The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[Prom the Londois Ne Price Current.)

St GAR.—The alarming detail% of an insurrection in Jena
occasioned a great briskness in the Sugar market la.t week; *
purchases from Tuesday to Friday inclusive, were esumatc4 .
7,000 bads., and much more business would have been Kul
had not a considerable advance taken place in the prices; and&
that many of the holders entirely withdrew their Sugars Iron'
en the anticipation of much higher prices ; the advance realised
Is. a Is. Gd. on the brown descriptions, and Is. 6d. a 2s.on dal
qualities of M uacovades.
This forenoon the sales of 31uscovades were ineonaidersble..
to the quantity of Sugars withdrawn from the market. aid
holders demauding an advance on the prices of last we,:, the
sales effected were at prices a shade higher.
The public sale of Barbados Sugar to-day, 140 cioks.ett
per cwt. higher; for the good quality, prices 575. a 655. tie.
In the Refined market there would have been estenstve
chases, but no low goods appeared on sale ; the fine sere in
sequence much more enquired after, at an advance of Is. to
Molasses were brink at Ai.
There is no alteration in the Refined market to-day ; few
chases are reported; the late prices are however muatainedr
Molasses are brisk at 265.
COFFEE.—The public sales last week went off with much!
nem at a general improvement of 3s. a 51. per cwt.
There were no public sales this forenoon, and very few poem
by private contract are reported since Friday ; few parcels auk
log in the market, and the advance we have stated is firthirr
tained ; the last realised price for St. Domingo, 02s. &tido,
the British Plantation Coffee has sold higher in pronert:tt
I Foreign ; gond ordinary Jamaica. tilts. a 635. ; fine ordinal.'
a Gels. t good middling, extensively, 113.. a 931.
RUM, BRANDY, and lIOLLANDS.—The Rum tnedet
assumed a very firm appearance; Leewards are Id. per
higher, souse proofs and one over having realised Is. It
stronger descriptions are also held for higher ;aims, and a ;
proportion of the holders have withdrawn their Rums fine s
In Brandy there is little doing; the nearest quotations :CT put
housed, is. 7d. In eonsequence of the advance of the P 0
Geneva in Holland, the market item is Id. a 2.1. highs,
Is. 9d.
COTTON.—There has been a little inquiry foe fates
export at low prices, but the market on the whole has bees
quiet ; the sales amount to about 1,400 bags, viz. 500 Pernua,l
a 1 Id.; 30 Paras, ; 140 Boweds, 8111. • 20 Sinanu.
id
Surats, bid. a Gid.; 50 Madras, GO.; 600 Bengali. Sid. a
LivEarooa, Atora
" There hu been much less animation its the demand fart
this week than the last ; and in some instances a reduction di,
id. per lb. has been submitted to in the prices of America COO
There were sold yesterdayby auction 161 bales Orleans, 811,
Ter lb. middling quality."
1104.—Tlie accounts from the Hop districts ate 10 mai.*
tory. that it becomes impossible to give a correct report: Wt."
the fine weather yesterday and this forenoon, we should irocP2
that the next accounts would be very favourable. The ditty'
sent 1441,000/. to 150,04101.
OILS.—The accounts front Greenland are unfavoursbk:
the 211th ult. the vessels only averaged 60 tons per shig• be.
was still time for fishing ; the report has as yet no etre
market prices of Oil, but should the accounts of the Dais b..
Fishery prove also unfavourable, where the greatest Boob°
s easels are sent ; a rapid and great advance would, Be drti 7
place; parcels of Greenland Oil here may still be quote: at u'
for arrival, 231. Seed Oils arc without any variation.1
BUM P. FLAX, and TAMA )IV.—The demand ft
lately has been considerable • the advance ha. been Birth
twined, and the holders are becoming: more confident ail
sit
from the unfavourable accounts of the Greenland fishers:
candle Tallow of 1823 is still 355. 9d.; new. 3 it. 3.1.: ter 3
and September shipments, 365. rid. a 37.. In 1.15%
or
is little variation : the latter foe July andlAugust shi?nce.

BIRTHS.
At North Anton, Oxfordshire Viscounts* ChWlrra•
On Friday last, at the seat of the' Earl of Wiechelwa. thi
of Capt. Drummond, Coldstream I /yards, of a dalighter ,
At Over Cottage, near Fawley, Hants. on .he I tth the
of Capt. Mar Parker, R.N. of a ran and heir.
On Satuiday last at his house. in Gloucester-Ow:,
the Lady of Robert' Edwards 'At• of a "Ttow

MARRIED. -, Pail
On Saturday last, at Farlersh, Ilemyfhirley,Esq• L" •-',
and Etingdon, Jamaica. to }rimers, eldest daughter of Lt.
ton, of Farleigh Castle, Somerset.
At St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. on the 171 M inst. John Coat.
merchant, of Wisb:ch, to Catherine Dames H ,'utetunioa
f _...
daughter of the late Thomas Ilutchinsor. Esq. of tli_______e_or - tor

At Newburgh Park, IfIED.
ley, Esq. in his 94th Year. 19. lane
On Tuesday. the Ibth inn. at Hampstead, aged
son of the late W. Walker. Esq of Tnin.k. in the mow e:
Yorkshire, on the 14th inst. R
at::
At Frenich. parish of Aberfoyle, on the 211th Jam last,.
Graham, Esq. of Stronemarnair. aged 101.
On the 13th instant, at Pakefeild, Suffolk. aged ; Tear"
Anne, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. W. unmnghali,
Harrow.
On the 9th inst. 31rs. Owen, of o:ford-street, sister et
Scatcherd. Esq. aged GI
On the 14th April last, accidentally drowned in theno
on a voyage from Savannah to New York, in the itld resret
John Brady, eldest son of Capt. (' Brady, of New is
On Sunday sight, George Liddell. for upwards 0.
the letter-carrier of I alkirk, and postman to the sareurn!
'ages. It deserves to be recorded as a singular instance of
:7
or the power of custom, that, although unable tor.
he sr;
with perhaps fifty letters, which he ur•crringiy
proper persons.
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