The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-18 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price current of last Evening.)
SUGAR.-British Plantation still improves in value, and in
the early part of the week there was a very steady business
done in both grocery and refining descriptions, establishing an
advance on previous prices of 6d. to Is., at which improve-
ment 125 hhds. Barbadoes at public sale sold with much com-
petition, fine yellow at 68s. 6d. to 705., good 675. to 685.,
mid. 655. to 665. 6d., but the buyers have been compelled
to pay rather higher prices, making the advance since this
day week full is. on all descriptions, at which improvement
24 hhds. Trinidad at auction sold at 645. fur low mid. yellow ;
the deficiency in the stock since our last having been much
increased, being 16,300 hhds., trs , and brls. less than last
season at this period, has given the holders greater confidence ;
sales of dry brown Berbice Sugar made at 625. to 635. ; grey
and brown St. Vincent's for the pan at 645. 6d. to 655. ; Ja-
maica with more colour and strength 665. to 675., fine 695. to
705., and very fine 71s. ; the two latter descriptions are in
proportion now by far the cheapest, and are scarce. This
afternoon the show continued very scanty, not exceeding 500
hhds. and tierces.

The raw material continuing on the advance, by which
several of the refiners are prevented from working, owing to
the unremunerating prices they obtain for the manufactured
article, cause the supply of Refined goods at Market to be
still very short, particularly those rather under 81s., and the
grocers being ready buyers of all descriptions, a further ad-
vance of Is. to 2s. has been established; Lumps passing the
standard selling freely at 81s., rather under at 795. to 80s.,
brown Lumps at 765. for large, and 775. for small, single and
powder Loaves at 78s. to 793. This afternoon small sales of
Crushed at 385., at which there are further buyers, but no
sellers under a9a. to 40s.

MAURITIUS.— There has been much activity in the Market;
the grocers have been the principal buyers, and an advance
on previous prices of Is. to 2s. has been established; the
greater rise has been on the qualities selling under 665. 6d. ;
there has been a brisk demand by private contract for all de-
scriptions, besides 5,812 bags at public sale, imported in
February last, principally a fine grocery parcel, which was
taken with avidity, mid. yellow at 645. 6d. ; good mid. 655.
6d. to 665. ; fine yellow, 675. to 6Ss. ; the sale averaged
665. 6d. for good mid. yellow ; there are still no arrivals, and
the stock is on the decrease ; by the last returns it was 13,206
more than last year, whereas on the previous week it was
15,300 bags greater ; the deliveries are large, and for last
week exceeded those of the corresponding period of 1836 by
2,098 bags ; prices of yellow descriptions are now equal to
those of West India, but brown qualities are a shade below.
EAST INDlA.—There are ready buyers of Manilla, but there
is still little offering privately ; 1,552 bags at auction told
with considerable animation at Is. advance on previous rates,
and were taken for immediate shipment, mid. to good brown
at 194. 6d. to 215., damaged 18s. 6d. to 19s. ; there has
been an arrival of 500 tons; Siam continues to be much sought
after, but business is still prevented by the want of a supply ;
Bengal subject to the equalised duty has been in brisk de-
mand privately for home consumption, and a further advance
of Is. has been established, at which improvement 161 bags
at auction sold briskly, low yellowish white with strength at
675. to 675. 6d. ; there being no supply of those subject to
the 365. dut2,,, there is still nothing doing for shipping. This
afternoon Bengal and Manilla were in good demand, and
1,100 bags of the former, duty paid, at public sale went with
spirit, and were all taken by the grocers at prices ls. a Is. 6d.
above those of the last sale, mid. to good white sold at 653
6d. a 695., and fine 70s. 6d. a 725. per cwt., 450 bags of the
latter went at is. to is. 6d. advance, flue brown, 21s. 6d.

FOItEIGN.-There being no increase in the supply of yellow
Havannall, the demand is still much checked by the limited
quantity at Market, and the stiff prices required ; there are
ready buyers at fully previous rates, but at which there arc
few sellers, and the private transactions are only a few lots at
21s. for mid., for fine 295. has been offered and refused ; all
other descriptions are held for fully former rates ; a floating
cargo of Bahia has been sold deliverable here, but the price
has not been allowed to transpire. This afternoon, at auction,
89 boxes white Havannah went at full prices, good 395. to 41s.
MOLASSES.-West India are much wanted, and prices have
further improved Is. to Is. Gd. ; sales of fine St. Vincent's
made at 375. to 38s. ; the supply is still very short, and all
brought forward is taken readily.
TEA.-There has been only a limited business doing since
last Friday, but holders continue firm in their demands, and
require 2d. per lb. profit on the rates of the last public sales ;
the stock of Bohea in bond subject to the Is. 6d. duty is
5,075,080 lbs.

COFFEE.-The grocers have purchased freely of all descrip-
tions of British Plantation. Berbice good ord. unclean at 765.
to 775., fine ord. 80s., triage 495. 6d. to bls. ; Jamaica clean
low mid. and mid. 102 s. to 105 s. 6d., good to fine fine ord.
725. to 995. ; Ceylon few transactions have taken place pri-
vately fur home consumption, but the rates previously esta-
blished have been fully supported; 316 bales at public sale
found buyers, fine pale at 945. to 96r., good ord. 755. ; 150
bales Mysore at the 6d. duty were taken readily by the grocers
at 2s. above the general valuations, fine ord. yellow 965. to
995., pale 102 s. to 103 s. fine 105 s. to 105 s. 6d. This after-
noon at public sale 118 casks British Plantation and 1,684 bags
Ceylon were offered, the former went briskly at 2s. advance,
good mid. 112 s. a 1155., the latter sold at former Market rates,
fair to good ord. 735. a 755. 6d., and good to very fine greenish
765. Gd. a 86s.

COCOA. —The demand for British Plantation ha: rather
abated, and 250 brls. Trinidad at auction went without spirit,
but former rates were supported, good grey to ordinary red at
495. to 51s.

ClNNAMON.—Statement of Government Cinnamon Sale of
Colombo 3d July, 1837 :-5 bales Ist sort, crop 1836, 3s. 61d.
mid. quality ; 30 do. 2nd do., 1830, 2s. Ofd., ord. to good
mid. ; 205 do. do., 1831, 2s. Old., very fair to fine, flavour
and colour fair ; 25 do. do. 1836, 2s. sd. to 2s. 83. low mid.
to mid., good colour; 60 do. 3rds, 1831, 9,id. to 111 d., low
mid, to very good ; 25 do. do., 1836, Is. 3d. to ls. 6d., coarse
to mid.

Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—RUM is held for fully for-
mer rates, but the demand has been very moderate, and prin-
cipally confined to second hand parcels ; the quantity remain-
ing in the hands of importers being very light has much checked
the demand, and the transactions this week are only 100 puns.
Demerara, 33 to 36 over proof at 45., 8 over 2s. Bd., and 40
puns. Jamaica at 4s. Id. a 4s. 4d. for 30 to 35 over. Since
our last 310 puns. have arrived. Brandy is still in good re-
quest by the dealers, and 3s. 3d. is now required for Ist brands
of the vintage of 1836. Geneva is taken only in limited quan-
tities at is. 10d. a Is. I Id. English Corn Spirits are selling
at 9s. Bd. per gallon.
RlCE.—Advanced rates being demanded for East India has
much checked the demand, and there has been very little
business doing: Bengal at 13s. 6d. for good white; there
were buyers at 13s. Carolina in good request, at 30s. to 325.
for home consumption, and 21s. 61. for export.
FRUIT.—This afternoon at auction 77 butts 76 crtls. 1 brl.
Old Patras Currants, all taken in at 6!s. to 625. for sound,
damaged 60s. ; and 65 butts 103 crtls. Cephalonia at 60s, ,
and damaged 595. ; 43 butts 12 pps. Old Zante at 565. for
very ord.

—The total deliveries of Silk from the warehouses
for home consumption for the week ending Nov. 11 are 15,634
lbs. of Bengal, and 42,660 lbs. of China.

Isrmeo.-:There has been an improved demand for East
India, and a good business has been transacted privately, prin-
cipally for home consumption at 3d. to 4d. per lb. advance on
the rates of the last quarterly sale ; besides 50 chests Bengal
at auction which sold with much spirit at a similar improve-
ment; good middling shippers to fine consumers went at 6s.
3d. to 6s. lid, per lb., at these rates holders are firm; the
accounts received from Calcutta' to the 12th July estimating
the crop at only 85,000 to 90,000 maunds has given the holders
here increased confidence, and there is nothing pressing on the
market. Spanish is held firmly at previous rates; but the
transactions have been limited ; 55 serons Guatemala are an-
neunced for auction on Wednesday next.
CoTToN.-The prices previously established have been fully
supported, and in some instances a slight advance has been
obtained ; the demand privately has been very good, prin-
cipally to support export orders, but on speculation or for
home consumption the purchases have been limited : at Liver-
pool there is still a good business doing, prices firm. The
transactions here, including 700 bales Surat by public sale,
consist of 1,100 Pernams at 9d. a 94d. fair to good fair, duty
paid, 100 Uplands at 6d. a 7d. do do in bond, 2,050 Surat
sd. a SA-d. very mid. to good fair, 450 Madras sd. a 50. good
fair Tinnevelly. The advance on Surat since the public sales
on the 27th ult. is -id. per lb.
SPlcas.-For black Pepper the demand has improved. Ma-
labar at auction found buyers, light at 3Zd. to Sid., good half
heavy 31d. to 30., and good heavy 4d.,
same lot of good
light were taken in at 31d. Pimento went at id. advance on
previous rates ; fair dingy sold at :Sid., darkish even 31d. fine
3fd. to 3d., at these rates there are very few sellers, and the
supply is short.
SALTTETRIG.-British Refined has been in brisk demand for
home consumption and export at 295. in hhds., and 295. 6d. in
barrels.
Seal, 501.
middling to fine, 381. ; yellow, 481. ;
Ores.-There has been rather more activity in the market.
Sales of Codamrkadseouatth4e9r/n, ;3p6/B.le ; a
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brown, 45!. ; d
to 40/. Sperm has been in improved request from 81/. ss. to
83/. 10s. for middling to good first quality ; 54 tuns fine Head-
matter sold at 84/. to 85/. The transactions in Linseed on
the snot have been very limited, and prices have declined to
28s. to 28s. 6d ; but for future delivery the demand has been
extensive at 295. Rape has been taken sparingly at the reduc-
tion. Olive remains quiet, and prices of Gallipoli are 40s.
lower. Palm is still scarce, and held for 33/., but there are
very few buyers.
TALLOW.-The demand for home consumption has been
very extensive from both the town and country trade, and a
further advance of 3d. to 6d. per cwt. has been established ;
Petersburg Yellow Candle on the spot selling freely at 41s.
91. to 425. : 03essa is scarce, and 41s. 6d. demanded. Soap
is held for 38s. 6d. to 395. ; there has been very little doing
fur delivery in the three first months of next year, but under
41s. 6d. there are not sellers, and offers at 41s. has been made
for delivery up to the end of the year and refused ; the ships
which have been so long detained have at length arrived to the
numbs!. of 6 with 4,100 casks Tallow. Accounts from St.
Petersburg quote prices firm at 106 to 107 roubles per pond;
but there was very little business doing.