The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Nov. 5.)
Stu:wt.—To-day there was rather more activity in
the West India Sugar market, and the rates obtained for
both grocery and refining sorts are equal to those of
Friday, whilst on the part of merchants there is firm-
ness. The purchases are 623 hhds, &c., including a pub-
lic sale of 157 hhds Barbadoes, which went briskly at
full terms; ordinary and good yellow at 39s 6d to 42s 6d,
and fine at 43s to 45s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day many parcels of Refined goods
were disposed of for home consumption, owing to rather
lower rates being accepted; brown lumps are 505 6d to
51s per cwt. The market is quiet for crushed at former
terms.
Msuarrius.—This afternoon the public sales of 1,345
bags of Mauritius Sugar went off with fair spirit at the
full value; fine yellow at 41s to 425, low to good 363 to
40s, low and ordinary brown 303 6d to 325, better sorts
33s to 365, and refining kinds 35s to 39s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon a good demand was ex-
perienced for Bengal Sugar, and former terms were
well supported at the public sales of 2,400 bags; mid-
dling and good like Mauritius realised 395 to 40s 6d,
good grainy white 47s to 47s 6d, dry white 42s to 445,
and grainy brown 36s to 38s; a few lots of good Kbaur
were taken in at 33s 6d. Penang is wanted, and 834
bags went at full terms. White realised 40s to 423,
damp and washed 38s 6d to 41s 6d, low and middling
yellow 35s to 37s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Fo-
reign Sugar, but privately there was rather more dispo-
sition to operate at full rates. A cargo of Bahia has
been sold at 203 3d for brown, and 3,000 chests yellow
Havannah at 41s to 423 9d duty paid. •
MoLAsSEL—The sales have been upon a small scale
in West India, but lower rates are not acceded to. Only
200 casks have been sold ; Grenada and Trinidad at
15s 6d to 16s; Antigua and Barbadoes 16s 6d to 17s.
Of Bahia operations amount to 150 casks at 13s for
exportation. For Bengal and Mauritius the rates de-
manded are 12s to 13s; but there has been little pass-
ing. The value of West India Honey is 35s to 55s per
cwt for ord to fine.
COGOA.—Previous advanced rates are well supported
for British Plantation, and there is not a larger supply;
the trade are still desirous to operate, and privately
several parcels have, been sold. At auction 200 bags
Trinidad went at from 46s to 52s per cwt. Foreign is
still held with firmness, and privately several purchases
have been made—Para and Bahia at 31)s to 31s, and
Guayaquil 32s to 333 per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon several transactions took
place by private treaty in Native Ceylon Coffee, and at
auction 361 bags were sold; good ordinary at 555, low
53s 6d to 545, and damaged 50s to 535. Plantation
met with attention, and the private operations were at
full terms. At auction 107 casks were sold ;
good 66s to 705, middling 63s to 655, low middling 61s
to 62s 6d; fine and fine ordinary 583 to 60s 6d, and low
to fair triage 483 to 5Gs. Of Mocha and Mysora 900
bags sold; tine 70s to 75s 6d, mid and good 60s to 68s
6J, inferior 58s to 593, and low 39s to 43s 6d; 504 bags
St. Domingo in part found buyers at 48s 6d to 49s 6d for
good and pale, and damaged 44s to 48s per cwt.
TEA.—To-day the market for Black and Green Tea
presented a dull aspect. Of 11,000 packages offered at
proportion of only 1.200 found
pbuuybleircs,sainle,sotmhe small
some
cases
rather under former terms; fair
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