The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[From the imams New Price Carreat, N0v.0.1
COTTON.—A revival in the Liverpool market has led :a ars
ncwed demand for Co:ton here, and upwards of 12,001 bales ban
changed hands : all descriptions hare participated in the dewed,
but Pernams and Egyptians have had most attention, and are
fully id per lb. higher; the advances on India is generally about
id. The following are the sales the week :—.1,01/0 Egyptians 'lid
and good lair quality, 10d. a Bid-, duty paid; and in hoed, 5,510
Pernams, 11 id. ordinary, Ildi. a I lid. ; fan and good,' fee 124
40 Bourbons, 94d. ordinary, to I Idi. good fair ; 2,5UU Strata. Sri.
very ordinary, to 6id. a Gilt. good, and Gid. very good • 2,206/34.5.
gals, s[d. very ordinary, and Sid. good ; 750 Madras,fl[d. fair.
6fl. good; 140 Orleans. n[cl. a 101 d. tuildling to fair; 2t'
Boweda, lid. ordinary, to Sid. good fair. The 'renal from Wasps
state there had been a brisk demand fur Cotton in that market let
week ; the sales amounted to upwards of 1,700 bales, at an saran
of id. to id. per lb.
Errs:irons., Nor.S.
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Our Cotton market became very lively on saturday, aviator
brisk demand from the dealers and spothers, as well as from spar.'
Woes. This inquiry has been kept up throughout the whole of tar
week, and we quote an advance of id. per lb. in the prices (Ida.",
man d.I per lb. in Braid, and id. per lb. in Egyptian Com.
About 7,000 bags American, 1,000 Brazil, and 2.000 Eg►p ins,
are calculated to have been taken on speculation. The total sale
amount to 26,550 bags.
SCGAR.—The Sugar market during. last week was study;
there was no alteration whatever in the prices of Muscovaeles. fit
Sugar market this forenoon was atet.dy, considerable purchases woe
reported; there was no alteration whatever in the prices: geterily
the market had a languid appearance. The purchases of Relned
last week were considerable, particularly in the grocery dcsair.
tions; fine crushed were scarce, and in request. Molasses, 265. 6J.
There is some demand this morning for export to the Merthyr'.
nears, chiefly for crushed ; low goods continue in steady reqant.
Molrsses rather higher, free buyers at 265. 6d. In Foreign Supd
the sales reported are quite inconsiderable. By public sale r.
Friday, 90 chests Havannah Sugars were Dearly all takes in, Ira
white, 38s. lid. and

COFFEE.—The Coffee tnarket last week was very heavy; di
quantity of St. Domingo brought teraanl to sale, with the
cipated arrivals, occasioned a very dull market, bet the prices a
net give way; ordinary sold 38s. and :ills. Berbice acd Pe.
weans, of middling and finer descriptions, gave way tics
per cwt.; there was r.o alteration in the prices of the onatcy
qualities. Jamaica and all other Coffee fully supported the go
vious currency ; the Market, however, was heavy. The intt:g
sale this forenoon consisted of 7U casks !labia Coffee, s hich lot
week rated so low. The whole went Mr at prices 2s. ut Ir the
former currency; good middling, 'Ns. lid. and 915.; pis! to tins
middling, 9ts. lid. a 935.; generally the Coffee market may be
stated heavy, but no reduction in the prices, except in tine Denim.
rare and Berbice, which are Bs. a 10s. lower on account of the
arrivals, and having, from the late scarcity, rated higher than any
other description of Coffee in this market.
FRUIT.—On Wednesday two sales were brought forward; the
first consisted of old Currants, the whole of which were taken is
front 98s. a 102 s. ; the other, a very considerable one, of mina
sorts, as follows :—Garoons in barrels 735.; Blooms in boxes *.;
3luscatels on bunches in boxes lows., halves IttOs. to 1035., gas-
ten 110 s. a 113 s. ; Malaga Figs taken in at its.; uts. was offered:
for the common AI uscatels there were no offers; Prunes Ls. a Os.
French Plumbs, quarter chests, Ms. a 78:11.; half chests, 531:
Imperial Plumbs in small boxes 120 s. a 1275. ; ditto in cartoon
lulls. ; very little of the Span:sh Fruit offered at this sale xppesel
to have been sold. A cargo of Currants was old last week, Ear
at about 935. a Vs. ; Cephalonia 98a.; and another cargo isnown
tap to the trade at 98, ; Pekin's' In boxes continue to rarer,,
brik sale • Denies in baskets do not go off quite so finly. tO,
Fruit generally there is a fair demand, but the quantity which t 4•
tinues to be exposed to public sale, intimidates the haven fn''
corning forward to purchase more than sutficieot fur their Ken:
demand.
OlLS.—There is little doing in Fish Oil; it is anticipatni ilm
heaviness will continue till a great proportion of the Oil ishoikd
and brought to market ; there is no alteration in the earning.
Linseed is rather lower ; Rape 10a. higher, and a considevels
in-
crease in the demand for the Letter.
HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—There is a oonsidendif
increase in the demand for Tallow ; the new way to-day betBb46!'
33s a 355. 3d. free on board BM, 275. bid. a 28s. The reques.f,t
Hemp has rather given way. In Flax there is no alinstioa ti;
notice.
RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS—Then have hoes les
purchases reported in Runt lately; the holders wait with souo
anxiety for the event of the Government contragi today, as it !-
regulate, in some measure, the future currency. Brandy contiv.r.
to be held with great firmness, and to advance; parcels hntoe
must now be quoted Its. Od. a Its. 10d. There are no sales of Ce•
neva lately reported. The Government contract was taken tb's
forenoon at Is. 3d. 3-3ths per gallon, all by one house.
IRI SI I PROV IS lONS.—The Provision market is very fr•r-
and there is some appearance of a further iniprovar.ent- Tr'
prices of Baron are maintained. The stocks of Butter an la!
limited; Waterford has bold at 100 s.

BIRTHS.
At Tunbridge Wells, an the 21st insuot, the Hon. ]le.
Mackenzie, of a son.
Lately, at Logte House, N. 11., the lady of Charles Stuart
II ay, C.H.C. of a sun.

31ARRIED. P
On Thursday, the Illth inst. at Liverpool. P. 31. Regrt.
F.R.S., of Beaters-veva. to Mary, utly daughter oi Jowl!
Hobson, Esq., of Liverpool.

1/IEII.
On the 13th instant, at Chasm George Fred. Sch."le/ EIC.
his 76th year, atter a long and ratntni
On the 13th instant, atzer a lingering inners of three yam.
sixty.four, the wife of Thomas rrtutluird„ Esq. 1t.A.1" 01 N4'.

MOH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON 11811► at
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