The Press.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

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Caper, Is to Is 4d; Scented Caper, le 44 to is 8d: Orange Pekoe,
le 2d to is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 84 to 2e 9d;
Twankay, 7d to is 2d; Hyson Skin, 7ti to Is 8d; Hyson, is 64
to 3s 9d; Young Hyson, 91.1 to 3e; Imperial, Is to 2e 8d;
Gunpowder, is to 3e 6d; Assam, le 3d to 4e 4d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paid on 32,324,5341b5, against 28,170,2791 be
in 1854.

SUGAR—AII raw qualities have changed hands freely, at an
advance of from 8d to is per cwt. Barbadoes has realised 385
to 39e ; crystallised Demerara, iRs 641 to 42. 641 ; Mauritius,
315 Gd to 425; Bengal, 395 to 40s Gd ; Madras, 40s to 42s 841;
Cuba. 36s 6il to 40s 6d; brown Penang, 345 Cd to 36s ; white,
36e Gd to 395 8d; and Havannah, afloat, 235 3d per cwt.
Refined goods are in request, and dearer. Brown lumps, 47s Cd
to 4es ; grocery, 41,48 Gd to 53s per cwt. The total clearances to
the 18th instant amounted to 4,726,405 owls, agaimit 4,394,039
cwta last year.
MOLAnsES—This market is rather active, and the quota-
tions have an upward tendency. Cuba, 175 8d to 19s; Porto
Rico, 17s 61 to les 3d; and low to flue West India, 18e to 19s
per owt.
COFFEE There has been a better feeling in the
inquiry for most kinds, but we have no advance to notice
in prices. The following are current rates:—Plantation,
tine, 71s to 82s ; fine middling, 67s to 74s ; good
in ddling. 65s to 885; middling, 58s to 64s ; fine ordinary
to middling, 55a to 535; triage, 455 to 54e. Mocha, fine tc
finest, 78s to 90s; garbled, Ws to 775; ungarbled, 565 to Ns.
Costa Rica, middling to fine, 57s to 72s ; good and tine ordinary,
60s to 56e. Java, 48s to 555. Jamaica, good middling to fine,
Cis to 875.
COCOA—AII kinds have been in improved request, and fine
parcels are rather dearer. Grey Trinidad, 4us to 42s ; red,
435 6d to 475; Granada, 39s to 455; foreign, 35s to 375 per cwt.
RlCE—About 200 tons Bengal, partly to arrive, have found
buyers, at 14s Id to 15s Gd per cwt. In cleaned rice very little
is doing.
SEEDS—New seeds are coming slowly to hand. The prices
obtained for them are steady. Linseed and cakes command last
week's cttrrsacy.
HEMP AM) FLAX There is a moderate inquiry for both
hemp and flax, at full quotations. Jute and coir goods are quite
as dear as last week.
WOOL—The demand is excessively heavy, and, to effect
sales, lower rates must be submitted to. About 3,000 bales have
arrived this week.
METALS—A steady business has been done in Scotch pig
iron, at 81s to Bls 3d. Manufactured parcels are in good
request, and dearer. Spelter is dearer—sales on the spot
having been made at 231 5a per ton. English tin has advanced
GI per ton. Block., 12.41; bars, 1271; and refined, 131. Copper
and steel support former terms.
SPIRITS—There Id a moderate inquiry for rum. Proof
Leewards, 2s add to as 13dci; East India, 2s 2d to 2s 3d;
and foreign proof to 10 per cent over, 25 Id to 2s 4d per gallon.
Brandy moves off slowly, yet fine old qualities are worth 10s 9d
to 118 4d per gallon. Malt-spirit, 1011 104 per gallon. Geneva,
As 10d to 35 Bd.
TALLOW—Our market is firm, and the quotations are weil
supported. P. Y. C., on the spot, 55s to 55e Gd per cwt. Town
tallow. 54a net cash. Scarcely any imports have taken place
this week.

OlLS—Linseed oil is tolerably firm, at 431 10s per ton on the
spot. Other oils are quite as dear as last week.

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HOPS—The plantation accounts being unusually favorable,
the duty has advanced to 300,0001. The demand is heavy, and
old qualities are 10e to 133 per cwt lower. Last year's samples
are quoted at from 71 to 111 per cwt.

POTATOES—The supplies are immense, and a large busi-
ness is doing, at from 45s to 70s per ton.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of each kind
of stock on sale this week have been moderate, and in very
middling condition. In its early part the trade was rather
dull; but on Friday prices had an upward tendency. Beef has
sold at from 3s Ad to 5s 4d; mutton, As 6d to 5a 2d ; lamb, 4s 6d
to 5s lnd ; veal, 4s to ss; pork, As Sti to 4s 6d per elbs to
sink the offals.

NEWGAI E AND LEADENHALL About an average
business has been transacted in these markets, as follows :
Beef, from Ss 4d to 4s Rd ; mutton, Ss 4d to 4s 16d; lamb,
4s 6d to 514 Rd; veal, 9s 8d to 4810 d ; pork, 3s 13d to 4s 6d per
albs by the carcase.