The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-21 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Now Pi ice Current of October 20.)
SUGAR —The IVest India market has I resented a tran-
quil appearance since we last wrote.
To-day the trade evinces, little desire to do business,
aed the demand was limited for both geecery and refining
purposes, the private sales ateoutited to only 200 hhds and
trs, but the merchants displayed firmness, and the rates of
Friday were supported, the scarcity of money and pur-
chases made this week fell'ng due in the Christmas week
tends to operate against budness ; a bett• r demand is,
however, est eeted to take place. There was no public
sale.
The Gazette average price is now 57s 10d, in 1839
37; 1141, and in 1839, 31s 1044.
REFINED.-From the grocers a good demand has ex-
isted for R feed geode, and prices have been steady. In
Dutch Crushed Sugar small sales have been made at 31;
on board at Amsterdsm.
To.dey the market was quiet for Refined goods, and
prices ere rather easier. Standard Lumps selling at 102,
to 102 s 61, Pieces and Bastards less in request; Treacle
sells freely at 38; 6d to 44; 611. Fur Bonded Crushed
Sugar a good dement' at 33; 31.
Metsurrius.—Fine yelluw fetched 85s 6d to 87e, mid
and good 83a to 85;, low mid 81s to 82s, good and fine
brown 794 to 80s 61, law and m;d 74; to 783 per cwt.
Ease. ENDIA.—This afternoon the public sales consisted
of 2,175 bags groan B-ngal, and 6,642 bags Siam, tlae
former was tic arty all taken in above the value, viz., at 653
fur low dingy, a few lots sold at 70; to 72; Gd for bright
quality ; the latter was held for stiff prices, but a part only
was sold at 253 to 28; 64 for low and fine white.
FOREIGN.—The market this afternoon was quiet, 319
chests 140 bids Pernambuco, and 15 chests Bahia were
offered at auction and taken in above the value, the fernier
at 23; to 29; for low soft to fine strong white, good fine
brown and yellole 23s to 243. the bids have, however, since
been sold, low mid white at 25s 61 per cwt.
MOLASSES.—For all descriptions of West India a fair
demand has existed, Dominica ord at 40s, Montserrat good
42;, Antigua fine 45a per cwt.
To-day 100 puns West ladia were sold privately, Anti-
gua fine at 45; to 46s per cwt.
COFFEE.—Since Tuesday last all clean descriptions of
British Plantation have been in good request, and the rates
previously established have been supported.
This afternoon holders of East and West India displayed
firmness, and there was a good demand for all clean sorts
from titre, home trade. The public sales consisted of 206
casks 49 brls 20 bag; British Plantation, and 331 bags
Foreign, of the former 100 casks were Jamaica, and being
of clean and chic fly superior quality, all sold at stiffer
prices, fine and very fine of favourite marks fetched 145 s 6d
to 150;, middling and good middling 115; to 1214, good
and fine fine ordinary 87s to 105; ; the latter was Berbice,
and being unclean, nearly the Merle was taken in ; a few
lots however sold at 86; to 93; for low middling and
middling. Foreign went at 434 Gd for fine ordinary Bahia
good and fine ordinary Rio 42e 61 to 435, being steady
rates.
Cocoa.—West India at auction found buyers at 51; to
55s 6d for middling and good mid red Trinidad, and mid
red St. Lecia 47; to 48s per cwt.
TRA.—The attention of the trade last week was princi-
pally occupied at the extensive pu')lie sales, which com-
menced on Tuesday and floielied on Friday ; the attendance
throughout was numerous of town as well as country buy-
ers, and who were desirous to purchaee ; the merchants
also being disposed to sell at something like former rates
caused the demand to be very extcn,ive for both black and
green descriptions, aed as t'le sales drew near to a close
there was an increased spirit in the biddings, on the last
two days nearly all that passed the hammer finding buyers.
The speed -.tire nierket has been inaeiive since lasi Tues-
day, hut prices have been steady for Company'a Congou at
2; 3 i cash, and 2; 4d to 23 4,11 ni-h prompts.
To-day' s were firm for free trade, but there was less
disposition evinced on the p art of the trade to purchase.
For public snle on Tuesday next 8,000 pkgs are declared ;
the specula!ive merket is cuiet. but Corn,sarty's Congou for
cash is not offered under 2; 31,1 per lb the delteeres of
Tea during the past week h tau been' large, ainoueting to
437.000:b3.
Thie afternoon the trade le:v.1410 spering'y of all kiiids o!
Tea, and this is chiefly to be et.rilace,l to the auctions d,e-
clared ; prices were bewever free and closed tie
common free trade Ceneeu
23 311 money, and Corritteny'e Congo!' 21 311 ,tsv,,s,
and Tosarkay- 2,13.: to
Rue!, BRANDY, :len Ileneesos —ll:porters
India Ruin are not disOoSA tO =,l!.;:i it 49 any'
duction, and the demend fur tseth Jemer •
"t"er
wards ha; been limited for home use as
ping; the total sales since Our Isst hat7e'l'b,ae:"n3ool,ityo 235(6)
puns Leewards, proof at 3; Ved,
_4; a stet Indiaoo
over at 64 to 65 4d, and for a smjlall7
fine quality 7s 3d has been pa:id. 1
the declirs, we
former rates. In Brandy, prie iler
of 1836 at
vintage
quote Cognac first Brand ofi
tee, hhds 5..
pa cs cis, of fp
o, very
e d
puns 4, 101;
53 2d in 1.17d5, and in puns ss; d ;
31.3 9, poos 4s 411, birds
1838, hhcis, 4; pod4s 61, Geneva for extent at,
, puns 45 818
11 i to es, fine quality for
et'. f 4r
;,) ,
bLit
.'appear disposed to force
holders geueraq ee. have ppena much lower'
sales, although prices in France