The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-06 00:00:00

Company, of which about 2,100 chests were taken for ship-
ping, '1,600 for home use, 1,000 taken in by the
.er oprietors,
and the remainder taken on speculation ; the sale c sommenced
with a steady demand at a small advance, which on the third
day turned to great briskness, and towards the cic use of the
sales the following advances were obtained, 6d. to 9t 1. on the
good and fine qualities, 3d. to 6d. on good mid. and consum-
ing, 4d. to 6d. on ord. and low, par to 3d. on Mall is and
Oudes ; our quotations are regulated by the prices °ht. lined.
The following was the assortment offered at the sales,--, !bout
300 chests fine mid. to fine shipping qualities, 1,100 a tests
good ord., good mid. and good ditto, 1,700 chests broken
limy defective ditto, 1,953 chests consuming, 136 chests Na-
dras, 23 chests ditto Kurpah, and 135 chests Oude.
There is no business reported in Indigo since the public
sales.
SPELTER.-The prices of this article may be quoted 16/..
10s. to 171. ; considerable contracts are reported for spring
delivery at 161.
Faurr.-There is little alteration in Fruit ; the business is
confined to Denia Raisins in baskets, of which large parcels
have been sold at 315., small parcels have obtained 325.
SALTPETILE.-There is considerable business doing in Salt-
petre at fair Market prices. The public sale to-day affords
no criterion of the Market currency; it consisted of 306 bags
Madras Saltpetre, 41 refraction 235., full prices.
TuaesryrtNE.-The arrivals this week have been about
3,000 barrels,. but the principal part has been direct to
drawers ; the price is a shade lower. In Spirits there is but
a limited business doing, the price 80s. to 81s. in carboys.
OILS.-No alteration can be stated in Oils; the Market- is
very steady.
TOBACCO.-The stock of Tobacco up to the Ist of February,.
1836, consisted of 16,189 hhds., and that of 1835 at the cor-
responding time 13,725 bhds.
TEA.-The Free Trade Teas continue steady. The Com-
pany's good and fine descriptions are in demand generally at
Id. per lb. premium upon last sales.
SPICES.-There are no sales to report in Pepper. Pimento
is unvaried in prices; at public sale 183..bagi.1, an inferior
parcel, sold 4id. Cassia Lignea is rather lower ; 371 chests
• sold at public sale at 545. to 575.
By public sale this day 562 bags Pimento sold at full prices,
sound 31d. a 41d.
COTTON.-The demand for Cotton this week has been much
more limited than last, but prices have remained firm. To-
day several public sales were brought forward, consisti.hg of
1,700 bales Surat, 1,600 Bengal, and 3,300 Madras. The
Surat were in fiiir demand, and sold readily at an average of
id. decline ; Bengal was only in limited request, and the qua-
lity generally being inferior, was mostly bought in ; the Madras
of good fair to good quality met a fair competitiou at stead 7
rates, but for the inferior and brown there were few buyers,.
ant nearly all of them were taken in at 54d. The buying was
principally for export. 1,600 Surat sd. a sid. ordinary, 51c1.
a 6}d. middling, sp. a od. fair, 7d. a 7id. good fair, Bd. good.
450 Bengal kfd. ordinary, kid. middling, Sid. a 6.4-d. fair,
qd. good. 2,600 Madras, kid. a Sid. middling, 6kd. a 6i-d.
fair. bid. a 6d. good fair, 7d. a 71d. good.
SILK.-'There is a fair business doing in China Silks at firm
rates. The Italian Market is very high, and the finer qualities
have advanced about 6d. to 9d.