The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-08 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Mercantile Journal of September 7.)
SUGAR.—Good grocery descriptions of West India
and strong qualities suitable for relining, were in demand
to-day, and the show of samples being rather indifferent,
the prices of Friday last were steadily maintained. The.
low soft and brown sorts are not much wanted, and the
merchants are disposed to accept lower prices. The
private purchases afnounted to about 400 hhds and trcs.
100 hhds. Barbadoes were offered by public auction and
disposed of 'at• -steady prices ; viz., low to fine yellow at
60s to 68s, and one lot low brown at 56s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-6,438 bags, in one parcel, were brought
to the hammer, and disposed of with rather more spirit
than recently, and obtained full prices in most instances,
though the demand appeared to run chiefly on the better
qualities ; good to fine bright yellow sold at Gls to
65s 6d, middling to good middling white at 55s to Os,
low yellow at 54s to 54s 6d, low grey at 54s Gd to 555,
good brown at 47s to 48s, and low to good bright brown
at 45s to 48s per cwt.

EAST INDiA.—There was a steady request for the
good qualities of Bengal to-day, and fail prices were paid,
but the inferior sorts. continued rather difficult of sale,
and barely supported previous rates. An inferior parcel
consisting of 1,667 bags, was offered at public sale, and
sold slowly at easy rates ; low to good yellow at 53s to
535, and low heavy brown at 41s to 43s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—The market continues quiet, and prices
without alteration ; 491 boxes washed Havannah were
offered at public sale, and bought in at stiff prices ; viz,
good middling and good whitc.at • 265. to 28s, and mid-
dling ditto at 2:is 6d to 25s 6d per.cwt.

REFINED.—There was a good request for grocery
goods to-day, and some large transactions took place at
stiff prices : 81s is now the nearest price of, Standard
Lumps. Crushed made from Foreign in demand for ex•.
port at 30s per cwt.

CoFFEE.-----The market remains quiet generally, with-
out any material change in prices ; 758 bags Rio from
the, Cape, were o&red by public auction, and all bough
in at the previous value ; common good ordinary
at 40s to 40. s 6d, and good ordinary coioury at 41s to
42s per cwt. There were also put up to public sale 1,215
bags Padang, which were likewise bought in ; fair qaa-
lity at 40s, and common at.-.38s per cwt. There are en-
quiries after Ceylon, but the offers bei..g at lower prices,
the holders are not disposed to realize.
cocoa.—B. P. sorts are dull of sale, and 180 bags
Grenada, offered by public auction, were chiefly bought
in, at 42s for fair red ; two lots rather inferior sold at
40s and 41s per cwt.
CASSIA LIGNEA.• —l,OBB boxes were brought to public
sale, and disposed of with spirit at very full prices, viz.,
96s to 98s for good middling thin quill. •
PEPPER.—Prices are steady, and 738 bags Sumatra
were partly disposed of by public auction at tld for fair
quality, being the full value.
RICE.—The demand for Bengal continues, very
limited, and. prices still have a downward tendency,
though the merchants from the serious lost that must
arise by sales at the present low rates, very reluctantly
offer their stocks, and we have had one parcel only put
up to public sale, which went of very heavily, almost
the whole quantity being bought in at, former rates.
very good middling to good white at 12s. to 135.; a few
of the best lots sold at 12s. Gd. to 13s. per cwt. Pri-
vately the transactions have been upon a very limited
scale, at easier prices in some instances. Java is also
dull of sale, but prices are unaltered, and the whole of
the sound of 2,986 bags Offered by public auction was
bought in at 9s 6d to Os for ordinary and low middling;
the damaged sold at 8s Gd to 9s per cwt.
There was little disposition to buy at the public sale
to-day consisting of 1,315 bags Bengal, and the whole
parcel was bought in above the value at Ils 6d for
middling white.
SriatTs.—The Rum market is dull, and rather
easier prices are in some instances accepted. No busi-
ness worth reporting has been done in Jamaica, and
only about 150 pulls Leewards have changed hands ;
proof at 2s. ld, .5 over at 2s. 3d, and 7 over at 2s 4iii
per gallon. East India is steady at former rates ; about
150 casks Calcutta have been soli, proof strength at
Is 7d, and 13 puns 121 hhds at public sale realized
Is lid to is Hid for 23 per cent in puns, and
Is lldto2s Id for 19 to 20 over, in hhds. There has
been an improved demand for Brandy, and an advance
of id to 2d per gallon has taken place in almost all in-
stances. Geneva dull. British Corn Spirits in demand
at los 4d per gallon.
TEA.—seldom have we witnessed a sale
so well attended as it was this day, for, in(iep
of the interest excited by the unlooked for intelli-
gence brought by the late overland mail from China,
there were evidently persons disposed to think that
prices would go lower, and were consequently prepared
to operate. had that been the case :in 1 respect,
however, they were disappointed, for there appeared to
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Souchongs at Is 100 to 2s Odd tchoila: ra,-
Congous at 2s oid, and goodt.
common
dittt,or b
at, a o few
4d
perlb;
Twankays sold at -is 10:-Id, the quality but middling ;
young Hysons at 2s 10d to 3s Old, the quality but
middling to good, and Capers at 2s to 2s ld per lb. We
quote the reduction, compared with the last sale, 6d to
8d per lb, but if we take Company's Congou at is 97,5:1
the lowest point during the panic last week—we esti-
mate the advance since then at about 3d per lb.
The quantity offered amounted to about 11,029 and
the actual quantity sold is estimated at only 3,200 chests.
Privately there were inquires after useful qualities
of Congou; and several purchases were made, common
brought is 100, and blackish leaf kinds 2s to 2s 4d per
lb cash. Company's Congou was
and business was done. at is to Is 112 d cash, the snore inquired after,
market.closing with a firm appearance
INDIGO.—There have been tew transactions in this ar-
ticle, but prices
are without al. teration. The quantity
now declared for the October sales is 12,300 chests.
WooL—The
public sales of Colonial Wool have con-
cluded ; the total quantity pat up was 20,481 bales,
the attendance of buyers was large throughout,
and the bidding spirited. Australian flock, and
good combing fetched 10d ~to 2s. 2i-d, fair
ditto is 6c.1 to is 9d, superior clothing in fair condition
Is 9d to 2s 3d ; ditto in burry condition is 21d to
iss Bd,to
fair average ditto is Gd to Is Bi-d; Lambs superior
2
)s. 70, ditto, fair average is 6d to is 10d, low
and prickly is 2d to is 6d ; superior Skins and hand
washed Is 54d to 2s 2d, pieces and locks lOid to
Is 4-d, washed and in grease 8d to Is. Van Dieman's
Land—superior combing is 10d to 2s 271 d, clothing
is 6d to is 101 d, average flocks Is 5d to is Bd, inferior
Is 3d to Is sd, in grease 8d to Ild ; Lamb is 3d to
Is 9d, skin is to is 5:1-d ; Swan River, is 9;kd to is 7d ;
South Australian, Is Id to is 3d ; Cape, superior bales,