The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.
We bad a steady demand for fruit and vegetables, as

follows :
FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, Gs to 10e per lb ; colonial
do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 203 to 30s Oct per lb ;
foreign ditto, Oct to Os ; melons, 2s Oct to 3s 6d each;
peaches, 2s Oct to 6s • nectarines, s Gd to 4s per dozen ;
apples, 2* Oct to 35 'Od per half sieve ; pears, is Oct to
3s per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os
per punnet; apricots, ls 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums,
Os 01 to Os Oct per sieve; cherries, Od to 041 per pound ;
lemons, 81 to is Od per doz ; oranges, 6s to 12s per 100 ; fil-
bets, Os to pe doz. ls ; cobnts, 12s to 15s • alonds,
Osr to Os pert b. ;r walnutbs, 01 tou Od per 100; 'figs,m Os 9d
to is Gd per doz ; strawberries, Oct to Oct per pottle ; goose-
berries, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to
Os Od per half sieve ; raspberries, Od to Oct per pottle.
VEGETABLES.—Greens, is 641 to 3s Oct per doz. bunches;
cabbages, is to 2s Od per dozen ; Savoy ditto. 10d to
1s 61 per do. ; brocoli, is 6d to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 55s
to 100 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas,
Os to Os Oct per bushel ; French beans, 3s Od to Os Oct per
100 ; turnips, 3d to 4cl per bunch ; carrots, 5d to 6d per
bunch ; cucumbers, 3s Oct to 5s Oct each ; garlic, 6d to
Os 8d per pound ; spinach, 3s Oct to 4s Oct per sieve ;
old onions, 2s Gd to 4s per bushel • new ditto, Os to Os per
doz. bunches; leeks, 2d. to id per bunch; shallots,
Bd. to 10d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s per bundle ; parsley,
td to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os Od to is Gd per
bunch ; endive, is Gd to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 28
per doz.; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen; small
salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Oct to is 6d per
pottle; artichokes, is 3d to Is6d per half sieve; cabbage let-%
tuces, Os to Os 01 per score ; sorrel, Oct to 03 per half sieve ,
radishes, Os to 030,1 per dozen hands • tomatoes, 3s to 4s
per half sieve; chillies, is to is Gd per 100; Brussels
sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Ocl per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s
per 100 ; walnuts pickling, Oct to Os per 100: cauliflowers,
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is to 4s Oct per doz. • rhubarb, 6d to 1s Od per bundle ;
asparagus, 3s to lOs perloo ; sea kail, is to 2s 6d per punnet.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Turkeys, 4s 6d to 8s 6cl ; Geese, 5s Oil to 6s 61 each ;
Ducks, 2s fld to 3s Od ; wild do., Os Oct to Os to 01 ; rab-
bits, is to is Gd each ; Pigeons, 7d to 10d. each ; large
Surrey Fowls, Os Oct to Os Od ; middling, 2s to 3s Od ;
Chickens, is Vd to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Hares,
3s 01 to 4s 01; Grouse, Os Od to Os to Od each ; Pheasants,
Os 01 to Os ; Partridges, Os Oct to Os to Od ; Guinea
Fowls, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; itoasting pigs. Os Od to Os Od each.
Ostend fresh butter, 12a 6d to 13s Od, and English 12s Od
to 15s 6d per dozen lbs. English eggs, Os to 10s 0,1; French
do., Gs Gd to 7s 01 per 120.
NEWPORT.
Beef from 31 23 to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to Is 2d ;
veal, 4s Oct to 5s OA ; pork, 3s .2a to 4s 8d per 81bs.
WHITECHABEL.
Beef, from 3s 2cl to 4s ; mutton, 33 2d to 4s 2d ; veal,
3s Bdto 5s 01; pork, 3s Id to 4s 8d per Blbs.
BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 2s Oct to 10s ; Brills, is to 5s each; Salmon,
ld Gcl to 2s 3d per lb ; Cod Fish, is Od to ts each; Soles,
3d to ls Od per pair; Eels, 8d to is per lb; Lobsters, Os 61 to
2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz. ;
Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives 48s to —s per bah;
Mackerel, 3Js to 40s per 100 ; Smelts, is Ocl to 2s 6d per doz.;
Skate, 63 to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d. to 2,4 6d per gallon;
Bloaters 5s 01 to 8s Oct per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 4,4 Od
to 5s per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per
bushel ; Doreys, 1s to 10s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 8s per
doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Od per lb ; Prawns, 34 01 to 4s;
Mullets, 6d to 3s Oct each; Plaice, 6d to is each; Halibut,
61 per lb ; Flounders, lsGcl to Os Od per des.
BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
Od to 9d; of household ditto, 8d to 8,0 per 4 lb loaf.
HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 591 b to 641 b, 3id to 0,1 ; Glib to 721 b, 3id
to 4d; 721 b to 801 b, 41 to Od ; 801 b to 881 b, 44 to 4iu ;
88Ib to 961 b, 4i to &id ; 9Glb to 1041 b, 4Ad to 4id ; 104 lb
to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; Horse hides,
6s Od to Os Od • calf skins, light, 2s 61 to 3s Od ; ditto,
full, 7s Od to Os Od ;iPolled Sheep, 8s 01 to 10s Od ; Kents,
7s Oct to 8R Od •, Half-brads, 7s Od to 8s Od ; Downs, 55
to 6s 6d; Lambs, 2s Oct to s3d ; Shearlings, 1s ld to is 2d.
MAY MARKETS.

SmuNriti,D.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 51 15s ; slaver do.,
4/ 15s to GI lls ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 103 per load.
A. moderato supply, and a sluggish demand,
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 5s to 5/ 15s; clover do.,
4/ lOs to 6/ lls ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 108 per load.
Both hay and straw were iu fair request, at fall quotations.
WHITECHA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 51 15s ; clover
do., 4/ 103 to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ lOs per load.
We had a slow trade at our quotations.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

TRiFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.