The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-31 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Jan. 30.)
SUGAR.—To-day previous quotations were well sus-
tained for West India Sugar, and a good home trade de-
mand existed for all qualities; the purchases are 524
hhds, &c., iacluding at auction 148 hhds Barbadoes,
which found buyers, fine yellow went at 38s to 40s, low
to good 30s 6d to 375; 100 hhds Demerara crystalized,
fine greyish 40s to 41s, mid to fine yellow 33s to
395, low 30s 6d to 32a; 260 pkgs other sorts went as
follows:—Nevis, very ord and low soft brown at 24s to
25s 8d; Tobago, ord to fine brown 25s to 28s 6d, low
yellow 29s to 29s 6d, Demerara good to fine yellow 34s
to 35s 6d, mid 30s 6d to 31s; St. Lucia, very ord brown
24s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day refined Sugar met with ready
buyers for home consumption, and it was difficult to
obtain brown Lumps under 44s per cwt. For Crushed
Sugar there is a firm market.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of 6,740
bags Mauritius Sugar went briskly at fully previous
terms, good to fine yellow selling at 32s to 34s 6d, mid
to good mid 30s to 31s 6d, inferior 29s to 29s 6d, and
mid to fine brown 25s to 2Ss 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon a brisk demand was ex-
perienced for Bengal Sugar, and the rates of yesterday
were well supported, indeed a small advance was ob-
tained for brown; at auction 5,850 bags were sold,
good to fine white Benares went at 34s to 36s 6d, low
to mid 32s to 33s 6d, damp 31s 6d to 35s 6d, ord
soft brown 23s to 23s 6d, low to fine date yellow 24s
to 28s, mid to good like Mauritius 29s to 31s 6d.
Of Madras 3,800 bags went at full ter.ns,
mid to good grainy yellow at 33s to 355, soft brown
225 6d to 245, ord to good mid yellow ditto 25s to
275, Of Penang 250 bags went at 27s 6d to 30s for soft
greyish yellow
FoanGN.—To-day some parcels of yellow Havannah
Sugar were sold privately at full former rates. There
was no public sale of Foreign, and holders are decidedly
firmer.

Cocas..—The demand for Foreign is not better ; al-
though there are sellers of Bahia and Para at 24s to
265, and Guayaquil at 30s to 31s per cwt. The quan-
tity here is less than last season. Of West India the
stock remains heavy, and exceeds that of the former
year by nearly 9,000 bags; rates, however, are much
under that time.
MOLASSES.—In West India the purchases for the week
amount to 800 pans, at 115 to 12s, and fine Antigua at
12s 6d; the sales have been chiefly at 113 6d. Of
Mauritius 400 tons have been sold at lOs 6d. Bengal
is wanted at lOs 6d to Ils ; Porto Rico and
Cuba at Its 6d to 12s 6d, few parcels are to be had.
In Honey rather more business is doing, and the value
of low to fine Jamaica is from 35s to 50s; of the latter
supply is shorter than for some time past, Several
transactions have taken place in Tamarinds; East India
at from 6s to 12s; and West India 20s to 30s per cwt.
COFFEE.—Tbis afternoon prices declined 6d to Is per
cwt for Native Ceylon. At public sale 940 bags were
sold; good and real good ord at 38s to 38s 6d, one lot
395. Other sorts of Coffee are rather cheaper; 415 bags
Costa Rica selling at 39s to 41s for good to fine ord; 104
bags Madras, low and good ord 36s 6d to 375 6d; 58.
packages Plantation Ceylon, mid 50s to 51s, fine fine
ord 453 to 473, triage 35s to 36s 6d; of washed Rio 20
barrels were taken in at 445 to 45s per cwt for fine ord.
TEA.—Operations in Congou have been upon a limited
scale, although in some cases the rates taken are rather
under those current previously. The supply has fur-
ther increased of all descriptions, and prices rule for low
quality at 7d to lid, good common sound 8d to Bid,
blackish leaf 9d to 11d, superior and Pekoe kinds Ilid
to 15 5d per lb; there are many buyers rather under these
terms. Oolong remains in good demand, still there are
sellers of common and mid at 9d to is, and good to fine
is id to is 4d. In Souchong sales have been immaterial,
although mid to fine can be obtained at ls to is Bd, and
inferior 8d to I Id. Pouchong in small parcels has been
selling at 4d to 6d. The low and fine sorts of Green
are not offered at a decline yet dealers have made pur-
chases with reluctance; there are sellers of medium at a
small reduction, still operations are limited, with an
abundant supply. Prices for Ilyson of low and mid
quality range at Is to Is 2d, good to fine ls 3d to 24, su-
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pr.rior 2s 2d to 2a Bd, Young ilyson ord I Id to ls, mid to
good is Id to is 9d, fine is 10d to 2s 6d. Imperial
Canton 10d to Is, II son kind Is 2d to 2s 4d, Gunpowder
Canton 8d to Is, common to mid Elyson kind is 2d to
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RlCE.—This afternoon Rice was in good demand for
East India, and the public sales went at the firm rates;
1,000 bags Moulmein selling at 9s 6d to lOs for yel-
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