The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-19 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ...
Females ...

Total ...

... 671
... 652

-.1,326

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of July 18
SUGAR.—To-day there was a falling off in the demand
for raw sugar for all purposes accompanied by Is reduc-
tion in the value. West Indian Muscovado was dealt
in with caution for both the scale and pan, aid sough
holders were ready sellers at a decline on It iday's
rates of 6d. The total purchases are 300 hha s &c.,
including a public sale of 145 hhds 5 trcs of Bar-
badoes which went flatly at the decline rex ticed ;
fine yellow sold at 41s 6d to 425, good 40s to 41s, mid-
dling 38s 6d to 39s 6d; 10 hhds of Jamaica sold rather
cheaper, went at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt for good y
The market closed with much dulness for both frt e and
slave labour Sugar. Of Dutch crushed Sugar 3 3veral
parcels have been cleared for home consumption at the
24s Sd per cwt duty.
REFINED.—To-day home-trade buyers operatei 1 with
caution in Refined Goods, and there was a desire 7 to sell
brown lumps at 54s to 54s 6d, and Standard Lun ips at
555. Bonded Crushed is wanted at 26s to 27s pez cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was not mu ch in-
clination manifested to do business in Mauritius iugar.
The public sales of 1,737 bags, and 160 casks we nt
flatly, and a small part only sold at 6d to is per et it de-
cline on Friday's rates—fine yellow went at 395, good
38s, middling 36s 6d to 375, low 35s to 365, fine 1 rown
34s 6d, middling 325, washed 30s to 365, and syrup y 31s
to 36s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market for M adras
was in a quiet state, and supplies are upon an enlarged
scale. At public sale 3,944 bags were all sold, bu tat a
decline of Gd per cwt—low brown went at 28s, fine 308!
low yellow 30s 6d to 31s, middling 31s 6d to 335, go_d
34s to 35s Gd, grocery 36s to 395, good and fine
41s to 435. Bengal met with little attention, and
~lt9u7.
bags 4 chsts were only in part sold at 6a per cwt r
5'5
tion—fine soft white went at 435, low and middling
,
cwt.
to 40s 6d, good and fine yellow 37s tid to 38816dropez
nd a
FoaEicN.—lmporters have been ready .sel
ht to
material increase is apparent in the quantity broug
market. A good business has been concluded,
udeds, crE
s e
for home consumption, but at prices bw
Gd to is per cwt.
tion on those previously current of
At public sale 2,675 boxes of Irarun
low and middling yellow went at 3-ai seadhtow3e9res 6adli, I 7olodd;
and fine 403 to 41s 6d, low tied middlifige brown grey 37a to
ood and nn 37 sto
388 Gd, good 39s to 39s 6d, g
37s Gd, washed 36s 6d to 39st 1,077 boxes of whit 0, in
bond, were taken in at 29s 6d to 32s for good and fine,
but sold, afterwards rather under these rates. Of It :•azil
100 cases and 4,368 bags were disposed of.
c
For West India there is yet only aHa ited
demand, and prices
,must be quoted Is to 2s per cwt
lower. At auction 300 bags of Trinidad were so:
Id—
good red at 41s, middling 39s to 40s, low 38s 6d, c rdi-
nary grey 35s to :375, middling and good 38s to ; 19s;
40 bags of Grenada, middling and good bright red 386
to 40s per cwt. The stock is .5,108 pkgs, and last 3 .ear
at this time 5,597 pkgs. Foreign is yet little wan ted,
and sellers are willing to accept 32s to 345. The quan-
tity here is 8,394 bags, and last year at the same t ime
3,193 pkgs.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the market was more freely
supplied with Ceylon Coffee, and the quantity brough tto
public sale amounted to 96 casks, and 4,384 bags. Th ere
was less demand for all sorts, and the native was all
taken in at 303 for real good ordinary, being bar
the former value, whilst a part only of the Plantati on
sold, at about last week's ratesm Idfidrli.e 73s to 78s, go od
70s, good middling 58s to 60s, ng 505t035s to 4
6s, 1(4 I:sv
middling 46s to 498 6d, fine and fine ordinaryt 33s
and inferior 28s to 325. Of Costa Rica 671 bags we re
'mostly taken in at 345 for fine fine ordinary.