The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON MARKETS. • • 1,31.
(From the London. Nets Price Current of yesterday.)
SU O A R.—The Sugar Market remains very steady; the pun.
chases are limited, but the prices are firmly maintained; the
estimated sales this week are 2,000 Mids. and tra. In the Rened
Market there has been little variation this wek. Notwithstand-
ing the prices of strong working British Plantation Sugar. con.
tinue to be maintained, the value of refined continues to decline,
and there are now no buyers unless at a further reduction ; some
ord. large Lumps were sold at 615., which is 6d. lower, and the
best large might be had at 625. 6d. ; some offers have been made
for large parcels of fine crashed, but nothing of any consequence
has taken place this week.
EAST INDIA SUGARS.—By private contract little has been
done this week ; 1,777 bags Mauritius, for exportation only, and
144 bags Siam have been offered at public sale; the Mauritius
and Siam went at steady prices; the former good brown to fine
yellow from 17s. a 20s. 6d., the latter ord. to good white from 22a.
a '24s. 6d

FOREIGN SUGARS.-The public sales since last week have
been rather extensive, offering 705 chests 227 brls. Brazil, 335
chests white, 896 chests yellow Havannah, and 299 brls. Porto
Rico; strong brown and white descriptions sold at steady-prices,
but soft Pernams and Bahias were chiefly bought in, as well as
about 500 boxes yellow Havannah, there being less demand for
these last than at the preceding sale. The following are the
prices :-Pernams, ord. white sold from 20s. a 215., good white
h3s., mid. brown 15s. 6d., good yellow IBs. ; Bahia, good brown
sold from 16s. tid. a ISs., ord. to fine yellow 18s. 6d. a his., ord.
white 2'2s. a 235. 6d., 'good white 21s. a 255.; Havannah; ord. to
good white sold from 31s. a 335. Gd., damaged ditto from 23g. a
h9s., mid. yellow from 225. 6d. a 235., good yellow h4s. 6d. a 255..
damaged yellow 16s. a 225. 6d. ; the Porto Rico was chiefly
bought in, mid. to good yellow from 19s. a 225. 6d., ord. brown
sold from 178. a 18s. 6d., mid, yellow sold from '2os. a 21s. The
arrivals being 863 boxes Havannah. •
IMPORT DUTY ON MUSCOVADES.-The Committee' of
the House of Commons are investigating the question of the
Sugar Duties, to relieve, if possible, the West India planters;
among other suggestions it is stated the lowering the duties on
other articles, such as Coffee and Tea, would greatly add to the
increase of the consumption of Sugar.
COFFEE.-The purchases of Coffee by private contract have
been very limited lately, and the market has a heavy appearance,
but at the public sale yesterday a parcel of Brazil, 580 bags, went
off' with briskness at rather higher prices ; fine ord. selling at
565. 6d. and 575., superior quality to what was sold last week at
the same price. The quantity altogether brought forward, though
less than last week, has been too much for the demand, the
greater part of the pale good ord. Foreign sorts being bought in
coloury Brazil is still wanted, and about 500 bags brought full
prices. British Plantation has sold heavily, and about 2s. lower.
The public sales consisted of 106 casks 85 bags British Plantation,
987 Foreign, 1,813 East India; Demerara, fine ord. and not clean
sold from 80s. a 80s. 6d.; Jamaica good ord, sold 81s. 6d. fine fine
ord. 85s. a S6s., mid 88s. fxl. a 89s. good mid. 925. a 435.; Ha-
vannah good ord. bought in at 53:. ; Batavia good ord. yellow
sold from 535. a 535. Gd., ord. 51s. a 51s. 6d. ; Cheribon yellow
good ord. bought in from 555. a 555. fal., good ord. ditto from 59.5.
a 525. 6d.. Sumatra ord. brown sold 465. 6d. a 475.; Brazil good
ord. bought in at 525. 6d., fine ord. sold from 565. Gd. a 575. The
arrivals being 311 hhds. and 366 brls. British Plantation. This
day at public sale 101 casks Berbice Coffee, nearly the whole
taken in, mid, to good mid. 875., fine 975.; some lots sold after.
wards 91s. for good mid. The prices are again lower, and heavy
at the decline.

RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The transactions
in Rum this week have been very considerable, and the prices
are rather higher. In Brandy and Geneva there Is no particular
alteration.

TALLOW.-The prices are rather lower, and the market is
heavy at the reduction.
PEPPER-Small parcels of black mid, heavy have been Sold
316 d. and 3 %el., grey heavy 3%d.
SILK-The market is steady, and prices the same as last, but
little doing; for fine waste there is a good demand.
SA LTPETRE.-The sales offered 2,207 bags, which were sold
at various prices, rough Madras ord. not refracted 238. 6d. a
255. 6d. • Calcutta ord. ditto 255. 6d., good ord. ditto 345., S% per
cent, refraction 365. 6d. a 375., 10% ditto 365. a Es. 6d. Very
little is doing by private contract.
COTTON.-There is no alteration in Cotton. The purchases
this week consist of 170 Bengal ord. 4 M., good 4%d. ; 1,060 Su.
rat, mid. 4%d., good fair 474 d. ; 60 Madras, good sd. ; 100 Per-
nams, good fair 7%d. ; 200 Egyptian, fair 6%d.
FRUIT.-On Wednesday, by public sale, 116 brls. Red Smyrna
Raisins damaged sold at 395. a 40s. ; 65 butts Currants, part da-
maged, at 645. a 665., and four caroteels at 675. By private con.
tract there has been very little done.
TEA.-Boheas have risen to 4s. I%d. for large chests, and are
extremely scarce: there continues to be a fair demand for Congous.
EAST INDIA HOUSE SALE, 7th inst.-900 bags Sugar,
Bengal, white, fine 295. a 295. Cid., damp 285., good 255. a 26€. tid.,
damp '24s. a 245. 6d., ord. 235. 6d. a 21s. tid. damp `2 3.c. ; yellow,
fine 21s. 6d. a 225.' damp 21s. 6d.. • 410 bags Coffee, yellow Ba-
tavia sold 555. and 555. (id. The gugars were about 2s. above last
.sale, being nearly the advance of market prices by private contract.
INDIGO.-There is little alteration in Indigo; the market
looks more firm.