The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-27 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
23, 1849, is 245. Bd. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Oct. 26.)
SUGAR.—To-clay West India Muscovado Sugar was in
fair demand fur home-trade purposes, and stiffer rates
are paid, making the advance, as compared with last
Friday's prices, 6d, and in some cases is per cwt. The
purchases amounted to 460 hhds, &c, including a public
sale of 100 hhds 65 trcs and 51 barrels Jamaica, which
went at 36s to 36s 6d for ordinary yellow, and at 37s to
37s 6d for middling.
REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in excellent
demand for home-trade purposes; good brown Lumps
were not to be obtained under 47s 6d, and fair grocery
48s 6d. There are several buyers of Bonded Crushed,
and the market is firm at 27s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was
sought after by private treaty, and the :public sales of
960 bags went fully 6d per ors above the rates of the last
auctions ; middling and good yellow realised 38s to 38s
6d, washed 37s 6d, grainy 39s to 425, and inferior 37s to
38s 6d.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of
Bengal Sugar went off briskly at an advance of 6d to is
per cwt on last week's rates; Benares, fine white realised
41s 6d to 42s 6d, good 40s to 41s, middling 39s to 398
6d, damp 38s to 39s 6d, fine and superior yellow, like
Aluuritius, 39s to 40s 6d, middling and good 36s 6d to
38s 6d, ordinary 35s to 36s 6d, and good to fine brown
ditto 33s to 34s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign
Sugar, but a fair business was concluded by private
treaty at stiffer rates. The purchases for the week are
4,000 bags clayed Manilla at 18s 6d, in bond; 2,000
chests yellow Savannah at 20s 6d to 225, and 2,000 bags
brown Pernams, chiefly at 16s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.—In West India a good business has been
concluded this week, and all sorts have realised rather
higher rates; supplies also continue to get smaller, and
with every prospect of a continuation. Bengal Treacle
met with a more active sale at 14s 6d to 15s.
Cocoa..—Holders of West India have refrained from
submitting any to public sale this week, and by private
treaty only small purchases have been made, whilst
prices still tend downwards. Trinidad, good and fine
red can be purchased at 43s to 48s, other sorts 38s to
425; Grenada and St. Lucia 36s to 435. There are few
buyers of Foreign, and 25s 61 to 283 is the value ac-
cording to quality.
Tss..—ln scented Orange Pekoe operations have
been upon a more extended scale this week at
from is 3d to is 7d, for scented caper the demand
is also batter at is 3d to is 61. Holders of Congou
are not disposed to accept lower rates, yet dealers
have mado purchases with caution; low to good ord
at 813 to 9d, mixed blackish leaf 9d to Is Old,
ditto strong is Id to is 2d, flue and Pekoe flavour is
2/d to is 9d. For fine and good sorts of Green there
are few buyers, and sellers are willing to accept former
terms; in low and medium sorts operations are upon
rather a larger scale at previous rates, and holders
evince more firmness.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an extensive
demand for Ceylon Coffee, and the large public sales went
off at stiff rates, whilst the whole offered found buyers. Of
Native 2,000 bags were disposed of at 41s 6d to 42s 6d for
good and real good ordinary • 2,100 bags and 300 casks
Plantation, fine 655, low middling and middling 54s to
56s fine fine ordinary 493 6d to 535, but the chief part
fetched 56s for middling. Of Mysore 126 pkgs realized
41s to 43s 6d for good, and 51s 64 to 53s 6d for fine fine
ordinary. 3,651 bags and 198 boxes Costa Rica, good
and fine fine ordinary 42s to 46s per cwt.
RICE.—The market for East India assumed a quiet
appearance, and holders aro not so firm. The rates ac-