The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-18 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of yesterday.)
SUGAR.—A material increase has taken place in the hom,
trade demand for Colonial this week ; merchants have dis
played confidence and moderately supplied the market, yel
at present there is no general improvement to notice in the
value. Foreign sells more freely both. for shipping and
home consumption ; larger parcels have not been brought
forward, and an impression exists there will be an advance
shortly. A brisk demand has been experienced for West India
from both refiners and grocers ; in all cases 6d adyance has
been obtained, low to fine brown selling at 30s 6d to 335,
yellow 33s to 395, and refining 31s to 375. From Tuesday
to yesterday purchases were 2,466 hhds. &c., includ-
ing, at auction, 320 hhds Barbadoes, which went
at steady prices, fine yellow at 38s to 39s 6d, mid to good
358 6d to 37s 6d, crystalised 35s to 39s 6d per
cwt. Stock of West India is 3,800 tons less than last year.
To-day West India Sugar was in fair 'demand for home
consumption. For the week the quantity sold has been
2,838 hhds, and there is a rise of fully 6d per cwt, At
auction to-day, however, 100; hhds crystalised Demerara
were taken in at 37s to 42a :for mid to fine yellow, being
rather above the valuation. •

REFINED.—For home an extensive demand
has been experienced for Refined Sugar, and there is an
advance of 6cl to is per cwt. The market has been nearly
cleared, and the rates obtained were, for brown lumps 44s
t4° 44s 6d; Titlers, low* to fine, 44s 6d to 495, double 50s
tosl-s; Hambro Loaves, 45s to 50s, double 51s
-28; and Standard lumps at 45s 6d per cwt.
The market is firm for British crashed sugar, and several
parcels have been taken for shipping at 29s to 29s 6d. A
Pod 'busines is do'ncr • D t hat 24s t 9 27s 6d, and extra
288 to 28s 6d 1 u e
to 28, for • Belgian has been sold to a fair extent at 24s
15s to 15Zramon to fine. Treacle is wanted for export at
24s to 288. bastards 21s to 225, wet lumps and pieces
exporters isailAc loaves many purchases have been made by
1 -t,o Nibs sells quotations are on the advance. Turkey,
355; Milers, at 428 to 455; Harabro', 6 to 151bs, 32s to
30s ; Dutch madetol 301bs, 31s ; Prussian, 40 to 451bs,
Belgian 288 6d to 29:4-es, 6to 101bs, 31s to 32s ; and
were desirous to °per_ Per cwt. To-day home dealers
firmly with a scant;
~tte in refined sugar, and rates closed
Brown lumps are 44s 6d,
and low to fine grocery 24- •
sto 48s
.MAURITIUS.—At auction 6 7Cln.
fine yellow at 368 to 38,,, 'Jags were disposed of,
32s 6d to 335, fine brown 31., cmid r,p,ad 33s to 35s 6cl, low
to 315., inferior 25s to 27s 6d., co"m"4:48 6d, mid to good 28s
to 375, grainy 35s to 39s for mid to °n fine refining 32s
better sorts is 40s to 425, white ditto to The value of
and brown
matiritiusss tdiau n in the
33s to 34s Gd per cwt. Stock is 1,000 toe?, tess•
previous season. Several parcels of
sold privately. At auction 451 bags found buy'Za.srlvieorwe
yellow at 32s 6d to 33e, and fine brown 31s Gd to 32s 6d
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—In Bengal larger purchases have
been
made, and full terms are obtained excepting for White,
which there is a small decline. At auctiopn 6,000 bag, fono`,l.
buyers, Khaur at 20s to 275, mid to good date yellow 31, to
358 Gd, common to mid white Benares 37s to 38s, good 3as
Gd to 395, fine to superior grainy yellow 39s to 41s 6d, ord
to good 35s 6d to 38s. ' Stock varies little from this time
last year. Penang is wanted, and keeps in small supply ;
prices for brown rule at 23s to 31s, yellow ditto 31s to 355,
greyish 35s to 335, and white at 3Gs 6cl to 388 Gd per cwt.
This afternoon the public sales of 4,000 bags Bengal sugar
went with fair spirit at full rates. Bengres, fine white
realised 39s to 398-6 d, good to fine grainy yellow 38s to 41s,
low to mid 36s to 37s 6d, and soft brown 26s 6cl to 275.
Madras is wanted, and former
At public sale, 7, prices are well sustained-,
700 bags selling for low to fine grainy
yellow 34s to 33s 6d, white 41s to 42s 6d, and soft yellow
288 6d to 295.
SPICES.—To-day prices declined 5s to 7s per cwt. for
Cassia Lignea at a public sale of 1,200 chests, low to finQ
quality selling at 107 s to 117 s. Of Pimento 1,000 bgs were
in part disposed of at 4id to 54d for mid to good. The
market for Pepper is firm, and at auction 800 bgs Malabar
realised 4d to 4d for heavy. Of Nutmegs 11 cs sold at
3s 8d to 4s for fine brown, and 47 cs Malabar Ginger sold
at 32s for mid cultivated.