The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

( Front the London New Price Current of August 24.)
SUGLR.—To-day the market for West India exhibited a
tranquil appearance, both grocers and refiners operated with
caution. The private purchases amounted to only 100 hhds
and trc, and prices must agaiu be quoted fully 6d lower, ex-
cepting for the best yellow sorts, which have brought former
rates.

At public sale 120 casks 29 trs Barbadocs, and 89 hhds 4
barrels Demerara were offered; the former principally found
buyers, but the biddings were languid, and prices gave way 6d
to Is per cwt, excepting for the best yellow sorts, which main-
tained former rates, fine yellow went at 67s to 67s 64, good
64s 6d to 655, good middling 63s to 645, middling 60s to 61s 6d,
low 58s 6d to 595, very ordinary heavy 57s 6d; the latter
taken in above the value, good strong grey at 60a to 61s tid,
and middling 58s to 59s per cwt.
The stock of British plantation Sugar is now 23,060 hhds
and trcs, which is 7,413 more than last year at the same period.
The Stock of Mauritius is 100,189 bags, being 84,727 snore
than last year. The stock of Bengal is 90,462 bags, which is
72,607 more than last year. The delivery of British Planta-
tion Sugar for the last week was 1,776 hhds and trcs, being
63 les's than durinc, the same time last year. . The delivery of
the Mauritius was 9,235 bags, which is 5,330 bags more than
last year. The delivery of Bengal was 5,692 bags, being
3,693 more than during the corresponding week last year.
REFINED.—To-day the Grocers purchased with reluctance
of Refined Goods, and lower rates were submitted t.. Stan-
dard Lumps selling at 87s per cwt, the supply is increasing.
Pieces and Bastards dull of sale, at the rates quoted above.
Treacle, however, met with a free sale, at 25s tid to 35a per
cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar was taken sparingly at 303 for
the finest quality. Loaves heavy of sale.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale, and
by private contract little business was done ; former rates were
barely supported.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon at public sale 3,120 bags 151
casks Bengal, and 4,263 Manilla, were offered ; the former
only sold at rather lower rates—viz fine white at 68s to t4is
6d, good mid and good 64s 6d to 665, low to mid 603 6d to
63s 6d, low yellow 55s to 565, mist to good brown 44s to 48s,
per cwt; the latter went 6d cheaper, very
_low brown sold at
14s to 14s 6d, mid greyish yellow 18s to 183 6d, and one lot
19s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day the maket was quiet, there was no public
sale, and privately few purchases were made ; holders appear
rather more disposed to realise.
AIOLASSES.—This afternoon some parcels of West India
were sold at full rates. At public sale 199 casks Bengal Mo-
lasses, and 288 casks Syrup, were offered; the former taken
in at 21s, and the latter withdrawn.

COFFEE.—This afternoon there was less activity in the Cof•
fee market, and holders were snore disposed to realise. The
public sales consisted of 2030 bags Havannah, 1589 bags Cey-
lon, 201 bags Brazil, 903 bags Myore, 36 casks 65 bags
West India ; Havannah nearly all taken in at full rates, viz.
fine ordinary colory at 58s, fine ordinary pale at 52s to 555,
good ordinary 43s to 475, a few lots were sold at 47s to 565,
for good and fine ordinary ; Ceylon was only partly disposed of
but former rates were supported, good ordinary pale went at
75s to 765, good and fine ordinary green 77s to SOs ; Mysore
taken in at 55s to 60e for ordinary end good ordinary ; Bri-
tish Plantation was all unclean and bought in, fine ordinary
Demerara at 70s, Brazil fetched 39s to 4is for ordinary and
good ordinary. By private contract, few purchases Were made
in any kind of Coffee.

'Hie stock of British Plantation Coffee is 876 casks 1025
bags, and of Ceylon 59 bags less than last year at this time ;
but of Mocha it is 2627 bales, and of other East India and
Cape descriptions 94,458 bags greater than in 1840 at this
peiwd.

Taa.—Congou, ordinary low and rather musty, sold at 2s
lad to 2s 2d, lair and good ordinary sound Congou 2 4id to
2s sd, mid blackish leaf rather strong 2s 6ifd to 2s 7id ;
Bohea 2s Id; Souchong ordinary 2s 3*(l, fair 2a 41; Hyson
middling 2s 7d to 2s 9d, good mid and good N sod to as Bid ;
Gunpowder, but mid rather coarse, fiat, and little o:d, 2s 7d to
2s ; blackish leaf Pekoe 2s tiid, imperial ordinary 2s 64d
per lb. Of the total quantity offered, amounting to 16,755
packages, 8,100 have been disposed of, but 6,500 had been sold
prior to the accounts alluded to above. Company's Congou,
which fetched 2s 9d on Tuesday last, has been nisposed of cur-
rently at 2s 5d cash ; but yesterday, at the close of the market,
sellers could not be found under 2a sid per lb ; at existing
rates some of the merchants, however, are not disposed to sell,
considering the accounts to be of a diversified and unsatisfactory
nature, and that the truce conclutd with the Chinese will be
of short duration; at the same tinlr, the trade have generally
made up their minds to cease to operate until the arrival of the
Overland Mail, which may be looked for towards the close of
next week. The deliveries of Tea at this port h4ve been
440,0001bs during the past week.

To-day the market for free trade Tea was in a dull state,
and few purchases were made in either black or green sorts,
but holders do not appear disposed to submit to any further re-
duction ; 2s 4d is the value of ordinary sound Congou cash,
2s 4d to 2s 5d for good ordinary, and 2s 4tl for common
Twankay. The speculative market was inactive; Company's
Ccngou at 2s sid to 2s 50 cash, but on 'Change there were
no sellers under the latter price.

Ittlx, BRANDY, AND /IOLLANDS.—There has been a brisk
demand foil Jamaica Ruin, and prices have further advanced Id