The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-03 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Mercantile Journal of November 2.)
SEGA It.—The Sugar market presented rather a heavy
appearance to day, with a downward tendency, though
the holders reluctantly acceded to the offers of the
buyers. The private sales of West India were under
200 hhds and tierces, but no alteration worth notice
has taken place in the general currency. By public sale
101 hhds 7 tierces Barbadoes went quietly, and some
lots were bought in, but prices were steady, viz. low to
fine yellow at 62s Gd to 72s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-1,638 bags Bengal were brought to
public sale and disposed of, but without briskness, . the
best white sorts only supporting previous rates ; fine
white at 72s 6d to 735, dingy yellow .at 60s, and middling
to good brown at 44s to 48s 6d per cwt.
At public sale were offered 62 casks Sugar from
Madras (at the high duty,) which sold at 12s 6d for
good yellow, and at 8s Gd to 9s 6d for damp brown.
MAURITIUS.—The demand for the good grocery
descriptions has been steady, and full prices have been
paid ; while the lower qualities have gone off without
spirit, and mostly at is to 2s per cwt. decline on pre-
vious rates ; the public sales have offered 2,096 bags,
which went off with less spirit than recently, but the
whole was sold, good and fine yellow at 58s to 645, low
to middling yellow at 54s 6d to 57s 6d, very low
to middling brown at 36s to 50s per cwt. There are now
a few parcels left in importers' hands.
FOREIGN.—By public sale a parcel of sound Brazil has
been offered, consisting of 208 chests 393 barrels 127
bags Rio, with a few chests of Bahia ; the whole of
the former was bought in above the value, there being
no inclination to pay late prices ; good middling
white taken in at 22s 6d to 23s 6d, low white at 21s 6d,
fine yellow at 18s Gd to 19s, soft yellow at 16s 6d to 18s,
and low foxy brown at 16s to 16s Gd ; the few lots of
Bahia sold at 21s 6d for good middling strong grey, at
20s for middling ditto, at 18s 6d for fine fine yellow, and
and at 15s for good brown. The transactions by private
contract are confined to about 200 boxes good yellow
Havannah at 21s, and about 200 chests Bahia, the white
at 21s 6d, and the brown at 17s per cwt.
REFINEII.—For the home trade goods there con-
tinues a steady demand at full prices ; Standard Lumps
82s. Foreign refined in bond—in Crushed there appears
but little doing; small parcels second quality have been
sold at 295. Loaves are still much neglected.
MOLASSES.—The demand for West India Molasses
continues steady, and fall prices are paid ; privately,
some parcels of good Antigua have been sold at 26s to
275, and good St. Kitts and Trinidad at 23s ; by public
sale 38s puns St. Lucia, of fair quality, were bought in
at 22s per cwt.
There were offered in public sale 158 casks Dominica
Cane Juice, which sold at 27s to 30s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The home consumption market has assumed
a more buoyant appearance this week, and although there
has been no particular increase of business, a better feel-
ing appears to exist amongst the trade towards the article,
especially as the importers of the better class of Coffees
continue to withhold their stocks from the market, in an-
ticipation of some improvement on the present low rates.
The public sales to-day were important, consisting of
1,002 bags Ceylon, 48 casks Jamaica, 1,368 bags La
Guayra, 2,415 bags Java, and 68 bales Mocha: the Ceylon
sold rather briskly at stiff prices, good ord pale at 66s to
67s 6d. and good ord colory at 69s 6d ; the Jamaica
was of low quality, but sold at previous rates ; the La
Guayra sold at 41S 6d to 42s for good ordinary, being
steady prices ; the Java (a low parcel) sold at about 2s
per cwt decline—viz., at 42s to 475, first class sea-da-
maged at 42s 6d to 435, and second ditto at 40s 6d to
41s ; the Mocha was very ordinary poddy, and was
bought in at 60s per cwt.
Cocon.—There has been a fair demand for West
India sorts, and the market has been more buoyant than
could have been expected, withthe large arrivals of the
last few days. Guayaquil, good clean red at 33s Gd to
345, and slightly mouldy at 29s 6d to 30s ; 323 bags
Para sold yesterday at 37s 6d to 38s, one lot at 38s 6d
for good fair red.
TEA.—The public sales which commenced on Friday
were brought to a close yesterday, when rather more
firmness was apparent, and Congous and Twankays
recovered the depression of Friday. Pouchongs, sold
a shade lower, and a part was rejected by the trade, in
consequence of its being spurious. Of the whole
quantity offered about 12,000 packages were sold. In
the latter part of the sale, Congou but middling
blakish leaf sold at is 10+ to is 111 d, but middling
blackish wiry leaf rather strong at 2s Ojd, middling
wiry blackish rather strong at 2s 4d, ditto choice Pekoe
flavor at 2s 8:1-d to 2s 81e, Twat:key ordinary rather
strong curled brightish leaf at 2s Id, Pouchong at is 54d
to is 9d, Caper good ord at Is'sd to is 10d, but mid
strong burnt at 2s 3d, Orange: Pekoo mid clean rather
strong blackish leaf at 3s to 3s 3d, and HySon ord strong
burnt darkish leaf at 2s 104 d per lb.
The market was firm to-day for Free Trade sorts, but
there was little business doing, both buyers and sellers
waiting for the overland mail, the express in anticipa-
tion ot which is expected towards the close of the week.
Company's Congou firm at Is. 10,1 d. per lb, cash.
PIMENTO is rather lower, and the demand limited ;
two parcels have been brought to public sale, one con-
sisting of 523 bags good middling bright, which was
bought in at 3d ; the other comprised 344 bags low
middling, rather dark and coarse, which sold at 24cl to
3d per lb.
GINGER.—East India is still dull of sale, and prices
again lower ; 850 bags Malabar offered at public sale
only partly sold at l ls. 6d to 13s 6d for low to mid quality
PEPPER.-888 small bags Malabar were put up to pub-
lie sale and sold at full prices, viz. at 34d to 2 1 for light
and half heavy.
CASsIA. LIGNEA continues in demand, and 237 chests
offered by public auction brought full prices, viz. 99s 6d
to 100 s for good thin quill, and at 88s 6d to 95s for coarse
and middling.
RICE.—The public sales were large to-day, consisting
of 4,545 bags Bengal and 5.620 bags Java ; the former
went off with briskness and at 6d per cwt advance, low
middling and middling; white at lls Gd to 12s, and
good middling white atl2S 6d to 13s 6d ; the latter was
bought in above the valuations at 11s ad for bold white,
and at lOs fur yellow.
Faurr.—New Fruit continues in good request, Va-
lencia Raisins at 38s, and Patras Currants at 63s per cwt.
5AG0.—1,025 bags Pearl were put up to public auction,
and sold at 14s to 225.
TaLLow.---There being very large supplies Lear at
hand from St. Petersburgh, the market has become ex-
tremely dull, an prices have again receded, 46s 6d to
47s being the nearest price on the spot, and 46s Gd for
delivery up to the end of the year ; these figures
are however little better than nominal, there being so
little business doing. On Friday several parcels of Tal-
low were brought to public sale and nearly all disposed
of s 162 pipes 18 hhds 6 barrels South American at
from 40s 6cl to 46s ; 150 casks St. Petersburgh Yellow
Candle of second quality at 46s to 46s d; 25 casks East
India of low quality at 445, and 7 casks Cape Tallow
of good quality at 47s per cwt. The prices of this
article continue in an almost nominal state at 46s Gd to
47s on the spot, and for delivery up to the end of the year.
Ons.—The demand for common Fish Oils has been
rather but generally there has !seen much firm-
ness oriettl:e part of the holders, and stiff prices
have been paid in all instances. At public sale on
Friday about 68 tuns Southern Whale Oil were dis-
posed of at from 301 lOs to 35l 5s for low dark to
fine pale quality ; 121 casks South Sea Elephants' Oil
were also put up and sold, good and fine at 34l lOs to
37/, and very dark and inferior at 311 lOs to 321 ; a
small lot of Seal Oil sold as follows ; pale at 371,
brown at 301, and very dark at 28l per tan. Sperm
Oil maintains former prices, and there is a fair demand
for the article, 94 paid for fine quality. 19 butts
American Sperm Oil of good bright quality sold by