The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-11 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

PRICE OF BREAD.
The h'ghost rice of ,ttea, i . ‘he M t er,)'ls is ;Id, for tha lib
I oaf. G., d Bread may be had at 8 :.
PRICE I OF SEEDS
Per C.tt. Per Quarter.
NOV E gl;sh Re, Clover...sos SCsISt. Fcin
Old a it.. Ditto —s --s —s!RyeG ass —s !.,s 60e
New Foreign Dia() —s tiOs 9( sPacey Grass s 45s 60s
Cl , Di lo bi to —s s —4'nsced, forte di g ...—s 4,^s s's
. cw White Cl3vcr, 50s fl's 7 s DR o, to sowing'......—s 10 70s
Old Di t.., Ditto —s —s —Oitto, for crushi g ....—s 42s 40s
New Tre oil —s its 34 I-Lm . —s :13s 415
Old Ditto - s 166 2.'s Canary . —s 10i.'s 10!s
'Fr folium -s 30s :It's Per B shel.
E glish Carraway s 40,s 5 s White Must..rd ....I Is Oil to Its ,
Foreign Ditto -1 :Ms 56s Brown Ditto lOs 6.1 to '2ls re
Coriaed.i.r ... —s 14, 2os Tares is Od tc i s Od

Tyrer for the Clyde, and the Susan for Leith, have caused
the trade to buy with caution, and only sufficient for the
present wants. The private letters from China state that
the shipments of Tea to Great Britain from Ist October
to the 24th ultimo had amounted to 15,000,0000 Ib3,
and was expected to reac'a 22,000,000 lbs by the end
of April. The speculative market his been quiet sit lee
this day week, and Compan:v's Congou has suffered a de-
pression of lid to 2d per lb; parcels for cash having been
sold at is 101 d to Is I Id, and is I I id with short prompts.
The stock of Tea at this port on the Ist inst, was of
black 3,831,569 lbs leas than at the same time in 1839;
but of-green it was 197,232 lbs more than at that period.
The deliveries in the United Kingdom this year have not
been equal to those of last year by nearly 4,000,000 lbs.
The Thames arrived with 6,800 chests; the remainder of
the cargo consisting of Cotton and Tin,
This day there was little passing in Free Trade Tea,
and the limited business transacted was for cash only, and
at rather lower rates, for common Congou Is 10Id to
Is 101 d was accepted, and Is IOA-d for ordinary Twacikay.
The speculative market was quiet, and for some small par-
cels for cash Is 101 was accepted. The public sales,
consisting of 20,000 pkgs Tea, commence on Monday.
SPICES.-.—For Pimento former rates have not been sup-
ported by d per lb. Very ordinary quality went at 21-d,
ordinary 24d, course shipping quality 3d to 3-0, middling
and good middling 3d to 34d per lb. Sumatra Pepper
aid being wanted. White at former rates,
This afternoon 223 bags Pepper at auction went at 2kd
to 3d for very ordinary light shelly and dusty ; rather bet-
ter 3d per lb.
RCM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--WeSt India Rum of
fine quality is much wanted, Of Leewards 200 puts have
been disposed of; Proof at 3s 7id, 2 to 3 per cent over-
proof 3s Bd, 5 to 12 over 3s 9d to 4s Id, 15 to 25 over
4s 3d to 4s 9d; of Jamaica 150 puns have been sold, 30
to 33 per cent overproof at Os to 6s 2d, 35 to 37 over
6s 3d to 6s 6d, and fine marks 6s 7d to Os 8d; at the above
rates some parties are not inclined to sell, in consequence
of its Being expected that`a Government contract will be
shortly declared, and proof Leewards are not now
to be had under 35 8d per gallon. For Cognac, first
brands of the vintage of 1836, 5s 2d has been ac-
cepted for hhds and 55 for puns; 1837, hhds ss, puns
4s 10d; 1838, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; 1839, hhds, 45
61, puns 4s 41 per gallon. Geneva for export, at Is 10d
to is I Id, and for small parcels of fine quality for home
use 2s 4d to 23 Sd has been paid. British Corn Spirits
at 108 2d.
TALLOW.—The merchants have disp!ayed less firmness,
and h.,ve accepted 52s for Petersburgh Yellow Candle of
first quality, being a reduction on former rates of 6d per
cwt. For delivery in the last three months prices have
given way 9d to Is, small sale, have been made 52s to 52s
3d per cwt.

'this afternoon there was little pessing in Russian Tal-
low on the spot or to arrive, and the nearest quotation was
523 both ways. At public sale, 258 ea,ks first sort yellow
Candle Tallow and 188 casks South American were
offered, the former was only partly sold at 51s 9d to 525,
and the latter only partly found buyers at 47s 3d to 506 9d
or middling to fine quality.
011.5.---For Seal Oil prices continue to be well sup-
ported ; pale at 261 104, yellow 25l 5s to 25/ 153, arid
brown at 24l 103 to 25/. Cod at 28/ 103. Southern at
231 5s to 2-11 for low and middling quality. Pale Seal
Oil for arrival, at 25/ 153. Sperm, first quality, at 92/ to
93/. Linseed Oil on the spot 24s Gd to 24s 91 ; Palm at
37/ to 371 103 for good quality ; East India Cocoa Nut at
42s to 423 6d for good quality.
Rica. —There has been a somewhat better demand for
Bengal Rice, at 13s to 14.: for good and fine, and 12s to
12s 61 for low and middling white; yellowish sorts at
lls 6d. The operations by private contract for Java and
Madras have been on a more extended scale, rather above
previous rates ; 4,000 bags of the former have been sold at
8s to 10s 6d for low to good middling %trite ; Carolina
for home use at 34s to 363 per cwt.
This afternoon a large demand existed for Bengal by
private contract, and prices were rather higher again ;
sales made at 13s Gd to 14s for good white, and middling
12s Gd to 13s per cwt.