The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-20 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending October
16, 1849, is 245. 4d. per cwt. _

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Oct. 19.)

SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was in excellent
re quest for home trade purposes, and in some cases the
rates obtained were 6d per cwt above those of Friday
last. The purchases amounted to 730, making for the
week 3,000 hhds, &c; and the market for all sorts of
Colonial Sugar closes with a healthy appearance.
REFINED.—To-day Refined sugar was in good demand
for home trade purposes, and prices ruled firmer, brown
Lumps selling at 47s to 47s 6d, and fair grocery 48s to
48s Gd per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar continues to be
dealt in with caution at 27s 6d to 28s Gd per cwt.
MAIIRITIUS--This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was
dealt in with greater freedom, and the public sales of
3,938 bags went at rather higher rates; fine yellow
realised 39s 6d to 40s 6J, low to good 35s to 395, mid-
dling to fine brown 33s to 355, inferior 28s to 325, grainy
white 45s to 465, and yellow ditto at 41s to 42s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—To-day Bengal Sugar was opi rated in
with more readiness, and at public sale 2,800 tags were
sold at full rates for white Benares, whilst other sorts
continue rather higher; Benares tine white realised
39s 6d to 40s, middling to good 38s to 394, damp and
washed 37s 6d to 40s, ordinary and middling soft yellow
34s to 364, superior yellow like Mauritius 404 to 41s,
ordinary to fine 36s to 391 per cwt.
FOREIGN.—Holders have displayed more 1 firmness
this week, and the supply has diminished of all sorts,
whilst none was submitted to public competition, and the
quantity declared is small. Bonded parcels are held for
previous terms, yet shippers are not mere disposed to
operate, and the purchases concluded by private treaty
have been of little moment. The sales made by It fibers
working under bend have also been small. Previous
terms are required for duty-paid parcels, still home
dealers continue to do business with caution, although
Foreign Sugar is as cheap as Colonial. An impression
exists that for most descriptions prices have arrived at
their lowest point. Some holders are not disposed to
sell at present rates, and have
,withdrawn their samples
from the market. _ . _

lioLassEs.—For West India there is still a firm mar-
ket, and sales to a fair extent have been made at 15s 6d
to 18s per cwt. There is also a further decrease in the
supply at market, especially for fine sorts. In Bengal
rather more business has been coacluded at 14s 6d to
153 per cwt, and there are not free sellers.
COCOA.—There is still little desire to operate in
Foreign, and a parcel of 1,169 bags of Para at public
sale was taken in at 28s per cwt for good dark red, being
above the value.—The market for West India has a dull
appearance, and there are sellers upon rather lower
terms, At public sale 293 bags of Trinidad were taken
in at 39s 6i to 413 for ordinary and middling, and 24
bags of Grenada were withdrawn at 37a per cwt.
COPIEE.—This afternoon there was much activity in
the Coffee market; shippers and home dealers were
anxious to do business, and paid higher terms for most
sot ts. The public sales of 48 casks 2,706 bags Ceylon
went at an advance on former rates of 6d for Native,
and is to 2s for Plantation. Native, good and real
good ordinary realised 40s to 413; Plantation, fine, 653,
middling 54s to 58s, low middling 49s to 525, fine to fine
rule ordinary 44s to 48s, triage 37s to 395, and pea
berry 53s 6d to 604. Of Mocha 100 bales went at 54s
to 563 for middling, and at 50s to 53s for low middling.
The public sales of Coff,:e declared for the ensuing week
are small, consisting of only 73 casks 500 bugs Planta-
tion Ceylon, and 500 bags Rio.
TEA.—With Green the market has been largely sup-
plied this week, and lower rates have been acceded to.
Black mat with little attention, and there aro sellers
rather unier previous prices ; the supply also con-
tinues to extend. The public :ale of 26,026 packages
prcceeded with dulness, especially for Green Tea, and
the small proportion of 3,800 packages found buy-
ers. Prices as compared with the last auctions ex-
h'bit a reduction of 14 to Ad for Congou, ld to
2,1 for llysou, Young Dyson, Imperial and Gunpowder,
whilst other sorts went r ther umler the rates of that
period. A fair quantity of the Tea offered was marked