The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-06 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[From the Loaduts We, Price Cerrent.l
AUCT7IT 5.
COTTON-The sales of .Cotton this week are too inconsider-
able to enumerate ; it is reported some parcels have been ?breed off
at low prices, but no particulars have transpired. The letters front
Liverpool this morning state that market reviving ; 300t1 bags sad
on IVednesday, at a small improvement, particularly Brazil:Cot-
tons :, the arrivals were very extensive.
SUGAR.--The Sugar market opened this week with great brisk.
ness ; the prices of Muscovades Is. higher than on Friday list ;
brown Jamaica 665. ; the others 655. ; the advance had, however,
the effect of checking theprev loos extensive demand ; the busineasdone
since Tuesday has been limited, but the inipmvementin the prices is
maintained. In the two first days of this week the purchase, !of
Refined goods were very extensive, but the advance of about 2s.
since this day week has occasioned the buyers to withdraw for the
present; the quantity of tine goads taken for home consumption
has been very extensive; the market is now, however, very quiet ;
brown lumps 895.; Molasses 235. In Foreign Sugars by private
contract there has been considerable business; tine white Baran-
' nah 551. a .565.; parcels of white sold at the former price.
COFFEE.-The public sales of Coffee this week have gone off
with firmness, and the prigs generally a shade higher ; ordinary
St. Domingo 62*.; good 61e. &I. There were three considerable
public sales to-day ; the whole went off freely, at a further advance,
generally of Is.. except Brazil, which arid lower; St. Domingo, in
large parcels, 625. 6d. a 635. for good qual;tv ; 61s. 6d. damaged ;
good ordinary Brazil 61s. 6.1. a 625. 6tl. ; fine ordinary Cuba sold
at 755. ; gond and fine ordinary Jamaica 62/. 6d. a 711 s. ; good
middling 975. ; ordinary middling Dominica 625. 6d. ; Demerara
land Berbice sold at previous prices. The market looks exceed-
ingly tirni at the advance.
TAMMY and HESI P.-The Tallow market has been sub-
ject to great fluctuation ; the great draught occasioned the prices of
' the new to advance to 375. 6d. and 285.: but as there has been
some rains within the last few days, the price for the new has
again receded to 379, and for late delivery Ms. Hemp 321.
SPICES.-The inquiries after Nutmegs have considerably sub-
sided ; the quotation. is however still at 4s. 6d. a 4s. Bd. There are
buyer► of good light Pepper at 6ld. In Cinnamon, Since, and

'Cbreo, there sit no porteassei typortal. Pimento t 4115 it tod.
• lOid.
HOPS.—The last few days appear rather favourable for Bon.
but the plant Is too far gone to recover ; a few Hops appear at the
top of the strong bine'. but they are also turning black : sh,
quotation is 161. to M. Duty varies from 15,0001. to 17,0004
r
Rtl3l BRANDY, and 1101.1. AND.—The Rum market cot. ,
Route firm, and the prices gradually advancing; so many purchases
of proof beewards are lately reported at 2s. that the buyers cau:lo,
now get parcels at that rate—the nearest quotation is 2s. Oid. t..,
Its. Id.. The great attention of the trade has been, however, ch.
rected to fine Jamaica Itums for home consumption : the sales of
the latter have been very extensive, at an advance of 2d. per gs'.
lon, the chief purchases being 30 to 35 over, at 3s. 4d a 35.7 d.
The only sale of Brandy since our last is a parcel landed in 104,0,
at 2.. 10d. (levers Is. 10d. tots.
INDIGO.—There has not been much business done in Indigo
since the East India sale ,• someparcels have been picket' up as ad.
to 6d. per lb. premium ; but it is not generally 'te case, as 'canal
parcels taken in remain to be disposed of at the sale prices.
TOBACCO.—The order from the Treasury to take IL per lb.
duty, in place of 4s. per lb. has reached the Custotn.hause . the
consequence has been an extensive demand by the dealers anima.
nufacturees at prices still a shade higher. Scarcely any Virginia,
offer under 61, and for fine strips Hid. has been paid for about
80 hhds., and small parcels 12d.
IRISH PROVISIONS.—Beef, Pork, and Bacon are wiihno:
variation ; Butters advanced 15s. a 205., but in cunsequer.ce of tl ~
appearance of rain, the market has become quiet ; the advance ,
however, maintained. . . . . .

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OILS.—The Oil market remains in a nominal state; accoum
respecting the Northern fisheries being daily expected.
RlCE.—Carolina is higher ; ordinary sold ut 335. ; the quo.
tion 335. a 40s. ; East India little varied.

CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, Arc. 5.
Our supplies of grain this week consist of 4500 sacks of bur,
4280 quarters of wheat. 670 quarters of barley, 1600 quarters tit
English and 7400 quarters of Irish oats. We had ready buyers for
fine wheat this morning, and in some instances rather higher priers
than last Monday were obtained. Fine barley was scarce, and fat
a parcel of new of excellent quality 50s. per quarter was area,
but not accepted ; the same wasteld at 555. per quarter. oc,
were dearer, but not much doineln this article. Beans and ps
both ready sale and full as dear as on Monday.

UXBRIDGE. _
Corn Inspector's Return, AVG. 4.
Wheat, per load - - - 141 10s to 191 Int
Ditto (New) . 181 lOs to 21; Itu
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Barley, per quarter - . . 11 IBs to 21 2,
Oats . . - - • 11 7s to Is 121
- Beans - - 21 'is to xl le%
Peas - • - - 21 tis to 25 10,
Rye - - - . - 01 Os to 01 Os

Wheat
New

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NEWBURY..BERKS, Auo. 4.
- -50 s to 74. Oats - - th to 3:3
a a 68s to 75s Beans . 50s to 501
. -40 s to 41s Peas - 463 to 54
Bread, per gallon, Is 7d to Is 91