The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-12 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of December II.)
Suoeu.—Prices have still a downward tendency for
British Plantation Sugar, and the market has been in a
dull state, for although holders have submitted to a reduc-
tion on last Friday's rates of 6d per cwt, still the demand
from both grocers and refiners has been extremely limited,
and the quantity sold for the three market days has not
exceeded 650 libels, &c., including 191 hhds, 3 tierces,
68 barrels St. Lucia at public sale which went heavily at
the above reduction ; fine yellow sold at 81s to 82s 64,
good 793 6d to 80s, middling and good middling 77s to
783 6d, good grey 75s to 765, low middling 74s per cwt ;
common sorts arc most difficult of sale, and upon those
the decline has been again the greatest ; low brown Ber-
bice has been sold at 725, low middling Trinidad 755,
fair middling Demerara 78s, and nearly fine Jamaica,
with rather a greyish cast, 82s.
To-day prices underwent no variation, but the demand
was very limited.
REFINED —There has been an increased disinclina-
tion evinced on the part of the home trade to purchase
Refined Goods, prices have suffered a depression of is
to Is 6d. Standard lumps selling at 945, brown
lumps, ordinary and good S9s to 935, Tittlers and Ham-
burgh Loaves 96s to 98s, fine 99e to 100 s per cwt :
good Bastards are extremely dull of sale, and prices un-
certain for common kinds. Common is now 37a 6d to 383,
Patent 41a to 425, best old make 43s to 44s per cwt ; there
is a large supply. Pieces arc on the decline. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 32s 6d to 32s 9d. Loaves 141bs at 37a
to 37s 6d, 10114 s 38s to 385 6d, and Gibs 40s to 41s.
Treacle at 14s 64 per cwt. Bastards and Pieces dull of
sale at I6s to 265. Dutch Crushed Sugar offered at 34s
on board in Rolland.
To-day Refined Goods sold slowly, Standard Lumps at
93s 6d. Bonded Crushed at 32s 9d per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—ThIS afternoon few sales were made pri-
vately, but prices underwent no variation ; at public sale
366 bags were sold—low and middling yellow at 76s to
78a 6d, good mid 79a 6d to 803, low dark to fine brown
52s to 743 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 2,363 bags Bengal, and
295 bags Cochin China were offered at public sale, the
coloury kinds of the former, which formed the bulk, sold at
full prices, viz fine white at 87s to 87s 6d, good 85s to
86s, damps and washed 81s to 86s 6d; brown sorts were
all taken in at 60s for damps, but since sold rather under
that figure ; tile latter fetched stiff prices, viz. low heavy
brown and yellow 2ls to 22a 6d, and white 23s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 233 to 24a 6d for mkt
and fine yellow, and a cargo of 2,000 boxes not yet arrived
at 23e ; at public sale 370 boxes went at 23s to 24s 64 for
mid and fine quality. White is neglected. Foreign Musco-
vado 22s to 23s tor greyish brown and god mid yellow, one
lot rather better f.ss, and very fine 27s ; 55 hhds 25 brie
Porto Rica fetched 223 6d to 23s 6d for low middling and
middling yellow. White sorts of Brazil are held firmly,
for blown former rate,' have been supported.
Moeasses.— P. ices of West India still have a dow ward
tendency at auction, 13 puns St. Lucia sold at 324 to
for good colour, but thin quality ; 31 puns Foreign were
taken in at 13e for middling.
COFFEE,—The market for British Plantation Coffee has
assumed a quiet aspect, and the demand this week has been
vcry limited, especially for middling descriptions, which
have not supported their former value by 2s to 33 per cwt;
ordinary arid unclean sorts however have brought previous
rates. St. Jago de Cuba, good middling colory bold green
fetched 72s 6d to 74s 6d, middling 67e 6d to 70s, low
middling 62a 6d to 635, fine ordinary 53s 6d to 575, good
ordinary dingy, 483 6d to 495. Mocha is less in request
and former rates were barely maintained.
This afternoon there was no public sale of any kind, and
the transactions privately were on a small scale in both
East and West India for home consumption, holders how-
ever appeared unwilling to submit to lower rates. The
Foreign market is firm, and the demand steady.
Rtmt, BRANDY, AND HoLLANDS.—Prices have yet a
downward tendeucy for Rum, and both shippers and the
home trade buy with extreme caution; of Leewards the
sales have amounted to only 100 pulls at a reduction of
id per gallon, for proofs 2s 10d accepted, 2 to 7 per cent
over 2s 101 d to 3s. The sales of Jamaica are so trifling
that they are not worth enumerating ; of Mauritius 100
casks have been sold at 23 7d for 1 per cent over proof
at public sale 25 butts, 43 puns, 116 hhds, Calcutta were
all taken in, 10 to 27 per cent, over proof at 2s 6d to 3s 2d,
being an average of 2s 5d for proof, there were buyers 2d
under those rates. The arrivals of Rum have been large
since this day week, and amount to 1,600 puns and hhds.
Prices remain firm for Brandy, but the purchases have been
on a small scale only : we quote Cognac first brands of the
vintage of 1836 5s 3d in hhds, in puns 5s Id, do 1837
hhds 5s Id, puns 4s I Id, do 1838 hhds 4s 11d, puns 45 9d,
do 1839 Hide 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d per gallon. The stock
continues on the decrease. In Geneva a fair business has
been done for shipping at Is I Id to 2s, and the home trade
ray 2s 5d to 2s 6d for fine quality. For British Corn
Spirits the demand is dull, and prices are on the decline
lOs is the quotation for cash.
To-day the Rum market was flat, and proof Leewards
obtainable at 2s 91d per gallon.
OILS.—For Seal Oil both for home use and export,
buyers have been compelled to pay rather higher rates.
Pale 311 lOs to 32/, yellow and brown 261 lOs a 30/.
Cod 27110 s to 271 15s. Southern at 241 to 26 /for ordi-
nary and fine quality. Sperm first quality at 106 Ito 107/.
Linseed Oil at c 63 on the spot, and 26s lldto2
selling
27s 6(1 or
delivery in the next 2 and 4 months, Rape pale
in large parcels at 425, and brown 41s. East India Cocoa
Nut Oil, prices uncertain. Palm at 341 to 35/. For
Olive, prices continue to improve. Spanish 58/.
This afternoon at public sale 200 tuns Southern Oil all
sold at 24/ to 261 15s for low and fine quality.
SpicEs.—Holders of black Pepper are not disposed to