The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-04 00:00:00

MARKETS.

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COFFEE.—The public sales of coffee brought forward last week
were limited in quantity, yet such was the heaviness of the make:.
that nearly the whole were taken in without any offer,' being mule :
Lyme there is
the request by private contract was also inconsiodfer:
mango coffee was nominally fills.
Domingo to
bags
sThere Britishwer eptiwanotatpuiobnli,c salesndl t02,-day,ocofnosriesitginng
and Ilerbice taken in : good ordinary coloury Jamaica sold tss. a
68e. Cl.;fine ordinary 725. Gd. ; low middling, fkla., and good mid.
dling iiit. a 965.; the ordinary Jamaica may be stated 21. and is.
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lower than on this day week ; the good middling 53. a 7s, low";
1129 bar good ordinary coloury Brazil, or rather fine °Mira".
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now a regular prier fir coffee, and we have no doubt this day's tale
will be highly favourable to the future market ; 45 bags st. Do.
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mingo in the first sale to-day realised fels. 6d. At the close of the
market Sr. Domingo was quoted 665.
SVGA R.—The sugar market, after the great reduction in the
price on Tuesday last, remained in a very languid and depressed
state all the week ; free brown sugars being sold at 58s. and Li,.
The market for musrovades opened very heavy this morning, ard
when it was ascertained that the weekly deliveries averaged abet:
1000 hhde. less than last year, it threw an additional gloom over the
market ; there is, however, no further reduction in the prices ie,;...
Friday last, but the purchases reported to-slav are quire incorsider.
I able. At the close of the market, 3the Mids. were reported to be
soldon rather lower terms than last week, but there is no general
reduction in the currency. The inquiries after refined goody re-
vived grettly, the buyers being attracted by the redaction which
had taken place; brown lumps were taken freely at &h. and 811 w:
the finer goods in proportion. Molasses were heavy at 28s. a
28a. tad.
There was little business cliieted in refined goods this
morring; brown lumps still Ws. and 83s. ; molasses 28e. and 233.
Gd. with the appearance of a heavy marker. There were many in-
quiries for white Brazil and Harming' sugars, but no tales to any
extent were reported; 495. for the latter was dined and refuse&
There were no purchases of foreign sugars this forenoon; for tine
brown and yellow Ilavannah 331. and 375. offered and refusal, and
for white 483. and 49a. refused.

OlLS.—There is no alteration whatever in the quotations; the
market continues heavy.
SPICES—The approach of the India sale has occasioned a great
heaviness in spices; we have reduced our quotations very consider-
ably, and the market is still heavy at the decline. By public sale
this forenoon 107 bags pimento; all taken in at 93d. and led.
FRUIT.—The market continues very dull, no sales (of parcels)
reported to have been made lately; there are several arrivals of
Smyrna fruit and currants.
S-ILK.—There is no alteration in the prices of Bengal or China
silk; the general anticipation that the prices will advance, occasion
some improvement in the demand. Italian silks are lower.
HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—The tallow market conti-
nues in a very depressed state ; the new is to-day 31s. 6d. a 3fis.;
and fur July and August shipments 375. a 311 s. New hemp 111.
10a. and 421. and in bond 311. ; the quotations for flag are the last
realised prices.
RU3I, BRANDY, and HOLLANGS.—The demand for rum
continues limited, and the few sales made are at prices which do not
transpire; proof leeward. reported about Is. 6p. 5 to 7 over Is. 71.
Jamaica 28s. and 30 over at 2.. 6d. a 2t. lld. Brandy continues
to maintain the late advance t parcels to arrive 3s. 4d., and housed,
3s. 6d. In Geneva few purchases are reported.
PROVISIONS.-400 casks old beef and pork have been sold at
• forced price 4s. under the market; prices are, however. rend).
Bacon Is dull ; butters I lOs. for Dutch ; Irish steady. The pre.
valent rains will soon bring in more butters, when a reduction. is
anticipated.
RlCE.—Rice is beery, but go general reduction in the prices on
be stated. .

COCOA.—The cocoa in to.day's sale was all taken is—no of-
fal ; it consisted of 190 casks 39 brls. ordinary Grenada mad St.
Lucia—taken in at 731.
IMALTPETRE.—SaItpetre is very heavy; sellers at 2.15. and
oareels are oared lower, ow seeottut of some of the buyers not ze.
ing able to meet the prompt day.

POLICE:

MANSION-HOIFSE.

Yesterday Howard, whohad been remanded nn the ehvgc
of having received a WO!. note, the property of Al ems. Snow and
Paul, bankers (and of which, with others, it will be tecoilevol,
their porter was robbed some time since), vas brought up. and full•
committed for trial at the ensuing Lincoln Assizes. We undasuLd
the prisoner intends offering bail, if he can procure it.