The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of this day, )
SUGAR.--The West India sugar market has opened
under favourable auspices, both refiners and grocers being
eager buyers, and, the rates obtained were 6d to is per cwt
above those current previous to the holidays ; the lower
and brown sorts being the most in demand. The purchases
amounted to 1200 hds, &c., including at auction 250 hds
16 trcs Barbadoes, which went briskly at a rise of is per
cwt, fine yellow realised 39s to 40s, common to good 35s 6cl
to 38s 6d; 158 hhats 6 trcs and 46 brls Demerara crystalized
sold at 41s to 42s for fine, and 33s 6d to 40s for other sorts.
For auction on Friday 5,000 bags Bengal, and for the 12th
800 cases Brazil sugar are declared.
REFINED.-There continues to be an active demand for
Refined Sugar from home dealers, and production not in-
creasing prices have further improved for all descriptions.
Sales of brown lumps have been made at 45s to 45s 6d ;
Tittlers, low to fine 45s 6d to 49s 6d, double 50s to 52s ;
Hambro' loaves 46s to 50s, double 51s to 52s ; and Stand-
ard lumps 46s 6d per cwt. Several purchasers for delivery
at these rates and with few sellers. An impression exists
that Refined Sugar will be dearer, arrivals of Foreign keep-
ing small. In wet lumps many purchases have been made
at 42s to 435, and fine 43s 6d to 445. A free sale exists for
Bastards, brown at 27s to 31s, and yellow 32s to 355. Pieces
have heen in request, fine 40s to 425, and low to good 35s to 395.
To-day home dealers were desirous to operate in Refined
Sugar, and rates closed firmly • brown lumps at 45s to 45s
6tl per cwt. Several buyers of Crushed Sugar for shipping
at previous terms.
Maultrrins.-The lowest rates current were in the early
part of February ; brown selling at 22s 6d to 295, and yel-
low at 29s 6d to 37s ; the present currency is, for the for-
mer 28s to 33s 6d, and• 34s to 39s for the latter. This after-
noon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered at auction
was large, and comprised 11,500 bags partly of the new
gyp; still the whole found buyers, and the rates obtained
were 6cl to is per cwt above those cm-rent previous to the
holidays :-good to fine yellow realised 36e to 38s 6d, low
tv middling 34s 6cl to 35s 6d, good to fine brown 32s to
34, ordinary to middling 28s to 31s 6d, black 24s to 275,
refining from 33s to 37's, and ord to fine grainy yellow 35s
to 39s 6d per cwt.
EAST lEDIA.-Of Bengal the quantity received to this
port has been for the last year 29,100 tons, and in the pre-
vious one 31,500; for home consumption there has been
delivered 30,800, and 25,300 in the former one. stocks are
12,500, and the close of 1851 they were 13,500 tons. In
the early part of January, prices for soft brown ruled as
low as 21s to 24s 6d, and for white Benares in April at 31s
6d to 36s 6d. The value of the former is now 28s to 29s
Cal, and 37s Od to 40s for the latter. An extensive demand
has been experienced privately for soft brown at 28s to
29s 6d, and yellow ditto 30s to 32s per cwt. This after-
noon the market was plentifully supplied with Bengal
sugar. and the quantity offered at public sale amounted to
6,800 h sgs; still all found buyers, grainy at is advance,
and Benares at full prices; the former realised for mid. to
fine yellow 385 to 42s 6d, the latter 39s 6d to 40s for fine,
ordinary to good 37s to 395, and Mauritius sorts 36s to 37s 64
Of Madras 800 bags went at is advance, low to mid. grocery
at 32s to 355, and good to fine brown ditto 29s to 31s.
Penang met with much attention, and at auction 1,100
bags realised 6d to 1s advance, ordinary to fine yellow went
at 32s to 36s 6d per cwt.
COCOA.--The rates obtained for Trinidad were-low to
middling red 35s to 38s, good to fine 39s to 445, grey 32s to
355, and Grenada 31s to 38s per cwt. An impression exists
imports will not be equal to the former year, and that a
further increase will take place in consumption. Foreign
at present attracts little notice, the currency is, however,
firm : Bahia at 24s 6d to 255, Pans 263 to 275, and
Guaya-
quill 31s to 36s per cwt.
COCHINEAL.-To-day stiffer rates being demanded for
cochineal operated against business. At auction 80 bags
Honduras a second-hand parcel, was taken in ; Silvers at
3s lid to 4s 4d. dead e-rsin 3s 2d to 3s 7d per lb.
Foamosa-TheriCe;
20s 6d to 21s nu required for brown Havannah are
to ea white 2T's numbers 9to 10, yellow 21s Gd to 25s for 103
-white 20s to 23., to ps 6d, brown Pernambuco 17s 6d,
cwt. good deman3`e brown Bahia 17s 9d to 18s 6d per
rates obtained are rathexriatt for duty-paid parcels, and the
Since this day week
private those current previously.
Hsesannah ; brown at 31s toe elserations are 2,800 chts
36s to 38s, good to fine 33s Csi t 4 low to middling yellow
400 cli:;s Bahia white Ms to 403, 40; floretts 41s to 42s ;
300 bskts Java, 37's to 41s, yellow 34s 6d to 35s 6d ;
to 26s Gd ; some parcels foreign gu°''7l‘ anda yellow 33s
yellow, 37s to 40s ; low to raiddli SZlO,a``°' good to fine
:33, to 44s ; 3,000 bags China, brown awn &1 365; brown,
20,000 bags Manilla, in bond at 18s to 18 yellow, 338;
e
and small parcels clayed, duty paid, at 33s to
There is yet little passing in white Ravannah in bona swt ll
the
ddlirrn cug, 26ency 158.6 d t trm
28s gper cwt.ood to fine, 28s 6d to 31s ;low to
o
To-day foreign sugar was much sought at
rates, but there are few sellers. after previous
COFFEE.-An extensive demand has been exp •ma
for native Ceylon last Tuesday, and there is an adeviance len
la 64 per cwt. Private. operations have amounted to
f
14 ..a) bags, chiefly for home consumption, and the latest
rates paid were 438 to 48s Gd for good and real good ordi-
nary. There is a material increase in the demand for
Plantation, and rates compared with this day week show
an advance of 2s per cwt., whilst transactions have been
1,010 casks, consisting chiefly of sorts under 60s, and home
dealers are the leading
_oyeliiato,rs. The prices paid
51s to 555, low iddling
were for fine to fine fine oroc:_in
g Mrddling to good 61s to 67s
to middling triage 43s to 48s, and pea berry
fine to superiso6;46tBos 60s,
fine
53s to 70s. Prices compared with that time show an
advance of 8s to 95 for Native, and 8s to 12s for Planta-
Ja Sea is wanted, and parcels can be obtained;
45s to 48s, fine
eney is for low to good ordinary
so%
49s t- 513 fine fine ordinary to middling 52s to
Ne, betas ' c d triage 425 to 465. In
.mr sorts 62s to J4s,
Prices alyenztant purchases have been
__made privately ;
rmer, fine clean garbled realising 80s to 858,
Per dit:tc, 70a to 78s, and ungarbied 56s to 66s
and -FridaY coe sales of coffee declared fit Thursday
lon, and 180
sale of any sort
to r'° ‘'°o casks 1000 bags Plantation Cey-
Plantation C yl°f e".
ant
lised stiffer rates. The was "1
are announced.
, To-day there was no public
.several parcels
ti,td demand to 48s Ed, and there %eve:7,l3 privately, and rea-
MOLASSES. -
amount to 5,200
tonasa I,_stlay„
firm for native at 485
deliveries for home cOnagasall4toNt for the past year
stocks comprise 2,100, and in the previous one ;
5,20 P, prices ruling higher by Islei
TEA.-- A material increase is alas, oo?,eT
, against 7,500 ; I
to -1•85- they were
demand for
common and good ordinary CaoPerarisellatol2;tte.
days ; rates are also firmer, rul' at 1010 Other sorts have been operated in ttie last few
the market is firm • rather blackish leatl'itOlafre„4.l),er lb.
lld to is id, strong 7 and Pekoe sorts 13:st'itah' and
4.