The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-08 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

LOUGHBOROUGH, MARCH 7.—At to- day'd market we have
had a supply of all grain,i,wheat, and barley, each is lower.
Other descriptions of grain as last quoted.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, 111AR.CIT s.—The show
of fat stock to-day was decidedly good, and higher prices
were asked ; the attendance of purchasers was large, and we
thought the demand was somewhat improved. The supply
of cheep was also good ; the trade in the early part of the
morning was very inactive, but there were only a few lots left
on hand unsold. Fat and store calves were pletinful. Fat
pigs about the average. Beef made from 5d to 51d per
lb. ; mutton, 5P to 641 ; veal, 5d to 51d per lb. ; pork,
7s 6,1 per score. Rough fat, 3a 6d per stone of 141bs. Hides,
11d per lb ; calf skins, 21 to 3id per lb.
BOSTON, MARCH 6.—Wheat, red 27s to :las Orl. white 315
to 395, extra 4 is; oats 105 to 16s; beans, ltis to 255; peas 219
to 25s per quarter.
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LT NN, MARCH s.—Wheat 30s to 345, fine 36s to
40s ; barley 18s to 20s, fine 22s to 26s per qr.
NZWARK, MARCH 6.—Wheat, white 41s to 425, extra 445,
red 36s to 375, extra 38* ; barley, malting 24s to 265, seed 275,
grinding Os Od, foreign Os to 03; oats,: feed 161 to 18s,
seed 20s to 23s ; beans, 25s to 265, seed 27s ; peas, white and
blue 284 to 30s, seed 31s ; spring tares, 36s to 40s per qr.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MARCH 6.—Wheat The
quantity of wheat brought forward to-day was 842 qrs, being
128 qrs less than last week. Top price Is down, and the average
5d up-96 qrs unsold. Barley—The quantity brought
forward was 377 qrs, being 9 qrs less than last week.
Price on the top 63, and the average is 2d up-55 qrs
unsold. Oats—Of this kind of grain we had 1,081 qrs
brought forward, or 181 qrs less than last week. The top price
the same, and the average Is 7d up-67 qrs unsold. Beans
—The quantity of beans to-day was 257 qrs, or 70 qrs more
than last week. Price on the top tha same, and the average
8d up-10 qrs unsold.
Top of Wheat ... 6441 b. 41s Od
„ Barley ... 58fil b. 26s Od
„ Oats ... •.. 4541 b. 22s Od
~ Beans •66i1b. 30s Ott
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 6.—The supply of
cattle this morning was 518, being 256 less than last week.
Demand good, and prices the same as last market. Top price,
is ; current, 6s to 6s 6d ; middling and inferior, 4s 6d to 6s
per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this morning was 1,817,
being 45 less than last week. Sales were slt,wly effected
at about last week's prices. Top price of best mutton, sid
per lb ; current, Od to 5d ; inferior, 4d to 413. Nearly all sold.
DUNBAR, MARCH s.—Wheat, weighing 6411b5, brought
365, and prices to 27,5. Barley, weighing 551bs, brought 20s,
and prices to 00s. Oats, weighing 421' lbs, brought 19s, and
prices to 13s 63. Beans and peas, weighing 001bs, brought
335, and prices to 265.
CORK, MARCH 6.—Flour--First 12s Od to 13s; extra 14s;
seconds, Ils 03 to its ; households 9s to lls Od; thirds, 7s to 8i
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 103 fd; Indian meal 7s to 7s 3d ; wheat •
meal. lOs to ()Os 0.1 per cwt. Indian corn 132 s 6d to 135 s per ton.
Bran 3/ 12s 64 to 3/15sper ton. Hay—Farmers 253 to 355; average
325; dealers 32s to 384 Od; average 36s per ton. Straw— Farmer'
181 Od to 25s Od; average 22x; dealers 10s Od. to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id ;
household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
103 per lb Eggs-3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. Coals—
Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Ncath
Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 6d ; mutton 4d to 6d; veal Od to
Od ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 71d ; sausages 5d per
lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s pet
ton. Bark—. Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 01; French
7/ 53; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 321 toool per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 17s ; red
ditto 20s to 22s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 11/ pot
ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, first quality, 18s,
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20s ;
salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 2.1e1 to Wid per lb.
Potatoes, white 8d to 9}d; Minions 12d to 13d; Guano—
Peruvian, 111 108; Icbaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel,
19s per barrel.

A SUBSTANTIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—rapt. Cook,
ani the crew of the British barque Sarah, have been the
objects of special attention in New York during the past
fortnight, fur their noble conduct in the rescue of the
passengers and crew of the packet ship Caleb Grimshaw.
A purse of 8,600 dollars was made up among the mer-
chants, and distributed as follows to the officers and crew
f the Sarah:—To the captain, 5,600 dollars; chief mate,
750 dollars; second mate, 400 dollars; carpenter, 350
dollars; to the steward and able seamen, each 125 dol-
lars; ordinary seamen and apprentices, each 100 dollars.
—Kingston Whig, Feb. 6.
BRITISH COLONIAL BANK AND LOAN COMPANY.—
The ninth annual meeting c f this company was held
at the offices in Moorgate-street on Wednesday,
Mr. Stuart in the chair, when a report was pre-
pentetd, which said the directors had the satisfaction
o
hadf s
taaktienng
ptlhmeee in
ir belief
the
condition that a
ofthe
material
Australian improvement
colonies in the course of the last year, and
that the property of the company, in common with all
other property in these colonies, had risen in value. The
directors recommended the shareholders to declare a
dividend of two per cent. The directors very much re-
gretted to say that the suit in Chancery to which they
alluded in their lasi report had been decided
against the company, thus occasioning a dimi-
nution in the value of the property of the com-
pany to the extent of 4,5821. 103., in which amount was
included the sum of 1,312/. mentioned in the report
of last ear. The accounts showedl42slo. ; liabilities,
the amount
of the capital to be, shares, 6
5,027/. 133.; profit and lose, 2,755/. I Is. id.; together
171,9801. 4s. l II.; which wag thus accounted for:—
500/. ; loans per Sydney
PI eliminary expenditure,
books, 164,9551. 13s. Id. (of which 126,550/. 19. 61. are
foreclosed); cash, 4,1711. 83. 21. ; bills receivable,
2,361/. 2s. 10d. On the profit and loss account the re-
ceipts (including a balance of 3,394/. Bs. 6d. from the pre-
vious accounts) amount to 8,9.16/..65.2d.; and the expen•
diture (including the lastyear's dividend of 2,981/.18.11d.)
6,190/. 15s. Id., leaving a balance of 2,7551. 11s. Id. After
considerable conversation as to the practicability of re-
(lacing the expenditure and selling the surplus property of
the company, and also as to the advisability of endeavour-
ing to merge the company into some of the other Aus-
tralian companies, the report was adopted, the dividend
declared, the directors authorised to take such steps as
they should deem advisable to pay off the loans due by
the company, and a vote of thanks given to the chair-
man and tlirectersi the meeting then beP4rated•