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

WEST INDIA MARKETS.

(Frcm 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.
Batter—The operations in Irish have been unimport-
ant. We quote it at l ld. per lb. Of American 500
kegs have changed hands at Bd., and 200 packages Hali-
fax have been moved at Bid. 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 6s. 6d to 6s. per gallon, short price.
Bread—We note sales of 125 barrels Wattson's Pilot,
and 25 barrels Crackers, at 15s. and 189. respectively.
Of domestic the sales are confined principally to retail
parcels, at the same rates.
Cornmeal-100 barrels were moved at 229., 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 348. 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 sid. to Bd.; and Ameri-
can at 6d. to lid. 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 10s. 6d.,
29 ditto, pints, at ss. 6d., 1/5 ditto pale ale, quarts, at 7s.
manufacture. No operations in
'
us. Bulk is unusually
3d., and 71 ditto porter, quarts, at 7s. all of the Sacell
otherßrewery Company'sdescriptions have reached
inactive.
011—May be quoted at 2s. 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 ii active inquiry, and several
large parcels have changed hands at 19s. and 19s. 6d.
per 100 lb. We have not heard anything of Carolina.
Rum—All the late operations were at ls. 6d. per
gallon, proof 21, for export. Holders are firm and the
stock at market is not abundant.
Salmon—We note sales E 12 barrels No.'l at 80s.,
and 5 barrels No. 2 at 725. _

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Soap—No sales of any ooment have been effected
since our last.
Sugar—Continues in excellent inquiry, and prices
have been well supported—common to good mid selling
readily at 20s to 255. per 10)lb. Fair is held for 28s.
to 30s.
evinced f.c,ore inclination to sell,
mid and fine mid.
Tobacco—Cavendish is in very large supply. It may
r
quoted nominally at Bd,.
Tongues to 10d per lb. We have not
heard anything of Leat
_pigs are very scarce and wanted. Ox are
abundant and dull of sale.
WEDNESDAY, 6 P.M.
m
Since the publication of the foregoing, on Monday,
there has occurred but little change in our market.
andHoldersprices
of h
aSvueg
Some parcels of English Cheep received by the Parana,
were readily taken at 13d. The remainder of a cargo of
Sugar
rllheah v
about t
2s
Carolina Rice of late receipt has changed hands at 225.
per 1001bs., and about 200 barrels Mackerel have been
taken up on speculation, at the Previous figure.
EXCHANGES—ON LONDON.
Colonial Bank-90 days, pat.
60 days, i par cent. premium.
30 days, i par cont. premium.
Jamaica Bank-90 days
NEW , pat.
ON Yon=.
Merchants' Bills, GO days, i to 1 per cent. premium.

roperer'towtehme may explain,
SERIOUS
STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.
On Friday night, about eight o'clock, the river
steamers Duchess of Argyl and Emperor came into col-
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 what reN have learned of the
catastrophe, it would appear th►t the Duchess left the
Broomielaw at five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and had
proceeded as far on her passage to the head of the Gare.
loch as Shandon, when she wail run into, or came in
violent contact with, the steamer Emperor, by which the
last mentioned vessel was so much damaged that she sunk
qaarter is also covered
in deep water, and now lies a little way below Shandon
are lost, although it
tollhouse, completely covered with water almost up to
0,8 escaped. We believe
the top of the funnel. The Duchess, after the collision,
seems not to have been so much disabled, as she had
evidently been put about and run ashore. She lies close
on to the beach, but her stern
board the Duchess
her. It was quite
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there were not many passengers
lie
the view of being
going down, and there were no persons in the Emperor
but the hands employed inwor
with a large
dark when the accident took place, and it is Said tO
have been caused by one of tho
the usual signal lamps. The E
was upon her return to Glasgow,
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Broomielaw upon
Saturday excursionca
by this extraordinary colli-
party
morning. The pas.
sengers of the Duchess, we believe,
made their escape
by means of tho small boats attach
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person
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Robert Napier, of this city, and the e:raperor by Messrs
Midler and Henderson. In the meantime, of course,
it is impossible to say who is to Wattle for the accident,
but we doubt not a searching inquiry will be made into
the whole facts of the case by the proper authorities.—
Glasgow Paper. ..--

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obliged by a hint on this subject, and at the same time
It may be useful in benefiting health.--Y am, Sir, &c.,.,
AN OCCASIONAL READER.
Brixton, 20, 1852.

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 London. 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-a-lining.