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COitN•EXCHAXGE—Our market has this week been very
moderately supplied with all kinds of English wheat, the
quality of which has proved good. The demand has ruled
steady, at an advance in the quotations of 4e per quarter. For
foreign wheats there has been a good demand, at from 2s to 3s
per quarter more money. Floating cargoes have commanded
rather more money. English barley has been firm, at late
rates ; whilst foreign parcels have ruled is per quarter dearer.
Oats have changed hands freely, at is per quarter advance.
Both beans and peas have produced rather more money.
American flour has been quoted is per barrel higher, and the
top•price of English has risen is per sack. Several parcels of
wheat and flour have again sold for France.

Emomsti—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 55s to 70s; red,
52s to 66s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 52s to Ns. Malting barley,
30s to 335; grinding ditto, —to —; distilling, —to —,
Malt, 62s to 70s. Feed oats, 21s to 255; potato, 25s to 28s.
Rye, 33s to 40s. Tick beans, 40s to 43s ; pigeon, 42s to 56s
Grey peas, 35. to 375; maple, Stis to 40s ; white boilers, 40s to
45s per quarter. Town-made flour, 50s to 555; country marks,
42s to 4311 per 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1730 200 .. 111 U .. 470 .. T2U
Irish
Foreign .. 2450 b7O 3250 .. 600 sks.
680 his.
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY.—
Wheat, 3933 quarters, 56a 6d; barley, 780 quarters, 27s 8{1; nets.
739 quarters, 23s 9d ; rye, 18 quarters, 375; beans, 107
quarters, 41.93 ; peas, 64 gusers, 40s 6d.
IMPERIAL Wk:EKLY AVERAG ES—Wheat, 52. ;
ley, 29s 2d; oats, 25s Ild ; rye, 36. Ild ; beans, 41.103; peas,
86s 103.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES What,
COs 8d; barle,
32s 4d; oats, 27s 9d; rye, 39s 5d ; beans, 475; peas,
30s 9d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Whest, 70,127 ;
barley, 3,928; oats, 7,438; rye, 637 ; beans, 643; peas, 676

quarters.
Ti A—Advices from China state that the total exports oftea
were 75,000,0001 b,, against 72,000,0001hs to the same period last
year. Our market is very firm, and several speculative invest-
ments have been made iu common sound Congou at 101ici to lld
per lb.
SUGAR—A very limited business has been done in all kinds
of raw sugar this week, and prices have been with difSculty sup-
ported. Barbadoes has changed bands at from 31s to 395; and
Mauritius, 26s to 38s 8d per cwt. Most of the foreign sugars
offered at public sale have been taken in. In foreign sugars,
afloat, very few transactions have taken place. Refined gooes
have sold at from 43s to 486 per cwt.
MOLASSES—The demand is tolerably arm. Antigua, 15s to
158 6d ; other kinds of West India, 13s C.d to 14s 6d; Cuba, 131
to 13s 6d; Bengal and Mauritius, 13s to 136 6d per cwt.
COFFEE—Plantation Ceylon has sold at from libs to 70s per
cwt—being full prices. A good business hos been done in
good ord native, at 455. Foreign coffee is dull, but not
cheaper.
Cot:MA—The demand is by no means active, yet prices are
'lnn. Low to mid red l'riuidad, 94s 6.1 to 35a sd ; tine, 37s to
41s; grey, 318 to 34s ' • Granada, 30a to 906 ; Omiyaquil, 324 to
32s Od ; liable, 27s to 28s; and Para, 29s to sos per cwt.
CHICORY—Foreign root iu bond, is selling at 101 10. to
101 15s; British, 91 10a to 111; poailer, 1U to 201 per ton.
RlCE—About 10,000 boo Bengal have changed hands this
week, at an advance of from 31 to (hi per cwt. Other kinds lone
au upward tendency.

SEPTEMBER 23, 1854.

SEEDS—Rapeseed has advanced 4s per quarter. Winter
tares are rather dearer. In other seeds very little is doing.
PROVISIONS—Irish butter moves off steadily, st full prices.
Fine Friesland is worth 988 to 102 s per cwt. English comm►nds
fully previous rates. The demand for bacon is heavy, at a de-
cline of is per cwt. Waterford, 70s to 71s. Cheese is very dull
end lower.
INDIGO—About 12,000 chests will be offered at the ap-
proaching sales. Prices are from bd to 71 per lb above the last
sale's rates.
HEMP AND FLAX—Petersburg hemp, clean, is nominally
quoted at 601 per ton. In liaLvery little is doing. Jute and
coir goods are heavy.
WOOL—About B,oloobales have arrived this week, chiefly from
our colonies. English wools command very full prices. In foreign
and colonial very little is doing.
COTTON—AII kinds are dull, and last week's prices are barely
supported.
METALS—Scotch plg iron has sold slowly, at 825 CI
Speller is firm, and a full average business is doing in copper,
lead, and tin. Quicksilver, is 10d to is lld per lb.
TALLOW—P. Y. C., on the spot, has declined to 638 to 63s 6.1
per cwt—being a fall of 25 for the week. The imports continue
moderate.
OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 33s 61 per owt on the spot.
Rape is very firm. Pale is quoted at 46s ; and brown, 44s per
cwt. Turpentine is dull, at 40a for British, and 41a for
American.
COALS—Pensher, 20s 9d ; Henwick, 185; Kelloe, 22s ; South
Hartlepool, 225; South Durham, 214 64 ; Tees, 2256 d; Stewart's,
225 tki per ton.
SPIRITS—Rum is in but moderate request. Proof Leewards
at 2a to 2s Id ; and East India, is 10d to is lid per gallon.
I3randy moves off steadily, at full quotations. Geneva and
corn-spirits are dull.
POTATOES—Large supplies of English potatoes continue on
sale, in good condition. The demand is steady, at from 40s to
90s per ton.
SMITHFIELD—The supplies of each kind of stock on offer
this week have been extensive; and the general demand has
been rather inactive on the following terms:—Beef, from 3s to
4a 104; mutton, 3s 4d to bs ; veal, 25 10d to 4s 2d ; pork, 3s
to 4s 8d per Albs to sink the offals.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL These markets have
ruled dull. In prices very little change has taken place.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 45 4d; mutton, 3s 24 to 4s 8d ; oreal,
28 10d to 4s ; pork, 3s 21 to 4s ed peril lb' by the carcase.