The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-13 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUrtAß.—There has been W;t;;;Cfy demand for British
Plantation, especially the better sorts, which have rea-
lised full rates, but the lower kinds have, in somo in-
stances, been 6d to is per cwt cheaper. Barbadoes good
to fine yellow brought 35s to 38s, and low to mid 30s Gd
to 34s 6d per cwt. East India—Madraslbas been in, request
at full rates, viz., fine grocery at 378 Gd to 38s 6d, low to
good at 31s 6d to 375, good and fine graining yellow at 37s
to 40s, and 40s 6d, mid at 36s Gd to 375, and good and fine
white Benares at 38s to 40s, and 41s par cwt. Bengal
has been held firmly, low mid brown to good pale yellow
Mauritius kind selling at 29s 6d to 35s 6d, and fine at 36s
to 37's. Mauritius of inferior description receded 6d per
cwt, viz., mid yellow 30s 6d to 33s Gd, good at 34s to 34s
6d, and grainy yellow 40s 6d. to 41s.
FOREIGN.—Cuba has been rather cheaper; at auction,
mid to fine pale grocery sold at 33s to 375, mid to good
bright ditto at 33s to 375, low yellow at 31s to 32s Gd, and
very low heavy brown to mid heavy yellow at 278 to 3286 d
per cwt. Porto Rico has been steady ; good to fine bright
yellow went at 36s to 395, low mid yellow at 33s to 358 6d,
and mid heavy brown to good pale yellow at 30s 6d to 375.
Havannah has been lower ; low to mid whitorealised 39s 6d
to 42s Gd, good and fine florettes 388 Gd to 39s Gd, mid to
good brown 31s to 365, and low to soft yellow 33s to 38s
per cwt. Mid and good white ditto in bond brought 26s
6d to 27's 6d per cwt. Refined has been firm.
COFFNEL—Plantation Ceylon bas supported previous
rates, and brought 55s for small up to 63s for good bold
coloury, 623 to 66s for good mid to good, 458 to 54e for
triage, and 63s to 61s for peaberry. Native Ceylon has
been quiet at 45s for good ord. Mysore receded a trifle,
good to fine ord mixed realising 46s to 495, and fine ord
small 50s per cwt. East India brought 48s to 56s per cwt.
RlCE.—Fine Bengal has advanced ; bold white sold at
1-is 6d, but good mid was taken in at 138 Gd to 14s per cwt.
SIT:I/W.—Malabar is dearer—half heavy sold at 40,
and fair heavy grey at 4id to 4id, and Singapore white at
6id for mid. Calicut ginger small to mid washed, brought
40s to 435. Pimento has been steady at 7id to 8,0 per lb
for ord dark and old Penang from Melbourne. Mace has
been dearer.

TRA.—There is no alteration in prices.
RUM.— This article has been in good demand.
COCUINEA.L.—The market has been dull.
SALTPETRE.—Quotations have been steady. Bombay
sold at 21s to 21s 6tl for ord, 25k per cent refraction.
MA:li as at 22s Gd for 14 per cent, and26s Gd to 27s for fine
2i per cent refraction.
INT:IN/O.—The public sales have been in progress, and
importers have been firm, asking advanced rates. Tho ad-
vance compared with July is about 8d to is on Bengal, Gd
to is ou Kui pall, and 3d to Gd on Madras. Up to last
evening 4,1e1 chests had passed, of which 1,623 were sold.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is dull at 6353 d to 63s Gd per cwt for
al on the spot.
GREEN FRUlT.—Several cargoes of black Spanish nuts
have arrived and sell freely, owing to the scarcity of those
of home growth. Some parcels of lemons have been re•
ceived from Malaga, and sold by Keeling and Hunt at
public sale, at a reduction of 5s per package. A small
parcel of Malaga grapes has been shown in the market,
I which appears free from disease.