The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-03 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

From the London New Price Current of March 2 )

Suc it.—The West India market has been in a dull date
since this day week, both groc, rs and refiners have bought
very sparingly, and the purchases for the three market days
have amounted to only 500 hhds and tierces ; although the
stock held by the merchants is small, still they have been
desirous to realize, and have submitted to a reduction
on former rates of Is 6d for brown, and Is for yellow
sorts ; the dull demand whieh has prevailed may be
principally attributed to the large parcels of Mauril ins and
Bengal which have been offered at auction ; Demerara of
middling bright yellow quality has been sold at 755, good
strong brown Jamaica and St. Kitts with some better samples
on the bcard 745, low middling grey St. Kitts 755, good mid-
dling and good bright 76s to 77s per cwt.
To-day there was an increased disinclination evinced on the
part of the trade to purchase British Plantation, and the mar-
ket was in a dull state, so limited arc the transactions that they
are not worth enumerating ; the few boards sold wore at prices
rather under those of Friday.
REFINED. —For Refined Goods, prices have further de-
clined 2s per cwt. ; Standard Lumps at 95s to 95s 6d ; Hambro
Loaves and Tittlers good and tine 96s to 104 s, common
94c to 955, brown lumps, ord 90s to 91s, better 92 to 945.
Treacle 33s to 34s for common, patent fetched
36s a 36s 6d best old make, and Golden syrup 39s a 425.
Bastards of common sorts at 50s to 545, but better kinds have
brought as high as 70s rer cwt. Pieces have undergone little
variation, fine sorts 85s to hds per cwt. Bonded Crushed
Sugar, 32s 6d for first quality. Loaves 14 lbs at 36s to
36s 6d, 101bs 37s to 38s, and 61bs 40s 6d to 41s per cwt.
Treacle has been less in request, buyers have been compelled
to pay 15s for small quantities, and parcels are not to be had
under 14s 6d. Bastards and Pieces, the former at 16s to 19s,
and the latter at 20s to 265. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 31s on
board in Holland.

To-day the home trade bought sparingly of Refined Goods,
and rather lower rates were accepted ; 94s 6d to 95s are the
nearest quotations for Standard lumps. Treacle dull of sale
at 33s to 41s. Pieces and Bastards sold slowly at the rates
quoted. Loaves and Bonded Crushed Sugar were in good
request, sales of the former were made at 36s 6d to 37s 6d for
lU and 14 ibs, and the latter at 32s 3d to 32s 6d per cwt.
AlauarTrus.—This afternoon there was little demand, and
of 2453 bags at public sale, a small part only found buyers
at rather lower rates, low yellow went at 695, middling to good
middling 70s to 735, good to fine 74s to 78s, fine brown
63s 6d to 655, low middling and middling 51s 6d to 565, low
dark 48s per cwt.
EAST INniA.—This afternoon the trade evinced little
disposition to purchase Bengal at the public sales, which
comprised 4,984 bags 45 boxes, the biddings were very lan-
guid, and not above 1,000 bags found buyers 2s to 3s under
former rates ; fine white went at 81 s 6d, good 78s 6d to
795, middling 76s to 775, damps and washed 75s to 79s 6d pd
cwt ; the remainder was all taken in, holders not being dis-
posed to take • the reduced rates the trade were inclined to pay.
FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah there has been an in-
creased demand, at full former rates, 3,800 have been
taken by one firm for Holland at 24s for good strong bright
quality of last year's importal ion, the remainder was disposed of at
23s 6d to 24, for ordinary and middling quality ; at auction
477 boxes were disposed of at 23s tid to 24s 6d for middling
and good, but rather soft. White taken in at 32s 6d
to 32s for middling soft. For white Brazil holders are firm, and
bought in the sound of 157 chests 49 barrels Cuba at public sale,
at stiff prices, viz. at 30s to 32s for low middling and middling
quality: damaged, however, told at 27s to 28s 6d for low to
good middling soft. White Bahia at 255. 6d for good mid,
dling. Brown and yellow produced stiff prices. Bahia at 2256 d.
Cuba good soft yellow at 23s 6d to 245, middling and low
middling 22s 6d to 235, and washed 21s to 22s 6d. Porto
Rico for refining at 23s for yellow, at 23s 6d for good brown,
and 24s to 24s 6d for good strong bright yellow; a few lots
washed went at 22s 6d ; Foreign Muscovado 22s 6d to 23s for
middling and good middling soft yellow.
To-day the market was firm for all descriptions, and brown
sorts were in fair demand for both shipping and refining under
bond, few parcels are offering for sale.
MOLASSES.—The transactions have been on a small scale
only, and prices have given way a little for the lower sorts,
but good and fine have brought previous rates; common Tri-
nidad at 31 s. ; Demerara fair 325, good 33s ; Barbadoes,
good, 36s ; St. `"intents, ord 32s ; common dark Demerara at
30s per cwt. . .

COFFEE.—Holders of West India having supplied the mar-
ket sparingly with clean sorts, prices have generally been sup-
ported, but the trade have purchased very sparingly by private
treaty, and only 11 trs mid Berbice have been offered at auc-
tion which sold at 97s 6d to 995, but unclean sorts have again
given way in value : at public sale 53 casks were only partly
disposed of at a considerable reduction, fine and fine fine ord
Berbice sold at 62s to 70s, and 60s for ordinary. In Mocha
few sales have been made, but the small supply keeps prices
from going down materially. •
This afternoon there was little passing in either East
or West India, and prices have still a downward tendency, large
parcels being declared for for public competition. 1,541 bags
Porto Rico irom the Cape were offered at auction, and all
bought in, viz., fine ordinary colory Dominica kind at 55s to
56s ; and good ordinary, 53s per cwt. By private treaty,
scarcely anything was done.
Cocoa.—For West India prices have given way Is to Is 6d
per cwt ; Trinidad ordinary to good bold red at 50s 6d to
55s 6d, and fair to middling grey 50s to 51s 6d ; 334 bags fair
grey Grenada were taken in at 49s to 50s. Prices remain firm
for Foreign.
TEA.—The market for Free Trade has presented a more
lively appearance since Tuesday last, for black there has been
a good demand from both town and country dealers, and the
rates previously established have been fully supported, in-
deed for fine sorts of Congou a small advance has been paid.
In green kinds the operations have been on a more extended
scale at former prices, excepting for Twankay and the
lower sorts of Hyson and Young Hyson, which declined in
value id to ld at the public sales ; the total quantity offered
at auction since our last report has amounted to 8,500 pkgs,
and the large proportion of 8,000 were disposed of with fair
spirit.
To-day there was an increased demand for Free Trade, and
pries improved: the public sales were well attended, the quan-
tity offered amounted to 6,500 pckgs, the trade were anxious to
purchase, biddings animated, particularly for black Tea; of the
quantity offered, 5,000 pckgs were actually sold at an advance
on the rates of Thursday's sales of Id per lb for nearly all
kinds on fine Congou, howeVer the advance amounted to
2d per lb.—Congou, fine blackish leaf strong Pekoe flavoured
sold at 2s 5d to 2s 7d, but middling blackish leaf str and true
Is 9i(lto i s 10d, but mid ra s'r Souchong kind Is 8d to Is
Sid, but mid ra old and flat Is 71d to Is Bit ; Pouchong, faint
and odd Is 61d to Is 7d, mid coarse ls 8-Ad to Is Sid; Hyson, mid
to good mid str 2s 2-id to 2s 103 d ; Young Hyson, but mid coa
Twan. fia 2s to 2s Id ; Twankay, but mid coa brnt Is 64d;
Caper, good mid flat but I s 6,id to Is 6id per lb. In Company's
Congou a good deal of business was done at is 7d cash.—
Accounts from China by the Overland mail may be looked
for about the end of the week.
RICE.—.For Bengal by private treaty, prices are firm, mid-
dling and good middling white 13s to 14s per cwt. Prices are
firm for Java and Siam, sales of the former have been made
prlvately at 8s 6d to Its 6d for low to good quality. Carolina
34s to 36s is the value for holne use, and 22s for export.
his afternoon there was a fair business transacted in East
India, and prices were firm : at auction 1,735 bags Bengal
were offered, about half sold at 13s to 13s fid for middling and
good middling white, being full prices.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—We have still to report
a dull market for West India Rum, and so limited have been
the transactions both in Leewards and Jamaica that they are
not worth enumerating; prices have given way a little,
sales of proof Leewards 2s 6d per gallon. East India
has declined in value, and the demand has been dull ;
50 puncheons Calcutta have been sold at Is 10d proof,
and 100 hoghheads do, at 2s. The Government contract
fur 100,000 gallons of Rum, half to be from British possessions,
has been taken by Messrs. Mohon and Simonds at the low rate
of 2s Id 3- :6ths proof strength, being a reduction on the con-
tract of Noveraer last of 9d per gallon. Brandy of the vintage
of 1836 has been in fair request for home use, and prices are
firm, but other kinds have met with a slow sale: the principal
part of the late large arrivals are new sorts ; we quote Cognac,
first brands 1840, puns 3s 7d, hhds 3s 9d, second do, puns 3s 3d,
hhds 3s 6d, third do, puns 2s 10d, hhds 3s, common pnns 2s Bd,
hhds 2s 9d; first brands 1839, puns 4s 6d, hhds 4s Bd, second
do, puns 4s, hhds 4s sd, third do, puns 3s, hhds 3s 2d ; first
brands 1838, puns 4s 10d, hhds 5s ; first brands 1837, puns
5s id, hhds 5s 3d; first Prands 1836, puns 5s 4d, hhds 5s 6d;
fine old, puns 5s 10(1, hhds 6s ; Bordeaux, puns 2s 3d, hhds
2s 4d. For Geneva a fair demand has prevailed, 2s to 2s Id
paid for pale, and 2s 6d to 2s 8d for fine for home consump-
tion.—British Corn Spirits have met with a slow sale at lOs
cash.

The stock of West India Rum is 2,637 puns 158 hhds larger
than last year at this time.—Duty has been paid to the 13th
February 1840 on 80,547 gallons Brandy, and to the same
time 1841 74,191 gals ; of Geneva 1840 725 gals, 1841 438
gals ; of Rum 1840 122,629 gals, 1841 113,634 gals.
To-day the operations in Hum were on a small scale only,
and rather lower rates were accepted, sales of proof Leewards
were made at 2s 41/2d to 2s 5d per gallon.
SPICES.--This afternoon only a limited demand existed for
Pepper ; 3,791 bags Black, and 173 bags White were offered
at public sale; of the former two-thirds were taken in, the re-
mainder sold at former rates, viz., fair half heavy h own
Siam at 31.0 ; Sumatra at 31C:d for fair quality ; damaged,
3i-cl to 3ad ; white was taken in at 7d to 9d for low middling
and good middling quality.:
Oms.—Prices have been firm far Seal and Cod Oils, the
former at 3215 s to 32/ lOs for pale quality ; and the latter at
271; Southern fine sorts, 291 to 301 ; common to good, 271 to
281 lOs : Sperm Oil, fine quality, 102/ per tun. For Linseed
Oil, prices have fallen to 26s 9d to 27s per cwt ; for forward
delivery at 27s 6d to 27s 9d. Rape has sold slowly. For
Olive, prices firm. Cocoa Nut at 38s to 39s ; Palm at 33/
to 34/ for good quality.
TALLOW.—There has been a good demand for Petersburgh
Yellow Candle on the spot since this day week, and prices are
firmer ; 46s 6d have been currently paid for fair qualities.
For delivery for the next two months, 46s to 46s 3d ; and for
the last three months of the year, 46s 3d ; and, in some in-

stances, 46s 6d have been paid. South American better
sorts, 44s to 45s 6d. Town Tallow has supported former
rates. To-day prices were firm for P. Y. C. at 46 6d on the
pot, and 46s 3d for delivery, and a fair business was done. '

THE QUARTERLY REMOVAL OF THE HOUSE-
HOLD INFANTRI.—Monday morning the quarterly removal
of the various battalions of the Foot Guards at present in
the metropolis took place as follows : —The first battalion
of the First or Grenadier Guards left their late quarters,
the St. George's Barracks, for the Tower, vacated by the
third battalion of the same regiment, which proceeded to
the Portman-street Barracks. The second or Coldstream
Guards left the Wellington Barracks, and replaced the
Grenadier Guards at the St. George's Barracks; while
the Third or Scotch Fusileer Guards have taken posses-
sion of the Wellington and St. John's Wood Barracks.
The second battalion of the Grenadier Guards and the
second battalion of the Colelst'esms are at present in
Canada. Tire whole of the men in the five battalions ap-
pea-ed in a most excellent state of health.
GRAND DEMONSTRATION AT GLASGOW—
The
Anti-Corn-law Association of Glasgow hi,ve an-
nounced a Grand Demonstration to tske place here on
Easter week. Many Members of Parliament, and the
leading friends of the cause in Winchester, are expected
to att,nd on the occasion.—Glasgotv Argus.
Died, at Elie, Fifeshire, on the 27th of
January, in the 90th year of her age, Mrs. Carstairs, late
of Grange. This venerable lady, whose maiden name
was Henderson, was a lineal ee3Qndant of the family of
Alexander Henderson, Moderator of the celebrated Ge-
neral Assembly, 1638, and one of the principal instru..
meets in effecting what has been called the Second Re-
formation of the Church of Scotland. She was one of
a family of five ; and, what is remarkable, all of them
were alive ten months ago—the youngest being in his
81st year, and their united ages amounting to 425. Mrs.
Carstairs lived universally respected, and has died full of
honour as of years.
There was a heavy failure announced in Liver-
pool yesterday, the first of any consequence that has oc-
curred here for some time.—Liverpool Times of Tuesday.
Mr. E. B. Roche, M.P. for Cork County, has
paired off, from next Monday until Easter, with Colonel
Conolly, M.P. for Donegal.