The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.)

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HAY MARKETS.
SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 03 ; clover do.,
3l 103 to 5/ 03;
A. moderato demand and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8s per load.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 123 to 4/ 4s ; clover
do., 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11. 9s per load,
Trade firm.
WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, 21 I.os to 4/ 03 ; clover
do., 3/ 103 to 51 5s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8s por load.
Trado steady.

ONIAL.
TEA.--There is no new f L
feature to notice in this article.
Common Congou realised 104 to is ld per lb. At public
sale about 11,030 packages -passed, of which about 2,900
were 'taken at full prices. Good black-leaf Congon sold for
Is SFI to is 6d per lb, being very full values.
SUGAR.—There has been an increased demand for all
good consuming qualities, chiefly for home consumption ;
and although largo quantities are advertised for public sale
during the week, rather higher rates have been readily ob-
tained. The deliveries have been larger than the arrivals,
and rates rule fully 8s per cwt. higher than at this time
last year. • In the refined market there is little on offer,
and prices rule extremely firm, and generally tend up-
ward s.

COFFEE. —Fully previous prices have been realised for
both Plantation and Native Ceylon, and at the publio sales
announced during the week it is expected that rates will
rule higher.
RICE.--There has been loss inquiry, and prices in some
instances are a shade lower.
RUM.—Very little demand prevails for this article, and
business has been dull at former quotations.
TALLOW.—The tallow market has been extremely firm,
and prices owing to the smallness of the stocks on hand
have advanced. At the present time there are 13,000
casks less than at this time last year, and prices rule fully
8d per cwt. higher. P.Y.C., on the spot, 66s 3d to 66s 6d;
for delivery in April to June, 57s to 578 lid ; and last three
months, biis 9d to 54s per cwt.

THE LONDON SHOEBLACKS AND THEIR EARNINGS.—
The hundred and ten shoeblacks who stud the broad
ways of London in their cheerful Jerseys, yellow, red
and blue, have shown the possibility of turning out well.
Though six years have not elapsed since this branch of
labour was introduced, these boys have, it is said, earned
above 7,000/. Their united earnings for the last financial
year amounted to 2,270/., repre.enting the blacking and
polishing of no less than 544,800 pairs of Loots.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—A box containing 40,000 dots.
worth of diamonds was seized at the Custom House on
the 20th, the attempt to smuggle them having beesn.o
ac-
cidentally discovered. It had arrived by the Washing-
ton alibeluige:
ton from Southampton, and was addressed
m dts in the
Brothers, the largest importers of
city. The authorities have searcheddia
stones to
pre-
mises, and seized diamonds and other
..
of their
suspicion
the value of 150,000 dols, more on ontheir
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boats. The siTHhvie'Rn''avensbourne was built for the company in
1851, a had been employed on the London and
Antwerpand had
for some time. She was of iron Con-
-690 tons, and 200 horse-power.
struotion,