The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-30 00:00:00

THE MAItK7STS.

( From the London New Price.CcoTent of August 27.)
ScGAa.—Today the market was stn a quiet state for-West
India Sugar, and the limited business transacted was at
prices in favour of buyers, making th t decline for the week is
to Is 6d; the greater reduction Lein.' on the lower sorts, the
tot*, purchases having been only 1,000 hhds and trs ; for 40
-
hhds crystallized Demerara 82s have been-paid.
REFINED.—To-day there was abetter demand for the home-
trade for Refined Goods; still the market was far from active,
and B.ls the price for standard lumps.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the biddings were languid;
at a public sale of 5,395 bags, prices suffered a decline of to
Is 6d-per curt ; nearly the whole, however, sold, vit., fine yel-
low at 64s to 675, good mid to good 57s to 625, mid 55s to 565,
low 52s to 545, low brown to 36s 6d to 43s 6d, good mid 44s
to 495, fine 50 to 51s.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal,. was in limited re-
; quest only; at public sale 5,479 bags were offered which went
heavily, and a small part only sold Is decline, fine and very
fine white went at 67s 6d to 715 good 65 to 675, low to mid
white 60s to 633, or to good yellow 533 to 595, low and mid
brown 355 to 44s per cwt.
FORElGN.—Havannah at 21s 3d to 21s 6d for good strong
quality, and 500 chests at 19s to I9s 6 for low mid : at anction
48 boxes damaged yellow were sold at 11 s to 203 6d per cwt.
Brazil low and mid brown at 16s to I 7s, good strong 18s 6d
to 19s 6d, but 100 chests have since been sold thereat. Low
white at 21s to 225, mid to good 22s 6d to 255, ord grey 215
to 21s 6d per cwt.
MoLassxs.—St. Vincent's fair at 245 6d; and very ordi-
nary Grenada, five years old, at 175 per cwt. Porto Rico 61
6d to 7s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The stock of Coffee subject to the 6d and 9d
duty has decreased considerably of late, and the merchants
have ceased to send cargoes to the Cape, for the purpose of
getting them admissable for home use at the 9d duty, prices
being unremunerating. Foreign Coffee—Rio fine fine ord
coloury at 38s, fins ord pale 52s to 555, good ord 45s to 47s ;
a few lots went at 47s to 56s for good and fine ord.
TEA.—Today there was more activity in the speculative
market, and a'good many purchases were made in Company's
Congou at 25 3P cash, and on 'Change it was difficult to buy
under 2s aid per lb. For Free Trade descriptions, however,
the demand is still dull, but holders do not appear disposed to
submit to any further reduction, and common Congon is not
generally to be obtained under 2s 2d cash.
For public sale on the 7th September, 2,000 pkgs are de-
clared, and which is expected to be shortly increased.
Paovistosts.—lrish Butter- has attracted less attention,
and the limited business transacted has been at rather lower
rates ' • we quote Carlow on beard 92s to 95s ; iVaterford 90s
92s ; Cork 89* ; Limerick 86s. Landed,-Carlow 93s to 96s ;
Waterford 91s to 94s ; Cork 90s to 91s ; Limerick &sato 89s
per cwt. The arrivals have beeniarge. Dutch has been in
good request, fine at 99s to 100 s per cwt. Bacon has been in
good request landed, and prices firm : prime meat has fetched
62s to 645, and heavy 59s to 62s per cwt, but on board there
has been little business transacted.. Middles have 'been in
brisk request at full rates. Hams ° have been taken more
freely, Irish at 51s to 70s per cwt. • Lard has been in
brisk request; and prices continue on the advance ; prime
bladdered has fetched 74s to 78s per cwt. For India and Mess
Beef a fair demand-. has prevailed; but Pork has moved off
slowly, and Foreign Provisions are still dull of sale, we quote—
Beef, new India 71 153 to 71175 6d, Mess 61 55 to 61 7s 6d ;
Pork, prime new India 71 17s 6d, Mess 41 5s to 4/ 6s 6d ;
.Bacon 41 2. 6d, other qualities ditto, second quality Mess
31 17s 6d to 4/, prime old India in superior condition 61 17s 6d.
Foreign and Foreign. Hamburgh Provisions in bond—New In-
dia Beef 6l to 6155, Mess 4/ 12s 6d to 41 15s, India Pork 61
5s to 6173 6d, Mess 3/ to 31 5s 6d. •

Otts.—Pale Seal has been selling at 841 105 to 331, yellow
and brown 281 to 341, Cod 28/ to 281103, being full last week's
rates, but Southern has brought rather higher prices ; sales of
ord to fine pale have been made at 251 to 29/ Ills per tun. The
parcels to arrive are not expected to be large, added to which
the trade are by no means well supplied. Sperm, fine British
has been selling at 931 to 951 per tun. Linseed Oil 31: 6d to 325.
Rape Oil pale has been disposed of at 51s, and brown at 50s
per cwt. Gallipoli 721t0 73/, and Spanish 661 to 67/ per tun.
East India Cocoa Nut Oil at 403 per cwt.
Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The market has been in
a dull state for Leeward Islands Rum this week, and both the
home trade and shippers have operated with much caution ;
the sales have been only 50 puns ; the merchants are more
des;rous to sell, and 2s Id is the value of proof. Jamaica,
however, has been in fair request at full rates ; the pur-
chases have been 150 puns 32 to 34 per cent over proof at
.5s 4 ter 5s Bd, 36 to 38 over 5s &l to 5s 10d, better quality 6s
to 6s 3d, and very fine 6s 10d per gallon. In Mauritius nothing
has been done. East India is held firmly, but the sales have
been only 100 hhds Calcutta at Is 7d proof.. The
arrivalsof rum have been 400 puns, &c. since this day
week., Brandy has been in fair demand and prices are
firm ; the stock is on the decrease ; of fine sorts
the supply is small. Cognac first brands, of, the vintage of
1836, hhds 53 7d, and puns 5s 5d ; 1837, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s
2d ; 1838, hdds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; 1839, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d;
1840 hhds 3s 7d, puns 3s 6d. Geneva has been disposed of to
a fair extent, common shipping sort at 2s Id to 2s 2d, and fine
fit for duty at 2s 8d to 2s 9d per gallon. British corn spirits
have sold freely at lOs 4d cash, at which the distillers are firm.
TALLOW.—'this afternoon the demand was limited for
P. Y. Candle but prices were firm, and on the spot purchases
could net be made under 493 3d per cwt. At auction 445
pipes 65 hhds 42 brls South American, and 191 casks yellow
candle, just arrived from the Danube were offered, the former
went at 41s to 47s 9d for good fine, and ordinary to middling
at 403 6d to 43s 6d, the latter at 47s 9d to 48s per cwt..