The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-24 00:00:00

MARKET INT ELLIGENCE.

, From the London New Price Current of yesterday.,
SUGAR.-The quantity of colonial purchased for home
consumption is rather less than in the previous week, and
large parcels continuing to be brought forward, prices
have further declined for inferior and brown sorts. There
is no increase in operations in foreign for the continental
markets, with few home trade buyers ; sphereareduction
has been submitted to • stock keeping i.
To-day the markets for British Plantation Sugar presented
a dull aspect, and only 313 hhds, etc., were disposed of,
prices showing a decline of 61 per cwt. compared with
last
Friday. Operations for the week are 2,535 hhds, etc., in-
cluding at auction to-day 100 hhds, 30 tierces, and 200
bids Barbadoes; all sold at easier rates, 31s to 37s for low to
good yellow, and at 324 6d to 33s 6d for brown. For
public sale next week 203 hhds Barbadoes, 770 hhds, 20
trcs, 17 brls Cuba, and 1,201) bags Mauritius sugar are de-
clared
REFINED.--There is a firm market for refined sugar,
with a good home trade demand ' • brown lumps realised
45s to 45s 6d ; Tittlers, common to fine 453 tia to 50s,
double 51s to 51s 6d ; Hombre loaves 46s to 503, and double
51s to 52s per cwt. To-day a large demand was experi-
enced for refined sugar for home trade pnrposes ; brown
lumps realised 45s to 45s 6d, and low to fine grocery 15s
6d to 50s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—A.t the Continental markets supply of sugar
is still getting larger, and demand not being better, prices
th
are barely supported. Llavann, good to fine white at
41s to 424 6d, washed 38s to 425, mid to fine yellow washed
355 6il to 386 d, brown 33s 6d to 3ls 6,1 ; 330 hds and 250
barrels Porto Rico, fins and good yellow 37s 6d to 41s, aud
low to mid 34s 6d to 375. •
MAURITIUS.—There are still ready buyers of grainy, and
full rates are obtained. To-day there was a good demand
for Mauritius sugar, but at auction 4,600 bags went at
barely former rates.
EAST INDIA..—To-day at auction 1,531 ba s of Bengal g
sugar were offered and sold at Is decline, low dingy Be-
pares at 36s to 36s 6d, damp 35s 6d to 365, ord and low
date yellow 29s 6d to 30s 6d, and mid like Mauritius
being more
31s 6d to 35s per cwt.
plentiful, prices are on the decline, ruling for
MOLASSES.—Transactions have been limited, and supply
West India at 15s to 17s, Cuba and Porto Rico 15s
6d to 16s 6d, Bengal and Mauritius 15s to 15s 6d per cwt.
In Tamarinds many purchases have been made, low to fine
West India at 33s to 70s, and East India 14s to 18s. Honey
is wanted, and prices are fully as high, ruling for fine Nar-
bonne at 70s to 80s ; Cuba, low to fine 28s to 41s, and
Jamaica 38s to 62s per cwt.
Cocoa.—Demand has been good during the week, and
prices have been firm, ruling for Trinidad, grey at 31s to
345, red 34s to 335, fine 383 6dto 403, and Grenada from
28s to 360.• There is still a large consumption, with every
prospect of a continuance. In foreign limited operations,
and a desire is evinced to sell Bahia at 27s to 27s 6d, Para
29s to 29s 6d, and Gusyquil 32s to 33s per cwt.
TEA..—Better qualities of Congou in limited demand ;
in some cases rates are under last week, but for inferior
prices ruled firm, large purchases having been made for
the home and foreign markets.
trade, and specnlators in Russian producing an advance.
TALLOW.—There have been greater transactions by the
Sales of first sort P.Y. candle on the spot made at 64s 6d
to 64s 9d, and 65s to 66s 6il for delivery, according to pe-
riods. Home melted has sold freely, and 63s to 63s 6a
is now the currency cash. The rise on other sorts of tal-
low since this dayweek has been Is 6d to 2s per cwt.
The quantity offered at auction this afternoon was 900
packages. Stock of tallow is 10,000 casks over the previous
season.
the public sales of 253 pkgs cocoa nut
OILS.—To-day
went at lower rates, Ceylon at 46s to 47s 6d, Sydney, 115
6d to 465. Of palm, 200 casks, low to mid 40s to 445.
95 tuns sperm 1031 too 1031 ss, and 45 tuns southern 391 to
411 15s. 160 hhds grund nut, 469 per cwt.
INDIGO.—The quantity of East India declared for auc-
tion on the 11th of next month is larger, amounting to
12,434 cote- There is still little passing either for the
accepted are ra use of the last quarterly sales.
, home or foreian markets, and in some cases the rates
citer under th
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