The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

MARKET INT ELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of this day.)
SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar met with less ellen•
tion from grocers and refiners, but simply keeping scanty,
ho ders were enabled to- obtaiii,rates equal to last Friday.
Sales were 10), making 817 &c., for the Week.
REFINED.—To•day Refined Sugar was less in demand
for some trade purposes, and prices declined ;- brown lumps
selling at 44s to 44s 6,1, and low to fine grocery 44s Gd to
495 per cwt. In Crushed Sugar little doing for export,
and 3ls to 31s 6d accepted for British.
Mauttrritfs.- This afternoon Mauritius sugar met with
less demon. and 8,400 bags at public sale went at Gd per
cwt decline ; good yellow selling at 35s to 365, low to mid
33s to 34, 6d, good to fine brown 315 to 32s 6,1, refining
32s to 3fis, good to tine grainy yellow 38s 6d to 39s 6d. ,
FOREIGN.—To-day little was done in foreign sugar, and
at last weeks rates merchants were disposed to sell. Nona
was offered at auction.
TEA..—Sales of low to good ord made at lld to 112 d,
rather blackish to blackish leaf Is to is 4d, and strong to
Pekoe sorts ls 4.0 to 2s s+l per lb. Fine Souchong sells
readily at 2s to 2s bd, in fair to good, however operation.
are limited at Is 2d to Is 103, and common is to is Id.
In Oolong larger sales at from is Id to 2s sd. A great in-
crease has takn place in demand for green especially for
true kinds, and the terms of last week are well kept up,
although supply has been greater.
COFFEE.—Tu-day private operations in Native Ceylon
were small, and at auction 240 bags sold at 44s to 44s Gd
for good ord. Of washed Rio 3,5 bags went rather cheaper,
fine and fine fine ord at 51s to 53s 6d • 147 bags Jamaica
sold at the full value, fine ord to mid at 50s to 565, and
triage 14s to 455.

COCHINEAL. —To-day prices declined ld per lb. for
Cochineal, and a part only of 190 bags in public sale found
buyers —Mexican, silvers at 33 6d to 3s 9J, black 3s 8d to
4s 2d; Honduras, silvers 3s 6d to 45., pasty 2s 8d to 3s 3d;
Tuneriffe taken in at 3s 10d to 1s 2d.

SALTPETRE.—To-day there was a great reluctance to
operate iu Saltpetre, and former rates were not to be ob-
tained. In auction 2,100 bags were taken in ; Calcutta at
40s for 1i to 10 per cent. There were not buyers within
several shillings of that rate.
TALLOW. —There was a dull market up to Tuesday, and
prices declined, first sort of P.Y. candle on the spot selling
at 63s 9d to 645, and for August delivery 66s 6(1;
since then speculators and the trade have ope-
rated moue freely, and an advance has taken place.
The currency is now 64s 3d to 64s 6d on the spot, and 663
Gd to 67s fur August delivery. A plentiful supply of home
melted, demand is howerter mor . active, and rates firm at
62s to 62s Gd cash. In ether sorts of Tallow larger
tranactions • Australian, mid to flue mutton at
62s to 665, beef 61s to 62s Gd, South American 6 s to
645, and French melted 62s to 645. The quantity offered
at auction this afternoon was SUO pkgs Jtock of Taloa:
is 8,0,10 casks more than last year, and 9,000 smaller; Y°
prices are much higher.

BIRTHS.
OF A SON.

On the 2(1 inst., at Roasinore Park, county Monaghav,
the La.iy Rossmore.
On the Ist inst., in Eaatbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, the
wife of Major/W. Diorland.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 30th ult., at Harcourt-street, Dublin, Ladi
Luz gan.
On the 30th ult.; at Porchester-terrace, Hyde-park, the
wife of R. A. Routh, Esq.