The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-10 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of Dec. 9.)
SUGAR.-The West India Market remains in a very languid
state, and the business done has been less than last, although
some of the importers have submitted to a reduction on last
week's rates of Is., whilst others have withdrawn their samples
from the Market for the present; the grocers have been the
exclusive purchasers ; at auction 122 hhds. Barbadoes went
6d. cheaper, and only a portion was disposed of at 635. 6d. a
665. 6d, for good and fine. The importation this year has been
7,127 hhds. and 1,596 trs. less than it was last. The arrivals
have been 900 hhds. and trs. this week. The last average
Gazette price was 365. 6d., and last season it was 38s. 71d.
The deliveries still continue to fall short of those of last year.
This afternoon the importers having submitted to a further
reduction of 6d., snaking the decline since last Friday Is. 6d.,
the fall more particularly on brown and low yellow qualities,
occasioned rather a better demand, but V.:6 Market generally
still wears a heavy and declining appearance ; sales of low
brown have been made at 525. being a decline of 15s. from
the highest point ; the sales for the week barely reach 1,000
hhds. and trs. 100 casks Barbadoes will be brought to auc-
tion on Tuesday.
Although but a small quantity of Refined goods is ready for
immediate delivery, several of the refiners having entirely
ceased working, and others only doing so merely to keep their
men employed, still the prices continue to decline, and the
home and export demand has been on a very moderate scale at
prices 2s. under those of last week ; small sales of double
Crushed made at 355. ,• Lumps to pass the standard at 775.
good grocery rather under at 765. ; brown Lumps at 68s. a
695., and small Lumps at 70s. ; Bastards and Treacle are
heavy of sale. 200 hhds. Dutch Crushed have been sold at
345. 6d. The fall which has taken place from the highest
point of the Market has been Ils. This afternoon there is no
further alteration in the prices, but the Market still remains in
a languid state.
MAURITIUS.--The Market has been in a languid state ; no
public sales of moment has been attempted, and the transac-
tions which have taken place privately have been extremely
trifling at prices similar to those of last week ; a vessel with
5,000 bags of the new crop has arrived off the coast, having
had a very quick passage, and others may be looked for in
about a month. The importation this year has been less than
it was last. 135 bags at auction went at 54a. a 555. 6d. for
low yellow rather damp.
EAST INDIA.-For Bengal there has been little request by
private contract, and the prices are Is. lower than they were
last week ; at public sale 1,501 bags went at 18s. a 245. for
low dry brown to mid. yellow, damaged and damp 16s. a 215.,
and a part were taken for the purpose of refining ; there is
still little request for Manilla, and rather lower prices have
been taken, 255. a 265. accepted for low and mid. yellow ; in
Siam and Java there has been nothing done, but the importers
refuse to submit to reduced rates. The supplies of all kinds
this year have been much less than theywere last, but the stock
now greatly exceeds that of the year 1835. This afternoon
134 bags Bengal at auction, which went at rather lower prices,
ord. white at 305., damps and washed 28s. 6d. a 295.
FOREIGN.-Therc is still very little disposition evinced on
the part of buyers to do business at the present prices, but the
holders continue firm in their demands ; in Brazil or White
Havannah there is still nothing doing, the demand having
been confined to yellow of the latter, about 500 chests of which
have been taken at 295. a 30s. for good mid, yellow ; and 60
boxes of Cuba at 295. for fair yellow, being a portion of those
which were taken in at public sale on Friday last. The sup.
ply. this year from the Brazils has greatly exceeded that of
last, but from the Havannah the import has been less this sea-
son than last. The stock of the former is now 1,580 boxes,
and of the latter 18,600 chests greater than it was at this
time in 1835.
MonAssEs.-In West India there has been scarcely any
thing done, and parcels are offering at rather lower prices.
This afternoon a parcel of mid. Demerara sold at 255. 6d.
TEA.-TEc East India Company's sale finished yesterday ;
the details of the prices are as follows :-Canton Bohea, duty
paid, all sold, Is. 101 d. a 2s. o d. ; Fokien Bohea, duty
paid, 32,000 lbs. refused, 2s. 741. a 2s. lid. ; Congou,
76,000 lbs. refused, in bond, but middling blackish leaf kinds
11V. a Is. ld., but mid rather strong, and blackish leaf rather
coarse, is. 3id a Is. 7d, but mid. blackish leaf strong Is. 10d.
a 2s. 3d. ; but add. with Pekoe flavour, 2s. sd. a 2s. 90.
Souchong, 20,000 lbs. refused, Is. 6-1-d. a 2s. 4.1-cl. Pe 0
koe, e
fin
flowery, all sold, 4s. id. a 45. 3d. ; Twankay,
fused, Is. 4kd. a Is. 41d., bright leaf Is. sd. a Is 841.; Hy-
lbs. re-