The Press.
London, England, 1854-06-03 00:00:00

Iletropolitait rathets.

(Reported exclusively for "THE PRESS.")
CORN-EXCHANGE—The arrivals of English wheat up to
our market this week have been again limited, but in fair average
condition. For all kinds the demand has ruled heavy, and
prices have given way from is to 2s per quarter. Foreign
wheat—the supplies of which have continued good—has sold
slowly, at is to 2s per quarter less money. In floating cargoes
scarcely any business has been doing. We have to report a dull
inquiry for barley, the value of which has been with difficulty
supported. The malt trade has been in a depressed state—sales
haviug been confined to immediate wants. In the quotations
very little change has taken place. Oats have moved off
heavily, at from lid to is per quarter les.4 money. Both beans
and peas have ruled dull, on former terms. There has been
very little doing in flour, and American parcels have sold rather
easier.

ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 728 to 90s ; red,
68s to 848; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 70s to 828. Malting barley,
408 to 438 ; grinding ditto, 36s to 39.; distilling, 378 to 395.
Malt, 688 to 838. Feed oats, 26s to 30s ; potato, 308 to 348.
Rye, 48s to 50s. Tick Mans, 458 to 628; pigeon, 47s to 628.
Grey peas, 448 to 468 ; maple, 47s to 498 ; white boilers, 57s to
598 per quarter. Town-made dour, 668 to 708; country marks,
55s to 61s par 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English BlO .. 930 .. 2060 .. 420 .. 490
Irish
Foreign .. 11120 .. 2180 .. .. 15230 .. 3150 eke.
4120 his.
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat, 1,740 quarters, 82s 8d; barley, 942 quarters, 96s 9d ;
oats, 2,719 quarters, 29s 8d ; rye, 173 quarters, 46e 10d ; beans,
250 quarters, 43s sd; peas, 58 quarters, 458 Id.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 78s 9d; bar-
ley, 375 Id; oats, 29s Ild ; rye, 535 lid ; beaus, 496 4d; peas,
44. 7d.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 79e 2d; barley,
S7s 2d; oats, Ns Ild; rye, 52s 2d; beans, 48s 2d; peas,
45s 3d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 65,791;
barley, 8,346; oats, 16,842; rye, 45; beans, 3,868; peas, 299
quarters.

SEEDS—The business doing In linseed is limited, and prices
are a shade easier. The season for clover seed is now over.
The value of trefoil is nominal. Cakes support former terms ;
but the sale for them is by no means brisk.

TEA—Fine green parcels command a steady inquiry, at very
full prices. Low qualities are dull in sale. Most black kinds
have a downward tendency, and common sound Congou may be
purchased at llad per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid
on 18,120,0801b5, against 12,135,2061bs in 1853.
SUGAR—Although the supplies of raw sugar brought forward
this week have not been extensive, the trade has ruled inactive,
at &decline in the quotations of from 6d to is per cwt. Mid to
fine yellow Barbadoes has sold at from 40a to 428; ord to good,
368 to 395 6d; brown Granada, 318 6d to 33s 6d; ord yellow, 34s
to 34s 8d; brown St. Kitt's, 335 to 348; ord to mid yellow St.
Vincent's, 348 6d to 358; low to fine yellow Mauritius, 338 6d to
37s 6d ; ord to fine grocery, 32e to 36e; fine grocery yellow,
40s 6d; low to mid yellow Bengal, 308 to 328; good grainy
yellow, 398 to 40s; and Penang, 31s to 37s 6d per ewt. Refined
goods are dull, at from 47e 9d to 51s per cwt. The total clear-
ances to the 27th ult. were 2,515,752 cwts, against 2,431,795 cwts
last year.
MOLASSES—Our market is tolerably firm; but we have
searcely any change to notice in prices. Low to fine West
India, 15s tki to 18s; Cuba and Porto Rico, 16s to 18s; Bengal
and Mauritius, 15a 6d to 188 per cwt.

COFFEE—The business doing in this article has been con-
fined to small parcels; and former terms are with difficulty
supported. Good ord native has changed hands at 43s per
cwt.

COCOA—AII kinds are steady, and quite as dear as last week.
Trinidad, 30s to 40s; Granada, 315 ,to 345; Bahia, 26s to 273;
Para, 29s to 30s per cwt.
CHICORY—There is less activity in the demand; but we have
no decline to notice in prices. British root, 101 to 111; powder,
161 to 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 10s to 11l per ton.
RICE—The demand is limited in the extreme. To effect
large sales thrther depressed rates must be submitted to.
SALTPETRE—ScarceIy any business has taken place this
week. The nominal quotation of Bengal is 41s per cwt.
PROVISIONS—The demand for Irish butter is heavy, at a
further decline of fully 2s to 4s per cwt. All foreign butters are
very dull. and cheaper. English qualities have declined 2s per
cwt., with a dull market. Fine weekly Dorset, 100 s per cwt.
The inquiry for bacon is tolerably active, at extreme rates.
Hams are quite as dear as last week; and there is a good bust.
nes. doing in barrel beef and pork.

TALLOW—The demand is still limited, but we have no change
to notice in prices. P. Y. C., on the spot, is selling at 61s; for
August, 62s ; September, 62e 9d; October and December, 63s to
63s 8d per cwt. Rough fat, average, 3s 3d per Sibs.
OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 37s per cwt on the spot, 40s for
six months' delivery, and 41s for September. Rape is very
dull. Other oils, as well as well as turpentine, command very
little attention.

COALS—Hasting's Hartley, 20s ; Redheugh Main, 16s ; Eden
Main, 18s 3d ; Braddyll, 186 9d; Hetton, 19s 3d ; Stewart's,
19e 34 per cwt.
WOOL—The public sales have been brought to a close. About
40,000 bales found buyers, at a decline of from ed to lid per lb.
Privately, the demand is heavy, and the quotations are almost
nominal About 3,500 bales have come to hand this week.
HEMP AND FLAX—So little business is doing in hemp
that the quotations are almost nominal, Petersburg clean is
selling at 681 per ton. We have a slow inquiry for flax. Coir
goods are held at full quotations. Medium kinds of jute have
sold at 241 to 271 5e per ton.
COTTON—On the whole our market is firm, and prices are
well supported.
SPIRITS—Rum is exceedingly inactive, and again cheaper.
Proof Leeward., S. 2d to 3s 4d; East India, 3s to 3s 2d per
gallon. In brandy next to nothing is doing. Geneva and corn
spirits command former terms.
POTATOES—New English are firm, at from 21s to 255; and
foreign, 180 per cwt.
81fITHFIELD—The beef trade bas ruled very brisk, at a
further improvement of 4d per Bibs. Otherwise, the demand has
been firm. Beef, from 3e 8d to 5s 2d; mutton, 3e 6d to ss;
lamb, be 2d to 6s 8d ; veal, 46 4cl to 55 4d; pork, 3s to 4s 8d per
Sibs to sink the offals.
NEWOATE AND LEA DENHALL—These markets are but

moderately supplied. The general denand is active, as
follows :—Beef, from Ss ed to 4s 8d; mutton, S. 4d to 4s 8d;
lamb, 5s to 8s 4d ; veal, S■ 10d to 5s 2d ; pork, Ss 4d to 45 ad
per Übe by the carcase.

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BELLAIHS—On the 28th ult., at Windermere, the 'wife of Lieut.-
Colonel Bellasis, 3rd Bombay European itegt., of a daughter.
CLAYTON—On the 22nd ult., at Deal, the wife of G.
Clayton, Esq., Controller of her Majesty's Customs, of a
daughter.
CROPPER—On the 23rd ult., at Tunbridge-wells, the Hon.
Mrs. E. Cropper, of a son.
DARTMOUTH—On the 21st ult., in Grosvenor-square, the
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Countess of Dartmouth, of a daughter.
DAY—On the 13th ult., at Lympatone, Devon, the wife of
Captain Robert Ladbroke Day, of a son.
HERBERT—On the 21st ult., in Belgrave-square, the wife of
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, of a son.
HOPE—On the 2Gth ult., at Arklow-house, Connaught•place,
Lady Mildred Hope, of a daughter.
MOSTYN—On the 24th ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, the Hon.
Lady llostyn, of Tale-ere, of a daughter.
SIMPSON—On the 23rd ult., at Bath, the wife of Major W. H.
Simpson, C. 8., of a son.
WARBURTON—On the 19th ult., at Bramford-hall, Suffolk,
the Hon. Mrs. George Warburton, of a daughter.