The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[From the London kew Price Cureent.l
Tung!)Ar,rAY
COTTON.—There has been a complete stagnation in the Cotton nark,
the sales last week do not exceed 200 bags Surals -lid. a sd. german at
lOid. and Flower's at ad. ; yesterday and this forenoon there Is .4111
the
same languid State of trade ; no buyers appear at market. Thepublic
sale
to-day, 233 bales Surat Cotton, in bond, uncleared from public -ale
May, ifP25, sold at 41d. a sd. fair to good fair, which is 0. to id. per
lower than the last market price about a week ago ; the price paid for WI
Cotton last year I Id. and 124.
COFFEE.—The public sales of last week went or heart", r the Dent*
rare and Berbice at a further reduction of 2s. a Its, per cwt. ; the Mali of
all other qualities wee. so Inconsiderable, that no further decline in
tb
prices could be stated ; ordinary Havannath 15, a 46:.; good ordinary
a 515.; good ordinary Jamaica 435. a 51s. I,t et. tiomingo no sales wee
reported. The public sale to-day went off hen' its good middling Bo-
Wee Y2s. a F4s.l Mt. Domingo C's. a 476.6 d.; 100 'hegemony was too Inca
-Rtderable to constitute a currency. Thy market may be stated rather DO*
but without alteration in prices.
SUGAR.—The grcat reduction in the prices of Sugar we noticed ot
Tuesday last occasioned a further gloom on the market, and ere said
during the week were trivial, yet no further reduction in the currency
fa
submitted to. The deliveries from the warehouses are tanrable ; tkel
I exceed the corresponding week of last year by about 1.100 casks; the stag
Is now 4,000 less. There appeared inquiries after good new Sugars. stag
there were few at market ; the purchases of Muscovado were rather
limited, and generally the market was !wary, except fur good desergalos.
The Harbadoes sate, 200 Wads. went off at full prices, 604. a :Is. .114
scarcity of Refined goods continued last week, and the Lamps, laraeF ll,„.,
small, to be ready for several weeks to come, were readily 2.5 csintreele...r..
about SOs. ; all other goods were heavy. Molasses s. There Is mar
alteration in the Defined market to-day ; there were few sales; y 0 wad
245. 6d. Dy public Rale on
Ake.2113 chests Ilavaanah euorj.
2c. a 3:1. lower ; good and fine white a 415.; good tarot* Yellow and

91.1. Ham
RCM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—There are no purchases of
reported lately. Brandy and Geneva remain at the late trouilaml qu4l3.
Bons.
PIMENTO.—By public sale on Fridov, 94 bags Pimento, 91 and
FRUIT.—By private contract a considerable parcel of Valenti& !Waist
has been divided amongst the trade, end a few -mall parcels of ritrkp
Fla.+ have been taken at very ruinous prices to the haportets. Tb"'

pres•don still continues very great.
nellarE:t
not quotations. es not *lli'
SILK.—The prices are again giving nay; the reduction do
tote sales.
Pi4l}c.le.-tAc.X.d.aavudis
3T2l.L6dl.O.llB2%—s.T9dal.rlowHelsmapen4lll.aio.sh.allialorraterr:othie.
ASH FN.—The reduced quotations cannot be obtained.
OILS heavy ;O very few sate. reported. tale! of
IRISH PRVISIONS.—The quotations ore nominal. No
Beef or Pork. Butters are offered at a great reduction, but no offers
made.
miSLII.CES.—In Spices there Is nothing doing; the quotations are told
RICE.—By public sale this forenoon, 29-i casts good Patna Bice to
at 20s. 6.1. a 21s. ~„„ two
TOBACCO.—There is more doing In Tobacco, owing to
i, 041.
contract ; about IWO hlids. have chanced hands at a smsdi '
2757 to-rd Rimy r euci el :seed; e ed 4d.°
nary Virginia 3,1 d. a 3.1 d • for Ireland Md. a "'ld.; turd,'
The accounts of the contract with the French Government on Ss t,
were tendered, lying principally In France.
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