The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-30 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of last Evening.)
SUGAR.—There has been no improvement in the demand for West
India Muscovadoes during the past week ; importers have refused to sell
at lower prices. Demerara, low middling at 605; Jamaica, rather better
61s ; Grenada and Demerara, good middling 62s 6d to 635.
This afternoon importers refused to submit to any reduction in prices.
At public sale 100 hhds Barbadoes brought 65s 6d a 68s per cwt.
REFINED.—Prices have undergone no variation, but the demand from
the grocers has been limited. In double crushed we have no sales to
report. Treacle at the late advanced rates. In Bastards previous rates
have been supported. Pieces at former quotations.
This afternoon, prices remained firm for Refined Sugar; standard
goods are • most in demand, and command 775. per cwt. Treacle is
dearer-30s 6d paid for common, and 32s to 338 for the best old make.
M AURlTlLM—Previous rates have not been supported by 6d per cwt ;
at public sale 2,742 bags sold heavily, fine yellow at 635 a 645, low to
mid 57: a 585 6d.
This afternoon at a public sale of 6,386 bags, prices gave way Is for
the better, and 6d for the lower descriptions, tine yellow sold at 63s a
63s 6d, good 61s a 625, mid to good mid 58s 6d a 60s 6d, good grey
68s Oda 595, low brown 51s per cwt, all however was sold.
EAST INDIA,—The grocers have purchased sparingly of Bengal, but
no further reduction in prices has been submitted to; at public sale,
800 bags sold as follows, mid yellowish white at 65s to 665, washed 64s
to 665, damps 65s to 675. Manilla and Siam are held for late rates.
This afternoon the auctions consisted of 1,895 bags Cochin China,
1,279 bags Siam, and 542 bags Bengal, which sold at previous rates,
and in some cases rather higher, good mid to good strong white Siam
brought 28s to 30s, mid rather soft 275 6d a 28s, washed 22s 6d a 26.
6d; Cochin China mid soft 25s a 26s 6d, washed 225 (id a 23s 6d ; Ben-
gal brought 65s 6d a 67s 6d for good bright yellow, and 64s 6d a 66s for
damps.
FORZIGN.—The market is quiet, and in Havannah and Brazil we have
no transactions to report; holders, however,are not inclined to force sales.
MOLASSES.—Prices of West India have undergone no variation, but
the demand has been limited and confined to two parcels of fine Deme-
rara at 325.
COFFEE.—Prices of West India have undergone ne further depres-
sion, at public sale 124 casks only partly found buyers, Berbice good
mid at 108 s 6d a 109 s. In East India descriptions no change has occurred.
We have had no auctions of Mocha or Ceylon, and the transactions
have been confined to small parcels at former rates. 120 casks and 226
bags liavannah from the Cape, at 9d duty, were sold at public sale;
the quality was very good, from palish fine fine ord to coloury low mid,
and the prices 65s to 735. In Foreign the operations have been
confined to the public sales of 1,847 bags, 53 boxes, 18 serons
from Valparaiso, and 111 bags Bahia, which sold very briskly ,
the prices of the former were as follow—pale yellowish fine ord clean'
and heavy, like Batavia, 46s to 49s 6d, coloury fine ord 535 to 571,
superior even ditto 58s to 625; the Bahia fetched 40$ 6d for mixed
quality, and 42s to 44s for coloury good ord ; 2,695 bags Brazil have
also been offered at auction, about half was sold at 1 s decline, good to
fine fine ord coloury brought 425 to 475.
This afternoon only 25 casks 57 bags British Plantation, 21 bags
Cheribon were offered at auction, the former sold at previous rates :
Rerbice, good middling at 111 s, middling 104 s to 105 s; Demerara,
unclean 90s ; the latter brought 61s 6d for damaged, and 65s 6d for
sound pale.
COCOA.—The demand for West India has subsided; prices have re-
mained firm. In Foreign there is no variation.
Rum, BRANDY, ♦ND HOLLANDS.—Prices remain firm for all descrip-
tions of Rum, but the demand has been limited. Brandy at late rates.
Geneva at former prices. British Corp Spirits 108 6d per gallon.
lemoo.—The quarterly sale of East India has concluded. The quan-
tity brought forward (including 3,158 chests of old goods, bought in or
withdrawn from former sales) was 9,403 chests, 7,630 of which con-
sisted of Bengal, &c., 1,154 Oudes, &c. 321 Madras, 112 Kurpah,
151 Manilla, and 65 other sorts, which presented the following assort-
ment, 600 Bengal fine shipping quality, 1,950 mid to good ditto,
1,231 mid shippers, 1,417 fine consumers and ord shippers,
1,542 mid to fine consumers, 1,112 ord and low ditto, 321
Madras, 112 Kurpah, 942 Oude, 151 Manila, and 60 from Bombay.
The rise, as compared with the October sale, is for Bengal is
Is
a Is 3d, good and mid is 3d a 15 9d, ord and good ord Is a Is 6cl;
Madras fine and good is 3d a is 6d, mid and ord 9cl a Is 3d;
(Jude, &c., good and mid Is a Is 6d, ord and very ord 9d a Is.
The number of chests cold is-35 chests from Os a9s sd, 1,142, 83 a
Bs 11d, 3,394, 75 a 7s l Id, 2.098, 6s a 6s I Id, 851, 58 a 58 11d, 681, 4s
a 4s 1 Id . 147, 38 a 35 11d, 17, 6d a 25 I ld, 14 lots Warehouse Sweep.
lugs as 10d a4s 2d; 1,068 of various sorts were withdrawn.
Peovistosts.—ln the Irish Butter Market in some few instances lower
prices have been accepted ; the best Irish Butter is to be obtained at
from 96s to 100 s, and fine Friezland steady at 110 s. Lard dull, but not
lower. Bacon cannot be purchased on easier terms, prime qualities still
being worth 51s a 54s per cwt.
TEA —The rates previously established at the sale have been fully
supported, and the biddings have again been animated; the trade have
purchased freely of black and green Tea, and large parcels of the former
have again been taken on speculation; 185,000 packages have now
passed auction, of which the large quantity of 100,000 have been actually
sold. The sale will conclude to-morrow. Congou, common since our
last had sold at is lid, but middling coarse and rather strong Is lid to