The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-05 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of last Evening.)
SUGAR.—Prices have again improv ed for British Plantation,
the purchases since our last have been 2,700 hhds, &e, ord and
mid dry brown at 51s 6d to 52s 6d, mid and good grey 54s to
55s 6d, mid and good mid yellow 56s to 58s, good and fine 59s
to 63s Gd ; of the latter the supply is still very short.
This afternoon 1,100 hhds and tierces were taken readily at
prices Is above those of Friday. At auction 130 casks Bar-
badoes sold with spirit, at an advance on last sale's rates of is
a is 6d, low mid to fine selling at 62s a 68s per cwt.
REFINED.—For home consumption there has again been a
good demand for Refined goods, particularly for ord descrip-
tions, and previous rates have beer, fully maintained.
For shippiug there has been nothing doing, owing to the stiff
prices required by the refiners who ask 39s for double
Crushed, whilst the orders here are not above 35s a 365.
Treacle has secured agood sale, and rather better prices have
been obtained. Pieces and good qualities of Bastards
have sold to a fair extent at late rates. but ord sorts of the
latter continue neglected. Dutch Crushed is not to be pur.
chased under 335. per cwt.
This afternoon the grocers were free buyers, paying 73s to
75s for Lumps rather under arid passing the standard, and
72s for wet Lumps ; for export there are still no buyers at
present rates. Treacle is dear?.r. For low Bastards there
is more demand at 41s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—The grocers continue ready buyers of yellow,
and the better descriptions of brown ; the refiners have also
made several purchases, and importers have obtained an ad-
vance on previous rates of 6d ; at public sale 3,000 bags sold
with spirit, low to good middling yellow at 54s 6d to 58s Gd,
good to fine 59s 6d to 635, middling to good middling grey
55s Gd to 57s ; the lots which were taken in at the sale on
Tuesday last have been disposed of by private contract,
good middling to fine yellow at 58s 6d to 64s Gd; the rise
during the past three months has been 3s to 4s on middling to
fine yellow, and 2s on brown and low yellow descriptions ; out
of the present stock 37,000 bags remain in the hands of im-
porters, 26,000 of which are held by one party, and consists
principally of good and fine grocery sorts : the deliveries hare
been large since this day week.
EAST INDIA.—For Manilla there has been an increased de-
mand, principally from the Scotch Refiners; the private pur-
chases since our last have amounted to 3,000 bags at 22s for
good brown, at which price there are not further sellers ; for
auction on Friday next 10,000 bags are declared. Siam has
been sought after, for middling and good descriptions, but the
short supply has prevented much business; the small parcels
which have been disposed of have brought stiff prices. The
Grocers are still ready buyers of white descriptions of Bengal,
and fine qualities have brought 68s to 69s by private contract;
but business is still restricted by the short supply, several par-
cels are, however, in process of shipment at Calcutta ; at pub-
lic sale on Friday 300 boxes sold at 62s to Goa for low mid
greyish white, and ordinary yellow at 5,4 s lid per cwt.
FOREIGN.—White and yellow Havannah have been sought
after, but the demand has been checked by the short supply
at market, and tho Increasing demands of importers, and
the transactions have been limited by private contract. For
Brazil there has been more inquiry, and full prices halm bßeu
obtained for the few small parokis which have been *014„
MoLAssEs.—West India has been sown* Ow, but the
short supply at Market and the increasing deomuds of the im-
porters have checked business; Antigua of fine quality has
brought 30s. The stock is 2,371 casks heavier than at this
period in 1837.
CorFEE.—British Plantation of mid and good qua/ay has
been sought after by the grocers at previous but the de-
mand has been checked by the limited quantity offering for sale,
unclean kinds have met with a, dull sale at prices Is under those
50 casks 4awatea
of Tuesday last vuWie sale only

have been offered, which found buyers, fine mid at 125 s ;
The transactions in East India descriptions admissible for
home consumption at the less rate of duty have been on a mere,
extended scale, and the grocers have paid 99s for good oat
Ceylon, under which there are no sellers ; the demand for.
Mocha continues limited for home consumption, for export
there is no demand ; the transactions in Brazil have been 1,000
bags, fine ord coloury at 455, good ord 40s.
COCOA. —For British Plantation the demand is still limited
by private contract, and none has been offered at auction, but
at lower prices there are no sellers ; Foreign is held firmly
st
35s a 375.
PRovisioNs.—lrish Butter—prices have advanced to 895 to
101 s for fine, and 91s to 96s for other descriptions;
flue Fries:
land at 102 s to 104 s, the quality is still very indifferent. Lard
at late rates. In Bacon lower prices have not been accepted'
Scotch Pork of good quality is in demand. The heavy stocks
here of English Cheese cause buyers to purchase sparinglY*
Eggs are on the advance. Hamburg Beef and Pork, higher
prices have been obtained.
TEA.—The market continues in a dull state for both Veit
and Green Tea, buyers taking only sufficient to supply their
immediate wants. Holders have accepted last sale's prices ft r
the few small breaks which have been sold. For Company
's
there is no inquiry. The total deliveries of Tea from the
warehouses on which duty has been paid for home consume'
tion for the week ending Dec. 1, was 433,511 lbs.
INnioo.—The home trade and exporters have been coro-
pelled to pay an advance on October prices of is for the gene'
ral run, and is 3d for picked lots; but business to any extent
has been prevented by the limited quantity offering for sale,
several of the holders not being inclined to sell at present'
Spanish commanded rather higher prices.
SALTPETRE.—There has been a fair business doing private!'
in Rough ; 320 bags Calcutta at auction brought 6d advance,
good grey refraction 6 to 5+ sold at 25s 6d to 265.
NUTMEGS. —This afternoon at public sale 18 large and 12
small casks, from the Cape, were offered, only two lots were
sold at 4s Id to 4s 10d per lb.
TAR. —There are still ready buyers of Archangel and stock'
holm, and advanced prices have again been obtained. ,
RICE. —For home consumption there has been a good de
for East India by private contract ; and for export to
West Indies several large purchases have also been made, an
buyers have been compelled to pay the advanced prices of 195
to 20s for low and good white Bengal. Carolina was to
steady request by the Grocers at 38s to 40s, until Saturday
last, when the destruction of Messrs. Foster and Co.'s mill°
by fire has caused prices to advance to 42s to 44s per eat.
TOB A CCO. —For shipping there are few buyers, but fr°l
the home trade the demand continues pretty good ; severs.
purchases have also been made for Ireland, and rather higher
prices have, in some instances been obtained; sales of Virgin°
leaf of fine quality have been made at 9d to 10fd, and striPV
leaf at 9d to 10id per lb.