The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-07 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( From the London New Price Current of last Evening. )
SUGAR.—The transactions in the British Plantation mar.

ket on Wednesday last were extremely limited, the pur
chases amounting to only 100 hbds and trs, at prices 6d
under those previously quoted for brown and low yellow
descriptions, but good and fine yellow sorts maintained
their former value, the supply continuing short ; on Thurs-
day and Friday, however, buyers came forward more freely,
and a pretty good demand was experienced for both grocery
and refining descriptions, the operations amounting to 1,300
hhds and trs at the rates of the previous day, besides which
123 hhds 17 trs Barbadoes at public sale sold at former
prices, mid to good yellow at 58s to 63s 6d, ord brownish,
55s to 565; privately greyish St. Vincent's, have been sold
at 51s 6d, better, St. Kitt's at 52e, mid Demerara, Jamaica and
Antigua 53s a 545, good mid and good 55s a 57s 6d, fine up
to 64s a 655; the stock continues on the increase; the deli-
veries are still falling off, and are likely to continue so, at
least for the present, the Fruit crop having proved very de
ficient, arid only a few of the refiners are at work ; the:im-
ports this year have exceeded those of last by upwlrds of 20,000
hhds and trs : the average Gazette price is 5s 91(1 less than it
was at this time last year, and when compared with that of
1835 it shows a decline of 9s 6d per cwt. The last accounts
received from Jamaica and other places represent that the
negroes were working peaceably.
This afternoon good and fine grocery descriptions were in
steady request by private contract at full prices ; but the de-
mand for brown arid low sorts was very limited ; Importers,
however, refused to sell under the prices of Friday ; the pri-
vate purchases amount to 600 hhds and trs ; at public sale
123 hi►ds Barbadoes sold readily, low to middling qualities at
fully previous rates, but the better sorts brought 64 to is ad-
vance, fine yellow sold at 65s to 665, middling to good 59s 6cl
to 645, one lot low middling 57s per cwt.
The stock of \Vest India Sugar is now 45,127 hhds and trs,
being 18,996 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius
is now 71,440 bags, which is 21,547 more than last year.
The delivery of West India last week was 2,371 hhds and
trs, which is 155 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius
was 2.912 bags, being 1,229 less than the corresponding week
of last year. The Gazette Average Price is now 31s 7d,
against 37s 41d in 1837, and 41s in 1836.
REFINED.—The grocers have purchased sparingly of all
descriptions of Refined goods, and previous prices have not
been support'd by Is; for good strong Lumps 735, and
for fair 71s to 72s has been accepted. Exporters keep
nearly altogether out of the market, and the transactions }gave
been confined to a few small parcels of double Crushed *-, the
Docks at 34s 6d a 35s ; not above 150 hhds are now ':emaining.
Dutch Crushed Sugar 33s is required.
MAURITIUS.—Brown and low yellow kinds sold rather
, cheaper; good to fine yellow went at 60t a 61s; good mid
58s 6d ; low to mid 52s a 545; good to fine brown 47s a 50s;
low soft 44s a 453.

This afternoon 947 bags at public sale sold steadily at rather
higher prices, particularly for the better descriptions, fine
yellow brought 63s a 63s 6d, good 58s a 59s 6d, mid to good
mid 54s to 57s 6d, ord dingy 525.
TEA.—Prices continue firm for both black and green sorts,
but buyers have come forward less freely ; there have been
two arrivals since our last : the deliveries have been large.
COFFEE.—British Plantation, clean and unclean descrip-
tions, nearly the whole of 100 casks, 29 brls,lsl bags at public
sale, at prices similar to those of last Tuesday ; Berbice low mid
brownish 10356 d a 104 s 6cl; Jamaica low mid 105 s a 106 s 6d,
good to fine fine ord 98s a 102 s 6d ; Demerara fine ord 98s 6d.
Ceylon ord damp went at 100 s a 100 s 6d, good ord
sound 101 s a 101 s 6d, fine ord 102 s 6d a 103 s, fine fine ord
colory 104 s 6d ; first class sea damaged 97s 6d a 99a 6d, se-
cond class 94s Gd a 95s Gd, third class 92s 6d a 93s 6d, sea
damaged and repacked first class 97s a 995, second class 94s
a 94s Gd, third class 84s 6d ; 390 bags of Samarang, admis-
sible at the 9d duty, sold at 68s 6d a 69s for good greenish
rather mixed ; 600 bags good ord pale Rio have been sold
privately at 395.
This afternoon 221 casks, 351 bags British Plantation, and
1,477 bags East India were offered at public sale, of the former
only a small part was sold at prices is to 2s under those of
last week ; Berbice good middling went at 108 s 6d to
110 s, middling 106 s to 107 s, low middlings 103 s, good
ord pale 99s ; Demerara, good to fine ordinary
90a to 955, low middlinglsostos Jamaica,;ll2s6d,
fine
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fine mo
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nliang
104 s 6d to 105 s, middling no
100 s 6d, good ordinary 97s to 97s 6d, of the latter 642 ',acre
Ceylon, which sold at Is decline, fine ord coloury went at
101 s, good ord 99s to 99s 6d, mixed 98s to 98s 6d ; 682 bags
consisted of Sumatra, which brought 56s to 57s for good
ordinary brownish, 50s to 51s for ord musty, and two lots
48s 6d ; 27 bales were Mocha, and sold at 106 s 6d to 107 s
for fair greenish clean garble& being its full value ; the re-
mainder was imported from the Cape of Good Hope, and sold
at 55s to 60s per cwt.
Cocoa.—This afternoon 100 bags British Plantation at
auction were principally withdrawn at 40s 6d for middling red
Grenada.
RuM, BRANDY,- AND HOLLANDS. —ln Rum a reduction on
previous rates of Id to 2d for Jamaica, and id for Leeward,;
of the former only 100 puns have been sold, 29 to 31 per cent
ovcrproof at 4s 9d to 4s 10d, 32 to 34 over 4s Ild to ss; and
purchases in the latter do not exceed 200 puns,proof to 3 per cent

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