The Press.
London, England, 1854-10-14 00:00:00

claroßEß. 14, 1854: • . .

LONDON avEnalaKB DECLARED ON FRIDAY.—
Wheat, 5377 quarters, 60s ad; barley, 1412 quarters,29slo4; oats,
3133 quarters, 20a bd ; rye, 04 3ba Id; beans, ate
Quarters, 425 414; pees, lbl quarters, 41s 11d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 56s 7il; h..r-
ley, 29s lid; oats, 25s Gd ; rye, 34s ail ; beaus, 445; peas,
398 3d.
'III E STX WEEICS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 585 7d; barley,
30s ld ; oats, Ale Id; rye, 36s Id ; hewn, 41s lid; peas,
37s Gil.
X 120141311 GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 151,601;
barley, 21,169; oats, 12,518; rye,BGG; beaus, 3,293; peas, 1,009
quarter*.
TEA—The business doing in our market this week has been
lint moderate. In prices, however, very little change has taken
place. Common sound Congou has sold at 11 d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paid 0n34,252,6921b5, against 33,850,9081 bi
in 1853.
• St/OAR—AB kinds of raw sugar are in but moderate request,
and, in some instances, the quotations are • shade lower than
last week. Relined goods are tolerably arm, at. 43s lid to 40
per cwt. Crushed is unaltered in value. Floating cargoes of
foreign are lower to purchase. The total clearances to the 7th
inst. were 5,400,288 cwts, against 5,121,69 s cwts last year.
MOLASSES—The supply being very moderate, holders are
firm, as follows:—Antigua, 14s 8d to 15s; other kinds of West
Inlndia.l3s 8d to l B
es;Bengal aud Mauritius, Ills to 18s Od ; Cuba
fold Porto Rico, 145 to 15s per cwt.
COFFEE—Good ord native Ceylon has sold to a fair extent,
at from 44e Gd to 45s per cwt.. All plantation kinds have realised
previous rates. Foreign coffees are steady.
COCOA—Our market is firm, but the business doing in it is
by no means extensive. Low to good red Trinidad, 358 to 3se ad ;
tine, 308 to 418; grey, 31s ad to 348 Gd; Granada, 3os to
Me; Para, aSs to Sea ; Bahia, 278 to 28s per cwt.
CHICORY—The demand is still heavy. In prices, however,
we have no change to nstiee. British root, 91 lus to Ill; powder,
151 to 4(11; foreign root, in bond, 101 108 to 101 158 per ton.
RlCE—Thie article has become dull in sale, yet importers
have refased to accept lower terms. Bengal is worth lad to les
per 'mt.
SEEDS—Tares, mustard, and canary move off steadily, at
fill quotations. Herupeeed is firm. In all °the' seeds, as well
as in cakes, only a limited business is doing.
PROVISIONS—There is still a good demand for all kinds of
• Irish butter, at very full prices. Foreign qualities move off
steadily, at extreme rates. English butter is quoted at 110 s to
.114 s per owt for hue Dorset. The bacon market is dull, at barely
late currencies. Moat other kinds of provisions are dull in
bale.
' INDIGO—The public sales are progressing steadily, at an ad-
vance in the quotations of from 6d to cid per lb.
HEMP AND FLAX—Owing to the extensive fire at Memel,
Russian hemp is held at a considerable advance. For Rhine
641 has been refused. The sale for flax is steady, but no advance
has taken place is the quotations.
WOOL—As the public sales will shortly commence, must
descriptions of wool are dull in sale, on former terms. The im-
ports are limited.
COTTON—Our market may be considered steady. Prices are
well supported.
TALLOW—P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at 63s 9d to Ole
per cwt for new, and 665 to 68s titl for old. For forward delivery
very ludo is doing. About 3410 caulks have arrived tins week,
chiefly from Busiiia.
OILS-I.ltiseed oil has commanded a ready sale, at from
348 641 to 345 94 per cwt. Pale rape is selling at 455 &I; and
brown, 46s Od. Other oils are steady. Turpentine is ilat, at 39s
fork uglish, and 409 for American.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has been in moderate request, at
ale to Bls Gd. On the spot, speller has chauged Maids at
231 28 6d per ton. Other metals command full prices.
COALS—lielywell, 19s; Tanfield Moor, las Gd; West
Hartley, lee; Wylain, 195 6d ; tiosforth, 244 lid ;Russell's
Ileums Sas WI; !Stewart's, 245; Tees, 24s per ton.
SPIRITS—The market for runt is very active. Proof
Leeward*, 2a lid to as 8d; East India, 2s 44 to as Id ; strong
Demerara, is 8d to 4s; and low to hue clean Jamaica, 4s 4d to
58 cd tier gallon. Brandy is in request, at the late
POTATOES—'fIie supplies ou oiler this week have been
• bst moderate. The demand is steady, at from 40i to 90s
Pet toe.
SStII'IIFIEI.D—The beef trade has ruled heavy, at a decline
in the Ssotations of Sid per tilbs. Sheep have sold slowly, at the
same amoant of depression. Calves have realised all advance of
,tutu 2d to 44 per albs. Pigs have ruled about statiollerY•
Beef, from 3s to 4s led; mutton, 3s Od to 4s led; veal, 3s 64 t
4s Sri ; pork, 48 sill to Is per Sibs to sink the (dials.
NEWGAIE AND LEADENHALL About an everago
binauesa has been doing, as follows:—Beef, from 35 to 4s tid ;
mutton, 384 d to 4s 69i; veal, 3s 4d to 48 6d; pork, 3s 4.1
to bs 2,1 per alba by the carcase.

BIRTHS.

de
DE BAGEL--On the 29th ult., at Florence, the Baronessa
Higel, of a son.
WODEHOUBF.—On the 9th instant, at Little Cassiobury, the
wife of Commander George W odehouse, R.N., of a sun.
BARRON—,YOUNG—On the 12th iostsnt, at Twickenham,
Captain Rama, Brd Dragoon Guards, to Henrietta, daughter
el the late Henry Young, Esq., of wickenham.
CLAYTON—EVERY—Ott the 10th instant, at Burnley, Lieut..
Ctl. Every Clayton, let Lancashire Militia, to Eliza Halstead,
daughter of the late Robert Holgate, Esq.
BAY—SWETE--On the sth instant, at Upton, Torquay, Win.
Leith Hay, Esq., eon of Sir Andrew Leith Hay, K.H., to
F.muta Anne, daughter of John Beaumont Swete, Esq.
O'BRIEN—CIIARI.ES—On the 11th instant, at Frouie. Somer-
set, Major Wan. O'Brien, retired list, Ilydrithati Contingent, to
Mary Jane. daughter of the late Thomas Charles, Etat.
WALKER-IdORGAN—On the 9th instant, et filtieLeu Cluirch,
Monmouthshire, Sir George Ferdinand Radzivill Welker,
Bart., to Fanny Henrietta, daughter of Sir Charles Morgan,
kart, of Tredegar-park.
DEATHS.
BAILT,IE—On the 10th ineaut, at Eastbourne-terrace, Lieut.-
Colouel Alexander Baillie, of the Madras Eataldialnent,
aged mg.
DRUMMOWD—On the 7th instant, at Alhury Park, the Lady
Harriet Drummond, aged 71.
DRUMMOND—Ou the bah instant, in Norfolk-street, l'exk-
lane, General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.8., aged $3.
Poi:tut:Tr—On the 10th instant, at the lola of Wight, Major
Wm. Foquett, late of the Bombay Army. aged t 3.
LANE—On the Yetli ult., on his passage home from the Baltic
feet, Edward Alfred Reginald Lane, naval cadet, swot' Mr.
and the Hon. Mrs. Newton Lane, aged 13.
RIDLEY—Oa the Bth instant, at West Haling. the Rev. C. J.
Ridley, brother of the late Lord Colborne, aged U 2.
TAYLf.:R—On the Vali ult., at Itothieulay Hoiise, Banffshire,
Alexander Francis Tayler, formerly Major of the 20th Regt.
of
4'oot, aged tag.
TYLDEN--0a the 22nd ult., of cholera, Brigadier Wm. Horton
eeramatidwg lioyal Engineers with the expedition
CI-Utica.