The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 5.)
Stican.—To-day there was firmness in the. West India
Sugar market, and all parties are anxious to operate;
but business was interfered with by the reluctance of
holders to sell. The purchases amounted to 610, making
2,300 hhds and trcs for the week at an advance of is;
indeed in some cases the rise amounts to is 6d per cwt.
Further parcels have been withdrawn from the market
of both Colonial and Foreign Sugar. For public sale
on Tuesday 150 hhds Barbadoes, 135 hhds 58 brls Ber-
bice, 80 hhds 13 trs 38 brls Jamaica, 32 lihds Trinidad,
7,200 bags of Mauritius, 190 cases 760 bags of Bengal ;
for Wednesday 1,676 boxes bellow Havannah, and for
Thursday 317 hhds 220 cases 465 bags Maceio Sugar are
declared.

REFINDD.—To-day refined goods met with a ready
sale, brown grocery lumps at 48s 6d to 495, Standard,
49s 6d to 50s. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held with
firmness at 27s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt, and is wanted.
MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon Mauritius :sugar WAS in
excellent demand, and 1,430 bags at public sale sold at
fully the avarice established by private treaty; very
fine yellow fetched 42s to 445, fine 39s to 41s, good
37s 64 to 38s 6d, middling 36s to 375, low 34s to 355,
fine and good brown 33s to 345, washed 'and syrupy 343
to 39s 6d, and inferior 28s 6d to 33s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with
little attention ; brown was, however, dealt in with
caution. 5,930 bags were offered at public sale, and
mostly sold upon full terms ; low white Benares at 383
Gd, middling 40s 6d to 41s, good 41s 6d to 42s 61, damp
and washed 38s to 41s, good yellow Mauritius kind 37s
to 38s, damp and washed 34s 64 to 38s, fine grainy
yellow 42s Gd to 445, good 41s to 41s Gd; but low Khaur
was taken in at 235, middling and good 29s to 303. Ma-
dras is less wanted, and 4,174 bags 78 boxes were only
in part sold, yet holders evinced firmness, and obtained
full rates; low and middling damp brown went at 28s to
29s 6d, ordinary yellow 30s to 303 Gd, middling 31s to
325, good bright 333 Gel to 35, and fine 37s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—The public sales held yesterday of Bahia
went off with spirit; they consisted of 1,839 pkgs —very
low to fine brown realised 35s to 375, yellow 37s to 38s
Gd, white 39s to 425, damaged, of which the chief part
consisted, went. at 35i to 423, and a few lots of very low
went at 31s to 321 per cwt.
MoLAssEs.—There is not much demand for West India,
Lut as the stock continues to get smaller holders display
firmness, and ask 15s to 18s for low to fine West India,
13s to 14s for Mauritius, and 14s 6d to 15s for Bengal
Treacle. At public sale 29 puns St. Vincent's this after-
noon were taken in at 15s.

Cocoa.—There is no desire to accept lower rates for
West India; the business done, however, has been small
this week, and 38s to 43s per cwt is the value. Foreign
is dull of sale at 26s to 29s per cwt.
COFFEE—To-day there was no public sale of Coffee,
and privately not so much demand existed, but holders
are firm. The value of Native Ceylon is from 32s to
33s per cwt. The public sales of Coffee declared to take
place next week are of importance, and consist of 121
casks 2,295 bags of Native Ceylon, 354 bales 102 half
bales Mocha, 420 bags East India, 12() bags Bengal, and
290 bags Rio. A public sale of 300 bags of Trinidad
Cocoa is declared to take place next week.
TEA.—A further improvement has taken place in
the market for Black, large parcels having been dis-
posed of, and at better prices, making the rise within
a month id per lb on the lower kinds. There ap-
pears to be a disposition on the part of dealers
generally to get supplied, whilst on the other hand
holders evince much firmness, and several parcels have
been withdrawn from the market. Congou, common
sound clean has been selling at Bd, good common 81d to
9d, but middling 9id to I Id, good middling and good
llid to is 2d, fine is 3d to is 6d, Pekoe flavour is 6d
to is 9d, Souchong, ordinary 8d to 10d, middling to
good is to is Bd, fine is 9d to 2s Bd. The kinds most
in request have been Congou from 8d to 9-id per lb.
Green has been dealt in with more o.adiness; there is
also a less quantity on offer, and holders generally will
not accept late rates.
SPIRITS.—For Demerara Ruin an active demand has
been experienced this week, and prices have risen Id
per gallon. The sales reach 300 puns at 2s Id to
2s 3d for 30 to 34 per cent over proof; small parcels
of 36 to 38 over 2s 4d to 2s sd. Leeward Island
has been dealt in with more 'readiness, and at
better prices; the parcels sold were ,at is 4id to is 53d
proof. East India is wanted, and holders ask is 43
to is 44d proof. There is an inrproved demand for
Jamaica, and holders insist upon better prices, whilst
a fair business has been done. Fitain and middling
quality 30 to 33 per cent over proof realises 2s 10d
to 3s 6d, good middling and good 33 to 36 over
3s 4d to 3s 93, fine 3s 10,1 to 4s 23, verb
superior 4s 3d to 4s 63. Fine sorts :are scarce and much
wanted by exporters and the home trade. Brandy
realised fully former terms, and is in good demand. For
Geneva the market is firm at is 10d to is lld for ex-
portation sort, and at 2s 4d to 3s for fine fit for duty. For
British Corn Spirits the quotation is yet 10s cash.
SALTPETRE.—This afternoon Rongh met with more
attention, and 1 837 bags at public sale sold at firm rates;
fine strong Calcutta, 2i. to 34 per cent realised 27s to
27s 6d, 44 do 26s 6d to 275, mid 17 per cent 25s 6d to
265, and 12 do 25s 63 to 265.

INDIGO.—For East India the nasxket has assumed a
mre satisfactory appearance; from exporters and the
home trade a fair demand has been experienced this week;
on the part of holders there is also more firmness, and
they obtain an advance on the rates of the last quarterly
sale of 2J for Bengal, and 3d per lb for Madras. There
has been rather more demand for Spanial3, and difficulty
has been experienced in buying up at; former rates.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the demand was brisk
for Cochineal, and 34 bags of Mexican at auction sold at
4s 3d to 4s 6d for black.

RICE.—To day a fair business wow; concluded by pri-
vate treaty in East India Rice, and ripen full terms. Of
Carolina 64 trcs at public sale were taken in at 19s for
white, and of Bermuda Arrowroot 20 packages at 102 d
per lb.
OlLS.—This afternoon Palm Oil was dealt in with
more readiness, and 406 casks at public sale sold at 29s
to 31s, and inferior 26s to 28s. Sperm is ehearr, but
130 tuns mostly sold—British 811 to 811 10s, Headmatter
811 to 821 ss, American Oil 751 to 75153 ; 15 tuns
Southern 251 15s to 271; and low 221 lOs to 23/ 15s.

TALLOW.—To-day Tallow was inn brisker demand,
fine P. Y. C. on the spot 425. At aiuction 373 casks of
South American sold at 38s 3d to 41s• 3d ; 435 cks New
South Wales 37s 6d to 43s ; 53 cks African 34s 9d to
375. 87 cks Petersburgh Soap in bond 375.