The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-15 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE,

(From the London New Price Current of May 14.)
SUGAR.—For West India Muscovadoes during the past
wet k, ti,ere has been a good and general demand, both
grocers and refiners have been free purchasers, and impor-
ters have obtained an advance on previous rates of Is for
brown and meddling yellow, and is 6d for good and fine
descriptions ; the prvate sales hsve reached 2,000 hhds
and trs, Berbice drt brown at 62s 61 to 635, Dsmerara
middling grey at 63.; 6d to 645, Antigua middlilig and fine
middling yellow 65s to 675, and other descriptions in pry •
portions ; 62s 6d may now be considered the lowest pint
of the market for brown Sugar, and 69s 61 the highest for
superit,r yellow.
REFINED—For borne consumption there has been a brisk
dernasd for refiasd goods, and prices Dave :advanced Is 6d
since this day week ; stand-ad lumps large pare have
been sold at 81a to 81s 6d, brown lumps 77, to 78, the
lowest point of the market for patent goods is 795. ci ushed
made from Foreign Sugar is held for lat, rates. Bastards
at advanced rates. Pieces at higher prices. Dutch
Crotched Sugar 34, 6d per cwt.
This afternoon prices are rather higher, standard Lumps
fetching 81s 6d a 82s, brown Lumps 78., and nothing in
patent goods is to be bought under 80s Pieces and Bas.
tards in brisk demand, 56s is the lots est point of the market.
Treacle in increased demand, and prices have advanced to
30s to 33s for common and the best old make.
MAURITIUS.—Prices have advanced to the extent of Is
to is 6d since this day week ; 5,308 bags at auction found
ready buyers, low middling and middling yellow at 64s to
655, good middling 65s 6d to 665, good 67$ to 67, 6d, mid-
dling grey 64s to 64s 6d, fine brown 63$ 6d to 645.
This afternoon 10.649 bags were offered at auction, and
the whole found ready buyers at prices 6d higher for broviii
and grey qualities ; yellow sorts brout.ht fully previous
rates ; good to fine brown went at 63a 6d to 64s 6d,
middling and good middling •yellow 658 to 66;, good 663
6d to 675, strong grey 64a 6d to 65s per cwt.
This afternoon there were three public sales of Bengal,
consisting of 2,877 bags, all of which found buyers 6d.
above the prices previously established, good to doe white
brought 67s a 68s 61, mid 66s 6d, good damps 67s a 67e
6d, and washed 65s a 66s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—A better demand has prevailed for brown
Brazil for refining here under bond, and nearly 400 chests
have been sold at 22s 6d for good and fine quality.
Ries —This afternoon 1,072 bags of fine cargo was take
in at 12s 6d a 13s, the remainder were Bengal, and sold
at Iss for n.id white and 11s for cargo being its full value.
TEA.—The auctions concluded on Friday; in the early
part importers held prices up to previous value, but towards
the latter part of the present sale a greater desire to effect
sales was manifested, and the trade being already well
stocked, a decline was the necessary consequence, vrbich
may he thus queted,—on Congous from id. to 1e,., Orange
Pekoes 2d. to 3d., Souchongs of the blackish leaf kind 3d.,
Imperial and Gunpowder from 2d. to 4d., except the finest,
which sold higher ; other descriptions felt the influence of
this pressure on the trade, though not so obviously as those
we have named.
COFFEE. —The ordinary and unclean descriptions Of
British Plantation continue dull of sale, at previous rates.
In East India prices have undergone little change sinc,
our last; Ceylon brought 95s 6d to 97a for ordinary en"
good ordinary; and coloury 101 s 6d Mocha has maintained
previous rates ; and good ordinary Brazil at 475.
SPICES —This afternoon Pepper was in limited derneedP
and 1,688 bags Malabar at auction were all taken in lit
4-id for Good half heavy, being its former value ;of LOP
bags Bengal Ginger offered, only a small part was solo,
good bold mid at 19s, very inferior small wormy was taken

in at 14s to 15s.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Rum buyers have
been compelled to pay rather higher prices for Leewards
Jamaica has maintained previous rates. Of the former
250 puns have been sold, proofs to 4 per cent over at
3s 4id a 3s 6d, 5 to 7 over 3s 7d a 3s Bd, 8 to 12 over
3: 9a 3s 11d, 14 to 16 over 4s a 4s ld, 30 to 32 over bi
ass 2d, 34 to 37 over 5s 3d ass 4d. In the latter the
sales have been only 100 puns at the prices quoted.
TALLOW.—Pate rsburg Yellow Candle Tallow on the
spot, first quality may be quoted at 52s to 52s 3d. Nell
Tallow for arrival in the last three mouths is still held for
46s to 46s 6d.

IRISH MARKETS.
DUBLIN MARKET NO fE for the WEEK ENDING MAY Ili'

From • To s"' le.
722 Wheat,per barrel 20 stone 39 0143 0 41
0 Bere l6 stone — 0 O ti,)
324 Barley
551 Oats l4 stone
0 Flour, per cwt ... 8 stsnie — 0 0 •-• 0
0 0atmea1..............-- 8 stone --6 - 0 -
Sold to Bakers only. L• 4
16,281 Cwt. flour 22 0 25 6 24
Average price of Wheat and Flour 65, 4 1 per sack;
Receipts of Flour, :1,743 i Firsts from 22.. Ild. to
Sales of Do 18,003SecondsTnirds from 1109: o°4l. :0° r 22- 0"4

PRICE OF BREAD.
Quartern Loaf lat. I Half Quartern .........'d

. -
CORK MARKETS.—Mar 11
tu 06, ed
W hell (per 205t.)22s Od. to 375. Oil Oats (per 14st) ...Hs. ---• 24 0
Barley (per 165t.)15 0 22 6 'Flour (per cwt )...16 0
Oatmeal ;per cwt.) 12s. Od. to'l6". tki• ..,.,
Beef, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton, sd. to 6d.—Veal, 4d to ,m.•
Pork, 416. to 56.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to I Id. per lb.
PRICE OF BUTTER.
....
To the Merchants.. To
. col&
First Quality.
Second 94 B7
Third
Fourth 72
Fifth 6 , 5l
Sixth
CLONMELL MARKETS.—May 11
Per Cwt. 8.
8. d. a. d. s., d. ..5. 0
New Butter BB oto 90 0 Hides (raw) 0 to k 4
......... ...
ato 0
Oatmeal 12 0 12 3 Bacon Pigs 38 0 0
Rendered Lard 0 52 0 Heads 28 0 --
Per Bag.
I/
32
Flour, Second 0 44 0 I Flour, Thirds ....... 0 r,
—Household...— 0 42 01— Feurth5......22 0 -- s'

Per BarreL
Rapeseed 20 0 0 Barley 13 0 14 0
Bere 8 4 10 0! coals 0 0
Per Stone. _

Wheat. I 8 1 10 I
vats 0 8 0 9

Tallow (rough) 4 0 4 6
Potatoes 0 3 0 4

KILKENNY
Wheat per barrel)2Bs. Od.to 38s. Od.
Barley l4 0 16 0
Oats . S 6 9 0
Hour (per bag) 0 44 0
Butter (per cwt.) 90 0 92 0
Bacon Pigs ..........0 (1 4i 0
Coals 1 0 1 2

MARKETS.
1 Beef (per lb. .., Os. Od. to 08. sti•
Mutton 0 5 0 6
Pork
Veal 0 5 0 Id
1 Fresh Butter
Salt Ditto
Potatoes (per st.) 0 2

HAMBURG MARKETS.
GRAIN.
.... to 17,
Wheat. Marks 456 to 4-0 1 Oats, Upland, . ......... o to !..,
Mecklenburg 4's to 486 Mecklenburg...... .6g., ~,,
Magdeburg
50 to •
Eider 416 to 486 Holstein ............ I
_.... to „,..
-- Anhalt, white 456 to 483 Petersb. k Riga... ti f2ol'
red
Holstein
Rye, Mecklenburg
1.,
-- Holstein
Archangel — to 4
Tares 300 to g
Barley, Mecklenburgh 234 to 246 Rapeseed 34 to 64
Magdeburgh . 240 to 25S Ditto Cakes ............
sg
Lower Elbe ... to .—Linseed ditto -
COT 'ON.
Carolina and Tennessee 734 to 9A Nlaranham
Georgia, Ist sort 10k, 0 Madras I /
2d 9%
,10 Surats 64 9
3d and 4th .... tiy. 91}i Domingo
"COFFEE.
Mocha IhOS COHN 1 Domingo ..-

,“ to
s;i 74
5% 74
4,6

. ~. ,
Batavia
5% 6i
Sumatra 4k, 4%
Rio .“,i 614,
Bahia
SUGAR.— (With 8% Discount.)
Havannah, White
Brown. ~ , 5% 6'Z Brown ..............
Rio, White
Brown

La Gna,ra •
Porto Rico
Havannah

tAfPi
0.614 ...64
~.54 boa

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FIRE IN THE GOVERNMENT PLANTATOO
—The young trees in the fir plantations near the Re sna
camp, Easthsmpstead, caught fire a few evenings agMeiittry
the flames being driven by the wind towards the ' the
College at Sandhurst, the plantations belonging to tin-
establishment were soon in a blay., and were not
guished by the students and officers until 100 scree
or,
been burnt down. The Government lands sufferedinloi
severely ; 1,000 acres of firs, about fifteen y,,ars ola
ten feet high, were burnt doers. The eis suppoged to
to
the work of an incendiary, and to have been caused riroal
people in the neighbourhood having bn en prevent', fros
using the loppings as firewood, and being prevented
passing through the plantations.—County Herald. A
se
MURDER.—At the Glasgow Spring eof
Thomas M.Kinnis, shoemaker, was accused of the crlot,
murder, he having on the 12th or 13th of JartuurYoked
within the house occupied by him in King street, °top%
and, assaulted Helen M'Kinnis, his sister, then re d, or
with him, and with a knife inflicted thirteen w 0 piled,
stabs on her body, by which she was mortally we" IV
and in consequence whereof she died soon thereafter'sof
prisoner, who was well dressed, affected to look likethoed
wise man, and pleaded " Not guilty," After a lenegiet be;
trial the jury found the prisoner had committed t.ltti , in con'
was insane at the time. Lord Meadowbank sin
no pro'
sequence of th's proceeding, the judgment he 01' insane'
nounce would be to the effect that ti.e prisoner, beingder net,
is not an object of punishment, and acquit him, 'lll oer to
tificatior, that he shall be confined for life or given 1001
his friends, if they shall give surety to the amount the
for his safe keeping during his life, The sentenceoeceby
s
Cour,. was read, and the prisoner made a foolish .set; the
to the effect that, though an injured man, he "
Great Lord of All."—Scotsman,

LADIES' GOLD WATCHScond•
A variety of excellent and carefully finished Ladies' the
hand Gold Watches, many of them in accordance, for`c selec"
latest taste, with Gold Dials, Jewelled, &c., are offere" 02 Gold
tion, price, with Enamel Dial, Seven Guineas, or 01
Dial, Eight Guineas each, at
T. COX SAVORY'S, Loga°6
Watchmaker, Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill,
(Seven Doers from Graceehurch-street).
N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exel'aje

BIRTHS. lady °f the
On the 11th inst., at East Landon rectory, the
Rev. Frederick De Chair, of a son. Deis°
On the 12th inst., at Whetstone, the lady of Osborn*
Osborne, Esq., of a , 154 of
the 12th inst., at Grove-house, Twickenham, th
Majorthe 13th inst.,son at Langton-rectory, the wife of the
Robert Farquhar,o of a son. the gel'
On the 13th inst.,n, in St. John's-wood, the lady of
S. Robins, of a daughter. r OP'
On the 14th inst., Mrs. M. Brown, Fetter-lane. ois__

ARIE. of On the 13th inst., at Bathford, Charles Blake! E°4, °f af the
Norton-street, to Emma Thomas, youngest daughter -
late Carter Stiles, Esq., of Bristol. Esq., of
he
On the 1i th inst., at Reigate, John Dixon, jun" of t--
Meeklenburgh-square, to Elizabeth Mary, only dauhte/ eko.
late Rev. Dr. Freeman, Vicar of Chalfont St. Peter's,-

-Lately, at Almorat,
of
Georgeth la
tLe ulvs h
ii
11
igatmo e ,llEesssqe.
East Indies,
_A, of
Marianne, the h•—•,,,r
opnriette,
On the 3d • in ' q.
inst., Weymouth street, Isabella ..--- ,d of
,GoßrednugnallEclvil service, third (lave
youngest daughter of 'Thomas Choppin, Esq., of the islal
St. Vi t
ncen.
On the 12th inst., at Windlesham, George Phy"' 17'4'
aged 67. f Job"
On the 13th inst., at Mill-house, Lew:sham,
3."'
M'Cutcheon, agud 47.
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