The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-04 00:00:00

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ORPOItATED,

PRICE 01
fhe highest price of Bread in the
food Bread may be had at Si4d.

PRICE sd.

INTELLIGENCE,

(From the .Fete London Price Curren" al ,tea! Evening.)

SUGAg.—,llthough the operations in the West India Market have
bean to a less extent In, week than last, still there has been a good de.
mand for both brown and yerkerr descriptions ; previous prices have
been fully maintained : ou Tuesday the einaia ity sold amounted to 1,100
hints nod trs, the best deicriptions brought CM advance, ord and mid
kinds sold al p!,..ious rates, tine went at 645, good (I:Zs to 635, mid 59s
to 61s 6d, one lot OM lygt ; on Wednesday 216 hlids 13 brls Trinid..d
were also brought forward, good brown to low told yellow at Si. to 535,
washed and shifted 49s to 51s; yesterday the operations amounted to
6001)1ols and tea ; Tobagoes, low blown at 50s, good 51s to 52- ; Ja.
inaica gor,kls4r,mg brown 52. 6,1 to 545, mid grocery 555, good and fine
58s to 624; R. Vilreents grey 55s 6:1; Demerara and Ilerhice brown
and ord yellows SO. 43d to ails
TM; afternoon the market was quiet, 321 hits, 31 trs, 13 brls Bar-
ba lees fit Pi/Mimi sold 6d under previous rates, low yellow went at
56s lid to 51: 61.1, f(i)ddling 58. to 59. 6d, good and tine 60s to 63s 6d.
Refined goods have again been in good demand for home ceusump.
lion; 76. has been paid for lumps rather under, and 77s for those
passitlg that standard. For export buyers have been compead to pay 6d
advance, and base given 35. for a few small parcels of double crushed
for imartliatc delivery.

EAST ISOM .---From the grocers there has been a good demand for
Bengal by private treaty, and rather high prices have been obtaMed. In
I%IA!Ma the purchases have been trivial, but huideis still den; full
prices. I.!;tr Kim the imirorters ask late rates, the transactions'antined
to 500 bags danif!, Ay private teeaty, at
.23s 6d a 9.4 s per cwt.

MAuarrius.—Theig ht.• been a fair business doing by private treaty,
abd previous rates have been inpin;..ai:led. This afternoon 6,869 bags
were of7ered at auction, good and 17:,e ;allow sorts went with a good
demand at rattiel higher prices, brown al."‘ yellow kind rather
cheaper, fine brown viTe"?,,, at 51s, low yellow 3s, middling and good
middling 54s to 57s 601, good 59,9 tine 58s 6d to 61s* p'r cat.
ForteSi!!..--The transactions in at descriptions have .Biin been
limited, but iinpoir.. continue to demand previous i!.tes ; yellow Ha-
vanna!' of good qualify Of 27* to 27s (id, Pernambuco tw'o thirds white
rod one third brown, at 20s 641.4-frd ails For yellow Havanu.l'h 27s has
been it7f!?«.l. At public sale 34 elhes4s 24 barrels Eraall were boo ht in
at previous rater: I.ow to tine white at 26s to 30s.
MOLAWSES.— West lnltia arc held for previous rates. At auction 96
casks Trinidad were bought in at 26s for mid. quality, but since sold at
that priced 27s paid privately for St. Vincent's.
COFFEE.— At auction 57* casks 22;harrels, 128 s ad to 129 a ; good
mid 120 s to 1261 flt 1) low mid and mid 1055 to 114 s; tine and tine
ord 101 s to 104 s ; goad ord 90s to 94s ; unclean low mid 103 s 6d.
2,770 bags Ceylon at rather higher prices for the lower kinds, the
better sorts maintain their former value, fair ord went at 92s Gd to
94s fld, good ord pale 95s to 95s Gd, fine ord 96s Gd to 98s, low mid
102 s 6d td 109 s, black b2s, sea damaged 112 s Gd to 97s ad ; 2,000
bales Mysore Cooked eery high prices, and went Ss above the general
valuations ; Sumatra has sold in a fair extent privately at advanced
rates; 629 email baskets Moths at auction were taken with avidity at
the advanced price of 104 s 6d to int sir good, and 102 s for mid quality.
This afternoon the only public sale 133 casks Jamaica, which
meet a good demand at previous rates, ord brought 94s a 958 6d,
good ord 96s a 975, fine and fine fine ord 101 s a 103 s, low mid 104 s 6d
a 105 s, mid Ills per cwt.
COCOA.—British Plantation continues in good demand for home con.
sumption, and 15 casks 269 barrels 129 bags at auction sold readily at
an advance of 2s; Grenada fair red brought 48s; Trinidatlt.!ark red 45s
to 465, ord. and mid grey 42s to 445.
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RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—In the Rum market there has
a fair business doing this week; Jamaica has maintained previous rates
but for Leewards rather lower prices have been accepted ; of the former
450 puns have been sold, 30 to 34 per cent over proof, at 4s 3d to 4s 4d,
35 to 37 over 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 38 to 40 over 4s 8d to 48 10d ; the trans-
actions in the latter amount to 400 puns, proofs to 3 per cent over at
2s Pd to 2s 10d, 5 to 9 over 2s lld to 3s, 10 to 12 over 3s Id to 3s 2d,
13 to 18 over 3s 3d to 3s 4d, 19 to 22 over 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; the stack is
less than it was last year, it being now 11,843 puns and hhds, against
14,537 in 1837. For Brandy there continues to be a steady demand.
Geneva has secured a good sale at the rates quoted, which are rather
I:tter. British Corn Spirits remain at I Os, with a steady sale.
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SPiCEB.—Pimento has maintained its previous currency at auction,
500 bags have been offered ; middling at 3d to qd; good middling,
31d. Pepper is held firmly, and 1,593 bags Malabar at auction were
taken in, good heavy shot at 40 ; ordinary light at aid. For Cassia
Lignea importers still ask fully late rates. West India Ginger is still
taken sparingly,72so pkgs Jamaica at auction found buyers at 64s to
160 s for ordinary to good quality. In Mace, Cloves, and Nutmegs there
has not been much dung ; prices however continue firm.
This afternoon 3,365 I_4engal Ginger at auction sold at steady
prices; good at 22s to 22s 6d, ti.:ec lots 21s to '2ls 6d.

INDIGO.—For East India there b been a good demand both for
home consumption and export, and the gizater part of the bought in
lots of the late sales have been disposed ot; as v.-4:11 as several parcels of
old goods, at full prices for the general run, but fur picked lots 3d a 4d
advance has been paid for shipping. "

OILS.—The market for Seed Oil has assumed a more lively appear-
ance. In Linseed a fair business has been transacted at '2 Gs 6d. Rape
has been in steady request, pale at 38s, and brown at 375. Fish de.
seriptions have maintained their previous value. Sperm has maintained
late rates.

This afternoon 630 tuns Southern Oil, in good ships' casks, at public
sale, sold rather lower, ord to tine qnality at 24/ to 20/ lOs per tun.

SALTPETRit.—The demand for Rough has been rather checked by
some of the importers requiring an advance: at auction 2,430 bags
Calcutta have been brought forward, about half of which was sold : re-
fraction 6 per cent. at 23s to 23s Gd, refraction 3i- 24s Gd, the remainder
was taken in ; refraction 4i to 3i per cent, at '2ss, being 6d above
former rates. English Refined has been in steady request at 6d advance.
Rich.—For East India there continues to be a good demand, and
prices have improved 6d. 1,880 bags Bengal at auction sold at 15s to
15s Gd for middling white. In Carolina a fair business has been trans.
acted for consumption at late rates.

This afternoon 205 bags Bengal at auction sold at Iss to 15s Cd for
gocd white, being full prices.

BREAD
Metropolis is 10d. for the 41b. Loaf.