The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-21 00:00:00

MARKET

INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Oat. 20.)
Sunin.—This afternoon the market was well supplied
with West India Sugar, the public sales consisted of
422 hhds and 64 brie, which went off with steadiness at
former low rates. Jamaica, middling yellow 35s to 365;
Tobago, good strong greyish brown -335, 6d; St.
Lucia, fine yellow 38s •,6d to 401, good 36s to 375,
low and mid yellow .34s to ,35s 6d, . low to good
grey 34s to 36s 6d, old to fine brown 32s
to 345; 105 hhds Barbadoes went at the former value,
fine yellow 41s, good yellow 38s to 395,. mid and good
mid 36s 6d to 37s 6d, low 35s per cwt. The total pur-
chases are 1,125 hhds, making 2,215 hhds, &c., for the
week, and thefall in prices for that time, in some cases,
6d per cwt. The market for raw Sugar, on the whole,
closes with a more favourable appearance. The only
public sale of Sugar declared to take place next week is
150 hhds of Barbadoes. The Dutch Trading Com-
pany has announced 36,000 baskets of Sugar for auction.
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little inquiry, and 445 bags 261 casks at auction were
mostly taken in at about the former value, good yellow
37s 6d to 38s, mid 35s 6d to 36s 6d, low yellow 34s to
34s 6d, low heavy grey 33s 6d, syrupy brown 33. to 345•,
a few lots sold at 325, and washed ditto 27s 6d to 29s 6d
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was dealt
in with more readiness, and 2,420 bags at Auction were
all sold at full rates; fine grainy yellow went at 44s to
461, good 41s to 42., mid 38s to 395, and white ditto
46s to 49s for good and fine.
FOREIGN.—This afternoon there was little passing
privately in the Foreign Sugar market, and 50 hhds St.
Croix at auction went at steady rates—mid yellow
37s 6d to 38s, good 41s, fine 42s to 42s 6d per cwt. The
operations by private treaty in Foreign Sugar for the
week are a cargo of white Bahia 20s 6d; one of Maroim
at the same rate; 200 cots white Bahia 265; 250 Brown
do 15s 6d to 15s 9d; 300 very fine yellow Havannah 23s
to 23s 6d; and 400 chests, duty paid, 39s 6d per cwt; a
cargo of low white Bahia at 18s 6d, in bond.
MOLASSES.—To-day West India met with a better
demand; the sales for the week are 600 puns. Deme-
rara, St. Kitts, Trinidad, and Porto Rico at 16s; old
Berbice 14s, which is not the former value. _

Coso.c.—Foreign is still little wanted, and can be ob-
tained upon lower terms, whilst at auction 365 bags of
Guayaquil, and 109 bags of Bahia were all taken in at
30s per cwt. There has been no public sale of British
Plantation, and privately little business has been con-
cluded. We quote Trinidad at 37s to 435, and other
sorts 35s to 41s per cwt. There is a fair stock here.
Coosa.—This afternoon a public sale of 1,088 bags
Of Ceylon went off flatly, and a small portion only sold
at barely the former value. Plantation mid 44s 6d to 455,
low mid 425, good ord 395, damaged 29s to 41., native
ditto 22s 6d to 24s 6d; sound was all withdrawn ;
12 casks and 10 bags Jamaica went at the former
value. 3,864 bags Costa Rica, a part only found
buyers at former rates—fine ord 30s 6d to 325, fine fine
ord 33s 6d to 375, sea-damaged 21s 6d to 31s 6d, low
mid sound was taken in at 43s to 455, and country
damaged 32s to 356. Privately 2,000 bags of St. Do-
mingo sold for the week at 26s 6d to 27. for good and
fine ordinary. For auction on Tuesday 500 bags of
Plantation Ceylon, and for Wednesday 6,200 bags of
Costa Rica Coffee are declared.
TEA..—Notwithstanding the large deliveries for home
consumption, still the dulness in the market has in-
creased this week, and prices have a downward tendency
for both black and green. By private treaty the pur-
chases made have been of little moment. None has been

imported since this day week. The trade operated with
reluctance at the public sales, it!though a de-sire was
manifested by some of the merchants to realise. Of
16,400 pkgs offered, only 4,200 actually found pur-
chasers, and generally at rather lower rates—lmperial,
good middling and middling went at Is 6d to is 94d,
but mid is is Oed to is 3d ; Gunpowder, good mid 2s
61d to 2s 7id, but mid is Oid to Is 110 ; Flowery Pe-
koe, mid is Id to is Souchong, mid is 4id to Is
rid; Hyson, good and fine 2s 8d to 2s 10d, good ord
Is to is Oid; Scented Orange Pekoe, mid is 3d to is
Aid; Caper, but mid 9d; Young Hyson, but mid is ld
to is 2d per lb. Fine Hyson was the most difficult of
sale.

Rica.—To-day there was not a better demand for
East India Rice, and at auction 831 bags went rather
cheaper:—Ceylon, good pearl barley 85 to 8s 6d, and
damaged 5s to 8s; white Bengal was taken in at 13s to
14s 6d per cwt. 150 brls Tapioca sold at 7d to Sid per
lb for good and fine sound white.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper is offered upon previous low
terms, yet the amount of business concluded has been of
little moment in the private market. At auction 1.480
bags were only in part disposed of. White met with
more attention, still prices do not improve. The
parcels offered at public sale were all sold, and
amounted to 420 bags—middling and good middling
realised 4d to 40. Pod is dull of sale at 303 to
60s per cwt, Cayenne is td to 2s. The public sales of
250 packages Jamaica Ginger went off at full rates, and
the whole sold. Of Calicut 64: cases went at moderate
rates. Of Cassia Lignea the quantity here is still
scanty, and nearly all in dealers' hands :b e
buyers,
in consequence, are compelled to pay t
rates of 90s to 1003 for trifling quantities ;
at 684 to 725. In Cinnamon
there has been little passing. and prices tend downwards.
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2s, Bourbon and African, bid to Id. Mace is little
wanted; prices are on the decline. Brown Nutmegs
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SPIRITS.—A further reduction is apparent in the
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per gallon for proof, and small parcels of
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e'at Is 60. East India met with little atten-
tion in the private market, and 200 casks at auction were
for the most part taken in at is 5d to Is sid proof. Fine
Jamaica wanted, but the sales made in all other sorts
have been limited for home consumption and exporta-
tion. There is et desire manifested to sell 28 to 30 per
cent. over proof of ordinary quality at 3s to 3s 6d,
30 to 34, mid and good 33 3d to 3s sd, good middling
and good 35 6d to 3s 9d, fine 33 to 38 over 3s 10d to
4s 2d, choice marks 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Demerara is not
much wanted, and strong sorts can be obtained at from
2s 2d to 2s 9d for 26 to 38 per cent. over proof.
The deliveries of Brandy continue to get larger, and the
stock smaller. Prices are firm and a good demand exists.
Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1846 at 4s 10d to ss,
1847 ditto at 3s 10d to 4s, inferior 3s to 3s 6d, Bordeaux
2s 2d to 2s 4d. For Geneva the market is quiet at 23 to 24
Id for ord export sort, and at 2s 6d to 3s 6d for fine fit for
duty. Of British made Gin some parcels have been
purchased for oar Colonies this week at 3e per gallon
roof strength. The duty upon the importation therein
ba 6d.
INDIGO .—To-day during the progress of the sale 210
chests were withdrawn, and 797 have passed the
sale. The sale has been very uneven, and upon
the whole less animated than on the preceding
days. The prices of consuming sorts are about
the same as quoted in our previous report, but those of
shipping sorts are about 3d lower, and range now from
the last sale's prices to 3d advance. There was neither
Madras or Kurpahs in the catalogue of this day.
About 1,800 chests remain for sale next week. This.
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COCHINEAL.—Thin afternoon Cochineal was in full
lower rates by full ld to 2d.
brisker, and 45s is the value of fine new on the spot. At
OlLS.—This afternoon at public sale 130 hhds of fine
per cwt.

THE YOUNG COUNTESS.—The announcement of
Mrs. Trollope's new novel, entitled " The Young
Countess," has created considerable speculation in
fashionable circles, as to whether or not some member
of their body has afforded the author a subject for her
imagination as well as a title to her book. As it is
well known that there is more than one "Young
Countess" in the Peerage, whose story, if cleverly writ-
ten, would be extremely interesting to the general reader,
these speculations may not be altogether idle. The ap-
pearance, however, of the book, which is to take place
immediately, will soon solve the problem.—Even. paper.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.
The reported arrival of wheat is good, yet having no
south vessels here there is not a good show of new; the
prices of last week are generally exceeded, and the de-
mand tolerably extensive. No change in the value of
barley, but the common qualities go off slowly. Oats
and shelling make prices equal to those of this day week.
Beans and other articles without change.

New. Old.
WHEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 601b:— s. s. s. s.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 51 to 54 53 to 56
Ditto, white 53 —57 56 —6O
Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... 49 —53 51 —54
Ditto, white ... 53 —56 54 —56
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 49 —53 51 —54
Ditto, white ... ... 53 —56 54 —56
Yorkshire, red. ... 49. b 3 51 —54
Ditto, white ... 52 56 54 56
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 54 —57 55 —6O
Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 51 53 53 55
Mediterranean, red ... 38 45
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:—
Norfolk and Suffolk... 34 36
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 33 36
Foreign ... 32 —34 28 —3O
BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b :
Small, fine ... 34 —36 36 —3B
Ticks ... ... 33 35 34 36
Foreign . ... 34 —35 30 —33
OATS, per stone:—
Mealing
- ...11d to 12d Ild to 120
Feeding ...10d to lld 10d to lld
Foreign - .4. dto —d 10d to lld
SHELLING,-per load of 2611 b ... 28 —3O
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter :
Blue and-white boilers
Grey and Feed

41 - 43

87 - 40
34 - 36

- • - ARRIVALS.
.4- - Qrs. Qrs.
Wheat 0..• ... ... 10,300 Peas ... ... ... ... 471
Barley E... ... ... 2,981 Shelling - ... ... ... 25
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Oats ... ... ... ... 2,843 Tares ..• .. „. ... 3
Beans... •-... ';;;-•-.;. - 470 Linseed .., ... .. 24
AVERAGES FOR TIIE WEEK. ENDING OCT. 12.
1
,firs.- -•- •s; d.- - Qrs.. •s. d..
Wheat - ... 4;315-- '54 10* -Oats... ' ... 416 " 22', 8i
Barley ... 748 33 58 Beans ... 172:: 35_ 54
- 'LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.' ... .
The-flutiel on foreign corn have not varied this Week,
but on wheatVl/1116it'fikely be Is. per quarter higher on
Friday text. The prevalence of strong adverse winds'
have kept.outt• supplies, and since Tuesday there are re-
ported Duly 159 _quarters of wheat, 174,quarters of bar-
ley, 15- quarters of malt, 2,227 quarters of oats, 10
quarters-of beansr2,o6s loads of oatmeal, 386 sacks of,
flour from 'lreland and the English coast, and 2,885
quarters of Wheat, 220 quarters of barley, 200 quarters
of rye, and 388 quarters of peas, from foreign ports ;
the exports in the same time amounting to 560 quarters
of wheat, 137 quarters of oats, 466 quarters of rye, 312
quarters of beans,
,10.221 quarters of Indian corn, 658
barrels of corn meal, 458 sacks and 350 barrels of flour.
The weather is beautifully fine, but unusually cold for
the season ; following the late excessive rains, however,
it must bet orimmense advantage in improving the con-
dition of the land, and of the crops which were put to-
gether in i.:q.ainp state. The trade since Tuesday has
been quiet, without any material change in prices ;
holders, however, have shown less eagerness to sell, and
the tendency has been towards improvement. At this
day's market there was a fair attendance of dealers, and
a moderate •oonsumptive demand was experienced for
wheat, at the extreme prices of Tuesday, for both old
and new. Oats and oatmeal a slow sale without any
alteration in prices. For barley, beans, and peas few
buyers appeared, and the value of each was unchanged.
Flour was heavy at previous rates, 445. per sack being
about the top,,ppee for Irish, and 30s. 6d. per barrel for
Western 1,-..a,i The demand for Indian corn was less
active thae,4ti;the past two days, but prices were Is. to
Is. 6d. pet:ttiOlb. higher for sound qualities of yellow.
AVERAGE PRICES FOR TILE WEEK ENDING OCT. 17.
s. d. s. d.
Wheat, 1,463 quarters 51 7 Oats, 539 quarters 2O 7
Barley, 118 quarters... 30 4
NEWBURY CORN MARKET.—THURSDAY.

The supply of wheat to-day was only moderate, but
by far :the larger portion being damp, and weathered
descriptions of new, there was an extremely slack drag-
ging trade ate depression of 2s. to 3s. per quarter on
all except the. very finest new and old wheat, which met
a fair sale at Is. to 2s. per quarter less than the rates of
last week. Barley, some quantity on offal:, but our
maltaters finding it does not work well, are inclined to
wait consequently we had but little sold, at Is. to 2s. per
quarter less than last week. Beans, peas, and oats, with
a short supply, - support late rates. -Wheat-Old white,
60 to 63 lbs. per bushel, 60s. to 665. per quarter; ditto,
59 to 60 lbs., 565. to 628.; new white, 62 to 63 lbs., 58s.
to 615.; ditto, 60 to 62 lbs., 575. to 615.; old red, 62 to
63 lbs., 565. to 645. ; ditto, 60 to 62 lbs., 50s. to 565. ;
new red, 63_to 65 lbs., 545. to 595.; ditto, 60 to 63 lbs.,
445. to 525. Barley-Chevalier fine new, 52 to 54 lbs.,
325. to 345. ; ditto, 50 to 52 lbs., 27s to 31s. ; malting,
50 to 52 lbs., 275. to 315.; grinding, 265. to 28s. Oats-
Fine old, 245. to 265.; new Tartarian, 255. to 265.; black,
255. to 28s. ; Poland and Dutch, 28s. to 30s. Beans-
Old, 445. to 485.; new, -s. to -s. Peas-Boilers, 40s.
to 455.; maple. 40s. to 445.; grey, 40s. to 445. Tares-
Winter, 7s. to Bs. 6d. per bushel. Malt-Fine Cheva-
lier, 60s. to a4s.; common, 625. to 585.; Porter, 505. per
quarter. Flour-Households, 411. Bd. to 445. Bd.; best
seconds, 405.; inferior and thirds, 28s. to 30s. per sack.
LLANERCRTMEDD.-At this market, held last Wed-
nesday, the average price of wheat was from 525. to 545.;
barley, 305. to 328.3 oats, 19s. to 205., per quarter. At
the butchers' stalls beef was sold at from 4d. to Sd.;
veal, sd. to 6d.; mutton, 6d. to Id. per pound; yoting
pigs sold at from .103. to 125.; store ditto, 20s. to 275.
each; fat ditto, 3d: to 3d. per pound; geese, 2s. 6d.
to 3s. each; fowls, ls. 6d. to Is. Bd. per couple.
RUTHIN, OCT. 16.-The attendance to-day was not so
numerous as on many occasions, and holders were more
ready to sell than buyers willing to purchase, unless at
a slight reduction. in the figures since last week. Old
wheat was more inquired after than new, but very little
of the former makes its appearance in the market. The
average price of wheat to-day would be from 18s. to 19s.
per hobbet.
CARNARVON, OCT. 14.-Our market this day pre-
sented an animated appearance. The attendance of
dealers and consumers was good, which, with the excel-
lent show of consumptive articles caused an enhance-
ment in the prices obtained the previous week. Old
wheat, 60s. to 625. ; new ditto,. 575. to 58s. ; old barley,
325. to 345. ; new ditto, 30s. to 31s. ; best oats, 225. to
238. ; inferior ditto, 19s. to 21s. In butchers' meat

there had been a considerable depression in prices, since
our last quotation :—Beef, 4d. to 6d. ; mutton, sid. to
6d. I veal, 3d. to sd. ; pork, sd. to 6d. Ducks, 2s. 6d.
per couple ; fowls;2s. per couple. Eggs, twelve for 6d.
Fresh butter, ls.; salt ditto, 9d. per lb. Potatoes, lilb.
for ld.

LLANOEFNI, OCT. 19.-Wheat, 545. to: 565. ; barley,
295. to 325. ; oats, 19s. to 20s. 6d. ; butchers' stalls,
beef, sd. to 6d. ; mutton, 6d. to 6id. ; veal, sd. to 6d. ;
fresh butter, 13d. to 130. per pound ; eggs, 12 for 6d. ;
fowls, 18d. to 20d., per couple ; fat geese, 2s. 91 to 35.,
each ; store pigs in good demand, prices looking up, fat
pigs, 34d. to 4d. per lb.
ROTHERHAM, OCT. 16.-The show of both beasts
and sheep was again large. The attendance of buyers
being good, caused the beef trade to be brisk, yet at the
close part was left on hand. Of mutton, a dull sale, and
prices hard to make. Beef, 6s. to 6s. id. per stone; mut-
ton, 6d. per lb.
DERBY, OCT. 17.-The show of fat beasts to-day was
exceedingly good, although some of the animals were
only of the middling sort; purchasers were sleek in their
biddings, and there were many left unsold. The sheep
pens were well filled, and the quality generally was
good. Fat pigs plentiful. Beef, sd. to 561.; mutton,
641. to 60.; Pork, 9s. 6d. to 10s. per score; rough fat,
43. 6d. per stone; hides, lid. per lb.; calf skins, 2d
to 3&d.
BEVERLEY, OCT. 18.-A good supply of stock, and all
the beasts, and nearly all, the sheep, changed hands.
Prices:-Beef, 53. 6d. to 6s 6d. per stone; mutton, sfd.
to 6d. per lb.

BARTON, OCT. 16.-A great number of beasts, but of
inferior quality, and a short supply of sheep. Prices:-
Beef, 6s. to 6s. 6d. per stone; mutton, 6d. per lb. Business
being rather dull, part of the beasts remained unsold.
SALFORD, OcT. 18.-We had only a very moderate
show of stock, whether as it regards number or quality.
Good beef therefore in demand and fully as dear, and
prime mutton the sable. A fair clearance made of mid-
dling and superior stock before the close of the market.
NEWCASTLE, OCT. 11.-There has been a seasonable
large supply of all kinds of stock on offer here to.day.
As a whole the quality was very indifferent, more espe-
cially that of cattle. The number of fat beasts exhibited
for sale was 536. Good steers for shipping purposes
were in active request, and sold freely at our quotations;
all other kinds underwent little alteration from last
week, 'and a good Clearance was effected at the close of
business; thirtp.plak_vary -good .Kyloes and short-horn
heifers for slaughtering were bought by Messrs. Wood,
fleshers, Berwick-upeer-Tweed. 'rhe supply of sheep
and lambs would be about 4855 head. The mutton trade
underwent a decided improvement from last week.
Prices had an upward movement, and all sold. Also an
improved demand for lambs. Pork is in brisk demand,
but small pigs are slow sale. Prices.-Beasts, 65. to 6s.
9d. per stone of 141lis; sheep, 51d. to ls. a head below
6id.; lambs, 6d. per lb; pork, 7s. per stone of 141bs,
sinking offal.
LIVERPOOL, OcT. 16.-At our market this day we
had 1975 beasts and 6886 sheep. Both beef and mut-
ton were in very sharp demand, and the market was
quite cleared very early in the day. Beef from 5/d. to
Sid., mutton from 6d. to bid. per lb.
NEWARK, OCT. 17.-The fat market was well sup-
plied with beasts and sheep, and very heavy sales at a
reduction. Beefr.from 6s. to 6s. 9d. per stone; mutton,
Sid. to 6d. per lb.-..-Beasts, 90; sheep, 540.
NEWPORT, OCT.' }B.-Price
per lb. to sink the offal:-
Beasts, sd. to sicl.; sheep, 6d. to 6/d.; calves, 6d. to
7d.; pies (score), 9s. 6d. to 10i. 6d. We had an abun-
dant supply of stock at market this week, particularly of
sheep. Beasts of good quality sold readily, and a clear-
ance was nearly effected. Store cattle were rather a
drug. There appeared a decline in the prices of sheep,
yet a fair business was done. Calves are scarce, good
veal selling at high rates. There were several good
pens of pigs, thee-whole sold before the close of the
market. No horses appeared. There has been exhi-
bited this week a winnowing machine, on an improved
principle, by Mr. Howard, of Bedford, which has much
attracted the attention of the farmer., and which it is
likely will be generally used through this part of the
country. • -
SALISBURY.-At Salisbury Michaelmas Fair, on Tues-
day last, the quantity of cheese pitched was full 20 tons
less than last year, yet the sale was remarkably dull at
the following prices :-Best Somersets, 695. to 745. ;
seconds, 555. to 621: ; Wiltshire, 505. to 565. ; Half.
coward, 425. to 48s
255. to 325. per eat. In the
dead pig market, porkers brought from 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.,
large bacon ditto,
..85..6d. to 9s. 6d. per score. The
onion fair was very liberally supplied, and the trade was
brisk. The very best samples sold at 4d. per gallon, and
fronls4. so 65. 6d. por 64gli 91..20 gallons, ThQru were