The Press.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

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Malt, 66s to 725. Feed oats, 26s to 27s ; potato, 28s to 30s.
Rye, 42s to 445. Tick beans, 405 to 425; pigeon, 43s to 465.
Grey peas, 33s to 37s ; maple, 40s to 42s ; white boilers, 42s to
44s per quarter. Town•made flour,6ss to 735; country marks,
110 s to 60e per 2801bs.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English lllO 1850 .. 1810 .. 1970 .. 430
Irish
Foreign... 920 .. 420 .. 230 sks.
bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat,
2,099 quarters, 71s 9d ; barley, 2,660 quarters, 32s 9d; oats,
3,669 quarters, 28■ 9d ; beans, 271 quarters, 445; peas, 435
quarters, 43s 7d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 71s Id; Ina.
ley, 32s 60; oats, 26s 2d ; rye, 42s ld ; beans, 43s 9d; peas,
40s sd.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES Wheat, 72e; barley,
33s 2d; oats, 26e 10d; rye, 44e 6d; beans, 45a 3d; peas,
42. 9d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 91,223;
barley, 91,370; oats, 18,968; rye, 133;. beans, 6,663; peas, 1,979
quarters.
TEA—We have to report a dull market for all kinds of tea
except line green qualities, and prices are barely supported.
Common sound Conon has changed hands at 9}cl to 9id per
lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 5,158,8861b5, against
3,907,7011bs in 1854.
SUGAR—Privately, as well as at public sale, a fair average
business has been transacted in our market this week, and the
quotations are well supported. Foreign sugars, afloat, are held
at full prices. In crushed we have scarcely any transactions to
notice. Relined goods move off heavily. Brown lumps, 42s 6d;
and low to fine grocery, 435 to 485 ed per cwt. The total clear-
ances to the 10th inst. were 748,398 cwts, against 729,447 ewts
last year.
MOLASSES—The transactions are rather limited. In prices,
however, no change has taken place. Low to fine West India,
168 6d to 17s 6d; foreign, 17s to 17s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE—SaIes have been confined to actual wants. In
some instances prices have shown a sign of weakness; yet
good ord native Ceylon has realised former terms—viz., 458 6d
to 468 6d per cwt.
COCOA—There is less doing in this article, at about stationary
prices. Bahia has realised 328 to 33s ; red Trinidad, 408 to 458;
grey, 36s to 38s per cwt.
CHICORY—Not the slightest improvement has taken place
in the demand. Prices rule the same as last week.
Foreign root, in bond, 101 to 111; English, free, 91 to 91 108
per ton.
RloE—About 900 tons have found buyers this week at full
quotations.
SEEDS—The sale for linseed continues steady, at full
prices. All other seeds move off slowly, on former terms. Lin-
seed and rape-cakes are steady, but not dearer.
COTTON—AII kinds are dull in sale, at late rates.
WOOL—The public sales have commenced. As yet the
bidding. have been tolerably firm, and no change has taken
place in the quotations compared with the previous series. Pri-
vately, nothing is doing.
HEMP AND FLAX—There is a good business doing in
Baltic hemp, at SAI to 591 per ton for clean. The flax market
is steady, at full prices. Jute and coir goods command extreme
rates.
TALLOW—Our market is still flat. P. Y. C., on the spot, is
selling at 56s to 56s Cd per cwt. Town tallow, 555 6d per cwt
net cash.
OlLS—Linseed oil Is steady, at 36s per cwt on the spot.
Pale rape s worth 55s ; brown rape, 52s per cwt. Turpentine is
rather firmer. Rough,loB 3d to 10s 6d ; British spirits, 368; and
American, 375 per cwt, casks included.
METALS—A considerable decline has taken place in the
value of Scotch pig iron, which has declined to 60s 6d. All
manufactured parcels are dull. Spelter has changed hands at
231 178 6d to 241 per ton on the spot. Tin and tin plates move
off slowly, on lower terms. Copper and steel as last advised.
SPIRITS— k Government contract for rum-122,000 gallons
—has been taken at 2s 104 to 2s lOid proof. The rum market
is very dull, and prices are droop ng. Brandy is heavy and
lower to purchase. Corn-spirit, 10s 4d, proof; gin, 17 under:-
proof, 9s 8d ; 22 ditto, 9s 2s per gallon.
HOPS—Fine hops are very scarce, and in request, at full
prices. Inferior parcels are heavy, at barely late rates. New
mid and East Kent pockets, 141 to 211; Weald of Kent 141 101
to 161; Sussex, 141 10s to 151 10s per cwt.
POTATOES The supplies are seasonably good. The
demand is in a sluggish state, at prices varying from 808 to
140 s per ton.
COALS—Acorn Close, 26e; Harkin, 255; Heaton, 255;
Riddell, 255; Ed en Main, 265; Haswell, 275; Caradoc, 278;
Cassop, 27s ; Hartlepool, 308 per ton. Large supplies are close
at hand.
SMITHFIELD—The supplies of each kind of stock have
been but moderate. Generally speaking, a fair average business
has been transacted, as follows :—Beef, from 38 2d to 4s 10d;
mutton, 3. 2d to Os; veal, 48 4d to 6s 104 ; and pork, 3s 2d to
4. 4d per Albs to sink the offal..
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL These markets have
been dull, yet very little change has taken place in the quota-
tons. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4e 4d; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d
veal, 4s to be 2d; pork, 3. to 4a bd per tabs by the
carcase.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tuesday, February 13.
BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.—DAVID ULM/MORT, St.
Xartin's-le-Grand, City, commission agent—OltoHoE Mors and
THOMAS PILLING, Edenwood, Lancashire, sizers.
BANKRUPTS.—JOSEPH LILEY and RICHARD REEVES COX,
Day's court, Gutter-lane, City, warehousemen—EDWAßD BEN-
JAMIN CLARKSON, Bread street, City, manufacturers' agent—
BENJAMIN Gaul, Sambrook-court, Basingball.street, City, 11101,
chant—THOMAS WHITFORD NICHOLS. Yoi k-road, Battersea,
candle manufacturer- JoHN DICRIE and DAVID DICXIE, Portsea,
Southampton, drapers—ROßEßT DANIEL, Pimlico, stone mer-
chant—HlNNY GissoN, Orscechurch-street, City, merchant—
SAMUEL BIRO, Buckland, Berkshire, wheelwright, and CHARLES
KING, DrfAycott moor, Berkshire, wheelwriht—WlLLlAM CLOSE
CURIUM, Moorgate-street, City, merchant—THOMAS POLLARD and
SYMOND9. quildford, Surrey, builders—JONATHAN
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TARES LEE,
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CARTER,
Bradford,
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Birmingham, builder—JAlLEß ELLIS, Birmingham, fen
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