The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-04 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The market has been very quiet, but towards the
latter part of the week a better demand has been experi-
enced. Common Congon, sid to 9d per lb.
SUGAR—The business in this article has been very active,
and prices have advanced fully 7d to is per cwt. on all de-
scriptions of both colonial and foreign ; but later in the
weak less activity was displayed, although prices were fully
maintained. Mauritius low to fine yellow, 40s Gd to 43s
6d ; mid to fine brown, 37s to 40s ; grainy, 43s to 46s ;
Barbadoes low grey to fine grocery, 38s Gd to 41s 6d ; De-
merara low to line yellow, 41s to 44e Gd; brown, 401 ;
Havannah brown, 39s Gd to 403 6d ; yellow, 41s to 45s'
; florette, 48s to 495; Madras native, brown, awl
yellow, 318 to 37s 6d ; Brazil damp, 41s to 44s
6d ; yellow 39s to 40s 6d ; Javas grey and white
42s to 450 ; yellow 403 6d to 41s ; low to fine 41s Gd to
445. Brown Peuang 25s 40 per cwt. The refined market
has been active and prices are fully 18 higher, brown lump
528 6d, English crushed 33s Gd, French loaves 33s per cwt.
COFFEE —There has been a steady market and Plantation
and Native Ceylon much inquired for at rather high rates.
Native low to fine are 51s to 53s per cwt. Afocha is in de-
mand at full rates. At the Dutch sale held yesterday at
Rotterdam high rates were obtained.
COCOA. —There is not much business doing, and prices
aro without alteration.
RlCE.—There has been a moderate demand, but prices
generally have receded 2s to 3s per cwt on the late rates,
Bengal mid to good mid 108 Gd to lls, good 12s 9d, good
bold white 15s, yellow 12s to 13s per cwt.
Rug.—This article is in demand, and rates rule very
firm, there are very few sellers at the market. Demerara
2s 3d to 2s 4d, Penang 2s 2d per proof gallon.
SProze have been rather cheaper, although the demand
has been good. Pepper, fair clean to greyish, 5d per lb •
damaged, 4id to sd. African podsl3ds s 6 to 14s per cwt
Mace rules stoady; mid to good
and Cayenne 3d per lb.
pale 2s to 2s 2d per lb. Nutmegs---Batavia
good mid
2s 7d, Singapore good seconds
2e 5d per lb. 4d, Penang and brown

SALTPETRE.—The market has been rather easier. Ben-
gal fine, 2lbs refraction, 37s 6d. British refined, 38s to
38s per cwt.

COCHINEAL Is rather dearer. Teneriffe silvers 3s 10d
to 3s 11d, blacks 3s lld to 4s 4d, Honduras silvers 3s 7d to
3s 10d per lb.
TALL ,W—The market is quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot
473, last three months 47s 3d to 47s 6d per cwt.

An influential committee, composed partly of nava
and military officers, partly of clergymen and
has been formed with the view of raiiing funds for the
erectio❑ of a church in Constantinople, ai a monument
to the memory of those who fell in the late war, and of
gratitude to God for the restoration of peace. A public
meeting will shortly be held for the promotion of this
object, under the presidency of his Royal Highness 010
Duke of Cambridge. The Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel has received upwards of 1,000/. in aid o
this object.
Intelligence has been received that the Thames sailed
from Geelong on the :25th January with 41,788 ounces
of gold, valued at 167,1521. The Anglesey and the
Red Jacket had also left Melbourne with considerable
amounts.