The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-02 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

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(From the London New Price Current, Nov. 2.)
SUGAR.—To•day the market for West India presented
a firm aspect, former rates were well supported, and
grocery as well as refining kinds met with a tree sale.
Of Barbadoes 123 hhds at auction realized the full cur-
rency, and went from 383 Gd to 40s Gd for middling to
tine yellow.
REFINED.—To-clay Refined goods were in excellent
demand for home trade purposes, and prices are firm;
good brown Lumps at 483, and fair grocery at 48s Gd to
495. Sales of Bonded Crushed Sugar are made at 2Ss
Gd to 294 per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale
of Mauritius Sugar, but by private treaty several par-
cels were sold at fully former terms.
EAST INDIA.—This afteinoc.n Bengal Sugar was in
-xeellent demand, and the public sales of 7,460 bags
went at full rates, whilst the whole sold; low to fine
white Benet es realised 38s to 41s, good and fine strong
yellow 41s Gd to 43s 61, white ditto 45s 6I to 48s 6d,
good and fine yellow, like Mauritius, 38s to 40s 6d,
ordinary to middling 34s 6d 37s 6d, middling soft yellow
33s to 345, soft Khaur 293, and one lot 28s 61. Of
Madras 472 bags found buyers at 36s 6d to 41s 6d for
grocery.
FOREIGN.—To-day former rates were well kept up for
Foreign Sugar, and none was effered at public sale.
The private purchases for the week are 1,000 chests of
yellow liavannab, in bond, chiefly at 19s Gd to 20s, and
100 chests Bahia at 183 Gd per cwt.
MOLASSES.—West India continues in good request,
and prices are on the advance. The value is from 15s
6d to:18s 6d for low to fine quality, and higher rates
aro likely to prevail. Bengal Treacle has been disposed
of at 15s to 15s 6d. Roney is held for fully former
terms.
CUFFEE.—This afternoon there was more inquiry
after Native Ceylon, and prices keep on the advance.
There are not sellers generally of good ordinary under
44s per cwt. The public sales of 213 casks 387 bags
Plantation went off well at fully former terms; middling
aid good realized 563 to GOs, low middling 53s to 55,,
other sorts 45s to 525, and triage 383 Gd to 44s 61. Of
Jamaica 31 caski went at 445,6 d to 47s 6d for find ordi-
nary; hut 1,014 bags Ls Guayra we re taken in at 45s
for good ordinary pale, and 28 barrels Roasted and
Ground Coffee at 2Ss per cvvt.
Ce.coa.—British Plantation continues to meet with
little a.tention for hem consumption, and rather levver
rates are acceded to this week: there is al o still a heavy
stock. At public sale 30 bags f Grenada were sold at
37s to 395 for mideldilg to good red, aed 3Ss to 48s is
the value of Trinidad. Orders for Fore ign continue of
little moment, and prices are on the decline. At public
sale 86 bags St. Domingo only teal zed 26s per c t for
grey. The stick is still much larger th ,n in the former
.3ear, and parcels are expected.
TEA.— Operations in Week have been of little moment.
On the part of holders of Cungou a desire is evinced to
sell kw and ordinar) at 8.1 to Sid, good common 141 to
2d, middling and good sort. 91d to is 2d, fine blackish
leaf and Pekoe flevour is 3d to is Bd, still town
and country dealers have made purchases with
much caution, as an impress:oe exists that lower
prices will prevail. For scented Caper and Orange
Pekoe, former rates are well kept up ; they rule
from is 3d to is 7d for good and fine sorts. Orders