The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

William Dewar, post-horse hirer, Glasgow.
Robertson and Company, manufacturers, Dnnfermline.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( Prom the London, ?Vew Price Current of this day.)
St:MAR.—The lower descriptions of brown have been in
good request, and again at rather higher prices. Manilla
clayed, 4,000 bags, has been sold also, but the terms have
not transpired. Refined has been more inquired for.
Brown lumps are 435, and low to fine grocery is 43s 6.1 to
48s per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks was 750 hhds
127 tierces 204 barrels ; there were taken for home con-
sumption 1,406 hhds 226 tierces 583 barrels. The stock in
the same places is 29,123 hhds 2,832 tierces, 5,576 barrels.
MoLAssE3.-,-There are still o .ger buyers, and another
rise has taken place. Si see Friday sales amount to 2,000
puns, low to fine West India at 14s Cal to 16s, and Cuba
15s 6d per owl.
COFFEE was in moderate demand, and the sales of native
Ceylon are 300 bags at 46s 3d, and a few small lots 46s 6d,
and 600 bags of common and good ord Rio at 44s to 45s 6d,
COCOA is wanted, and 2G) bags Grenada in auction to-
day went at 32s to 38s per cwt, being rather higher rates.
TEA.—This article is quiet. Common sound Congou,
10jd to 100 per lb.
Rms.—The market is dull. Good mid white Bengal to
arrive has been at 14s 68 ex ship.
CINNAMON.—At the Quarterly Sales a reluctance was
evinced to operate. The part sold went at 2d to 3d under
last sale's rates, and about 150 bales have been placed since
the auctions on those terms. The low and broken kinds
nearly supported previous terms. The next sales will take
place on the 28th January.
COCHINEAL.—At the public sales of 225 bags, the de-
mand was slack, and only a portion was placed at late
rates to id discount on good and fine silvers, whilst the
ordinary sorts were unsaleable, anti bought in com-
paratively above their value. Prices ranged from 3s 2d
for small clean fogey grain, to 3e lid for bold fair colour
Honduras silvers, with more or lees pastly at 3s to 3s 3d
per lb ; 14 bags garblings sold at is 4d per lb.
GUM. Bcs 32 cks Kowrie in auction held at 32s per cwt.
VALENCIA. RAISINS.—To-clay at auction 3,449 boxes of
New were partly sold at 455, and damaged 36s to 40s.
ALMONDS.—At alaction 86 hoses of New Jordan.
went
at 6111 s to 101. 8s per cwt.
PIG IRON.—The market keeps in a dull state, and 80s
taken for Scotch mixed numbers cash.
SPNLTEB is not much wanted, and sales to-day on the
spot were made at 241. 10s. per ton. . b
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to-day—
sb
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PRovraioNs.—There was less doing u
Irish realised full rates, but fine Friezlandwat
104 s per cwt. Prices are well kept up for bacon,
jOg an active demand. Lard is on the advance. For all
other articles rates are well supported.
Roc continues in ood demand, but the high rates
asked checked businessg. Proof Leewards, 3s 4d to 3s 5d
Per gellft- The quantity landed last week, at the East
and West India Docks, was 1,317 puns 19 hhds. There
were taken for home consumption 329 puns 116 hhds, and
exported 172 Puns 152 hhde, The stock in the same place
is 13,100 13111;111,859 hhds.
COTTON remains dull.
SALTPETRE is quiet, wniotthl7,nt change in prices.
TALLOW.—There has
per cwt on the spot.
65s ed to 65s 9d mach doing. P.Y.C. is

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Tat ASTRONOMER ROYAL'S EXPERIMENTS IN Hart-
TOY COLLIERY.—On Tuesday evening last Professor
Airy, the ,18tronoreer Royal, gave art exposition in the
Central H 2 11, South Shields, of his recent experiments
-Ifarton Colliery to ascertain facts with regard to the
c! n:zip-Alf tl:e earth. The meeting was at the special
...4s:•>• 4t,i4ii4tectf the learned vhilosopher, and consisted of
...,,,.r k, •8 ate atitrtylca ding families and scientific gentlemen in
3. • % 4:4ltr . . 'f.::la the weinhcrs of the South Shields Me-
`4. _ ,';-• • ~ . . tor('
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_A.4:54 Lion, and the members of_ the Working
, „IA la-.._lyi:tl,lto of the town.—Sunderland News.
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