The Press.
London, England, 1854-12-16 00:00:00

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THE PRESS.

Itittroptitan Ulariuts.

(Reported exclusively for "'IRE Pukse.")
CORN-EXCHANGE The prevent week'. arrival of
English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, has been very
moderate. For all kinds the demand has ruled steady, at an
advance in the quotations of Is per quarter. Fine foreign
wheat. have produced rathertuore money, anti the value of other
kinds has been well supported. Floating cargoes off Falmouth
have commanded very little attention. The eupply of English
barley has increased, and the transactions have been limited, at
the late decline. In malt very few sales of moment have taken
place. Oats have moved off slowly, at the late decline in value.
Both beans and peas have fallen in value Is per quartets
owing to the large influx of foreign. Flour has commanded full
quotations.
Etsomag—V(heat, Eimer and Kent white, 74s to 86s; red,
G3s to 735; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 68a to 73e. Malting barley.
34s to 38a ; grinding ditto, 3is to 33s ; distilling, ;ins to 33,
Malt, 08a to 745. Feed oats, 20s to 29e ; potato, 282 to 30s
Nye, 44a to 47.. Tick beans, 45a to 32a ; pigeon, 48s to bis.
Grey peas, 38a to 3Us ; maple, 40e to 43s ; white boilers, 48s to
al, per quarter. 'Town-made dour, 68. to 735; country marks,
37. to 03e per 2tiolbs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English —.6450 .. 9690 .. 5170 .. 2060 .. 1980
Irish
Foreign.. 2460 .. .. .. 290 .. MO aka.
1760 hie.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY.—
Wheat, 4825 quarters, 78s 9d; barlry. 4C25 quarters, 36s 3d; oats,
5307 quarters, 30e 4d; rye, 39 quarters, 48s bd; beaus, 209
quarters, 48s Id; peas, 530 quarters, 52a 2d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES Wheat, 735; th.r.
ley, 35s 2d; oats, 28s 4d ; rye, 48s 2d; beaus, 49s bd; peas,
495 sd.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 72s 4d; barley,
34s 111; oats, 28s Ca; rye, 43s Id ; beans, 49a 3d; peas,
48s Ca.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 114.793;
barley, 110,965; oats, 18,528; rye, 821; beans, 4,972; peas, 3,408
quarters.
TEA—At public sale about 10,000 packages have been sold
this week. Only 1,500 changed hands, at barely previous
rates. Privately, the demand Is Inactive, et 10t1 for common
sound Cougou. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on
42,287,545165, against 41,205,30611 u iu 1.853.
SUGAR—Although the demand for most kinds of raw sugar
has been chiefly confined to immediate wants, prices have ruled
tolerably firm. The stock of foreign sugar la considerably in
excess of last year. This feature in the trade operates against
value. Crushed sugars are rather dull, but nut cheaper.
Floating cargoes of foreign are held at full currencies. Relined
goods move off steadily, at 43s per cwt for brown lumps, and
43s 6d to 495 for low to fine grocery. The total cleat anises
to the 9th ult. were 6,860,941 cwts, against 6,274,505 cwts last
year.
MOLASSES—As the supply is small, the demand is stead 3,
at very lull prices. Antigua has changed hands at Ire 8I to 18s
St. Vincent's and Barbadoes, Hs; Demerara and St. Kitt's,
154 nil; Cuba, 16s to Ire ; Porto Rico, IGs tid to 17s; Bengal and
Mauritius, 15s to 155 6d per cwt.
COFFEE All kinds have met • slow inquiry this week. In
prices we have no change to notice. Good ord native, 45s esl
per cwt.
COCOA—Our market is firm, and the quotations have an up-
ward tendency. Trinidad, 33a to 446; Granada, 33s to tles;
Bahia, 30s; Pare, al* to die 6.1; and Guayaquail, 33s to
Sea per owl.
CHICORY—This article is still very dull, and prices are
almost nominal.
ItlCE—The business doing in our market is but limited; yet
the quotations are well supported.
SEEDS—Canary has given way 15 to 2s per quarter. Most
other seeds are a slow sale. Cakes are quoted at 121 to 131 per
tou for English.
PROVISIONS—Most kinds of Irish butter—the supply of
which is not to say extensive—are slow in sale, at barely
stationary prices. Foreign butter moves off slowly, at late rates.
English qualities are dull and lower. Bacon au:. other kinds of
provisions command very little attention.
INDIGO—The transactions in this article are trifling, yet im-
porters generally are very firm, and prices are well supported.
COTTON—We have • dull market for aU kinds, and the
quotations are • shade lower than last week.
HEMP AND FLAX—Both hemp and flax are very inactive,
and prices rule in favour of buyers.
WOOL—So little business is doing that prices are nominally
unaltered. The supplies on offer are incrisming.
'FALLOW—fiIe imports this week are under 500 casks; but
the market is decidedly inactive, on easier terms. P. Y. C., on
the spot, has sold at 64s to 64s 3d; and for delivery to the end
of the year, 64s 3d per cwt. Town tallow, 635 ad net cash;
rought tat, as lid.
OILS—Our market generally is very dull, at drooping cur-
rencies. Linseed oil, on the spot, 36s lid to 37a per cwt. Sperm,
1121 to 1161; pale seal, 461; cod, 441; pale rape, 55s to 568 ;
brown, 525. Both tar and turpentine are dull and lower to pur-
chase.
METALS—We have a slow sale for specter, at 241 lOs per ton
on the spot, and 241 15s for arrival. Scotch pig iron has sold to
a fair extent, at nus lid to nes. Manufactured iron is slow in
sale. Copper and steel are in good request; but other kinds of
metal comuiand only a limited amount of attention.
SPIRITS—The Government contract for 211,800 gallons of
rum has been taken at 3s 6tl to Ss 7id per gallon proof. The
demand is steady, at full prices. We have a good demand fur
brandy, on former terms. Corn-spirits, Ills lid proof cash. No
change in the value of Geneva.
SALTPETRE—owing to the large stock our market is heavy,
and prices are barely supported.
COALS—lletton, 22s 3d; Stewart's, 22s lid; Caradoc, 205 Gd;
Caseop, 21s ; Heugh Hall, 21s ; Kelloe, 225; South Kelloe, 21s;
Whitworth. 19s; Cowpen, 18s 3d per ton.
HOPS—Fine new hops are very scarce, and dearer. In other
kinds only a moderate business Is doing. The imports from
abroad this week are nearly 1,700 bales. New mid and East
Kent pockets, 151 158 to 221; Weald of Kent, 151 to 151 10s;
Sussex, 1411 us to 151 lOs per cwt.
SMITHFIELD—The general demand has ruled steady, as
follows Beef from Ss VI to 5s 4d; mutton, de ad to be 23;
veal, 4s to ea 8,1 ; and pork, 35 44 to es per elbs to sink
the °Oils.
N ENVGATE AND LF.ADENHALL Each kind of meat
has changed hands to a fair extent, at full quotations. Beef;
from 3s 2.1 to tid; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; veal, 3a 10.1 to
; pork. as to 41 104 per albs by the carcase.