The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-01 00:00:00

FROM THE LOVDOV NEW PRICE CURRENT.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30.
COTTON.—The demand for Cotton continues considerable; the
chief purchases arc still tor export, but one parcel of 1400 bags
Bengal was taken on speculation at 51d. a 6jd. ; the total sales of
the week are nearly 4000 bags. By public sale this forenoon, 30
bales 'Matra Cotton sold high, 110. a 12itl.
SUGAIL—There was an advance in the prices of Muacovades
on Tuesday last, and considerable purchases were made ; scarcely
any brown Jamaica offer under 70s. ; the market since has been
without briskness, but the prices are fully maintained. The mar-
ket towatda the close of the day became more animated than any
day since Tuesday ; the sales reported. 2009 casks ; the cause of
the briskness was in snipe measure owing to purchases being made
on Liverpool account ; we cannot quote 013 advance on the prices
since Tuesday. In retired goods there is still a further improve-
ment ; the wholesale grocers continue taking off the time for home
consumption, and scarcely any low lumps can be purchased at 117 s.
Molasses at 335. In Foreign Sugars the purchases by private con-
tract have been considerable, chiefly yellow Havannah, 425. a es,
rd. By public sale this forenoon. 700 chests Ilarannah Sugar,
fine white, after a few lots were taken at Hs. the whole was with-
drawn.

COFFEE.—The Coffee sales this week have gone off very hea-
vily. and at prices a shade lower ; St. Domingo 58.. The public
sale this forenoon, consisting of V casks British Plantation, and
1223 bags Foreign. went off without briskness ; the former was too
inCOMlltiefllbie to form market prices ; the laver, good ordinary Sr.
Domingo 68.. ; and good ordinary coloury La Onayra, Ns. and
02s. l d ; fine ordinary tits. a 83s.
RU3I, BRANDS, and 11OLLANDS.—The Rum contract
appears to have an unfavourable effect on the market ; there base
been few purchases since it was taken, ar.d rather low prices have
been submitted to ; proof Leewarils Is. Ild. a 2.., and it is reported
a parcel 2 over has been sold at Is. lid. In Brandy few sales are
reported, but the market looks firm. In Geneva there is no alte.
ration ; pale, on the quay, Is. I Id.
SPICES.—The quotations of Spices nre entirely nominal ; light
Pepper nominally tiati. Pimento by public sale this forenoon I lad.
IRISH PROVlSlONS.—Previsions are held firmly for higher
prices, on account of it being now reported the government eon.
treat was taken, at 71. 191. in place of 71. 12s. lad. the first price
stated. - _ .

011 S.—Oils continue to he held thinly at higher quotations, on
account of there being no accounts from Davis straits Fishery.
TALLOW.—The nearest quotation of ne• Tallow to-day is
38s. lid. and for late arrivals 395. 3d. a 395. bd.

Ft MING EXTRAORMSAIIY.—ConsiderabIe interest has
been eacital this week its fishing Wareham mill-pond,
about a mile and a quarter from Horsham, belonging to
Sir T. Shelley, Bart., which has not gone through the
like operation for 2P years. The old and new ponds,
which communicate, cover a surface of about eighty acres.
On Tuesday aennight, which was the grand day, there *ere
caught considerably upwards of a ton of eels, besides great
quantkiesof very fine carp, one of which measured 4 feet
inches. We were rather disappointed at not finding greater
quantities of jack, the largest weighed about 1411 s.; very
tew, but fine tench, which were preserved for stock ; seve-
ral persons were emoyed in treading out eels till late on
Saturday evening; between two and three tons have been
caught ; the finest eel weighed !biz pounds, and was sup-
posed to be at least forty years old, as were some of the
carp; a jack was found dead mac weeks back, on the sur-
face of the water, supposed to have died from old age,
and which weighed nearly 401bs. As we are not sufficint!v
versed in the art of clearing mud from ponds, we shall not
attempt to give an arithmetical progression of time and
number of hands it would take to clear this pond, ben are
able to say, upon an armee, there are at least five fret of
mud, and as far as mere supposition goes, we should con-
shier it would take at least two hundred men, and as many
horses seven months to dear the whole a mile from the
9,31.-Br/edam Catelle.