The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of September 10.)
SUGAR.—At auction, 100 hhds Barbadoes were only
partly disposed of ; good sorts fetched full prices, but com-
mon kinds went 6d to is lower, fine sold at 67s Gd to 68s,
good 65s to 65s 6d, middling to good middling, 60s to
645, very ordinary 5Gs per cwt. The arrivals have been
2,124 hhds, &e. since this day week, whereas last year
during the same time the quantity received amounted to
3,099 hhds, &c. The stock is 3,881 hhds and trcs less
than last year at this time.
To-day there was not much activity in the market for
West India Muscovadoes, still a fair demand existed for
both grocery and refining purposes, and the rates pre-
viously established were supported ; the bright yellow
sorts are still the most in request ; the total purchases
for the week are 1,900 hhds and tierces. The stock of
all kinds of raw Sugar at this port subject to the 24s
duty is 12,000 tons greater than the last year at this time.
REFINED.—The market for Refined Goods has pre-
sented a firmer appearance this week ; Standard Lumps
have been disposed of at 80s 6d to 81s, Tittlers and
Hamby() Loaves common 79s to 81s, good 82s to 87s,
fine 88s to 98s, very fine 99s to 103 s, low bloWn lumps
74s to 765, good and fine 77s to 79s per cwt. Treacle
has been in brisk request at 13s 3d. Pieces have moved
off slowly at 16s to 19s. Bastards have met with a dull
sale, common at 12s to 13s, good 14s to 15s. - In Dutch
Crushed Sugar several purchases have been made on.
board at 27s 3d per cwt.
To-day Refined Goods were in good request by the
home trade, and prices were firm ; Standard Lumps 81s
per cwt. Bonded Crushed difficult of sale, and 29s 9d
accepted for fine quality.
MAURITIUS.—Brown sorts are still difficult of sale.
At auction 6,438 bags were all sold, very fine yellow
at 70s 6d, fine 63s to 655, good 58s to 623, good mid-
dling 56s to 57s 6d, middling 54s to 55S 6d, low 'piddling
52s to 535, good to fine brown 45s tosos,low and middling
36s 6d to 43s 6d per cwt. Privately, some parcels of
good and fine yellow have been sold at 58s to GGs per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—Good and fine white have fetched 67s
to 7ls per cwt. Brown and yellow sorts have been taken
sparingly, and prices have still a downward tendency,
the supply being large ; at auction 1,667 bags were sold;
low to good yellow 53s to 58s ; low to mid damp brown
41s to 43s per cwt. The arrivals have been 11,200 bags
since this day week, and several ships are near at hand.
The stock is 58,176 bags greater than last year at this
time.

This afternoon Brown Bengal was only in limited re-
quest by the grocers, and at public sale 2,597 bags were
only partly sold at barely former rates, middling went
at 43s to 545, low 36s to 42s per cwt, white kinds, how..
ever, were in fair demand at full prices.
FORElGN.—Although the market for Foreign has ge-
nerally presented a quiet appearance this week, still
there is no desire on the part of holders to press-sales.
The arrivals have been G 73 chests Brazil, and 2,194
boxes white Havannah since this day week. For public
sale on Wedriesday, 240 hhds Porto Rico are declared.
MOLASSES.—The market for West India has presented
a quiet appearance, and the limited business transacted
has been at rather lower rates ; sales of fine Antigua
have been made at 27s 6d, and fair St. Vincents 23s 6d
per cwt. Of Foreign some parcels have been sold at
6s 9d to 7s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the home consumption
Coffee market was in a quiet state, and by private con-
tract little business was transacted in any kind ; prices
keep on the decline; at public sale 406 bags Ceylon and
2,500 bags East India were offered, the former sold 2s
to 3s under the rates of the last auction, good ordinary
coloury went at 745, Triage 21s; the latter went at a
similar decline, viz. good ordinary brownish Padang at
38s to 39s ; Java good ordinary yellowish at 54s to 58s,
ordinary and fair ordinary 49s 6d to 525, and good or-
dinary Samarang 48s per cwt.
COCOA.—The market for West India has been in a
dull state this week, and holders have been more de•
sirous to sell. Prices have declined 2s per cwt., but even
thereat the trade have purchased with caution. At auction
9 barrels 313. bags Trinidad were sold at 41s to 50s 6d
for ordinary to fine quality ; 300 bags Grenada were
taken in at 42s for good red, and rather inferior 40s to
41s per cwt. For Foreign there are few buyers, the
attention of the trade being directed to a public sale
of 600 bags Guayaquil declared for Tuesday.
Russ, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The 'Rum market
has been in a quiet state all the week; both shippers and
the home trade have purchased very sparingly, and for
fine sorts rather lower rates have been submitted to,
but common are held for the former value ; 2s Oid
to 2s ld is the value of proof Leewards, and is 64d
to is 7d Calcutta. The general tendency of
the market appears to be downwards. The arrivals of
Rum have been 576 puncheons, 145 hogsheads
this week, and several parcels of East India are near at
hand. The market for Brandy has presented a firm ap-
pearance since this day week ; a good demand has pre-
vailed principally from the home trade and speculators.
Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1836 has been
selling at 5s 9d in hogsheads, and puncheons 5s 7d ;
ditto 1837, hogsheads 5s 6d, puncheons 5s 4d ; ditto
1838, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; do 1839, hhds 4s 10d,
puns 4s 8d ; do 1840, hhds 3s 9d, puns 3s 7d per
gallon, at which rates the merchants are firm : the stuck
has decreased considerably of late. Geneva has been in
good demand by the shippers at 2s ld to 2s 2d, and small
parcels of tine fetch -2s 7d to 2s 9d for home consump-
tion. Prices remain at 10s 4d for British Corn Spirits
for cash,
sand are likely so to continue for a few- weeks,
but there has been only a limited 'demand during the
last four days.
TEA.--In the market much heaviness existed on Sa-
turday-last, and a reduction of 3d. per lb took place in
prices ; holders were anxious to realize, and at one pe-
riod on that day sales of Company's Congest were_made

at is 9.1 d cash,.but since then has been more life in
the market; holders have displayed more firmness and pur-
chases to a fair extent have been made privately in all kinds
of Tea both by the trade and speculators, prices having ad-
vanced lld to 2d per lb. Company's Congou for cash has
realised is 1 lid to is likd, common Free Trade Congou
is 10d to is lid, blackish leaf to strong blackish leaf 2s to
_ ._ _ _

2s 4d. Twankay is 10d to is 101-d per lb. On Tuesday
11,029 packages were offered at public sale, but in conse-

quence of the merchants refusing to take the rates the
trade were disposed to pay only 3,000 pckgs chiefly small
boxes were sold, the remainder' being taken in and
withdrawn, being held for rates, above those taken by
private contract, the prices accepted show a decline-an
those of the last auction of 6d to 8d per lb. Congon
bllish leaf rather strong selling at 2s to 2s Op. Putichong
Is 10&d to 2e 3d, low 1s 54d to is 6d. Pekoe Flowery
good to fine 2s ilia to 4s '24d. Caper Is 10d.to
2s ld. Souchong mid is 1 Id to 2s. Twankaybrightish leaf
Is 10i-d to is lid. Young Hyson low is 4d, Twankay
flavour is Gd to is 9id, bright leaf. and llyson flavour 2s
9d to 3s Od. Imperial mid coarse 2s kid to 2s. 6d. Can.
ton 2s 11d. Gunpowder mid coarse 2s 8d per lb;, but
yesterday the market altogether assumed quite a different
appearance, ar-d the operations were upon a small scale
only in free trade, holders Were More disposed to
realise, and accepted prices ld under those of the
former day, Congou common fur cash selling at is 9d
to is 10d and Twankay Is 9d to is 10d per lb. The specu-
lative market was inactive, and at one time is Wad taken
for Company's Congou, cash ; but on 'Change there
were not sellers under is 10d cash. Some holder's are
not disposed to sell free trade at prices assimilating with
those of Company's Congou. The market on the whole
has been in an unsettled state throughout the week,
buyers as well as sellers not knowing how to act. Prices
now rule 2d to 2d per lb. under those current at the
close of the market on Friday last.
To-day the market for Free Trade was in a dull
state, and some parties were disposed to realise ; sales
of common Congou for cash were made at is Bil, fair
and good common is 9d to is 10d, fair blackish leaf is
is 141 to is I Id, middling to good strong blackish leaf
is llicl to 2s 3d ; Twankay, common is 9d per lb.
Company's Congou moved off slowly all day, and closed
flatly at is Oid, cash. The arrivals of Tea since this
clay week have been 32,000 packages. The stock of
Company's Congou is 16,000 packages.
The stock in the kingdom is 28,000,0001 b, at this port it
is 24,426,3331b5•, last year at this time it was 39,650,537
lb. The total deliveries during the last eight months
have been at this port 22,826,9011 b ; during the same
time last year they were 16,824,4671 b.
SPICES.—For Cassia Lignea there has been a brisk
demand, and former rates have been fully supported ;
middling at 9Gs to 98s, mouldy 88s Gd to 89s, broken
84s to 85s. The market for Black Pepper is firm; corn-
. mon Sumatra has brought 3p, and fair clean 33d ; for
white lower rates have been submitted to.
Ginger is firm. Cloves, Bourbon, at, is 2d to is 21d.
Pimento has been in fair request. Cinnamon dull of sale
at former rates. Mace little inquired for. This after-
noon the public sales consisted of 300 chests Cassia
Lignea, and 100 bags long Pepper, the former all sold at
96s to 96s 6d for Middling, being the full value, the latter
,mostly taken in' at 25s per cwt.
FRUIT.—New Muscatels and Jordan Almonds are now
landing, the quality good. Opening prices of -Muscatels
85s to 100 s, and Almonds 10/ 10s. In, other descrip-
tiOns but little doing.
Rica.—'Phis afternoon the market` was inactive for
East India, and privately little business was transacted
in an kind. At auction 1,967 bags and 1,600 casks
Bengal have been offered, and all taken in at the former
value, the former at Its to Its 6d for good mid white,
and the latter lOs to lOs 6d per cwt.
This afternoon the demand was limited for Rough,
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2,811 bags Calcutta at public sale, only partly sold .
26s ad for good fair strong quality, refraction 9 per cent,
which is 6d lower.
INDIGO.—For sale on the sth October 12,450 chests
are declared, that part examined consists principally of
ord mid qualities. In the value of. Spanish there is no
variation, but little inquiry has existed. - The deliveries
from the warehouses of Indigo, however, keep large.
COCHINEAL.—Former rates have been fully sustained,
and a good demand has existed:; at public sale there
have been offered 100 bags, which sold at 4s 2d to 5s 4d
for low to good black, and ordinary to good Silvers 3s
fod to4s 10a per lb.
Taaaow.—This afternoon purcba.Ts to a fair extent
were made in P Y Candle at 48 6d on the spot, and for
delivery in the last three montfis the transactions were
on a more extended scale at 48s to 48s 3d per cwt, still
the market was far from lively. For public sale on Fri-
day 300 casks American are declared.
OILS.—For Southern Oil there has been an active de-
mand, both from time home trade and shippers, and
prices have b
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fine straw 33/ 15s to 34/, rather inferior 321 to 321 10s,
brown 291 to 291 15s, very inferior 24l 15s to 261 10s.
55 tuns Newfoundland Whale were sold at auction at
25/ 10s to 29/ 15s, and very ordinary at 24l to 25l ss.
12 tuns Cod Oil and • Blubber fetched 10/. to 15/. per
tun. The market for Fish Oils still wears a firm aspect.
Linsced Oil 31s 9d to 325. Rape Oil, sales of pale at
525 Gd to 535, and brown 52s per cwt. Palm Oil has
been taken sparingly, but prices keep up, the supply
being small.-
Olive has been in good request and Prices firth.
Gallipoli has realised 734 and Spanish 68/ to 691 per tun.
Cocoa Nut Oil has been in fair requetl,t, and at auction