The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-18 00:00:00

MARKETS-YESTERDAY.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—There has been
a steady demand for raw sugar, at improving currencies. Taal,
255. 6d. ; Cuban afloat, 255. 9d. Refined goods have maintained
full prices. Coffee has been dull and drooping. For tea there
has been very little inquiry. at about late rates. Rice has been
dull. Rangoon bought in at Os. 3d. to Os. 6d. per cwt. Saltpetre
has been firm, and fully as dear; and jute has been steady.
LONDON TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—The market has been
flat. Y.C., spot, 465. Pd. sellers ; month, 465. Pd. ; June, 455. 044
last three months( 465. 6d. per cent.

LONDON OIL MARKET, TRußsDAY.—Linseed oil has been
dull, at 325. spot. Rape has been flat. There have been sellers'
of English brown at 425. spot and month. Other oils have comp
manded but little attention.
LONDON METAL MARKET, THIIRSDAY.--Scotch pig iron'
has been quiet. Tin has sold slowly. Straits tin, £ll9 to
41119 Ms. Copper has been inactive. Chili bars, £66 to £oo 10141
Wallaroo, £73.
LONDON COTTON MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—The trade half
been dull, at barely late rates.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, l'HußsDAy.......ord&
moderate supplies of beasts were on sale here to-day. For ail.
breeds the trade was dull, in sympathy with the heavfness prey.*
lent in the dead meat markets, and the quotations were barely
maintained. Full average supplies of sheep have been on sal
A want of animation has characterised the inquiry for all
qualities, and the quotations have ruled in favour of purohaSers.•
Calves have sold quietly, at drooping prices. Beasts have been
Bpquoted at from 3s. 4d_ to 55. 2d ; sheep, 88. 4d. to 6s. ; lambs, Ts.
to Se.
supplies.-Beasts,
4s. 2d. to Os. per 81bs. to sink the offal. Total
os
Beasts, 622; sheep and lambs, 7075 ; and calm, 261,
u
: Beasts, 243 ; sheep, 2,750 ; and calves, 191.
Foreign s
BOROUGH AND SPITALALFIELDS POTATO MARKET,
TEURDAY.-These markets have been fairly supplied with
potatoes. The trade has been quiet, as follows :-English
straws, 120 s. to 130 s. ; regents, 758. to 110 s. ; Scotch regents, 754
to 110 s. ; rocks, 70s. to 755. ; and French, 60s. to 70s.per ton.
METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THuES-
DAY.--There has been a moderate supply on sale. The demand
has been heavy, as follows ;-Prime raeadowhay, 755. to 82s. f3d.;
inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. Rowen, 50s. to 655. prime clover,
110 s. to 120 s. ; inferior ditto,- 80a. to 955. ; prime second-cut
clover, 1008. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 20e.
to 30s. per load.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, THURSDAY.-The demand for
English wool has been only to a moderate extent, but prices have
been maintained. The same remarks are equally applicable tO;
colonial produce, for which the inquiry has been limited, but the
value of which has ruled firm.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THunsDAY.-The markettl
has been steady. Sales, 12,000 bales.
GLASGOW IRON MARKET, TIIIIRSDAY.-The demand hat; been easier. Scotch pig, cash, 635. lid. to 638. 9d. ; sellers, (ice,
next week, buyers, 535. 4d.
CORK BUTTER MARKET, TIIIIRSDAY.-Ordinary, no change
in the quotations ; two hundred and eighty firkins in the market.
Mild-cured-firsts, 139. ; second 4 139; thirds, 121 s. Sixteew
firkins inthe market.
PARIS CORN MARKET, TIIIIItSDAY.-Wheat has been very.
limited, and flour has hung on hand. Sales have been difticUlt,
except at reduced prices. Rye, 17.60 ; oats, 16.75 to 17.50.
HAVRE COTTON MARKET, MARCH 10.-The nark
0 11L4
been firm. For arrival, 156.'.
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 16.--Banta tin, quiet, 72i,
YAIRABAB3O, FED, 27,-Copper ores, sl7i.

It is believed at Chatham that Colonel J. W. S.
Smith, C. 8., now commanding the Ist debot batta-
lion at that garrison, will, on the final breaking up
of the depot battalions, be appointed to the com-
mand of a division at Aldershot, and that Coloncl W.
Rickman, commanding the 2d depot battalion, will
have the command of the new depot battalion—the
" General Battalion," which will be formed at
Chatham. The Adjutant of this new battalion,
it is expected, will be Captain W. Wood, now
Adjutant to the 6th depot battalion, at Shorn-
cliffe.