The Press.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

35a to 428 ; grinding ditto, 34s to 378; distilling, 36s to 38s
Malt, 678 to 74a. Feed oats, Vs to 275; potato, 27s to 335.
Rye, 46s to Ws. Tick beans, 40s to 445; pigeon, 43s to 498
Grey peas, 388 to 42s ; maple, 41s to 445; white boilers, 628 to
I,ss por. quarUir. Town-made flour, 7U. to 728; country marks,
688 to 858 per 2801bs.
ARRIVALS THIS WEE!.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats.
English 4060 610 .. sto ..
rib It
Foreign

Flour.
590
5100
.. 2080 .. 2140 sks.
4160 bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat,
7,395 quarters, ; barley, 745 quarters, 40s Id; oats,
3,400 quarters, 28s 9d ; rye, 34 quarters, 54s 4d ; beans, 159
quarters, 49s 7d; peas, 239 quarters, Ns 7d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAG ES—Wheat, 77s 3d ; bar-
ley, Ha 4d; oats, 285 4d ; rye, 48s 8d ; beuns,49s 3d; peas,
454 4d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 75s bd; barley,
35s 3d; oats, 28s bd; rye, 45s 3d; beans, 475 ltd; peas,
414 7d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Whest,l4B,l37;
barley, 13,959 ; oats, 18,427 ; rye, 1,230; beans, 3,158; peas, 829
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are
from 10d to 11d; of household, ditto, 84d to 94d per 41bs
loaf.
TEA There is a moderate demand for all kinds,

and late rates are well supported. The news from China
states that the shipments have been extensive during the season.
Congou is selling at 9d to 2s 6d; ring Yong and Oolong,lod to
Is 9d ; Scucliong, 9d to 2s 8d ; Flowery Pekoe, is 4d to 9s 64 ;
Caper, is to Is 4d; Scented Caper, ls 4d to Is 84 : Orange Pekoe,
Is 2d to Is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe. Is 8d to 2s 9d ;
Twankay, 7d to Is 9d ; Hylton Skin, 74 to Is 64 ; Hyson, la 64
to 35 9d; Young Hyson, 94 to 9s; Imperial, Is to 25 8d;
Gunpowder, is to 3s 6d; Assam, is 3d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paid on 96,499,3041b5, against 33,826,5051bs

last year.
SUGAR—Most colonial sugars have sold to a fair extent, and
in some instances the quotations have further advanced 6d per
cwt ; but foreign parcels have ruled dull, and rather cheaper.
Brrbadoes has sold at 43s to 47s lid ; Jamaica, 43s to 488; Mauri-
tius, 425 to 485; Bengal, 468 to 478 6d; brown Penang, 39s to
435 Id; yellow, 438 64 to 498 per cwt. Floating cargoes have
been held at very full prices. The market for refined goods is
active, at from 54. to 578 per cwt. The supply is still vet)!
moderate.
COFFEE—The demand may be considered steady, but
we have no change to notice in the quotations. Good
ord native Ceylon has sold at 518 per cwt. Plantation,
fine, 71s to 828 ; fine middling, 678 to 74s ; good
m:ddling. 65a to 688; middling, Ns to 64s ; fine ordinary
to middling, 558 to 588; triage, 458 to 548. Mocha, fine to
finest, 788 to 90s ; garbled, 688 to 778 ; ungarbled, 56s to 66e.
Costa Rica, middling to tine, 57a to 728 ; good and fine ordinary,
50s to 585. Java, 485 to 558. Jamaica, good middling to fine,
64s to 878.
COCOA—Most kinds move off slowly, and prices are barely
supported. Grey Trinidad has realised 438 to 455; red, 455 to
to 508; Granada, 418 to 475; Bahia, 41s to 425; and Guaya-
quil, 458 to 46s per cwt.
RICE—The transactions on the spot are not to say extensive,
but large parcels—over 7,000 tons—have sold for arrival, at very
full prices.
SEEDS—Linseed is still in good request, at full late rates.
The few samples of new clover seed on offer have not changed
hands. Other seeds are slow in sale; but cakes command full
quotations.
COTTON—Great inactivity prevails in the demand for all
kinds of cotton, and late rates are with difficulty supported.
Surat, 311 w 5.1 d; Bengal, did to 4d; Madras, 3id to Cid
per lb.
HEMP AND FLAX Baltic hemp moves off slowly, at
431 108 to 441 per ton. The fiat market is heavy, at barely
stationary prices. New Zealand is held at 221 to 261; Friesland,
501 to 701; Dutch, 601 to 641 per ton.
WOOL—We have to report a dull sale for all kinds, and the
quotations are almost nominal. About 38,600 bales will be
offered at the next public sales. About 5,000 bales have arrived
from our colonies this week.
METALS Scotch pig iron has sold slowly, at 79s 6d.
All manufactured parcels are tolerably firm. Tin has sold
steadily. at 125 s fid to 1268 for Banc': 123. to 1258 for Straits ;
126. to 1275 for British; and 130 s 6d to 131 s for refined. Tin
plates are firm, but not dearer. I.C. coke, 29s to 298 6tl per boz.
There is a good inquiry for lead, at 251 to 251 10s for British pig,
and 261 to 261 108 for sheet. Quicksilver is quoted at is 95d per
lb. Spelter is selling at 231 158 to 231 178 6d per ton for present
delivery. English zinc, 311 per ton.
SPIRITS—The market for rum is tolerably firm, and proof
Leeward. may be quowd at 28 4d to 2s sd; East India, 28 35d to
4. 4d per gallon. Most kinds of brandy off freely, and the
quotations have an upward tendency. Malt spirit, 10s 10d per
gallon, with a firm market.
IMPS—Large quantities of new hops continue to arrive in
excellent condition, and the demand for them is active, on
higher terms. Mid and East Kent pockets, 1005 to 1265;
Weald of Kent, 865 to 100 s; Sussex, 84s to 90s; country Fern-
hams, 84s to 1058; Farnham, 105 s to 120. per cwt. Duty,
290,0001 to 300,0001.
POTATOES—The supplies continue liberal, and the demand
is steady, as follows :—York regents, 708 to 858; middlings, 408
to 1$06; .haws, 60s to 70. per ton.
COALS—Heaton, 201 9d; Eden Main 21a 9d; Haswell,
228 6d; Lumley, 318 6d ; Russel's Hetton, 22s 3d; Tees, 228 6d;
Buddle's West Hartley, 19s 3d per ton.
TALLOW—The season's supply from Russia will be about
80,000 casks. Our market is steady, and P. Y. C. on the spot is
selling at Ns 6d per cwt. Town tallow is scarce.
OlLS—There is less doing in linseed oil, at 438 6d per cwt.
Sperm is steady, at llrl to 1201 per tun. Turpentine supports
last week's currency.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE There ban been a moderate
demand for each kind of stock. In prices no material change
has taken place. Beef, from 35 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, Is Gd
to 55 2d; veal, 4, to sa; pork, 3a 10tl,to 58 per Albs to
sink the offals.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—These markets have
ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton,
Bs 4d to 4. 8d ; veal, 3. 104 to 58; pork, 3s 84 to 5s per 81bs
by the carcase.

BIRTHS.

GORDON—On the let instant, at Great Stanmore, Lady Ellen
Gordon, of a son.
lIICKS7On the 23rd ult., at Shirehampton, the lady of Major

Win. Hicks, of a son.
LAING—On the 2nd instant, at Sydenham, the wife of S. Laing,
Esq., M.P., of a daughter.
MECHI—On the 4th instant, at Tiptree.hall, Kelvedon, Essex,
the wife of I. J. Medd, Esq., of a daughter.
TELFER—On the 29th ult., at Hereford, the wife of Captain
Telfer, Royal Artillery, of a son.
TALBOT—On the 27th ult., the wife of the Hon. and Rev. A.
Talbot, of a son.