The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

rttropolitan Marktts.

(Reported exclusively for "THE Paces.")

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CORN 'EXCHANGE—The arrivals of English wheat up to
our market this week have been very limited. Owing to some
speculative purchases having been effected, the trade has ruled
steady, and the finest parcels have commanded an advance of
from is to 2s per quarter. Very large imports of foreign wheat
have been reported, and the amount of business doing in all
kinds has been comparatively small, on former terms. New
barley has sold steadily, at from 47s to ZA)s per quarter; but old
parcels have been less active. Malt has moved off slowly, at
barely late rates. The cat trade has been tolerably firm, at full
currencies; but both beaus and peas have met a dull inquiry, at
from is to 4s per quarter less money. There has been rather
more passing in flour, and Norfolk qualities have realised rather
enhanced rates.

e.soListi—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, Ms to 68s; white,
60s to 755; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 33s to 89s. Malting barley,
40s to 435; grinding ditto, ads to 39s : distilling, 39s to 42e.
Malt, 62s to 775. Feed oats, 24s to 275; potato, 25s to 2es.
Rye, 40* to 425. Tick beans, 30s to 38s; Harrow, 3es to 40s;
pigeon, 40. to 445. Grey pees, 37s to 39s ; maple. 40$ to 425.
white boilers, 43. to 46. per. quazter. Town•made dour, als to
645; country marks, 45s to Ws; households, 32. to 54e per
gesulbs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oat.. Flour.
English.— au .. 2'.OU .. 760 .. 00 .. 440
Irish lOO 2tlo

Foreign.. 34160 .. 10670 .. 19630 .. 30970 bIR.
Mkt!
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Whe..,
4,421 quarters, 70s 104; barley, 89 quarters, ate; oats, 2,293
quarters, 24s 3d ; rye, quarters, —; beans, 224 quarters
als id; peas. 39 quarters, 44s 10d.
IMPERIAL EEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 76s • bar.
ley, 43s 3d ; oats, 27s Id ; rye, 464 4d ; beaus, 45s 9cl;
peas, 42e 10d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGEF—.Wheat,7S4 711; barley,
40s 9d; oats, 264 3d; rye, 49s Id; beaus, 456 2d; peas,
134 3il.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 60,464;
barley, 2,206; oats, 5,476; rye, 91; beans, 2,456; peas, 192
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are from 9d to 10d; of household ditto, Ted to Bid per 41b5
oat _ _

'EA—At public sale 15,700 packages have been offered this
week ; but only 800 were sold, on former terms. The
private market is heavy, as follows :—Congou, sid to 25 tad;
Mug Yong and Oolong, 10c1 to is 10d; souchong.94 to 25 641 ;
Flowery Pekoe, is 6d to 35 bd; Caper,— to —•' Scented Caper,
15 Id to is 104; Orange Pekoe, lld to 1s 2d ; Scented Orange
Pekoe, is 4d to 25 8d ; Twankay, 8d to is 2d ; Hyson Skin, Go to
Is 2d: Hyson, is 2d to 9s 6d ; Young Hyson, btd to 2s 4d;
Imperial, lld to is 4d; Gunpowder, sd 311 6d; Assam, is Id
to 45 4d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on
29,129,1911 b., against 31,635,1391 b. in 1655.
SUGAR—There has been only a limited business doing in all
raw sugars this week, and in some instances prices have given
way 6,1 per cwt. Barbadoes has sold at 42s to 49. ; Bengal,
465 to rids; damaged Stamina, 44s 64 to 435; and white
Havannab, afloat, 43s per cwt. Relined goods are very dull, at
from tats to &Ss per cwt. The total clearances to the 9th inst.
amounted to 2,253,642 cwts, against 3,162,790 owns in 1655.
MOLASSES—There is still a good inquiry for this article—
the supply of which is but moderate—at full quotations. St.
KW's. 225 6d ; Antigua. 23s to 23s Gal; Cuba and Porto Rico,
its 8d to 23s per cwt.
COFFEE—Host kinds are steady, and last week's prices are
well supported. Plantation kinds have realised ..eis to 735, good
ord native, 515 6d per cwt.
COCOA—The demand is by no means active. In pripes,
however, very little change has taken place. Red Trinidad, ;Otto
59s ; Granada, 4e5 to Ws; Bahia and Pars, 45s to 462; and
Guayaquil, 55s to 54s per cwt.
RICE—The stock is still very large. Inferior parcels have
sold freely, at late rates.
PROVISIONS—Prime butters are tina, and steady in price;
but low qualities command very little attention. There is a
good demand for bacon, the value of which has an upward ten.
decoy. Hams and lard are tolerably active.

CUITON—FuII average quautiiies have changed hands this
week. Surat, Cito bid; and Madras. 4gd to 4dperlb.
WOOL—Fhe public sales of colonial wool are still in pre.
gross. Fine qualities are selling at rally the opening prices;
but inferior kinds are less active. English wool is tolerably
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