The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-14 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LFrom the Londor. New Price Current.l.
TUESDAY, SEPT, la.
COTTON..-11'e still continue to have a very good demand for
Cotton for export, and nearly 3,800 bales were sold last week, in
bond, viz.: 1,000 Pernams 12d. middling to 14d. good ; 70
Orleans I Id. good; 3.50 Boweds 81d. middling fair, to 9id. very
good; 600 Smuts 64d. onlinary, to tkl. good; 1,750 Benguls
ordinary, to bid. very good.
SUGAR.—Towards the dose of last week the request for Mus-
covades revived, the purchases were considerable; there was no
alteration whatever in the prices. The stock of Sugar is again
18,000 casks short of the supply of last year. This account pro.
duced a considerable sensation this morning; and as the reports of
la hurricane in the iVat India Islands were also received, the
holders of Sugars became very firm, and many would not sell at'
the present currency, as they anticipate much higher prices. Under
Ithese circumstances, the purchases of Muscosaties today were!
I very Inconsiderable, and no alteration in prices can be for the pre-1
sent reported. The public sale of Ilarbadoes Sugar to-day, 116
hhds. 0 tierces, went off at very full prices, 695. 61. a 775. The
Refined market last week rather revived ; there were no parcels of
Lumps under 87s; 3lolasses were brisk at 31s. The Refined
market has been heavy this morning; but from the reduced stock
of raw Sugars, the holders of Relined have become very firm,
and do not appear anxious to press sales. No lumps offer under
875.; fine goods are also neglected. Molasses are rather brisk at
31s. 6d. By public sale oo Friday, 2,139 bags of Bengal Sugar
sold rather lower; good white 375. a 3fis. ; inferior and middling
335. a 3fis.; also 1,1111 chests linvannah Sugar ; all white, good
535. a 555. 6d.; washed 455. a 495. All the Sugars were sold.
By private contract 240 chests brown and yellow llavannsh sold
at 40s. ; white Siam 375. GI ; white Pernams and Bahia,
about 4fis. _ -

COPPEII.—The public sales of Coffee Irene of more fteely lut
week, particularly the British Plantation descriptions, which ewe
ls. a 2s. per cwt. higher. The Foreign Coffee was rather heavy,
but there was no reduction In the currency. There were two ptiblic
sales to-day, consisting of 288 casks 6 bags British Plantation
descriptions. The whole went otf without briskness, but the
prices of Jamaica were at a further advance, making a rise of 2s. a
Ss. since this day week ; good ordinary 1335. a fi64. ; tins ordinary
725. a 725. 61; middling 80s. a 82s. middling Dominica also very
high. Mis. a 864. 61
SP IC ES.—There continues to be some request for Piatoggit;
fa. 101 a Os.; also for good light Pepper at Sid.; a purchase in
Mace is reported at 7s. Bd. In other Spices them is little doing,
and the priors nominal. . .

SIIAC.—The Silk market is very heavy ; there is, however, no
reduction in the prices.
111:311', FLAX, and TALLOW.—The demand for Tallow
continues brisk, particularly yesterday afternoon, when the ',Here
of the new advanced to 18s. Gd. a 395.; Hemp to 411. Flax is little
varied.

TOBACCO.—The only sale of Tobacco wotth rcrortiog for
the lust two weeks is about ttl hlids. Virginia, bough at the late
high prices 43J. and forced off at no.; the triotations are in
consequence notainal ; severalcargoes Ire nail eJ. but not !et .
rum; ot.