The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-26 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN PUODUCE.

CaTT•x cto.tioura i■ •4w•wl, anti Ilse busbies!,
last week was nearly caafito to Peraams for export at lair
priies. At the East India CUtaitauy's sale ua Friday fat

1,100 Bengal. and 500 Sarah, the whole were bought in,
owing to the high limits placed by the owners, the trade and
exporters solacing a disposition ti buy at previous rates
The golfs of the welt were duly paid 110 Upland, fair,
1114.; 1.300 Perimenbacco, middlisig, Ibid.; fair to good,
16.1. to 120 Demerara 1111114# 11crtuce, middling, 134.;
Li.► to good, 144. to 641.1.; 20 Carriacou and Grenada,
good, 144.; 340 Common West lei's, fair, 124.; 400 Surat
(in hood), good, 8.1.; 250 Bengal* (in hood), rdinary to
middling, 64. to 91d.; fair 10 goal, 011c1. a 4.1, a 7d.; One,
Sp. Total 2,240 bap—The Import is t 7 bags United
States, 350 Bengali. Total WM bap.
LTIC PRODUCE.
TaLLow.,--The following ware the quotations at St.
Pete...bun gh, March 31, 1820:—Yellow Candle uu contract
180 rhls.; ditto on the spot 18$ ditto. ttemp on cuotratt
93 ditto; ou Use spot 100 ditto. tubule 91.

LIVERPOOL REPOJtT4 Antic. 22, DIU.
CoTeo* -There has been emasiderable business dose is
Cottons this week, and 11w demand became math more (C-
-orral yr st,raloy, when 7,000 bags were wad. Bowed% bay.
Mg been more sought brier 'lnn other descriptions, both by
the trade awl speculator*, have gragnally improved isk
priers, cud the mark, t has choserksti.soteadraaspearef Id. a isie
WA this deseriptioa, whilst Qtroula sod other starts rename
steady at former price*. The total quantity sold is 18,1108
bags, eurtststaug of 240 Sea Islands 2611. a 21. 10/0
&med. I Id. a 121 d. 1,700 Orleans ltd. a iota. 1,800 PO.
name 15d. a 16.1. 650 Babies 140. a 15d. 1,250 Marealmolor
1414. a 15J. 160 Mina+ Novas 144. 1,300 M INAS Geese.
120. 500 Demeraras 131 d. a 1614. 120 Swats 714. a 91,1.
400 Bengal* 61.1. a 133. per lb The imports are 548 bags
Berhiee and Barbadoes, 1,902 New I Weans, 5,369 Savannah
and °amiantus, 1,402 other part* U. S. 3,893 Brazils, 361
Portugal, 70 Inland: total 13,605 bog.; awl the quantity
takes ou SpeCUlailoll is estimated at 2,300 Buweds laud 500
Prrnams, soul fur export 600 Boweda.
Toe Sugars brought to public sale this week consist of
600 blade. of Jamaica, Demerara, and New Barb-Wiser, which
hare wild at very full prices, and at au advance of L. oa
strong brows, suitable fur the pans : we continue to have s
good inquiry fur Brazils, of which upwards of 300 chests
have been taken fur export at an advance of 2a. a 3*. on
white, consisting principally of Bahian ordinary to
white but strong 365. a 434 good while 46a 3J. a 48s. 9J.
yellow 30s. a 354.3 J. and brown 265. a 295. 3d.; 1,600 bags
of brown East India have also beet. liken fur shipment 21s.
• 2111. 9 1. fur alai k brown sad moist M.uills,sud '26.. a 28s.
for fair to very good brown Bourbon; and 300 bags of very
line white have beets sold to the grocers at 89r. a 895.3 J.
per cat. Our Coffee market has bent extremely Mt, and
we have haul waiting done worthy of Malice it. Ibis article, or
is, Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento. Runts are very dull, and
coin 111111 l Leeward.. offered as 2a. 2d. to 2.. 4d.; 300 casks of
middling to good Carolina Rice have sold 20s. a 225. Dye.
woods me in limited demand, and only a few tuns of Cam.
Peachy Lordood have been disposed of at 7L 15s. per ton in
howl. 200 barrels of Bustuta l'ut Ashes have been sold, fur
export, 39a. a 395. Oil. per cwt. In Hideo, the only sale
cowiarts of 1,300 salted Buenos Ayres at 3d. and 600 North
Adttrrtnu salted at 41d. a 53. In Tar sod Turpentine uu-
thing doing.
There has been some inquiry fur Tobacco fur export, but
the busbies* dune has been limited ; there have alas, been a
few purchases made in stems by the trade and fur the Irish
market; prices remain without alteration.
The Cure market eoutinues to be well supplied with Wheat
from Ireland, the isles of which this week have supported
our former currency; but other kinds of grain ore dull of
sale, and rather lower. American Flour, in bond, has de-
classed Is. a 2s. per barrel, some parcels of Philadelphia
having bet, sold at 30s. per barrel. Sour flour is in limited
request.
Flax Seed fur sowing has declined considerably, 300
tierce* having been sold fur the Irish market at 631. per
hogshead.
The 11. maud fur Qitercilros Bark is confined to the fitter
deseripinnis of Philadelphia, of which sutall parcels continue
to he taken at 21s. a 225. per cwt.
Sliumac continues very dull of sale, and prices have de-
dusted 63. a Is. per cwt.
Palau Oil stationary at 41!. a 421. per ton.
Lt Brinwioue the sales of the week are confined to small
lots at 22/. 15s. to 231. per toe, and one small parcel sold to
arrive at 221. 15s. per sots.
The prices of tallow have declined Is. rr Cwt. since oar
last.

Fouricis FittllT.—The Fruit market continnes very
dull, two sales lia.ve been brought forward but very little
was sold j the prices of Currants have fallen 2s. to 3s. per cwt.
Rnnatto SUGARS.—The demand was steady last week,
but lifts now become dull, soil very little business is doing;
low Lumps bare been sold at Sits. per cwt. Molasses dull
■nd lower.

Fuss Ott. s °patient is a very depressed state of deemed.
Linseed Oil has been iu fair request.

Postscript, Tuesday, April 25, 1840, Four ?Clock.
Corms.—Tlw mauler appeared dull in the early part of
the day, but the sale or St. Domingo went off very lively at
the quotalion,and 110 s. may now he considered the current
price us the ►egular terms. The oilier sale consisted of very
unclean Jamaica, and in consequence afforded no criterion
of the price of that description.
SVOAR.—The sales io.ciey were limited. hut prices were
fully supported, and sew strong Jamaica mild ►eaddy at Is.
per cwt. advance. The public sale of Barbadoes went nff
steadily; 400 chests of Havanna!' were put up ti.nday, nearly
all yellow, which were taken in at 40s. per cwt.; two tuts of
white were sold at the prices paid last 'leek.