The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-26 00:00:00

MARKETS-WEDNESDAY.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY.—The supply of
wheat has been short from Essex and Kent. The trade has been
dull, at Monday's decline. With prize wheat the market has
been moderately supplied. Sales have progressed slowly, at
about late rates. Barley has been quiet, but firm. Oats have
been in short supply and fair request, at full currencies.
Beans and peas have been firm, and quite as
dear. Flour has been inactive. Arrivals :—English and Scotch :
wheat, 80 ; beans, 20 ; peas, 10 quarters. Foreign : wheat,
4,450 ; oats, 42,600 ; peas, 1,580 quarters; flour, 160 sacks.

LONDON TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.—TaIIow is firmer
at44s. 6d. spot, 445. 3d. to 448. 6d. June, and 455. 9d. last three
months.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-For raw sugar
the marker has been flat, and the amounts offered were princi
pally bought in. Fine yellow Demarara, 365. ; low grainy yellow
Mauritius, 325. 6d. There has been a fair demand for coffee at
full prices. Tea has sold slowly on lower terms.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, WFDNESDAY.-Afoderate
supplies of meat have been on sale. The trade has been quiet.
Beef from 3s. Od. to 4s. Bd.; mutton, 3s. 4d. to ss. 2d.; lamb,
ss. Bd. to 6s. 4d.; veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. Od.; and pork, 4s. Od. to
ss. 4d. per 81bs. by the carcase.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-The supplies have
been short. The trade has been quiet, at former quotations.
The prices were as follows :-Mid and East Kents, £7 to £l2 125.;
Wealds, £6 to £8 ; Sussex, £5 12s. to 1.6 13s. ; Bavarians, £6 Os. to
£9 ; French, £5 Os. to £6 10s. ; Americans, £4 ss. to £6 ; and
yearlings, £1 10s. to £3lss. per cwt.
LONDON METAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-Scotch pig iron
has been firm, at 58s. 3d. Tin has been quiet, and copper has
sold slowly.
LONDON OIL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-Linseed oil has been
quiet, at 325. spot. Rape has been firm. English brown, spot,
435. 6d.

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The market
has been qviet. Sales, 10,000 bales, including 2,000 for specula-
tion and export. Import, 12,625 bales.
LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Beasts in the
market, 688 ; sheep, 4,040. Cattle met with a slow sale, at last
week's prices. Sheep, from 6.1 d. to 74(1. per pound. Lambs were
in good demand.
WA KEFIELD CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There was
a short supply of both beasts and sheep at this market. Number
of beasts, 870 ; sheep, 5,200 ; store cattle, 1,200 ; pigs, 1,740.
Prices—Mutton, 7d. to 74(1. per lb.; beef, 88. 9d. to 9s. per stone
of 141bs. Nearly the whole changed hands.
SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Trade firm.
Supplies liberal. Prices have been well maintained throughout,
at last week's rates.

EDINBURGH CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Supplies
moderate. Wheat in good demand, at last week's prices. Bar-
ley a slow sale, without gauge in price. Oats a fair sale, at
late rates. Beans sell heavily, at rather less money.
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There was a
larger supply and better demand at this market for sheep this
week, at an advance of Id. per lb. for first class. Top price, Rd.;
current, 9d. to 94d. per lb. Lambs, from 20s. to 345. each. Fat
cattle sold better, at fully 3d. per stone more. Top price, Bs. 9d.
per stone. ; current, Bs. 6d. per stone ; secondary, 6s. 9d. to
7s. 9d. per stone. Store cattle in better request. Stirks, £7 to
a 10s. ; two-year-olds, from £lO to £l4. Ayrshire cows, £l2 10s.
to £2O. Pigs were decidedly in the favour of the buyers. Of
young pigs there was a slow sale.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Market
opened ffat, down to 575. 7d. cash ; accepted afterwards, 58s.
cash ; and 58s. 2d. a month bid, closing prices of sellers. Buyers
offering 575. lOid. and 58s. lid. a month.