The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-17 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April I:).
SUGAR.-The easterly wind which prevailed last week
having prevented arrivals of British Plantation Sugar, and
no sales of Mauritius or Bengal being declared, caused
most of the holders to refuse to submit to any further re-
duction in prices, but the grocers purchased sparingly,
taking only sufficient to supply their immediate wants, and
the demand from the refiners was also limited, but they
were compelled to pay previous rates.
This afternoon, there being no auction of Sugar admis-
sible for borne consumption, importers were enabled to
obtain pri( es equal to those of Friday for West India Mus-
covadoes, but there was only a limited demand from the
grocers, aid few of the refiners made their appearance in
the market, the purchases are only 200 hhds and trs.
REFINED.-Last week prices gave way Is, lumps equal
to the standard having been sold at 78s, rather under 76s 6d
to 775, and brown 753 6d to 765; some parcels of 101 b.
Hambro' Loaves have been sold at 46s per cwt. Treacle
is not cheaper. Pieces at rather lower rates. Bastards
are cheaper. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 34s 6d to 35s
per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-Importers have refrained from offering
any at public sale, and the private purchases have been
5,000 bags good to fine yellow at 653 a 66s 6d; good
middling, 63. 6d a 64s 6d; middling, 62. 6d a 631.
EAST INDIA.—In the prices of Bengal there is no varia-
tion. Manilla is held at the late advanced rates, the
whole of 1,064 bags at auction were taken in, mid yellow
at 23s 6d a 24. 6d, fine brown 233, one lot 22s 6d, damps
and washed 22s 6d a 245. Of Java. good to fine
strong white went at 31s a 32s 6d, mid greyish white
303 a 30. 6d, good to fine grey 27s 6d a 293, good bright
yellow 25s 6d a 26. 6d, low greyish ditto 24s 6d a 25.,
good ditto 26s a 275, ord soft yellow 24. 6d, good ditto
25s 6d, fine strong greyish brown 24. a 24s 6d and 255,
rather soft 23s 6d, ord Foxey 22. 6d, greyish damps 251
a 27s 6d, washed brown 235, mid damp white 28s 61 a
29s per cwt.
This afternoon 150 casks fine strong white China at auc-
tion, sold at 35s 6d to 36s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There are buyers of yellow Havannah at
full prices, and 300 chest. have been disposed of privately
at 28. 6d a 29s for good quality.
This afternoon, 298 chests Bahia were offered at auc-
tion, greyish white went at 30. 6d to 31s 6d, mid 27s to
28s, soft 25s to 263, brown 22s 6d to 255.
COFFEE.-Holders have obtained fully late rates for fine
ordinary and middling Jamaica-and Berbice; 386 bags 63
brls Demerara at public sale sold, ord triage at
75s a 79., good and fine ord 99s a 106 s, low mid 1093.
East India, the principal at 9d duty, at public sale found
buyers, the better qualities 2s a 33 shave former rates,
clean Batavia sort rather mixed sold at 603 a 663,
bolder pale 66s 6d a 695, bold heavy green 795, Java
fine yellow 85s, good 803 6d a 82a 6d, Samarang fine green
72s ; 486 bags Batavia were taken in ; good ord Ceylon is
held for 102 s a 103 s. St. Domingo coloury at 493; Bra-
zil, good ord mixed, at 445; real good to fine ord have
brought 45s 6d a 483; 400 bags African were all taken
in at 70. for brownish small berry, 653 was bid for two lots.
RICE.-Bengal good and fine have fetched 16s a 16s
6d ; ord small Bengal fetched 14s a 14s 61 per cwt.
TALLOW.—P. Y. Candle 48s 6d to 48s. 9d. For arri-
val in the last three months, 465. Town Tallow at the
late rates.

TEA. —This afternoon the public sales concluded ; of
114,400 packages brought forward, 44,000 were actually
sold. Prices left off equal to those of the sales in Jan.
last, ordinary Congou is Old to is Twankays of the
same quality is 3d per lb.
INDIGO.—This afternoon the quarterly sale of East In-
dia was brought to a conclusion. The quantity boughs in
is about 1,200 chests, which added to the quantity with-
drawn (288 chests), leaves 3,566 actually disposed of, of
which 2,700 may be calculated for export, and 800 chests
for home consumption.
SPICES.—The transactions have been limited in black
Pepper, but former rates have been maintained ; white,
is 2d to Is 2id for good fair dark quality ; fair bold quality
taken in at 225; Cloves at is 2id for dark Bencoolen.
Malabar Ginger, good fair sound at 17s to 173 6d, ord
wormy 163 to 17s, and good mid Bengal 20s per cwt.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLAND3.-For Rum the trans-
actions are 350 puns Jamaica 26 to 28 per cent overproof
at 5s to 5s Id, 29 to 33 over 5s 2d to 5s 4d, 34 to 36 over
5s 5d to 5s 7d ; of Leewards 300 puns have been sold,
proof to 2 per cent overproof at 3s 2id to 3s 31d, 3 to 5
over 3s 4d to 3s sd, 6 to 12 over 3s 6d to 3s 7d, 15 to
18 over 3s 9d to 4s, 20 to 23 over 4s 2d to 4s 6d, 26 to
22 over 4s 8d to 4s 10d, 30 to 37 over 4s Ild to ss, 39 to
41 over 5s Id to 5s 2d.

IRISH MARKETS.
DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ENDING APRIL 12