The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-15 00:00:00

MARKETS.

[From the Loudon New Pricy Current.)
Fatimv, Airlift 14.
The stagnation In the commercial affairs of the country Is without pre-
cedent. in addition to the distress from the already depressed and ruin-
ous prices, we have this week to state a further decline in all the leading
articles of trade :—Cotton, Sugar, Coffee, Rum, Brandy, Indigo, Tea, and
Indeed every other article of importation. are henry, and the prices again
giving way. Brithh Staple Articles—Lead, Iron, Tin. Copper, are also
dreadfully depressed ; yet provisions of every description continue at
nearly a war price.
COTTON.—The purchases of Cotton this week ate limited to 000 bags,
chiefly Surat; at 411 d. a 50.; Pernuns are 1014. At the Castors-house
sale some Pernams sold so low as 10d. Some good Demeraras offered at
public sale were withdrawn at Rod. no offers above Old. The letters from
Liverpool this morning state the Cotton market heavy, and the prices again
giving way.
SVGAR.—The Sugar market became heavy early in the week, and there
has been since n complete cessation of business ; brown Sugars are at 50s.
and are exceedingly difficult of sale ; the good and strong ;mantles are
still scarce, and rate high in proportion. The Itetined market ha- given
way in price, notwithstanding the reduced stock ; low brown Lumps are
today 71s. and good brown may be purchased at 775.6 d. ; goods from 113 s.
to it6s. are scarce; all others are plentiful and lower In price. Molasses
26.. 6d. The Mauritius Sugars by public sale went off Is. Cd. lower than
last week . • the colonry and dry sold high fa proportion to the inferior.
COFFEE.—The public sales lately have been few ; the demand being
so limited, that thegreater proportion of the quantity brought forward has
been withdrawn, without any bidding. St. Domingo Coffee sells at 50s.
fair quality, which is a reduction of 3s. a 41. within two weeks. 'There
were no public sales this forenoon, and no purchases by private contract
were reported.
TOBACCO—There continues to be some demand for Tobacco ; within
the last few days nearly 900 hhds. are reported to be .old, chiefly ordinary
Virginias, 3d. to s4d. per lb.
I1l:31, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The low price of Rum attracted
the attention of exporters this week, but the purchases are limited to small
qoantitles, and generally they have been enabled to purchase at prices
again lower ; proofs Ia lid. per old gallon • Jamaica qualities are very
heavy. Brandies are again lower; the best marks 2.. lad. to 2.. I Id.
per old gallon. Several sales of pale Geneva are reported at Is. 111 d.
SlLK.—There are no alterations in the prices, but there are more in-
quiries, and a trilling business has already been reported.
IN 11100.—The East India Company's quarterly sale of Indigo, which
commenced on 11th Inst. terminated yederday. The quantity brought
forward, vit. 4914 chests, consisting of 1132 Bengal, 547 Madras, and
3235 Onde, being those withdrawn from the January sale last, excepting
1443 chests arrived since that period. The qualities of the Bengal were
mostly middilog and :ordinary, ger.erally mixed and of unclear texture,
also a good dear broken ; the Madras tine, good, middling and ordinary,
In abort equal proportions, and the Dude mostly ordinary and middling.
From the general stagnation of commerce, the continued want of con&
deuce, and the scarcity of money in the manufacturing district., added to
the indifferent assortment of qualities, it could not be expected the sale
would go off with much spirit, and a fall of 30 a 40 per cent. so compared
wish the October sale of last year, has been submitted to for what has been
actually sold, which is about 10 a 15 per cent. lower than the Jan nary sale
last, the better qualities selling relatively the highest. The proprietors
generally have been unwilling to submit to such heavy sacrifice,, and have
bought In a large proportion, via. 2924 chest., which, with 1216 chests with-
drawn, being put up at prices at which no advance was offered, leaves the
quantity actually sold er 4 chests ; however the sale prices have been bid
for several of the bought in parcels, and refused, and upon the whole the
market looks much better.

SALTPETRE.—Notwithstanding the warlike news from India, there la
no alteration In the prices or in the demand for Saltpetre; the quotation
is 21s. 64. a 225.

patTIT.--on Wednesday an attempt was made to sell by public sale
abont 10.380 packages Turkey Figs pulled and flat, fur which scarcely an
infer was made ; the whole appeared to be bought in at very low prices :
also 100 barrels Black and about 400 barrels Red Smyrna Raisins, which
were also bought in : the Fruit market continues in a very languid state,
■nd the attempts mede to force it off by public auction, in its present
state, is certain to throw a still greater damp on it, by exposing the large
stock on hand and not selling. One or two small parcels of Currants
have been sold this week privately.
HOPS.—The quotations of Hops continue nominal ; the purchases re-
ported being too inconsiderable to constitute a market price. The ac-
counts of the new crop are rather unfavourable ; the fly has made its ap-
pearance. but the plant. are too backward for them to do injary.
IRISH PROVIAIONS.—There la no alteration Is Provision* since MY
report of last week.
TALLOW and HEMP.—The price of Tallow by private contract is
31s. 611. a its. ; Hemp 411. a 42/. By public sale this forenoon-333 casks
St. Petersburgh yellow candle Tallow (bankrupts' property) 284. lid. a 295.
TEA.—The request for Tea has subsided, on account of the declaration
of the quantity, for sale by the Company being more than generally anti-
cipated ; the market is to-day very dull.

CORN-FICFIANGE, FRIDAY, APRIL 14.
We hare had a very moderate arrival of Wheat and Flour this week ;
the Mealier trade, nevertheless, 19 dull, though anything of fine quality
folly supports Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Peas sell on much
the same terms ; but we consider the Oat trade heavy, and rather lower
than otherwise. In other articles we have no alteration to notice.