The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

COLONIAL

There has been a good demand for British Plantation,
at steady prices, and in some instances at a slight ad
vance. Sales, 1,350 hhds this week to last evening, in.
elusive.

3;
24%
21%
120
29%

723.
18%
'6%
163,

COCOA.—There has been more doing, and at rather im-
proved rates ; 268 bags 134 brls sold at 42s 6d to 44s Gd
for Grenada, and fine red Trinidad has been at 46s 6d.

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 23.)
Suown.—The market has presented a firmer appear-
ance for all descriptions of Sugar subject to the 24s duty
and 5 per cent this week. To-day there was no public
sale of Colonial Sugar of any sort. For West India pre-
vious rates were sustained, and a fair demand existed ;
bright yellow sorts are still the most in request. The
total purchases for the week are 1,750 hhds and trcs, the
market closing with a firm appearance.
REFINED.—There has been a much better demand for
refined goods for home consumption this week, the re
finers are not so eager to sell, and large parcels have been
disposed of, but at no improvement in prices. Brown
Lumps have been selling at 72s 6d to 735, Standard
Lumps 73s 6ct to 745, Tittlers 73s to 805, Ham-
burgh Loaves 73s 6d to 81s, double ditto 82s
to 925, and wet Lumps 70s to 73s per cwt.
To-day several parcels of refined goods were taken by
the home trade; brown Lumps at 73s to 73s 6d, and
standard 74s to 74s 6d per cwt. For crushed Sugar
made under bond there continues to be a good demand,
and it is difficult to purchase first sort under 27s 6d per
cwt. Of Loaves large parcels have been disposed of at
rather higher rates.
FORElGN.—Previous rates have been fully supported
for yellow Havannah Sugar, the demand has been good,
and the private purchases are 1,300 chests good quality
for refining under bond here at 21s, and 600 chests for
exportation at 19s to 22s for middling to fine.
Brown Brazil is much wanted, and prices remain firm ;
the private transactions are 200 chests Bahia at 18s 3d
to 18s 6d per cwt—in white rather more business trans-
acted.

MAunmus.—lmporters are less inclined to realise,
and have supplied the market sparingly this week ; more
inclination has been shown to purchase, and privately
several parcels have been disposed of—the better quali-
ties are the most wanted, but of such the supply is still
small. This afternoon there was no public sale, but pri-
vately some parcels were sold at very full rates ; the
quantity remaining in first hands is greatly reduced.
EAsr INDll.—There has been no public sale ofForeign
East India Sugar this week. Holders still manifest
firmness, and nothing is pressing for sale privately. The
demand has been only for small parcels, at the previous
currency ; there are, however, purchasers of Manilla
and Java to a large extent at a slight reduction in prices.
To-day at public sale 290 baskets of Java Sugar were
sold at the full value, middling foxey yellow at 17s 6d
to 18s, low yellow 17s to 17s 6d, washed 16s Gd, sound
grey, 19s 6d to 20s, and good white at 21s 6d to 22s per
cwt. Of white and strong yellow Bengal Sugar several
parcels were sold privately at full rates.
MOLASSES.—A good business has been transacted in
West India, but at low rates. The purchases amount to
300 puns St. Vincent at 225, Antigua, 24s 6d, St Kitt's
20s to 22s per cwt. The demand is still prmLipally for
the outports. East India Molasses could only
_be dis-
posed of but upon low terms.
CocoA.—Foreign is held with firmness, and the de-
mand is on the increase ; some parcels have been dis-
posed of privately at full rates, none has again been
offered at auction ; West India has met with increased
attention, at stiffer rates. Grenada sold at 44s to 44s Gd
for fine red, 43s to 43s 6d for good, 42s 6d for middling
rather dark, and 31s to 43s Gd per cwt for sea damaged ;
Trinidad fetched 46s 6d for good hold red, 45s to 45s 6d
for good middling gray, 36s to 38s for old wormy, and
28s to 34s for very inferior ditto.
RlCE—Bengal has met with less attention this week.

Importers are more inclined to realise, and have sub-
mitted to a reduction on previous rates of 3d per cwt ;
by private contract, the operations are upon a small
ac Ile, middling white at 103 Gd to Ils good middling
bold lis to Ils Gd, good Ils 6d, sea-damaged 5s to
lls, and Indigo damaged 11s. The market has become
quiet for Foreign East India Rice, and at a public sale
Madras declined 3d to Gd per cwt ; low to good yellow
selling at 8s to Ss Cd, and small pile of middling white
lOs 6d per cwt. Carolina at 21s to 265, and Patna
at 14s to 18s per cwt.

COCHINEAL. has brought full rates, and a fair busi-
ness has been, transacted by private contract. None
has been offered at auction, but 40 serons Honduras are
declared for Tuesday.
COFFEE.—With West India Coffee the market has
been better supplied this week, still the trade have pur-
chased sparingly, and the limited business transacted has
been at a reduction on former rates of 2s per cwt. This
afternoon Rio partly sold at 30s for ord rather mixed,
and 28s for sea damaged, being the full value ; Savanilla
fetched 28s, and triage 20s 6d ; Ceylon mid coloury
B.P. went at 81s to 85s Gd, low mid 71s to 73s 6d, fiae
ord 62s Gd, pea berry 73s to 92s 6d, triage 42s to 52s ;
Mocha was nearly all withdrawn ; Havannah privately,
37s 6d to 40s per cwt.
TEA.—There has been more activity in the market
this week, and importers have shown firmness. The
rates previously established are fully sustained for
Congou, and the demand has been good for all descrip-
tions: 10id to lid paid for large parcels of common
sound, 11 Id to Is Old for good common, is Id to is 6d
for middling and good blackish leaf, and is 6-id to 2s 4d
for fine and Pekoe descriptions. Pouchong has met
with increased attention at 5d to 9d, and for superior
sorts 10d to is per lb have been paid—this is still the
cheapest deFcription of Tea. Souchong, however, is not
much wanted, anti the supply exceeds the demand.
Scented Orange Pekoe is greatly wanted, and prices
rule high, to the smallness of the supply; sales
naadeat3:wing
ld to 3s 5d ; Plain Orange Pekoe at is 7d
to 2s 4d ; Twankey at is 2d to Is 3d per lb ; the better
kinds is 4d to is BLI ; and superior Hyson kind Is 9d to
2s sd. Imperial and Gunpowder are in good request.
'Tyson common at 2s 4d to 2s Gd per lb. For Caper
there has been a much better demand. In Flowery
Pekoe and young Hyson the operations are upon
,a more
extended scale, and prices rule firm. To-day the mar-
ket was firm, and a fair business was done in most do-

REFINED.—The purchases have been to a fair extent.
Standard lumps have been 73s Gd to 74s per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—Mauritius has been steady in price,
with a moderate private business doing ; and, at auction,
1,055 bags have mostly found buyers ; sound low brown
to good yellow at 46s to 58s Gd per cwt ; and damp at
44s to 56s Gd. Bengal has been firmer ; 501 bags duty
paid sold at 64s 6d to 65s for good white ; and 2,701 bags
in bond at 25s to 31s Gd for low sorts, and 36s to 41s
Gd for grey and low mid white. 791 bags Madras went
at 47s 6d to 52s 6d, being rather cheaper.
FOitEIGIV.-2,104 boxes yellow llavannah were taken
in at 19s to 22s 6d per cwt. Bahia has been sold pri-
vately at 18s to 19s. • . -
COFFEE.—The business in British Plantation has been
to a limited extent only; 137 casks, 48 bils Jamaica went
rather lower ; mid and low mid at 80s to 83s ; and ord
to good ord at 54s to 58s per cwt. Berbice has been
taken in at 40s to 60s per cwt. Ceylon has not been so
much dealt in ; 698 bags at auction went mostly at 86s
6d to 89s ; for Peaberry, at 77s for mid, and 63s to 68s
for fine and fine fine ord. Privately good ord has re a-
lised 54s to 55s per cwt ; Mocha has been sold at 70s Gd
to 71s 6d for mid brownish clean garbled ; 1,348 bags
East India were all taken in ; good Singapore Java at
425, low black Sumatra at 235, and good ord Madras at
45a 6d to 465. There have been 1,340 bags St. Domingo
sold at 2.8 s 6d to 37s 6d for sound.

RICE.-5.768 bags Bengal partly sold, and white at
lOs 6d to lls ; and 1,000 bags Madras at 8s to 8s Gil for
ord good yellow.
Rum.—There has been a good demand. Proof Lee=
wards is at 2s 5d per gallon.
SPICES.—A good business has been done in Pimento
at 4d to 4-rd privately ; Pepper has been quieter.
►SALTPETRE.—The demand has improved, and at public
sale some large parcels have found buyers at 23s Gd to
26s 6d for refraction, 204 to 2 per cent. for Bengal, and
24s for 124 refraction Madras.
TEA.—A moderate business has been done. Common
sound Congou I Id to 111-cl per lb.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s to 46s 6d per cwt on the spot.
Corrom.-3,450 bales Surat went heavily, being of
low quality, and about one half scld at 2-ad to 3kd per
lb. In Madras very little was done, at 2841 to 3d per lb.