The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-29 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR—The demand has been steady for British plan-
tation, at full quotations, and a fair business has been
transacted. Mid to fine yellow and grey has been in
chief request. Publicly, Barbadoes fine yellow has realised
395, brown 30s to 31s. Demerara csystailised 39s to 40s for
fine yellow, and 333 to 393 for low to good. Refined has
been in moderate request, brown lumps at 435, and gro-
cery at 433 Gd to 493 per cwt. East India--Privately,
grocery Madras sold at 33s to 38s, grainy yellow at 31s to
40s, and white at 403 6d to 4,25. Benares white was in
demand, low to mid 383 Gd to 39s Gd, and grainy yellow
38s to 41s. There have been no public sales. Mauritius
sold at full prices, low and very ord brown 25s to 2i.js 6d,
and ord to good yellow 31s to 31s 6d. Foreign—There
have been full prices paid. Pernambuco was taken :n
above the market value, low and mid damp brown 27s to
28s, and low damp yellow 303. Low brown has been sold
at 27s per cwt. Brown Bahia, a cargo for export, went at
19s, and yellow Havannab, No. 15i, at 245. 3d. Porto
Rico, by auction, sold at 30s for low brown, 33s Gd for low
grey, and 34s to 393 Gd for mid to fine grocery. Cuba sold
at 24s to 31s for low to good soft brown, and at 31s Gd to
34s for low to mid grocery.
COFFEE—There has been a firm market, but with
limited purchasers. Native Ceylon has been almost
nominal, at 44s Gd to 458 Gd for ord to fine ord. Planta-
tion has been steady ; good and fine marks have been sold
at 71s to 755, low mid small to mid bold coloury 55s Gd to
595, peaberry 64s to 655, and triage 43s Gd to 525. Porto
Rico sold rather cheaper, fine ord and low mid greyish
mixed 51s to 555, and good ord 46s per cwt. Mocha has
been firm, and other descriptions of foreign have been
maintained. •
Cocos—This article has been very firm. Porto Rico
mid greyish red was teken in at 40s.
RICR—Tho market has ruled firm throughout the week,
but buyers have not been disposed to operate freely. The
latest sales have been at 12s 3d to 13s for Bengal low to
good mid. and at lls so lls lid cash for Madras.
SALTPETRE.—The inquiry has boon good. Bengal 15 to
31bs refraction has been sold at 23s to 26s Gd, and nibs at
21s per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—Prices have been supported generally.
Honduras silvers, ord to good, 3s 7d to Is 2d ; and blacks
4s lid to 5s ; Teuerifie ord blacks 1s ld per lb.
COTTON.—The demand has rather improved since the
beginning of the week.
Rum.—The inquiry has been good, and at fuller rates.
Leewards pale 2s 2d, brown 23 3d to 2s 4d ' • Jamaica 31s
to 365, common to good 4s Id to 48 6d; and Demerara32s
to 365, over 3s 4d to 3s Gd per gallon.
SPlCES.—Pimento has slightly advanced ; old and mid
coarse sid to 5:3d, and good mid and good even ad to 51,1
per lb.
INDlGO.—Prices are improving, the accounts of tbo crop
in India being unfavourable.
HEMP, &c.—Business has been dull both in hemp and
flax, but previous rates aro current. Jnte has been a shade
lower.

TEA. —The market is rising upon the China news per
telegraph, and the latest sales of common congou are at
1141 por lb.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is dull at 62s for old, and 63e to 63s
3d for new on the spot.
GREEN FRUIT.— The subsidence of cholera has caused a
better demand. Grapes have improved in value. Lemons
scarce and dear, a parcel of Naples brought via France,
sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, wont at an ad-
vance of 3s. per package. New Spanish nuts daily ex-
pected. The grapo disease has extended its ravages to
Spain. The crop will be short in consequence.