The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-08 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SrGAR.—In British Plantation there has been a very
fair business this week, but the transactions have been
at a blight reduction. Barbadoes by auction has
realised 383 to 40s 6d for low to good, 40s 6d to 42s for
fine yellow, and 37s to 398 6d for ord to fine. St. Vin-
cent's crystalized white brought 45s to 50s; yellow,
405 61 to 445; and brown, 363 to 39s per cwt. St.
Lucia has been sold at 42s for fine yellow, 39s to 39s 6d
tor good, 37s to 38s 6d for low and mid, 36s to 37s for
good and fine brown. Jamaica ord yellow has been sold
at 37s 6d to 38s, and mid at 383 6d to 395. Trinidad
low and mid yellow 37s 6d to 38s Gd.
REFINED.—The supply is not large, and prices are
firm. _ _ _

EAST INDlA.—Bengal, 5,739 bags mostly found
buyers, but at 6d decline; grainy white 45s 6d to 475,
yellow 43s 6d to 445, good and fine white Benares 42s to
43s 6d, low to good mid 40s to 41s 6d. low and mid soft
yellow 36s to 37s 6d, and good to fine 38s to 395 6d; Pe-
nang, 1,038 mats and 169 baskets sold at 35s 6d to 31s,
for soft greyish yellow, being about previous rates.
FOREIGN.—Not much has been done. Havannab,
duty paid, has been withdrawn at 41s to 43s for low to
good grey, and in bond white has been held at 30s to
32s for washed, and at 22s to 23s for mid to good yellow.
Bahia has been taken in at 20s 6d to 22s for washed
grey. Damp white Santa Martha has realised 41s 6d to
42s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been rather cheaper, ord
31s to 31s 6d, and good ordinary 32s 6d. Plantation
kinds have realised 51s to 44a for fine fine ordinary,
and 50s 6d to 56s 6d for pea berry. St. Domingo has
been at 26s to 29s for damaged. The market for
British West India Mocha, and other sorts, has been
quite inactive.
COCOA.—The sales have included Trinidad at 46s to
47s for fine, and 42s to 45s 6d for mid to good red; St.
Lucia, at 36s to 40s for ordinary to good ; and
Grenada at 32s to 39s for middling to good red, and 35s
for ordinary.
SPlCES.—Malabar Pepper has been in steady demand,
at 3id to aid per lb for half heavy. Pimento has been
sold at 31d to 34d per lb; and Jamaica Ginger at 31 5s
to 516 s per cwt.
RICE —The market has rather declined. Bengal low
to mid white, 8s fid to 10s 6d; Madras was taken in at
8s to 8s 6d; and Penang also at 8s 6d per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—The market has been quiet, but steady.
Calcutta mid and good 41 to 5t per cent. refraction at
26s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt.

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COTTON.—The-re has been a very good demand, at
full prices.
TEA.—The market has been without any partieular
alteration.
TALLow.—For P.Y.C. on the spot 38s 6d to 39s per
cwt has been paid.
GREEN FRUIT.— The warm weather has been fa-
vourable for the :ale of this article,_ and the demand
continues good both for Oranges and Lemons, 400 boxes
of the former by steamers and sailing vessels from Lisbon,
and 1,000 boxes of the latter from Naples and Palermo
sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at prices
proportionate to condition and quality. Nuts are in fair
request; the remaining cargo of Black Spanish has been
cleared out of the importers hands. Barcelona continue
without alteration, but higher prices are expected.
Messina dull of sale. A parcel of Dutch Melons has
been sold this week, but the condition was not sufficiently
matured to command a high figure.

THE NEW SAVINGS' BANK BlLL.—ye have heard
it stated, and on seemingly good authority, that the Bill
to be brought in by the Government will propose a
further reduction in the rate of interest allowed by the
Treasury—viz, from 3/. ss. to 31. 2s. 6d. per cent., of
which 21. 10s. is to be paid to the depositors, 7s. 6d. for
management, and ss. to the treasurer for being respon-
sible for the deposits, As regards the truth of this re-
port, we can only say that the name of a high legal func-
tionary was stated as an authority in the matter, and that,
so far, we have reason for believing such to be the inten-
tion of Government. It would, of course, be premature
to make any remarks until the proposed plans are fairly
.before the public; but any such for settling what to us
is the easiest of all questions, will, most assuredly, meet
with our decided opposition.— The Reporter and Savings'
Banks Advocate.