The Press.
London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

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(Reported exelusirelp for "Tna PRzes.")

CORN EXCHANGE—The receipts of English wheat up to
our market this week, coastwise and by land carriage, have been
very moderate, and greatly out of condition On the whole, the
demand has ruled somewhat firmer than oi late, and prices have
been fairly supported ; in some instances is more money has
been paid. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have in-
creased—has sold rather steadily, at full currencies. Floating
cargoes have met a dull inquiry, at late rates. We have had a
dull inquiry fur berley, at Is to 2a per quarter less money, and
malt has given way 2s, with a heavy demand. Oats have sold
slowly, at is decline. Both beans and peas have hung on hand,
though factors have lowered prices quite 2s per quarter. No
change has taken place in the value of any kind of flour, and the
trade has slightly improved.

ENOLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent red. 58s to 73e; white,
601 to 765; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 586 to 71s. Malting barley,
30a to 345; grinding ditto, 29s to 31s; cistilling, 39s to 935.
Malt, 60a to 765. Feed oats, 24a to 25.; potato, 251 to 295.
Rye, 50a touts. Tick beans, 32a to 365; Harrow, 35s to 40s ;
pigeon, 38s to 425. Grey peas, 34. to 356 ; maple. 34s to 375;
white boilers, 44s to 46s per quarter. Town-made flour, 65s to
67a; country marks, 49a to 54a; households, 64s to Oa per
2601b5.

ARRIVALS 11119 WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English ....1730 .. 2010 .. 2060 .. 120 .. 720

Irish ....

• . ••••••

Foreign .. 18110 .., .. .. 2950 .1 ski
17650 We.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRID aa—Wheat,
3,652 quarters,72s 4d; barley, 1.916 quarters. 37s 7d ; oats, 4,749
quarters, 21s 8d ; rye, quarters, —; beans, 507 quarters,
38s dd: peas. 517 quarters, 43s Cd.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 73s 8d; bar
ley, 37s sd; oats, 24s 6d ; rye, 512 4d ; beans, 43s 4d; peas,
42. 2d.

TII E SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 75s 11d; barley,
3Ss 2d; oats, 2;s 10d; rye, 55s Id ; beans, 45s 6d ; peas,
44s 4d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WERE—Wbeat, 88,888:
barley, 98,438; oats, 18,004; rye,l27; beans, 5,821 ; peas, 1,736
quarters.

BREAD—The prices of whe►ten bread In the metropolis
are from Sid to 10d; of household ditto, bd to 9d per albs
loaf

TEA—The clearances of late have been very extensive ; yet
the demand has become inactive, and prices are barely sup-
ported. Tbestock is now nearly 5.000,00u1bs more than at the
corresponding period in 1854:—Congou, Aid to 2s tid; Ning
Tong and Oolong, 10d to Is 10d; bouchong, 9jd to ts 6d;
Flowery Pekoe, Is 4d to 4s; Caper, to ; Scented Caper,
Is 3d to Is Ild; Orange Pekoe, to ; Scented Orange
Pekoe, Is Rd to 2e ed ; Twankay, IA to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, 8.1 to
Is 2d: Hyson, Is 2d to 45; Young Hyson, 60 to 2s Cal;
Imperial, lld to Is 4d; Gunpowder, 84 to 3s 6d; Assam, Is 6d
to 4s 4d per lb.
SUGAR—Although importers have submitted to a further re-
duction in prices of from la to Is ed per cwt, the grocers have
evinced no desire to get into stock. The business doing, there-
fore, is wholly confined to small parcels for immediate con-
sumption. Refined goods move off slowly, and brown lumps are
offered at 47s per c
MOLASSES—The transactions are still limited, and prices
range from Dis to 22s per cwt, according to quality.
COFFEE—Nearly all kind. are dull in sale, yet we ha7e very
little change to notice in the quotations. Good ord native
Ceylon is offering at Ms per cwt.
COCOA—lmporters continue firm in their demands, and pris.es
are supported. Granada, 4tis to Ws: Trinidad, 45ri to ,62.
Para, 40s to Ms 6d; Guayaquil, 4434 to 60s per cat.

SATURDAY,

HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very dull, an paters.
burg clean is nominally quoted at 371 to 381 per ton. Maidlla
qualities have given way 41 se-r ton. The flax market is by no
means active. Prices, however, are supported.
WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool have commenced
briskly, at an advance of trom 2d to 2id per lb. English quali-
ties are in good request, and rather dearer. About 2,000 bales of
foreign and colonial have come to hand this weak.
INDIGO—The quarterly sales are now in progress, and they
show an improvement in the quotations of from 2tt to is per lb.
Privately, holders are very firm, and refuse to sell except at a
corresponding advance.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has fallen to 68s on the spot.
Most inanufactered parcels are selling on former terms. &ins,
at the works, 81 5s to 8110 s ; common bars, 81 to AI Is; na.l
rods, 101 to 101 10s: Swedish bar, 141 to 15110 s. Tin continues
steady. Banc*. 1315; Straits, 129 s to 130 s; British, 148 to
130 s, and refined, 131 s to 1355. Tin plates command full
quotations. I.C. coke. Sus to 31e; I.X. charcoal, 41s to Vie per
box. Lead moves off slowly—British pig at 231 lOs to 251 13s ;
Spanish, 241 lOs to 251 per ten. Quicksilver. is 911 to Is pad per
lb. Speller is selling at 231 105 to 231 1: s per ton on th • at.
SPI diTS—We have to report a slow ~.le for rum. I'roof
Lsewards, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; East India, 2s Id to 2s Id per gallon.
Brandy moves off at about previous rates. Sales of brandy,
best brands of 1851, los 4d to los 8d; 1850, ditto, 10s Id to
106 7d per gallon. British-made spirit, 10s Id proof, Geneva,
2s lOs to 3s Ad per gallon.
HOPS—The imports of foreign hops this week are over 200
bales. There is still • fair demand for most kinds, at full
quotations. Mid and East Kent pockets, Si its to 61 los;
Weald of Kents, 31 5s to 51; Sussex, 31 to 41 .5s per cwt.
POTATOES—The supplies continue extensive, and the trade
is heavy, at from 40s to 95s per ton.
TALLOW—The demand is still limited, vet prices are well
supported. P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at 58s to 58s 6d
and 60s per cwt; but we have no sellers for the last thrioe
months at 821 to 825 Od per cwt. The imports continue
limited.

OlLS—Linseed oil has sold heavily, at 33s 6d to 33s 9d per
cwt on the spot. All other oils move off slowly, and the quota•
tions have had a downward tendency. Turpentine is
eelliug—
spirits, at 31s Od to 35s ; rough, 9s to 9a 6d per cwt.
COALS—Tees, 17s 6d; Hartlepool, 18s; Kelloe, 16s;
Wylam, 15s; Hartley, 17s 9d; Stewart's, 189 6d; Lambkin,
18s 3d par ton.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE—The supplies of each kind of
stock have been on the Increase. and the trade generally has
ruled heavy, as follows:—Beet, from 29 10d to 48 6d; mutton,
2s 10d to 4s Ad ; vcal, 4s 4d to 5s end ; pork, 486 d to 4s 10d per
81b8 to Fink the offal.

NEWGATE ASD I.F.ADENHALL—These markets have
continued dull. at drooping prices. Beef, from .2s 6d to 4s;
mutton, 2s (4 to 4s 24; veal, 3a 104 to Ss ; pork, 3s 24 to
4s 10d per Ribs by the carcase.

BRIGGS—On the 10th instant, at York, the wife of Major
Briggs, King's Dragoon Guards, of a eon.
CA Dtiti AN—Oil the 14th instant, in South Audley-street, Lady
Adelaide Cadogan, of a daughter.
CARLISLE—On the 11th instant, at the Deanery, Carlisle, the
wife of the Very Her. the Dean of Carlisle, of a daughter.
EBRINOTON—On the 10th instant, at Castle hill, Viscountess
k:brington, of a son.
MARRIAGES.

HAMOND—BUXTON- On the 7th Instant, at Northreppe,
Philip Hamond, Esq., of Annnesley Park, Notts, to Rid:ends,
daughter of the late Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., of North-
repps Ball, Norfolk.
MORETON—OAKLEY--On the 29th ult., at Sberborne, Glou-
cestershire, Lady Oeonrina Moreton, daughter of the late
Earl of Dude, to the Rev. C. E. Oakley, Rector of Wickear,
Gloucestershire.
SHOWERS—NIGHTINGALE—OI. the 9th instant, at War-
grave Church, Berks, Captain Charles L. ShowerF. 14th Rect.
Bengal Army, to Frederica, widow of the late Manby Nightin-
gale, Esq.