The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-04 00:00:00

MARKETS, ere

COVENT•GARDEN MARKET, SATURDAY, JULY 2.-Old
potatoes from 21. to 4/. 10s. per ton, or from 2s. Gd. to As. washed,
or N. to 4s. fid. in the mould per cwt., which is about from Is. Ail.
to N. 10d. per Winchester bushel ; new forced potatoes, from 2.1.
to 4d. per lb. ' • new field potatoes from &s. to lON. per cwt.; cauli-
flowers from Is. to As. and cabbages from 18t1. to Is. 3d. per dozen
heads ; asparagus front Is. to 4s. ; horse-radish from 2s. Gd. to
4s. 6.1. per burdle ; carrots from 9s. to 18s. ; turnips from 2s. to
As. ; coleworts or greens from Is. to 2s. 6d. ; onions from 4s. to
125.; ar.d radishes froth Is. to 2s. per dozen bunches ; broad beans
front 9d. to 2s. ; spinach front Bd. to Is.; gooseberries from Is. to
45.; green pease from Is. to 2s ; and currants from 2s. to 3s. 6d.
per half sieve, about the third of a bushel ; cogs lettuces from 4d.
to Is. ; and cabbage lettuces front Is. lid. to 2s. 6.1. per score; old
green pease from Os. to Ifs. per sack ; forced cucumbers from 2s.
ut 4q.: and outdoor cucumbers fmai 6d. to Is. per dozen; apples
from Ba. to 28s. per bushel ; St. Michael's oranges from 31. to 4/. ;
Lisbon oranges from 2/. to 3/. 15s. ; China oranges from 3!. As. to
'4L Is. Seville oranges from 4/. 4.1. to N. bs. ; and lemons from
131. IN. to 41. lira. per chest of two boxes; French and Spanish
chestnuts from 1/. 3s. to 41. 10s.; Spanish basic nuts from I!. Lk.
to M. IN.: anti almonds from 2!. 15s. to 3!.105. per bag of ten
perks ; wall cherries from Iod. to 2s. per pound ; orchard cherries
from 2s. to 44. BJ.per dozen lbs.; strawberries from Brl. to
Is. 6d. per gallon. Old potatoes, of which the proprietors of the
stew Lambeth distillery, who are said to use 18 tons per diem, hare
been, for Berne time, the chief purchasers, seem to be nearly done
with ; the gardeners, Ac. call two potties of str.:.. berries " a gal.
kn." The supply was moderately good, and the trade, though
the prices of most kinds of vegetables and home-grown ihitta
were a little drooping, tolerably brisk.
ST. J HAY MARKET, JUI.a. 2.-Coarse heavy lowland
meadow hay, from 21. As. to 31. As. ; fine upland meadow bay, from
31. As. to .11. 155.; new meadow hay, from M. 10s. to 41.45.; clover
bar, from 31. Ifs. to ; oat straw. from I/. IN. to 2/.: and
wheat straw, front II!. to V. 12s. per load of 36 trusses. A consi-
&Table quantity of good new meadow hay, and a very dull trade,
with the prices of the best new and old thradow bar drooping. In'
the prices of other thing., though those of middling and inferior
bay were neat to nominal. no alteration.

SMITHFIELD HAY 111xxxicc. Jr Ll' 2.—Coarse heavy low-
land meadow hay, from 2!. sv. ea.; tine unlarul meadow hay,
front 3/. ss. to 4/. ; new meadow Fay. front 31. Ilk. to 41.;
clover hay, generaUv.from 41. to V. 414 a extraordinary fine,51.155.•
net wan, from IL 124. to V.; end wheat xtraw, from 2!. to 2/. 10s:
per load of tru■sev A tolerably fair supply, with dull tradc, and
prices stationary ; but thrmtening to fall.

The Ging„,-nu, Chronicle says, the accounts of the amount
I of stool: of cotton in New York have been of late very erm.
Itradictory A young ge.ntletnan belonging to this.city, and
who'had t to best means of information, has just anived
per Pacific, who assures us that the following was given to
him as the correct statement of stock on the 241 June, viz.
40,000 Lags ; for Upland 20 to 23 cents ; Orleans 24 to
116. EKchlOgo 4to 5 per cent. premium.
The hops, both in this county and Kent, arc in a very
unpromising condition, owing to the prevalence of honey-
dew and fly, which, although the biue is abundant, threaten
to destroy the /Tops entirely. Owing to the same cause,
filberts will, it is expected, prove extremely scarce.
Brighton Pape*.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVEXING.
Wind N.W.—High Water, 42 m. p. IL
Arrived the Boston, Finlay. from New York; Helicon, Ber-
nard, from Wilmington and New York ; Sarah, Mateley, from
Lisbon; Curlew, Straughsn, from Bordeaux; Alexander, Marshall,
from St. Petersburgli ; Rapid, Miller, from ditto; British Tar,
Clark, front Nova Scotia.
The Camochs, Hararn, from Oporto, has arrived at Iloylake in
ten days; does not bring any, political news WTI II notice.
The Martha, —, from Liverpool, has arrived at Tobago.
The Robert James, Haynes, from Liverpool, has arrived at
Tobago.
The Argo, Brown, from Liverpool, has arrived at Trinidad.
The Agnes, Johnson, from Liverpool, has arrived at Antigua.
The Hunter, !Richt', from Liverpool, has arrived at St. Tito-
mar's.

The Britannia, —, from London, has arrived at Carthagena.
The Henry Arm, and Enterprise, —, from Liverpool, and the
Lines, —, from Leith, arrived at Pictou Ira May.
The Thalia, Patterson, from 'Trinidad, has arrived at Bristol.
The Preston, 'Backstair, from Liverpool, has arrived at Dnblin.
SATURDAY.
Whirl N.W.—High water 23 m. past 12.
Arrived the Augusta. Dnorel, from Pantzie ; Fate, Moritz,
from ditto; Vigilante, Rental, from ditto; Oust Carl, Ftitwart,
from Wismar; Magdahtine, —, from Smyrna; Clio, ltusscl,
from Gallipoli.
The Triune, Dunbar, from Alexandria, has arrived at Milford,
with a tul bill.

The naience, Carlow, from St. Thomas's, ha, arrived at Lao.
cater.

iche Auspicious, Drewit, from London, is sunk near Lancaster
crew saved.

The AVarwick, Gibson, from Liverpool for Batavia, was 'pt ken
the Ist inst. off the Smalls. _ .

The Porter. .--, from Liverpool, for Lima, passed Holyhead
Ist June, with the wind N. by W., strong breez.:.