The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-27 00:00:00

'ARKET.

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Walls End Hartlepool 25 •
Walis End Kelloe 25 0
W..11s End Adelaide' 24 6
Walls End Brown's Deanery 22 6
Walls End Barrett
Walls End Clarence Hetton 20 fS
alis End South Durham 22 0
Walls End Tees Hetton
Walls End Victoria Tees
Blythe l6 0
Cowpen l3 0
Hartley 2O 0
Howard's Netherton Main 18 6
last market-day, 1.

(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 25.)
SUGAR.—This afternoon all dry yellow descriptions
were in good request by the grocers, and the merchants ob-
tained prices 6d abovo those of last Friday ; brown kinds
cannot be quoted higher, but the rates previously esta-
blished were fully supported; and a fair sale prevailed.
From the refiners there was a steady demand, and good
strong descriptions brought 6d advance. The private sales
amount to 850 hhds and tierces, At auction 90 hhds Bar-
badoes sold with animation, and at prices 6d above those
of the last sale, fine fetched 70s to 70s 6d, good 693 to
69s 6d, one lot middling 67s 6d per cwt.
REFINED.—For standard lumps 79s to 80s has been
given, 78s to 78s 6d for rather inferior, and 75s 6d a 77s
6d for low and good brown lumps. Of Treacle common
is taken freely at 32s 6d to 335, and patent the best old
make at 33s 6d to 355. For pieces former rates have been
maintained. Bastards common dry quality 535, bonded
Crushed. Sugar for present delivery at 34s 3d to 34s 6d,
but under 34s there are no sellers. Loaves, 101 b at 38s
to 395, and 141bs 375. Treacle has sold freely at 13s.
Pieces and Bastards at 18s to 275. Dutch Crushed Sugar
at 31s to 31s 3d on board at Amsterdam.

MAURITIUS.--This afternoon, 3214 bags at public sale sold
with spirit, at 6d above those of last week; fine yellow realized
68s, good 66s to 66s 6d, good middling 64s 6d to 655,
low middling and middling 63s to 645, middling grey 63>
to 63s 6d, good brown 60s to 66s 6d.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon a fair business was trans-
acted by private contract in Manilla, at the rates quoted
above. Java was sought after. The public sales con-
sisted of 2329 bags white Bengal, and 300 bags Siam ;
good white fetched 70s 6d to 71s, good middling 693 6d
to 70s, low middling and middling 67s 6d to 68s 6d,
damp 69s to 70s 6, washed 68s 6d, middling sound yellow
67s 6d, damps and washed 63s to 67s 6d; the latter went
at full prices.
FOREIGN._This afternoon 521 boxes white, 777 boxes
yellow Havannah, and 41 chests Bahia were offered at
public sale; white Havannah was nearly all damaged, and
sold at fair prices, mid and fine quality of which fetched
29s to 345, washed 28s 6d to 30s 6d, a few lots mid and
good sound, but rather soft, sold at 29s 6d to 335, yellow
went with spirit 6d above former rates, good fetched 26s
to 26s 6d, good mid 24s 6d to 255, mid 23s 6d to 24s ;
Bahia sold at stiff prices, viz. low and mid grey at 22s 6d
to 24s per cwt.

Tan.—The monthly sales, which commenced on the
17th instant, were brought to a conclusion this afternoon.
The quantity of Tea offered was large, amounting to
102,000 packages, equal to 7,000,0001b5. The sales
opened, contrary to the expectations of many parties,
with a great disinclination on the part of the trade to
pay anything like previous market rates, and although
there was a large attendance from all parts of the
country, and a good muster of town dealers, still
the demand during the first four days of the sales was
extremely limited for all descriptions of Tea for actual
consumption, and capitalists refrained from making invest-
ments; the merchants, however, generally refused to re-
duce their pretensions, in consequence of the peculiar po-
sition in which the trade of this country with China
is placed, and were determined to protect their Tea,
and bought in and withdrew the principal part
which passed the hammer at high prices, fully equal
to those current before the commencement of the sales,
but when they showed a disposition to realize, they were
compelled to submit to a considerable sacrifice on the rates
current at the sales which occurred in the early part of Ja-
nuary, and the reduction on the rates of that period was
7d to Id on Hyson and Young Hyson, 3d to 4d en Hyson
Skin, Sid to 4d on Twankay, 6d to 7d on Imperial and
Gunpowder, and 3d to 6d on Orange and Flowery Pekoe :
Black Tea was more protected, and the reduction on January
prices was 2i-d to 3i-ci for Congous, but when compared
with the rates current in the market a few days before, the
reduction amounted to 4d to 6d, and Twankays show a de-
cline of 5d to 6d ; Souchong and Capers are 3d to 4d
cheaper than in January ; black leaf Pekoe has maintained
late rates. Even at these rates the trade evinced little
inclination to do business, and the quantity actually sold
during that period amounted to only 13,500 packages
out of 49,000 which passed. The sudden cessation
in the demand without any apparent cause, asto-
nished many parties, and was attributed to Go-
vernment admitting the cargoes of the Marmion and
Eucles at the 2s ld duty, although the Tea was put on
board British ships by the Americans, and stating it to he
tneir intention to admit other ca:goes obtained in a
similar manner ; on Friday, however, the merchants dis-
played more firmness for Black Tea, and bought in and
withdrew large quantities above the rates of the previous
day; the trade were also more desirous to purchase, and a
fair amount of business was transacted at prices
id to Id above the rates of the previous day for Con-
' gou, but Green Tea still met a dull demand, and prices
again gave way Id per lb; yesterday and to-day the trade
evinced an increased desire to purchase, and a fair demand
existed for black as well as green tea, a larger proportion
of that passed the hammer finding buyers than on any
former day, and prices again slightly improved for Con-
gou and Twankay, making the decline now only 2d
to 21c1 for the former, and lid to 2d for the latter, as
compared with the sales which finished on the 13th January.
The total quantity sold amounts to 25,300 packages, equal
to 2,000,0001b5., and the Market closed with a much
firmer appearance, buyers entertaining a better opinion of
the article, and the merchants generally refusing to sell,
excepting at prices equal to those current in the Market
before the sales.

Prices at the sales have ruled as follows—Bohea, Fokien
(duty Is 6d) has fetched 23110 to 3310 ; Congou (duty
2s Id) common Ls 6d to 2s 7i, but mid coarse 2s 7d
to 2s Bd, but mid rather strong is 8,0 to 2s Bid, but
mid blackish leaf 2s Bid to 28 90, ditto rather strong
2s 10d to 2s 10d, ditto strong 2s lld to 3s, ditto
Pekoe flavour 3s Oid to 3s 7d ; Souchong 2s 7id to
31 10d, good mid blackish leaf 3s to 3s Id; Caper 2s 5d to
2s llid ; Orange Pekoe, ord 2s 7i-d to 3s 3d, good mid
3s 4d to 38 sd, good to fine scented 3s 6d to 4s ; Pekoe,
black leaf 2s 80 to 2s sid, flowery 3s to 4s 10d ;
Twankay, very ord palish leaf 2s 8d to 2s 80, fair com-
mon 2s 9d to 2s 10d, fine brightisls leaf 2s 100 to 2s
11d, very fine and Hyson kind 39 to 3s 6d ; Hyson Skin,
ord 2s 6d to 2s 60, mid to fine 2s 9d to
3s ; Hyson, ord 2s 10d to 3s 4d, mid and
good 3s 6d to 4s 9d, fine and very fine 5s 5d to
86 ; Young Hyson, ord and mid, 2s lOd to 4s ; good and
very fine, 4s 2d to 5s ; Imperial, 31 2d to 5s 6d ; Gun-
powder, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; Pouchong, but mid large mixed
leaf, 2s 6d to 2s ; Bohea, for exportation only, has
been taken in at is 5i d.to is 6d per lb.
The closing price for common Congou was 23 74d to
2s ; Twankay do, 2s sid to 2s 10d ; Hyson do, 3s ld
to 3s 2d. Accounts from New York state that 20,000
packages, equal to 15,000 whole chests, had been de.
stroyed by fire.
Company's Congou in the early part of last week de.
dined to 2s 7d to 2s 7d for cash, but during the last few
days there has been a good deal of business doing, and
prices have advanced to 2s 10d for money, and 2s lld to
83 Id with E. two and three months' prompt; for the latter
period parties are reluctant to sell.
To-day some parcels of Free Trade Tea offering for cash
were readily bought up. There is a heavy prompt on the
6th March. Company's Congou for cash is selling at
2s 10d ; for prompt still few sellers.
This afternoon a good deal of business was transacted in
Free Trade Tea at the rates established at the sales, at
which many parties will not sell.
The deliveries of Tea this week are 350,000165.
Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLL•NDS. —RUM is held for pre-
vious rates, but the demand has been limited for Jamaica
as well as Leewards ; the sales since we last wrote have
been in the former 140 puns., 28 to 32 per cent. over
proof at 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 33 to 35 over 5s 9d to ss. 10d ;
of the latter 150 puns have been disposed of, proof to 5
per cent over proof 3s 7d to 3s 6d, 7 to 10 over proof 3s 9d
to 3s 11d; there are buyers of proof to a fair extent at
3s 6d, but few sellers under 3s 7d. East India 10 per
cent, over proof is held for 3s Bd, but there has been little
business doing. The quantity imported since this day
week is trifling from all quarters ; the principal part of
the stock is held by the dealers. Brandy was in good
request in the middle part of last week ; Cognac, first
brands of the vintage of 1836, was disposed of in large
quantities at 5s 6d. to 5s 7d in hhds, and 5s 4d to 5s 5d
in puncheons, 1837 at 5s id to 5s 6d in hhds, and 5s
2d to 5s 3d in puncheons, 1838 in puncheons at 5s to
5s ld, and in hhds at is 2d to 5s 3d : sales were made for
arrival in first brands of the vintage of 1838 and 1839, at
4s lld to 5s 3d ; but there has been less business doing
during the last few days; the demand has been on a small
scale, but holders remain firm,iand the rates quoted above have
been maintained. In Geneva a fair business has been trans.
acted at 2s to 2s 2d per gallon. British Corn Spirits
have secured a good demand at 9s 10d to lOs per gallon.
This afternoon there was no alteration in the price of
Rum, but there was only a limited business doing.
Brandy sold slowly, but prices remain firm.
Coeur.—This afternoon at public sale 1461 bags Rio,
imported direct, 155 bags Bahia, and 777 bags East India
were offered ; nearly all the sound quality of the Rio was
taken ii above its value, viz. at 47s for good ord mixed ;
Bahia was likewise taken in at 47s for good ord coloury.
East India was only partly sold at easier prices, viz. at 51s
to 53s for good Sumatra ; Samarang of good brown quality
was taken in at 703 per cwt
0114,—1n Pale Seal and Cod Oil the former has realised
291, and the latter 281 153 to 291; good Yellow Seal at
27l lOs to 281. Southern went at 23/ 5s to 241 lOs for low
dark to good pale quality. Sperm 1091 to 1111 per tun.
Linseed Oil, for present delivery, at 24s to 244 3d. Olive
at former prices. Palm Oil at 331 lOs to 341 103 per tun.
East India Cocoa Nut 43s 6d to 44s 6d for good quality.
TALLOW. —A brisk demand has prevailed for Russian
Tallow on the spot; for delivery in the next two months,
sls 6d to 51e 9d ; and a good many contracts have been
entered into at 50s to 504 6d. This afternoon a large busi-
ness was transacted in P. T. Candle on the spot, as well !
as for delivery in the next two months, at 51s 9d to 525;
for delivery in October, November, and December next,

EVENING EDITION.

several purchases have been made at 50s 3d to 50s ed
per cwt.

&rum—This afternoon 939 tags black Pepper, and
973 pockets, Etc. Bengal Ginger, were offered at public
sale, the former was only partially sold, but at full prices ;
good Eastern fetched aid to 46, grey Sid, and half heavy
Padang aid to 3/d, Malabar of common quality was taken
in at 4d to 4id per lb; the latter sold at 17s 6d to 18s 6d
for fair quality, being full prices.