The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TB A.- market has been dull, common congou ruled
firm at 91d to 90 per lb. The public sale of 7,200 packages
went off slowly, part only sold without altering previous
quotations.
SUGAR.—The public market closed on Friday the 21st
and reopens on Wednesday, 3d January, 1856. There has
been rather more disposition shown to transact business.
West India, Demerara, sold at steady prices, 44s to 45s
per cwt. Barbadoos good bright grocery, 31s, but 47s to
48s wei o offered for middling yellow, but refused, importers
requiring 4., to 5s advance on that quotation. Madras
middling to fine grainy yellow realised 50s 6d to 52s 6d; .
good middling white Ms to 54. 6d ; good and fine white
533 61 to 5k 6:1; and soft white Benares kind 50s Gd to
52. per cwt. Bengal sold at lower rates, via., low to good
yellow Cassipore 46s 6d to 49a ; middling to fine yellow
Mauritius kind 453 to 47s Gd per cwt. Penang brown
brought 40s and 47s per cwt for good grocery. There was
but little done in the refined market. To-day there were
several purchases in Bastards and at steady rates.
COFFER —Rather more inquiry has existed for Planta-
tion Ceylon which has brought full rates, also Costa Rica
Native Ceylon remained quiet, good ordinary 51s 6d to
52s 6,1. Plantation low middling mixed pale to good mid-
dling bold coloury 61s to 65s 6d. Blacks aOs to 345, and
Triage 41s to 551 per cwt.
Cocoa.—The Market has been firm at public sale, a par-
eel of Grenada was bought in at 52e to 545, and Trinidad
at 52s to 61s per cwt., being above the offers.
Rims —There have been steady inquiries for this article,
and previous rates were fully supported. Java, middling
broken to good white, realised 18. 6d to 20s 6d. No trans-
actions were reported in Bengal.
SPICES.—Tke Market generally has been firm, and
higher prices were realised for most descriptions. Pimento
ordinary and good ordinary 3id to 41d, and middling to
good 41d to 4id per lb. Pepper—Singapore, good bold
white sold readily at lid per lb. Nutmegs—Batavia, good
middling brown 2. 9d to 2s 10d, wormy is sd, Singapore
and Penang, good middling 2e 6a to 2s 10d, and wild in
shell 8d per lb. Mace—Batavia, middling to good 2s 2d
per lb. Ginger— African small taken in at 24s Gd to 25s
per cwt.
COCHINEAL—This article has been much inquired after.
Teneriffe good silvers brought 2s 8d to 3s 9d, and 3s lid to
4s ld for Blacks. Honduras Blacks 44 lid to 5s per lb.
SALTPETRE.—The demand for the better kinds of this
article has been large, and prices ruled firm. Bengal 9to
9i lbs refraction, good colour and crystal, sold at 335,
British refined 38. to 38e Gd per cwt.
Ruse. -The market remaining extremely dull.
TALLOW.—The fluctuation in this article has not been
extensive. P.Y.C. on the spot 65s 6d to 67s Gd per cwt.
The latest quotations were spot 67s 3d, and spring 68, per
cwt.

GREG r FRUIT.--The Christmas demand is good, prices
well supported for all kinds, the stock being light. Two
cargoes oranges, from St. Michael's, sold by Keeling and
Huat, at public sale, went at an advance of 3s to 4a per
box. Lemons are scarce, owing to want of arrivals. Nuts
of every description meet with a good sale, and contrary
to expectation the trade generally has been better than
was anticipated from the present political and commercial
state of affairs.

SUICIDE IN THE RIVER Las.—Yesterday morning,
shortly before eight o'clock, the body of a female, appa-
rently about 40 years of age, was discovered embedded
in th'e ice on the surface of the water of the River Lea,
Lower Homerton. The deceased was respectably dressed
in a dark brown merino dress, Paisley shawl, black
drawn bonnet, and cloth boot.