The Press.
London, England, 1856-09-20 00:00:00

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oat.. Flour.
English ....2040 .. 1070 .. 1240 .. 5O .. 880

Irish _

2670 .. -

Foreign.. 8330 1810 ..

.. 8920 .. 68301)1s.

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LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON F RID A.Y—Wheat,
cad quarters, 705 6d ; barley. 890 quarters, 43a ld ; oats. 576
quarters, :Pls 9d ; rye, 13 quarters, 45s ; beans, 97 quarters,
418 8d: peas, 149 quarters, 45s 3d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 695 ed. bar-
ley, 46s 6d ; oats, 25s 10d ; rye, 438 9d ; beans, 468 4d;
peas, 415.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 71e 6d; barley,
45s Id; oats, 266 Ild; rye, 44s 2d; beans, 45s 2d: peas,
104 sd.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 90.282;
burley, 8,511; oats, 8,252; rye, 6"I; beans, 1,772; peas,o7l
quarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are from 9d to 91d; of household ditto, 61 to 84d per tlbs
1 sit _ _

TEA—The imports have been very extensive this week, and
the show of samples is large. All kinds of tea are dull in sale,
at barely stationary prices : Congou, std to 2a 6d; Nang
Yong and Oolong, 104 to Is 10d; Souchong, 94 to 2s tkl;
Flowery Pekoe, is bd to 3s 6d; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper,
Is Id to is 10d; Orange Pekoe, lid to Is 2d; Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 2s Gd ; Twankay, 6d to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, Gd to
1s 2d: Hyson, Is 24 to 31 6d ; Young Hyson, 60 to 2s 41;
Imperial, 114 to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, ed to 3s 6d; Assam, 1s Id
to 411 Jd per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on
33,617,70.1b5, against 36,015,3611bs in MS.

SUGAR—AII raw sugars have moved off freel y,at a further
improvement in th • quotations of 6d per cwt. Barbsdoes has
sold at from 45s tid to 48s tki ; St. Lucia, 45s to 495; Granada,
43s 6d to 48136 d; Mauritius, 37s to 535; Madras, 33s to 4411 6d;
Bengal 43a to 49s ; Porto Rico, Cis 64 to 47s 64 ; and St. Croix,
41s to 46s 8d per cwt. The refined market is steady, at from
53s to 59s per cat. The total clearances to Saturday last were
4,513.800 cwts, against 5,155,519 cwts last year.
MOLASSES—The supply continues small, and the demand is
steady, at very full prices. Antigua, 23s to 23s 6d; Cuba and
Porto Rico, 21s to 229 per cwt.
COFFEE—This article is in good request, and the quota-
tions have an upward tendency. Several parcels of good
ord native Ceylon have changed hands at 53s to 53s 6d
per cwt.
COCOA—Our market is very firm, owing to short arrivals.
Red Trinidad, Z,9s to 4:5s Gd; grey, 56s to 58s; Guayaquil,
56s to fies; Bahia and Para, 50a to Si.; and Granada, tide to
58s per cwt.
RlCE—Owing to the large stock in warehouse—upwards of
46,000 tuns—the demand is by no means active. Prices, how-
ever, are supported. Bengal, los to 13s; Madras, As to lOs;
and Java, lla Oil to 15s per cwt.
PROVISIONS—The supply of Irish butter is on the in-
crease, and the demand for all kinds is heavy, at a slight decline
lu the quotations. Foreign parcels are very dull, and 2s per
cwt lower. In English very little is doing. The bacon market
is heavy, at barely late rates; but hams -especially prime quali-
ties—are on the advance. Lard continues firm in price.
CO rrox—Most kinds are a dull sale, but not cheaper.
Surat may be quoted at from CO 50; Bengal, 3,;(1 to 4ed; and
Madras. 41,c1 to 41 per lb.
WOOL—The imports of wool this week are 2,000 bales,
chiefly from our colonies. English parcels are in steady request,
at full quotations ; but foreign and colonial command very little
attention.
HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp moves off slowly. Peters-
burg clean has realised 841 to 351 les; tiutallot, 341 to 331 10s;
and hail-clean, 30! 10, to 311 per ton. The flax market is still
heavy.
INDIGO—Owing to the approaching public sales, the busi-
ness doing in this market is limited. Prices, however, are
firmly supported.
FRUIT—New Valencia raisins have sold at 545; fine new
Patras currants, 80s; and new Muscatels, 808 to 115 s per cwt.

Si I.K—The demand la still active, and prices are steady.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has moved off slowly, at 71611
to 71. 64 on the spot. All manufactured iron is dull. There
is an active inquiry for Un and tin plate, at fully late rates.
Speller, on the spot, has advanced to 21110. and 361 per ton.
English zinc, 321 to 321 101 per ton.
SA PET R I.:— Fine parcels have been in good request, and
the quotaiiuns have improved lid per cwt.
SPIRITS—The demand for rum has fallen off, and prices
are a shade lower. Proof Leeward., 2s 2CI to Is 3id per
gallon. Brandy is steady, at full quotations. Malt spirit t
proof, 11. ; Geneva, 31 to is per gallon.