The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-18 00:00:00

NEWPORT.

Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3a Od to 4s 4d ;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 4d
to 4s 4d per Sibs.

BREAD.

The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
6fd to 7fd; of household do., 5d to 6fd per 41b loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 4d to 4'd ; 641 b to 721 b, 41d
to 4/d ; 721 b to 801 b, 444 to 4td ; 801 t to 881 b, 4-fd to 5d ;
881 b-to 961 b, 6d to 51a ; 691 b to 1041 b, 514 to 6ct. Horse
hides, 8s to 108 ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od; ditto, full,
6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 4s Od to 5s Od ; half-breds,
2s 10d to 3s 6d ; Downs, 2s 3d to 28 9d ; lambs, 28 9d to 4s
6d.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 ss. to £4 10s. ; clover
do., £4 Os. to £5 10s.; and straw, £1 Bs. to £1 12s. per load.
Trade rather dull, at late rates.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3.65. to £4 125.; clover
do., £4 Os. to £5 12s. ; and straw, £1 9s. to £1 12$. per
load. A fair average-supply, and a sluggish demand.
ZWIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 ss. to £4 10s.; clover
do., Si Os. to £5105.; and straw, £llox. to £1 14s. per load.
Both hay and straw were in moderate request, at our quo-
tations.

COAL MARKET—SEPT. 15.
Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market..)
. .

Davison's West Hartley, -s. Od ; Holywell, 14s. 6d. ;
Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 15s. Od. ; Tanfield
Moor, 13s. 3d. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 13s 3d.; Wylam,
14s. 6d. ; Newcastle Hartley, 14s. ; Byass's Bebside West
Hartley, 15s. 9d.; Walker Primrose, 12s. 9d.; Eden Main,
165.; Hastings artley, -s. Od. ; Haswell Gas, 13s. Od.
Lambert's West Hartley, 15s. 9d.; West Wylam, -5. Od.;;
Ward's West Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; West Tanfield, -s. Od. ;
Nixon's Merthyr, 21s. Walls End-Riddell, -s. Od. ;
Byron, 16s. Od. ; Benson,l6s. Od. ; Thorpe, --s. Od. ' • Bell,
15s. 6d. ; Ht'lepool Hetton, 16s. 9d. ; Framwellgate, 16s.
Od.; Haswell, 18s. Od. ; Hetton, -s. Od. ; Cassop, 16s. 9d;
Bradyll's Hetton, -s. Od. ; Gosforth, -s. Od.; Drylnum.
Grange, 16s. 3d. ; Heugh Hill, Ms. 3d. ; Lambton,
South Hetton, 17s. 9d. ; Acorn Close, -s. Od. • Wharn-
cliffe, -s. Od. ; Kepier Grange, 17s. Od. ; Shincliffe, --s.;
Hunwick, 14s. 3d. ; Whitworth, 14s. 3d.; South Durham,
-s. ; Nixon's Duffiyn, 21s. Od.
Ships at market, 72 ; sold, 56.

COURSE OF EXCH.AISTGE.—THIs DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto ' 3 Months. 11 181 11 191
Rotterdam — 11 18/ 11 191
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 37f 25 421
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 40 25 45
Frankfort on Maine
. llBk 1191
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 34/ 35
Madrid
Cadiz — 491 491
Leghorn — 29 95 30
Genoa — 25 55 25 60
Naples

P4ermo.

4o
122 k
1221
62
52#

41
123
1231
621
52f

Messina
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro 6O days st.
New York —

E.I. Co.'s bls. House bls 60 d.
Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24
Bombay ditto
Madras ditto — 26 24
East India Company's, Bills drawn from the 24th ult. to
the Bth inst.

BenAal £1,201 5 0
Madras 0 0 0
Bombay

.£1,201 5 0

Foreign Gold, in Bars (Standard). ...per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars „ 0 0 0
Silver in Bars Otandard) „ 0 0 0

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.—A sale of goods and
chattels of a rather novel description took place on Wednes-
day, at the Custom-house, in Cork. The receiver of droits
of Admiralty put up to auction about SOC Fitt by nis of the At-
lantic telegrakh cable, which was found about two months
ago. There were two lots, each containing about 400
fathoms, which, after a tolerable share of competition, were
purchased by the receiver himself at 10d. per fathom. The
balance of the proceeds, after deducting the receiver's dues,
will doubtless scarcely satisfy the demands of the salvors.
DOG AND BARBER SWIMMING MATCIL—A rather
novel swimming match took place on Saturday, at Fisher..
row, between a barber and Mr. Downie's dog Maggie, for
£5 a side. The distance was three-quarters of a Mile. The
barber took the lead, but was soon overtaken by his canine
oppotlent, which, after a good struggle, went in winner by
about ten yards,,