The Press.
London, England, 1857-06-06 00:00:00

RITE - 1857.

Barley has come freely to hand; yet most kinds have sold
steadily, at previous quotations. In malt very little passing. on
former terms. An Immense supply of foreign oats having come
to hand, the oat tra,ie has ruled heavy, and prices are a shade
lower. Beans and peas have sold steadily, at full quotations
Country flour has rather improved in value.
ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, 51s to 60s; white,
52s to 71s; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 49s to 595. Malting barley,
365 to 465; grinding ditto, 23s to 305: distilling, 35s to 38s.
Malt, 62s to 785. Feed oats, 205 to 225; potato, 23a to 285.
Rye, 325 to 365. Tick beans, 32s to 345; Harrow, 33s to 365;
pigeon, 385 to 405. Grey peas, 365 to 30s ; maple, 380 to 40s ;
white boilers, 36s to 41s per quarter. Town-made flour, 50s to
525; country marks, 41a to 41s; households,42s to 44s per
IRK/lbs.

ARRIVALS THIS WELL.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Ena115h....2660 .. 40 .. 2720 .. bu 1380

Irish
Foreign —41130 .. 16810 .. .. 67230 .. =ski.

1940 ble.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON F RID ha—Wheat,
3.33 t quarters, 60s 6.1 ; barley. 63 quarters, 42a Id ; oats. 63
quarters, 29s 34 ; rye, quarters, ; beans, 296 quarters,
39s Id: peas, 65 quarters,3ls 4d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 51's 3d ; bar.
ley, 41s 104; oats, 25s 3d; rye, 40s 94; beans, 44s rd;
peas, 425.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES Wheat, Ns; barley,
43, 14; oats, 24s ; rye, 3Os Ild ; beans, 425; peas,
40, id.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WE F.TC Wheat ,110,039 •
barley. 4,665; oats, 14,110; rye, it.; beans, b,676; peas, 807
quarters.

BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are Rd to Rid: of household ditto, 6d to 74d per 4lbs loaf.

TEA—Our market is well supplied; yet the demand gene-
rally is steady, at very full prices. Congou, is 11d
to 2s 4d ; ring Yong and Oolong, is 2d to 2s; Souchong, is Id to
2s 8d; Flowery Pekoe, 2s to 4s; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper,
la Id to Is 10d; Orange Pekoe, 15 2d to is 4d; Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is 4d to 25 4d ; Twankay, 9d to Is 34 ; Hyson Skin 8d to
Is Id: Hyson, is 5d to 4s; Young Hyson, 104 to 25 43;
Imperial, is to 29 4d; Gunpowder, 110 to 3s 6d; Assam, 15 14
to 49 4d per lb.

SUGAR—As the imports have been on the increase, the in
quiry for all raw sugars has fallen off, and the quotations have
given way from 6d to Is per cwt. Barbadoes has sold at from
64s to 625 fid ; fine Demerara, 56s 6d to 63s 6d; St. Lucia,
Ms 6d to 576 6d; Bengal, 54s to 635; and Mauritius, 48s to
58s per cwt. Floating cargoes have changed hands at full
prices. In refined goods only a limited business is doing, at
from Eds to 72s 6d per cwt.

MOLASSES—Prices are very firm, but the business doing is
only moderate. The finest parcels are worth 29s per cwt.
COFFEE—Our market has been tolerably firm, but we have
no improvement to notice in the quotations. Good ord native
Ceylon is held at t3s per cwt.
RlCE—About 35,600 bags have found buyers since our last
report, at full quotations. Bengal has realised lls to 1
Madras, Ile to 12s per cwt.

PROVISIONS—There is a better feeling in the demand for
Irish butter, and prices have an upward tendency. The finest
qualities of foreign are worth Hs to 100 s per cwt, with an
imprnved inquiry. English butter is firm, and rather dearer;
but all kinds of bacon may be purchased on easier terms. Hams
are steady. Lard is drooping in price.

COTTON—The transactions have been by no means eaten•
Give, yet prices generally are well supported.

HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp has sold slowly, but we
have no change to notice In its value. Petersburg clean, 811 to
841 lOs per ton. Flax is dull, at late rates. Jute is rather
dearer, with an improved inquiry.

WOOL--The present week's imports of wool have been trifling.
For all kinds the demand is in a sluggish state, at almost
nominal currencies.

SlLK—There has been more doing in this article, and prices
of all kinds are well supported.
SALTPETRE—Fine Bengal, on the spt, has sold at 43s 6d;
for arri7al. 40s 6d per cwt.

INDIGO—Our market rules heavy, and the quotations are
almost nominal. The stock is 4,000 chests in excess of last
year.

SPIRITS—Rum is in but moderate request, yet we have very
little change to notice in the quotations. Proof Leewards,
2s 9d; East India, 2s 8d per gallon. There is very little doing
in brandy.yet the finest old qualities are worth les per gallon.
Raw spirit has declined to lus 6d. Gin,l7 underproof, is quoted
at 9s 10d ; 22 ditto, 9s Id per gallon.

HOPS—As the plantation accounts are not very favourable,
the duty is called 13u,Ouul to 139,43101. There is a moderate
business doing in most kinds, at full quotations. Mid and
East Kent pockets, 91 10s to 51 lks ; Weald of Keats,
31 5s to 3115 s ; Sussex, 31 to 31 12s ; and yearlings, 11 108 to Si
per cwt.

POTATOES—Large supplies baying come to hand, the
potato trade is heavy, at from 70s to 130 s per ton.
OlLS—Linseed oil has sold to a moderate extent, at
39s 6d to 406 per cwt on the spot. Sperm is dull, at 881
to 921 per tun. Foreign refined rape is selling at 531 10s; and
browu, 501 10s. In other oils very little is doing. Turpentine
is m fair request, at 43s &I to 44s tid per cwt for spirits, and
10s 3d to 106 tid for rough.
TALLOW—Although nearly 3,000 casks have arrived this
week from the Baltic, our market is very firm, and prices have
en upwaid tendency. P. Y. C., on the spot, 56s to 52s 6d;
October to December, 58s per cwt. Town tallow, 57s per ewt
net cash.

COALS—Tanfleld Moor, 14s; West Wylam, 15s; Eden,
15s 3d; Riddell, /4s 3d; Haswell, 17s 6d; Hetton, 17e 3d;
Stewart's, 17s 3d ; Heugh Hall, Ers ; Hellos, 16s ; Tees, 17s 9d
per ton.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of fat stock
on sale this week have been moderate, and the trade generally
has ruled steady, at our quotations. Beef, from 3a 4d to bs;
mutton, 3s to bs; lamb, 6s to Ts 4d; veal, 4s to bit 6d; pork,
ds and to ba per Blbs to sink the offal.

NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL—The trade has con•
tinued firm, es follows:—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s td; mutton,
2s 10d to 4s Ad; lamb, 5s sid to 6s 641; veal, 3s &I to 4s 10d ;
pork, 3s Ad to 5s per Albs by the carcase.

SALE—On the 29th ult., at Ramsgate, the wife of Ilitjor
bk Henry Sale, Bengal Engineers, of a daughter.
STEELE—On the 30th ult., at Chester-square, the wife of
Colonel Steele, Coldstream Guards, of a daughter.