The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

There has boen a alight increase in the arrivals of pota-
toes, coastwise as well as by railway. The imports have
continued on an extensive scale, viz., 10 tons from Ostend,
22 tons tom Havre, 290 tons from Rouen, 700 tons from
Dunkirk, 32 tons from Ghent, 30 tons from Bilboa, 200
tons from Rotterdam, 280 tons from Antwerp, 6 bags
from Harlingen, 12 tons from Paris, 12 tons from Bou-
logne, and 140 tons from St. Valery. The trade rules
heavy, as follows :
York regeutg, 149 s to 1603 per ton ; Essex and Kent,
1203 to 1403 ; Scotch, 808 to 1203; ditto cups, 75s to tps ;
middlings, 503 to 603 ; Lincoln's, 110 s to 1203; foreign,
55a to 655.

WOOL.
The public sales of low wool were brought to a close on
Friday. During thoir progress, about 4,000 bales were
sold at a reduction of from 25 to 30 per cent. In the pri-
vate contract market the quotations are very uncertain,
and some kinds of English have changed hands at a further
decline in prices of ld. per lb. The imports have amounted
to 1,840 bales from Algoa Bay. 1,482 from Taganrog, 231
from Natal, 80 from Madras, 12 from Calcutta, 227 fro
Table Bay; 279 from Mogadore, and 47 bags from Sevillm e.
The following are the highest and lowest prices paid at
the public sales :
Syduoy—Scoured fleece, is 10d to 2s 100 ; lamb's, is
81 to 2s I_o ; superior flocks, is 10d to 2s 7:2(1 ; average
do., is Seto Is 10d; inferior do., is 5d to is 7d; pieces
and locks, is 2(1 to Is 80 ; skin, is 2d to is 6d ; unwashed,
Os 10d to la 3d. Port Philip—Scoured lamb's, 2s Od to 2s
ls 3d
s:d ; do. fleece, is 8(1 to 2s 90 ; lamb's, is 70 to 2s 9(1 ;
superior flocks, is 101 to 2s 3(1; average dand locks 70 to ls
90 ; inferior do., is 5(1 to is 7(1; pieces ,
to is 8d; skin, la 5(1 to is 8d; unwashed, 0(1 to is ld.
Van Diemon's Land—Scoured lambs, is 8d to is llid • tlo
fleece, is 10d to 2s 4d ; lamb's, is 6cl to 2s ld ; s'lTtrior.
flocks, is 10d to 2s. ; average do., is 711,(1 to la.,9:dclelaide—,
liss.7(l to is 90 ;
infe-
rior do., is 6d to is 7(1; pieces and locks, is 3d to is 6d
skin,scou isAdelaide—
Scoured d 3d
fleece,to 11886:12dd
t;
ouinswposdh e; din
lamb's,
, to o,
Is 8(1; inferior do., is ld to is s;d ; pieceasgaenddolOckiss,
superior flocks, is 80 to is 10d ; aver
to is 4cl ; unwashed, 80 to ls. ' Cape—Scoured
2.1 to is 10d4 ; lamb's, is 4id to 2s7d to 2s IJ,d ; average do., is 4d to 1;6
unwashed, 8d
Socks,
Id to is 3d ; pieces and locks, 10d
61.804tocli;sulnowd6ids
2d
fleece, is
superior flocks, is
d ; inferior do., la
to I B 5d ; skin, la 2.1 to
New Zealand—Lamb's,' is
is 81d to la 11.0 ' • average
do,, is 6id to 1384 ; inferior do., is ld to is 6'd
,; skin, is

4d to is 5d ; unwashed, 101 to is 2.1. Swan River—Sups
rior flocks, is 60 to is 93d ; average do., Is 5d to la 61 ;
and inferior do., is 3d to is 4id per lb.

SEEDS.

We notice no improvement in the demand for eloverseed
and trefoil. Canaryseed meets a slow sale, at barely sta-
tionary prices. Linseed and rapeseed are very dull. Other
seeds are purchased only in retail quantities, at our quota-
tions. Cakes are heavy, and lower to purchase.
Furnip,White,per bush. 15s to 161Carraway 43s 468
swede .• •• 20s 23-, Coriander 26, 303
Uustard, Brown.• •• .. 85 143tHempseed, per quarter 388 443
White, new•• 2''s Linseed, F•ng.iowing.. 713, 72s
Nres,Wlnter,new..'..ss Od 5s 6d Crushing
Old.. .. .• • • —s —s Baltic •• • • •• 541 56s
Canary, per quarter • . 763 Bss Odessa ••• • •• • 513 52s
Rye grass (new) .• • ... 223 28s UnseedCake, pr. ton—
Clover,RedEng.(ewt.) GOs 74- English •• ' 1031 10 Si
White .......... 621 73s Foreign,per ton 30 'O3 10 15s
Foreign Red...... 58s 70s Rape Cakes, per ton 6/ OS 6; as
White.... G2s 7831Bapeseed, new, pr qr, 64s 68s
trefoil, new.......... 23s 253;