The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

operated in with reluctance; and there are sellers of
Flowery Pekoe of ord quality at 15 2d to is sd; mid to
good is 7d to 2a 6d; choice, 2s 8d to 3s; Caper, in
boxes, 10d to is 2d, scented ditto is Id to is sd; Orange
Pekoe plain 10d to Is 6d, and scented ditto is 3d to 2s
per lb. Of 16,700 pckgs Tea offered at auction this
week, 5,500 found buyers, consisting chiefly of small
boxes of Gunpowder.
EICB.—To-day East India Rice was in better demand;
and at public sale 4,334 bgs Bengal were nearly all sold
at full terms; good mid and good white realised 9s to
9s 6d, mid 8s 6d to 9d, and damaged 5s 6d to 9s per cwt.
SPICES.—To-day at auction 1,358 bags Malabar Pep-
per were sold at full rates, and went as 3-id to Sid, but
chiefly at 3id; damaged 2id to ald. Of Wild Nutmegs
9 chests sold at 9d; 135 cases Malabar Ginger realised
335 to 35s for ord home trade sort; 67 cases 30 bags
Cochin 315 to 43s 6d for ord to mid, these are again
lower.

SPIRITS.—There are now few buyers of Leeward
Island Ram. prices, however, remain at is 5d to
is 6d per gallon proof, on account of a small supply.
East India has been operated in with reluctance; and
merchants appear disposed to sell at is 3cli to is 4d
proof there being several parcels near at hand. In De-
merara operations are upon a limited scale at 2s to 23
4d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, and a decline is
anticipated. Shippers or home dealers are reluctant to
operate in Jamaica : —We quote fine 34 to 38 over proof
at 3s 2d to 4s 4d; good mid to good 32 to 37 over 2s 9d
to 3e; low and mid 30 to 35 over 2s 5d to 2s Bcl per gall.
Small sales have been again made in Havannah at is 2d
to is 2id proof. An increase is apparent in the demand
for Brandy, and the market has assumed a firm appear-
ance. Sales of Cognac best Brands of the vintage of
1850 have been made at 4s 4d to 4s 63, 1849 ditto
4s Gcl to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s lld to 5s Id, older 5s 4d
to 6s 6d; low and mid 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Bordeaux 2s 2d
to 2s 3d. In Geneva sales to a fair extent have been
made at is 7d to is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2s. For
British made Spirit, the value is 9s 5d to 9s 6:1, net cash;
and Gin 2s 6d for exportation. with a firm market.
INDIGO.—The quantity of East India to be offered on
the 7th of next month has been increased to 19,109 chts,
which is greater than was expected. With Spanish
the market continues to be freely supplied, and
prices declined ld to 2d per lb for the lower
qualities, but better sorts generally sustained the
previous currency, Of Guatemala 747 srns were
offered, and about two-thirds sold ; the sales passed off
heavily. The qualities consisted chiefly of low to good
and fine. Prices rule as follows ; very low copper and
coppery Cortes 2s 2d to 3s Id, mid and good 35 4d to
4s 63, and a few fine to extra fine 4s 8d to 5s 4d per lb.
COCHINEAL—This afternoon rather lower rates were
taken for Cochineal; and at auction 63 bgs of Honduras
sold at 2s I ld to 3s 2d for ord and mid Silvers.
TAr.Low.—At auction to-day 353 cks, 130 srns South
American. part sold, best quality, 37s 6d. 458 cks Aus-
tralian Mutton sold (readily at 38s, Befe 363 6d to 375,
greasy 35s 6d to 365, brown 33s 6d per cwt; 20 cks
North American melted 375.
OILS.—At auction to-day 400 cks Ccchin Cocoa Nut
part sold at 34s 6d to 355; 67 cks Ceylon ditto at 31s 6d
to 32s 3d, and 18 cks Sydney ditto at 28s 93 to 30s 9d.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTON.E.-Our duties as hop reporters are now
rapidly drawing to a close. Picking will commence
in many parts within a week ; indeed in some places
we hear a beginning has already been made, and, in
anticipation of employment, hundreds of Irish and
other wandering labourers are flocking into this
neighbourhood. The late winds have bruised the
hops considerably; many of the grounds resemble
what may be supposed to be the appearance of
a field of battle after a severe combat, in
which every tenth man has been laid low.
Besides the injury resulting from this rough
usage, the cold has checked the development
of the hops, and must be against the duty. On this
latter point the opinions we bear are very contra-
dictory. Some are strongly of opinion that it is
overset at 100,000/., while others, taking into conside-
ration the late winds, insist on the probability of its
reaching 115,000/. This knotty point can scarcely
now be settled till picking commences, and the
" yield" is ascertained.
BARMING.—Our hops were going on well, but the
wind has taken off all their beauty. The cold nights
and the wind, I calculate, has lessened the duty quite
10,000/.

EAST FARLEIGH.--The late winds and cold nights
have been very,injurious to the plantations. Thousands
of poles have been thrown down, and all hands have
been engaged in endeavouring to put matters to
rights. The cold has evidently checked their growth ;
1 and we should imagine that a considerable per-
centage has been taken off the duty.
WEST FARLEIGH AND YALDING.—The high winds
have sadly battered the plantations. From the early
state of the hops just coming out the injury has been
more severe. The quality has also suffered. The
cold nights have prevented the backward hops from
coming out, and shut up the forward ones. The
growth of 1851 will therefore be much less than was
estimated, nor will the quality be so fine.
LOOSE.—We look, as I expected, the worse for the
winds of the past week, which, followed by cold
nights, will no doubt stop all further growth of the
backward hops, but most of our grounds are got well
into full sized clean hops, and must be a good sample.
All further cultivation is now at an end ; all we have
to do is to keep the poles up and wait ten or twelve
days and commence the last out door operation--
" picking." You will hear no more from me till I
can inform you how they come down.
LINTON.— Our hops have improved very much up
to the time we had the wind ; it has seriously injured
many pieces and battered them about so that those
that are not out will never get out.
AYLESEORD.—The hops in this parish improved
during the warm weather, and may probably average
to the acre—still, should a continuance of cold nights
prevail they will not grow out, and we think the
flea will do much mischief to the crop.
WATERINGBURY AND NETTLESTEAD.—The effects
of the gale a week ago now begin to be seen in the
bruised state of the hops—the late cold and wind has
also checked their growth.
MEREWORTIIo—Our hops are looking well. In
some grounds they talk of a ton per acre. Some
grounds are short of bine. The parish through is
estimated to grow 8 or 10 hundred per acre.
WROTHAM (Town District).—The recent warm
weather forced out a few hops on the black bines
where none was expected, and the better ones im-
proved ; but it is not unlikely that here, as well as in:
many other districts, the improvement may ba over-
rated, and the cold and wind of the lest few days have
quite balanced the account, and left them about " as
they were."

icIARDEN.—The hops in some grounds continue to
improve, but the cold weather is very unfavourable for
them.

STAPLEHURST.—The high winds during the past
week have battered the hops in exposed situations, and
the cold has retarded the progress they were making.
CnANßßoox.—The wind which has been " blow-
ing great guns" for two or three days during the
past week has battered the plantations considerably,
and has had the effect of defacing the beauty of
their appearance, but we do not think any diminution
of duty has been effected thereby. Besides being
windy we have had a colder atmosphere, and the
flowers have not made that progress which they are
wont to do in more genial weather; they are, how-
ever, obtaining condition daily, and are already
possessed of that delightful aromatic fragrance for
which they are so highly celebrated. picking will
commence :on or about Monday next, Sept.
6, in the forward grounds, and although we
think it is quite probable that, though generally
looking well to the eye, they will perhaps
be overset, as is very often the case in good
grounds in a blighting season, still we shall grow a
very fair crop for the year ; and as we have stated all
along, we believe the duty will exceed 100,900/.
RoLTENDEN.—Our hops are about the same as last
week. The winds have injured them quite equal to
the late improvement.
TICEHURST.—The late winds have blown our hops
about considerably, particularly in exposed situations.
The crop must be a short one, and from present ap-
pearances we shall get about 5 cwt. per acre.