The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

J. Black and D. Black, Glasgow, warehouseman, to
meet within Carrick's Royal Hotel, Glasgow, May 20 and
Juno 10, at one.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(Front the London New Price Current of yesterday. )
SUGAR.—Of all sorts of sugar arrivals here are this year
500 tons less than in the previous ono, there is an increase
in home trade deliveries of 1,700, but a diminution for ex-
port of 6,500, and a decrease in stock of 17,000 tons; prices
show an advance of 2s to 3s per cwt. The public sales of
sugar declared to take place this week comprise 180 hhds
Barbadoes, 60 hhds 13 tcs 50 brls Demerara crystalized •
3,000 bxs yellow Havannah ; 8,000 bags Mauritius • 5,006
bags Bengal ; 680 bags clayed Manilla, and 10,000 bags
Madras, principally good to fine grocery, and 200 hds
Porto Rico. To-day the Colonial Sugar market was closed
on account of the holiday s, but will re-open to-morrow
with extensive public sales. An impression in consequence
exists that prices will rather decline.
REFINED.—Home dealers are still much in want of re-
fined sugar, and supply not being more plentiful, there is
a further advance for low and mid sorts, but hater kinds
can be obtained at previous terms. Brown lumps aro now
475, tittlers, common to fine, 47s Gd to 40s, double 51s to
535, Hambro' loaves 47s Gd to 525, double 53s to 545, and
standard lumps 48s per cwt. To-day the market for re-
fined sugar presented a firm aspect, and supply is not ade-
quate for home dealers' wants. The currency is now for
brown ]umps 47s to 47s Gd, and low to fine grocery 48s to
50s. In crushed sugar there are is a large business doing for
export at previous rates, and with not free sellers.
EAST INDIA.—In Bengal purchases have been of im-
portance at previous prices ; there is, however, a decline
of Gd per cwt for white Benares. Total transactions since
this day week amount to 8,000 bags ; grainy white at 41s
to 445, good to fine yellow ditto 38s to 40s 6d, low to mid
35s 6d to 37s Gd, brown 33s to 355, white Benares, fine 38s
Gd to 39s Gd, low to good 35s Gil to 38s, soft brown 27s Gd.
to 295, yellow ditto 30s to 34s 6d, Mauritius sorts 33s to
35s 6d, and fine 36s to 37s per cwt.

FOREIGN.— Prices have not improved for floating car-
goes, although exporters are still desirous to do business,
and there is a larger demand for other purposes, with no
material increase of supply. Since Saturday foreign sugar
has been much in request for exportation, and three car-
goes of Havannah were sold at 21s Cd to 24s for numbers
to 14, besides landed 1,000 duty paid at 37s to 40s, and
some parcels of other sorts of foreign at full last week's
terms.

MOLASSES.—There is a large demand, and stiff prices
are paid ; purchases have been 700 puncheons West India
since this day week. Dominica and St. Kitts, 17s 6d ;
Antigua, and Barbadoes, 18s to 19s per cwt. Some parcels
of Bengal and Mauritius have been sold at 15s ; Cuba and
Porto Rico, at 17s to 18s per cwt. Stock keeps much un-
der this time last year, and consumption is favourable.
Prices are firm for honey ; Narbonne, at 55s to 65s ; Cuba,
35s to 40s; and Jamaica, 44s to 54s per cwt. Tamarinds
remain in scanty supply, r.nd are much wanted ; East
India, at 11s to 14s ; and West India, 28s to 44s per cwt. ;
of fine the quantity here is smaller than for some time past
COFFEE.—To-day the coffee market presented a firm as-
pect, none was offered at auction, and there is only a mo-
derate quantity declared. Native Ceylon was in good de-
mand privately, and there are not generally sellers of new
import at 47s per cwt. In Plantation several purchases
were made, and in some cases the rates obtained rather
exceed those of last week. There is more demand for foreign
coffee at present terms, and the market presents a firm ap-
pearance.

TEA.---Extensive purchases have been made in Congou
for home consumption since our last report, and many spe-
culative contracts have been entered into, producing an-
vance of id per lb. The latest rites paid were for low to
good sound common 1144 to Hid, rather blackish leaf to
blackish is to is lid, strong to Pekoe sorts is LW to is
104, and choice is lld to 2s 2d per lb. ; medium -to good
sorts have been most in request ; indeed at present terms
some holders will not sell. The following is the general
currency for green :—Hyson, ord at is 44 to is 6d, mid
is ld to is 84, good Is 94 to is 114, fine 2s to 2s Bd, super-
fine 2s 94 to 3s, young Hyson Canton is to is 24, Hyson
kind is 4d to 2s, Twankay, lld to is 14, Gunpowder
Canton to 11 to is 44, Hyson kind is 74 to 2s 9d, fine 3s
to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 4d, Hyson kind is 54 to
2s 44, Hyson Skin 10 to is per lb. To-clay tea was in
active demand, and in some cases a further improvement
in prices was prices was obtained. Of 9,400 packages in
auction, 4,000 sold, nearly all green. The value of ord
and good sound common Congou is 110 to is per lb.
INDIGO.—To-clay during the progress of the sale 422
chests have been withdrawn, and 1,671 chests (including
611 withdrawn) have passed. The bulk of the goods which
have passed the sale this day consisted of middling to
good Kurpahs and a few dry leaf Madras, which sold with
more spirit ; the former at from last sale's prices
to twopence discount, and the latter at threepence under
the rates of the February sale. Proprietors have bought
in 450 chests, leaving 640 sold. Of the total quantity
which has now passed the auction (12,069 chests), 5,674
have been withdrawn, and 3,594 bought in, leaving 2,801
sold.

RICE.—On the part of exporters and home dealers there
is a reluctance to operate in East India, and previous terms
are kept up with ;difficulty, stock being on the increase.
At public sale 2,040 bags Bengal were only in part sold at
lOs to 10s Gd for middling white ; 8,793 bags Madras at
Os to 9s 6d for Coringa grain, and very ordinary 8s to 8s
6d per cwt. Privately purchases have been trifling; mid.
to fine white Bengal at 10s to 11s, Java, white 9s Gd to
12s, yellowish 8s 6d. to 9s, and Arracan 9s to Os 3d.
OlLS.—There is a reluctance to operate in Seal, and ac-
counts from the Fishery being very favourable, a desire is
evinced to sell—pale at 321. to 321. 10s., and other sorts
301. to 311. 15s per tun. Cod met with little notice, and is
offered at 33/. 5s to 331. 10s. Southern in limited supply,
and rates remain at 321. to 3GI. for common to fine, but
few buyers aro to be met with.