The Press.
London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

ARRIVALS THIS WHEY.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1510 .. MO .. 1710 .. 1740 .. 1120
Irish
Foreign .. 477 U .. 1620 .. .. 1080 .. mks.

4840
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRlUtY—Wheat,
3.019 quarters, b9s bd; barley 1,379 quarters, 48s 10d ; oats. 2,603
quarters, 24s 10d ; rye, 13 $ quarters, 39a 21; beaus, 7111 quarters,
375; peas. 253 quarters, 37s 7d.
IMPERI AL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat , 555101 , bar-
ley, 45s 41; oats, 22s 101; rye, 37s 71; beaus, 39s 81;
peas, 39s 31.

• THI el X WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 57.6 d; barley,
45s 8d ; oats, 234 3d; rye, 39s Od; beans, Os; peas,
596 sd.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 108.890 •
barley, 78,030 ;teats, 15,978 ; rye, 90; beans, 8,075 ; peas ,2,•184
quarters,

BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are from Bid to 9d; of household ditto, id to 8d per 4lbs
loaf

TEA—A decided check has been given the to demand for all
kinds of tea, owing to the retention of a portion of the
war duties. Very few sales have been effected, and our
quotations are almost nominal. Conguu, is Id to 2■ 4d;
Niug Yong and Oolong, Is 24 to 2s; Souchoug, is Id to 2s ;
Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4s; Caper, -- to —; Scented Caper,
Is Id to is 104; Orange Pekoe, is 24 to is 41: Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 2s 41; Twsnkay, Ad to is 3d ; Hyson Skin, d 1 to
Is 2d: Hyson, is 53 to 4s ; Young Hyson, 104 to 2s 4il;
Imperial, is to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, 1144 to 3s dd; Assam, is Id
to 48.41:1 per lb.

SUGAR—Nearly all descriptions of raw sugar have sold
briskly, at fuUy last week's currency, and the supply in the
market is very moderate. West India has sold at 52s to 58s 6d;
Mauritius, 51s to 57. EA: Bengal, 47e to 59s per cwt. Refined
goods are in request, at from 64,, to flis per cwt.
COFFEE—The late improvement in value is well supported,
and the market generally is firm. Ceylon, relive. 54:s 64 to
sis6d ; plantation, fine, "Os to tits; fine middling, 77s to 795;
good middling, 74s ed to 765; middling, 701 to 735; tine ordinary
to middling, t36s to Os; triage, 52s to 651. Mocha, tine, ells to
925; garbled, 741 to ses ; ungarbled, Ms to 635. Costa Rica,
mid to fine, 66s to 775; good and fine ordinary, bus to Bas.
Jamaica, good mid to fine, 67s to 85s; flue ordinary, 01s to 66s
per cwt.

COCOA—Higher rates have been paid for this article, for
which the demand is active. red Trinidad is now worth 748 to
008; and Granada, 72s to 768 per cwt.
RICE—The stock is now reduced to 54,400 tons, against
18.000 tons in Id3G. For most kinds we have to report an
active demand, at full quotations. Broken white Bengal, 10i ;
low to middling, 10s 2d to 103 6d; good and tine, lls tid to Vis
per cwt.
PROVISIONS—There is much less activity in the demand
for Irish butter, and prices are drooping. Foreign qualities
have given way in price fron 6s to is per cwt. In the value of
English very little change has taken place. The bacon market
is firm, but not dearer.

COTTON—only moderate sales have taken place this week.
In prices we have nochange to notice.
WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool have commenced
with great brisxness. Cape qualities have advanced 2d to 211,
41,1 Australian 2d to 3d per lb. Privately, very little is doing.
HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp has moved off slowly, at
3C/ to 361 los per ton for Petersburg clean. Manilla parcels
continue steady; but flax is much neglected
SALTPETRE—The business doing in this article is com-
paratively trifling, yet the late improvement in value is sup-
porteil.
SPIRITS—There is only a limited demand far rum, at the
late decline in ialue. Proof Leewards, 2s 5d to 2. 6d; situ
East India. 2. 4d to 2s bii per gallon. Brandy continues very
firm. Sales of Cognac, best brands of 1.455, 134 ld to 134 3d ;
Ixso ditto, 13s lOs to 14s 34 ; older, 14e 3d to 141 9d per gallon.
Geneva, 2s 10s to 3. 6tl per gallon.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has soli steadily, at 753 cash.
Manufactured parcels support previous quotations. Tin is in
request. Bence. 149. to 150.; Straits, 149 s per cwt. Tin
plates are quite as dear as last week. Speller and other metals
support late rates.
INDIGO—Since the close of the public sales the demand has
been trifling, on former terms.
HOPS—The show of samples continues good, and most kinds
of hops are firm, as follows:—Mid and East Kent pockets,
Si to Si : Weald of Rents. 31 bs to 51 be; Sussex,
31 3. to 41; Worcester., 41 4. to 51 ss; yearlings, 11 10a
to 31 15. per cwt.

POTATOES-71he supplies are considerably on the increase,
and the trade ia. heavy. at drooping prices. Present rates vary
from 66s to Ms per ton.
OlLS—Linseed oil. on the spot, has declined to 41s per cwt.
Rape rather drooping ; but sperm is held at 1001 per tun.
Common fish oils and turpentine are heavy.
TALLOW—The demand has fallen off, and prices are rather
lower. P. Y. C., on the spot, has sold at 6es 6d and 65s 6d per
ewt, with sellers for May at Sla 6d per cwt. Town tallow,
:43s (id net eaah.

COALS—Bell's Primrose, 12s; Hasting's Hartley, lis :Id:
Wain, 119 3d; Oosforth, 14s; Riddell, 141; Eden Main, lbs;
Tees, Prs Od per ton.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of stock on
sale this week have been very moderate. and the trade generally
has ruled firm, asfullows :—Beef, from 3s 2J to Is 104; mutton,
4s 4d to 51 10d; veal, Is 2d to ris led; pork, Is lid to 5* 2d per
81bs to slid: the offal.
NEWGATE AND T.EADF.NHALL—The trade has con-
tinued steady, at full quotations. Beef, from 3i to 4s 6.1 ;
mutton, 38 8d to 49 10d; veal, is 104 to Os; pork, 3* 84 10
Os id perBlbs by the carcase.