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

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a fair average show of good and fine foreign
hops, in which a steady business is doing at full quota-
tions. Otherwise, the trade is heavy; Last week's im-
ports were 207 bales from Hamburg.
New Mid and East Kent pockets, 84s to 126 s ; Weald of
Kent ditto, 58s to 80s; Sussex ditto, 54s to 75s per ewt.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
There has been a slight 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 from 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 regents, 140 s to Ms per ton ; Essex and Kent,
120 s to 110 s ; Scotch, 80s to 120 s ; ditto cups, 75s to 85s ;
middlings, 50s to GO3; Lincoln's, 110 s to 120 s; foreign,
55s to Gss.

WOOL.
The public sales of low wool were brought to a close on
Friday. During their 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 11. 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 from
Table Bay; 279 from Mogadore, and 47 bags from Seville.
The following are the highest and lowest prices paid at
the public sales :
Sydney—Scoured fleece, is 10d to 2s 10d; lamb's, Is
81 to 2s 10 ; superior flocks, is 10.0 to 2s 70 ; average
do., is 81 to Is 103; inferior do., le 5d to is 'rid; pieces
and locks, is 21 to
Port Philip—Scoured skin ls 21 to ls 6d; unwashed,
Os 101 to is 3d.
54,d ; do. fleece, is Sd to 2s 90 ; lamb's, is 70 to 2s 9d ;
superior flocks, is 101 to 2s 3d ; average d
and locks, nd to is
9,(31 ; inferior do., is 51 to is 7d ; pieces ls 3d
to is 8d ; skin, is 5d to ls 81 ; unwashed, 91 to is ld.
Van Diemen's Land—Scoured lambs, I s 81 to is 110 ; do.
fleece, is 10d to 2s 41; lamb's, is 61 to 2s 11 ; superior
flocks, is 10d to 2s. ; average do., is 70 to is 94d ; infe-
avers e do 8 9 d
infe-
rior do., is 6d to is 71; pieces and locks, is 3d to is 6d ;
pieces and do,,
81(ils ((:i
skin, is 30 to is 80 ; unwashed, 91 to is. Adela'd
Bir
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51?idd
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Scoured fleece, is 6d to to
101 ; lamb's, is 71 to 1 1 r;
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inferior
fer
iflocks,ordoi.s,
to is 4d; unwashed, 80 to Is. C s
ape— coured fleece, 1s
21 to is 104; lamb' superior s, is 40 to 2s ; eece'
7d to 2s 10 ; average do., is 4d to is 61;perior flocks, is
Id to is 3d ; pieces and locks 10d to Is inferior do., is
is 40; unwashed, 8d to 14 New s 5d ; skin, is 2d to
Zealand—Lamb's, le
6,id to is 101; superior flocks, is
A do„ is 6id to la 81 ;inferior Bld to is lied; average
do., is 4d to is 61; skin, 1s

4d to is 5d ; unwashed, 103 to is 2d. Swan River—Supe•
rior flocks, is 64,1 to is 9,(1; avers go do., is 5d to is 6d ;
and inferior do:, is 3d to is 4,12 d per lb.

SEEDS,

We notice no improvement in the demand for cloverseed
and trefoil. Canaryseed meets a slow sale, at barely sta-
tionary prices. Linseed and rapeseed aro very dull. Other
seeds are purchased only in retail quantitios, at our quota-
tions. Cakes are h avy, pn.l lower to pnrohase.

!^,tte,pet to, t.. 1 ; .......... • 431 'r2
6wede e, .• 203 23-02.oriander•• •... •..• •- 2G3 30s
ilustard, Ilrevra.... • . 8s -14.111empeeed , per quarter 388 44s
White, now.. •... 163 225 Linseed, F.ng.Sowing.. 704 728
Tilres,Winter,new....33 Od 53 Gd Crushing --3
Old•• •• • • •.. •• --s Baltic •-••• • • • .• 543 56s
Canary ,per quarter •• 763 88: Odessa ......... 513 52s
Rye grass (uew)•• .• •• 22s 23, Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
CloTer•RedEng. (mt.) 603 74, English .. ...• 9: 10s 10155
White 623 733 Foreign, per ton 101 0. 10 15s
Foreign' Red.. 583 70s Rape Cakes, per ton 6/ Os 6' 58
White.... 62• 78e Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 648 68s
Trefoil, new 231 25'

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, DEC 12.

The United States' mail steamship A.riel, Captain
Ludlow, arrived to-day at noon with advices from
New York to the 28th ult., being two days later
than those brought by the City of Washington.
The Ariel has 164 passengers for England, France,
and Germany, and $30,000 in specie for Havre.
She has come into dock to coal, and then proceeds
to Havre and Bremen.
The most important item of news by this arrival
is the state of affairs respecting Kansas, which,
question has again suddenly assumed a gloomy and
threatening aspect.
Despatchesfrom Washington statethat Buchanan
and Walker had an interview of five hours' duration
on the 26th ult , when a very friendly interchange
of their respective views was said to have taken
place, and a second meeting was fixed for the morn-
ing of the 28th. The Cabinet was in session until
a late hour on. the 27th, the Kansas difficulty being,
of coarse, the principal theme of discussion.
In reference to the Mormon difficulty a despatch
from Washington of the 27th says :
" General Smith is still here, consulting with the
Government relative to Utah affairs. It is not
improbable that General Joseph Lane will be com-
missioned to proceed to California and conduct the
war against the Mormons. Near $2,000,000 will
have been expended on the expedition. They have
2,000 men, 1,500 waggons, and 13,000 animals,
and more quartermasters than the English had in
their Crimean expedition !"
The President's message was said to be finished,
except that part of it relating to Kansas. He
would recommend a considerable increase in the
army. Senators and members were slowly arriv-
ing at Washington.
" The market for money (says the News York
Times of the`2Bth, in its review of the previous
day's financial operations),—
" Keeps generally quiet and easy. There is not
much doing in discounts outside of the banks, and
the offerings at several of the large banks this morn-
ing were quite moderate. At call money is
offered at 7 per cent. freely, and in some instances
at 6 per cent., without full employment ; and the
involuntary tendency of the bank movement is
rather to contraction than expansion."
" The flour market was firm."