The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-04 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of December 3.)
SUGAR.-The deliveries of British Plantation continu-
ing on a large scale, and the arrivals small, have given
importers increased confidence, and have caused the trade
to be again anxious to purchase : a good demand has
prevailed for all qualities, both for the scale and pan, and
buyers have been compelled to pay prices Is above those
of this day week for yellow, brown and grey sorts, in-
deed in several cases the rates paid are is 6d higher for
mid grocery sorts.
To-day the market for West India Muscovadoes ex-
hibited a healthy appearance, both grocers and refiners
were buyers to a fair extent of all kinds, and the market
being scantily supplied, buyers were compelled to pay
rather higher rates, making the rise for the week is 6d,
and in some cases 2s per cwt, and the total sales 1,750
hhds and trcs; for auction on Tuesday 160 hhds Bar-
badoes are declared, the lowest price of brown Sugar was
59s per cwt.
REFINED.-For Refined Goods this week prices have
been firm ; Standard Lumps at 81s, fair grocery lumps
81s, fine brown 78s to 795, and low to good 73s to 778
per cwt. Treacle, common at 26s 6d to 275, patent 28s
to 30s, and golden syrup 31s to 33s per cwt. Pieces, fine
at 74s to 765, good 71s to 735, mid 67s to 70s, ord 63s to 665.
for Bastards stiffer rates have been paid, fine 53s to 575,
good 48s to 525, low to middling 408 to 475. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 28s 6d to 29s for first sort. Loaves,
Gibs at 34s to 35s ; 101bs, 31s 6d to 32s ; and 141bs,
30s 6d to 31s per cwt. Treacle at 13s 3d to 13s 6d.
Bastards and Pieces at 13s to 19s. In Dutch Crushed
Sugar the price remains at 27s for the best.
Meunirrus.-For yellow sorts, buyers have been com-
pelled to pay a further advance of is per cwt ; fine yel-
low"at 70s to 725, good 66s to 695, mid 60s to 645, and ord
56s to 59s ; 338 bags imported from Launceston went as
follows-black at 36s to 38s, low brown 42s to 42s 6d,
fine 51s, low and mid yellow 56s to 59s 6d.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon at public sale 5,427
mats Cochin China were all sold, but at moderate rates;
fine damp yellow went at 18s to 18s 6d, good 17s
to 17s 6d, washed good and fine 16s to 18s, ordi-
nary 16s 6d, low damp white 18s 6d to 19s 6d,
a few lots sound went at 20s to 21s, for
good fair white, mid brown 14s 6d, good dry grey 21s,
yellow and brown washed and shifted 12s to 15s. 3,000
bags Bengal wentt rather lower, the quality not being
adapted for the grocery trade ; good yellow sold at 645,
mid 55s to 57s 6d, low damp 50s to 52s 6d, mid and good
brown 44s 6d to 475, ord 435, and very inferior 40s percwt.
FOREIGN.-Brazil since this day week at very full
prices. Bahia fine brown and low mid yellow at 17s,
white at 18s to 23s for low to fine quality. Yellow Ha-
varnish 21s to 21s 6d for fine quality for export ; white
at 26s per cwt.
This afternoon at public sale 10 casks 35 brls Brazil
were sold at full rates, low yellow at 15s to 16s, mid
brown 14s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.-For West India a good demand has
existed ; St. Vincent's fair 255, Antigua good 28s, St.
Lucia common 23s 6d to 24s per cwt. Bengal Syrup at
21s 6d to 255, and Foreign Molasses at 6s 6d to 8s
per cwt.

- TEA —The market has been in a quiet state, for Free
Trade Tea since this day week, and some importers
having been desirous to realise have further depressed
prices id per lb for both black and green sorts ;
the operations privately have been upon a small scale
only at is 8d to is 9d for low common Congou,
cash, good clean common is 9id to is 91d, and
Common Twankay is 8d ; but Congou per Barossa, out
of condition has been disposed of at Is lid to is 8d ; on
Pouchong, however, the decline at the public sales held
on Tuesday amounted to Id per lb. On Tuesday at
auction only 1,800 packages were actually sold.
Bohea at Is 6d to is 7d ; Congou, but mid-
dling rather strong burnt is 10d, but raiddling
rather strong rough and full is loid to Is lop, but
middling rather strong blackish leaf is 10d to I. l Id,
strong Pekoe flavour 2s 2d; Souchong, middling black-
ish leaf strong Pekoe flavour 2s Ild ; Pouchong is lid
to is 84d ; Twankay, but middling coarse, is 81c1
to Is 9d, good is 9id, strong bright leaf is 10Id
to is lld ; Hyson, fine bright leaf, 4s 1 lid to 6s 0 ;
Young Hyson fine bright leaf 4s 5d to 4s 6d, good mid
2s 84d to 2s 100 ; Caper 2s ; 12 boxes Japan Tea sold
at the high rates of 14s to 35s per lb. Company's Con-
gou have met with a slow sale all the week at is 9id to
Is 9id per lb cash ; the stock of this kind of Tea is re-
duced to 12,200 packages ; the deliveries during the past
month amounting to 1,000 chests. The deliveries of all
kinds of Tea reached 413,0001bs last week.
To-day the public sales of Tea consisting of 13,000
packages were but thinly attended, the trade were cautious
in their operations, and for both black and green Tea
there was but a limited demand, importers, however,
were generally firm, and buying in pretty freely,
were enabled to support former rates, but the
small proportion only of 4,700 packages were sold
out of the quantity offered—Congou out of condition sold
at is Bid to is £3441, good ord flat new Is 90, good ord
coarse and fresh Is 81d to is 10d, but mid burnt fresh
is 9id to Is 10d, mid coarse is lld to 2s, strong
coarse Pekoe kind 2s cid to 2s lid, fine Pekoe
kind 2s 24d to 2s 3d ; Twankay good and fine,
Is Ild to 2s 2d, mid rather strong is 9d to is
9P ; Hyson, good mid 3s 3d, good 3s 9d, mid 2s 5d to
2s 9d, ord is 10d ; Caper is 6d to 2s ; Gunpowder fine
ss, good 3s 90 to 4s 34d; mid 2s 10d to 3s, ord 2s 4d;
Imperial good 3s 6d, mid 2s 71d to 3s 2d, ord 2s ld to
2s 5d ; Young Hyson, fine 5s 6d.
The total stock of Tea at this port is 24,738,584 lbs,
last year at this time it was 38,206,000 lbs. The deli-
veries this year have been 30,635,963 lbs. against
23,430,356 lbs. in 1840 to this period ; in addition to the
stock there are about 3,753,000 lbs, brought by various
vessels just arrived, and not warehoused. Company's
Congou moved off slowly, and closed at is 91d cash.
COFFEE.—lmporters of British Plantation have dis-
played firmness this week, and having supplied the
market sparingly, former rates have been sustained ;

mid qualities of Jamaica in good request privately at 110;
to 115 s, but in ord and fine ord sorts little business trans-
acted. For Berbice or Demerara few inquiries have
existed ; at auction 20 casks Jamaica were sold, fine ord
at 73s Gd, good ord 58s to 63s 6d per cwt.; the arrivals
have been much less than last year, and the deliveries
continue good, the market wears a healthy appearance.
East India and Cape sorts have met with more attention,
and holders have been less disposed to realise.
This afternoon the demand was steady for home con-
sumption, and holders were firm. At public sale 339
bags East India, 68 bags 28 casks West India, and 200
bags Ceylon were offered. Mocha sold at high rates,
fise mid yellow at 129 s ; West India was all taken in,
the quality being unclean. Ceylon sold at full rates,
low good ord at 67s to 67s 6d, ord 665. Malabar went
at 50s for good yellow.
FRUIT.-All descriptions of new have been in good
demand this week at the reduced quotations. For new
Fruit, Currants, Cephalonia and Zaute 565, Patras 61s to
G 2, Denia Raisins 295, fine Valentia 365, rather tender
345, Smyrna red 30s to 325, Carrabourna 335, Sultana
50s, Muscatels 45s to 90s. Figs, Turkey pulled 45s to
755. At auction sound Turkey pulled sold at 42s to 58s,
and damaged 35s to 565; Sultana Raisins sound 50s, and
damaged 37s to 38s; Chesme Raisins damaged 26s to
30s. For French Plums 80s to 90s paid privately; Im-
perial Cartoons 105 s to 150 s.
RICE.-Prices have been sustained for Bengal Rice
this week. Low dusty sorts have been in good request
at 9s to 9s 6d per cwt; lOs 6d is the value of mid white.
For Java full rates paid. Carolina for home use at 28s
to 36s per cwt.
Saco.-For Sago prices are is to 2s lower; good Pearl
at 23s to 23s 6d, good middling 20s to 22s 6d, rather
greyish 18s to IBs Gd, ordinary Pearl 15s to 15s 6d. Ta-
pioca at 3d to 4d per lb. Sago Flour at 12s to 13s per
cwt. West India Arrowroot at 6d to is 4d per lb, and
common East India at 3d to 5d per lb.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Ifolders of Leeward
Island Rum having submitted to a reduction of id per
gallon, has occasioned a fair demand, and 350 puns have
been disposed of, 3 per cent. under proof, at is 9d; 8 un-
der is 8d; proofs ordinary, is 9/; I to 3 over-proof,
Is 101 to is I Id; 7 over, good brown, 2s Id. Jamaica
has met with a slow sale, and rather lower rates accept-
ogno a good
smqaulla
scalet only,
and Is 3d is the value of proofs. Cognac, first Brands,
operationsed; sales of fine quality, 35 over-proof, have been made
li
at 5s 6d. Of Demerara 60 puns have been disposed of
at3sli
in for
C33alcpuetrta cheanirt•e,
obveoveru ofp
of the vintage of 1836, hhds at 6s, puns 58 10d; do 1837,
hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s sd; do 1838, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d;
do 1839, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d; do 1840, hhds 4s, puns
3s 10d per gallon. Genera at 2s to 2s Id for common,
and 2s 7d to 2s 9d for fine fit for duty. English Corn '
Spirits at 10s 4d cash. Batavia Arrack taken in at Is 6d
proof strength.
SetcEs.-Cassia Lignea at a decline in prices of 3s
per cwt, fine thin quill at 98s, good 95s to 965, middling
88s to 90s 6d, low middling BGs to 88s, good ordinary
82s 6d to 84s 6d, and mouldy and broken ends 81s to 84s,
loose and broken 74$ to 838 6d, and mouldy
81s 6d to