The Press.
London, England, 1854-02-18 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

ENOLISIT—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 718 to 88s ; red.
67s to 81s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 68s to 80s. Malting barley,
40s to 44s ; grinding ditto, 96s to 40. ; dietilliug, 38s to 41s.
Malt, 64s to 74e. Feed oats, 27. to 30a ; potato, 31s to Si..
Rye, 508 to 525. Tick beans, 44s to 525; pigeon, 40s to 61s
Orey peas, 44. to 46s ; maple, 46a to 473 ; white boilers, 62s to
64s per quarter. Town-made flour, 70a to 755; country marks,
58s to 64s per 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1740 .. 4690 . . 4420 . . 3570 . . 1820
Irish -
Foreign .. 15180 .. 4800 .. .. 2640 .. 7950 bls.
100 sks.
LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDY—
Wheat 1,570 quarters, 812 ; barley, 8,008 quarters, 426 A
10d;
oats, 6;999 quarters, 286 11d ; rye, 87 quarterq,49s Ild ; beans, 689
quarters. 44s lid; peas, 372 quarters, 68. Bd.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 82s 48 ; bar.
ley, 41s 3d; oats, 27.48 ; rye, 486 2d; beaus, 47s 108; peas,
506 3d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 80s 111; barley,
426 •, oats, 206 9d ; rye, 49a 48 ; beans, 48s Id; peas,
51s 4d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 64,131 ;
barley, 84,850; oats, 20,275; rye, 186 ; beans, 4,989; peas, 1,648

quarters.
SEEDS—Clover seed and tares have been in good request
this week at very full prices. Linseed moves off freely, as it
comes to hand, at extreme rates. In other seeds very little is
doing; but cakes are firm, and quite as dear as last week.
TEA—Owing to the large increase in the shipments from
China, and the extensive show of samples, our market is very
inactive, at barely stationary prices. Common sound Congou,
Is 05d per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 8,907,701.1b5,
against 4,214,5081b5 in 1853.
SUGAR—Although the supplies of sugar brought forward
this week have been very moderate, the demand has ruled inac-
tive. In some instances the quotations have had a downward
tendency. Fine white Benares has changed hands at from 395
to 416 ed ; fine brown Madras, 285 Gd to 29s 61; low yellow
Mauritius, 33s to 345; low brown, 27s to 23s per cwt. Refined
goods are slow in sale. Brown lu ups, 44s ; and grocery, 445 ad
per cwt. In crushed very little is doing. The total clearances
to the 11th instant were 729,447 cwts, against 666,066 cwts in
1855.
MOLASSES—About an average business Is doing in this
article, as follows :—Antigua, 18s ad to 19s ; other kinds of West
India, 17s 6d to 185; Cuba and Porto Rico, 18s 61 to 19s ;
Bengal and Mauritius, 176 to 178 Gd per cwt.
COFFEE—Plantation kinds are in fair request, at full prices.
A few parcels of good ord native Ceylon have changed hands at
48s 6d to 495 ad per cwt. In foreign coffee very little is doing.
COCOA—The demand has become heavy, and prices are
rather lower. Low to good red Trinidad, 35s to 375; Bahia, 27s
to 27s 6d; Para, 29s to 29s 6d; and (s,uayaquil, 325 64 to 34.
per cwt.
CHICORY—The business doing is unimportant. British
root, 101 to 111; foreign, in bond, 10! lOs to 111 per ton.
RlCE—There is rather more firmness in the demand; but we
have no improvement to notice in prices.
PROVISIONS—Irish butter is gull in sale, and the quota-
tions are barely supported. Carlow, 100 s to 106 s; Waterford,
988 to 102 s; Cork, 955 to 104 s; Limerick, 925 to 98s per cwt.
Foreign is producing more money. Friesland, 112 s to 1168;
Kiel, 110 s to 1145 per cwt. English is steady, and the best
Dorset is worth 108 s to 1108 per cwt. Fresh, 12s to 165 per
dozen lbs. In bacon very few transactions have taken place, at
Is leas money. Waterford sizeable, 600 to 635 per cwt. In other
kinds of provisions very little is doing.
TALLOW—The demand is rather heavy. P. Y. C., on the
spot, is offering at 62s ; and for delivery during the next two
months. 835 per cwt. Town tallow, 625 per cwt net cub.
Rough fat, 3s 554 per 81bs.
OlLS—Linseed oil is dull, at 338 Gd per cwt. Rape is lower
to purchase. Sperm is quoted at 861 to 90/; and Southern, 441
to 481. We have no change to notice in the value of turpentine.
COALS—Harlon, 20s; Belmont, 268; Braddyll, 27. 31;
Hatton, 288; Ilaswell, 278; Stewart's, 28s; Cassop, 268 Gd per
ton. A large supply has been at market this week, and prices
have somewhat declined.
SPIRITS—The market for rum is very firm. Proof Leewards,
3s 10d to 3s lid; East India, 3s 8d to 3. 9d per gallon. Brandy
is in active request, at extreme rates. Sale.; of Cognac, best
brands of 1851, 9s 104 to 10s; 1850, ditto, 9s lid to les 14;
older, 10. 28 to 10s tid per gallon. Geneva, 3s 21 to 30 7d.
British-made spirit, 115; gin, 17 underproof les 2d; and 22
ditto, 9s 9d per gallon.
HAY AND STRAW—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51; clover hay,
4! to 61 6s; and straw, 1/ les to 21 4s per load.
WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool continue to progress
steadily, at the opening prices. Privately, the demand is heavy.
This week's imports are 1,500 bales.
HEMP AND FLAX—AII kinds have been in fair request,
and the quotations have been well supported.
COTTON—There is rather more doing in this article ; but we
have no alteration to notice in prices.
POTATOES —The supplies of potatoes being large, the
general demand is heavy. Kent and Essex Regents, 1305 to
1605 ; other kinds, 110 s to 140. per ton.
SMITHFIELD—The beef trade has ruled heavy, at a de-
cline of 2d per 81bs. Otherwise, the demand has cone inued in-
active. Beef, from 3. 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 55 2d ;
veal, 4s to 58 ; pork, 9s 24 to 4. 10d per tabs to sink the
offals.
[ NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL—Beef hag sold at from
3. 28 to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s to 4s 8d; veal, 48 to Is 2d; pork,
3s ed to Is per Bibs by the carcase.

BIRTHS.
ROSWEI.L—On the 13th instant, at 131ackadder, Lady Houston
Boswell. of twins—a son and daughter.
JOIINSTONE—On the 10th instant, at Minnigaff Manse, N. 8.,
the wife of the Rev. 24.8. Johnstone, of a daughter.
RIDDELL—On the 11th instant, at Woolwich, the wife of Cap-
tain Riddell, Royal Artillery, of a daughter.
STEVENSON—On the 19th instant, at Tongswood, near Hawk.
burst, the wife of Major Stevenson, of a daughter.
WINCHILSEA—On the 11th instant, at Haverholme Priory,
the Countess of Winchilsea, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.

COOTE—PARRY—On the 14th instant, at Blackheath, Corn.
mender Robert Coote, of the Royal Navy, to Lucy, daughter
of Rear• Admiral Sir Win. Edward Parry, Lieut.-Governor of
Greenwich Llospital.
HODGSON—LITCHFIELD—On the 4th ult., at Jaulnah, East
Indies, Septimus Hodgson, Esq., eon of the late Major-
General Hodgson, of the Bombay Artillery, to Harriet Isabella,
daughter of Lleut.•Coloncl Litchfield, Commanding 2d Regt.
Madras Light Cavalry.
LOWNDES—WATSON— On the 9th instant, at Chigwell,
Samuel, son of Wm. Loftus I,owndes, Q.C., of Lincoln's-inn,
to Letitia Baden, daughter of Win. George Watson, Esq., of
Chtgwell, Esq.

Per Annum ..
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Quarterly ..

SATURDAY,

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