The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-16 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of last Evening.)
SUGAR.--There has been an increased disposition evinced
on the part of the buyers to purchase West India Muscova-
does ; from the grocers a brisk demand has been experienced,
particularly for the lower descriptions; the refiners have
purchased to a fair extent, and several parcels have been
tiken on speculation; importers have obtained an advance on pre-
vious rates of ls ; 2,200 hhds have been disposed of by pri-
vate contract, Grenada fine mid selling at 655, rather inferior
645, mid from various other colonies 60s to 635, very brown
Berbice 55s 6d, and very little better Jamaica 575, besides
which 111 hhds 18 trs Barbadoes have been offered at auc-
tion, rather an inferior parcel, which sold readily at prices rather
above those of the former sale, and brought 62s 6d to 66s 6d
for low mid and good quality; the deliveries have again been
pretty good, exceeding those of the corresponding period of
last year; the comparative stocks have further decreased.
This afternoon importers required prices fully equal to those
of Friday, but buyers evinced less inclination to do business,
and the demand was limited from grocers as well as refiners,
the private purchases amounting to only 300 hhds and trs ; no
auction of Barbadoes.

The stock of West India Sugar is now 25,541 hhds and trs,
z.93t rnoro than ,e ktauritiuis
now 46.52 U bags, winch is 17,262 more than last year. ihe
delivery of West India last week was 1,958 hhds and trs,
which is 884 more than last year. The delivery of Mauritius
was 3,516 bags, being 1,109 more than the corresponding
week of last year.
The Gazette average price is now 35s 7id, against 40s 6d,
in 1837, and 36s 4id in 1836.
REFINED —From the grocers there has been a good de-
mand for all descriptions of goods, and rather higher prices
have again been obtained ; large parcels of Lumps have been
disposed of, those equal to the standard 755 6d a 765, rather
under 73s a 74s 6d, common 725, and there is nothing to
be purchased under the latter price. For exportation there
is no demand at the present high rates, double crushed
is not to be bought under 435, whilst there are no
buyers within 6s of that figure. Pieces have been taken freely
for home use, and prices have improved Is. For Bastards a
good demand has prevailed, and improved rates have been
obtained, the lowest point of the market for brown is 44s per cwt.
Treacle has maintained its former currency, and a little sale
has been experienced for common, as well as for patent and
the best old make. Dutch Crushed Sugar is in better de-
mand ; 500 hhds have been sold at 32s a 32s 6d.
Monst rms.— A better demand has been experienced for
brown as well as for yellow descriptions ; the grocers have
been the principal operators, and prices Is above those of
this day week have been obtained: at public sale 4,300 bags
sold readily, good bright yellow at 62s 6d to 645, good
middling 59s to 60s, low middling and middling 57s 6d to 58s6d ;
400 bags of the above consisted of the new crop, and sold at
61s 6d to 62s 61 for good middling yellow, and 57s for
low middling ; there has again been a small arrival.
This afternoon there was less demand, but full prices were
obtained. At public sale 4,769 bags were offered, several lots
were taken in, the remainder sold as follows—fine yellow at
655, good 64s a 64s 6d, good mid 61s 6d a 62s 6d, good mid
to good grey 59s a 625, fine greyish brown 57s 6d a 58s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—The grocers have purchased more freely of
Bengal, particularly of the lower descriptions, paying an
advance on former rates of Is; at auction 3,528 bags sold
with animation, middling to good middling white at 65. 6d
a 66s 6d, good to fine 67s a 70s, mid brown 555, and damps
53s a 54s 6d. Manilla is held for previous rates, but there
has been less demand from the Scotch Refiners. For ex .
portation there are no orders ; the private purchases have
been confined to 1,500 bags ord yellow at 235. The demand
for Siam continuing very limited, importers have at length
been compelled to submit to a reduction on the late nominal
prices of is to effect sales; at auction 2,650 bags sold heavily,
good white at 28s 6d, fine 30s, ord and mid 26s 6d a 27s 6d,
fine yellow
of 3,117 bags 220
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consisted
casks Bengal, 800 bags Siam, and 392 bags of Bourbon ; the
Bengal went off with less spirit, and prices gave way 6d to is,
but they were all sold, good and fine at 67s to 695, mid to good
brown 51s 6d to 575; the Siam and Bourbon sold at the
valuations, the former good white at 29s 6d, low and mid
25s Gd a 275, damp 24s 6d a 275, very damp 19s Gd a 235,
washed 22s 6d • the latter brought 23s 6d for good soft grey,
and 22s a 23s for washed. _ _

FOREIGN. —The proprietors of White Havannah and Brazil
are not inclined to submit to lower prices, although there are
very few buyers, as is in general the case at this period of the
year. Yellow Havannah is wanted for near ports, and full
prices would be paid, but the short supply limits business ; at
public sale 224 boxes sold at 27s 6d for low mid., 28s 6d for
mid., and 293 for good strong quality.
MOLASSES. —Fur West India the demand has been only for
small parcels, but the supply continuing short buyers have been
compelled to pay full prices; fine Antigua, 325.
The total deliveries of West India Molasses from the ware-
houses for home use for the week ending Jan. 12, 1839, were
1,050 cwt.
COFFEE.—The grocers have purchased sparingly of the
clean descriptions of British Plantation, and in some instances
rather lower rates have been accepted ; in unclean sorts the
operations have been very trivial, and prices have given way
Is 6d a 2s; 320 casks, 166 brls and bags have been offered
at smallini
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ord and low mid 101 s a
white found buyers ; Ja-
maica publicndomid at 107snl13s, good to fine fine ord
9756 d
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mid
and mid
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106 s;
104 s ; Berbice low mid and mid 104 s 6d a Ills ; Demerara
unclean good and fine ord was taken in at 85s a 91s 6d, and
good and fine ord Jamaica at 923 a 104 s. For East India de-
scriptions there has also been less demand ; of Ceylon there
have been no auctions, but as there is little or none at present
remaining in the hands of the importers, full prices for small
parcels by private contract were obtained in the middle part
of last week, viz., 975 6d to 983 for superior good ord, but
during the last few days there has been nothing done ; 961 bags
Mysore at public sale were bought in from 77s to 79s 6d, and
99 bales cleanly garbled Mocha, for which 92s 6d was bid,
were held at 935. From the Cape of Good Hope 1,111 bags
and 626 barrels have been brought forward at the 9d duty :
of these about 600 bags appeared to be Batavia, and the re-
mainder were Brazil; the former sold rather cheap as compared
with Ceylon; viz., 68s to 69s for bold palish yellow fine ord;
against the Brazil there exists a great dislike in the trade, and
only three lots were sold in the sale of very bright ord quality
. at 68s to 68s 6d, the remainder was taken in from 50s to 6es.
In the Foreign Market there has been increased inactivity ; in
Brazil and St. Domingo we have no transactions to report by
private contract, and none has been offered at auction ; there
are sellers of ord descriptions of the former at rather lower

prices.
This afternoon the only public sale was 44-0 bags good
brown Sumatra subject to the 9d duty, which is taken in at
47s per cwt.

The total deliveries of Coffee from the warehouses for home