The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-15 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of July 14.)
SUGAR.-Since our last report there has been less acti-
vity in the West India Sugar market, and the demand has
been limited, both from grcccrs and refiners : the private
sales have not exceeded 800 hhds and tierces, but the mer-
chants have displayed firmness, and former rates have been
maintained, excepting at a public sale of 100 hogs-
heads Barbadoes, which went at a reduction on the prices
of this day week of 6d per cwt, good to fine yellow slid
at 85s to 86s 6d, good middling 84s to 84a 6d per cwt.
The deliveries continue large, exceeding those of fast year
notwithstanding the late extraordinary advance. The
arrivals have been larger during the past week than for
several previous ones ; still the stock shows a great clfi-
ciency as compared with that of last ear.
To-day the West India market was ,quiet, the demand
from both grocers and refiners was very limited for all
qualities, and the private purchases did not exceed 230
hhds and trs, the merchants however generally refused to
sell excepting at the rates previously established ; in some
cases however a reduction of 6d per cwt. was submitted to.
At public sale 59 hhds 25 tres Barbadoes were offered,
which sold heavily, and former rates were barely sup-
ported, fine yellow fetched 85s to 85s 6d, good 83s 61 to
84s, middling 82s to 82s 6d, low middling 81s to 81s 6d
pPr cwt.

REFINED.-To-day only a limited demand existed for
Refined Goods ; but prices were steady, and Standard
Lumps were not to be had under 109 s per cwt. Treacle,
Pieccs, and Bastards sold slowly, but prices were main-
tained. Bonded Crushed was in good request, and 353
paid to wait a few weeks.

MAURITIUS. —Fine brown fetched 80s to 81s, good
783 6d to 795, ordinary 775, low middling and middling
yellow 81s 6d to 83s, good 84s 6d to 85s 6d. This after..
noon there was no public sale, and none is declared; by
private contract there was little passing, but prices were
supported.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the home trade purchased
sparingly of Bengal, and 99F bags at public sale sold
rather cheaper, fine white went at 86s 6d to 87s 6d, good
85s Gd to 86s, middling 84s 6d to 85s, damps 843 to
86s 6d, washed 84s 6d to 85s. Manilla, Java, and Siam,
was less in request by private contract, but prices were
supported ; there was no public sale.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah Sugar has been in good
request, and prices have further improved 6d a Is per cwt.
In white merchants will not sell excepting at former rates:
Government has refused to admit the parcel lately entered
at the Customs, on the plea that it is in a refined state. In
Brazil the advanced rates previously established have been
fully supported ; strong white Bahia at 275. A floating
cargo has been disposed of to be delivered here at 213 6d for
brown, and 25s 6d for white quality.
COFFEE.--British Plantation of clean quality has been
in good request for home consumption since our last report,
the stocks held by the trade being reduced to a law ebb,
have compelled them to come forward more freely ; fine
fine ordinary and middling descriptions, which have been
the most in demand, have brought an advance on former
rates of 3s to 4s—other sorts have fetched prices 2s above
those of this day week ; with the exception of unclean
kinds, which have undergone no variation in value.
This afternoon there was no public sale of any descrip-
tion ; but by private contract a fair demand existed for all
clear sorts to supply the wants of the home trade, and prices
are again rather higher; sales in Java made at 63s for ordi-
nary, and 65s for good ; for Ceylon of good ord quality
82; was paid. The following auctions are declared, viz,
50 casks Jamaica and 3,300 bags Ceylon for to-morrow;
100 casks British Plantation for Thursday ; and 133 casks
B. P., 503 bags 160 bales Mocha and 370 bags Ceylon for
Fs iday.
TEA.—The market for Free Trade was quiet last week,
and prices had a downward tendency ; the purchases were
for cash only; Congou and Twankay in small parcels were
disposed of rather under former rates, for the former of
common quality ls soid was accepted, and Is 101c1 to
Is lld for the latter. The operations in Company's
Congou were on a small scale at is 100 a Is 101 d cash.
The stock of Tea at this port on the Ist instant was, of
black 3,131,55911)s less than at the same time in 1839, but
of green it was 193,2321bs more than at that period. The
deliveries in the United Kingdom have not been equal to
those of last year by nearly 4,000,0001b5. The names
arings 6,800 chests, &c. The deliveries of Tea at this
port have been 444,0001bs during the past week.
To-day the trade purchased with increased freedom at
the public sales, and for black there was an active demand
throughout the day, prices further improved, and at the
close of the sale were ld to lid above those of yesterday.
Green was in good request, and prices advanced in some
cases }d per lb, and towards the finish of the sales the
desire shown on the part of the trade to purchase
Tea was great ; and of the 21,000 packages offered, the large
proportion of 18,000 packages were actually sold, several
breaks were taken on speculation, rr:ces left off as follows :
—Tyson, ordinary to good, 2s 4a to 3s 31, Congou Com-
mon Is lld to 23 Id, middling to fine 2s 2d to 2s 8:I,
Twankay is I Id to 2s 6d, Caper Is 91 to 2s 4ial, Young
11) son 3s lid to 3a Bd, Bohea is 91 to is Sid, Gun-
powder 25 10d to 4s 6cl.—Company's Congou was i 2
demand at Is 1 lid to 2; cash.
Rica —Bengal Is above former rates, 141 to 14s 6d has
been paid foa fine, 13; to 13; 61 for middling and good,
12t 6d for low white dusty, and Its 6d for yellowish,
und, r las nothing of low sound quality is now to be had.
Java, ordinary and mixedwith
white at 8s to 10; 6i Paddy to good middling
cwt. There has bee, good tt}
e fine white lls to 12a pc r
at the ahew sates several hold blic
o ser
holders will nal sell. Carolina
us, pu sale f any d, ipticm
Mfrs
for old, and 36s for new quality. The sudden change
in the westhor pradacecl less demand for East India. to_
rates Isere however maintained;
'but bits sales were made privately, previous
none was offered at suction
ituslan Tallotv on the spot prices declined.
t; per cwt., being accepted for P. Y. Candle of first
quality, at public sale, first sort yellow Candle at 51s 9iit,o
523. For delivery in the last three months 525 to 52; 3a.