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SlARKt-T XITWS., t 11 MARK-LAKE,—The attendance of buyers has con- tinued on a satisfactory scale, and, under the influence of firmer accounts from America, the market for both wheat and flour has displayed more steadiness, last week's closing "quotations being well supported. Wheat, English white is quoted at- 39s to 41s, and redat 37s to 40s. Foreign descriptions have par- tially recovered the previous week's declinp. Not 1 hard Manitoba has improved to 39s-6d et qtiiy, at which business has been done Northern spring, 38& and Oaliforiiiah, 40s, landed; Walla Walla, un- altered New Zfcaland remains nominal in ab- sences ofsupplies South Russian, 34s to 37s, according to quality and a good demand for No. 2 Calcutta has led to rather strong buying at 34sto 348"d;behig a' in Itrmer. Although neglected, the marxet for flour has exhibited a better tendency than last Friday, quotations generally remaining unaltered, while be 0d to Is easier on the week. The London Millers' Association have made another reduction of 2b, cown household now 32s, and whites 35a per sack. Of country makes, patents range at 34e to 36s; roller at 32s to 33s; and atone at 31s to 32s; American first' patents, 328 to 34s; second ditto, 30s to 31s first bakers, • 27s to 2Ds-; --and seconds, 23s to 26s; Cali- fornit^i3Cfe'$P 31s* Hungarian, 38s to 44s per sack. PrencEf remans nominal. Grinding barley has been in fair, demand at firm rates, being, fylly 3d .to 6d dearer 1 Odessa, J5B 9d to 16s ex-ship, 16s 6dex- 3uay. s itit ,no malting on hand at the moment; lere ^it notnittg doing. The market for Oats ex- hibits k distinct improvement since last week, while quotations show a recovery of 6d. American mixed clipped, 1&1 9d ex-Ship, 14s ex-quay; undipped, 13s 6d to18s 9d ex-ship; and white clipped, 14s 9d to 15s et-ship, 15s 6d ex-quay. New Zealand nominal, it 26s up to 30s for ordinary to fine; heavy samples, ex-store. Maize continues out' of favour, anil pric6a arfi 6d easier. American mixed, 15s ex- ehip; Odessa, 16s 9d to 17s landed. The demand folt both 'beans and peas has been inanimate, and with rathat ore plentiful supplies sellers show less reserve, but quotations are mostly nominal. Barbary beahs quoted, at 18s 6d to 19s 3201bs. ex-ship, and Egyptian splits, 20s to 20s 6d ex-mill. New Zealand, 33s to 34s ex-3tore while Canadian white peas, are held'tor 27a fid landed. LOKDOH METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—A good selection of graks-fed beasts were shown, the bulk of which was received from the Midlands. Trade was very slow, but holdersfirm. Fat bulls tended against buyers, but fat cows Vereweaker. Hereford's quoted 4s 3d to 4s 4d; Hunts, 41 2d to 4s "3d; Scotch, 4s 3d Devons, 4B 2d; Norfolks, 4s to 4s 2d; LincolnS, 3s 6d to 4s Irish, 3s lOd and fat cows, 3s 4d th 3s 6d per 81b. Sheep arrivals were of shorter extent, antf teader ifrmer,, neat weight wethers being 2d per 81b: dearer, while ewes also showed a slightadvance. 7i -to 8-Aoner, Down wethers, 5s 6d j 9-stone, 5s 4d; 10-stone, 5s 2d 10-stone half-breds, 4s lOd to 5s; 11-stone Hampshires, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; 12-stone Lincolns, 4s 4d 10-stone Down ewes, 3s lOd to 4s. Lambs were in better request, and-more money was obtained for best qualities; 5-stone fat Downs, 8s lOd to 7s and 6-stone half-bred ditto, 6s to Ss 2d per 81b. sinking the offal. No calves nor pigs were offered. Milch cows realised £ l5 to £ 21 IDs per head. Prices: Coarse and inferior beasts, 2a 4d to 2s lOd; second quality ditto, 3s to 3s 6d ind first ditto, 3s lOd to 4s 4d; coarse and inferior iheep, 3s Od to 3s 4d second quality ditto, Is Od to ,4s 8d; and, first ditto, 5s to 5s 6d; inferior lambs, 6s Od to 6s 2d; second quality ditto, 6s 4d to 6s 6d; and first, 6s lOd to 7s Od per Ilb. 11 SMITWIELD MEAT.—Fair supplies were offered, and net a quiet sale, but prices ruled steady. Scotch, 5a 8d to4s4d English, 3s 6d to 3s- 8d; American, Deptford-killed, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; Liverpool, 3s 4d to 3s 6d American, refrigerated, hind-quarters, 5s 8d to 4s Od average, 3s lOd fore- quarters, 2a Od to 2s 4d average, 2s 2d. Mutton Scotch, 4s 4d to 4s 8d English wethers, 4s to 4s. 4d; ewes, 3s to 3s 4d Dutch wethers, 3s 8d to 4 2d Argentine, 3s 2d to. 3s 4d. English lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d. Veal English, 4s to 4s 4d; Dutch, 3s 8d to 48. Pork; English, 4s Od to 48 4d; and Dutch, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81b. Sussex, 3s 6d to 4s 6d Boston; 2s 3d to 2s 9(1; Essex, "Tad Avleibufytfttt-R^ fjrigh, Is 8d to £ 4s'; country ditto to 8d 5s Od Eusfeian fo g h Australian ditto, 8s to 1U pe fat quail, 2s 6d, Bordeaux, Is to Is each; English new o„, is BILLINGSGATE FISH. R.-ish Is 6dtol?7d; Is 6d Scotch, Is 4d to, lj7d 1^. Norwegian, Is 2d to I > lg to is 4<J Is. 4d; grilse, Is Id to S°la '3d to Is 6d; 3lips„ 7dto 10d; re 'turbot, 6s to 9s; .dories, 2d to 3d F to 5s 6d; lemon brill, 6s to Ss^ halib^^s^ 4g 6d per.stone; • » '^10?rhSlio,ThSf a. lier box English mackerel, 12s to 14s bd p fresh' haddocks, 7s to 9s [Q i8s per draft; turn e-fels; live, 16s to 20s; def'°sg to 16s per lobsters, 15s to 35s Wcrkyfish, Is 6dI per hamper crawfish, lata. Frenchj 4s per 100, dozen; ^lelkf 4s per bushel; bloaters I' 2. to 2, la per box; Is ba to o» ,-TT -7 r dozen; smoxea ffitl quart prawns, 6, peflb; slirimps/2s per gallon.. W(«oi.—No ™ProveTn > wit^ narrow limits, this market ee^reat caution is shown in '^dtPriC^tionV and only a hand-to-mouth business traris^ons, and on.y country'fairs are is passing- g. rui;ng jn the market, and, really higher^than^ ve„ have to keep their .nnless tra.de improves, buy,et"s wHl have to keep their purchases. At xo P_|^ fTifECUlt to realise now. paid a week ago S trices being better Colonial wools series. Spinners than the closing rates of the pre which still have the same d.fficu»ies to cope w d they have for so ^though they ^^Ttor'tS SSdPS2'thi. rttit»Seonly are askmg better P york the average price was obstructs bn«mess.^ at Huntingdon «bout 9s ttb°U8tone Downs are quoted about 8d, Kents 7d to ?|d, half-^reds 7|d. ■ gTRAW_—Superior picked WHITECHAPEL Blk to Y5s; inferior, 60s • hay. 80s to 84s; g00 I' Qg g00d clover, 82s to JOs 5 b^t old clover 93s to 9bs to 86s inferior, 60s i Toainrinian. cases. CofKNX GAED^. g ^Dn' reil. and F. Crabs,; ^To'^rTpricots, per Rbox, 7d to Is; ditto, i8s to --s tKi, p bunoh, 8s to 10s cherries, EnS> ^bite' Bieve8' 3s 58ditt°'oditS IKnglisn, French, sieves, 3s 6d to 6a Stto dftU box,'2s to(5s; figajper do^n, 3s to ditto, o > En lighj Hamburgh, per lb., Is 3d J8 ,o Stto Belgian, per lb., 10d to Is ditto, J to 2s; di > i Is to Is 3d; ditto, ,Muscats, Channel lSie i p gooseberries, per sieve, 2s to per lb., ls-p" u Xs, 6d to 2s; nectarines, per' 2s 6d; melons.^ 'heBper dor,en (according to dozen, 4s fo 8s P g^cond quality,, 2s to 4s ;r Bize), 6s tb 10s, di t0 4s Qd; straiw- nines, .each, from ditto, Southampton, ■betries, .pet \b., 9d to A > peck8) 3s to 6s. :t baskets, is oo home-grown, per Asparagus-; English,, in^ra^'aipr ls6d to2s ditto bundle, to 4s 6d; ditto Wor e Argenteuil, 'English, sprue, large bundles, 6d f large, rjogd; ditto, Victoria, 7s 6d ditto & Jozfn nn to 7s 6d artichokes, Globe, per d°zJ,n' qj to Is 6d beans, English (dwarf), |b., aj tev 8d ditto, Channel Islands, per lb-, fi L French, fiats, 2s 6d to 3s 6d, v_A'<j .sieve, ls to le 3d; beetroots, per dozen, ner tolly of 60, 4s to 5s; cabbage, open, airt>n- 6d ditto,;open, per tally, Is to 2s; cauli- per UUv per dozen, Is to /s,bd; cress, dozen flowers, carrots, new, bunches, per dozen, punnets, i 'celery, new. per bundle, Is to Is 3d; Is 3d to 18° (jozeIlj 2s .tq 3s; endive, new, per ciHJumbers, T Os; garlic, per lb.. id horse- dozen, Is bO bundle, 9d to- Is; leeks, radish, foreign, r lettuce, cabbage, Irome- »Bew, dozen bunc ditto, COB-, scpre, 8d to grown, per 'dozen^ ,bomergrown, per dozen, lOd to ls ditto, Parte, ble per dozen, 3s to 5s; mint la 2d; marrows, og. mushrooms, per lb., 8d, per dozen bunche^ 2' 5b 6e^d ditto, to lOd onions. MyPua green, peri.xlozeg, bunches; Is 6d to 2s tid; parsley, uer dozen bunches, 2s 6d to 4s peas, English, while, per bushel, to 2s 6d; ditto, dittp, VagP, 4» 6 to 5s; ditto, Blues, Harrison's "Glory, per bushel, ftsJ6d; potatoes, Channel Isles, lÚdneys, per cwt., 6s to 6s 6d; ditto, New Bedford, 7s; ditto, St. Malo, cwt., 5s 6d to 6s Cherbourg, per cwt., 5s to 6s ditto, old, per ton, 110s to* 120s radishes, round, break- faaj., per dozen bunches (liorae-grckwii), Is 3d to < lik 6d; salad, small, puunets, per dozen, Is 3d < shallots, new bunches, per dozen, 2s; spinach, sprimb per bushel, Is 6d to 3s; tomatoes, English, lb.; to 5d; ditto, Channel Isles, per lb. 3d,to 4d; turnips, new English, peir do^enL 4s to 58; water- cress", per dozen bunches, 4d to 8d. • SEED TRADE.—Cloverseed just now, as might bo expected, is quite a dead letter. Full prices are a^ked for mustard and rapeseed. In birdseeds there if no important JpusineSs doing, haricots have met a some- what improved request, but peas are neglected. CAMDUIDGB CATTLE.—:A good supply of fat beasts. Prices unchanged. The trade in store beasts was slow all round. A large number of fat sheep were on offer, prices ruling "slightly lower than last week. A good show of store sheep at reduced prices, Some very good lambs-were shown, aiid a fair trade was done. Business for ewes was slow. A fair supply of fat pigs; and, although trade was not brisk, a little more money was realised. "Short supplies of -"hay and straw. Prices: Beef, 6s to 7s; mutton, 3s lOd to 4s 8d; pork, 5s 6d to 6s 3d. READING CATTLE.—Thei-e was a fair attendance at ^Winrket, and beef was in short supply, best realising 48 to 4s 4d; and secondary, 3s 2d tO; 3s 8d per stone. The trade for mutton was better, best selling at 4s 8d iind 5s; and secondary, 4s to 4s 4d. Lamb good ^stfpply, best- going at 6s 4d to 6s 8d. yeal Aort supply, best at 4s 4d to 48 8d; secondary,' Ji 8d to 4s per stone. 'CORK BUTTER.—Primest, 74s pei* cwt.; prime, 73s firats, 74s; seconds, 73s; thirds, 72s; fourths, 66s. Mild cured; Choicest 76s; choice 75s; superfine, J376s; fine, 75s. 11 GRIMSBY Fisii.-Stipply and demand good. Brills 8d pfei- lb.; cod, live, 2s Od to 48 6d; dead. Is 6d to 3s 6d each; salt, 8s 6d per cwt.; cod- lings, 8s to 12s per box; crabs, 3s 6d per score; r gurnet, 2s to 4s per box; halibut, live, 5s Od to 6s; dead, 3s 9d to 4s 9d per stone; haddocks, 8s to 12s Od round, 9s Od to 15s Od per box; live. 10s Od to 12s Od per level; finnan, 3s Od to 3s 3d per stone ling, live, 2s Od to 4s Od; dead, Is to 3s Od each; lobsters, Is Od per lb. mackerel, 38 6 d. to 4s 6d; monks, 10s Od to 30s Od per score; Ameri- -can oysters; 4B 3d per 100; plaice, 3s 0d to 5s Od per, stojie soles, Is 2d to Is 5d per lb. ;• lemon, 5s 6d tc 1 6s 6d per stone salmon, Is Id to Is 4d grilse, 1 s to Is 2d per lb.; skate, live, 2s to 4s; dead, Is 3d to 2s 6d each; squibs,10s to 28s per score turbots, 7c! to 8d per lb.; whitings, live, 580d per score; whelks. 3. Od per wash; ice, Is 8d per cwt.

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