The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-12 00:00:00

sold by private treaty. At auction, 4,055 bales, 740
barrels, and 1,270 cases of Brazil were nearly all dis-
posed of, chiefly for home consumption and refining
under bond.
MOLASSES.—A lively demaed has been experienced
for all qualities of West India this week, and prices have
risen Is. per cvct, Antiguar selling at 20s, and Demerara
18s per cwt. At these rates holders are firm, and the
market is less freely supplied. In East India the sales
are upon a more extended scale.
Cocos..—Prices remain firm, as the stock is small, and
nearly all in the hands of one party. The purchases
made by private treaty are limited at from 47s to 50s
per cwt. None has been offered at public sale. The
purchases made in Foreign are trifling; holders will not
accept lower rates.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the operations in Native
Ceylon were upon a more extended scale, and 1322 bags
at auction sold at rather higher rates; real good ordinary
fetched 30s 6d to 31s 6d, good ordinary 30s, and damaged
25s to 29s 6d; 10 casks 194 bags Plantation went rather
higher, fine realized 75s to 865, good 65s to 70s, low
middling 43s to 44s 6d, fine ordinary mixed 32s to 3te 3s;
112 casks Jamaica were only in part sold at steady ras.
TEA.—A further improvement is apparent in the
position of the market for all descriptions, and holders
appear to be sanguine in their expectations as to the
future. In Congou large purchases have been ma
in qualities ; the rates paid are rather above those
of this day week—good common realiz•s 7d, to 7-id per
lb. In Green a good business has been concluded, anhe
go
at full rates for low and middling, od and fine on t
contrary advanced id par lb. Pekoe Tea has not im-
on amore
proved in value, the dealings are, however, up
extended scale.
part
4,382 bags. 980 packets at public sale,
.a
middling white
at 8s to 9s, damaged 4s to is 6d, mixed sound cargo
6s
s6rdictEos.7_s_,
Tanoc.iddaaymaatg 61s161dhpagera
sold at 3d to 34d for, good mid and 1;
rates. which are full
rates. 13 pkgs Nutmegs realised d 2s 10d for
epdubts.c6satloe
Sumatra
Mace,
good brown, and middling 25 4d to 2s sd. 6 cases M
middling 2s to 2s 3d. 103 bags clean
Pepper 24d.
bauo.—This afternoon at public sale 429 cases of Pearl
sold 2s to 3s cheaper.
and went at 18s to 19s 6d per cwt
for good and fine qlity.
SPIRITS.—A much better demand has been experi-
enced tor all descriptions of Jamaica Rum this week,
and full rates are obtained; indeed the finer sorts realised
rather snore money. The sales for the week amount
350 puns, plain quality 28 to 31 per cent over proof
real-
ized 3e 8d to 3s 9d, good 32 to 34 over 3s 9d to 3s 10d, fine
33 to, 35 over 4s 2d to 4s 4d, 33 t
high flavoured 4s 6d to 4s 8d per ga1136 overon. On
the
he verypart
holders there is decidedly more For
ore firmness.fine
highLeewardof
Island the state of the market is more satisfactory; the
sales made are upon a more extended scale, and stiffer rates
are obtained. 150 puns have been sold at is 9d for proof,
and strung
firm brown ditto Is 10d, at which the market is
East India is more in demand, and stiffer prices are
obtained.
Demerara is in fair request. Havannah is
not
much wanted. and can be obtained at is sid to
is 6d ter proof. For Brandy prices remain much the
same as previously; the sales made are, however, limited,
and for all purposes, whilst the stock is yet on the in-
crease. Geneva is little required, and ordinary for ex-
port is only worth is 9d to is 10d. For British Corn
Spirits the market is very firm.
lenico.—The quarterly sale of East India was, to the
surprise of many parties, brought to a conclusion early
to-day. The quantity declared was 7,377 chests (of
which 393 were not printed), leaving 6,984, viz. :-4,794
chests Bengal, 324 Oudess, 545 Kurpahs, 1,286 Madras,
and 35 sundries.
SALTPETRE.—To-day there was no improvement in
the demand for Rough, and 941 bags at public sale only
in pa: t sold at 6d per cwt. decline—Calcutta middling
grey 8 per cent went at 325, 124 ditto 31s 6d, and 54
ditto 32s 6d.
OILS.--This afternoon at public sale 60 tons Sea
Elephant Oil sold 231 5s to 231 15s per tun.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 178 casks of
French Tallow were only in part sold at 45s to 47s 6d;
84 casks Siberia, 455; 240 casks P. Y. Candle, 45s to
46s 6d; 25 casks white Tallow, 445; 50 casks New South
Wales 40s to 445; 722 packages South American 38s
to 46s 6d.