The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-09 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn.
puted from the returns made in the week ending June 5,
1849, is 265. sd. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, June S.)
SUGAR -To-day there was a decrease in the demand
for West India Sugar for all purposes, but holders re-
fused to submit to any further decline. The sales
amounted to only 160, making for the week 2,270 hhds,
43c,c. The market also closes with a quiet appearance.
For public sale next week 150 hhds BArbadees, 160
hhds Trinidad, 2,000 bags Bengal, and 4,000 bags of
Mauritius Sugar are declared.
REFINED.-To-day the home demand is less active
for Refined Goods, still in the value little variation
transpired. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with a brisker
sale for exportation at 29s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt.
Ma.unmus.-This afternoon there was a good de-
mand for Mauritius Sugar: at public sale 4,000 bags
sold at former rates; the best yellow, however, went
rather cheaper-good to fine at 39s to 40s 6d, low and
middling 38s to 38s 6d, good and fine brown 36s 6d to
37s 6d, fair to good grey 38s to 39s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 2,250 bags, were offered at public
sale, and went at full rates ; middling to good white
Benares 40s 6d to 42s 6d, low 39s 6d to 40s, strong yel-
low 44s to 455, and white 46s to 50s per cwt.
MOLASSES.-Former rates are well supported for West
India, and a fair business had been done; the quantity on
offer is also less than for some time past, and holders dis-
play firmness. The value of low tcrtne quality is from
18s to 233. Bengal Treacle met with a fair demand at
17s to 17s 6d, and there are not free sellers; the con-
sumption also continues to get larger. A decline in the
value of Honey has taken place.
FoREION.-To-day there was little passing in the
Foreign Sugar market, and none was offered at public
sale, still lower rates were not generally accepted. For
the week the private sales are a cargo of brown Pernams
at 18s 9d, and one of Bahia at 20s per cwt.
COFFEE.-This afternoon Native Ceylon was in ex-
cellent demand, and at public sale 1,184 bags sold at full
rates; fine ordinary at 33s to 33s 6d, real good ordinary
32s to 32s 6d, damaged 21s to 32s 6d, black ditto
16s 64 to 19s. Of Jamaica 50 casks were disposed
of; low middling at 47s 64 to 48s 6d, middling 50s,
fine fine ordinary 40s to 445, fine ordinary
36s to 36s 6d, good ordinary unclean, 32s to 32s 6d,
ordinary triage 26s 6d. 600 bags Havannah went at
29s 6d to 35s 64 for damaged, and one lot fine ordinary
sound 38s. 380 bags Brazil in part sold; Bahia at 27s
6d to 32s 6d for low to fine ordinary, whilst Rio was
taken in at 30s. 203 bags Company's JaVa sold; fine at
41s to 41s 6d, and good 375. 100 bags Costa Rica good
ordinary 333. Mocha is less wanted, and 164 bales at
public sale were mostly taken in at full rates; middling
56s to 58s, and old yellow 70s per cwt.
Cocoa.-At public sale 781 bags and 73 barrels
Trinidad were offered, but a small part only sold at the
former value; red went at 43s to 455, fine 45s 64
to 475, and grey 42s to 445; 47 bags St. Lucia
were taken in at 36s to 40s, and 22 bar-
rels Dominica 38s, but 240 bags of red Grenada
were sold at 38s to 395, and which are lower rates. The
market is firm for Foreign, but there are few orders, and
at public sale 241 bags Bahia were taken in at 29s per
cwt for fine bright red; the value of grey is 27s 6d to 28s.
TEA.-There is no advance to record in the value of
Congou, but the demand has been much better this
week, and holders are less disposed to sell. The
value of ord and good ord is 73-d to Bid, mixed black-
ish leaf 94 to lOid, blackish leaf lld to Is, ditto
strong is Id to is 3d, and Pekoe flavour is 3d to
Is 94. Sales to a fair extent have been made in Souchong
at 2s to 2s 9d for fine, and other sorts at 8d to is 9d,
but Pouchong met with a slow sale at 6d to 8d; still
the supply is not larger. There has been rather
more de-ire to operate in green, but better prices are
not offered, and the supply at market is still large
of all sorts. We quote Gunpowder, Canton made
at is 4d to Is 74, Dyson kind Is 8d to 4s. Imperial
Is 5d to 24 103, Canton is to Is 4d, Young Hyson, ord
and mid Is to is 6d, good to fine is 84 to 3s 3d; Hyson,
interior lld to Is 2d, mid to good is 34 to is 103,
fine and superior 24 to 3s 4i, nyson skin 84 to is 4d,
Twankay sid to 84, and better sort 94 to Is. Other
sorts are rather more in demand : Orange Pekoe at 84
to Is 93, flowery Is to 2s, fine and superior 2s 64 to 3s
93, and black leaf Pekoe 10d to Is 81 None has been
submitted to public sale this week.
RICE.-To-day the (I, !nand for Rice was not better,
and at public sale 3,000 begs were nearly all taken
in at former rates ; low yellovvi,h white Java, in bond,
at Bs, middling 83 61 ; Bengal, however, a,ld ; middling
white 83 64 to 93, and low 8s to 8s 63, very small 7s 64
per cwt.

SAGO.—Thero has been little passirg privately, but
lower rates are not accepted. At auction 200 bags of
ord large brown were taken in at 15i. Sago Flour is
wanted at 17s to lis 61, and holders show firmness.
Arrowroot 640 pkgs have been offered at auction; St.
Vincents sold at 44d to 101 d.
SPICES.—To day Pimento met with little attention,
and a public sale of 980 hags went at full rates, and sold
from 3i.1 to 3d for middling acrd good middling.
FRUIT.—OnIy a moderate business has been concluded
in Currants; still holders rcmaia firm, and require 35s
to 40s. For Raisins the market has beeline quiet. and
more desire is evinced to sell Valencia at 425, and Denia
at 31s to 32s per cwt.
SPIRITS.—The rates asked for East India Rum are
Is 2d to is 3d per gallon proof, but the demand has
been limited this week. Leeward Island has been
dealt in with caution, still holders are firm, and
ask Is 3id to Is 4d for proof; there are, however,
several buyers rather under former rates. Demerara is
offered rather under former prices; still only small par-
cels have been sold, and is 10d to 2s 2d is the value of 28
to 40 per cent over proof. Fine Jamaica is still in small
supply, and wanted by home dealers and exporters
whilst fall rates are offered. The market is dull for low
and middling sorts, whilst prices are on the decline. We
quote 19 to 29 per cent over proof at 2s to 2s 33, 30 to
36 over 2s 4d to 3s 3d, and superior 3s 4.1 to 4s per gallon.
Brandy continues in excellent demand by home dealers,
and prices rule firm; Congou best brands of the vintage
of 1845 at 5s 8d to 5s 10d, 1846 ditto at 5s 4d to 5s 6d,
1847 ditto 4s 3d to 4s 7d, 1848 ditto 3s 7d to 3s 9d, in-
ferior brands 2s 3d to 3s 6d, Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d. For
Geneva the market is firm; common export sort at is 9d
to Is 10d, and fine for duty at 2s 33 to 3s 3d per gallon.
For British made Spirit former rates are well sup-
ported.
INDIGO.—To-day a public sale of 50 serons of Guate-
mala Indigo went off at ,rather lower rates, and a part
only sold at 2s to 3a sd, and two lots at 3s 6d to 3s 10d
for Flores.

COCHINEAL.—To-day there was little desire evinced
to operate in cochineal, and 74 bags at auction only in
part sold; Honduras, black went at 36 10d to 4s Bd, and
which is a decline of 2d to 3d; Mexican went at 35 8d Is
3s 9d for silvers, and at 3s 10d to 3s Ild for blacks;
these are rather lower rates.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the market for Tallow was
quiet, and prices are rather lower—first sort P Y
Candle on the spot selling at 38s 3d to 38s 6d per cwt.
At public sale 151 pkga of Cape sold at 37s to 394 9d;
220 csks New South Wales 33s to 375, and 840 pkgs South
American at 33s to 38s per cwt.
OILS.—To-day the public sale of 190 tuns of Southern
Oil went at lower rates; ord and mid at 241 to 251 15s,
good to fine 26110 s to 271155. Of Sperm 65 tuns were
partly sold at 651 to 721.

PRINTERS' ALMSHOUSES.—The working printers of
the metropolis, as a body, are a thinking, well-informed,
and sensible set of men. It was reasonable to expect
that among men of this class a desire would grow up to
provide for such of themselves as should be stricken by
misfortune, a refuge in their old age—and such was the
case. For several years past accordingly a cornmitttee
has been at work with this object in view. The master
printers approving their intention, afterwards lent their
aid (Messrs. Baldwin, Clowes, Cox, Hansard, R. Taylor,
and other of our most influential printers, are among the
subscribers), a plot of ground, at Wood-green, Torten-
ham, has been purchased, and on Monday next Lord
Mahon, M.P., President of the Society of Anti-
quaries, will lay the first stone of the proposed
Asylum. The design is by. Mr. William Webb,
architect, and the building is to be erecte;ci
by
Mr. Roberts, builder, for the sum of 1,75a0tm
few years ago much stir was made respectingu.
ment to the memory of William Caxton, as the
were lid
printer, but although many subscriptions
an-
nounced, no definite 'vault ensued.
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think, for
an admirable opportunity theN ow here,subscribers 'to
y
that monument to carry out their vie.ws.Alargep plot
of ground in front of this institution s unappropriated
.
will be devoted to an ornamental arrangement of shrubs,
unless the aforesaid subscribers to the monument come
to an arrangement fur placing a statue of William
Caxton in front of the almshouses designed tor the needy
professors of the " divine art," which he was the means
of introducing into England. Or, what w,:uld be better
still, let the funds subscribed be applied to double the
number of almshouses proposed to be built, and endow
them as " The Caxton Asylum." We comintnd this
sugrebtion to the consideration of all parties concerned.
—Builder.

TROOPS FOR INDIA.-.--CUATLIAM, JUNE B.—This
day a detachment from the Provisional Battalion was in-
spected by the Commandant, Colonel Simpson, at this
garrison, consisting of 252 men ot. all ranks of the 24. h
Regiment (2d Warwickhire.) Most of these men are
volunteers from other regiments, and their general ap-
pearance was highly satisfactory. This detachment will
march to-morrow (Saturday) for Gravesend, and there
embark from the Custom-house quay in boats on board
the ship Fairlie, 760 tons burden, Captain Joseph Davies,
for the Presidency of Bengal. Nine women end one
child embark with the troops, and also four officers—
viz., Captain F. C. Skurray, Lieutenant A. Do Veulle,
Ensign W. V. Munnings, Ensign John A. O'Neil, with
Assistant-Surgeon W. Smith.