The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-25 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(Front the London New Price Current of yesterday.)
SUGAR.-A further increase has occurred in the home
trade demand for Colonial, and supply keeping moderate
prices have advanced for nearly all descriptions, whereas
opinion is favourable with respect to the future position of
the market. In Foreign operations for all purposes are
larger than for some time past, supplies keep much under
the previous season, and rates have an upward tendency,
although accounts from Havannah and Brazils are rather
favourable relative to the crops. West India prices ad-
vanced 6d, low to fine brown realising 31s 6d to 33s 6d,
yellow 338 6d. to 39s 6d, and refining 32s Oct to 37s 6d.
Purchases were 1,400 hhds, &c., including at auction 432
hhds Barbadoes, which went at previous valuations.
fine yellow at 38s to 381 Gd, mid to good 35s 6d to 375,
and common 34s 6d to 35s per Mt.
REFINED.-For home consumption large parcels of Re-
fined Sugar have been disposed of, indeed the market is
nearly cleared, and there is a further advance. Sales of
brown lumps have been made at 44s 6d to 455, tittlers com-
mon to fine 45s 6d to 49a, double 508 to 51s, Hambro loaves
46s to 50s, double 51s to 525, and Standard lumps 46s per
cwt. Several contracts have been entered into for delivery
at similar terms, indeed a further rise is anticipated, con-
sumption being large. A free sale exists for wet lumps at
at 42s to 435, and fine 43s 6d to 44s with a firm market.
To-day refined sugar was in excellent demand for home
consumption, and rates tend upwards, ruling at 45s for
brown, and at 45s 6d to 488 for low to fine grocery lumps.
-Se 'eral buyers of crushed sugar for shipping at previous
prices.
111AURITIUS.-By private contract many parcels have
been sold at full prices, indeed, best refining and grocery
sorts realised an advance of 6d per cwt. At auction 4,800
bags were disposed of, fine and superior yellow at 36s to
395, good 35s to 35s 6d, low to mid 33s to 34s 6d, fine
brown 32s to 328 6d, common to good 28s to 31s 6d, low to
mid refining 328 to 345, and better sorts 34s 6d to 37s per
cwt. The value of grainy is, yellow 35s to 41s, white 42s
to 445, and brown 33s to 34s 6d. To-day several parcels of
Mauritius sugar were sold privately at a small advance.
EAST INDIA.-Including parcels at auction, operations
for the week are 9,000 bags ; Benares low to mid white at
37s to 38s 6d, good to fine 39s to 40s, soft brown 268 6d to
288, yellow ditto 28s M to 33s 6d, fine ditto 343 so 355, fine
grainy yellow 398 to 41s, common to good 358 6cl to 38s 6d,
white 41s 6d to 44s 6d, brown 34s to 355, and Mauritius
descriptions at 328 to 37s for common to fine. Stock of
Bengal is 2,000 tons smaller than last season. Penang met
with much attention, and realised Gd per cwt. advance.
To-day many purchases were made in brown and ord soft
Bengal sugar at 27s to 29s per cwt. Madras was sold to
some extent at similar rates.
FOREIGN.-A further increase has taken place in the de-
mand for duty paid parcels of foreign sugar, and rather
higher rates have been obtained for all sorts. The private
transactions are 10,000 chests yellow Havannah at 35s to
40s 6cl for common to fine, 30,000 bags Manilla at 30s 6d
to 31s 6cl for unclayed, small parcels clayed. 33s to 343 6d •
200 hhds Porto Rico, fine yellow 395 to 41s, other sorts 34E;
M to 38s 6d, brown 338 to 348 ; 300 chests Brazil, white
36s to 40s, yellow 34s to 35s 6d, brown 288 to 33s 6d ; fo-
reign Muscovado, low to fine yellow 34s 6d to 395, brown
31s to 34s ; 3000 bags China 30s to 325, grey and white 32s
6d to 365, and small parcels white Havannah in bond 27s
to 31s for common to fine. The rates offered are equal to
last week, that is to say for brown Havanah 20s to 208 6d
for numbers 9to 10, yellow 21s to 24s 6d, for 104 to 16,
and brown Pernambuco 17s &l to 179 6d. Bahia 2 cargoes
have been disposed of at 17s 9d to 188 for brown, whilst
white is held for 20s. to 22s 6d per cwt. To-day Foreign
Sugar was much sought after, both for shipping and home
consumption, but a small advance being demanded pre-
vented business of moment.
COCOA.-Holders are firm, and have offered none at pub-
lic sale, but privately transactions are limited. Trinidad,
fine red at 40s to 445, middling to good 35s to 40s, common
33s 6d to 34s 6d, grey 30s to 335, and Grenada 30s to 37s
per cwt.
MCILASSES.--The scanty supply of West India much in-
terferes with basiness ; there are buyers of Antigua at 168
6d to 17s ; Demerara, 15s 6d to 168, and other sorts, 14s 6d
to 15s. Cuba and Porto Rico wanted at 15s 6d to 16s 6d ;
Bengal and Mauritius, 13s 6d to 148 per cwt,
COFFEE.-Although purchases have been on a small
scale in Native Ceylon, still merchants are firm, and
require 46s 6d to 47s for new, and 46s per cwt. for old
import. At auction the sound of 1,100 bags was taken in at
475, damaged selling at 438 to 45s 6d for third to first class.
At auction 444 half frazils and 117 half bales were sold,
mid to good clean garbled small berry at 728 to 765, un-
garbled 55s to 638, and triage 44s to 50s. Privately, fine
yellow can be obtained at 808 to 83s, and long berry from
748 to 85s. Stock is 1,700 bales greater than in the former
year, but rates show some decline. We quote Malabar
and Mysore at 42s to 588, Madras 43s to 645, Singapore
Java 448 to 478, Company's 50s to 525, Sumatra and
Padang 40s to 425, Tellicherry 48s to 70s, and superior 728
to 725. Foretn Coffee is held with firmness, and stocks
are light, few buyers are however to be met with for
shipping or borne trade purposes. The value of Costa
Rica is-good to fine ord 48s to 51s, fine fine ord 52s to
548, low to ' mid 55s to 625, good to fine 64s to 908.
Since Wednesday there has been an improved demand for
coffee, chiefly from home dealers, and full rates are ob-
tained. Privately 800 bales Mocha sold at 74s • 3,000 bags
Native Ceylon at 46s 6d, and several parcels dplantation
at 50s and 59s per cwt.
TEA.-In congon purchases have been on a limited
scale, with sellers at rather lower rates for inferior, but in
the value of the better kinds there is scarcely any
change at present. For low to good common prices range
at lOd to 10id, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf lid to
ls, strong and Pekoe sorts is Oid to is Bd, and fine of the
new crop is 9d to 2s 2d. Pouchong is held for 8d to 9id, few
buyers are, however, to be met with. Oolong has been
operated in with caution, and more desire is evinced to sell,
good to fine at 18 2d to is Bd, low to mid 10d to 1s id.
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fine is 6d to 2s 10d, choice 38 to 3s 4d, young Hyson Can-
ton 10d to is, Hyson End is 2d to is Bd, fine to superior
is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is Id, gunpowder Canton
10d to is id, Hyson kd is 2d to 2s 10d,
fine 38 to 3s 6d,
Imperial Canton is to is 2e, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s, Hyson
skin 8d to 9d. To-day there was more inquiry in the tea
market.
SPICES.-There uis no farther decline for Cassa Lignea,
yet little
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FRUIT.-With Valenta raisins the market continues to
be abundantly supplied-there are sellers at 42s to 438, and
tender 38s to 418, still nobusiness has been done since our
last, as a decline is lookal for, the grocers holding large
stocks. There are sellersof Denia at 33s to 345, and red
Smyrna 44s to 455, but few buyers are to be met with.
Currants are not prestige' for sale, prospects being unfa-
vourable for next season's crop.
RICE.-To-day severa: purchases were made in Arrican
and Madras rice for arri*al at previous rates. On the spot
there is rather more dolig-white Bengal lls 3d to 128.
TALLOW.--411 the fealty part of the week there was an
improved demand for Enssian, and prices advanced to 46s
3d to 46s 6d for yellow oandle on the spot.