The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-20 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Nor. 19.)
St:GAL—Since our last report the grocers have pur-
chased less freely of British Plantation. The refiners
have also bought cautiously. Barbadoes, low middling
and middling at 63s to 65s 6d ; good middling and good,
66s to 67s ; fine, 683 to 68s 6d. 205 hhds 5 trs 99 brls
St. Lucia sold at market rates, viz. low and good middling
yellow, 61s to 655; good greyish brown, 60s to 60s 6d;
and one lot very fine yellow. 68s. 30 hhd- Jamaica, mostly
washed and soft, fetched 603 to 61s per cwt.
This afternoon the market was quiet, at auction 107
hhds 7 trs Barbadoes were offered, a part only of which
bound buyers, the merchants not being inclined to reduce
their pretensions, fine fetched 683 a 683 6d, good 67s a
67s 6d, mid and good mid 65s 6d a 66s 6d, low mid 633 6d
a 64s 6d per cwt.
REFINED.—A good demand prevailed for refined goods
for home use in the middle part of last week, and rather
higher prices were paid for the bet ter sort of goods, other
kinds fetched former rates; brown lumps brought 75s 6d
to 775, standard lumps 78s 6eto 79.;. For common Treacle
a fair demand has prevailed at 31s 6d. but for the better
sorts there are nut many buyers, and 34s 6,1 has been ac-
cepted for the best fld make Pieces still find a ready
sale. Bastarus on former terms. Crushed Sugar manu.
factured under bond, to wait two and three weeks at 34s 6d
to 34s 9d, but for small parcels for immediate delivery
buyers have been compelled to pay 35s per cwt. Loaves,
141bs, 36s 6d to 375, and 10Ibs at 383 to 38, 6d, Treacle
13s 3d to 13s 6d. In Pieces and Bastards some business
has been done at 22s to 23s for the former, and 17s to 183
for the latter. Dutch Crushed Sug .r is offered at 33s
deliverable at Amsterdam
To-day Treacle of good quality was in much better re-
quest at 355. ; in common there was not much passing,
and 31s was accepted for small parcels. Refined goods
on former terms. Bonded Crushed 34s 6d to wait four-
teen days.
MAIYRI rius.—This afternoon there was not much busi
ness doing privately ; 642 bags at public sale sold heavily,
but former rates were supported, middling and good mid-
dling yellow fetched 62s 6d to 645, low 60s 6d to 61s,
middling greyish 61s 6d, good brown 583 to 595 6d, low
and middling 533 to 56s per cwt.

EAST INDIA.—From the home trade there have been
several inquiries for Bengal, chiefly for coloury qualities,
68s to 693 for small parcels of good, and G6s to 67s 6d
for mid and good mid white ; 16,000 bags Manilla were
put up and all disposed of at and after the sales; 2,000 bags
of brown, of inferior colour and strength, fetches 193 to 203
the remainder sold at 21s 6d a 22s 6d for low and good dry
greyish yellow, and 20s a 21s for good to fine brown,
damaged Ids 6d a 21s 6d; privately some small parcels
have been sold on similar terms.—Siam at 27s a 27s 6d
for good dry white with colour.

FOREIGN.—BraziI very ordinary to good middling white
22s to 265. Per nambuco low soft white went at 23s to 255,
middling brown 19s to 20s; Bahia brown and yellow 19s
to 22s ; low to fair middling white 23s 6,1 to 25s 6d, and
soft 22s 6d per cwt. Yellow Havannah 24s to 26s 6d for
low and good quality. White on lower terms.
This afternoon some small sales were made privately in
yellow Havannah at 6d profit on the last auction.
COFFEE.—West India, of fine ordinary and middling
clean description, have been disposed of to a fair extent by
private treaty on the terms of last Tuesday, and in some
cases rather above ; for unclean kinds there are still few
buyers, but they are n•t offered at any further reduction :
at public sale, 80 tierces and barrels Jamaica found free
buyers in some instances at stiffer prices, low middling
fetched 112 s 6d to 113 s, fine fine ord 109 s to I 1 ls, good
and fine ordinary mixed with pale, 96s 6d to 103 s 6d.
This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind, and the operations privately were confined to small
parcels of bold pale Java at 733 6d to 74s per cwt ; My_
sore, which was sold at auction on Friday, is fetching
is 6d to 2s profit.
OILS.—Cod and pale Seal 0i1,31/ 15s to 32/ for the for-
mer, and 31/ lOs to 32/ for the latter. Southern 231 15s
to 26/ 103 for mid to fine quality. Sperm is held for
higher rates; Linseed Oil 22s 3d ; Rape rather lower ;
Palm at 38s per cwt; India Cocoa Nut Oil held for
42s 6d to 43d per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--In the Rum Market
there has been less activity, still for Jamaica and strong
descriptions of Demerara a steady demand has prevailed,
ai,d the rates paid are fully equal to those of this day
week ; in proof and common kinds of Leewards there has
not been much business doing, but prices remain firm ;
two hundred puns Jamaica have been disposed of, 30 to
33 per cent over proof at fis 7d to as Bd, 34 to 36
oser 54 9d to 5s lid, stronger, 6s to 6s 3d ; of Leewarth,
&c.. 180 puns have be,.n sold, 26 to 28 over at 4s 81 to
4,10 d. 30 to 32 over 4s I Id to 5s 2d, 33 .o 35 ove.• 58 3d
to 5s sd, 36 to 38 over ss. 61 to 5s 7d. There is not yet muchinclination to buy Brandy, but the merchants will
n,t yet reduce their pretensions. A fair sale has prevailed
for Geneva at 2s to 2s 2d per gallon. British Spirits sell
freely on former terms.
TRa.—The accounts received from Canton on Saturday
being of a more unfasourable character than those pre-
viously come to band have caused the trade to be more
anxious to purchase Tea, and prices, which had receded a