The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-21 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From, the London New Price Current of yesterday. )
SUGAR.—The Colonial Sugar market to-day presented a
less active appearance, and previous terms are not generally
sustained. West India was only in moderate demand,
and in some cases the rates taken were rather under those
of yesterday. Purchases are 490 hhds, &c., including at
auction 40 packages Barbadoes, which sold at 35s exl to
37s 6cl, for ord to good yellow. For the week the total sales
are 1,748 hhds, &c.
REFINED.—The currency of last week is well maintained
for refined, supply not being adequate for home dealers
want, especially of lower sorts. Brown Lumps sold feeely
at 47s ; settlers, common to fine 47s 6d to 50s, double 51s
to 535, Hambro' LOaves 48s to 525, double 53s to 545,
standard lumps at 48s.
MAURITIUS.—There was less demand this afternoon for
Mauritius sugar, and rather lower rates were acceded to.
At auction 10,000 bags were mostly sold ; fine to superior
yellow at 37s to 38s 6d, low to good 34s 6d to 36s 6d, good
to fine brown 33s 6d to 345, inferior 28s to 325, and refining
32s 6d to 37s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the biddings were languid
at the public sales of 3,500 bags Bengal, and prices rather
declined, but nearly all sold. Fine white Benares at
38s 6d to 39s 6d, ord to good 35s 6d to 38s; good to fine
grainy yellow 38s 6d. to 39s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day purchases to a fair extent were
made by private treaty in foreign sugar both for export
and home-trade purposes, former rates being well kept up.
There was no public sale. The home-trade, demand was
again active for refined sugar, and rates closed firmly.
Brown lumps at 475, low to fine grocery 47s 6d to 50s per
cwt. The currency is well maintained for crushed sugar,
and there are several export buyers.
COFFEE.—To-day several parcels of native Ceylon coffee
were sold privately at previous terms. At auction 1,000
bags old import went at 46s 6d to 475, and 100 casks at 46s
per cwt. for good ordinary.
TEA.—In congou extensive contracts have been again
entered into by the trade and speculators, producing a fur-
ther rise, good and fine sorts having been most in request.
SPIRITS. —Stock of West India rum is 2,800, and of
East India 900 puns, &c., less than last year ; for all pur-
poses deliveries are to a fair extent, although rates rule
5.1 to 8d per gallon above that time.
OIL.—To-day a public sale of 60 tuns went at SOI. 108 to
911. 511 per tun.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 20.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Enighiden, from Bolding;
Emma, WOlgast ; Albrecht, Rostock ; Sunbeam, Cartha-
gena and Faro ; Minerva, Borregaard ; Johanna Alberta,
Stralsund ; Martha James, Stettin ; Margaretha, Veile ;
Lamartine, Uddewalla; Victor, Memel ; Teika Jantina,
Charente.

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The James, for
New York ; Prince Albert, do. ; John Medley, Ham-
burgh ; Rubens, Rio Janeiro ; Dorothea Elizabeth, Chris-
tiansund ; Aurora, Sydney ; Argyle (?), Melbourne ; St.
Martin, do. ; Jacob, Stromstadt.
CLEARED OUTWARDS, WITH CARGO.— The' Satellite,
for Adelaide; Androklos, Hobart Town ; Napkea, Harte-
wig ; Vw. Renske, Amsterdam ; Hoffnung, Altona ;
Zephyr, Bermuda, &c. ; Jacob, Stromstadt ; Flor, Deme-
rara ; Faith, Afriea ; Prince Albert, New York.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.
The Kate Kearney, from Liverpool to Singapore, was
spoken May 11, lat. 43 N., long. 10 E.
The Gregoro (of Bremen),. from Greytown to Cork, was
spoken April 2, lat. 24 N., long. 84 W. Master and crew
much disabled from fever, but recovering.
The Chieftain, bound west, was spoken May 14, off Kin-
sale.

The Blanche (ship), bound north-west, was spoken May
12, lat. 46 N., long. 24 W.
The Lucy Sharp, from Venice, was spoken May 14, lat.
51 N., long. 8 W.
The Mary (brig), of Dublin, from Liverpool, was spoken
May 2, lat. 47 N., long. 20 W., with loss of boats and
bulwarks.

The Blucher, London to Baltimore, was spoken May 3,
lat. 48 N., long. 18 W.
The Majestic, Calcutta to Liverpool, was spoken Feb.
10, lat. 8 S., long. 84 E.
The Countess of Leicester, for Sydney, N.S.W., was
spoken April 9, lat. 1 S. long. 20 N.
The Garrick, Liverpool to New York, was spoken May
17, off Kinsale.
The William Shand; from Calcutta, was spoken Jan. 19,
lat. 12 S., long. 87 E.
The Herefordshire, for London, was spoken April 4, lat.
2 S., long. 19 W.
The Troubadour was spoken April 5, lat. 2 S., long.
19 W.

The Countess of Seafield, Aberdeen to Australia, was
spoken April 7.
The Rothschild, which sailed from this port on the 15th
ult., for Halifax, N.S., has put back leaky.
The City of Glasgow (s), which sailed hence on the 20th
ult., for Philadelphia, was off the Capes of Delaware on
the 6th inst.