The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-22 00:00:00

111' NO ERFOR D, MAY 19.
- 47. atl to 9s Ild I Ows -18 s ed to 31s W
- 26. Otl to 34s 9dMeans -36 s ad to 41s to;

Wheat
Barley

Wheat -
Barley

Wheat
Barley

*d to IA 41
- ibWaliM

SALISBURY, NAY 18.
Od to Nts ed Oats
-27 i 0:1 to 35$ Od I Beans

WA R MISTER, MAY 1.1.
4Cs to els # Oats
-25 s to ab Beans

- th to 3.4
- 40, 4yk

PRICE OF BREAD.
The highest Price of Bread in the Metropolis is 104 d. for diet.
pound Loaf. There are others who sell front a halfrenny to thin
halfpence below that rate.

SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY, War 21.
Beef - 3s Id to Is ad I Veal . 3s 41 to Ss 141
Mutton . 3s ed to 41 8d Park - 3s 4d lo is Id
Lamb 4s Id to 64 ld
HEA;) OF CATTLE TRIP DAY:
Beasts, 674—Sheep, 10.5341—Calves, 3011--pip, 170.
HAY-MARKET.
Hay (OW) - SI lOs Od to CI S.
Ditto (Inferior) . 41 Os Od to A/ Os Oil
Clover (Old) - 31 lis Od to 61 is Ott
Ditto (Inferior) . 41 1114 Od to U 10s ed
Straw - 21 Os Od to 21 lts Id

NEWOATE AND LEADENUALL—(By the Came}
Beef - 2a 8d to 4s OdLVeal - 4+d to 4s 8d
Mutton . 3. 4d to 4s 4d Pork -3/ 41 to Its bLamb 411 to 5s Btl

FISH MARKET.
Billingsgate market has been plentifully supplied during the Let
week with fish of every description in seaman. Such as the various
kinds of salmon, trouts, turbots, dories, brills. soles, sunnullmajetar.
genre, flounders, and mackarel ; the prices, which are always guided
by the supply, have been consequently reduced, and fish throughout
the week has sold dull and hung heavily at low prices in the mu.
km. The various kinds of crustaceous fisli have been very plenti-
ful—lobsters, crabs, crass fish, prawn, &e. dr.a nearly wows lob-
sters have been imported within the last twelve days from Scotland,
Norway, and the tcasi Breland. Tne average price of fish
wholesale for the Ist week was as follows:
Sturgeon - per lb.
Soles . - . Is lid per p.tir tiara and small)
Turbot . Ins Od each Ditto
Brills . - 3s Od each Ditto
Dories . - -21 s Od each Ditto
Crimped Salmon - Ss fid per lb. Ditto
Whitings - - Os lid each Ditto
Trouts . - Is Od per lb. Ditto
Salmon . - - Is 3d per lb. Ditto
Surmulleta - 24 Od each Ditto
Msckarel, from 40s. to 475. per hundred Ifittu

PRICE OF POTATOLS, per Too.
Ware - 21 loa to 3111 a I York K t,s 31 to 4! 11.!
Ware
Clismpa. 3! llk to 0/ Oa Scotch Reda 311110 os 11/

PRICE OF HOPS, pesCot. MAY 21.
POC ETI. BAGS.
I Kit 111 Its to 101 1115 Kent - 71 Of to 91 Os
Sussex . 71 7s to 91 Os Suss. X 61 Os to 61 Os
Essex . 71 Itts to 91 91 Essex - 71 Os to IN Os
Farnham. One, 121 Os to 19105—Seconds, 91 of to 121 OA

PRICES OF HAI' AND STRAW.
ST. 'Arms's. Will I'ITUATICL.
Hay - 70, Od to Ilk Od I Hay - 1005 Id to 120 s Ott
Clover . 100 a 011 to 12$. Oil Clover - HO. Ad to 13;4 thl
Straw - 33. Sd to Ms Od Straw . d 3. Od to {3..114

PRICE OF T.11.1.01V
Taint Tallow . 37s Ml '
Yellow Russia .iii od
White ditto - 334 Od
Soap ditto . 32s Od
Melting Staff -29 s Od
Ditto Rough - 151 Od

PRICE OF HAW FAT, per Scone of Illb.
Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Whets), 2+ W

PRICE OF C.INDLES —Tallow ChansUars' Hall.
Price of Can Iles, per down, 1:s. W.—Moulds, 101. Od.
Sixpence per dozen allowed for ready money.
-The prices in the general retail shops are from 7d. to ed.
per pound.

RAW F

- HI
DDES.
1
Best Heifers and Steers, (dinary - - 21 2d to 2s 4d
perstone • 3a el to es 2d Market Calf teach) . -Is ed
Middlings -2s ltd to 2s Ind

COAL MARKET, MAY 2L
Ships so:d. Price.
lii . - 3ls Od to 40s Oil
- - Nos &I to des 641
U - . --s Ott to --8 Od
32. Od to 33s Od

Shijs at Market.
39 Newcastle
I Sunderland -
1 Stooe Coal
3 Colin .

[From the London IVe r Prier Current.]

COTTON.--The India We of Cotton this morning went off
with some briskness, nearly the whole sold, Bengal, at an advance
Old. a la. per lb. the Surats and Jladras at the previous prices.
SUGAR.—Tbe supply of Sugar at market thut week has been
more considerable than for some time put, but chiefly of the Info.
rior browns, which are so pressed upon the market, that a further
reduction of Is. per cwt. must be quoted, dry brown Jarmica being
being sold at Ms.; the good and tine qualities, fAls. and upwards,
are on the contrary rather higher ; they are still very scarce. The
wholesale grocers have been considerable purchasers of refined
goods during the present week ; very little alteration in the currency
can, however, be stated ; Lumps and Loaves 78s. a Mts. are scarce.
and generally the supply of Relined at market is very limited.
i Molasses 23e. a 211 s. Gd. The quantity of Havannah and Brazil
Sugar brought forward at public sale has been considerable. By
public sale this forenoon, 87 chests Itio Sugars, ordinary to good
white 31s. a 335.; good Havannah 311,.
COFFEE—The public sales brought fore-at-d this week have
been very extensive, an advance of 2A. per cwt. obtained on the
colon and fine qualities ; but at yestcrday:s sale the request ap-
, to give way, and although no reducuons in the prices could
be stated, yet the market was heavy, and a considerable proportion
of the quantity brought forward was taken in. There WIN area
I ottoman public od this feinuova, and they motioned qa
late boar; the One and coloury descriptions are again Ls. a Is.
I higher ; the other qualities sold freely, aud the market looks much
mote firm.
TALLOW.—The demand for Tallow continues limited; new
yellow candle Tallow is more rim to-day at 31s. fid.
RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLA X DS.—The Rum insikct con-
tinues without variation as to prices ; the boldets are. however,
MOM firm. Brandies am higher, free on board to arrive :N. 9.1. In
Geneva there is no alteration.

FRUIT.--By public ■.lz tt.is foreroon, 54 butts CUTTIMI,
sound sold 9135. a lOUs.

BIRTH.
On the 20th inst., the Lady of Major-General Sir Hussey Vivian.
of a daughter.

AIARRIF:IO.

On the 19th inst. Mr. Thomas Churchyard, of Spina-square, to
Miss Gell, of Nottingham.
On the 20th mt.. at St. John's, Hackney, Ambrose Weston.
Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Lydia, youngest daughter of J. Watson,
Esq. of Mare-street, Hackney.
On the 210th inst., at St. Mary's, Lambeth, George Washington
Abbott, Esq. of Hay, Brecon. to Elizabeth ('aroline. reeonddaugh-
tee of the late William Nan, Esq. of :he Council Office.
On the I'lth inst., at Trull, Somersetshire, the Rev. David Smith
Stone, only son of Webb Stone, Esq. of Conies trowe-hosae. nest.
Taunton, to Isabella Ann, eldest danghter of the late Captain T.
Elphinstnne, of the Royal Navy, and of Befall.. house, in t;c cot--
ty of Devon.