The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-02 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS.

(From the " London New Price Current' of Yesterday.)
SUGAR—The demand for Muscovades has been very
languid all the week; the estimated sales are only 2,000 hhds.
and trcs. ; the prices are a shade lower, and the Market un-
commonly heavy. The stock of West India Sugar is now
17,086 hhds. and trs. The stock of Mauritius is 66,609 bags.
The delivery of West India Sugar is 2,186 hhds. and trs The
delivery of Mauritius 8,726 bags. In the Refined Market there
has been rather more firmness, particularly in Lumps about
61s. a Ws., and in Crashed 30s. and 30s. 6d. Although the
Market continues flat this afternoon there is very little altera-
tion to notice, and the stock of all the shipping descriptions
being small, the Refiners do not press sales at present; a few
parcels of Crashed have been taken off; the Grocery sorts are
by far the most plentiful.

COFFEE—The prices of British Plantation Coffee have kept
steady during the week. At the public sale of 393 bales Mocha,
very fair prices were paid, and every bale was understood to
have been sold. In Foreign and other East India there is
inure disposition shown to make purchases at the lowest quota.
tion ; yet, with the exception
,of a few hundred bags of coloury
tine ordinary Havannah, which found buyers at 565. no real
tran+action has taken place. This day's public sales, 1,574 bags
pale and dark yellow Mysore, a part sold at 60s. to 645. former
prices 1,290 bags 90 casks Foreign, with the exception of a
few lo's of Brazil, the whole consisted of damaged St. Domingo,
sold chiefly at 503. to 5:35. a few 555. 6d. ; IS'S tierces 76 barrels
Berbice and Jamaica sold at former prices.

RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The sales cf Rum
reported are proofs Is. Sd. a Is. S d , and 5 over at Is. 9d., but
there are few sellers at these reduced prices; the fine Jamaica
descriptions are still in demand for home consumption, favou-
rite marks 30 over have sold at 3s. 4d, and 3s. 3d ; common
quality of the same strength offer at Gd. to Sd. per gallon lower,
the latter not being in demand. In Brandy or Geneva there
is no alteration.

COTTON.—The Market has been firm this week; the few
sales made have, however, been at steady prices, and chiefly for
export. Yesterday 599 packets St. Domingo were sold by pub-
lic sale, of mixed quality, at 7 y2d. for the sound, about 200
damaged sold at 4d. a 6% d. Today the East India Company
sold 970 bales Madras, clean and bright at 5 Yid. a 5 %d. ; 135
grown from Bourbon seed, very fine and clean at Sl4 d.,
and IS bales experimental Cotton cleaned by saw gin, but un.
suitable for general purposes, being much cut, at 6 %d. a 7 d.
The sales by private contract are-20 Bengal 5 %d.; 1,600 Surat
4 %d. a 5 d. ; 140 Bowed 6• d. a 6 74d.
SPICES—There are some sales of Pimento, middling quality
4Fi d. and sd. ; fair bold white Pepper 716 d.; Nutmegs have
been in some request.

TEA.—The Prompt to-day is not heavy, except in Boheas
large chests have been sold at 3s. Gd., duty paid; and low Con.
gous at 1 1l d. per lb. discount on their cost.

COCHINEAL.—A public sale of 29 bags Cochineal, only
two bags of which were black, and sold at 7s. sd. a Bs. 4d. ; the
remainder were fair to middling good silvers, and sold from
6s. 7d. a 6s. Ild.

INDIGO.—The demand for the home trade continues steady,
and the prices obtained are a shade higher.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the week ending the 36th day of
Feb., 1633, is 2Ss. Rd. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the
Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation
thereof into Great Britain.