The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

NEW YORK TRADE REPORT.

TUESDAY, AuG. 5, Six P.M.—Ashes have remained
firm, with sales of 150 barrels, at dolls. 5 550, and pots
at dolls. 5 064.
Beeswax—An additional lot of I,Boolbs. yellow west-
ern realized 26e., ca,h.
Breadstuffs—ln domestic flour there was an extensive
trade driven since our former summary, but quotations
were not sustained. The day's operations comprised
about 15,000 barrels, uninspected, at dolls. 3 to dolls.
3 50; sour, ut dulls. 3 44 to dolls. 3 68; superfine, No.
2, at dolls. 3 62 to dolls. 3 75; mixed to good western, at
dulls. 3 94 to dolls. 4; ordinary to straight State and
round hoop Ohio, at dolls. 4 to dolls. 4 06Q; pure
Genesee, at dolls. 4 06 to 4 14; fancy Ohio, at dolls.
4 IS to dolls. 4 37; fancy Genesee and extra Ohio, at
(lolls. 4 31 to dolls. 4 94; and extra Genesee, at dolls.
495 to dolls. 6. Canadian ruled lower.

Cotton—The market is better supplied than before the
arrival of the Europa's news, and pricas have receded
somewhat, with a business under bales. Our quo-
tations, however, are nominal on several styles.
Iron—Since Saturday, pig has been extremely quiet,
though holders were generally firm. The total quan-
tity purchased was not over 150 tons Scotch, at dolls.
lb 75 to 19 75, cash and six months. Bar has not varied
materially for a length of time, the nominal value being
dolls. 34 per ton. Other kinds were equally inanimate
and depressed.
Oils—ln linseed there was considerable doing, at
steady figures; 3,000 gallons American and English,
from store, brought 73 to 74c., and 10,000 ditto of the
latter were said to have been sold from the dock at 73c.
cash. Whale was on the advance; selected readily
brought 47c. in lots, and shipping was held at 45 to
46c. Sweet has shown a fair degree of animation, with-
out any new feature in price; 200 baskets (quarts)
fetched dolls. 2 62k, and 100 ditto (2 dozen pints) dolls.
3 871.
Provisions—ln pork we have not observed any special
variation; the business was entirely retail; and reached
probably 200 bbls new mess, at dolls. 14 871, old at dolls.
14 311; new prime at dolls. 13, and old at dolls. 12 37.
Beef exhibited mere buoyancy, 500 bbls mess having
changed hands at dolls. 8 75 to dolls. 11, and prime at
dolls. 5 to dolls. 6. _

Spirits—American whisky was very heavy end nomi-
nal, only a few small sales, and Ohio having been
effected at 231^. to 2.11 c. cash. Foreign liquors were in
moderate request, and we heard of 10 half-pipes Cognac
being purchased at 1 doll. 95c. to 2 dolls. 37ic.; and five
Rochelle at 1 doll. 15c.
Tallow—A further sale of 5,0001 b. city rendered was
made this morning at 7c. cash. Market steady.
Tobacco.—Within the last three days the operations
have not exceeded 30 hogsheads Kentucky at 7c. to 9c.;
31 bales ditto, stems, at 1 doll. per 100 lb. cash; 5 cases
Ohio seed leaf at 18c.; 53 bales Savannah at 24c. to
inquiry
has and 6 packages Ambalema at 12c. The
has been very light at feeble rates.

TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 2.—The sales of cotton to-
day have been 700 bales. Prices have undergone no
Change since the receipt of the Niagara's news.
NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 4.—Cotton is in fair de-
mand; sales to-day 2.600 bales, at sc. for ordinary
North Alabama; middling is scarce, and quoted at
71c. in this evening's list. Prime yellow corn is at
60c. to 62c. The Atlantic's news was ruceived at noon
to-day.

CHARLESTON, AUGUST 4, 1851.—Cotton is quiet;
sales amount to 232 bales, at sc. to Bc. -

NORFOLK, AUGUST 4, 1851.—Curn is depressed; good
yelluw sells at 50c. R. 0. hhd. staves are 26.
BALTI3IORE, AUG. 5, 1851.—Sales were made to-day
of 440 bbl 3. Howard-street flour at 4 dolls., and 1,000
City-mills at the same figure. Corn-5,000 bushels
prime wheat sold at 63c ' and yellow at 59c. to 60c. 140
hhds. Porto Rico sugar fetched 51c. to 511-c. Molasses
—llO hhds. Porto Rico sold at 184 c. to 194.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY, TEN O'CLOCK, A.M.
The British and Royal mail steam-ship America
has just arrived from Boston and Halifax. She
brings 45 passengers, and 50,000 dolls. in specie.
The advices from New York are brought down to
the 7th instant, by electric telegraph, vie/ Halifax.
These are confined to commercial reports, with
the exception of another arrival from California
bringing two million dollars of gold dust. The ac-
counts from the mines were as encouraging as ever.
In cotton there was no alteration in price, but
there was an increased disposition to buy.
Flour and grain were dull at late quotations.
Money was more plentiful, and the market for
stocks and securities better.

THE CAPE MAIL.—PLYISIOUTII, SATURDAY..---The
General Steam Screw Shipping Company's ship Bospho ur3n
Captain Hall, sailed yesterday afternoon, with mails i
charge of Commander 11170°16(11;e, for St. Vincent, Sierra
Leone, and the Cape cf Good Hope. She has a full cargo of
mixed British manufactured goods, and takes passengers for
Sierra Leone—Mrs. Major Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Wyse, and
Mr. Ritchie; for the Cape —Dlr. and Master James and Miss
Kennedy, Ensign Burrows, Mr. I:. B. Johnson, Mr. R. B.
Turner, Lieutenant Adams, Mr. M'Gregor, Lieutenant
Williams, Ensign Willoughby, 45th Regiment, and the Rev.
John Jenkins, lady, and family, APPointed Admiralty Chap-
lain at Simon's Bay. The Bosphorus conveys to the Cape a
large quantity of medicines for the troops.
DANGEROUS STATE OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL,--.0n
the mail train was passing throughstone
Mouday evening, as the
tunnels between Teignmouth and Dawlish, a large
iss m c he
or
cit
piece of rock fell on the roof of the carrige, N 1
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t.,, .
adow
ten of our unhappy izens were sweltearing.
among them vrere ood deal discomposed for a moment,
and on arriving at Dawlish, Mr. Morgan. the activesup,erin-
tendent, was informed of what had occurred. The South
Devon directorate have frequently had their attention soli-
cited to this very dangerous portion of their line, but it still
remains in a very unsatisfactory state.—Exeter Gazette.
Mr. William Ayshford Sanford is appointed Colo-
nial Secretary for 'Western Australia, in the room of Mr.
Thole l Falconer, ze4ined.