The Press.
London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

MAY 23, 1857.

Per Cent.

FIE 1G 1
Mond
1014

Brazilian -_ _6
I ',flush 5
]itch. (Fll2 Guil )2i
French 3
Do. 4l
Do. 13ank Stock
Meileall 3
Peruvian 4l
Portuguese 4
Russian 5
Spanish 3
Tuvkish Acc.6

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(Reportedexelusivelvfor "Tar Pares.")

CORN EXCHANGE—The present week's arrival of English
wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, has been very moderate.
The demand, however, for all kinds has ruled heavy, at a
further decline in the quotations of fully is per quarter, but
that fall was recovered on Friday, when the demand improved.
Foreign wheat—the imports of which have continued limited—
bas met a dull inquiry, and late rates have been with difficulty
supported. Floating cargoes of grain have commanded full
prices. Barley has come slowly to hand, and all kinds have sold
steadily, at fully last week's currency. In malt very little has
been passing, at barely last week's quotations. Oats have sold
to some extent, and prices have had an upward tendency.
Berns and peas base commanded extreme rates ; but flour has
met a dull inquiry.
LNOLISII—Wheat, Essex and Kent red. 49s to 58s; white,
49s to 675; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 47s to 575. Malting barley,
36s to 465; grinding ditto, 21s to 30s : distilling, 35s to 38s.
Malt, 62. to :Bs. Feed oats, 20s to 225; potato, 23s to 28e.
Itye, 32e to Stss. Tick beans, 32s to 345; Harrow, 33s to 38s;
pigeon, 38s to 40s. Grey peas, 36s to P9s ; maple, 38s to 40s ;
white boilers, 36e to 41s per quarter. Town-made flour, 60s to
525: country marks, 38s to 40s; households,42e to 44e per
2801b5.

♦RRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Env115h....2510 .. 2U .. 2770 .. bU .. 1300

Irish
Foreign .. 3340 .. 010 .. .. 11i20 .. sks.
bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRID Vl—Wheat,
3,605 quarters, 59s 7,1 ; barley. 91 quarters, 41a 5d ; oats, 2,41 s
quarters, 25s 6d ; rye, 14 quarters, 34s ; beans, 549 quarters,
41s Id : peas, 67 ouarters,4os 2d.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 57s ; bar.
ley, 43s 6d; oats, 24s 9d; rye, 41s G 1; beans, 42s 6d;
peas, 4Us 101.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 54s 7d; barley,
445; oats, 934 7d; rye, ads; beans, dOs 7d; peas,
394 6d.

ENGI.ISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK Wheat ,11C,811 •
barley, 9,108 ; oats, 9,457; rye, 48; beans, 6,143; peas, 562
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are Rd to Aild: of household ditto, 61 to 7id per 41be loaf
TEA—There has been a steady business doing in most black
qualities, at fully last week's rates. Otherwise the demand is in
a sluggish state. The following are current rates :--Congou, la
to 2s 44 ; Ning Yong and Oolong, is 2d to 2s; Souchong,ls Id to
2s 6d; Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4s; Caper,— to —•' Scented Caper,
Is ld to Is 10d; Orange Pekoe, 1s 2d to is 4d; Scented Orange
Pekoe, is 4tl to 2. 4d •, Twankay, 9d to Is 9d ; Hyson Skin 8d to
Is 2d: Hyson, 1s 53 to 4s; Young Hyson, 104 to 2s 4d;
Imperial, is to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, llid to 3s 6d; Assam, Is Id
to 4s 4d per lb.
SUGAR—Very few public sales have been held this week;
but the transactions in raw sugar by private contract have been
rather extensive, at an improvement in the quotations of fully Is
per cwt. West India has realised 629 to 60s ; Mauritius, 58s
to 625; Madras, 48s to srts per cwt. Floating cargoes have
moved off readily, at higher rates, owing to the Dutch Com-
pany's sale of :00,000 baskets, Java having realised Is per cwt
above previous valuations. Refined goods are active, at from
'Os to 75s per cwt. Crushed sugars have advanced Is
peLcwt.

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MOLASSES—The supply is limited, and the demand is steady,
at from 27s 6d to 228 per cwt.
COFFEE—Good ord native Ceylon has found buyers at
Ws 6d per cwt. All plantation coffees have commanded
very full prices. Foreign parcels rule quite as high as last
week.

COCOA—The demand is active, and prices have advanced
from 2s to bs per cwt. Grey Trinidad has sold at 79s 61 to
bas ed: anti red, 85s 611 to 91s per cwt.
RICE—Our market—though well supplied—is very firm, at
extreme quotations. Ind white Bengal has changed hands at
10s 641 per week.
PROVISIONS—Trish butter is still very dull and drooping in
price. Foreign parcels change hands slowly, at 6s to 8s per cwt
less money. English qualities are quite 8s lower. In bacon
very little is passing, at barely stationary prices. llama sup-
portlate rates.

COTTON—Our market is steady, and prices are well sup•
ported.

HEMP AND FLAX—Hemp is dull In sale, and may be pur-
chased on rather easier terms. The flax market is heavy.
Jute and Coir goods support previous rates.
WOOL—The public sales are progressing steadily. Privately
very little is doing, and the imports this week are nearly 12,000
bales.

SlLK—Very little is doing in our market; nevertheless, im•
potter' are tolerably firm in their demands.
INDIGO—The sales have been concluded. Only 4.700 chests
found buyers, at a decline in prices of from 2d to 4d per lb.
HOPS—The demand is inactive, yet very hula change has
taken place in value. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 ltis to
61125; Weald of Kents, 31 5s to 3115 s ; Sussex, 31 to 3112 s ;
and yearlings, 11 10s to 31 per cwt.
POTATOES—The trade is inactive, at from 80s to 115 s
per us.

MlA—Linseed oil, on the spot, has realised 41s 6d per cwt.
Most other oils hate ruled dull. Spirits of turpentine, 44s to
45s &I per ewt.
TALLOW—P. T. C., on the spot, has sold steadily, at bbs 6d
to 361 631 ; and for the last three months, 54s 9d to Ups 3d
Per cwt. About 2,000 casks have arrived this week.
COALS—Evenwood, 13s Cassop, 16s 9d; Hetton, les ;
Xelloe, 16s 9d; Birchgrove Graigola, 20s; and Wayne's Merthyr,
20s 6d per ton.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE A moderate busines has
been transacted in stock generally this week, at our quotations.
Beef, from 3s to 43 od; mutton, 4s 2d to bs 10d, lamb,
Ls 10d to 6s ad; veal, 4s to 55 6d ; pork, de 84 to 5s per 81bs
to sink the offal.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—Each kind of meat
has sold steadily, as follows:—Beef, from 2s 9d to 4s 4d;
mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; lamb, 5s to 6824 Teal, Os &tato is lOtt
pork, Ss bd to Os per bibs by the carcase.

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