The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—There has not been a large supply, but the
quotations havo been much the same, The refiners have
evinced rather more disposition to buy, but importers
meet them. Barbadoes, by auction, has realised full rates
—fine yellow 378 to 395, and low to good 31s to 36s Gd per
cwt. Privately, the sales of West India have been limited.
East India.—Firm prices have been obtained for Bengal
and Madras by private contract, and publicly very little
has been offered. Date kinds have been in better request.
Good and fine white Benares realised 40s per cwt. Mauri-
tius has been wanted, and at auction low brown has been
sold at 25s 6d to 26s 6d, low to mid yellow at 30s Gd to 33s
6d, good grainy yellow at 3Gs Gd to 38s 6d, and low brown
at 29s to 29s 6d. Foreign.—The demand has been rather
slack for home consumption, but floating cargoes are inquired
for. Cuba, publicly, has realised 28s to 30s Gd for low to fine
soft brown, 30s 6d to 33s Gd for low to mid yellow and
grey, and 34s to 37s for good and fine grocery. Havannah
has not been much asked for, some good and fine yellow
brought 34s to Ms, and low to good white in bond 27s Gd
to 30s. Refined—Home made goods have been scarce and
firm in price ; brown lumps 43s and grocery 43s to 495 for
low to fine.

COFFEIL-With a comparatively firm market there has
nevertheless been very little doing. Of Plantation Ceylon
the supply has been rather largo ; fine ord small sold at
53s Gd to GOs, good and fine marked 62s Gd to 70s, triage
43s 6d to 52s 6d, and pea berry 62s to 665, native has been
sold at 45s for ord to good ord, and good to fine ord at 45s
to 4Gs. Mocha has been at full rates with a little doing
privately ; mid to fine 70s to 85s, and ord 48s to 60s per
cwt. Jamaica sold at 45s Gd to 50s for ord pale to low mid
mixed.

Rum.—There has been an salve demand at advanced
prices ; proof seaward, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; plain to fine clean
Jamaica, 3s 10d to 5s ; and Bahia, is 8d per gallon.
SpicEs.—Good mid pimento has been sold at sgd to Sid
per lb, being fuller rates than earlier in the week. Nut-
megs have realised is 10d to 2s 3d for Penang mouldy, and
2s 8d to 2s 9d for Batavia. Jamaica Ginger went at 42s
to 70s for small and dark to mid. Cassia Lignea has ad-
vanced is to 2s per cwt, good first pile 120 e per cwt.
Cloves are steady, and also mace. Sumatra popper has
been held for rather higher rates; white, however, is !d
per lb lower.
RlCE.—There has been an active demand throughout
the week at 3d per cwt advance. Bengal sold readily;
good mid to find bold at 12s to 133, and privately mid
realised lla 9d ; Madras pink, 103 6d ; Molmein, 11s 3d ;
and Arracan, lie per cwt, cash in a fortnight.
COCHINEAL—A decline of ld per lb has occurred in
silvers. Honduras blacks realised 4s Sd to 5s 3d, and
silvers ord to good bold 3s 3d to 4s 3d per lb.
SALTPETRE—The low prices have attracted buyers.
Bengal publicly sold at 23s to 2356 d, for low 13 lbs refrac-
tion, and at 24s 6d for mid 7i lbs refraction.

COTTON—There has been aadull market.
TEA —A good business has been done. Common congou
has realised laid per ib, and in some cases 10id to lid.
TALLOW—This article is heavy. P.Y.C. at about 62s 6d
to 62s 9d per cwt for old, and 63s for new.
GREEN FRUlT.—Lemons sustain their value ; a parcel,
per " Madrid" steamer, from Lisbon, sold by Keeling and
Hunt, at public sale, realised a further advance of ss. per
box. Lisbon Grapes, of good quality, are in request;
several parcels are landing in bad condition. The'cholera
at Messina, and the vexatious quarantine laws in force in
Spain, are retarding the shipments.