The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-08 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of yesterday.)
SUGAR.-The West India Raw Market has become very I
quiet, the demand from grocers and refiners having been ex- r
jtremely limited for all descriptions. Barbadoes went off with-
out briskness, and in some instances a shade under previous
!rates, mid. and good selling at 575. Gd. to 635. 9d., fine 645.1
Ito 665. This afternoon there was no alteration in prices, butt
the market was in a very inactive state, yet the importers refuse
to sell excepting at fully former rates; the purchases for the
week have been only 1,900 hhds. and trs. ; the arrivals con-1
tinue small. The refined market has been in an inactive state,
this week, and, there being a fair supply of goods, the refiners:
have again submitted to rather lower prices; the grocers have,
purchased with much reluctance at a reduction on former rates
of Is. ; lumps rather under the standard selling at 725., and!
those entitled to the double bounty at 735. In Dutch crushed
Isugar nothing further has been done, and at 30s. there are
R'sdlers. This afternoon the market continued dull : in prices
!no further alteration has taken place.
MAURITIUS.-TIIIS afternoon there was a good demand;
good grocery descriptions at ls. advance, other sorts at full
prices ; good strong brown sold at 525. to 535. 6d. ; low and
mid. yellow, 545. 6d. to 58s. 6d. ; good and fine, 595. to 625.
EAST INDIA.-Manilla of brown quality is is not much
wanted, but the holders are firm are firm in their demands;
-' good dry brown at 195., damps 17s. ; the offers made for the
sound lots were 17s. to 17s. 6d. Penang, very ord. brown
dabs, were withdrawn at 14s. 6d. Bengal went at 435. 6d.
~'..to 525. 6d. for inferior to good brown, yellow 555. Gd. to 595.,
Band 625. to 635. 6d. for mid. white.

FonaioN.—White Havannah is still scarce and much wanted
ifor St. Petersburgh, and prices have again advanced ; 700
:boxes have been sold afloat at 465. to 475. for goods to be de-
:livered here. This afternoon a small cargo of brown Bahia
rhas been sold afloat to be delivered at Hamburgh, but the
price has not transpired.
MOLASSES.-Sales of fine St. Kitt!s have been made at 298.,
and Demerara at 295. ; Antigua 295. 6d.
COFFEE.-The market, which has for some time past been
in a dull and declining state for the low ord. and unclean de-)
scriptions of British Plantation, has at length taken a consi-
derable change ; they have been much in demand at au ad-
vance on former rates of ss. to Bs. ; the mid. and fine clean
qualities have sold briskly for consumption at an improvement
on former rates of fully Is. to ls. 6d. : there have been offered
at public sale 510 casks 350 bags and 100 brls., all of which
!sold with much spirit ; Jamaica low mid. and mid. at 975. 6d.
?to 104 s. 6d , good to fine ord. 755. to 965. ; Demarara and
Berbice unclean good ord. and low mid. bBs. to 591. 6d., tri-
age and broken 305,t0615.

This afternoon Ceylon subject to the low rate of duty con-
tinued much in demand by the grocers, and 100 bags colour,/
at auction went off briskly at full market prices, good ord.
at 71s.

COCOA.—For British Plantation there has been no im-
provement in the demand, red Trinidad at auction found
'buyers at 365. to 375. 6d. for ord.

!turd.—A slight advance has been obtained for good
Demerara ; 80 puncheons of Jamaica sold at 3s. Bd. to
3s. 9d. for 33 to 35 per cent. over proof, good 3s. 10d.,
and 30 over 3s. 6d. ; 100 puncheons Leewards 3 per cent.
!of fair quality at 2s. 2d., 4 .over 2s. 3d., 6 over 21. 4d. 12
over good 2s. sd. ; common sorts are scarce, and proofs are
held firmly at 2s. Id.; the remainder were Demerara, 30 to
36 per cent. over at 3s. 2d. to 3s. sd.

TALLOW.—There continues to be much disinclination to pur-
chase for forward delivery, and there are sellers i• the months
of October, November, and December at 40s. 3d. ; the ac-
counts from St. Petersburgh bring prices 2 roubles lower.
OILS.--:Sales of Cod have been made privately at 371. to
371. 10s., being 20s. under former rates; and at auction 300
tuns Southern sold heavily at 25/. to 291. for mid. to fine,
being a fall since the last public sale of 20s. to 30s. per tun ;
there have been several arrivals. Seal is offered at 361. for
fine pale, and 281. to 32/. for yellow and brown. Rape con-
tinues to move off heavily, pale at 361., and brown at 345.
For Sperm the holders require former rates, but the buyers
purchase cautiously at 841.
SALTeaTax.—Calcutta refraction Si per cwt. selling at
245. 6d. to 255. English refined has sold freely for home
consumption and exportation, at 28s. 6d. in hhds. and 295. in
brls., being again 6d. per cwt. dearer.

SILVER. SNUFF BOXES, of all sizes, and of a great
variety of Patterns, either Plain or richly Chased, are offered, price
from Ten to Eighteen Shillings per Ounce, at T. COX SAVORY'S,
Working Silversmith, G.pldsmitr,—ifttTtchmaker, 47, Cornhill,
London.
N. 8.--A Pamphlet, containing a List Of Prices of Silver Spoons
and Forks, Silver Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may
be had gratis, or will be forwarded in answers o apost-paid application.