The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-05 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of August 2. )
SUGAR.—The grocers continue free buyers of West
India Muscovadoes Sugar, particularly of brown and mid-
dling yellow descriptions : very dark brown Berbice at
625, ordinary grey from the same colony and Trinidad at
63s 6d ; Nevis better 645; Antigua and Jamaica, middl-
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per cwt.
This afternoon Barbadoes sold steadily, fine fetched 68s
6d, good 67s to 67s 6d, good and mid 66s 6d, and mid 65s
to 65s 6d.

REFINED.—Buyers of Refined Goods, particularly of
brown standard lumps, are compelled to pay rather higher
prices, the former has fetched FOs 6d to 81s 6d, and the
latter 82s 6d to 83s; Crushed has brought 355, and 10 lb.
liambro' Loaves 40s to 41s.

MAURITIUS.—Prices are 6d to is above those of the
last auction ; low middling yellow brought 63s to 63s 6d,
middling 64s to 64s 6d, good 65s to 665, fine 663 Gd to
67s 6d, good dry brown 62s 6d, middling 60s Gd to 61s,
dingy greyish yellow 63s to 63s 6d, and fine grey 66s to
67s per cwt. This afternoon greyish brown brought 61s
to 635, and low to good yellow 63s 6d to 66s per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—Bengal at an advance of 6d per cwt,
good mid white at 66s a 665, Gd, good 675, soft yellow
62s 6d to 645, good bright yellow, resembling West India,
65s to 65s 6d, damp white 65s 6d to 675, and washed 649
to 65s 6d. Manilla at 21s to 24s for good brown and fine
strong yellow; low to good brown went at 19s 6d to
20s, damps 193, and washed 18s Gd to 193. Of Cochin
China 961 bags have been offired at public sale, which
found buyers at 24s 6d to 25s for low middling greyish
vihite, 22s 6d to 233 6d for yellow, 18s 6d to 23s 6d for
damps, and 18s 6d to 23s for washed.
This afternoon Bengal bright yellow sold at 65s to
65s 6d, one lot 64s 6d, damps 655, and washed 63s 6d to
64s 6d per cwt.

MOLASSES.-West India must bo quoted rather dearer,
and there has been a better demand; the private purchases
have amounted to 500 puns. Fine Antigua at 36s to 116 s
6d, good 35s 6d; St. Vincent 34s 6d ; Demerara good
345, fine 35s Gd; and Barbadocs 35s 6d—and if the mer-
chants would accept 6d under these rates, it would lead to
much business.

COFFEE.--British 'Plantation sold at very full prices.
This afternoon there was a fair business doing in Coffee
for consumption ; the public sale consisted of 502 bags
Brazil imported from the Cape, 522 bags Ceylon, and 39
casks 6 barrels Jamaica. Brazil consisted principally of
of good ordinary green quality, and being suited for the
wants of the home trade, it being clean, it fetched 4s above
the late auctions, and went at 60s a 61s 64, a few lots fine
ord brought 63s 6d, damaged went at 48s a 58s; Ceylon
sold 63 above the rates of yesterday, good ord fetched lO2s
a 102 s 6d, and fine ord 103 s 6d a 105 s 6d; the Jamaica,
principally unclean, was taken in at 93s for ord, a few lots
fine ord coloury sold at 114 s.
COCOA. —British Plantation : prices have improved 2s
per cwt. Trinidad : Good mid to good grey at 50s 6d a
53s 6d, fine red 56s a 57s 6d, mid to good 51s a 54s per
cwt. Foreign at former rates; 36s 6d has been paid for
50 bags Guayaquil of fair quality.
Rtes.—Bengal at an advance on previous rates of 6d
per cwt, good and middling good white sold at 14s to
14s 6d, and fine at 15s. Java fine white went at 13s to
14s, and middling to good Ms 6d to 12s 64 per cwt. Ca-
rolina at 38s to 463 per cwt. This afternoon 150 bags
Bengal at public sale sold at stiff prices, good white at 15.
OiLs.--The accounts received from the Greenland
Fishery have not had any effect upon the Fish Oil market ;
Linseed and Rape Oils at the quotations of last week ;
Sperm Oil at 951. to 961. for first quality.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has sold at 25s a 25s 6d ; Cal-
cutta sold at 24s for 84 per cent. This afternoon 5703
bags Calcutta at auction, refraction 3i to 3i per cent was
taken in at stiffer prices, very fine white at 27s 64 per cwt.
TALLOW. --Prices have further improved, 52s 9d to
533 for. P. Y. C: on the spot of first quality. For
delivery, prices have advanced to bOs fur early months,
and 49s 6d for October, November, and December.
Run, BRANDY, AND lIOLLANDS.—Of Rum there has
been a fair supply since th:s day week; prices however
continue firm for all descriptions, but there has been only
a limited demand; the sales in Jamaica have been only
100 puns, 30 to 31 over proof at Gs to 6s Id, 32 to
34 over 6s 24 to 6s 3d, 35 to 37 over Gs 4d to 6s sd, and
superior marks at 7s ; of Leewards the purchases have
been 150 puns, proof to 3 over 3s 7d to 3s Bd, 4 to 8 over
3s 94 to 3s 10d, 12 to 14 over 4s to 4s 2d, 16 to 18 over
4s 3d to 4s sd. Brandy sells slowly, but former rates have
been supported. Geneva in good demand.
TEA.—The advices from Canton, have produced much
excitement in the Tea market here. Prices have improved
since we last wrote 24 to 3d per lb ; the operations, how-
ever, have been more particularly in common Congous at
Is 444 and Is 54, low Twankay at ls. 7id a Is Bd, and in
the lower descriptions of Young Hysen at 2s per lb; and
even at these prices several of the merchants have refused
to sell. In Company's Congou large purchases have been
made at Is 74, and at these prices there are now few sel-
lcrs. The Quarterly Sale takes place on Monday, and
comprizes 59,892 packages, or 4,217,632 lbs, For ,he 26th
instant 9,402 packages are declared.