The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-09 00:00:00

MARKE TS. —This day.

MARK LANE.
At Mark Lane to-day the trade presented much the
same appearance as on Monday. The supplies of English
produce were small, but foreign quantities came freely to
hand. As regards prices the trade ruled firm, but the
transactions were generally of a restricted character.
The market was again scantily supplied with English
wheat. There was very little business doing in any
description, yet, owing to the firmness of factors, Mon-
day's quotations were well supported.
Coastwise, as well as ex-granary, the show of foreign
wheat was tolerably good. Fine parcels commanded very
full prices, and other sorts were unaltered,in value; the
trade, however, was quiet.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request at full
quotations.
Fine malting barley was scarce and quite as dear as on
Monday. Grinding and distilling sorts moved off slowly
at late rates.
Malt changed hands to a moderate extent on former
terms. The supply of malt was seasonably good.
The oat trade ruled quiet, but fine parcels were held at
full currencies.
Very few transactions took place in banns, yet prices
were unaltered.
Peas were dull, at previous quotations.
The demand for flour was inactive, on former terms
SHIP ARRITALS THIS WEEX.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 160 1,70 1,860 --270
Irish —
Foreign 12,410 6,020

33,310 1,350 sacks
brit;

COMPAILATITE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIL
For the week ending Jan. For tho corresponding week
5, 1867.
last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat ....... 46,674-60 s 2d 'Wheat ......,49,310--16s 3d
OBarley ....... ..45,899--43s 6d Barley .......
—66,065-32 s 9d
Pts .......... 6,595-24 s Id Oats .......... 6,803-238 6d

BOROUGH HOP.
Great firmness continues to prevail in all branches of
the hop trade, and, with decreasing supplies, prices are
on the advance.

WHITECITAPEL.
There is a moderate quantity of meat on offer. The
trade is quiet, at the following quotations :
Beef
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Mutton ......... 3s Od to 4s 8d I
Veal ...... 43 Od to 5s Od
... 3s 2d to 4s 10d Pork ...... 3s 6d to 48 6d
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iiverpool Cotton lilarket—This Day.

The market opens steady. Sales probably 10,000
bales.

The Pico of Gold.

The quotation ot
the short gold at Paris Is about at par, and
exchange on London is 25. t7i per £1 sterling. On
Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appeculs that gold is
about the lame price in London and Paris. Fite nouree of exchange at New York on London for bills at
80 days' sight is about 104 per cent. At this rate there is
no profit on the importalloo of gold from the United Ststr

THE EXPENSE OF CLEARING, THE STREETS.—At
the meeting of the Board of Works, Highways, and
Sewers of St. Pancras held yesterday—Mr. J. Salter in
the chair—Mr. W. B. Scott, the chief survey or reported
that in consequence of the heavy fall of snow last Wed-
nesday, he sent to the several contractors for cleansing
the streets orders for the removal of snow from the main
thoroughfare; with instructions to employ any number of
men and carts day and night. The assistant-surveyors
wore also authorised to employ any number of hands, and
relays for the night work. It was not attempted to clear
away the snow from the whole width of the roads, but
mainly for a width of about 10 feet from the kerbs, by
which course was also removed all the snow that had been
swept from the footways and cast off the roofs of houses,
and the channels left open and free for the thaw when it
came. The total number of carts employed was 120 daily
(nearly half of them being teams), with the assistance of
nearly 300 men daily; 7,000 loads were carted away, and
nearly 10 miles of roads cleared. Mr. Lawford, in moving
that the report be approved, said St. Pancras had set an
example to other parishes, and they were greatly indebted
to their officers for their energetic services, and also to
their chairman. Mr. Eldridge said the expense had been
£l,OOO, and £l,OOO wasted. He could not imagine a more
extravagant bit of madness; if they had let the snow re-
main it would all have melted away. Mr. John Taylor
lamented the expense to the poor ratepayers. The Humane
Society, if they had done their duty, would have locked
ep the contractors for bringing out their horses in such
weather. Mr. S. Taylor considered the expenditure a
great benefit, and they would have been blamed if the
frost had continued. The chairman said if they did not
do their duty th6y would be set aside for another body
who would. The report was adopted, and also a motion
acknowledging the services of Mr. Scott, chief engineer,
and Mr. Worrell, and also the chairman.
THE SHEFFIELD BOY MURDERER.—The respite of
the sentence of death passed at the last assizes at Leeds
upon Henry Gabbites, aged 16, for the murder of his fellow-
Prentiee, Arthur Allen, at Sheffield, has been followed
apprentice,
letter from the Home-office, addressed to the Gover-
nor of the Leeds Borough Gaol, announcing that the capi_
tal punishment has been commuted to penal servitude for
life.

DARING BURGLARY AT A LICENSED VICTUAL-
LER'S.—Thi3 morning, about 5 o'clock, three men
entered the house of Mr. Hazleton, Coburg Arms, Wobber-
street, Waterloo-road, and stole a considerable sum of
money, jewellery, and clothing. As they were escaping
Mr. Hazleton rose from his bed and fired twice after the
fellows with a revolver, but without effect, and they got
clear off. The entrance 11'48 effected by forcing back a belt
at tlac trout door,