The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

t From the London New Price Current of Jan. 14.)

there was (44 business •
transacted in 'West India Sugar for home consumption,
and which is to be chiefly attributed to the darkness of
the atmosphere. The private sales, in consequence, did
not exceed 510 hhds and tierces, and in prices
no change has taken place, but upon former
terms merchants were willing sellers. At public sale 22
hhds of Barbadoes were sold at 39s for middling, and at
30s 6d to 40s. for good midling yellow, being the full
value. 61 hhds Demerara were taken in at 37 6d per
cwt for good strong grey. 114 hhds of Berbice fetched
steady prices.
RNININED.-To-day the market for Refined goods was
in a quiet state for all sorts. Standard Lumps can be
obtained at 54s and brown grocery 535. Bonded Crushed
Sugar sells slowly, and the finest is not worth more than
30s per vwt.
bIAIIRITIIIS.-This afternoon several parcels of Mau-
ritius Sugar were sold in the private market, and 685
bags at auction went at the full value-good yellow
syrupy 37s 6d to 38s ed, middling 36s to 375, and low
35s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 2,404 bags were offered at auction,
and the whole sold at full rates, except soft yellow,
which went at 6d to Is. per cwt. cheaper-Benares, fine
white realised 46s to 48s 6d, good 445, good mid-
dling 42s to 42s 6d, middling 40s 6d, damp and
washed 40s to 465, middling soft greyish yellow
303 6d to 31s, low 29s to 30s, fine strong yellow
like Mauritius 40s to 41s, good 39s to 39s 6d, damp
and washed 38s 6d to 40s 6d. 320 bags of China sold
at the low rates of 35s to 36s for ordinary sot yellow.
50 cases of Singapore were taken in at 49s for good
soft grey, being above the value. Madras met with at-
tention, and 532 bags at auction fetched full rates viz.,
good strong white 44s 6d, fine yellow 418 6d to 435,
good 38s, middling 35s 6d to 365, damp and washed 35s
to 43s 6d, low damp yellow 30s, and brown ditto 28s
per cwt.
FOREIGN.-Today there was no public sale of Fo-
reign Sugar, and the purchases made privately were
trifling by exporters as well as the home trade, whilst
holders are willing to accept rather lower rates.
MOLASSES.-The dealings in all sorts of West India
have been limited by private treaty at from 15s to 18s.
A t public sale 29 puns of St. Lucia were sold at 16s. The
market is dull for East India Treacle, at 17s to 17s 6d.
Of Cuba Molasses a large parcel has been sold at 16s
per cwt.
COFFEE -This afternoon the market was more libe-
rally supplied with Jamaica Coffee. The public sales
consisted of 150 casks, 75 half ditto, and 23 barrels.
There s‘ as little desire shown to do business, and nearly
the whole was taken in at barely the former value ;
low middling at 54s to 60s, fine fine ordinary 45s to
48s, good ordinary 355, ordinary 29s to 325, the
small part sold at easier rates-good middling
80s 6d, low middling 565, and Triage 16s to 27s 6d.
Of Ceylon 622 bags were offered, but a small part only
sold at easier prices-fine fine ord 41s to 42s 6d, fine
ordinary 395, good ordinary mixed pale 335, low ditto,
30s, damaged 20s to 40s, middling coloury was taken in
at 50s ; 217 bags Madras bought in-good ordinary
yellow 52, fine ordinary 565, ordinary 40s ; low mixed
31s, damaged 28s per cwt. Native Ceylon sells slowly
by private treaty at 32s for good ordinary.
Cocoa.-This afternoon West India met with less
attention, and of 330 bags of Trinidad at auction a small
part only sold at 47s for middling dark red, and at 46i
for good grey, being the full value.
TE.s.-A further increase is perceptible in the amount
of business concluded in Congou, as well as a alight im-
provement in the value, making the rise during the last
two week's id per lb. A good demand prevailed from
the town and country trade for all descriptions, whet eas
merchants have more confidence, and supplied the
market less freely. The latest rates paid were at
tt.llows:-!ow common Congou lid to Bd, fair and good
common sound EP to 9d, bet mid 9id to I id, middling
and good strong blackish leaf 110 to is 3id, fine Is 4(1
to is sid, and Pekoe flavour Is 6d to is 10d. In other
kinds of Black the sales concluded are upon a more
extended scale, and at slightly enhanced rates. There
has been a marked improvement in the position of the
market for Green, and la-ge transactions in all descrip-
tions have taken place privately at a rise oa previous
quotations.
Spices.-This afternoon, at public sale, 518 boxes of
Cassia Lignea were sold, but at a decline in the qnota
Lions current of late by private treaty of 3s to 4a-fine
thin quill went at 69s to 70s; good, 66s to 66s 6d; mid-
dling, 62s Id to 63s 6d; good ordinary coarse, 61s 6d to
625; broken, 6ts; mouldy, 60s to 635. 4 cases 1 bag
Nutmegs went at the former value, fair middling brown,
2s 10d; ordinary small shrivelled, 2s 2d to 2s 4d-
-1 case Mace fetched 2s 2d for low middling. 266 bags
Sumatra Pepper sold at full rates, and fetched 2id to
2id far half-heavy clean black, and 2d to lid for
damaged. 90 casks Jamaica Ginger sold at 4/ to 713 s
for middling to fine, and at 50s to 68s for inferior. 100
bags Pimento were taken in at 4d to 4id for middling
and good, which was above the value.

RICE.—To-day there was more inquiry for East India
Rice, but stiffer rates being asked, checked business, and
3209 bags of Bengal at auction were only in part sold
at 15a to 15s 6d for fine pearly white, and at lOs to 14s
for damaged. Of Sago 383 boxes were taken in at 17s
for middling small pearl.
INDlGO.—Although the quantity of East India de-
clared for public competition on the Bth of February is
3,307 chests, with a prospect of its being increased to
nearly 10,000 chests, yet on the part of holders there is
fi‘ mness, and they insist upon previous improved rates,
and which are 2d to 4d above those of toe last quar-
terly sale. Purchases to a fair extent have been made
by exporters and home consumers in all sorts. For
Spanish a fair demand exists, and fomer rates are fully
supported.
S/PIRITB.—The demand for all descriptions of
Jamaica Ruin has much improved this week,
large purchases having been made by the home
trade; whereas exporters were induced to take a
fair quantity. Holders, however, have been coin
pellod to accept the moderate rates that prevailed
previously. Fo' the week the sales are 600 puns.
Demerara sells more readily at the former value, but not
above. The sales are 250 puns. The purchases made
in Leeward Island have been extensive, and amount to
600 puns at is Id to is 8d proof, being rather above
former rates. In East India the operations are
upon a more extended scale, and prices are
firmer. For Brandy former rates are well
sustained. and the demand is good for all sorts.
The purchases made in Geneva are of little moment ;
holders, however, show more firmness, and instf't upon
4s 6d to 2s 7d for common shipping kind, and 3s to 35
6d for fine home trade kind. The quotation for British
Corn Spirit is 10s 3d, cash, but tee sale is not a brisk
one. Gin sells slowly, 22 per cent. under proof 8s 11d,
17 under 9s sd; and Spirit made from Sugar at 10s 3d
proof.
COCHINEAL.--Silvers have been in excellent request,
and former rates are well supplied for the lower kinds,
whereas fine and good realised an advance of Id per lb.
Black, however, has been only in moderate request, and
the market having been more freely supplied, prices
suffered a depression of 3d to 441 for low and middling,
and id to 2d for the better kinds. The parcels offered
at public sale amounting to 179 bags of Honduras
were, howeve, all sold—low and middling black 4s lld
to 5s sd, good 6s to 6s 9d ; silvers, low and middling,
4s 6d to 48, good 4s 9d to 4s 11d, and fine 5s to 5s 4d.

TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went off at stiffer sates ; 164 pipes, 10 hhds South Ame-
rican were sold at 41s 6d to 42s 6d ; 700 ca-ke New
South Wales, fine 45s to 465, good 438 to 44s 6d, low
and middling 388 to 42s 6d ; 264 casks of first sort P.Y.
Candle stranded 43s 9d to 44s 6d per cwt.
OlLs.—This afternoon prices declined for Cocoa Nut
Oil, 277 packages at auction selling at 58s to 60s for
fine. Of Palm 65 tuns were disposed off at 29s for fine,
and at 27s 6d to 28s fur .tood; 21 tuns Sperm, good and
fine 801 to 821; 16 tuns of Southern, low and very ordi-
nary dark 221 to 241 10s; 18 casks Seal, brown 24l 15F,
and yellow 261.

COURSE OF EXCH
inste',lam 12 6

LN GE.-( THIS DAY.)
31braltar.. .. • • ..
Leghorn 31 40
Genoa ...... 24 10
Milan .......... • • • • • •
Venice. ..... •••• • • • •
• • • •• 39%
Palermo, perm , . 1183 i
Lisbon.... .......... 52
Oporto .. .......... . • 52
Rio Janeiro • ....• • • • •
Bahia
Buenos Ayres .. • • • •
New York, 21 days'sight
Philadelphia ..........

Ditt,o, at sight
Rotterdam 12 6
26 10
ilumburgh 13 15U
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 65
Ditto, •••• .. • •
Marseilles •••••• • • .. • • 26 10
ttourdeaux ......... • • 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 12334
Petersburgh,

lier 1111.• ..•• •••• • • •• ••

Vienna, effec. flo • • .. •• 10 20
Trieste, ditto.... •• .... 10 21
Madrid .... •• ........ 4614
Barcelona •• •• ..•• .. ••
'ATMs.. •• .• .. ...• •• .. —.

PIICIP OP BULLION, PIZ Of.
Foreign Gold ia bars —l3 17

New Dollars •• 0 4 •3{
Portugal Gold Cain .. 0 • 0
Spanish Doubloon .. 0 0 •
Silver la bars ...... •• • 4 11%

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. *AS Mr. John Parsons, an
extensive cheese dealer, of Motcombe, Dorset, was re-
turning up Barford St. Martin- hill, six miles from Salis-
bury, from the annual "Twelfth Cheese-market," held
at the latter place, in company with his servant, in a gig,
four men came up to them and ordered them to stop.
One man stationed himself at the horse's head, a second
at the back of the gig, while the two others got on the
wheels and robbed Mr. Parsons and his man. From the
former they stole about thirty-four sovereigns and two
cheques on the Wilts and Dorset Bank, property, in the
whole, amounting to 1001.; and from the servant they
took one shilling and sixpence. The robbers threatened
that if they made any resistance, it would be the worse
for them, and brandished their weapons over them. Mr.
Parsons being very unwell, quietly gave up his money.
One of the supposed ruffians is in custody, and was yes-
terday examined at Cobb's-office, Salisbury, and re-
manded to the county gaol.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Thomas, the secretary of the So-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ap-
plied to Mr. Hardwick for a summons against a gen-
tleman well known in the sporting circles, named
Nunn, for cruelty towards a horse.
From the statement of Mr. Thomas, it appeared
that a horse was seen staggering along Bond-street, at
a late hour one night in the early part of the week,
supported by two men, while the person who rode it
was whipping and spurring the exhausted animal
without intermission. The rider got as far as Long's
Hotel, and then dismounted. The horse was removed
to an adjoining stable, and shortly afterwards died.
It was reported that the owner of the horse had made
a bet that he would ride his horse froth Leamington
to Long's Hotel (about 100 miles) in 12 hours. He
won his wager, but the horse lot i!s life. The so-
ciety had received information of this case, and they
had given him positive instructions to take immediate
steps to put the law in force against all persons in-