The Press.
London, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

APRIL 4, 1857.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng115h....3500 .. 16:U .. 6970 .. 120 .. 1680
Irish ...... • • 8960
Foreign .. 4850 .. 21,760 37770 .. 140 eke.
8870 bill.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRED 4Y—Wheat,
4,193 quarters, 59824; barley, 730 quarters, 46a 7d ; oats, 8,325
quarters, 23s 4d; rye, 16 quarters, 88s; beaus,BsB quarters,
97s 3d ; peas. 132 quarters, 38s sd.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 55. 61; bar-
ley, 476 Id; oats, 23a 7d; rye, 40a thi ; beans, 395 6d;
peas, 38. 6d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 55s 7d; barley,
465 : oats, 23s 7d; rye, 39. 84; beans, 39a sd; peas,
99a 24.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOT.D LAST WEEK Wheat, 93,794:
barley, 43,854; oats, 11,480; rye, 28; beans, 6,317 ; peas, 1,311
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are s ; of household ditto, 7d to 8d per 41br• loaf.
TEA—Owing to the large accumulation of stock, our market
is in a dull state, and prices rule in favour of buyers.
The following are the present rates:—Congou, is to 2s 4d;
Nina Yong and Oolong, Is 2d to 2s; Souchong, Is Id to
2s 6d: Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4a ; Caper,— to • Scented Caper,
Is Id to Is 104; Orange Pekoe, Is 2d to Is 4d; 'Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 25 44 ; Twankay, fid to Is 34 ; Hyson Skin, 8d to
Is 2d: Brion, is 54 to 4s ; Young Hyson, 101 to 2s 4d;
Imperial, is to 2s 41; Gunpowder, 114 d to 3a 61; Assam, 1s Id
to 4s 44 per lb.
SUGAR—Although the transactions in raw sugars have not
been extensive, our market generally has ruled firm, and prices
have advanced from ed to is per cwt. Mauritius has realised
47s to sis 6d; native Madras, 43s to 465; Havannah, 52s 6d to
549 6d; and unclayed Manilla, 41s to 44s Gd per cwt. The
refined market is steady, at 61s to 67s 8d per cwt. Wet lumps
have realised 606 ; and pieces up to 56s per cwt. Foreign
sugars, attest, command extreme quotations.
MOLASSES—The demand is steady, at full prices—viz., 22.
to 266 per owl.
COFFEE—There has been an improved demand for plants-
tion Ceylon, at an advance in the q aotations of is to 2s per cwt.
Good ord native qualities are held at Gus per cwt.. Foreign
coffees are quite as dear as last week.
COCOA—The business doing is very moderate, and red
qualities are rather cheaper. Grey to good ted Trinidad has
changed hands at 7tis to e9s ; and Bahia, 69s to 70s per cwt.
The supply continues very limited.
COTTON —The business doing in this article is very mode-
rate. Prices rule the same as last week.

HEMP AND FLAX Baltic hemp is rather heavy, at
351 lOs to 361 per ton for Petersburg clean. Manilla qualities
tilinn.rt previous rates. Jute anti Coir goods are rather
dearer. _ _

WoOL—This week's imports have been only moderate;
nevertheless, our market is heavy, and Engl:sh wools are rather
cheaper.
SPIRITS—Fair Jamaica rum has realised ss; good, bs 8d;
and fine, bs 9d per gallon. Proof Leewards, 2s 7d to 2s 9d ;
East India, 2s 6,1 to 2s 7d per gallon. Brandy is firm in
price, and the best old parcels command 17a per gallon. Malt
spirit is steady.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has moved off slowly, at 74s 8d
cash. Tha exports last week were 7,932 tons, against 13,970
tons in the corre..ponding period of last year. In speller
very little is doing, at 301 per ton. Stock, 1,124 tons, against
3,076 tons last year. Tin is rather lower to purchase; but tin
plates are steady.
HOPS—The show of samples is seasonably good, and only a
moderate business is doing, at late rates. Mid and East
Kent pockets, 31 Ins to II 124 Weald of Kents, 31 Is to
31 18s; Sussex, 31 to 31 12s ; yearlings, 1110 a to 31 per cwt.
POTATOES—The supplies continue moderate, and most
kinds move off blowiy, at from 6514 to 120 s per ton.
COA LS —Tanfield Moor Butes, 135 9d; Gosforth, 17s;
Riddell, 17s; Haswell, 19s; Pelletier, 17s 8d; Evenwood, iSs Od
per ton.

OlLS—Linseed oil, on the spot, has sold slowly, at 39s per
cwt. All other oils have ruled dull. Spirits of turpentine, 49s
to 41s per cwt.
TALLOW —The price of P. Y. C., on the spot, is uncertain.
For May it is his; and for October to December, 62s 6d
per cwt.
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METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of stock on
sale this week have been only n.oderate. Generally speaking.
the trade has ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 35 4d
to 59; mutton, 45 4d to 6s; lamb, 68 6d to 7s; veal, 4s 2d
to 59 lad; pork. ts md to 4a per 81b9 to sink the offal.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—Each kind of meat has
sold steadily, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10t1 to 4s 6d;
mutton, Si 4d to 4a 8d; veal, Ss 8d to ss; pork, 3s 8a to
5s 4d per Alba by the carcase.