The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MARKETS.

(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer, Aug. 26.)
MONDAY, NooN, AUG. 23.—We have passed through
another dull fortnight, business operations, except in very
few instances, having barely risen above the range of
ordinary retail transactions. Supplies, generally, of im-
ported goods are quite ample to meet the present re-
stricted demand. Produce continues firm at better prices
than last given. Not any of the new crop of Pimento
has yet found its way to market.
Alewives continue very inactive. We have no sales of
any consequence to report.
Butter—The operations in Irish have been unimport-
ant. We quote it Lit I Id. per lb. Of American 500
kegs have changed hands at Bd., and 200 packages Hali-
fax have been moved at Bd. per lb.
Beef may be quoted at 545. the half-barrel nominally,
but there is no stock.

Brandy is in large supply and very limited demand,
at ss. 6d to 6s. per gallon, short price.
Bread—We note sales of 125 barrels Wattson's Pilot,
and 25 barrels Crackers, at 156. and 18s. respectively.
Of domestic the sales sre confined principally to retail
parcels, at the same rates.
Cornmeal-100 barrels were moved at 225., but for a
subsequent arrival of 600 barrels 21s. was accepted.
Coffee—There is not any at market.
Cheese is wanted.

Flour—The sales reach 1,400 barrels Baltimore at
325. and 850 Philadelphia supposed at the same rate.
A resale, on speculation, of 600 barrels Baltimore has
been made at 345, per barrel.
Gold—We quote American at 1 per cent. premium.
Doubloons are not in demand.
Hams—All descriptions are dull of sale. We quote
English at Bd. to 9d.; Irish at 51d. to Bd.; and Ameri-
can at 6d. to 7id. per lb.
Malt—The arrivals continue on a liberal scale, and
tend still further to depress the market. Of bottled the
sales reached 110 barrels strong ale, quarts, at 109. 6d.,
::19 ditto, pints, at ss. td., 145 ditto pale ale, quarts, at 7s.
3d., and 71 ditto porter, quarts, at 75., all of the Sacell
Brewery Company's msnufacture. No operations in
other descriptions have reached us. Bulk is unusually
inactive.
Oil—May be quoted at 28. 7id. per gallon. The
stock is very light.
Pimento-4d. would be readily paid for it, but there
is none on offer.
Rice—Bengal has been in active inquiry, and several
large parcels have changed hands at 19s. and 19s. 6d.
per 100 lb. We have no; heard anything of Carolina.
Rum—All the late operations were at Is. 6d. per
gallon, proof 21, for expert. Holders are firm and the
stock at market is not abundant.
Salmon—We note sales of 12 barrels No. 1 at 80s.,
and 5 barrels No. 2 at 721.
Soap—No sales of any moment have been effected
since our last.
Sugar—Continues in excellent inquiry, and prices
have been well supported,-common to good mid selling
readily at 203 to 255. per 1001 b. Fair is held for 28s.
to 30s.
Tobacco—Cavendish isin very large supply. It may
quoted nominally at 8d to 10d per lb. We have not
heard anything of Leaf.
Tongues—Pigs are very scarce and wanted. Ox are
abundant and dull of sale,
WEDNESDAY, 6 P.M.
Since the publication of the foregoing, on Monday,
there has occurred but little change in our market.
Holders of Sugar have efinced more inclination to sell,
and prices have fallen about 2s, for mid and fine mid.
Some
readily
yls
toafkEenngalt 13d,
hd9heese received by the Parana,
were
The remainder of a cargo of
Carolinaolbßehi,eaenodf
aboutlatere2ceoi:t has changed hands at 225.
barrels Mackerel have been
per
taken up on speculation, at the previous figure.
EXCHANGYS—ON LONDON.
Colonial Bauk-90 dap, par.
60 days per cent. premium.
30 days, 1 per cent. premium.
Jamaica Bank-90 dap, par.
ON New YORK.

Merchants' Bills, 60 dsY!, 1 to Cper cent. premium.

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SERIOUS STEAM,BOAT ACCIDENT.
On Friday night, shoat eight o'clock, the river
steamers Duchess of Argyl and Emperor came into col-
at we have learned of the
lision upon the Gareloch, by which both vessels sus-
tained very serious damage' and are so disabled that
some time must elapse before they are fit to resume their
usual stations. From wIl
catastrophe, it would appear that the Duchess left the
e ro r ,
by
as which
s h e
thed
Broomielaw at five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and bad
proceeded as far on her passage to the head of the Gare-
loch as Shandon, when she was run into, or came in
ha
violent contact with, the steamer
last mentioned vessel was so much damaged that she sunk
in deep water, and now lies a little way below Shandon
Emperor,
h disabled, p
tollhouse, completely covered with water almost up to
the top of the funnel. Th© Pitches,. after the collision,
seems not to have been so
evidently been put about andrun ashore. She lies close
on to the beach, but her
stet, quarter is also covered
with water. Fortunately no jives are lost, although it
is almost miraculous that any oile escaped. We believe
there were not many passengers on board the Duchess
going down, and there were no Persons in the Emperor
but the hands employed in 'Working her. It was quite
dark when the accident took place' and it is said to
have been caused by one of the vessels not exhibiting
the usual signal lamps. The tooperor, we may explain,
was upon her return to Glasgof, w.ithn wi ththo va
large
of being
anio
ready to go upon a pleasure exo Party
from the Broomielaw on SatudaY morning, The pas_
sengers of the Duchess, we believe, made their escape
by means of the small boats attoched to the vessel, and
it is gratifying to be enabled to Btute' that although the
traordina loss and and damage to property by this
ex
aion are considerable, no persoe has been injuredry ino tho
slightest. The Duchess, we believe, is owned by AIL
Robert Napier, of this city, and the Emperor by Messrs
Mliellar and Henderson. In t)° meantime, of course,
it is impossible to say who is to blame for the accident,
but we doubt not a searching inquiry will be made into
the whole facts of the case by 0° proper authorities.--
Glasgow Paper.
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TO THE EDITOR OF rb"":'
- , - ryii,
SUN.
Sits,--Will you allow me to state that had a venti-
lator been placed in the fanlight of the shop in Somers-
town, whore the accidental explosion of gas took place
a few days since, no such accident would have occurred,
readers would be
obliged I am
bo
yf opinion
hintin io no
nt h
taht i many as the gas would have escaped into the street.
asnuybj subject, aod at the same yourtime
it may be ineful in benefiting healtl3.—l am, Sir, &c.,
AN OCCASIONAL READER.
Brixton, Sept. 20, 1852.
..m•NENNI

RUMOURED DEATH OF MR. ALBERT SMITH.
We believe the report of a fatal accident having hap-
pened to Mr. Albert Smith is altogether unfounded.
On losing his pocket-book off the steamer on the Saone,
he wrote, on the 13th, to his banker in Loudon. Since
then there have been no further tidings received of his
movements; but the paragraph which appeared in last
Monday's Constitutionnel, and has been transferred to
the pages of our morning contemporary,
we opine and
trust to be merely a bit of penny-Ewinig.