The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

lI?,)N3I.4STERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.

DUDLEY, SATURDAY EVENING.
The fin d meetteg of the ir,..nmaAers of this
distr.c; for the eutrent quarter was held in this
t wit this evening ; there was again a numerous
attendance of the trade, although the bulk of the
business of quarter-day had been transacted at
the previous assemblies at Wolverhampton and
Birmingham, and prices were regarded as so defi-
nitely fixed that few contracts for ratification were
made at this meeting. The transactions which
took placo were chiefly in pig iron, and, as on
Thursday, prices bail an upward tendency, al-
. thouAh consumers still r,fused to cAicede any ad-
vance, present rates coming more closely to the
usual propitious as compared with the price of
manufactured iron. But although no advance was
established by t!.e pig-masters, sufficient firmness
was evinced as regards that branch of the trade to
show that a sltght impetus in the demand for fi-

nished iron will have the effect of pushing up the
price of pigs to the extent demande 1 at the Bir-

mingham —meeting. As it is, good hot-blast pigs
are worth 4'. 2s. Gd. per ton. Lord Ward's agents
were asking as high as 4/. 7s. Gd. per ton on
Thursday, and 4/. were readily obtained, ti,is
beit.ig in all probab lity the best quality of hot-
blast iron made in the di,trict. C ld-b!ast iron of
Staffordshire is quoted 10s. per ton deft! er. The
inferior quality of pig iron is not much in request ;
of cinder pigs, suchas were made in the district, and
which tended so grestly to damage the reputation
of S•affcedshire iron, the quantity now made is
comparatively trifling. It was mentioned in the
course of the meeting this evening that the number
of furnaces in blast is greater at the present time
than has ever before been known, whilst the ex-
pansion which had taken place in the demand was
evidenced by the fact of there being such small
socks of pigs on the banks, although the hot
weather two or three weeks since had the effecto
diminishing the consumption at the puddling fur-
naces at least one-half.
There were a few transactions in ironstone at the
meettng to-night, and at Stourbridge yesterday ;
the average price is 18s. to 18s. Gd. per ton, the
consumption being so great at the present time that
the price of the commodity is in no way affected by
the large quantity expectel from the in Ahern part
of county, and frem other districts.
The reports to-night in reference to the general
state of the trade were fully confirmatory of those
given at Wolverhautp.on and Birmingham ; indeed
there is the fulleA evidence of the healthy condi-
tion of the iron trade in the activity manifested
at all the large works ; the mills and forges are all in
full operation, and the casting trade is remarkably
brisk. There are a great many orders in for sheets
and plates for the Mediterranean and fa- France ;
merchant and plating bars are most in demand by
home consumers, chiefly on aceount of the large
orders in the district for heavy hardware goods.

There are also some considerable orders in for the
East Indies. In the labour market there is no stir- .
4 plus, whilst the healthy action which has pervaded.,
the trade for several mouths, and its entire freedom
from the difficulties which have almost
occurred in seasons of tightness in the money mar-
ket, and high rates of discount, is the best evidence
- of the allerice of anything approaching to specula-
tive trading.
In this t,,wn and in the neighbourhood towards
- Brierly-hill trade is good ; and thtoughout this
series of meotiLgs manufacturers' accounts havo
- been paid as punaitally as usual.

Thernemotial to the Oommiisioners for the Affairs'
11,4
034 of India against any guarantee by Government on
4 the amount of capital exp-nded upon ironworks in
° British India, has been signed by all the leading
IA firms in this district and in Shropshire.

Country Markets.

HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—JULY 10. i
ni4 wuRAT. BARLEY 1 OATS. I MON.
6% First 6Bs Od 41s 6d 34s 61 i 52s Od
Second 46s 04 36s 5d 323 3d I 463 3d
Third 33s Od 33s Oat 28s 61 I 43a Od
Total quantity of wheat in market, 374 qrs., 311 FO:d
PI PP barley ~ ( 8 qrs., 68 sold
PP , oats ,; 195 qrs., 179 sold
,I. PP beans /7 21 qrs., 21 sold
AVERAGES PER IMPREIAL QUARTER.
Wheat, 2/. 6 0 9-12ths I Barley, ...11. 16 5 4-12ths
Oats, ... 11. 12 3 4-12ths I Beaus, 21. 3 6 1-12tLs

DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—JULY 9.
Qrs. Best. Current. Infetier
485 Wheat 63s Od
207 Oats 3ls Od 2Bs 4id 2IA Od
100 Barley 403 Od 33s 10(1 ......... 30, Od
12 Peas & beans 49s Od 454 64d...,.. 44 Od

ABERDEEN-JULY 10.

-
_ Potato oats 26s 6tl to 27s 61
Common oats 26s Od to 26s 6tl 1 401bs per bushel
-
Bere > 31s Od to 33s Od I *ln.
- Barley 31s Od to 33s Od f '"'"8 "
_ Wheat, red (spring)4os Od to 46s 01 1 621bs '
_ , white 4os Od to 48s Od , f ,
- Oatmeal 20s Od to 21s 0:1 per boll.
- Flour 458 0,1 to 46s Od per sack.
D
PROVISION MARKET.
_ Beef, per lb 6d to 91 I Butter, p lb. s 10d to Os lid
- Mutton, per lb 6d to 91 I Eggs, p doz. Os 81 to Os 101
- Lamb, do., Os Btl to Of. 9 I Hens, p pair 28 6d to 3s 01
- Veal, per lb ... 6d to Os 91 1 Chickens,do. is 6d to 2E, 01
; Pork, perlb...os 6d to Os 7d Ducks, do., Os Od to 0; 01
' Salmon, per lb .... ..... ls 2/ Ducklings,o is 6d to 24 01
Grouse, per brace......Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 44 6 j
514 Tallow, p stone, Os to lie 01 Potatoes, pr pock, 12d to 181
Rabbits, each 3(1 to 4d.
Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.... 868 to 885
Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen . .01 to 6.0
ice. RETAIL PRICES.
Flour, 141b....0s Od to as 6d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s ad
Oatmeal Os Od to 2s ld „ dust, .... Os to 0.4 104
Beremeal —.Os Od to 2s 01 per lb 2d to aid
D Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 4d Sids, 7
d
Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d
4-lb. 10af...8d. 1 2-lb. 10af...4d.

• DUBLIN, JULY 11.
;36 We had again a dull retail market today, and we repast
s the quotations of Tuesday, except for Indian corn, which,
r%
,being scarce, brought an advance of 61 to is in small
- transactions.
White wheat, 35s 61 to 39s 0(1 ; red ditto, 31s Oct to 315
Od; ditto now, —s; barley, matting, 168 6(1 to 25s 6(1; grind'
ing, —s to --s ; oats, old, 143 6(1 to 17s; ditto, new,
3 Od to —s 01 ; oatmeal, 15s to 18s 0,1; bore, new, --s to
- Od ; rapese d, s 0(1 to —s Oct per bid ; s' flour, 205
Od to 2-18 Od per cwt; Inman corn, 39s 01 to 40i Od Per
480 lbs.

The Madrid Gazette of the 6.h denies ()fa-
cially the statement of some of the journals to
the effect that a French prince (Prince Ludea
a Bonaparte is referred to) had had conferences
with the Marquis do Turgot and Lord Howdent
the French and English ministers. The hill
authorising the Government to carry into effect the
proposed law on the press had been presented toithe
Senate, and the senators had immediately a 5"
sembled in their bureaux to discuss it. The jour"
nals contain nothing new about disturbances, but
a letter of the above date says :
_
" General attention is just now fixed on the republi'
,ios can bands which have appeared in Andalusia. The mani'
feotation will be without result. The flag of the factions
I(3s
17s is evidently socialist. The bands have not visited any
7s I,,cality without leaving traces of their vandalism ; every'
/0: where there have been pillage and destruction ; they
23 have carried off the money they found in the pub-
.os lie offices and burned down edifices. Their demo'
cratic and socialist proclamations are, however, so via-
,,,os lent that they produce a perfectly contrary effect
'Ol to what they expect. The faction which devasta•
12s8 ted Utrera, in flying before the royal troops, have
08 taken the direction of La Serrania de Ronda, where
4s they must die of hunger, the country offering no resource.
os In Arragon some demonstrations, but of no gravity,
15s haie taken place. Fur some days past rumour°
158 that Madrid was menaced with disturbances have been
Os current, and they bave.gained credit to-day ; the poPu:
15' lation is conseqnently disquieted. It is said that
63 the movement will break out on the conclusion of the
9s
as bull fights ; the government, however, does not share
the fear 3 of the population, and any attempt at insurreC•
tion will be promptly and energetically repressed."

BIRTHS.

OF A BON.

On the 10th inst., to.t Waltham Abbey, the wife of Car
tain Inglis, R.E.
On the !-ith inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Wm. E. 0'
Oran, Esq., of ll.M.'s War Department.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the Bth inst., at Dartmouth-house, St James's park
the wif" of Henry Woods, Esq., M.P.
On the 9th inst., nt Angell-le:race Paradise-road, Stock'
well, the wife of Philip Jay, Esq.--twins.
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