The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-19 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of Nov. 18.)
SUGAR.-The West India Sugar Market continues in a very
uninteresting state, and prices arc not so good now as they
were last week, for although the importers have submitted to
a reduction on former rates of Is. for the brown and 6d. for
the yellow descriptions, still the demand either for the scale or
pan has been extremely moderate, particularly for the latter
purpose ; Demerara, very good brown quality, has been sold
at 595. ; Tobago with much more colour, 60s. 6d. ; Jamaica
good grey, 635. ; Antiguas, very good with colour, 655. a
665., and from other places at 61s. 6d. a 625. 6d. for mid. and
good mid. At auction 100 hhds. 10 trs. Barbadoes went in
some cases 6d. under the last sale, and sold at 655. a 68s. 6d.
for good and fine yellow ; the arrivals this week have been
690 hhds. and trs. The last Gazette average price was 40s. 2d.,
and last year at the same period it was 38s. 3,1 d. 140 hhds.
Barbadoes will be offered at auction on Tuesday.
This afternoon the Market was in a state of great inactivity,
but no further reduction in prices has been submitted to by the
importers; the purchases during the week have amounted only
to 1,400 hhds. and trs.
In the Refined Sugar trade there continues to be much in-
activity, and the refiners have in vain submitted to a further
reduction in prices, but without having occasioned the least
improvement in the demand, shippers as well as grocers buy-
ing with the greatest caution ; some small sales of double
Crushed have been made at 405., Lumps to pass the standard
at 81s., rather under at 80s., and good large brown Lumps at
775. ; the stocks in the hands of the makers are light, but
more than adequate to the limited wants of the buyers. Bas.
tards are several shillings cheaper, and without demand : for
Treacle there has been a steady request, and there is lit,
offering for sale. In Dutch Crushed nothing done • parcels
are offering in Holland at 375., and 38s. in this Market, to be
delivered in January.
This afternoon the prices of Refined goods were firm, and
there was an improved demand from grocers and shippers ;
small parcels of double Crushed taken at 405., and fine Lumps
for the scale at 80s. a 813., and mid. grocery at 795.
MAURITIUS.-There is little life in the Market, and the
demand has been confined chiefly to small parcels uncleared,
which were bought at former public sales, and rather lower
prices have been accepted; there have been none offered at
auction, and nothing is advertised.
EAST INDIA.-There has been some inquiry this week for
Siam and Manilla, but the offers made being a trifle under
former rates, at which there are not sellers, business has been
again prevented ; at Liverpool a floating cargo of the latter
has been disposed of at 21s. ; Java is without demand; the
holders of Bengal not being inclined generally to accept last
week's rates has muoh checked the demand, and very little
business has been done either for home consumption or ex-
portation. There have been no public sales of any descrip-
tion. 2,800 bags have reached this port since our last report.
FOREIGN.-There have been no public sales, and the holders
are still not inclined to submit to lower prices, whilst, on the
other hand, there is little inclination manifested on the part
of the buyers to purchase, and the limited business done has
been confined to 100 boxes yellow Havannah, at last week's
rates, 28s. paid for good mid. ; in white Havannah or Brazil
there has not been a transaction ; the only arrival has been
310 chests and barrels Brazil.
MoLassts.--West India have been totally neglected this
week, not a transaction having taken place, although the pre-
sent holders submit to a further reduction in price.
CoFFER.---The only parcel brought to public sale has been
95 hhds. Berbice of the new crop and 36 hhds. of Jamaica,
the former went rather cheap, and sold at 925. 6d. a 965. 6d.
for clean mid., and 83s. for bold triage ; the Jamaica was all
withdrawn, good and fine ord. at 725. a 895., low mid. 935.,
there being no buyers of that description ; the arrivals this
week have been 34 casks and 370 bags. Mocha is exceed-
ingly difficult of sale, but holders are not inclined to submit to
reduced rates, and the business done has been confined to small
parcels at 525. a 545. for ord. ungarbled ; the Market for all
export descriptions has been in a very languid state, and the
only transaction that has taken place has been a small parcel of
Ceylon at the 6d. duty, at 465., but there are now sellers
at 455.

This afternoon there have been several enquiries for the
clean qualities of British Plantation, and further parcels of
Ceylon at the 6d. duty has been taken by the grocers at rather
stiffer prices, 70s. paid for good ord.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been but
little business done in the Rum Market this week, particularly
in Jamaica, there being but very few remaining in the hands
of the importers ; the prices of all descriptions are fully main-
tained, and the purchases have been, Jamaica 17 per cent.
over at 4s. 2d., 29 over 4s. Bd., and some very fine of a favou-
rite mark and high strength at ss. 6d. ; Leewards proofs
2s. 7d., 3 to 5 over 2s. Bd., 5 over good quality 2s. 9d. ; De-
merara 36 over 4s. Bd., 39 over 4s. 10d. ; there has not been
a single arrival. In Brandy there has been little doing since

our last report, but prices do not give way. Geneva sells
slowly at unvaried prices. British raw Spirits fully surpo:
the late advance, and have met with a steady demand.
This afternoon the Rum Market was exceedingly firm, owing
to a government contract for 75,000 gallons proof strength
being advertised.
TaLtovv.—The Market during the last few days has been
in a very languid state, and the price on the spot has fallen to
455. 6d. for Petersburg Yellow Candle, being a decline since
this day week of full Is. The shipments during the present
season have been 135,000 casks of new, and 3,000 casks of old

Tallow.
This afternoon 558 casks Petersburg Yellow Candle offered
at public sale, and sold at 455. a 455. 6d. for first quality.
SPICES.-Prices of Pimento have been steady this week,
and there has been a fair business done by private contract;
sales of mid. and good quality made at 3P. a 4d. Nutmegs
have given way 2d. a 3d. ; only a very small part of the 81
packages at public sale found buyers, mid. and fine sold at
6s. Id. a 7s. 6d., mixed with wormy and picked 33. 2d. a
4s. 6d. East India Ginger is heavy, and 2,000 bags Malabar
at public sale was nearly all taken in at reduced rates, good at
455., some of mid. quality went at 30s. Mace has given wag
6d. a Bd. for the interior kinds ; at auction 61 packages solad
at 7s. 2d. a Bs. 23. for inferior to fine first quality, ord. to good
thirds 3s. a ss. 6d., and 3s. 6d. for good thirds for export.
PROVISIONS.-Irish Butter, sales of Cork landed at 100 s. a
1025., Limerick 98s. a 100 s., Waterford 98s. a 100 s., Dublin
1045., and Carlow 104 s. ; 106 s. a 108 s. for the best Friezland,
and 965. a 110 s. for Kiel and Holstein.
COTTON. -The purchases consist of 120 Bengal 43. a 51c1"
450 Surat at 30. a 5P., 20 Madras 6ad.
COCOA.-84 bags Trinidad offered at auction were all taken
at low prices, mid. grey at 495. 6d. This day a Government
Contract has been advertised for forty or fifty tons.
ASIIES.-Importers are firm in their demands, and require
375. 38s. for Quebec Pots.
Hors.-The prices have undergone no change. The esti-
mated duty is 190,000/. a 192,000/.
OlLs.-Cod 501. ; pale Seal 57/. a 571. 103 • yellow and,
brown 50/. a 54/. ; and South Sea 481. a 50/. 'Linseed Oil
has sold moderately at 38s. 6d.
TURPENTINE.-A parcel of 1,200 barrels of Rough has been
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disposed of at 18s. 6d. ; there has been a steady requst for
Spirits at advanced rates, sales made at 85s.
RicE.-Bengal mid. and good white at 15s. 6d. a 17s•
LAC DYE.-Ordinary quality has sold at ls. a 133. per lb.,
and good at ls. 3d. a 2s. 4d.
SALTPETRE.-Sales made at 265. a 28s. 6d., and ill sonic
instances 295. paid for fine Calcutta.
FRUIT.-Zante and Cephalonia went at 645. to 725., and
three caroteels Patras at 745. ; also 785 boxes new Valencia
Raisins damaged at 355. to 445.
NITRATE OF SODA.-At 18s. 6d. there are generally sellers.

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