The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-21 00:00:00

PRICE OF CANDLES.

The price of good Store Candles in the Retail-Shops is as follows
Candles, per dozen, Ss. Od. ; inferior, 73. Ocl. ; Moulds, Os. 6d.
Sixpence per dozen discount for cash.
COAL MARKET.

Adair's
Smith's Pontop l7 0 Walls End Russell's Hetton 73 9
Tan fied Moor Butes lB 6 Walls End Stewart's 24 0
Townley l7 0 Walls End Whitwell
Willington 2l 0 Walls End Hartlepool 29 9
Walls End Brown's' lB 0 Walls End Kelloe 2,-.‘ 0
Walls rnd Heaton .. 21 6 l'ennant'slHartlepool 2.s 6
Walls End Killingworth ~. 20 3 Walls End Brown's Deanery 20 9
Walls End Walker 20 0 Walls End Clarering Tees .6 0
Eden Main 2l C Walls End Cornforth 2O 0
Walls End Belmont
Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 3 Walls End St. Helen's 'Tees 21 0
Walls End Haswell 23 9 Walls End South Durham... 20 6
Walls End Hetton" 24 V Walls End:Tees Hetton .... 18 6
Weis End Lambton 24 0 Walls End Tees 22 9
Ships arrived since ►ast market-day, 65.

(From the London New Price Current of March 20.)
SUGAR.—The dulness which was perceptible in the Bri-
tish Plantation Sugar market last week has greatly in-
creased this : from the grocers the demand has been very
limited for all descriptions, and few of the refiners have
made their appearance in the market, the quantity of Sugar
on show being small, and only 218 hhds 257 tierces and
barrels having been imported since our last, have
caused the merchants to refuse to sell, excepting at
former rates : a few boards however, have been dis-
posed of rather under previous prices : the pur-
chases to yesterday amounted to only 500 hhds and
tierces : no Barbadoes has been put up to auction.
The deficiency in the comparative stocks has been further
increased, and the quantity in the. Docks is 4,519 hhds,
&c., less than at this time in 1839, and by the next returns
the stock will show a greater falling off, the quantity im-
ported during the corresponding week of last year
amounting to 936 hhds and 178 tierces, &c.
REFlNED.—Standard lumps 81s to 81s 6d, low and fine
brown lumps at 77s to 80s, and titlers 82s to 83s per cwt;
Pieces have been less in request, and only a limited busi-
ness has been transacted, but previous rates have been
maintained for good and fine descriptions, which arc fetch-
ing 68s to 735, but common kinds have been disposed of
rather under last week's quotations. For Bastards the
demand has become dull, and prices have slightly given
way, still low dry descriptions are not to be purchased
under 545. For Bonded Crushed Sugar there are a good
many buyers, sales to a fair extent have been made at 34; 6d
for present delivery, and 34s 3d to wait a few weeks ; 34s
would be paid for extensive parcels for the latter purpose.
Loaves sell well, 101bs at 383 to 395, and 141bs at 37s to
37s 6d. Treacle is in brisk demand, at 13s to 13s 3d.
Pieces sell steadily at 24s to 28s, and Bastards at 18s to 20s
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—Siam good white at 26s to 26s 6d, mid
to good mid 24s 6d to 25s 6d, low mid 23s 6d to 245, fine
and very fine yellow 23; to 23s 6d, damps 22s 6d to 261,
washed 19a to 24s 64. Manilla, for low brown 21s 6d was
paid, good 225, fine 22s 6d, low greyish yellow 22s 6d to
235, mid yellow 23; 6d, damps and washed 2ls to 21s 6d.
Java is held firmly, and the demand is steady for refining
under bond, but the shippers buy cautiously. There has
been no public sale.
FOREIGN.—Strong at 34s 6d to 35s 6d, m;eldling 32s
to 335, low soft 303 to 313 6d, damaged 27s to 32s 6d,
bright yellow 275.
COFFEE.—The operations at Ceylon at the great re-
duction of 6s to 8s on former rates ; good ordinary green
and bold pale, which formed the chief part sold, at 95; to
95s 6d ; a pile of superior bold fine ordinary even like Java
fetched 1033 to 103 s 6d, and middling blue 116 s.
RUM, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.—For Rum of all kinds
a good inquiry has existed, but the quantity held by the
merchants being reduced to a small compass has checked
business, and the transactions have been on a small scale, not
exceeding 150 puns ; proofs are not to be bought under
3s9d ; the arrivals are 400 puns and hhds since this day
week.
For Cognac Brandy, first brands of the vintage of 1836
in hhds 5s 5d has been accepted, 5s 3d in puns, 1837 5s 3d
in hhds, 5s Id in puns, 1838 in hhds, 5s Id, in puns 4s lld
to ss, 1839 in puns and hhds 4; 8d to 4s 10d per gallon.
Geneva has sold steadily at is lld to 2s for export, and
for fine quality for home use 2s 5d to 2s 6d is paid.
British Corn spirits have been in good request at 10s, but
the distillers are unwilling to advance the price to lOs 2d,
n consequence of the large quantity of Irish it would
bring into the market.
To-day a fair business was transacted in Brandy at the
rates quoted above.
OILS.—For Linseed Oil only a limited demand has
' existed. Rape is held firmly ; pale at 37s 6d, and brown
at 36; 6d. Olive continues in good request. Galipoli
is the most in request. The advanced rates asked for
Palm has checked business, and 130 casks were bought in
at 351 to 361. The stock of Sperm continues very small.
The demand for Cod has abated. Seal has been taken
sparingly • pale at 271 to 27/ 10s, and yellow and brown at
251 to 261. For Southern a fair demand has prevailed.
East India Cocoa Nut has sold slowly at the rates quoted.
TCKPENTINE.—Rough, 13s to 13s 6d for ordinary, and
14s for good quality. Spirits, 60; to 61s.
MOLASSES.—Barbadoes, of fine quality, has been dia..
posed of at 375, and middling Dominica at 33s per cwt.
COCOA.—Trinidad, 64s to 655. In Foreign small sales
have been made at our quotations.
TAR.—Buyers have been compelled to pay 18; to
18s 6d for small parcels of Stockholm, and 20s to 21s for
Archangel.
TEA.—The monthly sales consist of 42,805 packages,
or 2,900,000 lbs. The demand throughout the day was
very limited for Black Tea. For Green Tea there were
also very few buyers, and prices gave way considerably,
say from 5d to 7d per lb. Green Tea sold heavily, and
prices further receded 2d per lb. The leadine, merchants
throughout displayed much firmness ; 85 packages Assam
sold at moderate rates. Prices of Tea left off as compared
with the last monthly sales : —4d to 5d lower for com-
mon Congou; 5d to 64 for rather blackish leaf and rather
strong sorts ' • 4d to 4id for blackish leaf and strong quali-
ties ; Souchong was 4id to 5d lower ; Twankay 6d ;
Hyson kind 8d to 9d ; Gunpowder 8d to 94 ; Imperial 7d
to Bd, fine 9d to 10d; Hyson 7d to 6cl; Young Hyson,
common, 2d, and fine 8d to 9d per lb.
In the early part of the week Company's Congou was
dull of sale, and prices declined considerably ; sales for
cash were made at is 24 to 2s 3d, and 25 5d for prompts,
but since then a much better demand has prevailed, and
prices have rallied to 2s 3id to 25 44 for money, and
2s 50 to 2; 6d with prompts.
This day there was a much better demand for Tea, and
prices are improved, and now rule 24 to 4d above those of
the lowest point of the market this week. In Company's
Congou large purchases were made for cash at 2; 5d to
2s 6d ; for prompts there are not many sellers, to pur-
chase 2s 7d to 23 84 must be paid for two and three monthsr
For Free Trade Twankay and Congou the demand has
become good, and the lowest price for the former for
' money is now 2s 4fd, and the latter at 2s 3id a2s4d ; for
prompts a good many sales were made at prices 24 above
those of the auctions which finished on Wednesday.
This afternoon at a late hour a large business was trans-
, acted in Company's Congou and Free Trade Teas et the
rates quoted above ; the market closed with a much better
appearance.

COCHINEAL.-240 bags were disposed of at former
rates. Mexican black fetched 5s 3d to 6s Id. Honduras
low and good silvers 4s 11d to 6s Id per pound.
INDlGo.—Prices are not so firm as they were ; for sale
on the 14th April 2,000 chests are declared, and the total
quantity will not exceed 6,000 chests.
SALTPETRE.—At public sale 450 bags Bengal sold
briskly at 26a for 8-4 per cent refraction, a small second-
hand parcel was taken in at 28s to 283 6d per 21 per cent
refraction. At auction 2,000 baskets 100 bags Egyptian
unrefracted, of low dirty quality, were taken in at 143 6d
to Iss. British Refined cannot be quoted hirrivr.
NITRATE OF SODA.— A good demand; the stock is
light; present rate 19s for large parcels; for a cargo
18; 3d has been given.
Rtes.—For middling and good clean white 13s tid to
18s 6d has been currently paid; Carolina 34s for old, and
35s for new quality.
TALLOW..--The merchants will not sell first quality
under 525. For delivery next month fils 6d is asked;
there are sellers at 40s 6:1 to 49s 93 pet cat.
This r.fterTy.s.on thee Wes a fair hui.iness transacted in

P. Y. Candle on the spot at 52; for first quality ; no sel-
lers for the last three months under 49s 6d per cwt.
SPICES. —A better demand has prevailed for black
Pepper ; for common light Sumatra, Sad has been ob-
tained, and 4d for better quality : at auction, 1,236 bags
Sumatra were chiefly disposed of at Sad for good brown,
fine 4d, and ordinary light at 3i d. For Pimento there are
yet not many buyers; but prices remain firm, and by pri-
vate contract 3-ad has been paid for small parcels of
middling quality. Cassia Lignea, for fine quality, 905
has been paid, and 82s to 87s for low and good. For pub.
lic competition on Tuesday next 450 chests in second-
hands are declared. East India Ginger has been in gond
request for home use as well as for exportation. At auction
2,000 bags were disposed of; Niatabar bold miticilit,g at
17; to lis Gd. wormy 16s; Bengal, good bold rough 18s
•1(41; 18 I,w 1 7s. Jamaica, by private
!.'. suer rates for small quantities. For
Nutmegs there are yet few buyers, but prices remain firm.
Mice has sold slowly at previous rates. Cloves are held
firmly; at auction 33 bags were taken in at Is Id for go.od
bold Amboyna. and Is 2d for middling Bencoolen. Cm-
namoa is fetching full late rate; but shippers buy

cautiously.
This afternoon 2,000 robins Malabar Pepper at public
sale found buyers at 441 to 4}l-d for half heavy bright
quality, being its full value.
PhOVISIONS —For India Mess Beef and Pork a brisk
demand has prevailed, partly on speculation. In Hamtro
Provisions largo sales have been made. In Irish Butter
there is less bu iness doing. Foreign Butter has declined
to 112 s to 113; per cwt. Lard quiet at 60s to 64s per
cant. Bacon, tine, is now obtainable at 49s per cwt.
SAGO.-At public sale 520 bags were bought in at 17s
to 23s for low to good middling Pearl.