The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-03 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIG ENCE

(From the New Yce (3urre sit of May 28.)
SUGAR. —ln the British Plantatiol t Ski star Market there
has been less actiOty this week : t he demand has been
limited for the scale ; the refiners have bought spa-
ringly, and having had a larger quilt tity on show, the
merchants have submitted to a r, -..!duction on pre-
vious rates of 6d, and in some inst inces fine Sugar
has been sold is. under th,t, rates of this day week,
two public sales took place on, Tuesday, one consisted of
122 hhds 26 trs Barbadoes, and the °the r 152 hhds 7 trs
19 brls St. Lueia ; the former so,'d 64 a it ; under the rates
of Friday, good to fine at 68s to 7 OA, mid 66s 6d, the bulk
went at 69s to 70s for fine quali '.y ; the latter were all
sold, but there was no spirit in the biddings, ths"
prices paid
were generally equal to those ob :ained in the Llarket last
week ; in some instances they were Gd lower for Ole better
qualities; fine greyish brown and, middling yellow went at
64s 64 to 65s 6d, good mid to good 66s to 66s 6d, fine
67, 6d : by private contract dry brown Jamaica. Tobago
and Nevis have been sold at 64-s, mid grey Tobago, Demerara
and Montserrat at 65s to 663, better St Kitts, Jamaica and
Tobago at 675, and Antigua at 68s to .70s : the stock in i
the Docks is 5,025 hhds, &c. above whit it was on,the
26th May, 1838.
At public sale 134 hhds 13 trs Barba does Sugar sold
at a reduction on the rates of Tuesday of is per cwt, fiat
went at 686 to 68s 6d, middling to go )(1 64s 6cl to 67s 6d

per cwt.
REFINED.—The demand has become limited for Refined
goods for home consumption, but the si toply being small
buyers have been compelled to pay full prices, standard
lumps have fetched 82s 6d, and brown lumps 79s to Vs:
crushed Sugar made from Foreign has been in request, and
36s has been paid for some parcels.
This afternoon the market was flat ; I Jumps could be
bought rather cheaper, and we reduce our 4:inotation to 323
for standard Lumps. Goods refined in bond are less in
demand; 10 lb loaves are not obtainable, however, under
46s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—There has has been a pause in the demand
by private contract ; the operations have been trifling, and
not above half out of 7,t,'60 bags at public sale found buyers,
at prices barely equal to those of last week, for the better
sorts, but the lower descriptions maintained th eir former
value, fine brown sold at 6 3s to 645, low middLlng yellow
64s 6d to 655, middling to good 65s 6d to 66s 6a', fine 67s
per cwt.
This afternoon good and Elie brown went at 6.'s Qd to
63s 6d, mid to good mid yellow 64s 6d to 65s 6d, good
and fine 66s to 68s, low grey tits to 635, good 64s 6d to 665
per ewt.
FOREIGN.—Brown Brazil has been sought after by some
of the refiners, and a floating cargo of 370 chests Bahia
has been sold to one firm at good prices, viz. new white at.
31s, old at 235, new brown 245, oid 22s to 235, but there'
has not been much demand; for export there are very few
orders. For white and other qualities the demand has be-
come very limited, and excepting at rather lower prices,.
the principal part of 203 chests 72 barrels Bahia at tine-
Lion, were taken in, ordinary white 27s 6d to 28s 6d, mid-
dling 30s to 325, very ordinary salt 24s to 265, mid-
dling brown and low yellow 21s to 24s 6d, very son;
18s 6d, strong grey 29s to 30s ; 19 chests 151 bags and.
barrels Pernams were also mostly bought In--ordinary 0
micklling white at 25s to 325.
EA:vr INDlA.—Bengal good to fine white at 68s to 695,
damps ,and washed 67s to 655. Manilla at 24s to 24s 6d
for ordinary yellow. Siam is held firmly. Java has been
sold at 29$ to 30s 6d for ordinary to middling white.
This aftert,'oon Bengal sold at 65s to 65s 6d for yellow
quality.
MoLAssEs,—This afternoon at auction 307 puns were
offered, 170 puns e.-Insisted of Barbadoes, and were taken
in as easy prices, ver)' thin at 335, and the remainder wae
very ordinary Berbice, and was bought in at 31s per cwt,
which is also a trifle lowec.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the public sales consisted ,(31.
400 bags Brazil and 17 casks Berbice, the former On'S
partly found buyers, but fur/ prices were obtained ; good
ordinary coloury fetched 46s to 46s 6d, good ordinary
mixed to good ordinary coloury was taken in at 44s 6d t°
465, and by private contract there has been less doing
the latter went at 110 s for mid clean; buyers of good or:
Ceylon at 100 s. The Brazil taken in at,tbe sale has bee
sold at the buying-in prices.
TALLOW.—On the spot there are few buyers of P
Candle: the trade has been compelled to pay 523 to b 250
3d for first quality. For delivery in the last three snout
large sales have been made at 47s to 47s 3d per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HoLtatios.—For Rum there has
e
been an extensive and general demand this week, tb
transactions in Leewards have been 560 puns proofs to
per cent. over at 3s 6d to 3s 7d, 6 to 9 over 3s 8d to 3._
9d, ICr to 12 over 3s lOd to 3s 11d, 14 to 16 over 45 "
4s 2d, 31 to 33 over 5s ld to 5s 3d, 36 to 38
ever bs
to 5s 6d ; of Jamaica 370 puns have been so.ld, 24i 6d,
to 27
over proof at 5s 3d to 5s 4d, 28 to 32 over 5s 5.-1
_od 5
to 5s
33 to 35 over 5s 7d to 5s Bd, 36 to 38 over .5s
10d ; 500 puns have been received since our last.