The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-25 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of Jan. 24.)
Sue n.—ln the early and middle part of last week there
was but little business done in the West India Market, and
prices gave way 6d. for good and fine, and Is. for ordinary and
middling qualities, but towards the close there was rather a
better demand at the decline. The business done has been
principally to supply the immediate wants of the grocers, and
the request has been chiefly for the good and fine descriptions,
the latter of which are rather scarce. The estimated pur-
chases by private contract have been 1,609 hhds. and trs. ;
the present Gazette average price is 3s. under that of last year.
The stock of West India Sugars is now 24,143 hhds. and
trs., being 4,484 more than last year. The stock of Mauri-
tius is now 23,941 bags, which is 20,405 less than last year,
(including the East India Dock). The delivery of West
India last week was 2,678 hhds. and trs., which is 422 more
than last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 3,031 bags,
being 2,473 less than the corresponding week of last year,
(including the East India Dock).
This afternoon there were two public sales, one of 120
casks of Barbadoes, and the other of 39 barrels, 5 trs. To-
bago, the former sold heavily at 625. a 68s. 6d. for low to
fine yellow, being full prices for the best qualities, but 6d. a
Is. lower for the mid. sorts, which went at 645. 6d. a 665.,
the latter sold at Ms. a 535. 6d. for low brown dabs; by pri-
vate contract there has been a steady request from both re-
finers and grocers at the rates of Friday, and the purchases,
including the public sales, amount to 700 hhds. and trs.
For Refined goods from the grocers the demand has been
very moderate, but owing to the scarcity of goods, the buyers
have been compelled to pay full prices, and have given 78s.
for Lumps to pass, and 775. for those rather under the stan-
dard. The business done for shipping has been confined to a
few small parcels of double Crushed at 375. Bastards sup-
port previous rates, but there has been little demand for them.
Treacle has sold freely at unvaried prices. In the value of
Dutch crushed sugar there is no alteration.
MAuRITICS.—The prices continue on the decline, and the
demand by private contract has only been to a moderate ex-
tent ; at auction 207 bags sold heavily at a reduction of ls. a
Is. 6d., good strong grey for refining went at 565. 6d. ; there
have been two more arrivals of the tww crop, amounting to
12,000 bags.

This afiernoon the Market was in a dull state, and prices
continue to give way ; two parcels, containing 8,443 bags,
were offered at public sale, and only a part were disposed of at
Is. a Is. 6d. decline, fine yellow 635. a 635. 6d., good 61s. a
625. 6d., mid. 595. a 595. 6d., strong grey 575. 6d. a 585.,
low brown 455. a 50s. 6d., mid. 545. 6d. a 555.

EAST INDIA.—Siam taken by private contract, good and
flue strong white at 325. a 335. 6d., mid. 275. 6d. a 318. 6d.,
ord. 265. 6d.

This afternoon at public sale 2,190 bags Bengal were offered,
which sold at a reduction on former rates of Is. a Is. 6d.,
fine white went at 335., mid. and good 30s. a 31s. 6d., damps
31s. a 31s. 6d., washed 28s. 6d.

FORElGN.—Havannall, good at 265. 63. a 275. 6d., mid 255.
a 255. 6d., some small parcels of white at 345. 6d. a 365. 6d.
for mid. and good strong. Bahia, good white went at 275. a
285., mid. 265., inferior 245., fine and soft brown 20s. a 225.,
the remainder was taken in, ord to fine white 245. a 30s. 6d.,
low soft brown and good yellow 16s. 6d. a 225. 63. ; a parcel
of 30 hhds. Cuba Muscovades waa withdrawn at 21s. 6d. for
mid yellow.

CCOA.—Prices of British Plantation have declined Is., and
the request has only been to a moderate extent.

COFFEE-At 965. a 100 s. for middling and good middling
Jamaica, 725. a 87s. for good to fine fine ordinary, low ordinary
was bought in at 50s. a 655., good at 685., and low middling
at 90s. Demerara fine ordinary and low middling went at 755.
a 89z. 6d., good ordinary 695. 6d. a 735. Berbice middling
and good middling 91s. a 965. Ceylon went at 665. a 695.
6cl. for low and good ordinary, and 775. a 795. 6d. for fine.
Some small parcels of Sumatra have been taken at 40s. a 41s.
for fair ordinary. Havannah have been taken at 50s. for good
ordinary brown.
PROVISTONS.--Cork Butter landed sold at 98s. a 995.,
Carlows at 98s. to 100 s., and Limericks at 98s. Holstien is
now to be bought at 102 s. to 104 s. per cwt. ; the supplies
have been moderate. Bacon only finds buyers for immediate
consumption at Is. to 2s. decline, the primest quality would.
not bring more than 51s. per cwt. landed.
INDIGO.-The sales concluded this day, and during their
progress 383 chests were withdrawn by the proprietors. All
the low descriptions, which are classed as Oudes have gone off
very heavily, at a decline of 6d. to Bd. The Madras and
Kurpah in sale were in general of very ordinary quality, chiefly
mixed and very objectionable, they sold heavily at a decline of
3d. to 4d. per lb. on the prices of last sale. The quantity
bought in is about 1,400 chests.
0i1.5.-Prices remain firm, sales of Cod in casks made at
481., Pale Seal 561., Southern 431. a 461.-For Sperm there
has been a good request at an advance of 405., sales of the best
quality made at 81/. In Linseed Oil a good business ha%
been clone to supply the wants of the home buyers at 365. 6d.
a 375. on the spot.
RICE.-Good and fine white Patna at 16s. a 16s. 6d., rnd
13s. 6d. a 14s. for mid, and good white Bengal; from the
Grocers there has been an improved request for Carol'Ana at
325. a 345.

RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS._Jamaica Rum 28 to 30
per cent. over at 4s. 4d. a 4s. 6d., 32 over 4s. 7d. a 4s. Bd. ;
Leewards 4 to 8 over 2s. 7d. a 2s. Bd. ; Demerara 15 over
2s. I Id. There continues to be a good fresh supply. Brandy
has sold at rather easier prices.
TALLOW.-For parcels on the spot there has been a steady
demand for consumption at 445. 9d. a 455. for PY C. The
price for delivery next month has advanced to 449. 6d., at which
rates rather more business has been done.
COCIIINRAL.-At an advance of 3d. a 4d. for the fine quali-
ties, and 2d. for ord. and mid. Honduras low and mid. Silvers
sold at 6s. 6d. a 7s. 2d. ; good and fine, 7s. a 7s. 10d. Alexi.-
can Silvers, good 6s. 9d. ; Blacks, 7s. 4d. a 7s. sd. per lb.

Between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock on
Sunday night the family of Mr. Russell, of No. 1, Skinner
Street, New Road, St. Pancras, was thrown into a state of
great alarm and confusion by the discovery being made that
one of the female servants, named Caroline Heath, between
15 and 16 years of age, had attempted to commit suicide
by swallowing poison. It appears that the unfortunate
young woman was found in the kitchen retching violently,'
and enduring extreme agony. She was questioned as to
whether she had taken anything injurious, but she posi-
tively denied having done so. At length her sufferings be-
came so severe that she confessed having swallowed two pen-
nyworth of sugar of lead, which she had purchased at a
chemist's shop in the neighbourhood, stating that it was to
clean her master's top-boots. Medical assistance ~vas
promptly procured, but from the severity of the symptoms
it was deemed necessary immediately to remove the pat;,ent
to the North London Hospital, where the stomach-r,umP
was used, but the poison had taken such a hold of thtt sys-
t!m that no hope can be reasonably entertained of her sur-
viving. The cause of the rash act is attributable t o her
having received warning to quit her situation.

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