The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-24 00:00:00

£29,513,220 £29,513,220
M. MAP,SHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 23d day of Feb., 1851.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Rest. ........ ..... 3,445,498
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 2,440,107
Other depollis
Seven Day and other
Bills ........ . 1,086,779

Government securities
(includg.Dead W eight

Annuity) 11,757.704
Other securlttes ...... 13,346,376
Notes .............. 7,8,,8,420
Gold and silver coin.. 740,03

£33,702,593

£33,702,593
'.MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 23d day of Feb., 1854

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending the 21st day of
Feb , 1851, is 245. 51. per hundredweight, exclusive of
the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the
im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE-THIS DAY.
Am5terdam............ I I 16}4 Gibraltar .....• • .......
Ditto, three months .. 11 16 C:, ..egltorn .............. 30 75
Rotterdam • • .... II li,. Gmoa ...... • ......... 25 60
Antwerp .............. 25 22y, Milan Brussels ............. .....• •.........
. 25 •22% Venice ................
Hamburg!' ............ 13 5 ,Naples ............ ~.. 41%
Altona ................ ;Palermo .............. 12 zy,
Pari5•......... •• •• .... 25 0 I idessitta .............. 127
Ditto, throe months .• 25 3 !14 'l,lAbori ................ 53%
Marseilles • • .... 25 32% Oporto ................ 53?-6
Bourdeaux .....• • • ... ,Rio Janeiro ....... ,
Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118% Buenos Ayres ............. • •
Berlin ................ New York, 60 days' sight
Vienna ..•• •........... 13 15 iPhliadelphla ...... •• ..
Trieste ...... • • ...• .• .. 13 15 PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Petersburgh.. •• •• •• .... Foreign Gold in Bars .C 3 17 9
Madrid ......
Cadiz .. •....... •....... 50i.4 Ilexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
Barcelona...... - • .... Sew Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Sevilla ................ iilver in bars ...... 0 0 0

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CO2ONIAL MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

SUGAR.—The market is firm, and West India has been
in request, at about 61 advance. Jamaica, at auction,
sold freely at 33s 6d to 34s 6d for brown and grey, and at
35s to 35s 6d for mid. Brown to good mid, grey Demerara
brought 33s Od to 35s Od. ; and mid. to good crystalised
36s 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. East India has been offered to
limited extent, being held for high prices. Bengal raid.
to good dry grey realised 34s to 36s ; low yellow 32s to
33s ; and brown 29s 61 to 31s. Mauritius grey and brown
were taken in above the value. Good brown date
Khaur kind went at 29s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt. Ma-
dras fine brown found buyers at 29s 6d. Penang
has been in brisk inquiry, especially the refining sorts,
and 6d advance has been obtained, viz.-295 (3d to 33s 6d
for low foxy to fine brown, and 343 to 35s 6d for low to
good yellow. Havannah has commanded steaaly rates :
mid brown to mid soft yellow selling at 33s to 375; and
parcel of yellow for exportation was taken at 37s for No.
14. Privately, No. 13 sold at'36s 6d per cwt. Cuba Mus-
covado brought firm values. Refined has been at full
rates ; brown lumps at 445, and grocery at 44s 6d to 508
per cwt. Manila low and mid damp was taken in at 30s
to 32s 6d.

COFFEE. —The quantity offered by auction has not been
large, and the demand upon the whole has been limited.
Native Ceylon has been obtainable at about 47s 6d for
good ord, and a few sales have been made at that prioe,
anti superior brought 43s to 48s 6d. Mocha was held for
advanced prices, being taken at 70s to 75s for mid to good
brown clean garbled, and 65s for mixed peaberry. Good
triage sold at. 52s to 52s 6d. Good ord mixed Madras
realised 46s per cwt.
RlOE.—Rather low prices have been accepted. Madras
at public sale brought 14s 6d but since has been taken in
at 14s 6d to 15s for mid to good pinkey. Bengal was taken
at 15s 6d for good bold, being the full value, but after-
wards it was sold at 15s 3d, or 3d decline. Carolina mid
and good second quality sold to a small extent at 24s to
255. White Bengal afloat privately changed hands at 150,
quality guaranteed good mid.
SPICES.—A good inquiry has existed, but not much has
been brought forward publicly. Pimento has been active
at about 41. per lb. advance, viz., at 60. to 61d. for mid
and good. Batavia mace sold at 2s. &l. for mid pale,
being steady. Pepper has been in request, and Malabar
has been id. per lb. dearer, good heavy shot having ob-
tained ohd. to 6d. per lb. at auction, and privately fair
brown Penang sold at 51d. Cassia buds realised 18s. 6d.
per cwt. for wild.

quotations have been asked. Fine Deme-
rara brought ss. 6d. in puns, and ss. Bd. in hhds. The
Government has taken 75,000 gallons more, but the price
is not known.

SALTPETRE.—A large business has been done at full
prices, to 3d advance, 182 per cent. refraction selling at
355, and good and fine 36s to 36s 3d. English refined ad-
vanced to 39s 6d to 40s.

COCHINEAL.—Honduras blacks have declined 4d to 6d,
and silvers have been rather cheaper.
COTTON.—At the public sales, a good deal was with-
drawn, being seedy and inferior.
TALLOW.—The market has been quieter.
TEA.—At the public sales 13,842 packages passed, and
about 4,500 sold, prices being rather heavy.
GREEN FRIIIT.—A better feeling exists in the market,
and prices of all descriptions of fruit improving. Two
cargoes oranges from St. Michael sold by Keeling and Hunt,
went at an advance of 3s to 4s per box. More inquiry for
lemons. Seville sours scarce, and 5s per chest higher. The
crop of oranges at St. Michael and Terceira has suffered
from constant gales, and a quantity of fruit has been blown
off the trees.