The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

The show of all kinds of hops is very limited
demand is in a sluggish state, at but little alteration in
prices. A few parcels have arrived from the continent
this week. Mid and East Kent pockets, 112 s to 1603 ;
Weald of Kent, 100 s to 120 s; Sussex, 958 to P.s°
per cwt. ; yet the

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market for British plantation has bee"
rather heavy, and there has been a desire to sell.
Refined brown lumps have been at 45s 6d to 465, and
low to fine grocery at 46s 6d to 495.
East India—ln Mauritius there has been a decline of 6d
per cwt., but with a fair demand. Good and fine brown
33s to 35s 6d, low to good yellow 35s to 37s Gd, and small
grainy yellow 35s 6d to 38s. Cossipore was taken in at
40s 6d for good white. Bengal, mid and good white
Benares sold at 36s to 37s 61, and fine at 38a to 39s'
Madras went at 29s 6d to 30s Gd for mid. Native brown,
38s to 39s Gd for good and fine grocery, 36s 6d to 38s for
yellow grainy, and 41s to 43s for white, being about the
previous quol a' ions.
Foreign--For shipment, foreign floating cargoes have
been in demand at fuller rates, but duty paid samples
have not been much inquired for, and are about 6d lower.
Bahia sold by auction at 34s to 37s for low and mid white,
33s to 34s for good and fine brown, and 30s to 32s for low
and mid. Havannah has realised 28s 6d to 29s 6d for good
white, 37's to 40s Gd for mid yellow to fine florettes, and
35s to 37s for good to fine brown. Penang good and fine
brown has been sold at 32s 61.1 to 34s Gd, and mid grey at
35s to 36s per cwt.
COFFEE.--There has been a heavy market for Native
Ceylon, which tends to decline. Good ord has been at
48s to '4Bs Gd per cwt. Less is doing in Plantation also.
Jamaica ord to fine ord pale has been at 49s to 50s Cal-
Mocha was mostly taken in at 56s for mixed partly g
bled.
Other sorts are dull.
COCOA.—Bahia has been taken in at 26s for mid.
RICE.—The market has been heavy, the decline being
about 3d per cwt. Bengal has been taken in at 10s to
10s Gd for mid, and low mid has been sold at those rates.
ar
Madras was taken in at Os 6d to lOs for ordinary Coringa•
Carolina was taken in at 24s for fine.
SPICES.--Mace has been held for advanced prices—mid
dling and good, rather wormy, 2s 7d to 2s 10d. White
pepper went at Bid for middling Singapore, and 9kl to 311.
for good Penang. Pimento has advanced slightly—goo
lb. Nutmegs have been much wanted at stiffer rates.
ordinary to middling, aid to Gd, and good bright, 6Ad per
have been
Small to middling brown Penang and Singapore
sold at 2s 2d to 2s Bd, and good at 3s ld. For ginger full
rates are obtained.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI has been. sold at 26s 6d for
per
per cent.
cent. refraction, but good middlings 8
in at 27s 6d.
COCHINEAL.—There continues to be a fair demand, and
Teneriffe has advanced ld per lb.
CorTom.—A fair business has been done at firm prices.
TEA.—Green has been in active demand, for home trade
purposes. Good and fine have been in most request.
Congou has been at full rates; low to good common, 101(1.
to lOid. per lb.
TALLow.—There has been a steady market, at 445. per
cwt. for P.Y.C.
GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues good, athough
against consumption. Two cargoes
Michael, and one of Seville sours, sold by
lotchreaeenligcnoelsgdfrwaonmecaitshH
te.r is
un
t
,
at public sale, fully sustained the
prices obtained of late. Loons are cleared out of first
hands, and the market looks healthy for future arrivals'
Nuts of all kinds without alteration.

DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC PERSON.—AbOIIt three
weeks ago a gentleman of the name of Mr. James Lit-
tle, a bachelor, 63, died, having been -unwell only .a few
weeks. About a week before his death he made his will
appointing two respectable gentlemen of Chowbent as
his executors. After his death large sums of money were
fsoolvinerdeilenesr,eted in different parts of the house wrapped
in rags and paper, amounting to nearly 2,000/. in guineas,
notes, and silver, some of the latter of very
ancient date, and a great number of watches and silver
plate. The house is completely crowded with furniture,
&c., of all descriptions. The deceased lived by himself,
without servant, a distant female relative
sionally to clean, &c. With the exception of her, veil
few were admitted into the house. The bulk of his pr?:
perty, which is' land, houses, &c., will go to some halt
cousins in Yorkshire. Some days after, on making
(71;
inventory of the goods far sale, and examining an 1,4
dark room full of lumber, an additional sum of upwards
of 8001. in gold, in old rags, covered with chips, 5!",3!
found. The most singular part of the affair is; that
going
will has has not yet been found. He was neveri n anY P3r,
Wigan Times _