The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of December 11. )
Sunms.—?rices have still a downward tendency for
British Plantation Sugar, and the market has been in a
dull state, for although holders have submitted to a reduc-
tion on last Friday's rates of 6d per cwt, still the demand
from both grocers and refiners has been extremely limited,
and the quantity sold for the three market days has not
exceeded 670 hbds, &c., including 191 hhds, 3 tierces,
68 barrels St. Lucia at public sale which went heavily at
the above reduction, fine yellow fold at 81s to 82s 6d,
good 79s 6d to 80s, middling and good middling 77s to
783 6d, good grey 75s to 765, low middling 74s per cwt ;
common sorts are most difficult of sale, and upon those
the decline has been again the greatest ; low brown Ber-
bice has been sold at 725, low middling Trinidad 755,
fair middling Demerara 783, and nearly flue Jamaica,
with rather a greyish cast, 82s.
To-day prices underwent no variat'on, but the demand
was very limited.
REFINED —There has been an increased disinclina-
tion evinced on the part of the home trade to purchase
Refined Goods, prices have sudered a depression of is
to Is 6,1, Standard lumps selling at 945, brown
lumps, ordinary and good 89s to 935, Tittlers and Ham-
burgh Loaves 96s to 983, fine 99. to 1003 per cwt :
good Bastards arc extremely dull of sale, and prices un
certain for common kinds. Common is now 37s 6d to 383,
Patent 41s to best old make 43s to 44s per cwt., is a
large supply. Pieces are on the decline. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 32s 6d to 32s 9d. Loaves 141bs at 37a
to 37s 6d, 10lbs 383 to 38s 61, and 6tbs 40s to 41s.
Treacle at. 14s 6.1 per cwt. Bastards and Pieces dull of
sale at 16s to 265. Dutch Crushed Sugar of erea at 34s
on board in Hellands.

To-day Refined Goods sold slowly, Standard Lumps at
93a 6d. Bonded Crushed at 32s 9d per cwt.
AIAURITIUS.—This afternoon few sales were made pri-
vately, but prices undetwent no variation ; at public sale
366 bags were sold—low and middling yellow at 76: to
78t 6d, good mid 79s 6d tq,Bos, low dark to fine brown
523
to 74s 6d per cwt.
EAST INota..—This afternoon 2363 tags
.Bengal, and
e 2 (9) 150 üb,ayg l'
full przekesin,dvizoffitnhee
Cochin China were offered at public sale, the
wfohrimteera,ts,B‘l4icht formed_ the bulk, sold at
and washed 94s tos 6 d
brown, good
sorts 85:
itis, damps
Bo6s 86d";were
all taken in at 60s for damps, but since toid rather under
that figure; the latter
I brown and yellow2_st fetched stiff prices, viz. low heavy
FOREIGN.--
and tine yellow, yellow],
ito 22s 6d, and white 23s 6d per cwt.
and a Caarv:ofinfah at 22s to 24: 6.1 for mid
at 23s ; iat public sale 370 boo
mid aod fine quaiity. White isx boxes
2,009 boxes not yet arrived
neglected.
at 23: to 24: 61 for
banedeted. Foreign Musco-
vado vado 92i to 2:3s for greyish brown
I li,t rather better 1153, and very fine 2fsood mid yellow, one
i Porto r 'etched 22: 6d to 23: 6d for; 125 hhda 25 brls
rniddli. , ...iotv. White sorts of Braziloawtemhiddling and
held firmly,
for brown former rates have been supported.
MOLASSES.--Pt ices of West India still have a downward
tendency a: auction, 13 puns St. Lucia sold at 32a to 33
for goad colaur, but thin :cpality ; 31 puns Fa sign weres
taken in at 13s for middling.
COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation Coffee has
assumed a quit aspect, and the demand this week has been
vet It ited, especially for middling descriptions, which