The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-24 00:00:00

TEA MARKET,

Thee was but a limited demand for Free Trade, but prices
were fully suppor:ed. Company's Congou offered at Is 7id
cash, but with few buyers.

'TALLOW MARKET.

There was very little business done, but the markets were
firm, and in the present bare state of the market higher prices
were realised. P. Y.C. brought 46s 3d per cwt.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.

The supply of Clover was good with a fair quantity of flay,
but Straw was in poor supply. The Lest quantities fetched
full prices, but in'erior kinds were a heivy trade. Clover, 4/.
15s. to 6/. ; Meadow Hay, 31. 14s. to 5/. ; Straw, 435. to
455. per load.

(from the London New Price Current of March 23 )
Stramt.—For British Plantation Sugar there has been a
somewhat better demand from both grocers and refiners, and
prices have become more settled; still buers have operated
with much caution, the purchases fur the
.three market days
amounting to only 240 hhds and tierces, at prices much the
same as those previously quoted; good and fine brown Jamaica
have been disposed of at 63s to 70s ; gcod middling yellow
St. Kitt's, 76.,; good bright brown, 72s ; good brown St.
Lucia, 68s ; rather better greyish, 70s ; and 68s have been re-
jected for strong middling grey Demerara ; the scanty business
done in this market may be in some measu e ascribed to Mau-
ritius and Bengal seling 4s to 5s under the rates current for
West India.
To-day holders of British Plantation evinced firmness, and

the rates previously estab:ished were fully supported, but 1.
transactions were extremely limited, and the sales are not
• worth enumera'ing the scanty business done may Le princi-
pally attributed to the trade having been eng:ged at the public
sales of Mauritius and Bengal.
REFI NED. —To-day there was a good demand from the home
trade and pace; have improved, sales of standard lumps were
made at 93s 6d to 945, Treacle is, however, dull of sale at 30s
to 38s. In Pastards and Pieces the operations were oit a more
extended scale, and prices are firmer. Bonded crushed sugar
sells mire freely, and prices are firmer, sales of first quality
made at 32s 3d to 32s Gd per wit t.
U 111T1Us.—This afternoon the public sales attracted a
large attendance of the trade, and they were anxious to pur-
chasel the total quantity offered amounted to 4,922 bags ; the
principal part was disposed of with fair spirit, establishing an
advance cn the rates of the last public sale of 2s to 4s, fine
yellow went i.t 73s to 765, good 67s to 70s, middling and low
Midd:ing 64s to 66s Gd, fine brown 59s to 60s 6d, ntifildling to
good 53s to 58s per cwt. • .
EA ST IN al A. his afternoon the home trade were desirous
to buy Pengal; at public sale 5,376 bags were offered, besides
100 bags Khaur uncleared from a former sale, nearly the whole
found buyers with fair spirit, but the advance cannot be quoted
more than 2s as compared with the prices of the last auctions,
lew white told at 66s 6d to 675, middling 67s 6d to 68s
6d, good 69s to 71s, fine 72s to 735, damps and washed 63s
6d to 70s ; Khaur taken in at 50s. for damps.
FOEtEIGN.—This afternoon there was less business trans-
acted by private treaty in most descriptions, but prices were
firm. At ttlietiOn 1,036 boxes Havannah were offered, an in-
different parcel. all the sound taken in at full prices, viz. mid-
dling white at 325, soft dingy 26; 6d to 295, low soft yellow 23s to
24e, brown 21s, washed 20s 6d to 21s, several lots of damaged were
however disposed of at fair prices, viz. washed white at 23s to
26s 6d, low dabs 19s to 21s 6d, brown 17s 6d to les, a few lots
sound low soft sold at 21s to 22s per cwt.
.111oLissEs.—Pi ices have suffered no ftuther depression for
West India, but the transactions have been extremely limited,
2ds to 3tiois the value of low to fine quality; several parcels
have arrived:

CtiFirEE,—Holders cf West India have displayed firmness,
and former ratea have been sustained for all descriptions, but
the demand has been limited, and nearly the whole of 200
casks 100 bairels at public suction was taken in (mGstly St.
lAtcia and Berbice), ho'dets not being disposed to submit to
lower rafea ; the trade on the other hand were for the most

part not disposed to purchase excepting at prices rather under
those of this day we ek ; the large supply or the, lower sorts of
East in& Opetetes asairst the demaad for West India.
This afternoon prices were supported for both East and
West India; for the former ;here was a fair demand privately
frotti both shippers and the home trade, but in the latter few
purchases were trade; none of either kinds were offered at
tittetion, Foreign is held firmly, and the demand is improving.
At public sts'e 334 bags Brazil were disposed of at full rates ;
low good ordinary Mixt went at 40s to 41s, good ordinary 42s
to 42s 6d, sea damaged 36s to 43s 6d per cwt.
COCOA.—Holders of British Plantation have refused to
loWet prices. Trinidad taken in at 30s to 54s for ordinary and
good rah Foreign at firm prices. The rate at which the
Government contract was taken has not been allowed to
ranipire.
'lBA.—There has been a good demand for Free Trade Tea
to supply both t :wn and country orders, nod the rates previ-
ously cstalahed have been fully supported for Congou and
Twankay, but at the public sales prices gave way Id to
2d per lb for Imperial, Gunpowder, and Hyson, the prin-
cipal part offered consisting of these sorts. The
total quantity submitted to l.ublic competition amount-
ed to 11,0=4 packages, 5,000 of which were disposed of
with fair sprit at the following rates, Congous mixed black-
ish leaf, is 7-1, to is 74d, blackish leaf Is 8d to Is 9d, strong
to Pekoe flavour is 9/Icl to 2s 3d, Hung Muey Is bid
to Is 64d, Pouchong I s Bd, fine 2s Bid, Souchong mid
mixt If is Bd, good mid blkish if 2s 5d to 2s —.Rd, fine
blkish if 3s 4d to 3s sd, Orange Pekoe good 2s 6d to 2s Bd,
fine 2s 10d to 3s 34d, Twankay yellowish leaf Is lid to
Is 7/4, brightish leaf Is 74c1 to is Bd, Hyson skin very
low Is 2d, yellow leaf Is Sid, Hyson low ordinary is lid to
Is 74d, coarse yellow leaf 2s 3d to 2s 4d, middling 2s ed to
3s, good middling brightish leaf 3s 4id to 3s 6d, good 3s 9d,
Young Hyson Twankay flavour, is 10d, Imperial middling
coarse 2s 5d to 2s Sid, good middling brightish leaf 2s lid,
Gunpowder coarse 2s 10d, mid 3s 2id to 3s 7d, good 4s, scented
Orange Pekoe 2s Bid to 3s Id,,Twatttsayskin
Is 2dper lb. By
private contract several purchases have been made, the lower
sorts of Congou, however, have been most in request, com-
mon for cash has been selling at Is lid to Is 7icl per lb. The •