The Press.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1530 .. 650 .. 1760 .. 120 .. 420
Irish
Freign.. 7360 .. 1440 3220 .. 7240b15.
eke.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat,
3,101 quarters, 70s 3d ; barley, 609 quarters, 451423 ; oats, 3,232
quarters, 22s 111; rye, 16 quarters, 44s ; beans, la quarters,
35s 9d; peas. 175 quarters, 40s &d.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 73s 2d, bar-
ley, 47s 6d; oats, 27. 4d; rye, 43s Id ; beans, 43s bd;
peas, 40s 9d.

THK SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 72s Ild; barley,
44a Id; oats, 27s 3d; rye, 44s Ild; beaus, 45. 2d; peas,
40. 10,1.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 80,368;
barley, 4,900; oats, ;al; rye, 967; beans, 2,091; peas,B63
quarters.

BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are from 9d to 9sd; of household ditto, 8.1 to did per albs
loaf.

TEA—Small public sales have been held this week. They
Lave gone oil slowly, and green qualities hate produced
rather less money : Congou, Bgd to 2s 6d; Ring
Yong and Oolong, 10.1 to is 10d; souchong, 9d to 25 6d;
Flowery Pekoe, is 54 to Ss 6d; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper,
15 Id to Is 10d; Orange Pekoe, lid to is 2d; Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 25 tki ; Twankay, 6d to 15 2d ; Hyson Skin, 6d to
15 2d: Hyson, 1s 2d to 3s 6d ; Young Hyson, 6g.1 to 25 4d;
Imperial, lld to 25 4d; Gunpowder, 8d to Ss 6d; Assam, Is Id
to 45 4d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on
32,743,8171b5, against 54,293,8971bs in 1805.
SUGAR—The supply in the market is seasonably good, yet
the demand has improved, and prices have advanced tid per
cwt. West India has realised Us to Oda ; Mauritius, 40s to
495; Bengal, 40s to 52ii per cwt. Relined goods are firm, at
from 54s 61 to 55s per cwt.

MOLASSES—The amount of business doing in our market
is by no mesas extensive, yet prices are supported. Antigua
has sold at 23a to 23a Gd; Cuba and Porto Rico, 2Ua Gd to 42s
per cwt.

COFFEE—Since our last report more business has been
transacted in coffee, and prices have advanced Is per cwt.
Good ordnative Ceylon is worth lifts per cwt.
COCOA—Very high rates continue to be paid for all kinds
with an active inquiry. lied Trinidad is 'worth Z.es to 659 6d.
grey, 555 to Ms; Guayaquil, 56s to 575; Bahia and Para, 50a
to 54e; and Granada, 52s to Ses per cwt.
RICE—We have to report a slow sale for this article, yet very
little change has taken place in the quotations. Bengal, lore to
135; Medias, tis 6d to 105; Cargo,Bs 6d to 9s 6d; Java, lls ud
to 15s ; Penang, 8s to 9s; and Arracan, 9a to 109 per cwt.
PROVISIONS—AII kinds of Irish butter moves off slowly,
and the late advance in the quotations is barely supported.
Foreign qualities are dull, and rather cheaper. English may
be purchased on lower terms. The demand for bacon, hams,
and lard is less active.
COTTON—There is a alight improvement in the demand, bat
the business doing is not extensive. Surat has realised 4td to
Sid; Bengal, 34c1 to 41d; and Madras. 40 to qd per lb.
WOOL—Most English wools continue in good request, at
fully last week's currency; but foreign and colonial parcels are
dull. The imports are under 1,000 bales.
HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp has become heavy, yet
very little change has taken place in the quotations.
East India qualities, including flax, command very little
attention.

INDlGO—Although large public sales will be held next
month, there is more firmness in the demand, and prices are
well supported.
SILK—We continue to have a very firm market for all kinds
of 4ilk, at full quotations.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has sold at 72s to 72s Gd.
Manufactured parcels are steady. Rails, at the works,
7112* thi to 71 ; and nail rods, 91 per ton. Tin is very
firm, and 41 per ton dearer. Tin plates have an upward ten.
deuey. I.C. coke, 31s; I.X. ditto, 37a; I.C. charcoal, 8711 ; I.Y.
ditto, 42s Gd to 43s per box. Lead moves off freely, at 1,',1 10s
to 241 for English pig. Spelter, on the spot, is worth 231 lOs ;
and zinc, 321 to 321 lus per ton.
SALTPETRE—The demand is bteady, and last week's prices
are well supported.
SPIRITS—N• have less doing in rum, yet the quotations
rule about stationary. Proof Leeward., 2* 3d to 2s 44 ; East
India, is 3d per gallon. Brandy is active, at fully late rates.
Malt spirit, proof, Its ; Geneva, Is to Ss 10d per gallon.
HOPS—About 1,100 pockets of new hops have come to hand,
and sales have been effected at very low prices. Old hops
may be purchased at a great decline in value. Duty,
280,0001.

POTATOES —The supplies are extensive, and prices range
from 7us to dis per toa.
OlLS—Linseed oil. on the spot, has advanced to 41s per
cwt. Most other oils are steady. Turpentine rules about
stationary.
TALLOW—The demand Is steady. P.T.C., on the spot.
51s 6d to 52s • and for the last three months, 49s 6.1
per cwt, Town iallow, 14s net cash. The stock is under d,OQO
casks.