The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-04 00:00:00

COLONZA.L.

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is firm, and a
good business has been done at rather higher prices. :Nearly
700 hhds have been disposed of. The public sales consisted
principally of 46 casks Barbadoe3, 9,902 bags 32 casks
Mauritius, 5,775 bags Bengal, and 3,421 bags (clayed)
Manilla (duty paid). The Barbadoes sold readily at 525. to
535. for good to fine greyish yellow,being rather dearer. Nearly
all the Mauritius and Bengal found buyers, the former at
42s to 47s Gd for mid to good brown, 48s to 54s for low to
fine yellow ; and the latter at 48s to 56s for good yellow
soft to fine white Benares' being for the low and strong
gray refining qualities of Mauritius rather dearer, but the
better sorts and Bengal must be quoted 6d cheaper. The
Manilla was chiefly taken in at 48s Gd to 50s for
good brown to low yellow ; a small portion of
good to fine grey at 51s 6d to 535, being
under the price obtained on Wednesday for similar
descriptions. About 700 bags washed sold at 45s to 49s 6d
for good brown to fine greyish yellow, which are compara-
tively low prices. The quantity landed during the month
at the East and West India Docks was 2,620 hhds, 210
tierces, 302 barrels, and there were taken for home con-
sumption, 4,906 hhds, 474 tierces, 1,249 barrels. The im-
ports into Great Brirain last year were 260,295 tons, against
223,886 "tons at the corresponding period of 1844. The
stock on. the Ist January was 59,509 tons against 65,219
tons at the same time last year.

COFFEE.-1,900 bags Ceylon at auction, about two-thirds
of which consisted of British Plantation kind, sold briskly at
52s to 68s for good ord pale to mid colory quality • the re-
mainder only partly sold at 48s for good ord of native
growth, which is barely the previous nominal value.
Rum.—The quantity landed during the month at the East
and West India Docks was 1,089 puns 432 hhds ; there were
taken for home consumption 879 puns 188 hhds, and ex-
ported 347 puns 93 hhds.
Rica.-1,009 btgs Bengal were disposed of at 16s to 16s 6d
for mid to good mid white, being former rates.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt on the spot.
and town 45s 6d.
TEA.—The market is steady.

(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 3.)
SUGAk.—To-day the market for West Indian Muscovado
Sugar presented a-firm appearance, and the quantity on show
was small, especially of the bright yellow and strong refining
description. There wes a good business transacted in all
sorts, and the rates paid were fully equal to those of Friday.
REFINED.--To-day Refined goods were purchased with
caution by the home trade, and prices slightly gave way ;
Brown Lumps, according to quality, selling at 62s to 635,
and Standard Lumps at 63s 6d to 64s per cwt. Bonded
Crushed Sugar is much wanted for forward delivery at 34s
per cwt for first quality.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with
attention, and 680 bags 150 casks at auction were sold at full
rates: fine yellow brought 53s to 53s 6d, good 51s 6d to
52s 6d, middling 49s 6d to 50s 6d, low 48s to 495, washed 48s
to 48s 6d, syrupy 49s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 8,402 bags, were submitted to politic
competition, and nearly the whole found buyers—yellow
brought full rates, brown went rather higher, whilst prices
declined 6d per cwt for white.
FOREIGN.—The market has assumed a dull appearance for
yellow Havannah Sugar, and former rates cannot be obtained;
there are sellers of low to middling quality at 22s to 23s 6d,
and good to fine at 24s to 26s per cwt, but scarcely any
business has been transacted. White has been neglected,
and prices are nominal at 30s to 38s for low to fine quality.
Brown is dull of sale at 20s to 22s per cwt. Although Brown
Brazil can be obtained at the moderate rates of 16s to 20s,
still few buyers are to be met with. For White the demand
has been only for small parcels at 22s to 27s for low to fine
quality. All other kinds of Foreign are difficult of sale.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Mocha Coffee was purchased
with caution—at public sale 254 bales and 10 cases were
offered, the lower qualities were chiefly sold, but at a reduc-
tion on former rates of 4s to 6s per cwt. With Ceylon the
market was much better supplied, 3 parcels amounting to
3,223 bags were submitted to public competition. The trade
evinced little desire to operate, and the small part actually
sold was at a reduction on Friday's rates of is to 2s for
Native, and 2s to 3s per cwt for Plantation sorts.
TEA.—There has been a considerable falling off in the de-
mand for Black and Green since our last report, in conse-
quence of no change being proposed to be made in the duty,
and the large quantity of 30,000 packages being declared for
public competition on Thursday. The business transacted in
Congou has been upon a small scale only, and in some cases
rather lower rates have been taken. For Pouchong of clean
quality 6d to 10d are the prices insisted upon, but less busi-
ness has been transacted. Twankay is held with firmness.
and common sound yellowish leaf is not to be obtained
under Is 2d. In Hyson there has been little passing, but
in the value scarcely any change has occurred. Gunpowder
and Imperial have been taken sparingly at former rates.
MOLASSES.—This afternoon at public sale 49 puncheons of
Bengal Treacle were taken in at 21s per cwt. for dark quality,
being above the value.
SPICES.—To-day Black Pepper was purchased with more
freedom, and 1,036 bags of Malabar at auction were all sold
at full rates. White was only in limited request, and 172
bags at public sale nearly all taken in, good ordinary mixed
at al to 31d, middling 4d. Nutmegs met with little atten-
tion, and 8 pkgs at auction went a little cheaper, and sold at
3s 7d to 4s for good bold brown.
FRUIT—The transactions in Currants have been upon a
small scale, and holders experience difficulty in obtaining
47s to 48s for Patras, and 46s to 47s for Zante and Cepha-
lonia. The market for Raisins has a dull appearance,
and the value of Valencias is 30s to 40s according to quality.
Figs have been purchased with caution, and for all common
sorts prices keep very low.
srwrs.—Te-day there was lees activity in the Prancly