The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-04 00:00:00

Averages for the week

.
Wheat . 3,093 qrs ,at __
58s 9d
Peas .... ^ —s Od
Beans 3O 4Bs 81d
8ar1ey......... 35 — 32 s `Sid
Oats — —a 041
Rye — —s Od

EXETER—Ault. 3.
Businees was firm in the corn market to-day, and quo-
tations were at late rates.
Wheat, white 7s 9d to 8s Od Barley. .4s 4d to 4s 6d
Ditto red 7s 3d to 7s 6d I Oats 3s 6d to N
Flour, fine, 44s to 45s ; seconds, 41s to 42s per sack.
CATTLE.
Notwithstanding that there was a larger supply than
usual the market was sluggish, and prices were somewhat
advanced.
Fat beef,p score, lls to 12s6d
Pork carcases,do lls to lls 6d
Sheep, per lb. 7d to 71d
Rough fat,

Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 7d
Wethers, d 0...... 7d to 7d
Fat calves, d 0.... 6d to 7d
44el per lb.

BRISTOL SUGAR--AUG. 3.
The market has been exceedingly quiet during the past
fortnight. Importers continue to show much firmness, and
will only sell when fully former prices are to be obtained.
Refine, s' produce also quiet. Rum must again be quoted
lower, with a very limited sale. •

COURSE OF EXCITANGE.—YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam Short. 11 144 11 144
Ditto 3 Months, 11 16i 11 17
Rotterdam — 11 16t 11 17
Antwerp — 25 30 2,5 35
Brussels . . ..... .— 25 30 25 35
1-lainturgh — 13 5} 13 6
Paris Short. 25 10 25 17i
Ditto 3 :Months. 25 35 25 37}
Marseilles ... . — 25 35 25 40
Frankfort on Maine 1174 1174
Vienna — 12 94 13 2
Trieste — 12 91 13 2
Petersburgh
133442
Berlin
Madrid
....
Cadiz
Leghorn
......
Milan
—.
Genoa
..._
Naples
Messina,
..
Lisbon .‘ —..
Op to
-,
Rio Janeiro ....... i New York
......
•. • •
Foreign Ciotti in Bars (Standard), ...per oz. £3 17 9
mwean Dollars .......... 0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard).. . ...
........ •a • • s)
0 0 0
South Alaerician Doublons
I,

491 491
491 49i
30 32i 30 40
28 373/4 25 423/4
25 373/4 25 423/4
393/4 39i

63i Lai

_ETON AND TVEsrmINSTER EIGHT-
OARED
_RACE.

From the long interval which has elapsed since the last
contest, no aquatic event has caused such intense interest
among the higher classes as the race which was rowed
yesterday between the colleges of Eton and Westminster
from Putney to Chiswick, Mr. Chitty, of Exeter College,
Oxford, acted as umpire. Owing to the unfavourable state
of the weather, the attendance was not very large. The
following were the crews :

ETON.—H. Garnet, 9st 131 b; Lord Borington, 9st 101 b;
R. Kinglake, lOst 31b ; E. H. Wynne, lOst 81b ; R. E. L.
Burton, list 61b ; H. B. Rhodes, lOst 101 b ; C. B. Lawes,
9st 71b ; R. H. B. Humfrey, lOst 51b. F. Hopwood (cox).
WESTMINSTER,—W. Wynne, Bst llb • A. R. Tomlinson,
9st 131 b ; A. C. Onslow, lOst 91b ; J. d. Hawkshaw, lOst
61b ; E. M. Tomlinson, lOst 91b ; B. Thoms, lOst 131 b ; W.
S. Wright, lOst 21b; J. Forster, 9st; J. 0. Yates (cox),
6st 81b.

A good start having been effected, the Eton crew soon
began to go ahead, and the race from the commencement
never was in doubt, as the Etonians kept the lead, and
wen easily by eight or nine boat lengths.
Mr. Searle, as usual, provided accommodation on board
his steamer for the representatives of tke press.

PROVISION FOR SCARCITY.—In such a year as
this the landlords ought to provide for a free sale of their
rabbits. Every year the rabbits do the farmers more mis-
chief than almost any amount of bad weather; and every
year gamekeepers are understood to make two, three, br
four hundred pounds each by the sale of this particular
perquisite. We may believe this from the fact of one land-
owner having sold 40,000 rabbits in one year after taking a
farm into his own hands—his tenant having thrown it up
on account of the rabbits. The farmers ought, in suchtinaes
as these, to use freely the right of taking the rabbits
wherever they have not foolishly, parted with that right.
There ought to be a sweep of the rabbits, whatever the
gamekeepers may say, both for the sake of present food
and next year's crops. It will be objected that there is no
getting at the creatures when they choose to hide. Well;
let us have all that can be got at. 'We know that one
gentleman got at 40,000 in one year. Let us see how many
more may be obtained by early watching in the mornings,
and by all known methods.—Once a Week.