The Press.
London, England, 1854-11-25 00:00:00

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THE PRESS.

ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 72s to 88s; red,
66s to 78a; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 66s to 765. Malting barley
36s to 40e ; grinding ditto, 32s to 34s ; distilling, 32a to 34e.
Malt, G9s to 775. Feed oats, 28s to 31s; potato, 31s to 335.
Rye, 44e to 48s. 'rick beans, 46s to 53s ; pigeon, 4eis to 61s.
Grey peas, 36s to 39s ; maple, 41s to 43s ; white boilers, 46s to
50s per quarter. Town-made dour, GBs to 735; country marks,
57s to 6Js per 2801bs.

AItRIVALS Tlll9 WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English lOlO .. 3300 .. 1510 .. 1510
Irish
Foreign .. 4210 119J0 .. 240 sks.
bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY.—
Wheat, 4838 quarters, 78s 4d; bsxley, 2496 quarters, 37s Id; oats,
8432 quarters, 29s 8d; rye, 2:41 quarters, 475; beans, 221
quarters, 47s 9.1; peas, 679 quarters, 50s 7d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES Wheat, 721 ;
ley, 34s 71; oats, 28. 4d ; rye, 41s 2d ; beaus, 49s 2d; peas,
49s Bd.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, C4s 61; barley,
32s 10d; oats, 975; rye, 38s ; beaus, 461 8d ; peas,
444 2d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 132.655;
barley, 85,134; oats, 15,778 ; rye, 347 ; beaus, 4,776 ; peas, 2,466
quarters.
TEA—At public sale 7,262 packages have been offered this
week. About 3,500 sold, and flue green qualities advanced 2d
per lb. In the private contract market about an average busi-
ness has been doing, at full quotations. Up to Saturday last
duty was paid on 40,643,2: nabs, against 38,846,6151bs in 1853.
SUGAR—Our market has been very inactive this week, and
prices have had a downward tendency. Low to mid brown
Mauritius has realised 24s Gd to 27e; good aul fine, 2ss to 295;
low to mid grey. 365 to 32s ; low to mid yellow, 31s Gd to 335;
good and bright yellow, 34s lid to 365; white Benares, 40a ; low
brown Bengal, 205; mid yellow, 32s ed to 335; Native Madras,
27s 6ti; Pernambuco, Zee 611 ; washed Havanuali, 305 Ott to
37s Gd per cwt. Refined goods move off slowly, at from 42a to
485 per cwt. In crushed and foreign sugars afloat very little is
cluing. The total clearances to the Istli inst. were 6,278,019
eats, agaiust 5,891,413 cats last year.
MOLASSES—Our market is steady, and prices are well sup-
ported. Low to fine West India, 15s tid to 17s; Cuba and
Porto Rico, 10* to Ils ; Bengal and Mauritius, 155 to 15s Citi
per cwt.
COFFEE—Most kinds are dull, and prices have ruled in
favour of buyers. Good ord native, 46s to 46s Od per owl.
COCOA—Most kinds move off freely, and the quotations have
au upward teudeucy. Trinidad is worth 36a to 435 for red, and
32a to 958 for grey • Granada, 32s to 38s; Buhia, 29s to
29s rid; Para, 30* to 315; and Guayaquail, 33s to 36e per cwt.
CHICORY—The imports sontiuue good, and the demand
is heavy, at barely the late decline. Foreign root, in bond,
101 to 10110 s; English root, 91 to 101; ditto powder, 141 to 201
per ton.
RICE—Our market has become very inactive, and, to effect
sales, lower rates must be submitted to. The supply on offer is
increasing.
SEEDS—There has been more inquiry for both red and
white clover seed, at very full prices. Canary is in good request,
at extreme quotations. Linseed is still active, but not dearer.
Cakes support the late improvemeut in value—the best town-
made being worth 121 loa per tou.
PROVISIONS—For nearly all kinds of butter the demand is
steady, and prices are fairly supported The supplies offering
are moderate. The bacon market is heavy, at a further decline
in value of from is to 2s per cwt. Hams and lard are dearer.
Other kinds of provisions are steady.
INDIGO—East India qualities are firm, at the late advance.
Spanish Indigo is steady. Flores, 6s 2d to Bs 9d ; Lobres,
4s 9d to 5s 3d; Caraccas, Is 4d to 4s lid per lb.
COTTON—A very limited business has been transacted in
this article, at barely stationary prices. Surat, 24d to 441 ;
Bengal, 24d to 34d ; Madras, 21d to 41d per lb.
HEMP AND FLAX—Both hemp and this are tolerably firm,
and prices are well supported. Jute has advauced 205 per ton.
Coir goods are steady.
WOOL—Since the close of the public sales scarcely any
business has been doing in this article, the prices of which are
almost nominal.
TALLOW—Very little change has taken place in this market.
P. Y. C., on the spot, has sold at 66s 3d to 665 6d ; and for
delivery up to the close of the year, 67s per cwt. Town tallow,
66s uet cash. Rough fut, 3s SO pi r Site. About 1,700 casks have
arrived this week from Russia.
OlLS—This market is very active, anti prices, generally. are
higher. Linseed, on the spot, 36s ed per cwt buyers. Sale seal
is worth 461; coloured, 431 to 441. Turpentine is firm. English,
435 to 43s 6,1; American, 43e 6d to 44s Gd ; rough, 125 3d to 135
per cwt.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has met a dull market, at 69s per
cwt. Manufactured parcels are drooping. Spelter is nominal at
251 10s per ton. Quicksilver, is lid to 2s per lb. Other articles
are rather dull.
SPlPlTS—Government contracts for 161,830 gallons proofhave
been taken at 3s 54d to 3s 74d per gallon. The market is not to
say active. Proof Leeward., 38 6d to Is 7d; East India, Is 3d to
:sit sd; strong Demerara, 4s 10,1 to Sts 2d ; low to line clean
Jamaica, 5s 2d to 6a Gd. Brandy is steady, at last week's
currency. British-made spirit, Ils proof, cash. Geneva, 2. 10d
to Is 8d per gallon.
SALTPETRE—This article has given way 61 per cwt, with a
dull market.
COALS—Bate's West Hartley, 20s 9d; Davison's West
Hartley, 20s 9d; Tautield Moor South, 16s; Hedley, 235;
Kelloe, 24s per ton.
POTATOES—The supplies continue moderate, and a steady
business is doing, on higher terms. Scotch reds, 1005 to 115 e;
Scotch Regents, 100 s to 120 s: York Regents, 1058 to 1255;
Lincolnehire ditto, 100 s to 115 s per ton.
SMITHFIELD—The supplies having fallen off, the general
demand has ruled steady, and prices have been on the advance.
Beef from 3s Gd to 5s 2d; mutton, 3s 6d to ss; veal,
45 2d to 5s Od ; and pork, Is 4d to Se per tlbs to sink the
olfals.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL These markets are
firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4a 8d; mutton, 3s 3,1
to 4s ed ; veal, 311 1041 to 55 2d ; pork, 3a 441 to fis 2tl per 81bs
by the carcase.