The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

CORN.

The tendency of the trade is firm.
The country markets are rather dearer for English
wheat, and quiet for foreign.
Off the coast there are 30 cargoes of wheat :on sale, and
held for extreme to rather stiffer rates.

At Mark-lane this morning there was a fair attendance,
and with moderate supplies of English grain and fair of
foreign, trade was quiet at very steady prices.
English wheat sold at the extreme rates of Monday last.
Foreign wheat well held, and a quiet sale at steady
prices.

Flour unaltered in value, and a moderate sale.

Barley rather firmer, but only in:modorata request.
Beans quite as dear, with a fair demand.

Peas firm, but selling in small quantity only.
Oats in steady request at the previous valuc.

Maize unchanged.
NEWCIATE AND LEADENIIALL.

Meat.—Supplies to-day were short, and the demand
bettor, with rather stiffer prices for beef and mutton. Tie
cold weather, however, checks the veal and lamb trades
and give prices a tendency in favour of buyers. We quote
beef, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s ld ; very choice
occasionally 48 Gd ; veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; choice, 5s ; pork
4s to 4s 8d ; lamb, Gs Bd, per stone of 81b, by the car-
case.

Poultry.—Supplies aro very short, and prices higher.
Surrey fowls, Gs to 9s ; chickens, 4s 6d to 5s ; Essex fowls,
3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Irish, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; goslings, 8s 6d to
9s 6d ; ducklings, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; pigeons, 8d to 18; rab-
bits, tame, is Gd to 1s 9d; wild, is 2d each; Ostend, 4s 6d
per stone; quail, 1s Gd each.
Wild Fowl.—Ruffs, is 3d to is 6d; roes, 6d; American
prairie hens, 3s Gd each.
Eggs•—Fresh arrivals of plover, 2s 61 to 3s per dozen ;
English, 8s ; French, Gs per 120.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The market to-day was only moderately supplied, and
the prices were firm.
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Of beasts there were 310 from Scotland, 2,010 various
parts of England, 10 from Ireland, and 636 from abroad.
The trade ruled steady, and prices were firm.
Of sheep and lambs the supplies included 3,830 from the
Continent. Trade for mutton was active, and rates firm.
Of calves the number from abroad was 33.
The trade was brisk at late rates.
The number of pigs from abroad was nil.
The pork trade quiet, but firm.
Total at market—Beasts, 2,960 ; sheep and lambs,
23,490; calves, 38; pigs, 370.
Quotations—Beef, 3s 4d to ss; mutton, 3s to 4s 10d ;
veal, 3s 4d to 5s 8d; pork, as to 4s 6d; lamb, 3s to
is Bd.

PROVISIONS.
BUTTERS.—Prices aro steady for English. Foreign
rather dull, and best Friesland this morning quoted 116
to 120.

CHEESE —Prime qualities in steady request; inferior
dull.

Bacon still very firm. Best Waterford shipping quoted
72s to 73s on board.
Other provisions unaltered.
TALLOW.
Market steady. Y.C., 458 spot, 43s 3d June, 45s 6d last
three months. Stock—casks, 22,451; delivered last week,
casks 1,693; arrived last week, casks, 358.
BOROUGH HOP.
Henry Turnbull and Co. report that, although the holi-
days interfere with business, the market is firm at late
rates. Continental advice, received to-day quote prices
generally rather dearer.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

&ustralls and New Zealand, via Bouthampton.....APril 25.
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Ditto, via Marseilles ........April 20,

Ditto, via Panama ........ April 2S.
Alay 4.
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video

Ditto, by rrenoh packet ....... April 22
Cape Verde, by Brazil paotet
Cape of Good Hope, Asoension. and St. Helena..• • May 13.
China, _Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton—April 11.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands 4OO May 4.
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles
Malta, Egypt, ,sgo, April
Ditto, Marseilles... April 14.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via

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Southampton
Ditto, Marseilles . April 18
Newfoundland .... ....April 22
Portugal ....
Ditto, by priv tt s ship to Oporto ...
Ditto iitto to Lisbon
United States, t anada, California, &0., by British

packet
Ditto, by L Lited States packet
Ditto ditto 'New York)
Ditto ditto 'New York)
Ditto ditto (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet .. April 17.
West Coast of Africa, liadeira, and Teneriin Alz.y 6.
West Indies and Pe; ific (except Mexico and

mas)
Cub t and AI exico
Bahamas, via New 1'
Bermuda, via Halifax .

April 1.1
April 2,
April 8.
May 6.

THE IRISH CHURCIL—EarI Russell has consented
to preside at a public meeting which is to be held on
Thursday evening nest at St. James's- hall, in support of
Mr. Gladstone's scheme for the dis-establishment of the
Irish Church.— Observer•.

Ilorniman's Pure Teas are Bd. per pound cheaper. Their
2,500 agents—confectioners in London, and chemists in
the country—are constantly receiving fresh supplies of
these long-approved teas. Sold only in packets.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—The Government In-
spector went over the St. John's Wood Railway on Satur-
day, and sanctioned its opening for public traffic.