The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The fresh kinds of common congou sell at 93 to
9d per lb for a grade above common, which remains at
Bild per lb.
SUGAR.—There has been a good inquiry for floating
cargoes of foreign, both on home and Continental account,
and, supplies not being large sold, at 20s 3d per cwt.
Colonial and duty paid foreign has been in much request,
and on the rise. Porto Rico and Mauritius have been
quiet. Refined has been in brisk demand for home use,
and at fuller rates. Brown lumps 47s to 67s 6d per cwt.
Last week there were landed at the East and West India
Docks 2920 hhds 340 toe, 354 bls. The were taken for
home use 1,626 hhds, 195 tcs 563 bls. The stock is 7,909
hhds, 768 tcs, 699 bls.

COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been more sought after
and at rather fuller prices. Good ordinary native has been
supported. Colory kinds are in demand. Mocha is at
fuller rates, and foreign is wanted, supply being limited.
RlOT.—There is an active demand for Bengal, being at
15s 7id.
COTTON.—This article is firm, at full rates to id per lb
advance.

Rum.—Good Demerara has been sold at 2s 5d per gallon
proof. There were landed last week at the above-named
docks 791 puns 3 hhds ; there were taken for home con-
sumption 204 puns 41 hhds, and exported 115 puns 143
hhds. The stock is 7,946 puns 534 hhds.

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INDIGO-Of the quantity brought forward, it is esti-
mated that 3,539 chests are bought in, 1,969 withdrawn,
and 5,511 sold, to which may be added about 500 of the
bought in and withdrawn, making the total quantity sold
about 6,000 chests, of which 4,000 are said to be for export,
and 2,000 for home-use and re-sale. The following are the
quotations as compared with the last February sale :-
Tine shipping, par to 2d lower; good ditto, 2d to 4d
higher,; good and consuming, 2d to 4d higher ; middling
and ordinary, par ; Madras, good and fine, 2d to 4d higher;
middling ordinary, 3d lower ; Kurpah, good and fine, 3d
to 4d higher; middling ordinary, par to 3i lower; Oude,
par to 2d lower.
The following are the prices current per lb. :-Bengal,
fine blue, none; good and fine violet and purple, 6s. Bth
to 7s. ; ordinary and middling, 55. 7d. to 6s. 7d. ; good
and fine copper, 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; ordinary and middling,
4s. 9d. to ss. 9d. Consumers, good and fine, ss. 6d. to
Gs. 2d. ; ordinary and middling, 45. to bs. 4d. Java, good
and fine, none. Oade, good and fine, 4s. to 4s. 10d. ;
ordinary and middling, is. 6d. to 3s. Oc. Madras, good
and fine, 4s. to 5s 3d. ; ordinary and middling, ls. is. to
3s. 9d. Kurpah, good and fine, ss. to 6s. 6d. ; ordinary
and middling, is. 6d. to 4s. 9d. Manilla, good and fine,
none ; ordinary and middling, 9d. to is.
TALLOW.-The report of Messrs. Smith and Charles is
as follows : -" In support of the position laid down by
ourselves that the trade of Russia had not been affected
by tho course pursued by the Allies,' in opposition to the
assurance given to the House of Commons, last February,
by Mr. Cardwell, and twico within this month repeated
in the Upper House, by Lord Stanley of Alderley, that
tho trade of Russia had been reduced by 50 or 60 per cent.,
wo now beg to call your attention to the following sta-
tistics to this date as compared with last year's imports to
same date of Russian tallow :- 71,750
Arrivals from June 1, 1853, to May 21, 1854

Juno 1, 1854, to May 21, 1853 61,828
Odessa and South of Russia 5,304
Still on tho voyage from St. Petersburg and at
Prussian ports ....... .........................
—7=7

82,132
So that by the end of this month, in all probability, the
Government will find that the Board of Trade returns will
exhibit to them what commercial men told them six
months and more ago would be the case if no check were
placed on the export of Russian produce through Prussia.
The market has declined since our last report. Very little
business has been done to-day, and there appears a general
disposition to await the passing political events before en-
tering upon new transactions. We have offered new T.C.
on the spot 51s 6d to 51s 9d ; brack, 1853, 50s • all the
month, 51s 6d; August, 52s 6d; October and December, sh;
Australian—Sheep, 52s 6d ; beef, Ns to 50s 6d ; South
American 52s ; tallow Blaine, 48s ; tallow oil, 37s 6d ;
limed oil, 3Sfa ; palm. oil, its towntallow, 514 nett