The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-30 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 30.)
Sul:ult.—To-day West India Sugar was in excellent
demand by refiners and grocers; stiffer rates are also
paid; the sales amounted to 713, making the total for
the week 3 297 hhds, &c., and prices closed with firm-
ness 6d above those of Friday last.
REFINED.—Today Refined goods met with a free
sale for home trade purposes; good brown grocery Lumps
ate not to be obtained under 50s 6d per cwt.
MAunrrius.—This afternoon, the public sales of 2,980
bags Mauritius Sugar went off freely at stiff rate,, mid
to good yellow 36s to 38:,, ord 353 to 353 6d, fine brown
33s 6d to 345, inferior 30s to 335.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon a public sale of 2,285
bags Penang Sugar went at stiffer rates; good and tine
brown at 31s 6d to 335, low and mid )eliow 33s to 35i,
good 37s ord and mid white 38s to 396 6d. The demand
is active for Bengal, and former prices are well supported;
indeed, strong sorts realized stiffer rate;; at auction
3949 bags sold, white Benares at 39s to 41s 6d, fine 42s
to 435, damp and washed 38s 63 to 425, good and fine
soft yellow 36s to 375, good small grainy yellow 45s 6J
to 475.

FonElON.—This afternoon at public sale 2,838 bags
Manilla were taken in at 304 fur low damp dark brown
Muscovado. 85 cases 522 bags Brazil, Maceio yellow
33s 61 to 375, brown 32s to 355, low and mid white 383
6i ro 435, but a small part sold, ord white Pernambuco
at 393 to 393 6d and middling yellow 373 to 383. There
are still severed buyers of Foreign Sugar privately, but
the st;tf rates asked checked business to day.
MOLASSES —Operati,,ns have been upon a limited
scale in West India, but as arrivals continue light,
holders do not press sales. Prices rule at 133 to
153 6d for low to fine West India. Cuba and POrto Rico
Itico 13 to 159, Bengal and Mauritius 118 to 12s per
cwt. Of Jamaica Honey a small parcel at public tale
sold as 35s pr:rcwt._

COFFEE —This afternoon there was a brisk demand
Native Ceylon Coffee, and a further advance took place,
inakiog the rise fur the week 3s pt.r cwt; at *melon
1,290 bags sold at 45s 6d to 46s for good ord. and at 41s
to 45s for damaged. The demand fur Plantation
continues to g, t larger, and rates to advance ruloig
2s to 3s above this day week; at auction' 100 c.lta
380 bags sold, mid and good mid at 55s to 60$ 6:t, low
mid 53$ to 555, fine fine ordpOs to 525, good and fine) ord
48s to 491, triage 43$ to 47s 6d. Of Jamaica 40 casks
350 bags were disposed of at stiffer rates, low mid at
52$ to 545, good to fine fine ord 44s to 51$, and one lot
good mid at 620.
Cocoa.—This afternoon at public sale 110 bags Gre-
nada Cocoa sold at 478 for fine bright red, cud at 39s to
41s 6,1 fur low dark mixed.

TEA.—To. day the public sales of Tea were thinly at-
tended, and biddings languid ; holders also evinced less
tirrnnt-ss. 01.7,726 pkgs offered, only 2,500 sold, fair
Common Congou with all faults at 104 d, mid Ilid to
114,1, good is uld to is lid—these rates are id to td
!osier. Scet.t•d Orange Ptkoe went at is 5d to is 7d
for go,,d t,) fine, Young ayson mid is 4d, good Is 80.
Imperial Canton sold at 10d to 10Id, which is Id to ld
lower; fine realised 3s Old to 3 01d, Gunpowder good
and fine 23 2id to 3s Bicl per lb.
IlicE.—To-day there was lees demand for Rice : at
public sale 2 440 pkts 2,308 bens nearly all taken in,
mid and good white I:Sen;..al at lOs 64 to. 11s, ord 10s,
cargo 8s 6d, the small part sold went at rather lower
terms, low yellow Ceylon 7s 6d to Bs, Madras $4, very
low o'd Bombsy 7s 6d, and damaged white Bengal 5s to
10, 64.

SPICES —Te-day at public, sale 805 care.; and 360
bgs Cochin Ginger mostly sold, go:A and tine 79s to
103 s. and inferior 54s to 755; 746 pkts common ship-
ping Bengal found buyers at 16s 61, one lot 17.. Of
Puneuto 384 bgs were disposed of at 64d to 6111 for mid
and good; one lot inferior 6 1. Tne public sale of
Nutmegs was large, and comprised 42 cases, 8 bags,
2 boxes, ',tit all sold; good brown at 2s lld to 3s 24,
mid 2s 17d to 2s 10d, ord 2s 54 to 2s Gil. Of Macs. 35
b,.xes «ere disposed at from 2s 3d to 2s 94 for mid to
fine, and ord 2i 2s 2d. Of Penang Cloves went at Is Id
to Is 21, ord 10.1 to lid. Black Pepper is held for full
rates, but the sound of 1,385 bgs Penang was mostly
taken in at 2id to 3d, but damaged at 214 to 214 per lb.
INDIO Me business transacted in East India las
been again of a most satisfactory nature fir home trade
purposes and shipping, prices also continue on the
advance, and rule 3d to 4d above the last quarterly
sales, and there are not generally sellers at these terms.
Spanish is still wanted. The parcels offered at public
sale consisting of 136 serons Guatemala were mostly se-
cond• hand good,, and nearly all taken in 2d to 3d per
lb above the value, mid Cortes to fine Sabres at 3. 6d
to 4s 3d, and damaged 3. 3d to 4s per lb.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon there was little desire
to operate in Cochineal, and at public sale lOU bags
Honduras were only in part sold, low to fine Honduras
Silvers at 3. 61 to 45 4d, and black at 3s 9d to 51 oar 111.
SPlRLLS.—Jamaica Rum continues [to be held with
firmness, still operations are upon a , small scale this
week for all purposes, and do not exceed 200 puns very
superior 34 to 38 per cent OVtr prow at 4s
4d to 4s 6d. fine 33 61 to 4s, 30 to 35
over goad 2. lld to
.3. 34, :plain and mid 51s
64 to 2s 10d per gallon. Previous rates
are supported for Leeward Island, but only 100 puns
were sold at Is 41d to Is 5d proof. RiSt India has been
operated in with caution, but cannot be obtained under
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laypearbot 53 2d to 5s 4d. 1848 ditto at 4s 84 to 4s 101,
EgoClBv:)4gsr9ll. ditt:oisfaltß4rsßd6d to 4s 811, and inferior sorts 25 9d to
4,4 d. Geneva is not in better demand, and sellers are
willing to anent Os 64 to Is 7d for ord, and fine Is 9d
io 2s. There is no variation in the value of British
made Sprit.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 600 casks of
Sydney Tallow mostly sold at 34s 9d to 361 34; 874
pkgs South American 329 6d to 333 3d, very ordinary
30.4 8.1 to 31s 6d.

OiLs.—Operaiona in Olive Oil have been to a fair
eyrent, and rates rule firm, Gallipoli and Spanish at
421 to 421 NJ?, Barbary, Levant, and Portugal at 401 to
41110 s per tun. For Lindseed Oil the Home trade
demand is active, and several shipping orders have
been completed; prices are higher, and rule at 33s to
33s 3d. For delivery operations are upon a more ex-
tendi-d scale at 32s to 32, 3d. Rape Seed Oil pale at
36, 6d to 375, brown at 35s to 35s 6d. In Palm operations
privately continue limited. At auction 17 casks sold at 27a
to 28s for good and fine quality. Cocoa Nut Oil, at
auction 400 tuns were sold at from 26s 63 to 31s, but
chiefly at 30s to 31s for fine Cochin. Of ground
Nut 40 • casks realized 341 10s to 371 ss. In
Cod sales are upon a larger scale, and with few sellers
under 351. Seal, pale 361 10i to 371, straw, yellow, and
brown 331 to 36/. Southern is wanted, and the parcels
sold were at 33/ to 351 for ord to fine. The value is 831
to 841 for fine British Sperm Oil, and Headmaster 901
to 931

COURSE OF EXCH
Amsuor ;am ...... •• •• 12 1
LAVA', three months.. 12 2%,
totte 12 234
4urwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 5734
Brussels •• •• ..... 25 57
thuinurgh •• .• .41.8. 13 11%
3.ltona
Paris, 3 days'sight - • 25 35
Ditto, 3 months .... 35 5734
Zlarseilles .......... •• 25 60
fionrdeani......... •
Frankforton 12034
Berlin.... • • '
Vienna, offec. fie•• •• •• 11 65
Trieste, ditto.... •• 11 55
Potersburgh, SU. Rble.. 37%
sdadrid .... 49%
Cadiz •• ••••••••• •• •• 5035
Barcelona •• •.........
SeTille•••••••••• •• •• • --

%.N GE.-t THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar— • • •• • • •• •• ••
Leghorn ••••••• • • • • • • • 80 75
Genoa •• •••••••• • • • • •• 26 5
Milan • • •• •• • • • • • • •• ••
Venice
Naples ••.••••• • • •• • • 41
Palermo, peros 123
Messina .. ........ 1235(
Lisbon., ••••••• • •• •• •• 53%
Oporto" •••••••• • • •• •• 53%
Rio Janeiro • • • •
Buenos Ayres ••
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia • • • • • • • • • •

MUM OF.IICILLION, PEI Of.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Silver la bars ........ 0 0 0

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
A telegraphic dispatch from Hamburgh in the
Kutner Zeitung states that in the evening of the 26th
live Dacish vessels approached the Holstein
coast near Noerr, acd that they eMcted a landing at
Glilnewuld. Tne garrison of Kiel wai sent Out to
drive them biek to their ships.

Copenhagen letterg of the 24th inst. antoun-:ed the
arrival there of the Russian Grand Duke Cons:antiLe,
who was received by the King of Denmark.

MACKEREL. 1151111SG.—Tros tisuilig commenced in
Saltcoats-bay this season about the latter efid Of June or be-
ginning of July. There has been a good supply of them,
but err considerably short of last yea 'a extraordinary
catch. The take in a day (.f each beat (a large number of
which go out, weather permitting), would, im an average.
he from 7to 11 dozer.. Sometime, however, they got from
16 to upwards of 20 dozen, and lately as high as 50 dozen.
When they first came in, we scarcely thought them so good
in quality; but, on the whole, they have been excellent in
quality and large is size: The amount of mackerel procured
by each of the boats out in Irvine and Ardrossan bays w. uld.
we believe, be about the same as at Sahcoats...-Glusgow
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