The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-17 00:00:00

FRIDAY

EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1852.

MARKET IN TEL LIGEN CE.

(From the London New Price Current, Sept. 17.)
SITGAIL—To-daY West India Sugar was in excellent
request for home trade purposes, and rates compared
with those of Friday last show an advance of 6d per cwt.
Operations are 964 hhds, &c., including at auction 71
hhds Barbadoes, which realised for ord to mid yellow
32s to 34s 6d, god 353 to 36s 61; 12 trs and 140 brls
Grenada, brown 29s to 31s 63, ord to mid yellow 32s to
333 63, and 55 brls Tobago, good brown 31s to 31s 6d,
ord to mid yellow 32s to 33s 6d.
REFINED.—To-day large parcels of Refined Sugar
were purchased for home consumption; brown lumps at
43s 6d, and low to fine grocery at 44s to 46s per cwt.
Crushed Sugar in fair request.
This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was
demand. At auction 1,911 bags were
iouuogsl—ood yellow went at 32s 6(1 to 33s 6d, ord
again3°llsd' in good
tAi:
o m tr3i 1 12sT, mid to fine brown 27s to 30s 63, low and in-
ferior 23s to 26s 63 per cwt.
EAST INEIA.—This afternoon there were ready
buyers of Bengal Sugar. At auction 2,700 bags were
sold, good to fine, like Mauritius, went at 33s 6d to 355,
mid to good white l3onares 36s to 38s, fine 38s 6d to
395, damp and washed 35s to 395, grainy white 41s 63
to 4
bags went at the full valuations, low to mid grocery at
30s to 3 63
325, and lihaur 23s to 24s 61 01 Madras 2,500
and soft yellow 26s 6d to 29s 63 for low to
fine.
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-clay a fair business was concluded in
of Foreign Sugar and duty paid parcels
at full
rates, but the exact particulars were not allowed
to transpire.

- MOLASSES,-For West India there is an improving
demand, and on the part of holders there is more confi-
itiersales of Antigua and Barbadoes have been made
at ;
3to 15s, and other sorts 12s to 13s 6d. In Bengal
and Mauritius there is little doing, and 12s is the value.
Sales are smell in Cuba nod Porto Rico at 13s 6d to
,
15s. Tamarinds are still much wanted, East India at
78 to 12s, and West India 24s to 423. Honey Jamaica
at 353 to 51s, Oahe 32s to 40s, and Narbonne, 50s to 608
per cwt.
COFFEE,-This afternoon the market was quiet for
Native Ceylonslid good ord cannot be obtained under
43s 61 per cwt. Plantation continues to be wanted, and
full
Prices are paid for the parcels sold privately. At
suction
140 casks and 100 tags were disposed ot, low mid
at 0
to mid -
4s to 575, other bons 493 to 533, and triage
431 to 45s per cwt.
vend
purchases have been again made in
foreign-Behia and Para at 25s 6d to 26s 64, and
Guayaquil) 32s 6d to 345, the market having a firm
appeereaore West India remains in good demand ;
sides privately of fine red Trinidad made at 39s to 425,
mid to good 36s to 38s ed, common 34s to 355, and
grey 30s to 33s 6. Ac auction 71 bids and 170 bags were
were sold at 331 to 355; 330 hags Grenada 303 to 335.
TEA--For Llyaon this week there is ae advance of
id to Id per lb. The true descriptions of Young Hyson
-Imperial and Gunpowder have been much in request.
For fine the demand has been brisk. Ilyson skin and
Twenks,
of interior quality is dull of sale, and can
oely be sold at low terms ; the better sorts are,
however, wanted. Prices for Gree Tea now range as
follows;-low to middling Hyson are is to is 3d, good to
fine is 4d to 2s 41, choice 2s 5d to 2s 101 Young
Hyson Canton 7d to 10,i, Hyson kind is to is 7d, fine
and superior is 9d to 2s Bd, twankay 8d to Is, Gun-
powder Canton 7d to Is, Hyson sort is 2d to 2s Bd,
fine 2s 9d to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton 3d to ls, Hyson
sort is 2d to 2s 2d, and Ilyson skin 5d to Bd.
Caper remains dull of sale, and 6d to is 2d is the value
according to quality. Flowery Pekoe is rather more in
request, yet the currency remains at is 9d to 3s 4cl for
fine, and at is 2d to to is 8d for other sorts. For Congon
no advance has been established, Prices for low to good
common rule 7d to Bd, rather blackish leaf to blackish
lest 9d to loid, stroug and Pekoe sorts lld to is 4d,
and choice le 5d to is 6d. Souehong fine and good
sorts are wanted at le to is 10d; but interior met with
a slow sale at 8d to lid. Oolong has been rather more
in request, common to mid Bel to lid, good to fine is to
Is Bd. Clean Pouchong remains in good request at 5d
to 7id per lb. A parcel of very low Twankay at auc-
tion without reserve only realised 511 to 6d per lb.
RICE.-Tu-day East India Rice was in excellent de-
mand, and realised fully previous rates. At auction
7,134 bags Java were disposed of-low yellow mixed
with Padang, went at 7s 6cl to Ba, broken white 8s to 9s,
and good mid 9s eal per cwt. Of Sago 123 chests
realized 16a 6:1 to 275 for fair medium pearl.
SPICES.-To-day at auction 986 cases and 1,034 bgs
Celicut Ginger were mostly at 60s to 86s for fine and
superior, at 35s to 58s for mid to good, and small 30s
to 34s per cwt. Of Nutmegs 45 pkgs were disposed of
at improved prices-good to fine brown selling at 3s to
3s 7d, mid 2s 7d to 2s 10d, and ord 2s 5d to 2s 6d per lb.
Of white Pepper 22 bgs realized ltd for good.
SPIRITS.-Leeward Island Ituna is still in small supply,
and there are several buyers at is scl to is 6cl proof, fine
ditto is 6d per gallon. A good demand for East India,
and rates are firm at is scl to is 50 proof, there being
no inceeaso of supply. In Demerara many purchases
have been made, and the rates paid for 34 to 40
per cent. over proof have been 2s to 2s 3d.
Jamaica has been in good request both for home and
foreign markets. The rates paid for superior sorts 36
to 39 per cent over proof have been 3s 5d to 4s, fine 2s
9d to 3s 4d, good mid to good 32 to 36 over 2s 4d to 2s
Bcl, and mid 30 to 34 over 2s ld to 9s 3d. Havannah is
wanted at Is 4d to is 4id proof; and few parcels can be
obtained. Prices rule for inferior ld to 2d per gallon
above the previous season; in better qualities there is
scarcely any variation. Brandy has been in extensive
request. Sales of Cognac best brands of the vintage of
1851 have been made at 5s 4d to 5s 6d, 1850 ditto 5s 6d
to 5s Bd, 1849 ditto 5s 10d to 6s, 1848 ditto 6s 2d to
6s sd, older 6s 6d to 6s 10d, low to mid 4s to ss, and
Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2sBd;per gallon. A free sale exists for
Geneva at is lld to 23, and fine 2s 2d to 2s 6d. British
made Spirit is doing at 9s 7d to 9s 8d cash; English Gin
17 under 8s 8d to 8s 9d, and 22 ditto 8s 2cl to 8s 3d per
gallon.
a public sale of 166 bgs Calcutta
eunt.--- y
atT2°s-sdpaer cwt for 121 per cent refraction,
Saltpetreb
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theT
transtions have taken place in East
India since this day week at en advance of last sale's
rates at 2d to 3d per lb. The quantity announced for
oth is 18,600 chts. Spanish is wanted at previous
terms, and there are few sellers.
COCHINEAL.-This afternoon there was a reluctance
E full
went
value.
to operate to Cochineal, and at auction 45 bags Hon-
duras were neorly all taken in above prices the trade
disposed to Pay.
TALLOW.- This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went at improved prices; 170 cks South American
selling at 37s 6d to 395 6d; 550 cks Australian-fair to
fine mutton 38s 6d to 40s, beef 38s to 395; and 35 cks
Belgian 388 6d to 393 per cwt.
Oris.-Tbis afternoon the public sales of 160 tuns
Sperm went at 851 to 871, being full previous rates. Of
coloured Seal 70 tuns went at 321 to 33/ los; and 400
cks Cocoa Nut Oil, Cochin 365 to 363 6d, Sydney 29s
ed to 34s 6d per cwt.