The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-25 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[From " The London Mercantile Price Current," of Tuesday,
December 54, 1822.]
WEST INDIA AND SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE.
Corrzz.—The demaid for British Plantation has been very
confined, and rather lower prices base been accepted for
Dutch at the two public sales of this description, which were
brought forward on Thursday and Friday. Foreign has been
steady; at public sate,
lfa unusually good coloury Brazil brought
toes. to tits. 6d.; and fair otrningo, ip bags, was taken in
Sts. 6d. being the highest price offered. Yesterday there were
buyers of the latter, in casks, at 968. per cwt.: 62 bales of
middling to fair Mocha were taken in at el. to 81. II
The present stock of West India Coffee is 3,03 s tons, being
669 tons less than at this time last year, present prices is. per
cwt. lower.
Soo...ft.—The demand for British Plantation has been lan-
guid, and middling qualities have been sold a shade lower,
other descriptions have been fully supported, especially the
good with strength and colour.
FOll9lOB Seems.—There has not been much business done
since our last ; the only parcel offered by auction was 30
chests ofyellow Havannah a ached, for this description there
bas been some inquiry, and 285.6 d. per cwt. has been refused,
the holders demanding cos., at which they are firm, in copse-
quenco of the stock of this sort being confined to few hands.
The stock of B. P. Sugar is 4,006 casks more than at this
time last year; present prices Is. ltd. per cwt. lower, per Ga-
zette average.
Ren.—Business has been done at our last quotations,
though to very limited extent.
The stock of Rum is now 30,141 puncheons, and price of
proofs 1.6 d. per gallon.
Ditto same time last year, 31,201 puncheons, and price of
proofs Is. sd..per gallon.
Pirzwiro has been more inquired for, and fine has brought
10d. per lb.
DYZWOODS.—Jamaica Logwood is tether heavy of sale at
the prices quoted in our last.; there ate, however, buyers of
cargo at al. es. per ton. Niedraguawood has not been sold in
this market lower than the prTses quoted, since our last.

LIVERPOOL REPORT, Dacersaisa 21, 1822.
The Corms market was very flat in the early pert of the
week, but we have bad a better demand during the last three
days; Bowed and Alabama, which have been most in request,
are without alteration, but Brands have barely supported the
former prices. The sales are 8,400 bags, and consist of 3,360
Bowed at 6id. a led., and a few at aid. a bid.; 740 °dears
at 74d. a tiufd. ; 1,380 Alabama at cid. a 60., and a few at
70.; 250 Sea Island at I lid. a 17d., and a few fine at god. a
to stained at tod.; 620 Pcrnam and Ceara at tod. a
told., and a few tine at Ilia.; 710 Bahia at tigd a yid. ' • 940
Maranbam at lid. a aid., and a few fine at led.; 80 Mina
Gerae at std.; 40 Demerara al, 4d a 94d. ; In Barhadoes at
aid.; mi Surat at 61d. • 20 Bengal at 6ad. The import this
week is 4,909 bags, viz:Charleston 2,040 bags, other parts of
the United States 1,360, Brazil 677, and Europe 297.
We have only had two public sales of B. P. Sugar brought
forward this week, consisting of son hhds. of Demerara and
Barbadoes, of which the former went heavily at a decline of
6d. to is. on middling qualities, but the Barbadoes bare since
sold at a proportionate advance. In E. I. Sugar, Foreign,
and Molasses, nothing has been done. Cote., Pimento, and
Ginger have been neglected. too bags of Pare Comm of
good quality have been taken for shipment at 425. too casks
of very ordinary old Carolina Rice have sold at 131. ad. The
'demand for Rum is confined to Demerara, of which too pun-
cheons have been taken by the dealers stela. 7d. for 16 O. P.,
and vs. • 2s. 3d. for 26 • 63 0. P.
For Dyewoods there is little inquiry. 160 tons Nicaragua-
wood offered at auction in the beginning of the'Week sold at
991. las. for solid, one lot at 401.145. and small at tel. a SW. ins.
'rho trade have taken about 300 barrels Montreal Pot Ashes
at 455.; but Pearls arc dull at ass. and the sales limited. The
Hides brought 'lnward this week sold at a decline of id. per
lb. on the Caw and Ox, but the Horse went at steady prices ;
the sales consist of too B. A. Cow and Ox at sigd. a told.;
3.000 Rio at ad. •vici.; 700 salted at eild. per lb.; 11,100 Horse
at 6s. 6d. a 6s. and • few prime brought 65. ad. ails. ad. each.
The demand for Tobacco has been confined to a few small
lots for the Irish market at former prices. We have expe-
rienced since oar last a steady demand for both Wheat sad
Oats without ahy material variation in pricer. Some few
sales have been mad* in bonded Flour, and several parcels
have also been shipped on account of the importers. For
Queredron Bark of tine quality then, is a fair demand, and
about 50 casks of this description have been sold at iss. to
mg. 6d. per cwt.: • lot of 46 casks of mixed quality offered
by auction yesterday was withdrawn for want of bidders.

OlL—There has been a good demand fur Greenland at the
former prices ; other Oils remain steady.
Faurr.—The supply of red Smyrna Raisins having been
smaller than usual 1141 season, there has been an extensive
demand for Valenti& Raisins, the prices of which are about ts.
per cat higher. Denies have also been in request' A large
quantity quantity of Turkey dgs was olliVred by auction on
Theradiy last, and nearly all taken in at lower prices ; the
quality was mostly ordinary.
Luau Paovisions have heed in beUer demand, and we
quote • small advance on Beef.
Rartsils Sousa.—Tliere was a good demand for lumps on
Thursday and Friday last, and yes. a Tu. per cwt. was paid
for ordinary. Since then there has been very little done, and
nut move Hiatt Yes. could be obtained. For delivery in March,
755. has been unsucessfully offered for good large lumps.
EAST INDIA PRODUCE.
Cerryou.-.4deriat the past week extensive purchases have
been made olEastiudia Cotton on speculation, and nearly
tn,coo bales, principally Bengal, have changed bands within
the last forteight, fall 7,000 of which have been token by one
house ; the holders met this demand freely, and prices con.
scquently remained stationary, the chief part of the pur-
chases haring been made at about the average rate of the last
public sale; though within the last few days purchases base
been more difficult to efihet the trade and exporters have
bought sparingly. The sales of the week are, duty paid,
bags Mina Nova, good fair 9d. ; 90 Minas Genie, mid-
dling Yid. yid.; too Common West India, middling Yid. to
74d. In bond, 80 bags Upland, middling aid., fair to good
lair Id. to Yid.; son Surat, ordinary to middling ad. to aid.,
faird., good ed. ; Coo° Bengal, ordinary to middling sid.
to 4d., good aid. ; etto Madras, fair to good fair 4d. to Sad.
per b. Total Tose bags.
P .—For We best heavy there has been an active de-
man, and an advance of id. to id. has been paid ; a small par-
cel of very light and stalky was sold by auction at aid. per
lb. but there are now uo sellers of the salon description
under
BALTIC PRODUCE.
Tau.ow —Sales have been made during the week at 371. per
cut., but 375. ad. to MS. mould be now obtained on the spot,
and 3115. ed. for delivery in I y and February.

Postscript, Tuesday, &melee 14, 1/1497 Four o'Clock.
Stuan.—There wu ou market today, in consequence of
the Holidays.
Correa.—No alteration can be quoted today, there was
a steady inquiry for St. Domingo at this full prices of last
week, 955. per. cwt. being offered for fair quality In bags
there was less inquiry for easks.
COTTON.—The purchases since Saturday have not been ex-
tensive, and the market ranaliss rather heavy at the former
prices.

Much curiosity was excited a few days ago by the
mysterious appearance of a stranger, habited in the
Highland garb, who, with a voice possessing great
power and sweetness, arrested the attention of the
promenaders on our public walks, by the dulcet notes
which be poured forth it- 1 variety of Scotch and
other airs. This stranger, we understand, is named
CHARLES ADAMS, xud a native of Inverness; which
information, as well as that which follows, we have
obtained from a gentleman who met with him io
Maiden Castle Wood, and took him to his house.
Apses had but lately returned from the Continent,
where he had been for the lest seven years, in the capa-
city of valet to Capt. ADAMS (no relation), who died
some little time ago at Venice, and who, it will be re-
membered, accompanied the late QUEEN to Jerusa-
salern, of which celebrated city the valet gives a very
interesting account, as well as of Rome, Venice, Vi-
enna, Verona, &c. &c. Deprived of a home by the
death of his master, he determined to make his voice
subservient to his bodily wants, and he accordingly
set out on his return to this country, in the character
of an itinerant vocalist. His experiment was success-
ful, and he soon found that he needed no other notes
than his own to pay his way back to England. He
travelled the whole distance on foot, till he reached
the northern shores of France, where he embarked,
and having crossed the Channel, resumed his pedes-
trian journey at Dover. He was thus far on his road
to Inverness, when he attracted the notice of the inha-
bitants of Durham. Our informant describes him as
a modest, intelligent young man, apparently about
twenty-six or twenty-seven years of age, of a fine
commanding figure, which was particularly observ-
able when he threw off his tartan cloak. He had a
journal of his travels, and a variety of drawings, both
of which he said he intended to place in the hands of
Sir WALTER SCOTT, PR his arrival in Scotland ; and
he plated several interesting anecdotes of the late
Wuxi &c, due.—DurhamiCavaly Advertiser.