The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( From the London New Price Current of this day.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in
British Plantation Sugar for home trade purposes, and
both grocery and refining qualities were easily to be ub
taiued at the terms of Friday. Operations were 370 hhds,
Szc., including at auction 360 hhds and 18 tierces Barba-
does which went at 6d per cwt decline, fine selling at 37s
Gd to 38s, and low to good 33s to 37s per cwt.
REFINED. —To-day demand was limited for refined sugar
from home dealers, and the rates taken were for brown
lumps 445 Gd to 455, low to tine grocery 44s 6d to 468. For
crushed sugar little doing for export, and sellers are willing
to accept lower terms.
COFFEE.—To-day the coffee market presented a firm
appearance and none of any sort was submitted to public
sale. Of Plantation Ceylon several parcels were sold pri-
, vatay, anti the rates obtained rather exceeded those of
last week. There wore several inquiries for foreign, and
stiffer rates paid. A brisk demand fur native Ceylon, and
4.s to 45s per cwt paid for low to fine ord.
TEA. —The market for low to good common congon has
been i active since our last report, and prices are rather
lower, running at End. to 1 RI. Other sorts are not gene-
rally at a decline, still transactions have been limited. Of
35,9j0 pkgs tea offered at auction last week, only 8,000
found buyers.
TALLOW—There is an increased demand for Russian for
consumption, but speculators are not much inclined to do
business. The largest prices paid for first sort P. Y. candle
on the spot were 63s 9,1 to 645, and 65s to 663 fur delivery,
according to periods. Town tallow has sold freely, and
realised 633 cash, whilst supply is less plentiful. A larger
demand for other sorts of tallow, awl the latest prices were
for Austraiiau, mutton 59s to 64s Gil, beef 56s tid to 61s,
South American 58s to 61s Gd, and French malted 63e to
64s per cwt. Deliveries of tallow are less than last season,
and stock is 13,000 casks larger, still prices rule higher by
13s to 14s per cwt.
INDIGO.—There is still much dulness in the market for
East India, and the rates accepted are rather under those
of the last quarterly sales. For auction 13,400 chests are
declared. Stock is more th last year by 4,t,00, and de-
liveries are 3,00 j chests smaller. Few buyers of Spanish,
and rather lower terms accepted. There is a larger stock
than in the fcrmer year.
OlLS.—Only a moderate demand has been experienced
for sperm, and supply increasing, prices have declined—
running at 1041 to 107/ for mid t, fine quality. 'There are
now few buyers of seal, and prices are less firm, pale sel-
ling at 411 to 42/. Cod is cheaper, a limited business hav-
ing been concluded at 391105. A material increase in ope-
rations in rape oil, together with an advance, pale selling
at 43s Gil to 445, and brown 42s to 42s Gd per cwt.

'COURSE OF EXCHANGE-THIS DAY.
•
Amsterdam 11 1542 Gibraltar
Ditto, three months .. I I 17 c ..cghorn .............. 30 50
Rotterdam ••• • • • ••• . • 11 17 Genoa .. ••• • . • •.• • • • 25 40
Antwerp ••••••••• • • • • • 25 25 Milan ••••••• • • • • • •
Brussels .............. 25 25 Venice ... •••
............
11amburgh • •
••• • • • 42%
Altona .......... Palermo ........ o h 7
Paris • • • • 25 2% Aessina .............. 127%
Ditto, three months ••25 30 I Lisbon ................ 51
Marseilles. . • .• • • .... 25 32% Oporto
Bourdeaux ............ Rio Janeiro .........
Frankfort-on-Maine .... 1187% Buenos Ayre5....... ...
..
Berlin New York, 60 days' sight
Vienna • • ............ 13 0 Philadelphia ..........
Trieste .• • . .• • 13 5 PRICES OF BULLION PER 07.
Petersburg:.... •• • ...... Foreign Gold in Bars '.f3 17 9
Madrid ................ 50 ' eortugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0
Cadiz •••••••••• • • • • • • • • 50 Mexican Dollars •• • • 0 5 3
Barcelona...". • NOV Dollars ~.... 0 0 o
Seville •• . ........ In bars -- n 5 134

GUN-BOATS.—We understand that Government con-
tracted last week with Mr. Pitcher, of Northfleet, for
four gun-Coats.

THAMES TUNNEL.—The King of Portugal and the
Duke of Oporto paid a visit to this wondrous structure
on Saturday, June 24, the royal visitors being accom-
panied by the .secretary, Mr. Mason, who explained to
them every point of interest in connexion with the tun-
nel. His 111ajesty and the Duke expressed their gratifi-
cation in the highest terms of eulogy, and seemed to be
particularly struck with the dryness of the works.
ENORMOUS PENSIONS DRAWN FROM THE POST-OFFICE
REVENUE.—From a return to the House of Commons it
appears in the year ended the sth of January the follow-
ing payments were made : —To his Grace the Duke of
Marlborough, 4,0001. ; to his Grace the Duke of Graf-
ton, 3,407/.108. ; and to the heirs of his Grace the Duke
of Schowberg. 2,0001.

ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen describe the market
for manufactures as inactive, but a favourable change
in the weather was expected to increase the attendance
of buyers.

PO-RT OF LONDON.—The departures from this port
for the Australian coloniai durint, the past week show
a decrease. They have comprised altogether 15 vessels
—five to Syd,:ay, with an aggregate burden of 2,944
tans ; five t Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of
2,0(38 tons ; two to Portland Bay, with an aggregate
burden of 509 tons ; one to Adelaide, of 524 tons ; ono
to Hobart Town, of 403 tons : and one to New Zealand
of 340 tons. Their total capacity was consequently
6,788 tons. The rates for freight are steady at the late
depreciation. In the general business of the port of
London during the past week there has been much ac-
tivity,
the arrivals of colonial sugar having been unusu-
ally large. The number of ships reported inward was
223, being 23-over that of the previous week. The
number of vessels cleared outward was 152, being 21
over the previoti week."' Qf those 23 were in ballast,
and 16, as abtrre stated, fur the Australian colonies.