The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

JULY 29, 1854

has been doing, and the currencies have bed a downward
tendency. Oats—the supplies of which have been seasonably
good—have met a dull inquiry, and prices have given way fully
le to 25 per quarter. As regards beans and peas their value has
ruled almost nominal, but to have effected sales fully le per
quarter less money must have been accepted. In the value of
town-made dour we have no decline to notice; but country
marks have fallen Sc to Ss per barrel—American, 9s per barrel.
Several floating cargoes have been offetiug at a considerable
decline without meeting buyers.
ENOLlakt—Vi heat, Essex and Kent white, G6s to 78s; red,
621 to 71s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 60s to 70s. Malting barley,
51a to 42s ; grinding ditto, 33s to 375; distilling, 35s to 3ss.
Malt, 66s to 78s. Feed outs, 20a to 305 ; potato, 29s to 335.
Rye, 465 to 535. Tick beans, 43. to 61s; pigeon, 46s to 60c.
Grey peas, 43s to 45s ; maple, 46s to 4as ; white boilers, 50s to
Ms per quarter. Town-made dour, 63c to 65c; country marks,
43s to s:ps per 2801bs.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English .. 30 .. 4C31) .. 290 .. 1380
Ir ••
Foreign • . 10100 .. 9200

sks.
2790 bls.
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat, 810 quarters, 71s 9d; barley, 448 quarters, 351 8d;
oats, 3036 quarters, 28a 10d ; rye, 2 quarters, 40s ; beans, 141
quarters, 46s 98; peas, 23 quarters, 50s 48.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 71s 1041; bar-
ley, 37s 18; oats, aim 741 ; rya, 47s Od ; beans, 48. 114; peas,
45s 4d.
THE STX WEEKS' AVERAGES Wheat, 76s Id; barley,
37s 30a 24 rye, 49s 4d; beans, 49a 4d; peas,

- ..
27180 ..

46s 10d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 45,948;
barley, 2,122; oats, 5,775; rye, 70 ; beans, 1,9 U; peas, 175
quarters.
TEA—The show of samples is good; yet the demand for most
kinds is steady, and prices are freely supported. Common
sound Congou cannot be purchased under 11d per lb. Up to
Saturday last duty was paid uu 24,755,3671b5, against 24,949,501/Ws

in 1853.
SUGAR—FIoe qualities of raw sugar have been in moderate
request, at last week's currency; but low and middling parcels
have given way ad per cwt., with a pull inquiry Brown Barba-
does had changed hands at 3415 Gd to 31s; low to good yellow,
ills Gd to 36s lid; tine grainy, 325; brown St. Nevis, 293 Gd to
3011641; mid yellow, 335; tine yellow cry tallised Demerara, 40s
to 41a ; low to good, 34s to 38s; tine yellow Mauritius. 36s to
re; mid to flue brown, 28s to 313; and low brown Penang,
2Ga Gd per cwt. In crushed very few transactions have taken
place. Refined goods are a slow sale. Brown lumps, 44s Gd ;
and low to tine grocery, 45s to 49e lid per cwt. The total clear-
ances to the 22nd inst. were 3,796,396 cwts, against 3,546,616
meta last year.
MOLASSES—Our market is very flat. and we have sellers on
lower terms. Low to tine West India, 149 Oct to 15s Gd;
Bengal and Mauritian, 14s to 15s per cwt.
COFFEE—The general demand has become inactive, and
plantation kinds have given way in value 6il to ls per cwt. Good
tint native has moved off slowly, at 44a Gd. In other kinds of
coffee very little is doing.
COCOA—The inquiry for most descriptions has fallen off, and
prices have a downward tendency. Ord to good red has realised
Sts u 1 36a 6d; Bahia, 28s ttd to ; Pars, his to 355; and
Guayaquil. 3.34 to 35a per cwt.
CHICORY—We have no change to notice in the value of
this article, thejdemand for which is in a sluggish state.
British root, 9110. to 111; powder, 151 to 201; foreign root,
in bond, 101 10s to 101 lye per ton.
RICE—The demand for all kinds is in a depressed state, and
the currencies have further receded Sd to 611 per cwt. Good

mid Bengal, lie 6d to 12s; pinky Madras, lOs per cwt.
SEEDS—New rape and trefoil have made their appearance
this week. Canary has fallen in value 2s per cwt ; whilst Black
Sea linseed is quoted at 625 to 63s per quarter. In other
seeds very little is doing. Cakes command previous rates.
SALTPETRE—The value of this article is almost nominal.
Parcels to arrive have sold at 29s to 30s per cwt.
PROVISIONS—The business doing in Irish butter is confined
to immediate wants, yet no decline can be noticed in prices.
Foreign butter is fully 4s per cwt. cheaper. English is quoted
at last week's rates. The bacon market is inactive, and the
currencies have a dowyward tendency. All other kinds of pro-
visions are a slow sale.
TALLOW—Our market is quiet P. V. C., on the spot, is
selling at 65s 3d to 66s 6d ; and for delivery during that three
months, Gtas 6d per cwt. Tewn tallow is 648 6d net cash.
OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 34s 6d to 35s per cwt—being
lower rates. Brown rape is worth 41s 6d; pale ditto, 44s to
451 6d. Turpentine is held at the late advance.
COALS—Hilda, 18s 3d; Braddyll, 20s 6d; Haswell, 21s 3d;
Hetton, 21s; Stewart's, 21s; Ileugh Hall, 19s 6d; Kelloe,
19s 611; Tees, 21s ; Whitworth, 18s Gd per ton.
WOOL—The attendance of buyers at the public sales now in
progress continues good, and the biddings are steady, at full
quotations. This week's imports are over 5,000 bales.
HEMP AND FLAX—There is a moderate inquiry for hemp,
at from (111 to 631 for Petersburg clern. Flax is very dull and
lower. Jute has further declined lss to 20s per ton.
COTTON—The inquiry is fur from active, but we have no
change to notice in prices.
SPIRITS—The sale for rum is steady, at full prices. Proof
Leewards, is 11,1 to 25 Id; and East India, le Oil to Is 10d per
gallon. The brandy market is firm, and the quotations have an
upward tendency. Geneva and corn spirits command very full
prices.
INDIGO—The public sales have been concluded. A full
average quantity changed hands thereat, and prices showed en
advance, compared with the previous sales, of from 2d to 4d
per lb.
POTATOES--The demand is tolerably active, at from 45 6d to
69 per cwt.
SMITHFIELD—The supplies of each kind of stock having
been good, the demand has ruled incctive, and the quotations
have had a downward tendency. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d;
,nutton, 8s 21 to 4s 10d ; lamb, 45 Gd to Is sd; veal, Is 2d to
4s 10d ; pork, Is 4d to 4s 8d per sibs to sink the otfals.
NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL These markets have
been in a depressed state, and prices have not been supported.
Beef, from 33 24 to 4s 4d; mutton, 36 24 to 4s 8d; lamb, 45 4d
to 54 4,1; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 8J ; pork, 3s 4d to 48 Btl per sibs
by the carcase.

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LEAQH—DANVERS—Ou the 22nd instant, at St. John the
Baptist, in the Savoy, Benjamin Auber Leaeh, Esq. to Emily,
eldest daughter of Fred. Dawes Danvers, Esq., of Lancaster-
place.
WIIIT'fINGSTALL—MYERS—On the 25th instant, at Shenley
Church, Captain George Fearuley Whittingstall, llth Royal
Lancers, to Anna Mary, daughter of Was. Joreph Myers, Esq.
of Porters, Berta.