The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-14 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Feb. 13.)
SUGAR.—To-day a good deal of business was again con-
cluded in West India Sugar for home consumption at rather
higher rates, making arise since Friday last of 6d to Is per
cwt. The purchases to-day are 830 hhds, &c., including
the public sales, viz., 181 hhds Barbadoes, sold at
38s fur fine yellow, 32s to 378 for mid to good,
low 308 6d to 31s 6d, fine brown 29s to
30s; 279 hhds 7 trcs 52 brls St Lucia, good to fine yellow
32s to 35s 6d, low to mid 30s to 31s 6d, brown 27s to 298 6d,
low and very ord 26s to 26s 6d; 70 hhds, 2) tres, and 45
brls Demerara, crystalized, fine 39s to 42s 6d, good 36s to 38s
6d, mid 33s to 355, and ord 32s to 32s 6d. The operations
for the week are 3,860 hhds, &c.
REFINED.—To-day the market for home-made goods pre-
sented a firm aspect, and there are still ready buyers; prices
for low to fine grocery lumps rule from 45s to 48s 6d per
cwt.

EAST IrDLa. This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in
active demand, and rates 6d to la higher than -eft
dsy week_ At auction 1,569 bags were sold, fine
white Benares 365, good middling to good 34s Gd
to 35s 6d, low to mid 32s 6d to 345, damp 31s 6d to
355, mid to tine like Mauritius 30s 6d to 345. Of Madras
4,043 bags, a sulphury parcel sold at the previous value,
soft brown at 21s 6d to 23s 6d, yellow 24s to 275, ord to mid
like Mauritius 27s 6d to 295, good to fine grainy yellow 35s
6d to 38s 6d.

Fonmon.-To-day Foreign Sugar was not higher, but
privately a fair business was done at former rates. A cargo
of 390 chts brown Bahia sold at 14s 9d, deliverable over ship's
side, subject to landing weights and revenue tares.
MAURITIOS.-This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with
ready purchasers, and a rise took place of fully Gd, making
an advance of Is for the week. At auction 3,200 bags, sold
fine and superior yellow realised 358 6d, good mid to good
32s to 34s 6d, low to mid 308 to 31s 6d, mid to fine brown
27s 6d to 295 6d, and fine grainy yellow 40s to 40s 6d.
MorjssEs.-The demand for West India remains brisk.
Operations for the week are 500 puns at Ils 6d to 12s 6d;
and Antigua 13s to 13s 6d, these prices are is to is 6d per
cwt above those current at the lowest point of the market.
Distillers are yet operating; Mauritius wanted at lOs 6d to
lls, and with few sellers. Some parcels of Cuba and Porto
Rico have been sold at 12a to 13s. Honey-low to fine
Jamaica realized from 38s to 445. Tamarinds are dull of
sale, and a desire is evinced to sell West India at 20s to 30s;
and East India 6s to lOs per cwt.
COCOA.-In foreign, sales privately of Bahia and Para 24s
to 255; Guayaquil 29s to 30s. With Trinidad the market
has been more freely supplied this week. At public sale 648
bgs were offered; the demand was not equal to the preced-
ing week, and not above half sold ; full rates were however
obtained, especially for best sorts, mid grey realised 32s to
32s 6d, good to fine 33s to 345, ord to mid red 345 to 355, good
mid to good 36s to 38s Gd, and one lot fine 43s 6d. Of Gre-
nada 77 bags were taken in at 31s for fair quality.
COFFEE.-To-day Plantation Ceylon was quiet at barely
previous terms. At auction 170 casks 163 bags part sold,
choice marks at 66s to 73s 6d, mid to good SOs to 545 6d, fine
ord to low mid 44s 6d to 495, low to fine ord 41s 6d to
445, triage 36s to 425, and good pea berry 59s 6d to 60s. Of
Costa Rica 1,172 bags realised full terms, mid 525, fine fine
ord 44s to 475, good to fine ord 40s 6d to 435.
TEA.-Of Congou large parcels have been brought upon
the market this week, and rather lower terms are taken
for better qualities, but inferior is not offered at a reduction.
Home dealers have operated with reluctance in all kinds,
and the export orders executed are trivial. There are sellers
of low quality at 7d to 7d, good ord 8d to Bd,
blackish leaf 9d to 10d, fine and Pekoe kinds lid to is sd.
Oolong has not sustained previous valuations, small trans-
actions having taken place at 8d to 10d for common to mid,
and good to fine lld to is 3d. Souchong has been pressed
for sale, and operations have been of little moment;
prices for good to fine now range at from lld to is 7d,
and common to mid 8d to 10d. Pouchong re-
mains quoted at:4d to 6d. For Green Tea prices
have slightly given way for better qualities ; in
common there is again scarcely any change. The fol-
lowing are now the general quotations; Hyson, low
to mid is to Is 2d, good to fine Is 3d to 2s, supe-
rior 2s 2d to 25 7d; Young Hyson, common, 10d to
I Id, mid to good is to is 7d, fine and superior is 8d to
2s 3d; Imperial Canton 10d to Is, Hyson kind is Id to 2s 2d;
Gunpowder, Canton 8d to ls ; Hyson kind, low to mid is Id
to is 6d, good to fine is 2d to 3s 3d, Twankay 9d to is, Hy-
son skin 7d to ls, and Caper 8d to is 4d. Scented Orange
Pekoe, good to fine at is to is 7d, inferior and mid 8d to 11d.
Flowery Pekoe, fine and superior, is 8d to 2s Bd, low to good
is to is 6d.
Ricz.-Of 2,547 bags Madras at auction a small portion
only sold at 9s to 9s 6d for good pinkey, at 4s to 8s 6d for
damaged; 2,500 bags Java were all disposed of, fine sound
white at 12s to 12s 6d, mid to good lOs 6d to lls; and 100
bags Italian 8s 6d per cwt. Bengal, low to mid white tat 9a
6d to 10s, good to fine lOs 6d to lls, broken 8s 9d o 9s,
_
cargo es to 8s 6d, pearl barley and Arracan 8s 6d to 9s 6d,
white Moulmein 9s 6d to 10s, and Madras 8s 3d to 9a 6d
per cwt.
SPICES.-At previous terms Pimento has been in.
good
good
demand privately, and 450 bags at auction were sold ,
mid 40, mid 4/d to 4id, good ord 40. Mace is
good to fine 2s 3d to 2s sd, common to mid is 10dwtoan2s2d.
In Nutmegs there are sellers privately; of lowa to mid
4d to
brown at is 7d to 2s 3d, good mid togood
2s 9d, fine 2s 10d to 3s 4d, and limed from is 4d to 2s 2d.
t2s 2d, and 7
At auction 54 cs brown nearly all taken
csks limed at Is Bd. For Cloves the demanidnisaboenntahnedinzcarneaszie.
and rates on the rise ; sales privately of Bourbon
Zanzi-
bar made at 5d to
.6%d, Penang lid to is_
IsianaldabAermrbeoeylinaa.
7d to ld. Pepper remains in scanty suppls,_
ing 31Ad to 3% d, Sumatra and Penang
and sold at 3%d, for
3,6c1 to B%d. Only
80 bags have been offered at auction,
Batavia. At auction 115 bags realizedd. dpforiregesoofodrmcaidy;enthnee
value of better sorts is from Bd. to _
ruled from 7d to Is 6d ; demand is limited. Of Ceohailrloieesi3s phkeglds
sold at 51s to 535. Cassia Ligneai remaining
Of
hy
thin,
sainadV3esraa 90for bdlsord
for the high terms of 112 s to 12 5
rsetvi
118130 c
us
rrteon
cl4.osf,
at auction sold at 59a for good rather
coarse. The value of Cassia Budshs
Ginger met with a good demand
at
tutctione p
sold at 26s 6374' too
Cochin 200 cs 150 'bags at
31s to 34s for mid
worm 6 es Ma-
30s for ord to good ord, and
to good ord y 71 b
Ma-
labar at 23s to 28s 6d for low
Duda,
ordd go
goo 41s to
African 24s to 24s
ter 60 pkgs Ja ,5
48s. Privately be sorts reiathlioseogfrhomfiratOesotrot
Ceylon
per cwt.
In Cinnamon little is doing, a can be
obtained at is 8d to 3s, .. second do is 2d to 2s, third Is 5d to
Is 7d.
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Smarrs.-Several transactions have taken pele,acel s
Leewardrat Island
/mad
partooraftheetrrenh_gigtnh.er
India Rum this week,
18 4d having been pad Proof
at is ssAd to is 6d. Deme-
of.stillAlnthoourgishe
has been in 0)0-
rare 2s Id to 2s 4dbefeour 3dOonteo 4in2
jovamerapiorao,
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and Oepheoriaetei o
marksnsfor the 34
tweeko 39 have
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a good deal has
in prices has been
been 700 puns, s
proof at from 3s to 4's, good 30 to 35 over 2s 6d to2s 10d,
mid to good mid 2s3d4d tBo 2s 6d, and low 27 to 30
over 2s 2d to 2s . randy-The value of Cognac
best brands of the vintage of 1851 is 4s 2d
to 4s 4d, 1850 ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to
.41, lid, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 55 sd, older 5s 6d to 6s 6d, low to
mid2a 94 to 48, and Bordeaux 2s ld to 2s Bd. For British