The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-08 00:00:00

ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English .. 2310 .. UTO .. 1080
Irish
Foreign .. 28840 .. 2300 10040 sks.
4840 his.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat, 1,823 quarters, 81a 4d; barley. 56 quarters, 37a ;
oats, 2,478 quarters, 2tla 7d; beans, 118 quarters, 43a 61; peas,
38 quarters, 465.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 77s 8d; bar-
-371 23; oats, Ws 7d ; rye, Us 21; beaus, 48a; peas,
47. Id.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 78s 7d; barley,
117. Id ; oats, Ms 2tl ; rye, bas 2d ; beaus, 49a ad ; pens,
48s Ild.

TEA—The business doing In our market is but limited, yet
prices are well supported. We have no sellers of common sound
Congou under lid per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid
on 29,182,3911b5, against 22,389,7801bs in 1853.
SUGAR—The change In the duties and the numerous
failures have operated seriously against this market. The de-
mand is heavy, and the quotations have further receded 6d per
cwt. Brown Barbadoes has changed hands at lie ad to 32s Od;
low to good yellow, 33s to 375; fine, 37s old to 38s; low to mid
brown Mauritius, 27s to 119 s ; good yellow, 38s to 38s per cwt.
Foreign sugars, as well as crushed qualities, both English and
foreign, aro lower to purchase. Refined goods have moved oft
slowly, M from 465 to 49s per cwt. The total clearances to the
lit inst. were 9,104,019 cwte, against 9,105,127 worts last year.
MOLASSES—We have to report a slow sale for this article,
the prices of which are in favour of buyers. Low to fine West.
India, 15s to 17s; Cuba and Porto Rico, 15s Otl to 16s 6d;
Bengal and Mauritius, 15s to 15a Od per cwt.

COFFEE—Good or& native Ceylon has moved off steadily, at
from 43s dd to 44s 6d per cwt. Plantation kinds havo realised.
Ibis to 775. Other coffees are firm.

COCOA—Our market is steady, and prices are well supported.
Rod Trinadad is selling at 34ti to 40s; grey, 30s to 349
Guayaquil, 32s to 33a ; Bahia, 27r to 97s Gd ; and Para, 203 to 30r
per cwt.
CHICORY—There is less doing in this article, the stock of
which is large, and prices have a downward tendency. British
root, 91 las to 111; foreign, 101 10r ; English powder, 151 to
-201 per ton.
RICE—The demand is Tory inactive, but we have no actual
decline to notice in prices. A few parcels of Bombay have
realised 10s 6d to 11s.

SEEDS—For all kind. the demand is in a very inactive state,
•at last week's currency. Thu sale for cakes is dull, on former
toms.

SALTPETRE—A fair amount of business bas been done, at
!tom 34s to Mt ed per cwt.

PROVISIONS—Fine Irish butter Is in good request, and
anther dearer. interior qualities command very little attention.
Pins English and foreign parcels are producing more money—

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the best weekly Dorset being worth 100 s per cwt. Bacon con-
tinues firm, and the rates have an upward tendency. In other
kinds of provisions very little is doing.
TALLOW—Numerous fluctuations continue to take place in
the quotations. They are, however, higher than last week,
C., on the spot, having told at ties to 66s Gd; July, as ;
August, 678 6d to 67s Od ; September, 08s 3d ; and the last three
months, 6es Gd per cwt. Town tallow, 648 net cash. Rough fat.,
35 Gd per Blbs.
OILS—Palm oil has advanced to 478 ed. Cocoa-nut is is
dearer, with a good demand. Linseed is firm, at Sys 9d to 375;
brown rape, 42s 9d to 435; pale ditto, 44s 9d to 46a per own. Tar
and turpentine are dull.
COALS--Chester Main, 17. 93; Holywell, 198 ftl ; Gosforth,
18s lid ; Hadley, 188 6d; Hilda, 18e; Haswell,Eden,
Main, 20s; Lambton, 1108 9d; Stewart's, 215 ; South Kelloe
les 9d per ton.
WOOL—The next public sales of colonial wool—st which
nearly 60,000 bales will be offered—are appointed to commence
on the 13th inst. English wools are steady; but other kinds are
very dull. This week's imports are upwards of 8,000 bales.
HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is in fair request, and
Petersburg clean hes sold at 631 per ton. Flax supports last
week's currency.
COTTON—We have no change to notice in the quotations.
The demand is steady.
SPIRITS—There has been rather more doing in ruin, and
proof Leewards it worth Is 11 to Is Id per gallon. No change
in brandy. Geneva and corn spirits command very little atten-
tion.
POTATOES—Tine imports of foreign potatoes continue
large whilst the supplies of Englih are good. The former
have, sold at from 13s to 8s per basket; the latter, 8s to lls per

cwt.
SMITHFIELD—Beasts and sheep have commanded a steady
sale, and the quotations have advanced 2d per Gibe. Other
kinds of stock have sold slowly, on former terms. Beef, from
8s 4d to 5s ; mutton, 3a 6d to 56 ;4lb 4s 10d to 51 10d;
veal, 3s 4d to 44 10d; pork, Ss 4d to Bl per Sibs to sink the
offals.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL These markets have
ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 8s 2d to 4s 6d; mutton,
96 4d to 4s 10d s
8d per Ribs; lamb, 4s 8.1 to Its 8d ; val, 8s 41 to 4s ed ;
pork, 3s 4d to 4by the carcase. e