The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

glttropolitan Varlats.

(Reporged4selusively for "MC PAMIR.")
CORN EXCHANGE—OnIy a moderate supply of English
wheat has been received up to our market this week, coastwise
and by land carriage; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds
has ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of fully 25 per
quarter. In foreign wheat—the imports of which ha ve been
liberal—very little has been passing, at Is to 2s per qua rter less
money. Fine malting barley has sold at Lull prices, but grind-
ing and distilling sorts have changed bands at irregular quota-
tions. The transactions in malt have been on a limited scale,
at last week's currency. There has been less activity in the oat.
trade. Prices, however, have ruled about stationary. Beans
and flour have bad a downward tendency, but peas have sold at
previous rates.
ENGLISH—Wheat. Essex and Kent red, 43s to 571; white,
46s to 645; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 44s to 375. Malting barley.
328 to 46s ; grinding ditto, 238 to 32s : distilling, 36s to 38s.
Malt, 38s to 755. Feed oats, 21s to 96a; potato, 27s to 325;
Rye, 38a to 40m. Tick beans, 35s to 39a; Harrow, 3ils to 40s;
pigeon, 438 to 475. Grey peas, 408 to 438; maple, 42s to 466
white boilers, 448 to Silt per quarter. Town made flour, 48e to
50s; country marks, 39s to 435; households ,45s to 46s per
980Iba.

♦RRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Engllah 3960 .. 1610 .. 730 .. 30 .. 1710
Irish — 18u0
Foreign .. 20360 .. 7350 22060 ~. 3760 she.
61,

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON F RI 0 AY—Wheat,
5,170 qoarters,;s9B Id ; barley, 2,127 quarters,44s 10d ; oats, 1,017
quarters, 295; rye, 103 quarters, 37a 101; beaus. 533 quari.ers,
40s 3d; peas, 185 entailers, 49s 63.
IMPERIAL WEFKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 53s ail; bar-
ley, 438; oats, 25s 61; rye, 355 73; beans, 45s 73;
peas, 435 73.
THE AI X WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat.. 538 83; barley,
428 9d; oats, 264 2d; rye, 378 33; beaus, 458 104 ;
peas. 42s lad.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 121,296:
burley, 60,907; oats, 8,385; rye, 559; beans, 6,801; pear,
2,7d5 luarters.
BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis
are $d to aid; of household ditto, GO to 71d per 41bs boat.
TEA—The public sales held this week have gone off slowly,
• et Assam qualities have produced an advance of 23 pee lb.
Privately the demand is heavy, and common sound Congou is
freely offered at Is 23 per lb. Congon, la lad to 2s ticl;
Iling Yong and Oolong, Is 3d to 2s; souchong, Is 3d to
25 6d; Flowery Pekoe,24 ad to 45; Caper, ; Scented Caper,
Is 33 to Is 103; Orange Pekoe, is 2d to le 4d; Scented Orange
Pekoe, le 8d to 2s 43; Twaukay, 9d to is 3d ; Hylton Skin, 8d to
is 21: Hyson, la 44 to 4s; Young Hyson, 103 to 2s 43;
Imperial, is to 25 43; Gunpowder, is to as 61; Assam, 43 Id
to as Id per lb.
SUGAR—We have to report an unusually dull trade for all
raw sugars, and prices have fallen from Is Gd to 3s per cwt.
The value of some descriptions is nominal. Refined goods—
the show of which is on the Wartime—aro heavy and drooping
hi price. In crushed sugars very little is doing.
MOLASSES—We have no sales to report, and prices must be
considered nominal.
COFFEE—Good ord fine plantation kinds have sold at
full prices, and the demand has ruled steady. All other coffees
are dull in sale. GOO4l ord native Ceylon may be quoted at 61s
to 62s per cwt.
COCOA—The demand has fallen off, and to effect sales lower
prices must be submitted to.
PROVISIONS—Most kinds of Irish butter are dull In sale,
and late rates are barely supported. Foreign qualities have
given way 2s to 48 per cwt. In the value of English very little
change has taken place. Prime bacon is scarce, and quite as
dear as, last week; other kinds rule heavy. Lard is firm in
price.
COTTON—The demand has fallen off, and prices of most
kinds are a shade in favour of buyers.
HEMP AN U FLAX—Both these articles have moved off
slowly, at barely the late decline in the quotations. Jute has
given way 20s per ton.
INDIGO—The sales are progressing slowly; nevertheless,
compared with the previous auctions, prices show an advance
of from Is 3d to 28 per lb.
WOOL—The transactions aro much restricted, yet wo have
no sellers on lower terms.
SILK—The demand is very inactive at last week's prices. lien.
gal Surdah, Veto 348; Cossimbusar, 17a to 325; Gonatea,l6B Gil
to 325; Jungypore, 178 to 325; Cominercolly, 17s to 321; Hurri.
paul, 15s 6d to 31s; Radnagore, 155 to 325; Bauleah, 14s to
17s; Mundelghaut, las to 20s. China, Tsatlee, middling and
inferior, 21s ad to 23s 83; ditto superior and second quality,
218 63 to 26s Yuun fa, 12s to 225; Taysnam, 168 to 225;
ditto, long-reeled, las to 21s ; Canton, 12s to ins per lb.
HOPS—Fine new hops are in fair request, at full prices, but
inferior kinds are rather easier. Mid and East Kent pockets,
70s to 1155; Weald of Kent ditto, GOa to 848; and Sussex, 56e
to 72a per cwt. The duty is called 210,0001. Old and yearling
Lops are very dull.

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