The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-05 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION,

exceeded 250 puns West India. Jamaica and strong Lee-
ward have maintained former rates, but common kinds
must be quoted zd to ld cheaper. Proof Leewards have
been disposed of at 2s 10Id ; 3 to 4 per cent. over proof,
2s lld to 3s ; 7 to I over 3s ld to 3s 24 ; 13 to 15 over
3; 3d to 3s 4d ;25 over 55., very fine, 33 over, 53 ; Ja"
,
maica, 30 per cent over 6s, 32 over 6s 2d, 34 to 36 over
6; 8d to 6s 91, fine end very fine 7s to 7s 2d ; for proof
Leewards buyers now offer only 2s 10d. In East India
small sales have been made at 2s 5d proofs ; at Bristol
some parcels have been sold for this market at 25 4d
est
to
supply the Government contract. The stock of W
India is 2,291 puns and 539 hhds larger than last
year at this time. Brandy is held firmly, but
the transactions have been limited at the followil
rates, viz.:—Cognac first brands of the vintage fd
1836, 5s Id to 5s 3d in puns and hhds ; 1837, do has
9. d
to 5s ; 1838, do 4s 9d to 4s lld ; 1839, do 49 7d to it'
" .
per gallon ; the stock is on the decrease. Geneva b
sold steadily for export at is lld to 2s. The demand he
0'
been limited for British Corn Spirits at 103 to 103 Id 1
r on-
COFFEE.—The demand continues to improve fo
clean deacriptiens of British Plantation for home c
sumption ; holders have displayed firmness, and ha/
again supplied the market sparingly : there has beeper
fair demand by private treaty this week, and foul
rates have been full Y maintained,
many parties will not sell ; unclean Mods 101,,
attracted more attention, and the prices of last wee;
have been supported. Jamaica fine middling {atoned
1383 6d, middling 1123 to 1163, low middling 1085 to 11''
fine fine ordinaiy 1013 to 105 s, fine ordinary 87s to 9'it.c;
good ordinary 77s to 803; Demerara, fine ordinary 55°
88s ; Berbice, unclean fine fine ordinary 793 6d to 82-9,
good ordinary 753. Prices remain high for floe Mochas
and the home trade are in want of the article : at auctiou
40 Brazils fetched 1403 per cwt. lend •
This afternoon there was no public sale of any -I
indeed thereat
but by private treaty there was a fair demand for home use,
and prices were firm.
TEA.—To-day the market presented a quiet aspect for
Free Trade Tea, and holders displayed less firmness;
the public sales, consisting of 2,255 packages, the biddierg.a
were languid, and only 1,580 pkgs found buyers at a, fa
duction on the rates of the public sales of Tuesday 01
on
on Hyson. -id Twankay, and id on Congos': te:
middling strong rather burnt, sold at 2s 104 di.
2a 111,d, but middling coarse burnt 23 9,1, °de
nary 2s sd, but middling rather burnt GuaPovi oi
flavour 3a 84 ; Congou, but mid rather full CjimPur
kind 23 3i-d, but mid rather flat rather Hung Muey ulv°but
23 44, tilt mid rather strong little burnt 2s sd4ltio 10
mid rather strong old Souchong flavour 2s little
2s 51d ; Twankay but mid rather strongmid burnt
burnt 2s 2i to 2s 1d ; fto
leaf 33 6d to 3sd 7d ; Gunpowder mid strongpre 4s 9(1 to 4 dito
fine at 6s 6d ; Hy son Skin, mid fresh little burnt 2i
5 ',d
2s 51d ; Orange Pekoa mid rather strong scented id
to 3s lid per lb. In Company's Congou few sale, Iv an
made, and the market closed with a quiet aspect
kinds of Tea. On 'Change buyers would not give -
than 23 3d for Company's Congou, cash. to to
TaLeow—Prices have declined this week to 4
463 6d for P. Y. C. on the spot, and in one or two instaneat
all the year
45; 6d has been accepted. For delivery
463 a 46s 3d. For spring months there are sellers
~;x
47s 3d per cwt. East India of first quality at 455
Cape, good and fine 46s 6d to 48s; Monte Video, mo3
il.
dling and good 43; 6d to 455, ord and dark 405 6d Pre"dla
for
This afternoon there was a good demand for P -llnFor
on the spot, and prices were firm at 463 9d to
delivery all the year several purchases
61, and some business was done for spring troatbekat rely
3d per cwt ; at auction, 238 pipes 23 bhds 63 oat_„.
Monte Video were nearly all sold at 43s to 4653 d per en,,
Oit.s. —Holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils
were ma4d7cs'at
441:
have displayed firmness this week. For S3uthern anddSel-1
a brisk demand has prevailed, both for home use an
tc 241 !Os for ord and mid quality, goof and fine 24/1 port—the former has been disposed of currently at 2315
191:
261; the latter at 311 10; to 311 153 for pale, 261 to
tu 3a.(o'
for brown yellow and straw colour. Cod at 28/ per
Sperm is held firmly at present rates of 1061 to 10711 fP
first quality. Linseed Oil at 26s 3d to 26s 6d on the spats
:
and 27s to 27s 6d for delivery. Rape, 393 to 399 6d ha
been paid for large parcels of pale, and 38s to 38s 6d for
brown. Palm, at 341 103 to 351. For East India Cr:
Nut Oil under 40i good quality is not offered. At pu
sale 34 cases E. I. Poppy Seed Oil fetched 42s to
421 flei
per cwt.
FRUIT.— A parcel of 3,170 boxes arid 380 half-boles
Valencia Raisins, of inferior quality were offered is public
sale on Tuesday, and bought in at 35s to 37s and prisatell
other parcels of such quality, of which there is the largeo
supply, have been selling at 353; the good
quaever, maintain their prices, being still taken at 4lities,
05.h0w;
the demand altogether for Fiuit has much increased tblo
and Biota
week ; a parcel of new Chesme, Carrabourna,
Raisins have ari ived.
RICE —The demand for Bengal is improving, and.
vately a fair business hay been transacted at previons rates,.
good and fine white sorts are wanted at 13s to 14s, but of
such the supply is yet; small ; at auction, 1,151 bags went
at 123 61 for middling white, and a few lots ordinal Ye,.l.
low at 8; 6d, being above the value. Java has beee
much better request, and the large proportion of 501
bags out of 13,000 offered at public sale were disposed 0
at and since the sale at full prices; good and fine white
s fetched lls to 10- 6d, mid and good mid 10s to 103 6s
low mixed with Paddy 83 6d to 9s 64 per cwt. The arriva
-d
is
of Rice are expected to be small for some time ; the stack
on the deer( ase, and is now 125,298 bags,
time it was 89,774 bags. The home and export delivaries
this year have exceeded those of 1839 by 44,000 bags. The
arrivals differ little from those of last year. Carolina has
been in fair request for home use at former rates.
This afternoon prices were firm for East India, and X
fair demand existed privately for both Bengal and Java ;
at auction 500 bags Madras sold at the full value, VIZ.
at 93 to gs 6d for good bold yellowish white
Sew ,Es.—Pimento taken at 3d to 3d for' middling
good middling quality. In Pepper lower beep
accepted, ordinary Sumatra is not to be hadrautnedsebraye _
id Per
lb. Holders of Cassia Lignea display much firmness3
last vear at this
fair quality 843 has been paid. Ginger is held firmly.
Cloves is 1 d paid for large parcels of Bourbon for ex
port ; Beacoolen at 2s 6d a 2s 9d for good bold bright'
Mace fetched 43 51 a 7s ld for ord and good bright
quality.
This afternoon 200 cases Cassia Lignea, and NO bar
white Pepper were offered at auction ; the former sold /1
higher, viz, middling coarse at 833; the latter oaly POO
sold at 9d to 91,1 for dark quality.
Moeasses —The market for West India has been in 1
dull state, and prices have given way several shillings' ?°(}
puns fair St. Vincent; and St. Kitts have been disposed
at 33F, fine sorts are offering at 40s per cwt.
COCOA.—Prices remain firm for West India, and goai.
demand has existed by private treaty from the home on;
'
who have paid 51s to 57s for ord and good red Trinidau
tniolanne
ith as
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ta tt
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f'sotroecikg
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ferwathpearroleelso
are to be bad, and prices keep high.