The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-23 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The public sales wont off heavily, and prices re-
ceded to a small extent !on most descriptions, particularly
gunpowder, which went at 2d per lb cheaper. Common
congcu since the sale may be quoted at 9/d to 90 per lb.
SUGAR.—The market opened on' Tuesday at the full
prices of the previous week, but with a quiet appearance ;
it has since become very dull, no disposition being shown
to purchase, as importers were not disposed to accept less
money; consequently little or no business has been trans-
acted. Mauritius bought in at yesterday's sale have been
s )1d at the buying-in prices. Java sold by private contract
at 54s for No. 8. Martinique fair grocery 58s 6d. Mauritius
good brown to good greyish yellow 60s to 645. HAvannak
good brown bought in at full rates; good brown, 59s to
60s; middling to coloury yellow, 633 6d to 655, duty 15s;
low to good florette 64s Gd to 66s Gd, duty 17s 6d per
cwt. Bengal was Offered and sold at about 2s to 2s 6d de-
cline on the grainy kinds; Cossipore middling to good yel-
low, 61s to 65s ; middling to fine yellow Mauritius kind,
63s to 67s ; and middling to fine white Benares, 66s to 68s
per cwt. In the refined market there has been a little
more inquiry, and prices remain firm. Brown lumps sold
at 71s 6cl to 72s per cwt. 164 hogsheads West India sold
about 2s to 3s under the late highest point of the market.
COFFEE.—The market has been steady, and prices re.
mained firm. Plantation Ceylon, fine ordinary small
greyish to good middling bold colory 57s 6,1 to 61s, pea-
berry 61s to 71s, and triage 50s to 575. Good ordinary
Native Ceylon brought 55e 6d to 56s per cwt. Mocha,
good large berry, 80s 6d to 8?s; short berry, 75s to 78s
per cwt.
RICE.—The market has been firm, but owing to the
small quantity offered little business has been done. Ben-
gal good middling 17s 3d to 18s; Java, 29s to 325; Caro-
lina. No. 2,39 s 6d. Patna scarce, fine sold for 183 6d to
24s 6d per cwt.
SPICES. —Pimento, good ordinary coarse and stalky sold
at qd. Mace has been dearer, good pale 2s Bd, middling
2s sd, and damp and wormy is 9d to 2s 5d per lb. Nut-
megs have been steady. Penang small to good boll brown
`ls 9d to 3s sd, shrivelled is 7d to is 9d per lb. Ginger—
Malabar middling bold sold at 45s to 465, and rather
wormy 35s to 36s per cwt. Popper.—There has been more
ingairy for black. Singapore white middling to small 7d
per lb.
SALTPETRE.—Madras 34lbs refraction sold at 28s.
Bombay middling grey refraction Mil to 21:1 26s to 26s Gd,
ordinary brown 21s. Bengal 11 to 11/ sold at 365.
COCHINEAL has been firmer, and more business was done
in this article. Teneriffe silvers 3s 7d to 3s 9d, and blacks
3s 10d to 4s 2d per lb ; Honduras silvers 3s 9d to 3s 10,1 ;
Mexican silvers, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; blacks 3s 7d to 3s 10d
per lb.

RUlL—There has not been much done in this article,
the market having been very quiet. Madras on the spot
3s, good middling Jamaica 4s lid, and Calcutta 2s 10d per
proof gallon.
TALLOW.—The market has been flat and a decline of
fully is has taken place. P.Y.C. onthe spat 70s 6,1 to 71s,
and for the spring 70s per cwt.
GREEN FRI:HT.—More inpairy exists, a sscond cargo of
oranges ex Pomona from Fayol has arrived at Bristol, a
portion of which sent by railway to London, sold by
Keeling and Hunt, realise prices equal to former sale. The
first cargo of Messina lemons is at hand. The stock of all

descriptions of nuts being considerably less than last year
holders aro firm in price.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Nov. 23.—Wind this day at noon, W. ;
light breeze and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind
Mortar-vessel Cupid, from Birkenhead, in tow; H.M.Str.
Lizard, eastward.

FALMOUTH,- Nov. 22.—Wind variable.—Off the porL—
Poi t Glasgow and noslin Castle, from Quebec.
CROMER, Nov. 22.—The schooner Morgen, from Copen-
hagen to Harwich, got on th 6 Lemmon yesterday, arid
settled into deep wat3r ; crew saved and landed here, ex
cept the master, who refused to leave and was in conse-
quence drowned.

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LOWESTOTT, Nov. 22.—The Paca, of Copenhagen, from
London, for Sunderland, grounded ou the Holm Saud,
but was assisted off and brought into harbour.
ELSINORE, Nov. 18.—The Caroline, of and for Greifs-
wald, was in contact with the Arnold, of Stralsund, from
Scotland, for Stettin.