The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-07 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—The market for most descriptions has been
dull, and there has been a limited quantity offered pub-
licly Prices have in some cases been lower. West India
has been very inactive. Barba.loes. declined, mid selling
at 344 to 394 for tine grocery. Mauritius has beet taken
rather freely at -6d per cwt decline, good and fine 'dry
strong yellow realising 34s 61 to 36s 6:1, low to mid 33s to
t4s, good and fine brown 31s to 3 .s 6,1, low dark 'and mid
brown 27s 64 to 29s 64, and crystalised mid yellow to low
white 36s 64 to 39s 6d. Madras brown and low yellow
brought 28s to 29s 6,1, and good 325, being lower. Manilla
was taken in at 29s lid to 30s 6.1, fur ord and good un-
clayed white Havaunah, duty paid, went at 39s 64 to 40s,
anti washed at 374 to 39s 64 per cwt. Ditto in bond was
taken in at 26s to 28s for sound, but washed found buyers
at 25s to 26s 6d, being cheaper. Refined has been deal ;
grocery lumps, low to fine 4.5 s 6.1 to 493 per cwt.
COFFEE. —There has been rather an increased inquiry,
and higher values have been current, but the business still
is very limited. Native Ceylon rose 64 to is per cwt.,
good and selling at 45s 3d'to 45s 6d rer cwt. Plantation
has been taken in at 60s, and East India fine ord at 58s per
cwt. Prices came higher from Amsterdam. Jamaica good
and fine is quoted 65s to 84s, and ord and triage 40s to 475.
Mocha, mid to fine, 60s to 85s, and ord 48s to 595. Java,
464 to 525. Brazil good and fine ord, 44s to 50s, and Costa
R:es, 50s to 525. - •
Rios —There has been a limited demand at former
rates. Carolina was taken in at 21s 64 for American
cleaned, Coringa Madras at 14s 64 for sound, but pinkey
sold at 13s 3.1 to 13s 4t-1 for good.
SPICEEP—Mace declined 1.1 to 24 per lb , Singapore sell-
ing at 2s 3d to 2s 6 I for mid dark flaky to mid dark pale.
Nutmegs are ld to 3d per lb. lower, and black pepper has
declined id to ici,•and white id to ld. Cassia Lignea has
been heavy.
TEL.—There is rather more firmness; common congou
114 per ib.
RIM —There is no particular alteration.
SALTPETRE.—Very little has been done, but quotations
have rallied since Tuesday, when they were lower. Ben-
gal to ai rive sal at 47s to 47s 6.1, and 9 per cent. refrac-
tion on the spot brought 4fis to 47s per cwt.
TiLLow.—P.Y.C. is dull at fltzs per cwt. on the spot.
GEE .2i IrEnsx.—A good demand for all kinds. Oranges
scarce ; some parcels St. Michael anti Lisbon, sold by Keel-
ing and Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance of 2s. to
3a. per package. Tha last cargo of Seville sours has been
Apo
portion
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oft atkheen by
Smyrna
nuts c confectioners rast atL a
Liverpool
are andng sent to London for sale. Barcelona nuts are Is
to 2s per bag lower. Brazil scarce. Messina without alte-
ration.

MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES.—The marine insur-
ance companies connected with the salvage case of the
Condor, from which 88,0001. of gold was rescued off
Pernambuco last June, have published a report of the
' trial in which they lately succeeded in setting aside the
claim of Mr. Cowper, the English consul At that port,
for services performed and apparently acknowledged at
the tints by all the parties interested. This document,
however, throws no new light on the case, and merely
shows that Mr. Cowper was forced to abandon his posi-
tion under a threat that advantage would otherwise be
taken of a legal technicality That such a result, is not
likely to have the effect of stimulating efforts to save
property under similar
,circunistat.ces on a future occasion
will, it is to be presumed, be admitted evetrby the in-
surance companies themselves, and for the general in.
tereste of
eimgerce the affair is therefore to be regarded
Nv4l-reilvt,