The Press.
London, England, 1854-10-21 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

nlttropolitan Briarittts.

(Reported exclusively for "Tut Paces.")
CORN-EXCHANGE Very moderate supplies of English
wheat have corns fresh to hand this week, coastwise and by laud
carriage. Fur all kinds we have had a brisk demand, and prices
have improved from 45 to as per quarter. The imports of
foreign wheat have been trifling. That article has met • very
brisk sale, at front 6s to Ns per quarter more money. The few
dusting cargoes off the coast have commanded 2s to 3a per
quarter advance. Barley has changed hands readily, at a rise of
from Is to 2s per quarter. RINI& is quite as dear as last week,
with an improved inquiry. Oats have met a brisk sale, and the
quotations have advanced is to 2s per quarter. Both beans and
peas have mica active, at is to 2s above last week's rates. The
dour trade has been firm. The top price of English is now Os
er 2801bs. American qualities have sold as high as 40s per
barrel.
hsonisa—Wheat, Essex and Keut white. 60s to 765; red,
38s to 695; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 59s to 68s. Malting barley,
31s to 33s ; grinding ditto, 29s to Sic ; distilling, 29e to 31s.
Malt, 62s to 735. Feed oats, 27s to Sus ; potato, 29. to 338.
/Lye, 385 to 41s. Tick beans, 41s to 48s ; pigeon, 42s to 665.
Grey peas, 37s to 4ti ; maple, 426 W 4411 ; white boilers, 48s to
52s per quarter. Town-made dour, Othi to Os; country marks,
4611 to Xis per 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English IO9O .. 2730 .. 430 .. 290 .. 480
Irish
Foreign .. 5130 .. 0710 sks.
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LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY.—
Wheat, 5155 quarter, 6ls 9d; barley. 2309 quarters,3la rid; oats,
2455 quarters, 28s 2d; rye, 197 quarters, 378 10d; beans, 441
quarters, 4384 d; peas, 191 quarters, 43e 911.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 578;
ley, 30e Gd; oats, 25s 4d ; rye, 84s 8d ; beaus, 445 4d; peas,
395.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 55s 8d; barley,
29s 9d ; oats, 25s 8d; rye, 85s Gd ; beans, 44s 44 ; peas,
37s 841.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 151,870;
barley, 35,618; oats, 15,183; rye,7lo; beaus, 4,577; peas, 1,314
quarters.
TEA—Publio sales of 24,500 packages have been held this
week. About 10,000 sold nu former terms. Privately, only a
limited business is doing, at late noes. Common sound Congou
is selling at bid to lld per lb. To Saturday lust duty was paid
uu35,199,2311ba, against 41,904,9541b8 in 1853.
SUUAR—Our market has been very inactive during the whole
of the week, and, in some instances, the quotations have ruled
iu favour of buyers. Fine yellow liarbaJoes has changed hands
at from 37s to 388; mid to good, 33a Gd to 368 Gil; low, dos Gd to
335; good grainy, 378; brown Granada, 28s Gd to 30s; low
yellow, 308 Ost to 31s; brown Jamaica, 29e to 31s; ord to good
yellow, 31a Gd to 345; mid to good yellow Mauritius, 32s to 355;
low, 305 to 318100; brown, 26s 6d to 29s ; Manilla, 26,1 to
29s Gd ; Brazil, 339 I.ld to 348 6d ; yellow Havenuah, 309 Gd to
38s ad; white ditto, 278 Gd to 298; Cuba, 278 to 388 per cwt.
Relined goods are dull in sale, at 428 Gd fur brown lumps, and
43s to 48s for low to tine grocery.
MOLASSES—There is less activity in our market, yet very
little change has taken place in the quotations. Antigua, 14s to
144 ad ; Trinidad, 13s 6d to 14s ; Cuba and Porto Rico, 14e to
15s; and Dominica, 15s per cwt.
COFFEE—A good business is doing in most kinds, and
prices have au upward tendency. Plantation Ceylon has
realised 548 to 80e; and good ord native, 45s 6d to 46. per cwt.
COCOA—AII kinds are iu moderate request, and prices are
the turn lower. Grey Trinidad, 30s to 348; fine red, 39s to 41s;
Bahia, 27s to 23s ; Para, tOr Gd to 30a ; and Guayaquil, 33s to
33d Gil per cwt.
CHICORY—The demand has become exceedingly inactive,
and the quotations are drooping. British root, 91 to 101 10* ;
foreign, 101 10s; British powder, 151 to 201 per ton.
RlCE—This article is very active, and rather large transac-
ting have taken place in it at au iwprovemeut iu value of from
3d to rid per cwt.
SEEDS—Linseed has advanced 28 per quarter. Rape is
again dearer. Winter tares are worth lls to 12s per bushel.
Other articles command full prices.
PROVISIONS—The business doing in Irish butter is com-
paratively small, yet we have very little change to notice in the
quotations. Fine foreign is 2s cheaper. In the value of English
we have no alteration to notice. Other kinds of provisions com-
mand full prices.
INDIGO—Tim public sales are progressing steadily, at an ad-
vauce of from ed to is per lb.
HE SIP AND FLAX—The nominal value of Petersburg
clean hemp is 601 per ton. Flax is rather dull, but nut
cheaper.
WOOL—The public sales commenced on Thursday. The
bidding. have ruled steady, on former tenus. English wool is
very dull. About 4,1100 bales of colonial have arrived this
week.
COTTON—The market is dull, yet we have no change to
notice in the quotations.
TALI.OW—P. Y. C., on the spot, leas advanced to G9s Gd per
cart. The imports are 1,2011 casks.
OlLS—Linseed oil is very active, at 368 61 to 3Gs 94 per cwt.
Rape is active, at full prices. In other oils we have no change
to notice. Turpentine is dull, at 39s Gd for English, and 40s for
American.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has changed bands at 828 Gd.
English tin has advanced 38 per cwt. Spelter is selling at
231 2s Gd to 251. Lead and copper lire tolerably rirm.
COALS—Redheugh Main, 170 tid ; Tantield Moor. 17s fit;
Healey, 258 6.1 ; Lawson, 24s 61; Haswell, 275; lietton, 27s ;
Lambton, 27.; South Reline, 26s 3d per ton.
SPIRITS—Rum is iu very brisk demand, and proof Leewer:.B
have realised 2s tid to 2s 104 per gallon. Brandy mid corn
spirits are firm.
POTATOES—Although the supplies have rather 'nuns

an extensive business has been transacted, at lima 43s to 95s
per ton.
SMITIIFIELD—There has been an improvement in the
general demand this week, and prices have been well supported.
Beef has sold at from 3s td 4s 10d; mutton, 38 to is 10t1;
veal, 3s Gd to 4s nd ; pork, 4s to Ss per elbs to rink the
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N ENVGATF. AND LEADENDALI, The trade may be
considered steady, on fonner terms. The supplies are rather
extensive, but of inferior quality. Dem; from 3s to 4a 0,1;
mutton, 3s 4,1 to 4s ed; veal, is 43 to 4e 4d; pork, 3s 4d
to Is ad per Blbs by the °areas°.

BIRTHS.
CHEWTON—On the 14th instant, iu Wilton•crescent, the Vis-
countess Chewton, of a son.
Golloll—On the IStit instant, at Ilathronan, the lady of the
lion George S. Gough, of a daughter.
14 UNTLY—Ou the lbth instant, at Orton Longvale, the Mar-
chioues of Handy, of a daughter.