The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

BOSTON-MAT 6.

We had an average supply of grain at to-day's market.
Good dry parcels of wheat realised an advance of is per
qr on last week's rates. The demand was chiefly retail,
end ruled extremely inactive. Oats is, beans 2s, and peas
2s dearer.
Prices :—Wheat, red, 49s Od to 603 Od; new, —s to —s ;
white, 58s Oo to 62e 01, extra, 645. Barley, 40e 01 to 47s
0.1. Oats 193 to 275. Peas, 40 to 44s Oct. Beans, 42s
Od to 46s Od per qr.

NEWABic.—M A Y 6.

-• - -
- Wheat, white 63s to 68s, red Go•i to 625; barley, malting
:e. 44s to 48s, grirding 36; to 38s; oats, 24st. 30s to 325, 22st,
24s to Ns ; beans, 44; to 46s ; malt, 16; to 80s; peas, 403
to 42; ; tares, 44s to 13s per qr.

LOUTH-MAY 6.

•
A fair trade was clone in wheat to-day, but of other grain
'„ thec, were few sal(r. A thin attendance. The few sales
of wheat must be noted at last week's prices. Other
sorts much the same as last week.
IN Wheat, 555 to 59s ; extra, 625; barley 42s to 455; oats
14 22s to 24s ; beans, Os to 425.

EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MAY G.
vA A fair supply of grain to-day. Sales heavy, and prices
s for wheat batter, and in good condition. Barley and oat'
- lower. Beans better.
% Wheat, on the top, 3s Od up, and on the average
is 4d up. Barley, is Gd up on the top, and Os 7d down
on the average. Oats on the top is Od down—on the
average Os 3 t down. Beans on the top 4s lip, and on
the average le 7d up.
Tares from 54s to 55s per quarter.
Potatoes—Regents, from 2t.,s to 25s ; Orkney reds, 15e
to lr.s.

AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER.

Wheat
Do. new
Barley
Oa.L.

£2 5 0 6-12ths.
0 0 0 0-12th.
1 18 11 8-12ths.
1 9 1 0-12ths.

Beans

2 3 0 4-12ths.

Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat 1702 qrs sold 1407 qrs
Barley 423 qrs sold 212 qrs
Oats 1690 qrs sold 1000 qrs
Beans 179 qrs sold 159 qrs

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has been very inactive
_ to-day, and there is an evident downward tendency. Ca-
ledonian, 344- i—Edinbiirgh, Perth, and Dundee, Bi—
ice- Lancashire and Yorkshik 1011 i 2--Do. new 91., issued

at 1 dis., 3d. p.`—London and North Western,
EN—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 404
82'i ;I—North Eastern, Berwick, 21i South Eastern,
81/
6% 2242 §—Grand Trunk ofCanada, 16 3s. 9d. 1618. 3d.

'TANG}{ ESTER, MAY 7.
STOOK -EXCHANGE.—The market opened with a strong
534 demand, but went easier on the announcement that the
3% Bank refused to a lvance on stock. It again improved
74 slightly towards the close—Grand Trunks, 16i 16-
74, Eot Lancashire, new, 3-16d—Leeds, 1021 1 2—Lon-
-7% dons, 105 B—Sheffields, 408 4- —Midland, 838 3
—Dovers, 22 11-16 fl--Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cho-
--
1A shire Junction, 66g--Eastern Counties, 11i--Canada, nevr,
7 2i p —Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 8 1-16—Great
9 Western, 67.

LEEDS, Mit 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—North Westerns, Si. Is. 3d—Shef-
fields, 40i ;1---North Eastern (Yolks), 32i —Norfolks, 621
—Midlands, 823.

BIRMINGHAM, MAY 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was steady to-day.
Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed stock was done
• at 72, closiwz 72 Birmingham Bank, at 12— Birming-
' ham and Staffordshire Gas, new shares, were sold at 11i
premium, clo,dug South Stafforas were quoted at
114 4--Birmingain Backing C o mpany 31 g - -,and Cstal
Palace at 2/. Gs.h 31, 2/. 3:4. Od. Market quiet, and gene-
rally a shade lower.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traffi0 c
Os
403 return for the week ending May 3, 1857 £61,186 0
iris Corresponding week last year
is GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
ls
;os week ending April 26, 1857 £23,573 11 10
15s Corresponding week last year 22,528 14
18 CHESTERAND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fe,
,ios
the week ending May. 3, 1857 £5,348 0 (1,
3
it9o Corresponding week last year 5,144 0 u
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(Os
12s Increase in 1857
1311 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.---Traffio re'
12oss
turn for the week ending May 3, 1557 £22,456 14 11
5s Corresponding week last year 21,619 6 6
Os GrEAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
Os week ending May 3, 1557 £9oo 8 ?,
6s
lss Corresponding week last year 516 8
Os LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffie re,'
05 turns for the week ending May 2, 1857 £10,921 A.
6s
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