The Press.
London, England, 1853-07-23 00:00:00

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat, 2,222 quarters, 55% 3d; barley, quarters, ;
5,168 quarters, 22a 24 ; rye, 25 quarters,
quarters, 39s 2d; peas, 82 quarters, 41s 5d 31s 70; beaus, at
.
SEEDS—Black Sea linseed is in active request, at from 47g
to Os; and Calcutta, 49a per qr. on the spot. Black Sea, idiom,
is selling at Ds; and Calcutta, 49a. Rape firm, at a rise of from
2s to 3s per quarter. Calcutta is now worth 50*. Cakes are in
request. and somewhat dearer.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 49s &I; bar-
ley, Ps 1141; oats, 20* lid; rye, Sls 10d; beaus, 40s sd; peas,
36s Bd.
TILE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 46s 941; barley,
2914 441 ; 0at5,194 111; rve, 33s 7d ; beans, 39s 70; peas, 35s 341.
GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, ti 6,290 ; barley, `2,283;
oats, 10,951 ; rye, 159; beans, 2,818; peas, 274 quarters.
TEA—The show of samples has not been to say extensive.
For all kinds of tea the demand has ruled very inactive, but w,,
have no change to notice in prices. Common sound ("Ammon
114 d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 24,107,162
lbs, against 23,213,3 D lbs in 1652.
SUGAR—Our market has been very inactive, and in some in
stances the quotations have ruled the turn in favour of the
buyer. Fine yellow Barbadues has sold at 38s to 38s Gii: low to
good, 3314 6d to 37s 6d; brown, 32s Ga to 335; ord. yellow Jamaica,
3414 641 to 355; good to tine brown, :13s to 34*; good to en,
yellow Mauritius, 85* Gd to 38s; low to mid, 33s lid to 35.
brown, 29* to 3344; fine grocery yellow, :kW rid to 41s; find
grocery yellow Bengal, 38s to 39*641; low to mid wvite Benures,
36a to :17a per cwt. Refined goods have sold steadily, brown
lumps at 465, and low to fine grocery, 46s 6d to 48a 6d, per cwt.
Several cargoes of foreign sugars have changed hands at full
prices. The total clearances to the 16th inst. were 3,384,161
cwta. against 3,304,946 do. in 1852.
COFFEE—Plantation kinds have moved off freely at nit ad.
vance in the quotations of Is per cwt. In other kinds of eutfro
only a moderate business has been doing. Good ord. native
Ceylon has changed hands at 46a 64 per uwt.
RlCE—About 3,000 bags have been wild this week. Fine bold
white Bengal at 12s, and middling Ile lid, per cwt.
INDIGO—The public sales have progressed steadily, and
prices have risen from 4d to fhl per lb. Very few parcels worthy
ui notice have been withdrawn.
PROVISIONS—For most kinds of butter the inquiry has
ruled steady at about stationary prices. Fine weekly Dorset has
sold at from 98s to 100 a per cwt. Bacon has moved off freely at
from 84a to 67s for Waterford sizeable. Fine hams are quite as
deal' al last week. In other kinds of provisions very little is
doing.
TALLOW—The demand has fallen off, and the value of
P. Y. C., on the spot, has ruled at 51s 641 per cwt. There have
been numerous sellers for delivery during the last three mouths
at Sits 1141 per cwt. Town tallow is 51a net east'.
OILS—The general demand is steady. and the quotations are
well supported. Linseed, 29a 6d to 30s; cocoanut, 40s to 42*
per cwt. Turpentine is firm at 45s for British, 464 641 fur
American, and 1144 for rough.
COALS—Hettou, 18a 64; Keepier Grange, 1844; Lambtoit.
len 341: Caasop, les; South Hartlepool, It's ; Tees, 183 Gd ;
Adelaide Tees. les 3d per ton.
SPIRITS—There has been an active inquiry for rum on
higher terms. Proof Leewarda. 2s to 2s 0141 ; East India and
Havannah, Is 114141 to 26 per gallon. The sale for brandy is very
firm, and transactions in fine parcels have been reported at es id
per gallon. Geneva and common spirits steady.
HAY AND STRAW—Meadow hay, 41 to fit: clover ditto,
5/ to 67: and atraw, 11 7a to II 14s per load. Trade very firm.
HOPS—Our market is very inactive, but no change has taken
Ware in prices. Mid and East Kent pockets, 13044 to 180 s;
Weald of Kent, 12/tato 140 a; and Sussex, 115 s to 130 s per cwt.
WOOL—About 12,000 bales of colonial wool have changed
hands at the public sales held this week. Prices have ruled front
141 to Id per lb. beneath the previous auctions.
POTATOES—New potatoes are in good supply, and steady
demand, at from tia to les per cwt. The imports from the Conti-
nent have reamed for the present.
SMITHFIELD—In the early part of the week, each kind of
fat stock ruled very brisk, at a general advance in prices. of from
2d to 441 per Sibs.; but on Friday, owing to the increased supplies
on offer, the above improvement was nearly lost. Beef has sold
at from 344 241 to 4s ad; mutton, 344 6l to 5,4 241; lamb, 5s to Or n4l;
veal. Its Rd to 44 10d; pork, Si to 4s 2d per Sibs., to sink the
offals.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—A NI average business
has been doing, as follows: Beef, from 2s 101 to 4s ed ;
mutton, 8% 4tl to ss; lamb, 4s 104 to 6a 4d; veal, 3s Al to
4s 1041 ; pork, 3s to 4s 2d per Sibs. by the carcase.