The Press.
London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

`4lttropolitan gi a r Itt t .

(Reported eretuoively for "THY P R 1188." )

CORN-EXCHANGE—Very moderate supplies of English
wheat have been received up to our market this week. For
most kinds there has been a steady demand, at an advance in
the quotations of from 2s to 4s per quarter. Foreign wheat has
commanded rather more attention, but we have uo improvement
to notice in its value. Floating cargoes have realised full prices.
There has been a fair sale for barley and malt, at extreme rates.
The oat trade has ruled dull, and the currencies here had a
downward tendency. For beans there has been a steady de-
mand, on former terms. Peas have realised full quotations;
but the sale has been far from active. The flour trade has been
tolerably firm, at late rates.
ENGL./SU—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 765 to 90s; red,
69s to 80s; Norfolk and Lincoln red,69s to 775. Malting barley,
$O5 to 355 ; grinding ditto, 29. to 31s ; distilling, 29a to 31a.
Malt, 65. to 725. Feed oats, 26s to 285 ; potato, 27s to 30s.
Rye, 40a to 445. Tick beaus, 36s to 44s ; pigeon, 41s to 475.
arey peas, 30s to 32s ; maple, 39s to 41s ; white boilers, 40s tu
Os per quarter. Town-made d0ur,855 to 70.; country marks,
s2s to 625 per 2801b5.

♦RRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 3270 .. 21e40 .. 7330 .. 440 .. 1860
Irish

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Foreign.. 10780 .. .. .. 18210 .. 12880 eke.
50 bli.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat,
3,436 quarters, 79s 6d ; barley, 1,916 quarters, 32s 6d; oats,
3,014 quarters, 29s Id ' • rye, 20 quarters, 44s ; beans, 384
quarters, 404 Id; peas, 174 quarters, 44s Ild.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, :Ss 4d;
ley, 31s 104; oats, 26s Ild ; rye, 40s 9d ; beans, 43. 2d; peas,
40s 2d.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 69s bd; barley
31s 4d; oats, 25s Ild; rye, 40s ld; beans, 414 7d; peas,.
MN Bd.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LA4T WEEK—Wheat, 96
,797;
barley, 27,315; oats, 17,401 ; rye, G 3; beans, 6,494; peas, 557
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are
from 10d to bad ; of household, ditto, bid to 94d per 41bs
loaf.

TEA There has been more business doing in tea
this week, and, in some instances, prices have had an
upward tendency. Common sound Cuugou is worth Rid per lb.
Congou, 8d to 2s 6d; Niug Yong and Oolong, lad to is 9d;
Soachong, 9d to 2v 8d; Flowery Pekoe, is 4d to 3s 6d;
Caper, is to is 4d; Scented Caper, is 4d to is 8d : Orange Pekoe,
Is 2d to Is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 8d to 2s 9d;
Twankay, 7d to Is Id ; Hyson Skin, 7tl to 1s &l ; Hyson, is Cd
to 3s 9d; Young Hyson, 94 to 3s; lroperial, is to 2s 8d;
Gunpowder, Is to 3. 8d; Assam, le 3d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paia on 15,022,9481b5, against 16,389,99114 s
in 1854.

SUGAR—Although the supplies of most raw sugars are
seasonably extensive, a good business is doing in nearly all
kinds, at very full prices. Several cargoes of foreign sugars,
afloat, have found buyers. Refined goods move off steadily, at
413 s 6(1 for brown lumps, and 47s to 62s per ewt for grocery. The
total clearances to the 12th inst. were 1,765,522 cwta, against
1,791,331 ewts last year.
MOLASSES—Our market is firm, with only a moderate sup-
ply on offer. Foreign, 16s 8d to 17s; and low to tine West
India, 16s 6d to 17s 6d per cwt.