The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-02 00:00:00

DANEING DE,

Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest ................ 3,376,632
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-

Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 3,264,203
Other deposits ...... 12,871,553
Seven Day and other
844,027
..

£34909,415

Dated the 31st day of Jan., 1851

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Jan. 29,
1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British Possessions in America 27s. 641.
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius __ 30s. 3id.
Average of the three foregoing descriptions

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.

We were seasonably well supplied, with both fruit and
vegetables, and the trade ruled steady, at full prices.
FRUT.—Pine apples, English, 4s to 68 per lb; colonial
do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to 10s Od per lb ;
foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, 28 Od to 3s 6d each;
peaches, 2s Od to 6a; nectarines, is 6d to 4s per dozen ;
apples, is 6d to 28 Gd per half sieve ; pears, is Od to
3a per dozen ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os
per punnet; apricots, is lid to ssod per doz.; common plums,
Os Oil to Os Od per see; cherries, Od to Od per pound ;
lemons, 6,1 to is Od per doz ; oranges, 38 to Os per 100 ; fil-
berts, Os to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, 143 to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 10,1 per 100 ; figs, Os Od
to is Gd per doz ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle ; goose-
berries, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve; currants, Os Od to
Os Oct per half sieve ; raspberries, Od to Od per pottle.
VEGETABLES.—Greens, is 6d to 3s Oct per doz. bunches;
cabbages, 10,1 to is 6,1 per dozen; Savoy ditto, is 6d to
2s Od per do. ; brocoli, is 6d to 3s per bundle ; potatoes, 60s
to 1053 per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas,
Os to Os Od per bushel ; French beans, 3s Od to 48 Od per
100 ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 54 to Gd per
bunch ; cucumbers, 4s Oct to 6s 0,1 each ; garlic, 6d to
Os 8d per pound ; spinach, 4s Od to 5s Ott per sieve ;
old onions, 2s 6,1 to 4s per bushel • new ditto, Os to Os per
doz. bunches; leeks, 2,1 to dd per bunch ; shallots,
Gd to 84 ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley,
4d to Gd per bunch ; celery, OS 94 to 18 64 per
punch ; endive, is Gd to 480,1 per score ; beet, is Od to 2s
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per half sieve ; chillies, is to 1s 6(1 per 100 ; Brussels
sprouts, 3s Od to 38 Gd per half sieve; capsicums, 18 to 28
per 100 • walnuts pickling, Gd to is per 100 ; cauliflowers,
60 to 10's Oct per doz. ; rhuburb, 1s to is 64 per bundle ;
asparagus, 4s to 10s per 100 ; sea kail, is to 3s E.er punnet.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 5s 6d to 6s 6d each ;
Ducks. 2s 6d to 3s Od ; wild ditto, is 9,1 to 2s Od ;
rabbits, is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 7d to 93 each ;
large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s 03 to
3s Od • Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 6d
to 4s 6cl ; Hares 3s 0,1 to 4s Oct; Grouse, is 9(1 to 2s Od each ;
Pheasants, 3s 04 to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 3d to is Od each ;
Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 113
6d to 12s 6d, and English 11s Od to 15s 04 per dozen lbs.
English Eggs, 10s Od to Hs Od; French ditto,7B 04 to 88 04
per 120.

NEWPORT.
Beef from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3e 2d to 4s 4d ; veal,
4s 4d to 5s 4d ; pork, 3e 4d to 53 Od per Sibs.

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WHITECILAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 43 4d ' • mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ;
veal, 48 Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 2d to 43 10d per 81bs by the
carcase.

BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 38 Od to 20s ; Brills, is Od to 7's each ; Salmon,
2s Od to 3s 6d per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 6d to lOs each ; Soles,
3d to 11 6d per pair; Eels, 8d to is per lb; Lobsters, Os 6d to
3s Od ; Crabs, iid to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 61 por doz. ;
Common Oysters, 168 to 258 ; Natives, 50s to —s per bah ;
Mackerel, 60s to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is Od to 3801 per doz.;
Skate, 6d to Oil per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon;
Bloaters, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 6s Od
to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprats, Gs Od to Os Od per
bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 123 per
doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Gel per lb; Prawns, 4s Od to 7s;
Mullets, Gd to 38 Od ; Plaice, 44 to is each ; Halibut, 6d per
lb ; Flounders, is Gd to Os per dozen.
BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from
104 to 101 ; of household ditto, 8,1 to oid. per 41b loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, aid to Od ; 641 b to 721 b,
to 4d ; 721 b to 801 b, 4(1 to 4id ; 80th to BSlb, 411 to 4id ;
881 b to 961 b, 40 to 6(1; 961 b to 1041 b, 5(1 to 51(1 ; 104
to 1121 b —d to —3. ; upwards, —d to —(1; Horso hides, 6s
Oct to Os Od ; calf skins, !fight,' 2s Od to 3s Od ; ditto, full,
is Od to Os 0(1; Polled Sheep, 7s 3d to 9s Od ; Konts, 6s
3(1 to 7s 3d ; Half-broils, 6s 3d to 7s 3d ; Downs, 4s 6d
to 50 9.1; Lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITE(7IF,LD.—MeadOW hay, 415+ to 51134 ; clover ditto.
41 15s to Cl 17s ; and straw, 11 64 Od to 11 lOs Od per
A. fair average supply, and a moderate demand.
CIIMBEBLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 8s to 61 Os ; clover do.,
4i 16s to 61 17s ; and straw. 1/ Cs to 1/ lOs per load.
Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full quotations.
WHITNICIIAPEL.—Aidadow hay, 41 5s to Os; clover
4/ 16s to 71 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 101 per load.
Supply moderate, and trade firm.