The Press.
London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

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35s to 41s ; grinding ditto, 34s to 378; distilling, 35s to $B..
Malt, 67s to nos. Feed oats, 266 to 475; potato, 97a to 325.
Rye, 46. to 50a. Tick beau*, 405 to 444; pigeon, 43s to Ws
Grey peas, 42s to 45a ; maple, 42. to 4 65; white boilers, hOe to
56a per quarter. Town•made flour, 736 to 758; country marks,
616 to Chi per 280Ibs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English l7lO .. 690 .. 1190 .. 70 .. 740
Irish
Foreign
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRlDAl—Wlasat,
6,825 quarters, 84s 8d ; barley, 2,361 quarters, 40s 8d; oats,
2,803 quarters, 32s Ild ; rye, 73 quarters, 615 I.od ; beams. 353
quarters, 54.8 d; peas, 419 quarters, 54s 14.
IMPERI Al. WEEKLY A VERAO ES—Wheat, 76s 10.1 ; bar-
ley, 38$10d ; 011,01, 27. 94 ; rye, Ns 5d ; beaus, 49s BM; peas,
480 74.
THE BIX WEEKS' AVERAGEB—Wheat, 76s Ild; barley,
86, Ild; oats, 38s Cod; rye, 4es ; beans, 494 9d; peas,
454 10d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST W K —Wheat , 144,A70;
barley, 143,7t1tl ; oats, 20,618; rye, 1,042; beaus, 4,884 ; peas, 1,215
quarters.

TEA—Public sales of 13,500 packages have been bad this
week. About 2,&00 sold at full prices. Thole is a %teeny bad-
ness doing in the private market, at fully last week's quotations.
Congo% 9d to 2. 3d; Niug Yong and Oolong, 1011 to
ls 9d ; Souohoog, 9d to 2s 8d , Flowery Pekoe, 1. 44 to Se ed ;
Caper, Is to le 44; Scented Caper, Is 4d to is 8d: crop Pekoe,
le 2d to ls 6d; Scented Orange Yoko., is 8d to es ed;
Twankay, 7d to Is 3d ; Hylton Skin, 74 to is 64; Hymn, is
to 3s 9d; Young Dyson, lid to 8s; Imperial, is to 8s 6d;
Gunpowder, Is to is 64; Assam, is 3d to 42 4d per lb. Up So
Saturday laet duty was paid on 3/,951,7331b5, against 86,108,7801116
last year.
SUGAR—The present stock in London is 46,610 tons less
than last year. Our market is very firm, and prices have
further improved is to is 64 per owl. Barbadoes has realised
445 to 48s 6d; Granada, 43s to 45. 6d; St.. Lucia, 41, to 665;
Antigua, 43s 641 to 47s ; Mauritius, 37. to 495; Ilenares, 41.
465; Cuba, 471 to 49s 3d; and Madras, 46a to 624 per cwt. in
fioatkig cargoes a steady business has been done for the
Continent. Relined goods are active, at front 55s to 675
per owl.
MOLASSES—Wa have an active demand for all kinds, at .1.
treme rates. Cuba and Porto Rico, 28s 641 to 245; and low le
Sue West India, 28e to 24e 6d per cwt.
COFFEE—Our market Is very inactive, and the quotations
are barely supported. We have no buyers of good ord native
Ceylon above 60e per owl. Plantation had realised 6841 to kit
per eat.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread In the metropolis
are from lid tolled; of household ditto, 84d to 100 per 41116
loaf.

SEEDS—Moot seeds move off steadily, at full quotations.
Cakes are in request, and dearer. English, linseed, 131 to 134
per ton.
INDIGO—The sales have been concluded, and pries., with
some few exceptions, have given way 2d to 3ti per lb. About
7,800 chests were disposed of.
COTTON—Our market le very dull, and late rates are barely
supported.
HEMP AND FLAX Scarcely any change has alms
place in prices. The demand is wholly oonftned Ito immediate
wants.
WOOL—The sales are progressing somewhat heavily, and
prices, compared with the Cornier series, show a decline of trots
Id to lid per lb. Privately, the trade Is heavy, and Enikail
wools are rather drooping in price. The import. this west ate
1,600 bales from Sydner.
METALS—Scotch pig iron bas sold at 76s 6d to 775. Manu-
factured paicels are slow in sale, but not cheaper. Spelter is
heavy, at 234 175 6d per ton on the spot. Other metals ars
steady, at last week's currency.
SPlRlfo—tiovemment having taken nearly 200,000 gallons
of rum, the sale for this article is steady. Proof Leeward., 28 ed
to 2s 9d per gallon. Brandy supports the late advance. Malt
spirit, 115 proof : Geneva, 3. to 4s per gallon.
HOPS—As the supplies are large, and as the brewers are
well in stock, our market is neavy, amid prices are drooping.
Duty, 330,0001 Susan pockets, 755 to 945; Weald of Kent.,
70s to 915 s ; Mid and East Kent., N. to 1125; Ferutuuns, 84. to
112 s per cwt.
POTATOES—The supplies are seasonably large, and the de-
mand is steady, at from The to lOns per ton.
TALLOW—The quantity forwarded from Russia this year is
48,086 casks, against 63,8e$ casks in 1884, and against 86,449
casks actually shipped in 1863. Our market is very firm, and
prices are advancing. P. Y. C., on the spot, 63. 8d ; and for the
spring, 645 6d per mt.
OlLS—Linseed oil has changed hands at 42n ad to 42a 9d
per cwt. Other oils are steady. Spirits of turpentine, 85e lid to
37s per cwt.
COALS—Hetton, 21s 6d ; Hilda, 19s Rd; Heugh Hall, 20a 3d;
Northumberland. 19s ed; Evenwood, 18s; Stewart's, 21. 8d
per ton.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of beast. have
been tolerably good as to number, but very deficient in quality.
All breeds have sold slowly, at a decline of itd per sibs. Sheep
have been in moderato supply and limited request. Inferior
breeds have sold lower. The veal tirade has been heavy, at fd
per 81ba less money. In the value of pigs very little change has
taken place. Beef, from 3s 3d to 45 10d; mutton, 3. 4d to bs;
veal, 3e ad to 4. 8d ; pork, 3. 10d to bs 4d per Miss to Mule
the offal..
NEWGATE AND LEADF.NHALL—The trade has rated
heavy, as follow. :—Beef, from tis to 45 4d; mutton, as 9a to
4. 64 ; veal, 3s 64 to 4s 3d; pork, 3. 104 to bs 4d per Sibs by tfts