The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-14 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 13.)
SIICIAR.--To-day the rates paid for West India Sugar
were equal to those of Friday, and there was a good
dement] for both grocery and refining kinds. The
purchases are 995 hhds, &c., including at auction 162
hhds 7 tierces Barbadoes, which realised the previous
currency: low yellow went at 36s 6d to 375, miudling to
good 37s 6d to 40s, fine 40s 6d to 425, and one lot crys-
talised 445; 122 hbds 44 brls of Trinidad went at full
terms, but a part only sold; low and mid yellow at 35s
to 365, good brown 34s 6d, and 29 barrels Antigua low
yellow at 35s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in good de-
mand for home trade purposes, and prices closed firmly;
brown grocery lumps at 50s to 50s 6d. For British
Crushed Sugar the market is quiet at former rates.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoOn there was less business
concluded in Bengal Sugar, still lower rates were not
taken. Of 4,420 begs at auction a small part only sold,
at steady prices; low to good white Benares 38e to 40s
6d, damp and washed 37a 6d to 395, fine grainy white
50s, good and flue dry yellow, 39s 6d to 41s 6d, ordinary
and good soft yellow 33s to 365. Of Madras 76 bags
were withdrawn.

FOREIGN.—Since Saturday the private operations in
Foreign Sugar have been 6,000 chests of yellow Ha-
vannah at 38s 6d to 40s, duty paid. 200 chests brown
Bahia 36,, and a cargo afloat at 19s per cwt.
MAIMITIIIS.—Thi4 afternoon the quantity of Mauritius
Sugar offered at public sale was large, and amounted to
11,817 bags and 566 casks ; there was less demand, and
not above half sold, brown sorts at rather lower
rates, but grey and yellow generally realized the
former value; tine yellow fetched 38s 6d to 40s 6d, good
37s to 38s, middling 35s 64 to 36s 6d, low 34s to 355,
middling to fine brown 31s to 33s 6d, ordinary• 27s to
29., very low 24s to 265, wet 18s to 235, and ordinary to
good refining sorts 33s to 38i.

MOLASSEW.—The market i; firm for West India, and
sales to a fair extent have been made; West India at
from 13s to 15s, Mauritius and Bengal lls to 12s, Porto
Rico and Cubs at 13s to 14s 6d per cwt.
CoFFEE.—To-day the Coffee market presented a quiet
aspect, shippers and home dealers operated with caution
by private treaty, but good ordinary Native Ceylon was
not offered under 403 per cwt. At auction 55 bales and
84 half bales Mysore were taken in at 45s
for good ordinary greenish. and at 38s
to 42s for inferior. Of Plantation Ceylon
75 casks 76 bags went rather cheaper; good at 55s 6d,
mid 51s to 525, low mid 49s 6d to 501, and other sorts
42s to 48s. 100 bags Jamaica sold at 42s to 43s for fine
ord, and at 32s 6d to 39s 6A fur triage, which are easier
rates. 1,103 bags Bahia were taken in at 42s for good
ordinary.
COCOA.—Holdrs of West India still have confidence,
and none has been submitted to public sale since this day
week. Operations have been to a fair extent by private
treaty—Grenada at 38s to 465, and Trinidad grey 39s
to 435, nod red 41s to 48i per cwt. In Foreign sales
have been upon a more extended scale at 28s to 28s 6d
per cwt for Para and Bahia, and at 29s to 30s for
Guayaquil.
TEA.—There has been less disposition to operate in
Green during the last few days, still holders have con-.
Hence. Full terms are required for Black, but the
market has assumed a quiet aspect, and prices remain at
11 id to is for com and good ord Congou, is id to is 2d for
medium, and Is 3d to is 8d for better sorts. Scented
and Pekoe Tes is still in fair request, and former terms
are supported. At public sale on Friday 3,300 pkgs
were offered, and 1,300 sold.

RlCE.—Since Tuesday last an extensive demand has
been experienced for East India, and prices advanced
6d per cwt. The purchases have reached 30,000 bags, but
speculators have been the chief operators, paying for white
Bengal from 9s 6d to 128, Madras 9s 3d to 9* 9d, and pearl
barley 8s 6d to 9s. On the part of holders there is much
firmness, and none has been submitted to public sale. A
good demand has been experienced for Cleaned Rice,
Patna realized Ils to 17s, town dressed Carolina
22s to 26a, and imported 198 to 21s per cwt. Of
Sago, 800 cases small pearl at auction were chiefly
sold at 20s 6d to 21s 6d fur mid to good. Sago Flour
met with more attention, and 120 bags realized 17s 6d
to 18s. of Bombay Arrowroot 153 cases realised 2d to.
2id, 280 packages St. Vincents 6d to 9d, 50 packages
Brazil 3d, 57 barrels African 3d to 44, and 50 barrels
Tapioca at Sid per lb for good. To-day East India
Rice was in good demand privately, and 5,000 bags were
sold at fully former rates.

SPICEs.---Of Black Pepper several parcels have been
disposed of by private treaty. At auction 330 bags of
Sumatra were sold at 3d to 3d for good clean black;
1,470 bags of Malabar at 3id for half heavy, one lot in-
ferior 3d, and damaged realized 24d to 30. 2,284
bags Penang 2id to 3d for good light greyish, and
2d to 2jd for damaged. White realized full rates, and
200 begs went at 66t1 to 7d for mid and good mid.
There are several orders for Cassia Liguea, and, as the
supply is small, buyers are cmapelled to pay 90i to 94s
per cwt. Previous quotations are 9tipported for good and
fine brown Nutmegs, but h,f,!rior sorts are 2d
per lb cheaper. At auction 200 cases sold, good and
tine at 2s 10.1 to 3e Gd, ord mid 2s 3d to 2s Bd, mouldy
and sea daneeged 2s 3d to 2s 11d, and one lot Thole
are sellers of limed at rather lower rates, but few orders
have b.en completed. At auction 6 cases interior went at
2s 2d to 2s 3d, and for good rates rule at 2s 6d to 2s
7d. Mace continues to be wanted, and the whole of
60 cases at public salo was disposed of at 2s id to 23 5d