The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

(From the London A'ne Price Current(

FRIDAY. DEC. 21.
COTTON.—The demand foe Cotton continues considerable;
the late prices are fully maintained. The letters from Liverpool
received this morning state, 1,500 bags were sold on Wednesday at
rather higher rates. A vessel had arrived after a short passage Iron]
Charleston, with a cargo of the new crop ; the quality was not as-
certained, nor could any opinion be given as to the result of the
year's crop.
SUGAR.—The demand for Must:wades during the week has
been languid ; the good and tine maintain the late currency ; the
ordinary and soft are very heavy, and may be purchased at lower
rates. The briskness in the Refined trade has entirely subsided ;
brown lumps 765. a 775. ; the line goods are heavy at the prices ob-
tained two weeks ago. Molasses are 965. &l. a 26e. In Foreign
Sugars no purchases by private contract are reported.
COFFEE.—There have been no public sales brought forward
this week ; the inquiries by private contract have been considerable,
and orders to Nome extent arc reported to be in town, but limited to
low prices we have not heard of any purchases of Cnflee to any
extent: the market prices remain nominally the same as on the
preceding week.
SPlCES.—Nutmegs have become rather heavy ; the last realised
Deices ss. fal. and Ss. id. and for the inferior ss. Id. Pepper is
firm, but little doing. Pimento 90. In other Spices there is little
doing, and no alteration in the currency.
FRUIT--There has been every lively demand for Valencia Rai-
sins In boxes, which are exceedingly scarce ; and the transactions
in second-hand have varied from 60a. to 114 s. For Denies in bas-
kets, there appears to be extensive buyers, at Is. below the quota-
tions, but the importers are very firm in their demands two car-
goes of Denies and Valencia. have just arrived. Muscatels in
bunches have also gone of more freely, some extensive sales hay.
ing been made privately at 51. Currants have advanced consider-
ably this week ; the greater part of a cargo of very tine Cephalonia
have been sold by private contract, at 995. ; the remainder offered
by public sale on Wednesday, and taken in from 100 s. to 10Is. ;
the proprietors are holding firmly for still higher prices ; there ap-
pears to be scarcely any new Currants in the importers' hands, and
a very great proportion of the old have been exported. The dispo.
sit ion of the wholesale grocers to make their purchase, by private
contract, in preference to public sale, appears to increase materially,
as will appear by the numerous transactions which have taken place.
The new Turkey Fruit does not go off quite so freely, though
there are buyers at very near the importers' prices ; the demand
generally continues to be extensive.
TALLOW and 11E31 P.—The prices beim fluctuated greatly;
purchases of new yellow Candle Tallow Whig reported at 38a.;
since which the market has become steady at 375. 3d. a 375. 64.
Hemp is 411. a 421.
RII3I, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Rum market
continues very firm ; considerable transactions would have taken
place. if the holders were Inclined to accept the oilers made, but
they Isok for higher prices, particularly the extensive importers
Brandies are steady, at 3s. a 3a. 14. In Geneva few oaks are lately
reported.

It is a matter not a little singular, that a few days since
three men came at one time to the shop of Mr. White, at
Fordington, to be shaved, iihose united ages amounted to
265 years, viz. —Symes, 97, Portbury, Ss, and \Warren 84.
Such longevity is a proof of the salubrity of Dorsetshire.—
Dorset Chroni .le.

PHD. E OF CANDLES.
The price of goad Store Candies in the retail shop. is la (d'av
Candles, per dozes . . 6s to 71
Moulds . . 93

RAW II

NIDES.

...
Best Heifers and Steen, Ordinary - 23 6d to !I 14
per stone - 2s 11.1 to :Is 2tt I 31arket Calf (each) . Cs NI
Middlings .2a ltd to 2i 10.1

SIIKEI' SKINS.
Polled, 4s fid to 6s CA I sheep, Os tkl I Downs, 2s Csi to Je Od
Fells, Os Od to Os Od Lambs, Os Od to Os Od

PRICE OF LEATHER. per lb.
Butts, 50 to 561hs - -20 d to !hl
Ditto, 56 to 66Ibs . - 224 to 234
-
Dressing !fides . . . . 164 to 165
-
Fine Coach Hides - - IW to 21i4
Light Crop Bides, for Cutting. 35 to 40Iba -15 M to 17i I
Ditto, 45 to 50Ibs - - . . BM to 204
Calf Skins, 34 to 40Ibs . . PM to 244
.Ditto, .50 to 70Ibs . . . . 234 to 21:4
Ditto, 70 to gOlbs - - va to 214
Small Scabs (Greenland) - . . 17d to ltd
Large Ditto - . - 164 to 144
Tanned Horse Hides . - . 13d to ltd
Spanish Horse !fides - - - 144 to rA