The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-17 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY.-The grain trade at
Mark-lane to-day ruled quiet. Transactions throughout were
restricted, and prices generally were lowrr than on Monday last.
There was a limited supply of English wheat on offer, the con-
dition of which, owing to the wet weather, was indifferent. The
inquiry was dull. and occasionally a reduction of ls. per quar-
ter took place in values. Foreign wheat, the supply of which
was large, experienced a slow, sale at drooping prices. There
was a large show of barley on offer. Both malting and grinding
descriptions were purchased sparingly, the former being offered
on lower terms. Malt was quiet, but. values were unchanged.
The market was moderately supplied with oats. The trade was
depressed,and values in someinstances gave way ed. per quarter.
Beans and peas were in limited request, at about late rates.
Flour was inactive, and prices were weak. Arrivals :-English
and Scotch : wheat, 550 ; barley, 400 ; malt, 90 ; beans, 60 ; peas,
70. Foreign : wheat, 23,330 ; barley; 17,870 ; oats, 19,080 : maize,
8,030 ; flour-sacks, 710; barrels, 12 890.
LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.-This market opened
quiet to day, and buyers offer less. Imports : -Wheat, 31,028
quarters ; barley, 1,064 ; beans, 217 ; peas, 222 ; oats, 137
Indian corn, 3,880; flour, 13,946 barrels, 3,033 sacks; oatmeal,
452 loads. Closing report :-There was a thin attendance of
buyers who purchased small retail quantities reluctantly at a
reduction of 2d. per cental. Flour was slow and nominally
lower. For barley, beans, and peas there was an unvaried
limited demand. Oats and oatmeal neglected. Indian corn
transactions unimportant, sellers yielding 6d.
LINCOLN CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.-The wheat trade at
this market to-day is slow, at last week's prices. Best barley
is firm, other sorts 6d. lower. Other sorts of grain at late rates.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDDAY.-There is a very
limited demand for wheat at this market to-day, and any
business done is at a decline of ls. per qr. from last Friday's
prices. Barley has a slow sale, and unless very fine is rather
cheaper. Beans and oats remain unaltered. Another account
quotes prices the same as last week.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, FRIDAY.-There were
fair average supplies of meat on sale at the market to-day.
The trade, influenctd by the mild weather, was depreSsed,
espegially for pork, and quotations were considerably lower :-
Per MtS. by the carease:-Inferior beef; 3s. 46. to 3s. Bd. :
middling do., 3s. 86. to 4s. 4d. ; prime large do., 45. 86. to ss.
prime small do., ss. to ss. 2d. ; inferior mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4s. :
middling do., 4s. Od. to 4s. Bd. ; prime do., 4s. 10d. to ss. 26. :
veal, 45. 86. to ss. 46.: large pork, 3s. 06. to 3s. 6d. ; small pork,
4s. 4d. to 4s. 86.

LONDON METAL MARKET, FRIDAY.—The market con-
tinues firm for metals of all kinds. Straits tin, £l3O cash ;
Chili copper, best brands, £64 ; Burra £72 ; English tough,
£69 to £7l; best selected, £7l to £73 ; sheet, £73 to £75. Lead
—English pig, £lB to RlB 2s. 68. ; W. 8., £l9 ss, per ton.
Quicksilver nominally £lO per bottle of 35Th.
LONDON OIL MARKET, FRlDAY.—Linseed and rapeseed
remain without any material alteration. Fish oils are quiet.
Sperm, £7B per ton. Olive oil firmer. Gallipoli, £4B to £49 per
tut
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LONDON TALLOW MARKET, FRIDAY.—Tho market is firm,
and tending upwards. Y.C. 445. 9d. to 455. on the spot and
December, 455. 6d. March.
BOROUGH •HOP MARKET, FRlDAY.—Although business in
the hop market has not been extensive, a fair amount of ani-
mation has been observable, and full rates have been realised for
all kinds, Mid and East Kents. £1 15s. to £7; Weald of Kents,
£2 10s. to £2 15s. ; Sussex, £1 10s. to £3 10s. ; Farnham and
country, £3 15s. to £6 6s. ; and olds, £1 to £2los. per cwt:

LONDON WOOL MARKET, FRIDAY.—In the wool market
a fair amount of steadiness has been noticed. Colonial wool
has been purchased with tolerable freedom, and the quotations
have been well maintained. English wool has been firm, and
quite as dear. • •
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, FRI-
DAL—Those markets have been only moderately supplied with
potatoes. The trade has been quiet, as follows:—English
regents, 60s. to 90s. ; Scotch regents, 60s. to 855.; rocks, 60s. to
70s. per ton. •

COLONIAL .AND FOREIGN PRODUOE MARKETS, FRIDAY.
—Sugar ; The market is firm, but not active. Bengal, Gur-
paltah date bought in at 30s. 6d. to 335.; fair brown ditto sold
at 275. to 28s. 6d.: Madras jaggery, out, at 20s. 6d.; Mauritius
crystallised, out, at 355. 6d.; Jamaica, brown and yellow,•26s 6(1.
to 31s. per cwt.; Australian treacle, out, at 16s. 6d. per cwt.
Coffee : There is a fair demand, and prices are maintained. Tea :
The market is quiet, but prices are unchanged.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRlDAY.—Opening Report.
—This market opened to-day with an improved demand.
Probable sales, 12,000 bales. Imports—American, 4,136 bales ;
Egypt, 2,696 bales •, Brazil, 118 bales. Second report.—Total
weekly import 79,609 bales ; sales, 64,810 ditto • reported specu-
lations, 3,120 bales ; reported export, 11,200 bales ; actual export
15,052 bales ; taken by trade, 50,490 bales; stock, 384,940 bales.
Same time last year, 349,100 bales. This market closed more
cheerful to-day, but without quotable change in prices. Sales
12,000 bales. Arrivals, Orleans at sea 81d.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT,.FRIDAY.—Tbis market
continues generally steady, no change of moment having oc-
curred in prices since Tuesday last. There is, howeVer, a slight
tendency in favour of buyers for some classes of goods and
yarns,.though the lattkr are not much in demand, where stocks
exist. This is only natural; owing to the recent decline in the
value of cotton, which is much greater than that on yarn or cloth.
Only a small business has been done. this week, and few of the
transactions have been individually of much magnitude. The
quieter state of our market this week is owing to the large busi-
ness done during the previous weak, and doubtless, also, owing
to fresh causes of uneasiness in the future course of continental
politics. In yarns there is little doing. In shipping qualities
and the home trade the demand is again less active. Iu cloth,
transactions have been unimportant. Market closes quiet and
barely steady.
SOUTH WALES IRON TRADE REPORT, FRIDAY.—The iron
works continue fairly employed, although the manufacture of
railway iron is less than formerly, Other branches are brisk
Further contracts have come to hand from the United States,
and shipment of railway iron to American ports, is active.
Fresh uneasiness prevails as to the continental demand, in con-
sequence of the Luxemburg difficulty. Pig iron is being pro-
duced in increasing quantities, in view of the large demand
which is anticittd on the declaration of peace. Miscellaneous
descriptions are in fair request. The further advance in the
price of tin has aggravated the difficulties of the tin plate
manufacturers. The effects of the Franco-Prussian war have
told with,severity on the steam coal trade. Shipments of coal
to France (luring the past month have largely decreased. house
coals are in active request.

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GLASGOW PIG. IRON MARKET, FRIDAY.—There is nothing
doing at this market to-day. Tone steady. Ms. 11-2 d. buyers,
51s. 2d. sellers. This market closes firm ; little doing- Buyers,
5} ; sellers, 54.
CLYDE CRUSIIED SUGAR MARKET, FRIDAY.—There is
no 'change to report at this market to-day.
CORK BUTTER MARKET, FRIDAY. Ordinary firsts, 138 s. ;
seconds, 120. ; thirds, 112 s. ; fourths, 105 s. ; fifths, 98s. ; sixths,
sixths, 675.. 1,130 firkins in the market. Mild cured, firsts, 1525.
seconds, 1335. ; thirds, 118 s. Forty firkins in the market.

Commander W. IL Moore has been awarded the
naval pension of £5O a year.
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Eton College closed yesterday for the Christmas
vacation. The holidays will last till the 17th of January.

The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. H. J.
Borckhardt, 1V1.A., of St. Peter's College, Cambridge,
curate Of Thirmarsh, near Hythe, to the rectory *of that
parish. The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented
the Rev. H. Glover, curate of St. Matthew's, Croydon,
to the incumbency of the Church of St. Mary Magdalefie,
Addiscombe.

Mr. R. A. Cross, M.P., delivered an address on
physical training at the Liverpool Gymnasium on Thurs-
day night. In the course of his speech he said he
believed that every one now began to feel that people
could not work all day long ; there was a sort of growing
feeling throughout the country in favour of what was
called the Saturday half-holiday ; there was a growing
feeling that persons who worked when they did work
ought certainly to be allowed to play when they did play,
so that they might forget the work in which they had
been engaged, and throw their minds into something very
different to that in which they were employed ; he was
sure that every one who did so not only played better when
he played, but worked better when he worked.

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