The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(Pewit the Loado4 New Price Current of this day.)
SUGAR.—To-day the prices obtained for both grocery
and refining sorts of West India sugar were equal to those
of Friday, and a fair demand prevailed. Fine yellow sold
at 38s to 38s 6d, mid to good 35s to 37s 6d, and common
33s to 345. 75 hds 15 tierces and 10 brls Demerara crys-
tallised went at the full worth, fine yellow 39s 6d to 40s,
low to good 35s Gd to 38s 6d, ord brown 34s to 34s Gd, one
lot fine white 435. Of Grenada 40 brls fetched 32s for
good brown.
RIFINED.—To-day refined sugar was in good demand
forborne-trade purposes, and the currency is well sustained ;
low to fine grocery lumps selling at 45s to 48s Gd, and
brown at 45s 6d to 46s per cwt. Crushed sugar is wanted
for shipping, and terms are well supported for all sorts.
MAURlTlUS.—Mauritius sugar was less in demand this
afternoon, and in some cases rather lower rates were taken.
Of 7,020 bags in auction, rather more than half sold, low
yellow at 33s to 34, mid to fine 34s Gd to 375, grey grain
from 31s to 365, very ord brown 26s to 27s 6d, and better
sorts 28s to 33s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—A great increase has taken place in demand
for West India, chiefly from distillers, and stiffer prices
are paid.

COFFEE.—To-day plantation Ceylon coffee was in excel-
lent demand, and the previous rise in prices well sustained.
At auction 124 csks, 4 brls, and 86 bgs sold; good realised
68s, middling 61s to 645, low middling 59s to 60s 6d, good to
fine fine ordinary 54s 6d to 58s Gd, and Triage 50s to 545.
Native is wanted, 47s Gd to 48s 6d paid for good to fine
o:.dinary. Demand for Mocha continues brisk. At auc-
tion 11 bales and 485 half ditto were disposed of at 67s to
69s for good pale clean garbled.
CHICORY has been much incmired after, but a further
advance being asked checked business. The currency is
Pow 101. Ws to 111. 10s for British, and foreign in bond
ill, to 121. Powder sells more freely, and the currency is
211. to 2 for British of all sorts. tocks aro on the de-
crease.

TEA.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in tea
at the large public sales—black:niaintained previous terms.
but a small decline was accepted for green, the difference
being more apparent on Hyson. Of 30,000 pkgs offered
16,000 passed, and only 4,700 actually sold. Congou with
all faults went at lld to is 2Ad per lb.
RICE.—To-day privately little was done in East India
rice, and 3,874 bags Bengal were taken in at 14s. for fine
White, being the full value.
~ GI TER is not much wanted, and at auction to-day 113
!I Jamaica went at 42s to 52s for ordinary to good
Ordinary, being rather under former rates.
INDIGO. d" at auction 40 serons of Spanish indigo
were sold at full
Sts to 5s ld per lb.
and Grtatuna
at valuations —Carraccas at 3s 9d to 4s 4d,
at 42s to 1,111, hi auction 112 chts 300 bags were sold, liver
Of Bengal Sae 31s to 40s, and orange Ms Gel for good.
mower 90 his went at 5/. to Si. 5s for mid to
fine.
SALTPETRE.—Tot:oda2yB:II auction., 513 bags Calcutta only
in part sold at 288
barely the former value. 6'l for 51 to 4 per cent., being
topnruichases have been made ; still
OILS.—In cod larger
other
thsoertarelrp_tautofirmn.
prices remain at 33/ 10,
Beal has been in
market, pale at
3. Of southern
mimorieosacttoivme
4reqaunedsto,
supply is not ample for dealere wants,and
currency, according to quality. 351 to 37/ is the
GOCHINEAL.—To-day cochineal met with ...a demand
and realised full terms • at auction 300 bailco..,o oemand,
Mexican silvers, good is 7d to 4s 9d, black frlaeostly sold ;
4s lld ; Honduras 4s 4d to 5s 7d, silvers, eiraea4s 5d to
4s 9d to 5s 3d, and pasty 3s 10d to 4s 8d per lb. n train,
TALLOW.—Prices for Russian on the spot have been
subject to little fluctuation since this day week, yet all
parties operated with reluctance, there being large paree,
5
near at hand, and money getting dearer. Fine p. 1;..
Candle, on the spot, is to be obtained at 50s 9d to 51s per
cwt. To-day tallow in larger demand, and prices higher ;
fine P.Y.C. on the spot 51s 3d to 51s 6d.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Tilts DAY.
Amsterdam . .• .. 11 16 G'lrr altar
Ditto, three months .. 11 1714 Leghorn ...... ••• • • • -As ',
Rotterdam ........ .... I 1716 Genoa ............... 25 40
Antwerp 25 2214 Milan ........ ••.• • • ••
Brussels 25 221,4 Venice ........ —• •
Hamburgh ............ 13 6.74 Naples .......• ••• • • •
125
Altona ................ 'Palermo .. .. ••••• • • •
Paris..
Ditto, throe months .. 25 22141LIsbon .. ••••••• • • • • • • • 5,31'
Marseilles. ••••• • • • • .... 25 25 Oporto .... ••• • • • -'‘,M
Bourdeaux ............ Rio Javelro •
. ••
Frankfort-on-Maine .... 119% Buenos Ayres.. ••• ••• • •
Berlin New York, 60 days' sight
Vienna ••10 55 Philadelphia ••• • • •
Trieste 10 58 PRICES OF al:Twos, FEn OZ.
Petersburgh............ 38; Foreign Gold !n Bars £3 17 9
leidadrid••• 5016 Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0
" •"• •• • • 50
,Mexican Dollars ...• 0 5 ON
New Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Sevtlia ••••'••• • • • • • • •-•— Silver in bars ...... 0 h 2%

LITERARY PENSION.- -The Dublin Evening Post says:
)---" Irishmen of all classes and parties will be gratified
to learn that the long and valuable services of the Rev.
William Hickey, a clergyman of the Established Ciiurch,
and the popular agricultural writer under the well-
known name of 'Martin Doyle,' have been recognised
by her Majesty, who has been graciously pleased to
grant him a pension of 801. a-year out of the Literary
Fund."
THE LATE DUKE.—Wednesday, the 14th of the pre.
sent month will be the first anniversary of the death of'
the Duke of Wellington.