The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-23 00:00:00

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(From Liza London Price Current of Last MVP,
SUGAR.-The advices received from the West
this week being of an unfavourable tenor, particadak from-7
Jamaica and Demerara, where the black poptthitio,n'were I
pursuing their avocations in the plantations reluantly; and.
some of them refused to resume their labours, exceptingon -
very unreasonable terms, by which cause several of- -tbe_
estates were only partly at work ; it is also reported that a
large quantity of the Canes had been destroyed by being
too long in the fields, and others were going to decay,
owing to which cause it is apprehended that there will be
a great falling off in the export of Sugar from nearly all
the Islands this season, has given the holders of British
Plantation here increased confidence, and has produced
more activity in the market, for the grocers have pur-
chased freely of brown as well as of middling yellow de-
scriptions ; good and fine sorts, although riot so much
sought after as the former, have, however, been sold to a
fair extent ; from the refiners there has been a good,
though not brisk demand, few of the Sugar-houses berra;
at full work, and importers have obtained an advance on
the rates of this day week of Is 6d for brown, 2s for mid
and good mid, and Is for fine yellow descriptions. The
stock is 10,985 hhds and trcs larger than it was last year ;
the deliveries last week were small, being 424 hhds, &c.,
less than in 1533 to the same period, but there is little
doubt they will shortly increase, the labouring classes being
in full employ at good wages, and the price of bread and
other provisions being moderate for the season of the y ear.
The arrivals since this day week have been only 555 hhds I

and trcs.
This afternoon the advance noticed above was fully ‘up-
ported, and there vsas a steady demand, the purchases
amount to 400 hhds and trcs, making the sales for the week

2,200 hhds, &c.
REFINED.-The home trade have purchased freely of the
better descriptions of goods, and an advance on the rates
of this day week of rid a Is has been obtained, large
parcels of lumps, equal to the standard, have been sold at
765, and ;those rather under at 755; for common qualities
there has been a fair demand, and rather higher prices
have been paid ; the lowest point of the market for lumps
suitable for the scale is 735; from the shippers there is still
no demand, and the nominal value of double crushed is
425. Dutch crushed Sugar is held for 35s per cwt, at
which a fair business has been done.
Mayaint-s.—There has been an increased demand, the
purchases have again been principally for the outposts, and
chi. fly for the lower descriptions, and an advance on the
rates of this day week of Gd a Is, has been obtained for
yellow, and is for brown qualities. At public sale 6,650
bags sold with animation; good to fine yellow, 63s a 655,
low to mid 59s a 62s 6d, mid to fine brown 57s a 58s 64,
ord 54s 6d ; by private treaty since the sale several parcels
have been sold at advanced rates, 59s paid for brown and
61 s 6d a 62s for low to mid yellow ; there has been an
arrival of 5,800 bags, and a vessel with 50,000 bags is ex-
pected : at present nothing is declared for auction. The
stock is 22,686 bags more than it was last year at this pe-
riod. The deliveries continue large, and last week ex-
ceeded those of the corresponding period last year by
2,438 bags.
E•sT INDIA. —The home trade have purchased freely
of Bengal, but no further improvement has taken place ;
at auction 190 casks and 5,000 bags have been disposed of,
3,306 of the above came on on Wednesday ; notwithstand-
ing they were sulphurous, former rates were paid ; the
casks were low heavy brawn, the owner not being inclined
to take the market price, they were bought in at 503. :316
baskets Java and 122 boxes Manilla have also been put up,
and sold without any variation ; Java, good white dry and
strong 30s a 31s, good grey dry 26s 6d a 27s Gd, middling
yellow 245. Manilla inferior brown to soft yellow 17s to
22s 6d per cwt.
FOhEIGN.-The transactions continue limited in all de-
scriptions ; but importers demand full prices for Ilavanuals
and Brazil.
This afternoon 140 chests Bahia at auction were nearly
all bought in.
qualityl were
Moaassas.—This afternoon 400 punsAnei,ti,gguoaotviv
e
of-
fered at auction, and chiefly sold at full prices,
at 31s per cwt.
COFFEE.-The unfavourable accounts from Jamaica, and
other West India islands, has caused. the home trade to
come forward more freely, and for all clean descriptions of
British Plantation there has been a brisk demand; unclean
qualities have also sold to a fair extent, and an advance en
previous rates of is 6d a 2s has been established upon all
descriptions ; at auction 380 casks, 430 brls and bags have
been offered, the principal part of which found ready
buyers, Jamaica low mid at 108 s 6d a 110 s 63, good anc::,
fine ord 99s a 104 a 6d, Dominica fine ord 103 s
103 s 6d, Bcrbicc mid 109 s a Ills, low mid 106 s 6d, gooa
and fine ord 90s a 101 s, Demerara unclean ordinary to goo.:
ordinary 85s a 90s, triage 67s ; by private treaty several
parcels of various descriptions have been sold at the above
rates.— For East India there has been an increased de-
mand from the home trade, and prices have again
proved ; Ceylon has been in good request by private cosa
tract, and 99s has been paid for good, and 100 s for fine or-.
dinary, and there are no sellers now of good ord under
1008; of Mocha about 650 bales, partly old importations,
have been offered at auction, when brownish cleanly gar-
bled fetched 89s to 893 6d, fair greenish yellow 925, goo,;
yellow 95a 6d to 98s, fine yellow 118 s Gd. 376 bags Su-
matra at 03 duty fetched for very low quality 37s 6d, and
for better Semarang 43s to 47s 6d.
This afternoon the public sales consisted cf 451 bags
East India, 330 bags African and 1,132 bags Brazil. ; matra sold at 461 a 46s 6d fur ord to good ord, which is
21 a 3s higher ; a small lot of mid yellow long
berry Mocha brought 112 s ; the African sold at high
prices, and went at 40s Gd a 48s, the bulk brought 47s for
ord pale worm eaten; Brazil was all bought in at 42s
46s a Gd for good to fine ord.

TEA.—It not having yet been finally determined when 1
the 'injurious system of selling Tea at Quarterly Sales is
to be abolished, has nearly suspended the demand for
Tea in the market, and Common Congou has been sold
at a reduction on the rates of the last Quarterly Sale of
id a Id per lb, but the merchants generally refuse to sub_
mit to any decline. .At the request of the importers a
meeting of the principal brokers took place on Wednesday,
to consider the propriety of introducing a new mode of
selling tea; but it being private we have not been able to
ascertain the full particulars, however, we understand that
Monthly Sales were proposed and agreed to in sonic in.
stances, but no time was named when they were t
into operation ; there will be ono more Quarterly come
1
and which will take place on the 2d of April,, some of
the catalogues have already been issued.
Ndbio:nxigecelotlung,sici:
g ot:
arc declared for Friday next, consisting of 465wc0l auctions
boxes
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slip Hyson. The deliveries fur home use have greaotv'lyr-
increased,
Today we have ascertained that the merchants gene..
rally will bring Tea to auction Monthly, the first sale will
take place on the 2d of March. There is nothing doing it
the market, and there are sellers of black Tea at rather
lower prices.
Seicss.—For Pimento there has been a better demand, '
and the whole of 383 bags at public sale found buyers at
full prices : ordinary brought aid, middling to good mid-
dling 3id to 4id, good ;34d, the bulk sold at 3,-1 to 30.
All kinds of Ginger are held for advanced rates, which at
present buyers are not inclined to accede to, and the per- •
chases have been limited : at auction, 200 bags 13arbadoes
were taken in, good bolds at 50s. Mace is held firmly, but
for the lower sorts the demand is limited ; and a part only
of 24 casks dark red at auction, found buyers at 3a lod to
4s Id. In the value of Cloves and Nutmegs there is no
change. In Cinnamon the sales have been trivial, but late
rates have been supported. For black Pepper there has
been an increased demand, but no further improvement in
prices cadbe quoted : at auction, 2,000 bags were all sold •
Sumatra and Batavia light rather dusty at 3altd to 4d, mid
half heavy Penang 4d. By private contract, 6,000 bags
common Eastern have been disposed of at 3.4-d to 4d.
Cassia Lignea is held for prices higher than buyers are at
present generally inclined to give; consequently, the
purchases have been limited.
This afternoon 1,514 pockets Bengal Ginger at ptiblie
sale sold rather cheaper, good bold at 22s Gd a 2:3s pc r cwt.
Rum, BRANDY, AND tIOLLANDS.-111 Jamaica Ruin ti ,
purchases have again been limited, and prices cannot 1,
quoted accurately, holders having submitted to a reduction
of id to Id for Leewards, has occasioned a good demand,
and 300 puns have been sold, proofs at 3s 3d, 5 per cent
over 3i sd, 10 over 3s 7d, 15 over 3s 9d, 20 over 3s lid.
28 over 4s 3d, 30 to 36 over 4s 9d to 4s lld : a Govei n-
ment contract for 75,000 gallons is declared for next Thurs-
day. For Brandy there has been a fair demand principally
for exportation, and late rates have been fully supportec,`.
Geneva has been in good request at 2s 4d to 2s. sd. 13ritisik
Corn Spirits continue in steady demand at late rates.
CocoA.—For British Plantation there has been less de-
mand, and prices gave way 2s. at the public sales of
.533
bags Grenada and Trinidad. Government has advertiseo
for 50 tons to be tendered for next Thursday.
This afternoon the auctions consisted of GO bags Bahia
and 75 bags African, all of which was taken in, the tine fine
red at 40s, and the latter of ord quality at 35s per cwt.
Ricz.—The market for descriptions of East India 15,,,
hitTehaet
elpies.,
been very quiet ; Bengal is not offered on easier terms;
but Java may be purchased at reduced rates ; at auction,
1,495 bags were all bought in,
middling 15s Gd, rather broken
.. .
the makers have for
n,,
home consumption, but at present
rations in Carolina have been limited, and confined
of Paddy continue
large.
14sgo good
dd
tobo bold
s %.''
reduced the price.
Bengal an 2,000 bags dirt
d
former, only t . '
at auction; of the a e,l lot.,
Rice were offered being accepted forge iddline
16s
This afternoon, 3, The 943 bags arrivals
were sold at Is decline,for 'eldl.- ^
131 at 149 mi in quality,
koenitii per cwt.
and good Bengal at 16s t
white ; the latter was taken
of East India generally refuse to
INDIGO.—The holders n
p
submit to any reduction in rices, but the demand has be-
well as for e
as x •on. portatt
come limited for home use, .
large,
however,continue principally for
The deliveries, ,er
Spanish there are not many
the latter purpose. l'
at auction, sold
and 60 scrolls Guatemala _ heavily,
buyers;
descriptions 2d lower ; Sobres went
ordinary and middling
at 6s 6d to 7s, and Cortes 4s 3d to 6s 3d per lb.
OILS.—In the prices of common Fish Oils little varia
has .
tiara has occurred but the demand
since our last, been
limited; 30/has been accepted for Cod, and 33/ 10s to 34/
and fully as dear.
Sperm scarce,
for pale Seal.
under 275, but the transactions have
is not to be purchased
P ee has
d extent. \a been taken
been only to a limited
I •e been submitteandd to, 42s Gd
sparingly,
for pale, and 4ls 6d to 49-
to 46e being accepted
at publicsale --S tor
brown. Olive is rather cheaper; 6O casks
Fast st
421 per cwt. In ~a. India Cocoa Nut the
sold at 40s to
made have been at low prices. Olive dull.
limited sales
is
SALT s held firml and t -
PETR E.—... ou, ere is nothing
quality tugger purchased under 27h s 6d, but ti
of common q
1 has been limited for home co le
demand pri y nsumption,
vate
and for export there are not many orders ; none has been
offered at auction. British Refined as last quoted, viz.,
32s Gd in lihde and 33s in brs, and the purchases have heels
to a fair extent; if the Refiners would submit to a sl*g i s
i,,,
reduction it would occasion a brisk demand.
TaLeove—The market continues in a dull state, the
trade purchasing only sufficient to supply their immedia t
wants, and prices have declined to 49s 6d to 49s 93 for l
Y. Candle on the spot. For delivery the few 3.
sales made
have beenas 4as per cwt.