The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-12 00:00:00

CITY MARKETS.-(TWO O'CLOCK.)

The quarterly sale of Serers, by order of the Lords
Comtnissioners of the Treasury, on account of the Ceylon
Government, took place yesterday afternoon. The sale
consisted of 1,000 bales and 71 chests of Cinnamon, and
67 hales 154 chests saved out of the wreck of the Ales
ander, stranded some time since off Gravesend , 250 bale,
first pile, sold from Bs. 6:1. to 9e. Sd per lb. ; 350 ditto,
treond pile, from 6s. 3d. to 74. 11d. ; and 409 halos
third pile, from 4s. to ss. Sd. per lb. ; 71 chests of broken
realized from Ss. 61 to 7s. peril). The damaged, viz., 67
bales snd 154 chests., per Alexander, went off from 6;1. to
la. Bd. per lb. 'l'he sale went off briskly, and the first quality'
realized 9d. to Is. ; the seconds 4d. to 6d., and the third
21. to 4d. per lb. higher quotations than at the last sale.
Of Cassia Lignea 52 chests sold from 625. to 68s. per
co t. ; and 108 chests of Pearl Sago from 28s. 6d. to
29r. 61 Subsequently sales of Pepper, &e. took place.
and Spices of all sorts were firm. The sale was well at-
tended, and is usually looked forward to with interest
among the trade, as it fixes more accurately the value of
the Spices.
Sun.t n.—The deliveries of Sugar last week from the
West India Docks, were 2,946 Ws., and 153 tees for
home consumption, and 37 hhd.. for export. The stock
yesterday was 31,876 !disk and 2,075 tees. The market
for Sugar continues to exhibit a healthy appearance ; good
Jamaica, St. Kitts, and St. Vincent Sugars are from 625.
to 665. ; fine from 665. to 68s. ; middling from 555•
to 625. ; and ordinary from 48s. to 51,.. per ewt. East
India Sugars are steady, and the demand for refined good'
continue at the former quotations.
In COFTEE the marks of improvement exhibited in other
articles of produce are not so apparent, and the public
sales this week are more numerous than of late, buyers Pr°
awaiting the result before they purchase.
Ruiz.—The deliveries of Ram for home consumptioo
last week, from da., West India Docks, were pretty larger
viz.-524 puns. and 22 hhds. for home use, and 88 pr
29 hhds. for exportation. The stock is now about 21,978
puns. and 1608 hhds. The market continues, good.
SALTPRTRIC is firm at 255. per cwt. A sale is an-
nounced for this afternoon.
En Hors and SEEn's there is not much business doing.
BALTIC Prtooncr..—Tallow continues heavy, and is
now not higher than 355. per cwt. The delivery last
week was 2,391 casks, and the Stock is 41,000 casks.---'
The information of its being the intention to reduce the
charges at St. Petersburgh has caused much satisfaction.
The accounts from the. Russian capital, to the 28th ult.,
state that the supply of Tallow, for the next year, will
probably exceed 170,000 casks. The Exchange on Lou,
don was firm.

In OILS there is good business doing, at the prices last
quoted.

SCOTCH BANKS.

The Bank of Scotland—the first one established in this
country —was constituted by Act of Parliament is JtilYo
1695. Like the Bank of England, established in 1694,
it was projected by a Mr. William Paterson, then Membet
of Parliament for the county of Dumfries. Its capital at
first was 100,0001. This sum has been twice enlarged
since ; and the amount at present is 1,500,000/. The
number of its partners is 648, and of its branches in dif-
ferent parts of the country, 17.
The Royal Bank of Scotland was established in May,
1727, by a Royal Charter. Its capital at its constitution
was 111,000/.; by successive enlargements it sloe
reached 1,500,0001. which is its present funds. The
number of its partners is 485. It has only one branch.
The Commercial Banking Company of Scotland syse
established in December, 1810. Its capital is 3,000,000/.
Its partners amount to 505, and its branches to 31.
The National Bank of Scotland was established only ti
few years since—in 1825. We are not certain of the eV
act amount of its capital; but the number of its partnere
is no less than 1235—that of its branches 18.
The above are the leading Banks of Scotland and are Sll,
situated in Edinburgh. The number of our Precincts'
Banks is 21, and the average number of their partners tra
be about 150.—Elpin Courier.

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