The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-23 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

The show of fine hops is very moderate, and the demand
for them is steady, at full prices. Most other kinds move
off slowly, on former terms. This week's imports aro 5
bales from Havre, 33 from Rotterdam, and 50 from Ham-
burgh.

Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 53 to 6/ Gs per cwt ;
Weald of Kents, 3/ to 5/ ss. ; Sussex, 2/ I.Gs to 4/ 15s.

COLONIAL.

TEA. —At the public sales of this article during the week
considerable competition has been shown, and prices gene-
rally ruled firm. Common congou advanced to 9d and 9id
per lb.
SUGAR.—The market having been less freely supplied
the business done has been very limited, purchasers being
unwilling to give the present high rates. Mauritius good
to low yellow 41s to 4 s 6d, mid to good yellow 42s to 42e
61. Bengal mid to good white 45s to 45s 6d por cwt. The
refined market has been quiet, but good continues scarce
and high prices consequently have ruled, brown lumps
53s to 53s 6,1 per cwt.
COFFEE.—This article has been dull of sale, and
prices generally have been rather easier. Fine Jamaica
realised 60s to 61s. Plantation Ceylon fine fine ordinary
mixed pale to good mid coloury, 58s to 648; peaberry
65s to 71s, and triage 52s to 57s per cwt. Native Ceylon,
good ordinary old, 518.
Cocoa.- There is no alteration to notice in the value of
this article, there having beeu scarcely any business trans-
acted publicly.
RICE.—The demand continues limited, and prices have
rather given way. Bengal mid rather broken, 9s 641 ; mid
to good pearly 12s ' • Courga low mixed to good, is 6d to
8s 6d ; Ballam, 789 d per cwt.
RUM.—The market has been quiet, but some few trans-
actions have taken place in Jamaica at 3s 8,1 to 4s 2d per
proof gallon., The inferior descriptions have been quite
neglected. •
SPICES have ruled rather cheaper ; business, however,
has been dull. Pimento, mid coarse, realised 4d to 4.1,
and said greyish 40 t 041.1 per lb. Pepper is :also about
is 8,1 cheaper ; Singapore good 4id to 4id, grey 4?,,d to 40,
and damage] 4ld to 44,1 per lb. Sumatra clear 434 to 4ie
per lb. Cassia. Vera, ord to mid coarse, sold at 14s to
203 6,1 per cwt. Ginger, good and fine bold coloury, rea-
lised 85s to 100 s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.--The market has been exceedingly dull,
with no transactions of any amount to report. English
refined, in bond, 37s to 37's 6d per cwt•
COCHINEAL.—Fine qualities have met a fair demand at
about previous rates, inferior descriptions are, however,
different of sale. Honduras silver Cs 8d to 4s, and Tene-
rife silver 3s 8d to 3s 10d per lb.
TALLOW.—The market has been remarkably quiet.
P.Y.C. on the spot, 45e 9d to 465, and last throe months
45s to 45s 3d per cwt.
GREEN FRUIT.—The favourable change of weather has
improved the demand, and some parcels of oranges, per
steamer Lisbon, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale,
went at an advance of 2s to 3s per box. Lemons without
alteration. Barcelona Nuts are is per bag lower. Black
Spanish almost finished. The shipments of West India
pine apples are likely to be early this season.

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.—The annual meeting of
this company was summoned for yesterdaj, at the offices,
9, Broad-street-buildings, hut in consequence of the
number of shareholders present being less than was re-
quired by the company's charter, Mr. Lyall chairman,
after waiting an hour, adjourned the meeting until
Thursday, the 12th of June, when the business can be
legally proceeded with, however small the attendance
of shareholders may be.
TIE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—The
United States Mail steam-ship Ericsson, Captain Low-
her (placed for the present in lieu of the Pacific), with
advicec from New York to the 10th inst., is now fully
due, but as she is small, and does not possess the same
horse-power as the other ocean steamer, her arrival is
not looked for before to-morrow. The Royal Mail
steamer Persia, Captain Judkins, with advices from
New York to the 14th inst., will probably arrive as
soon as the Ericcson. The Cunard Royal Mail steam-
ship Niagara, Captain J. Leitch, will sail on Saturday
forens na for Boston and Halifax, with mails and pas-
sengers. Letters require to be posted in Liverpool be-
fore 10 a.m. on Saturday, with late fees until 11 a.m.,
and at the landing stage until noon on that day.