The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-09 00:00:00

BELFAST MARKETS

We never recollect having observed, in the reports
the Town Council of this borough, a more important
document than that published in Friday's Banner as the
report of the Market Committee. It is just such a report
must prove at once interesting, instructive, and
valuable to the mercantile cOmmunity„and we might
say to the public at large. It affords a remarkable proof
of the rapidly advancing prosperity and importance of
Behest as a market town, while it will, at' the seine
time, taken with similar monthly reports which are
to follow, present a safe and satisfactory index for
mercantile speculation. We solicit the attention of our
readers, esp(citilly of our farming friends, to the demi.
ment, as one containing information in which they muss
all be more or less interested. From the report we learn
that during the month ending the 28th October, the de-
liveries in the grain and meal marks t were as follow:-
6,201 bags of wheat, 2,876 of barley, 14,332 of oats, 3,979,
of oatmeal, 147 of beans, 41 of rye, and 24 of peas—in all
twenty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-nine
hags! The deliveries in the potato market during the same
period were 2,083 loads, averaging 5i cwt. per load; in
the cattle market, 2,049 black cattle, 1,4924ig5, $26
sheep, 62 veal calves, and 6 goats—in all, four 'thou-
stied four hundred and fourty-four. In the butter''
market, 3,285 firkins, 168 half-firkins, 3,736 cocks,
209 lumps, 8 brls., and three boxes—iu all, seven
thousand four hundred and nine packages. In the pork
market (the season of which has only commenced)
3,783 carcases ; and in the fruit market, 1,551 loads. It
is gratifying to find by the report that the views which
we have all along entertained and expressed, in spite of
others to the contrary, regarding the extent of failure
in the potato crop, are confirmed by the committee, who
state that " the amount of diseased potatoes is much less
in proportion than those brought to market during the
previous month," and that " they confidently anticipate
that a full supply may be calculated on during the winter
season."

FREE TRADE IN FISH.—It is most satisfactory to be
able to state that the fish market lately established
in Belfast progresses even more successfully than
could at first have been anticipated. The market is
daily supplied with abundance of fish of the finest
quality, and at prices which, while fully 20 per cent.
cheaper to the buyer, are amply remunerative to the
industrious and hardy meu who are concerned in the
trade. Prime and fresh haddock—indeed, it should
be remembered that no such thing as stale fish can
be offered for sale :in the market—is now to be had
at from 2d. to 3d. per lb.—a price which those who
were obliged to buy under the old regime will know how
to appreciate. Cod and plaice, flat fish and herrings, too,
of the most excellent description, are to be bed on exceed-
ingly moderate terms. Altogether the market regulations
and dealings are highly satisfactory to the poor fishermen,
who are realising fine profits—profits unknown to them
before—and we believe we may also add•t„tiat the experi-
ment, so far, has afforded the utmost satiafaction to the
public. It should be borne in mind by the inhabitants that
no persons except fishermen, or persons accredited' by
them are permitted to sell in the market. This is an
important feature in the case, and one which, we trust,
will induce our townspeople to extend ample patronage
to the market. We are gratified to find that the Kil-
lough fishermen are fully satisfied with the new arrange-
ments. Let them continue to furnish a regular and
plentiful supply of their excellent haddock, and they may
rest assured that their efforts will be crowned with suo-
cess.—Banner of Ulster.

SUPPLY OF Fistt.—Of late, haddocks and some
other kinds of fish have been rather scarce in Edinburgh,
hut there has been a rather unique supply of a large
kind of ficunder. Some of the specimens are about as
large as small halibut, but fresh from the sea, ♦ery
plump, and form an excellent addition to the viands
comeatable by the poor. The fish already described are
so numerous as to be hawked about the streets in carts
and barrows from morning to night.—Edinburgh Even-
ing