cental on
the week, or 2d. to 3d. since Friday. Barrel flour was bought
for export at a reduction of 6d. to ls. per barrel. Oats and oat-
meal were very dull, at is. per bushel, and 6d. per load cheaper.
Indian corn, and beans met a slow sale at 6d. per 481bs. lower
than on Friday.

LEEDS CORN MARKET, TIIESDAY.—There was a more
general demand for wheat to-day at this market ; but millers
insisting upon a considerable reduction in prices, sales could
only be effected at a decline of 3s. to 4s. per qr on all wheat.
New wheat was 425. to 595. per qr. for red, and 58s. for white
wheat. Spring corn was quiet, and is. per qr. lower. -
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, Tuesday.—There was a small
delivery from farmers at this market to-day, but there were
large arrivals from abroad. Very little, however, is doing even
at the heavy decline of last Saturday. Prices are just about
the same for all kinds of grain and flour.
HULL CORN MARKET, TuEsDAr--There was to-day a small
quantity of wheat offered at this market. Old wheat was 2s.
lower, new wheat 4s. lower. Oats, peas, and beans were ls.
cheaper. Barley was scarce, and very little was offered.

HULL CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a small
shew of both beasts and sheep at this market to-day, and there
was no trade doing. Milch cows and calves were in demand,
but there were none offering: There was a large shew of pigs
which were offered at considerably less money.
LIVERPOOL STOCK EXCHANGE, TUESDAY.—TWo o'clock :
Markets without features of importance. Consols quoted at
911 to 911 for September. Railways and foreign bonds are
steady. Close.—Railways : London mid North-Western, 1261 to
1261 ; Metropolitan, 65 to 66 ; Midland, 1261 to 127 ; Trunks, 13
to 131. ; Berwick, 139 to 140 ; Canada, 14i to 14i; Sheffield, 42/ to
43i ; Luxemburg, 11 to 14 ; Erie, 17i to 18.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Opening report :
—lmports per bill of entry, 3,936ba1e5. The market opens to-
day very quietly, but with some steadiness as to prices, the
news from the seat of war not having any influence on opinion.
The probable sales will be 8,000 or 10,000 bales, but may be
increased or decreased according to the information received
from the contening armies.
METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUESDAY.—
The market was only scantily supplied to-day. The trade ruled
firm, at fully previous quotations. Prime old hay, 1265. to
1355. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. toll Os. ; prime new hay, 110 s. to
120 s. ; inferior ditto, 90s. to 105 s. ; prime old clover, 140 s. to
150 s. ; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 120 s. ; prime new clover, 120 s. to
130 s. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. to 110 s. ; and straw 245. to 325. per
load.

LONDON WOOL MARKET, TUESDAY.—The wool market
has been without feature of importance. Colonial produce has
commanded but little attention, and there has been scarcely any
inquiry for English. Prices, however, have been without fur-
ther change.
LONDON TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—TaIIow has been
quiet, at 445. 3d. spot, last three months 455. 6d.
COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKETS, TUESDAY.—There has been
a continuance of quietness in this market. Tea has been pur-
chased slowly, and prices have been without change. Raw
sugar has commanded but little attention, and refined goods
have been -dealt in quietly. Fine plantation coffee has been
firm, otherwise the tone of the market has been depressed.
LONDON OIL MARKET, TUESDAY.—Linseed has been quiet.
Rape has been firm. Cocoanut has been steady. Other oils
have met a limited inquiry.

LONDON METAL MARKET, TIIESDAY.—Iron has been
quiet. Tin has been dull. Copper has been purchased to a
moderate extent, but at low currencies.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKETS,
TUESDAY.—These markets have been fairly supplied with pota-
toes. The trade has been quiet, at about prevAous quotations.
English shaws, 775. to 85s. ; regents, 80s. to 100 s. per ton.

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—This market
yesterday was agitated by acccounts received of a victory near
Metz being claimed by both France and Prussia, and all busi-
ness that could be deferred was left over till further particulars
were received from. the seat of war. At midday to-day a tele-
gram was posted on 'Change claiming a great victory
for the French, and announcing an incredible loss
on the Prussian side. This news has caused
this market to assume a quieter tone, and
induced some sellers to listen to prices which they refused at
the end of last week, when the repeated Prussian victories
induced many to think the war would be brought to a speedy
termination by the inability of France to cope with Prussia.
The business in progress is very small, and wiil be likely to
continue so for a time, at least, unless we return to the late very
low prices, which may induce further buying on a large scale.
Prices to-day are nominally unchanged since Friday, but the
tendency is slightly in favour of buyers.
LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—There continues to be
a quiet demand for woollen goods, and to-day's markets in the
cloth halls were thinly attended by buyers, whose operations
were to much the same extent as for the past few markets.
There was a trifle more doing in heavy goods for winter, but
the chief sales were those of meltons, plain and fancy
coatings, white and other Tweeds, and Victoria cloths.
The sales of ordinary black cloths were small. The
manufacturers, though not so well employed as they
were before the Franco-Prussian war are doing a fair
amount of work; and as the operations of theniakers of woollen
cloths in both France and Germany are now suspended, it is
probable that there will soon be an increase in the demand for
English cloths for export to the Continent. Besides the demand
for blankets, to which we referred in our last report, there have
been inquiries for blue pilot cloths for both the belligerent
countries, but not many orders have yet been received.
There are some fair orders of autumn goods in the
course of delivery. for Ireland ; and those for Scotland are not
much less than usual. There is a good deal of irregularity as
to the prices of flax and linen threads and yams ; and the trade
is dull. The raw iron trade is quite as active as lately reported,
but some of the makers of textile machinery are slack. The
local coal trade is steady, both as to demand and prices.
BELFAST LINEN MARKET, TIIESDAY.—Yarns : Although
some houses have transacted rather more business during the
past week than the preceding week, still, on the whole, the de-
mand is not improved. The harvest operations for some time
repress the demand for home consumption. A further
accumulation has taken place in stocks, without
any material change to note in prices. Still more
or less reduction has been announced. In brown
power loom light linens for bleaching there is no improvement
in the demand whatever to announce. Stocks are on the in-
crease. There is no change in prices. The demand for heavy
linens was dull. The stocks shew symptoms of accumulation.
Prices generally are unchanged. In cloth suitable for the foreign
clothing trade the orders on hand have been neither numerous nor
extensive. In cloth for dyeing Hollands the transactions have not
reached the ordinary average, still the home trade demand
shows improvement. Roughs good medium make sold rather
more freely. Stocks are not increased, and prices are
unaltered. Linen handkerchiefs and cambric handkerchiefs
remain as last reported. There is no business of importance
doing in damasks and diapers. There was a
moderately fair demand for drills, but little alteration has
taken place in prices. Light linens for bleaching : No change
since last report. The demand for heavy linens was dull, at
unaltered prices. There was a moderate demand for cloth for
dyeing and Hollands of medium fine sets ; other makes not
sought for. There is no change in prices. Linen handkerchiefs
remain dull of sale, the production still small. There is a
moderately fair business in Cambric handkerchiefs.
GLASGOW IRON MARKET, TUESDAY.—The market to-day
was firm. Business done at 51s. sd. cash. Closing steadily.
CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, TUESDAY.—This
market is quiet to-day. There was a small business done at
about previous rates.

LEAVE IT IN SUSPENSE.—Why send a Minister to
London at all now that we withdraw Motley? Our
Consuls in England are all-sufficient for commercial rela-
tions in Great Britain, and what other relations have we
with that Power of any moment outside the Alabama
negotiation ? That negotiation England has declared
closed, though she is ready to re-open it in Washington.
Let us, then, for a little, deprive ourselves of the luxury
of a Minister to London.—New York Herald.

MOTLEY NOT THE ONLY COLOUR.—The London
Times regrets that Mr. Motley has been recalled just as he
has been in England long enough to become " endeared to
every Englishman." Most potent, grave, and reverend
senior, " that's what's the matter." In the present
peculiar relations of the two Powers that man does not
represent the American people who " becomes endeared "
to the people who deny us simple justice ; and no man
can become endeared in England unless he agrees with
Englishmen and accepts their views.—New Fork Herald.

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ISLINGTON.—A tire which
has proved very disastrous was discovered on Tuesday on
the premises occupied by Messrs. Hill and Sons, builders
and contractors, Charlton-place, High-street, Islington.
The flames were first seen issuing from the steam saw
mills, and in the course of a few minutes they spread to
the stabling and other outhouses, as well as to a large
stack of deals. It was found impossible to extricate
three viduable horses that were in the stables, and
the animals perished in the flames. The premises were
completely destroyed, and the adjoining houses weremuch
injured by both fire and water. The cause of the fire is
unknown.

A MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO DROWN
A BoY AT LEEDS.—A .singular charge of attempting to
drown Charles George, a boy about 11 years of age,
residing at 171, Marsh-lane, was preferred on Monday,
before Mr. Bruoe, the Leeds stipendiary magistrate,
against Michael Clarke, whose home is 15, Marsh-lane.
George and the prisoner were at the Wellington-street
Baths on Saturday, and Clarke attempted to drown the
boy at the six feet end by holding him down under the
water after he had made a similar attempt in a shallow
part of the bath. His conduct was witnessed by several
young men who were bathing and they rescued George
from the prisonef:grasp. The boy was suhsequentiy
moored home, the continued in such a weak state
that he was not able to attend the court. The prisoner
denied thot he dragged George into the water a second
tgathat he eittenapted t 6 drownh2. Mr, Bruce
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