The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-09 00:00:00

MARKETS-SATURDAY.

LONDON TRADE REPORT, SATURDAY.—In the few sales °;
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tallow reported to-day yesterday's prices have been maintaineu.,
namely, Y.C. spot, 445. 6d, ; month, 445. 6d. to 445. 9d, ; WOO"
December, 465. Average Market Letter :—Town tallow 445. 341'
fat by ditto, 2s. ld„- yellow Russia tallow, 465. i
melted stuff, 325. ; rough ditto, 16s. ; tallow graves, 18s. ; Soo
drags, 6s. Linseed oil is quoted at £32, spot ; Hull £3l 15 ; Ena
lish brown rape, £43 ; foreign, £46 10s. to £l7. Olive and cocoa
nut oils have ruled dull.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET'
SATURDAY.—With only moderate supplies of potatoes on sales
the trade has ruled steady, and prices have continued firm ,
both flukes and regents.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, SATURDAY.—The public sales °Ai
colonial wool have progressed steadily throughout the week, at
prices have been well supported. In English wool there lu""
been little doing,the transactions having been coufined to choice
lustres and demi-lustres.

METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, SATIT,
DAY.--The market was • moderately supplied to-day. The trio-
ruled steady, at slightly higher rates for prime hay. The tliu'
tationswere as follows :—Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 855.; inferior
ditto, 60s. to 70s. : rowen, 50s. to 655. ; prime clover, 110 s. w,
1265. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 955. ; prime second-cut cloveb
100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 20s, to 23s'
per load.

LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, SATURDAY.—There hadbeen very little doing in the colonial produce market to-dai:
and all articles are nominally unchanged in value since yestef9
day. Sugar is very quiet, and the general tendency of prices 19
downwards. Coffee has ruled dull, but good colony sorts have
continued firm in price. No sales of tea reported there, and
cocoa inactive.

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READING CORN MARKET, SATURDAY.—There was a go°d
supply of wheat to-day, but, though the market was well patr",-
nised, there was no great demand. No change took place in th
prices. They were marked as follows :—Wheat, new, 425. to 525*
old, none in the market ; barley, 275. to 465. ; oats, 19s. to 245..;
beans, 445. ; peas, 38s, to 40s. Peas and beans were scarce, an

the demand ;light.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The mart
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has closed with firmness. Sales, 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 Were
on speculation.
LEEDS WOOLLEN TRADE, SATURDAY.—The woollen main':
facturers have assembled to-day in good numbers, and there W3l
a better attendance of buyers than there has been for sever%
weeks. Tha presence of some representatives of houses in the
west of England assisted to stimulate the demand, and merchants
not only sold very well of their remainder stocks of light fancies,
,
but manufacturers found orders. for thicker cloths more readily ~
be obtained. The Scotch buyers who were on Change this mornim"
cleared out blue full parcels of tweeds, Meltons, and coating 6,
and the shipping houses of Bradford were on the alert for any-
thing cheap. In consequence of the fresh orders given out to-
day for woollens, there is no doubt that business will be more
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cheerful, and the manufacturers have determined to keep tliel
machinery in full play for at least several weeks to come. "ed
ironworks here are working full time and both manufacture,
iron and steel are in demand. Themost depressed branch 0'
our industry is the flax spinning, but it is improving.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET SATURDAY.—There was,:
good supply of farmers' wheat, which sold at from is, to .7,
advance on last week's prices. Moderate supply from abrosli.
and coastwise, and poor demand. Other grain unchanged'
Flour of best qualities is: advance, the finest being 395. Pe.",.
sack.

BELFAST TRADE REPORT, MAY 6. —Linens :—Broitli
Powerloom.—The tendency of yarns to drop still further
caused prices to be slightly weaker. Handlooms.—No grels
change to note. Demand very quiet. The present weather a
very unfavourable for weaving operations. Demand for bleaene
ann finished goods much the same as last reported. Yarns.i
Since • our last report trade has been without any increase
activity. In linens demand still continues restricted to preset!,
wants, but a fair amount of business has been done in tows. Stock,
have been slightly increased, and prices remain unchanged'
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Flax seed.—The demand during the paBt week has been g°- ,c,
considering the advanced period 'of the season. There is nod'e
Dutch seed left in the market, and of new Riga seed there
probably not 100 barrels in Belfast this evening. This, couPivw
with the fact that old seed of the growth of 1868 is also neatil*"o
all bought up, would seem to present a more hopeful view of
extent of land under flax than was anticipated some time err
From the continued dry and cold weather which we have had
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some time,
. the youngblade is lookingrather sickly,but all that !s
required is warm, moist weather, as the seed appears to 113'.8
germinated well. For any new Riga that is left prices tlin
rather regular, say from 30s. to 38s. per barrel ; old Riga, fr°4
275. to' 30s. per barrel ; and old Dutch, from 645. to 70s. 1,-
hogshead.—" Northern Whig,"
CORK BUTTER MARKET, SATURDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1140.
seconds, 112 s. ; thirds, 103 s. ; fourths, 935. ; fifths, 70s.
not quoted. 1,150 firkins in the market. Mild cured :fir
1225. ; seconds, 121 s. ;
.thirds, 112 s. 70 firkins in the market.

BIRTHS.
MARKER— On the Gth inst., at Combo, the ion. Mrs. Marl'eri
of a daughter.
MuunAY— On the .sth inst., at Taymount, the Lady Ade-
laide Murray, of a daughter.

MA RI?I AGES.
BATES - SHARPE - Ou the 4th inst. at Lutterworth, Jo"
Samuel, eldest son of Mr. Edward Bates, of 5yd,'"1131.1,)01
Kent, to Mary 'Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Tll°3l'
Sharpe, Lutterworth. . n
HUTTON-- TEIGNMOLITH—On the sth inst., at Langton' Y'
Swale, North Riding, York., John Hutton, Es(l, it' a
of SOwber Hill, to Caroline, eldest daughter of Lord an
Lady Teignmouth.

DEATHS.
COLLIER—On the 6th inst., at 15, Fitzroy-square, W''
Charles Collier, Esq., M.., F.R.S., F.G.S., aged 84.
GOULD -On the 6th inst., at 22, Warwick-gardens, Nan-
siugton, John Gould, Esq., aged 64.

Loudon: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS,
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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of
Middlesex.—Monday, May 9, 1870.,