The Press.
London, England, 1855-06-09 00:00:00

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THE PRESS.

32s to 36e; grinding ditto, 30s to 32e; distilling, 30s to 335.
Malt, ins to 725. Feed oats, 26s to 28s; potato, 276 to 30s.
Rye, 4011 to 445. Tick beans, 39s to 445; pigeon, 42s to 465.
Grey peas, 36s to 39s ; maple, 99s to 41s; white boilers, 40s to
46s per quarter. Town-made flour, Os to 70s; country marks,
60. to 62a per 2801 be.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
E nglish ....1510 .. 350 .. 850 .. 240 .. 1450

Irish
Foreign.. 19080 .. 4090 .. .. 19990 .. 8300 eke.
150 bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat,
3,978 quarters, 79s 7d ; barley, 1,284 quarters, 33s sd; oats.
2,697, quarters, 2ds id ; r3e, quarters, —; beans, 326
quarters. 42s 2d; peas, 5 quarters, 47s 2d..
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 778 7d;
ley, 33s 2d; oats, 2tis 2d ; rye, 44s 7d ; beans, 46s 4d; peas,
42s 3d.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 73s 7d; barley,
32s 2d; oats, 27s ld; rye, 42s ; beans, 43s 8d; peas,
40s dd.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat,loB,923;
barley, 14,938; oats, 11,698; rye, 600; beans, 4,580; peas, 369
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are
from 10d to 104 d; of household, ditto, did to 94d per 41bs
loaf

TEA—The public sales held this week have gone off
heavily, and prices have been with difficulty supported.
The private market is very inactive, and prices rule as follows :
Congou, 81d to 2s 6d; Icing Yong and Oolong, 104 to Is 9d;
licuchong, 9d to 2s 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 911;
Twankay, 7d to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, 74 to is 6.1; Hyson, is bd
to 3s 9d; Young Hyson, 94 to 3s; Imperial, is to 2s 8d;
Gunpowder, is to 3s 6d ; Assam, Is 3d to 4s 4d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paid on 20,766,4241b5, against 1d,983,6841ba
in 1854.

SUGAR—The supplies of sugar having been in excess of the
wants of the dealers, only a limited business has been trans-
acted, and the quotations have given way Gd to is per cwt.
Floating cargoes have met a slow sale, and refined goods are
less active, at from 47e 6d to 53s per cwt. The total ciearances
to the 2nd instant were 3,025,823 cwts, against 2,059,494 cwts
last year.
MOLASSES—Our market is steady. Prices range from Ids Gd
to 17s 6d per cwt. . . .

COFIE —Great inactivity prevails in the demand, and
the quotations have, in some instances, given way Is per
cwt. Good ord native is worth 470 to 47s 6d.
Plantation, fine, 730 to 808; fine middling, 69 to 735;
good m ddling. 65s to 6.95; middling, 59a to 64a ; tine ordinary
to middling, 55s to 58s• triage, 43. to 545. Mocha, fine u
finest, 78s to 90s; garbled, Cots to 77s ; ungarbled, 56s to 65a.
Costa Rica, middling to fine, 57s to 72s ; good and fine ordinary,
508 to 565. Java, 47. to 355. Jamaica, good middling to fine,
d4s to 86s.

COCOA—The demand is steady, but the business doing is
very moderate. Good to tine red Trinidad, 458 to 47s ; Bahia,
36e to 36s 6d; Para, 37s to 38s per cwt.
RICE—The transactions in this article are not large ; never-
theless, last week's prices are well supported. About 8,000 bags
Bengal have sold at 138 ed to 15e per cwt.
CHICORY—SaIes progress slowly, but we have no decline to
notice in value.

SEEDS—Linseed and cakes move off steadily, at full prices.
In other articles very little is doing.
HEMP AND FLAX—The hemp market continues dull, at
for Petersburg clean. In flax very few transactions have
taken place. Jute and Coir goods are tolerably firm.
COTTON—The demand has slackened, yet prices are very
firm. Sales amount to about 3,500 bales. The supply here is
limited.

INDlGO—Although from 14,000 to 15,000 chests will be
offered at the next sales, importers are very firm, and prices are
well supported.
TALLOW—Our market is flat. P. Y. C., on the spot. is
quoted at 513 to 525; and for October to December, 5,38 to 545
per cwt. The week's imports are about 1,000 casks.
OlLS—Linseed oil is brisk, at 39s per cwt on the spot., and
41s for forward delivery. Pale rape is worth 561 to 561 Ms ;
cocoa-nut, 42s to 435; sperm, 1321 to 1341; pale southern,
471 to 471 10s; cod, 461 to 461 his. Turpentine is less active.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has sold at :55. Tin and tin
plates are in good request, at extreme rates. There is a good
business doing in lead, at full prices. Speller, on the spot, 221 Is
to 221 104 per ton.
SPIRITS—There is a fair demand for rum, and proof
Leeward!' may be quoted at Is 3d to 2s 4d; East India, 2s Id to
2s 3d per gallon. Brandy is in good request, and rather dearer.
Geneva, 2s Od to Is 6d per gallon.
HOPS—Sussex qualities are in request, and rather dearer.
All other kinds command very full prices. Mid and Fest Kent
pockets, 141 to 201; Weald ofKenta, 131 108 to 151 101; Sussex,
111 to 131 per cwt.
POTATOES—The supplies are seasonably good, and the de-
demand is inactive, at from 90s to 150 s per ton.
COALS—Holywell, 17s; Eden Main, 20s; Stewart's, 21s;
Caradoc, 20s; Haugh Hall, 19s dd ; Tees, 21s; Kelloe, 21s
per ton.
SMITHFIELD—In the early part of the week great excite.
went was observed in this market, and a considerable rise took
place in the quotations. On F'riday, however, the trade was
dull, at a material decline in prices. Reef has sold at from S. 4d
to Is; mutton, Is 6d to Is 4d; lamb, Is 6d to 7s 4d;
veal, Is 4d to Is 4d; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Nibs to sink
the offals.

NEWCiAI E AND LEADENITALL The general demand
has been steady, as follows:—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s fid
mutton, as f.d to Ss; lamb, bs 44 to 7s; veal, as ad to be ;
pork, as 2d to 4■ 4d per alhs by the carcase.