The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-10 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

( Fro& the London New Price Current of last Evening.)
SUGAR.—Where L,is been much animation in the Britilh
Pl. utvtion Nlrrk.-t during toe past week, the demand
very extensive and gener4: from grocers an welt as refiner-,
and an aJvance on previous rtes of is. 1,, !wen obrairLd for
brown and yellow descriptions, making the rise from the
lon ei..t point of the market 4s; sales of dark grey St. Kitts
have been made bt 52, 6d; low yellow Jamaiva, 54s 6d ;
good mid. with same colour. 57s 6d; fir a b,,0.d of nearly
fine, 63s 6d has been refused; the lowest price of brown is 51s.
The purchases have reached 3,400 bhdi. and tierces. Oar
importation is considerably l.ug r than it was last year, and
greatly more so than the surplus whica is shown in tie pre.
sent stock. . .

This afternoon there was cot that life in Ow market as at
the close last neck, there was but a limited demand frtAn
!steers tied grocers, but prices geuerally were supported.
At auction this day 129 blots 13arbadoes sold at pre.
ious rates, fine at 65s to 65s 6', good 63s to 64, 61,
mid to good mid 60s to 62.3 61, one lot ord 565; 285 hhils 120
trs 147 kis St. Lucia sold rather heavily, and in SUM
stances cheaper, but upon the whole previous rates were
maiiitained,s owe lots were taken in, fine yellow went at 625,
good 594 to 60s 61, good mid 57s to 58s, mid and low mid 53s
to 56s 6.1, good 'mown 525; 188 Idols 38 trs 83 bits of
sundry other descriptions were all taken is at full prices,
Tiiriidad brown to low odd yellow at 52s to 54s ; Tobagees
of similar quality at 5.1 t 6d to 53s 6d ; St. Vincents and Gre-
nada brown 52s per cwt. 'the purchases, including the
quantity sold at the public sales, does nut exceed 600 lihds
and tierces
Toe stock of West India Sugar is now 41,504 hhds aad
irs,l3,.itig 10.773 more than last year. 'The stuck of Mauri-
tius is now 73.560 bags, which is 6 342 more than last year.
TMr delivery of West India Lat week was 3,324 blids and trs,
which is 418 more than last year. The delivery of Mauritius
was 3.984 bags, being 1,139 less than the corresponding week
of last veer.
The Gazette Average Price is now 30s Oid, against 34s 4id
in 1837, and 433 10ti in 1836.
For Refined goods a brisk demand has been experienced
for4ionie consumption, and an advance on previous rates
of Is has been obt iined ; Lumps equal to the st ,ndard
have brought 765, and rather under 74s a 74s 6d.
From shippers there has been a good deal of inquiry,
and some parcels of double Crushed have been sold at tile ad.
sauced ;nice of 345, at which it is difficult to make further
sales. Treacle has sold to some extent at improved rates. All
kinds of Bastards have met with a good sale at improved
rates. Pieces have sold briskly at the ptices quoted. In Dutch
Crushed Sugar we have no sales to report.
Msurtives.—For this article there has been a good de-
mand. This afternoon two public sales, consisting of 4,329
bags, went off with less spirit, and in prices there is a decline
of 6d to Is, low yellow sold at 62s to 52s 61, mid to good mid
55s to 575, good to fine 58s to 60s, brown 453 61 to 47s 61,
mid to good 49s to 50s 6d. -
EAST INDIA.—For Bengal there hss been a good deal of
inquiry from the grocers ; at public sale 1,105 bags sold at
previous rates, fine white at 65s 61 to 665, good 64s to Gls 61,
bright yellow 61s 61, damps s9s to 62s 61 per cwt. Manilla
at previous rates. Siam is held firmly.
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This afternoon 1,485 bags Foreign East India were offered
at auction; 1,223 bags consisted of Siam, a part only of which
found buyers at is decline; middling white sold at 27s 61;
good middling, 28s 6d; damps, 24s to •275; good sound
white taken in at 29s to 29s 6d ; the remainder was Bengal for
expoit only, which was taken in at easy rates; good middling
soft yellow at 245; damps, 22s 6,1 to 23a; washed, 20s to 255.
Fottalost.--For Yellow Havannah, previous rates were sup-
ported, mid. to good sold at 26s a 28s. White is in better
requ yr, 453 boxes at auction went at 6d to Is advance, nt'd to
good strong brought 36s 6d to 41s.
This afternoon the market was very quiet for yellow HA.
vanish, and out of 1,634 boxes at auction only a desert lots
found buyers at 6d to Is decline, low to good mid sold at
24s 6d s. 275, the remainder were taken in at a similar reduc-
tion, mid to tine at 25s a 28s.

MOLASSIS.—For West India an advance of is has be.sti ob-
tained; the purchases amount to 400 puns, Antiguas good at
27s 6d to 28=, St. I{.!tts 26s 6d, Demerara 275.
This al:A:I-noon 119 puns 11 hhds 10 casks Demerara at auc-
tion sold at the full value, good at 275, mid 25s a 2is, oat 25s
pec cwt.
TEA.—On the third day of the Tea Sale the dem:did con-
tinued very limited, only 3,500 packages out of 8,000 which
plss,,d the chair having been sold. Since then importers me tin:
the buyers on rather easier terms, making the reduction on last
sale's rats lid a 3d per lb on all descriptions, . with the ex-
ception of Imperial, Ciunpowd,?r, and Bohea, which have main-
taine.i their former currency, caused buyers to purchase more
freely, and there has been a good demand. The latest 'Ares
pod are as follows :—Congou, fair common is lid a Is 2d,
mid coarse is 31d to Is Sid, rather strong is 4d a Is 44d.
bl-ckish leaf kinds up to Is 101 ; Gunpowder ord to tine
2s 10iid a4sld ; Imperial 2s 8-id , 3s; 'l',Aailays, but mid
Is 3:10i a is 34,1, Dyson kind Is lid a is 101 d; Hung Mu,y
Is 6d a Is 9d ; Hyson, fair 2s 2 I a 2s 34d, good 2a 6d a
2. 7,0; Yount, Dyson, mid Is qd a Is 91,1, good to line
2a a 2s 4;d; Hyson Skin, ord is 2id, good is :341 a is sd;
fling Yong is 3(1 a Is 6d ; Pekoe 3s a 3s I lid ; Oiatige Pt koe
fine scented 2s a 2s 3ed, good Is 3d a is 104 d ; Rowel, good
3s 3id a3s 4d, bi,:ck leaf is 9d ais I ; Caper
Is Oid a is 2d ; Souchong Is 9id a 2,91,1 up to 3,4 d; Buhea
at is 6d duty Is 31d a is 3p, aitto at 2s Id duty all bought
in at 10d, Caper at is 9d, and Souchong at Is 7,,F1 a 2s 3d;
Black Leaf 13, koe 14 Bd, Pekoe 3s 2d, and Congous from
Is 3:1,,d. a Is 10d; Flung Muey 2v a2s 4d; Orange Pekoe 9d.
To-day pr,rious rates were maintdined at the public sale,
and there was a very good demand, 12;000 packages passed
the chair, of which 6,000 were sold.

The total quantity Passed the sale is now 15.300 packages,
of which 35 500 have been sold ; the la mainder has been taken
in and withdrawn by the proprietors.
CoaFr.a. —The grocers have purchased very sparingly of
British Plantation, :tad import, rs have submitted to a decline
on former prices of 2i for mid and good descriptions, but in
the value of ord t s fine ord qualities little cha,ge has occurred;
Jamaica mid at 108 s 6d a 110 61, low m d 106 s a 106; 6,1,
fine fine ord. 105 s 6d, good ord 95s to 981 61; Demerara good
ord 93s a 954 6d : the public sales are large, 375 casks 155 brls
for to-morrow, and '2OO casks, &c., for Thursday, the chief part
.
Itmaica and Trinidad . the so is now 3-30 fms less than it
was laet 3ear. The market fur Ea-t •ie-orip!ian, snt jeet.
to the low rate of duty has p•c', uteri a iw,re vrly, -prwarance ;
thy.gmcera have taken 1,000 hrgs of 1111,2 ;on by
orivate contract at 100 s, which Null to that of last
Tuesday. Of Mocha none has arrived, and the Mock is
reduced to a very low ebb. The orders he: e for Fo-
reign are principally for Brazil rather under 40,, at which
price there is none to he met with ; the supply
consists chiefly of good ord, for which 40s 6d is demanded.
At public sale 300 bags Brazil and 500 bags St. Domingo
have been offered, the firmer of the new crop sAd at the high
prices of 44s a 46s for fine ord caloary, t: e latter was taken
in at 43s for pale good ord rather mixed.
This afternoon than-, was no puhle sale of !list or `tlrct
India. and priva!- !• i! • • tioi:;f.,
market for foreign is quiet, but !ice, continuo firm, and the
whole of the sounder 1,464 bags Rio at auction, were taken in,