The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE,

(From the London New Price Current of December 4.)
SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was sparingly dealt in,
although there were sellers upon further reduced terms, the
quantity disposed of amounting to only 100 hhds and trcs in
the private market, and the fall in prices during that time
has been Is, and in some cases is 6d per cwt on the inferior
and brown sorts.

REFILNED.—TO-day there was only a moderate business
transacted in refined goods by the home trade, although
brown lumps could be obtained at 61s to 625, and standard
lumps at 635. Bonded Crushed is wanted, and is with diffi-
culty to be obtained at 33s for first quality.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with
little attention, and the parcels offered at auction amounting
to 2,758 bags 120 casks 80 brls, sold at a reduction on former
rates of 6d to Is.

EAST Ixaan.—This afternoon at auction 4,404 bags Bengal
were offered, but the trade acted with caution, and a part
only sold at a further fall in prices of is per cwt.
FOREIGN.—The supply is on the increase of Foreign
Sugar available for home consumption, and prices are lower-
ing for every kind. Arrivals of the new crop are expected
to be earlier than last year, and the consumption greater.
The home trade have operated with caution in Havannab,
although there are sellers at a reduction on previous rates
of 6d to is per cwt. Few transactions have taken place
privately, and at auction 972 boxes, 108 hhds, and 9 barrels
were offered yesterday, and the chief part:sold.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the public sales of Ceylon Coffee
consisted of 2,352 bags, but the demand was not quite so
active, and a part only sold at barely previously rates.
Cocoa.—West India of good and fine quality is wanted
at 42s to 475, but low and middling sorts, of which the stock
chiefly consists, met with a dull sale at 32s to 40s per cwt.
There are further arrivals, direct and indirect _

TEA.—There has been less activity in the market this
week, the speculative demand having ceased, and the trade
purchasing both black and green with caution; in some cases
rather lower rates have been submitted to.

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COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the public sales of 103 bags
Cochineal went off at ld per lb decline—Honduras, silvers
selling at 4s lld to 5s 4d per lb.
RlCE.—There has been a fair demand for Bengal, home
consumption by private contract this week, but exporters
have operated with caution, and the tendency of prices is
downwards. There are sellers of Madras at 13s Gd to 15s,
but few buyers are to be met with. Of Java there is still
none here. Patna is little wanted, and prices are going
down, 19s to 23s having been taken, and there is a plentiful
supply. For Carolina the market is in a dull state at 34s
to 40s. _

SPICES.—To-day at public sale 86 chests of Cassia Lignea
taken in 56s ; 100 bags of Pimento taken in at 4id to 40 ; 6
eases Nutmegs sold at 2s 8d to 3s for middling brown; 1 case
Mace 3s 4d for middling; 25 packages of Jamaica Preserved
Ginger chiefly taken in at 35 6d, a part sold at 2s 3d to 2s 4d.
SEEDS.—There has been a considerable increase in the de-
mand for Linseed Cakes this week, and prices have assumed
an upward tendency—English bringing 1315 s to 131 lOs per
1,000 cakes ; Foreign 91 to 101, and very fine thin 101 lOs to
101 15s per ton. There is, however, a good supply of all
kinds. For Rape Cakes little inquiry has existed.
Fzurr.—There continues the same activity in this market
as usual at this period of the year. Of Valentia Raisins
there has been offered at public sale this week 10,309 boxes,
and 4,123 half•boxes, being mostly out of condition and in-
ferior quality, a ',great part sold from 40s:to 41s; good and
fine, which are scarce, fully maintain the highest quotation,
465; of old Valentias, 1,240 boxes, 887 half-boxes. all sold at
325. For Turkey Figs there continues a very good demand,
some large sales have been made from 42s to 50s for low and mid
qualities, and 56s to 68s for good and fine, Eleme Raisins
met a ready sale from 44s to 47s a parcel of Red Smyrna
Raisins in barrels have been sold at 40s, a large parcel of
New Muscatel Raisins in bunch, boxes, halves, and quarters
were eagerly taken 47s to 565. For Cuirants there is still a
good demand but the buyers take their chief supplies from
the damaged parcels, of which there is a considerable quan-
tity by the late arrivals.

Srrtrra.—Jamaica generally has sustained the previous
currency, but only a limited business has beenr transacted.
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purchases are fullyt
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those
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with firmness, but only a small business has been
transacted, strong qualities at 3s 3d to 3s 8d per gallon.
Brandy has been only in limited request for home consump-
tion or exportation, but holders are firm, and insist upon
fully previous rates. Geneva has met with little attention
for exportation, and being a good supply, common is attain-
able at 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon, fine in small parcels fetched
3s to 3s 2d. British Corn Spirits have been in excellent
request.
S marETßE.—Rough has attracted attention, and the
parcels disposed of privately were at rather higher prices--
common to fine Calcutta yielding 25s to 27s 6d per cwt. The
supply at market is less than it was, and which is not to be
wondered at, prices being under those of last year, the deli-
veries greater, and the stock less.
OILS.--This afternoon at public sale 70 casks Palm Oil
were sold at 33s to 38s, 20 tuns of Seal 261 5s to 341 15s,
20 tuns of Cod 261 15s to 271, and 30 tuns of Southern at
281 to 29/.
TALLow.—This afternoon the quantity offered at public
sale was small, and amounted to only 15 casks Italian, 50
casks Petersburgh Yellow Candle, and 51 casks of Odessa
Sheep, which went off at prices in favour of buyers.

have
take
to report a very dull sugar market
wants, and prices
barely sufficient for their immediate
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET,
are again easier.—Bristol Mercury..
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The village
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ALARMIMG PREVALENCE OE
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It first visi-
tation, by the spread of a contagious fever.
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family,
ma-
nifested itself about a month ago in a cottage .
e spread
of Upton, near Blewbury, Berks, has had an awful
family, and such has been its rapid and extensive
out
thirty-
two deaths had arisen in consequence, and these
since, that up to Saturday last not fewer than
of a village population of 150. The disease, we re-
gret to add, is still raging, and such general alarm has
been created from so destructive an enemy, that many of
the villagers have begun to change their dwellings to the
neighbouring downs ; and it is expected, from the re-
movals, which are now pretty generally taking place, that
the village will shortly be deserted. The numbers
of persons who have thus been carried off ate chiefly of
the humble labouring class, some of whom are bewil-
dered in distress from the additional painful circumstance
that the head of a family, who had been its chief support,
has been cut off. The cause of this calamity is so clearly
manifest that the authorities have not deemed it necessary
to institute any inquiry, or to hold 'an inquest in either
case ; the only mystery is that the contagion should
have shown itself in a situation where theclimate is con-
sidered to be so remarkably healthy. The enragement
of the disease is ascribed to the difficulties in procuring
medical attendance at such a desolate place of abode.
We may remark that this infectious disease has so ex-
tended itself as to be viewed in the district as a second
great plague. The melancholy event has excited much
commisseration for the distressed objects.—Devizes
Gazette.

USE OF TOBACCO.—I find that a sure mode of
driving all animals out of a hole is to smoke tobacco
into it. They appear quite unable to stand the smell,
and bolt out immediately in the face of dog or man,
rather than put up with it. Tobacco smoke will also
bring a ferret out of a rabbit hole, when everything
else fails to do so.—St. John's Wild Sports of the High-
lands.