The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-23 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE CATTLE MAIIKET, JAN. 91.-411( re "6
c..ri increase in the numbs : brought forward to•duy of 180
head. Trade steady, with a clearance at former prices.
The number of sheep was rather below that of last week;
the whole cleared off at last Tuesday's rates. Beasts,
760; sheep, 3,800. Beef, 5d to 6d per lb; mutton,
5:1 to 6d.
NEWCASTLE, JAN. 21.—We experienced a great wall
of anitn4tion in the trade. There was a fair supply
wheat of all descriptions, which met a slow sale at the
rates or Saturday last. Barley is at present a complete
drug, and to quit any quantity a further concession had
to b© paid. Flour dull sale, and fur best marks of house-
hold 28s is an outside figure. In other articles no change
to note.
LEEDS, JAN. 21.—The arrivals reported to-day were
moderate of all kinds of grain. The consumptive de'
mend was freely met with, but the full prices of Friday
were obtained Lr the best qualifies. Inferior continuets
.
to be neglected. Barley was quite as dear. Oats, sbei
lingo, and beans steady. Arrivals—Wheat 6,616; esig
1,831; barley, 687; malt, 518; peas, 225; rapeseed,
1161
linseed, 258.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN.. 2l.—There were in
the meal market to-day 11 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801b8
imperial, which sold thus :-5 at ,1 7s 6d, and 6at 1i 79 (id
average price of the whole 1/ 7s 2d 8-l2ths. 3 sacks flour
which sold at 28s 6d. 3 sacks pot-barley, which sold thus
:-
1 at 25s 6d, 1 at 255, and 1 at 245.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JAN.
Oat straw, from 7s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stenes two;
wheat ditto, sOd to 7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s Od to 60 644
Hay, from 10d to Is per stone.
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 20. There were 125
bags oatmeal, 21 of barleymeal, and 3of pot-barley, at t.bhl;
day's market; sales dull. Oatmeal down 6d per bag On
top, and 9d on the second quality; barleymeal also decline
_
6d per bag on the top, and 3d on the second; pot-barley the
same as last week.

Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs.
imperial .. ••• •••
Barleymeal, per ditto
Peasemeal
Flour ••• ••• ••• •••
Pot barley

First Second Third
25s 6d 24s 6d 245 Od
lfis fid 16s 3d 15s 6d
—3 Od —s Od 12 ,61
—s Od —s Od u",
21s 6d —3 Od Ou

COAL 'MARK E'
Ord's Maiu l3s Od
ce. Pelton Main
Tanfield Moor
Panfield Moor Butes l3s 6d
Wall's End, &c.
Gosforth .
Lawson
Braddyll
fietton
Richmund.. ...... 14s 6d
Heselden
Shin. a,

:T.—YESTERDAY.
Hartlepool ........ 15s 91
lielloe ... .......... •••• 15e 3d
chornley ........ .. ..... 14sd
9d
Whitworth ..........••• 126 9,
Adelaide Tees ......... 143 90
01
Seymour Tees ........ 15.'few.
Sidney's Hartley
pd
Cowpen Hartley
••• ..... .•
—..
..... : 113:3 iittu-i..
Whitworth Coke
i.,k, 77.

RAILWA Y SHARE MA RKE

BRISTOL, JA.N. 22
STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market was more acti'l
to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. The traaag.
tions were as follow : Great Western Stock, 7m74"—S°ll
Eastern and Dover, 234—Vale of death, 6j4 dis.
LIVERP4/01_ JAN. 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— There was a moderate business doing
to-day, and prices were better, the market closing Ire,
The transactions were as follow:—Birkenhead, Lances
and Cheshire (late C. and B), 1612—Eastern Counties,
East Lancashire, 12N, Lancashire and Yorkshire, blew
tee Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 dis.—London and North-Western ,04
Quarters, 33/4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 4 ie.— Manchester, Sbe
and Lincolnshire, 24—Ditto, 6/. New Preference, r
; —Midland, 48— Ditto, Halves, 2Union 1,1
_
0 dis.— North cash°
• guaranteed by London and North-Western and Lan
and Yorkshire, 244—South-Eastern and Dover,
12 and North Midland, 22% Lelfast and Ballymena, .1"
Tork, Newcastle, and Berwick, unpaid-up, 3 1-16 dig.
!CI MANCHESTER, JAN. 22.
s 6 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done to-day o's_.„s.
15 limited, but prices had an upward tendency. The
6 % actions were as follow East Lancashire, 12V—Leeds
,Fir
[ vers,
, 71/2 dis.—Great Northern, 16%—South-Eastern and v, s
i 31.14 23 %c. - Eastern Counties, 6—Shrewsbury and Birraingirot
,5m dis - London and North-Western Stock, 1233/4""
10 New Quarters, 3% p.—Ditto, Quarters (0), 271'
[6 Sheffield, New Preference, Bs. p.
17 tBIRMINGHAM, JAN. 22.
local
STOcx EXCHANGE.—There was a good demand for d
44 stock to-day, but more especially for Shrewsbury an of
mmgham Shares, of which there was an abundanceoe
[7% buyers in the market, at slightly improved prices;rwing-
[7% only transactions reported were Shrewsbury and —1- hal*
—2% ham (A), 6 dis.—Ditto (B.), 514 dis.—Birni/ag
2n Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10/. 16s. 3d.
YORE, JAN. 21. wereas
2- %
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day i
15 follow : North British, B—York, Newcastle, and ...!Pemma-cd,
Od (Newcastle Extension), 13%—York and North 01-''''
{° 5% Preference, 83/4 .

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. or
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTEDN RAILWAY.
Traffic for the week ending Jan. 19 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £22,384 16 10
Merchandise 15,729 14 1
Cattle ...
... 836 18 0

Total ... £38,951 811
Corresponding week last year 37,473 18 1 the
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive
re,
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, Ne
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester all.
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propol
Lion of traffic deducted under agreement with the Nor''
34 Staffordshire Company.
•
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)— Traffic for week ending Jan.l9 ....£13,649 15 8
Corresponding week in last, year, (219
miles open) ..
....E10,608 12 2
(CC. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. --(Miles open, 112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 12 :
Railway and canal . £1,363 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 3,146 0 0
1 Note. - The above is exclusive of the receipts available
32 under the agreement with the London and North-Wrote'
4i Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending Jan. 19
93,4 MAIN LINE.

Passengers ... --
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails ...

£B7B 3 0
76 4 9
414 10 9
575 0 0

- £1,943 18 6

£32 2 5
2 16 7
95 1 10

- Xl3O 010

£lOB 14 1
19 17 5