The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 6.)
SUGAR.-To-day the market presented a dull aspect
for British Plantation Sugar, even the good and fine
bright yellow and strong Refining sorts were taken
sparingly, but at present no general reduction in prices
has occurred. On inferior and brown sorts the reduc-
tion since this day week have been Is per cwt. The
total purchases for the week are only 930 hhds and trs.
A public sale of 100 hhds of Barbadoes is declared for
Tuesday.
REFINED.-The home trade purchasing Refined
Goods with caution, and the supply being on the in-
crease, prices have given way, and rule as follows:-
Brown lumps at 71s to 725, Standard lumps 72s 61 to
735, Tittlers ordinary to middling 71s to 745, good7ss to
775, fine and very fine 78s to 82s, Hamburgh Loaves
73s to 82s, double ditto 83s to 90s, and wet lumps 70s 6d
to 71s per cwt. The demand has fallen off for
Bastards, and prices are not so firm for better qualities,
but in the value of common little variation has occurred,
we quote fine 50s to 545, good 45s to 495, middling 42s
to 445, and low 40s to 41s per cwt. Pieces fine at 655.
to 70s. good 64s to 66, middling 58s to 635, and low
55s to 57s per cwt. In Treacle the transactions are
upon a small scale, and common sorts are cheaper,
but in the value of the better kinds there is
little alteration to notice. Boiled from %Vest India
Molasses has been selling at 18s to 19s, Patent 20s to
225, and Golden S) rup 23s to 275 per cwt. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 29s 6d to 29s 9d. In Loaves prices
rule firm. To-day the home trade purchased refined
Sugar with caution ; brown lumps are 71s, and stan-
dard lumps 72s 6d per cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar is
still greatly wanted.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon very little inclination
was manifested to purchase this description of Sugar.
At public sale 3,463 bags were brought forward, and
nearly all taken in at about the former value, good mid
yellow at 58s to 58s 6d, mid 55s to .575, low 52s to 545,
tine and good brown 50s to 51s 6d, mid 48s to 495, low
455, and ord to mid grey 52s to 55s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon two parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 4,257 bags were submitted to public
competition, the white of which all found purchasers at
steady rates, viz.-good at 64s to 665, mid 61s 6d to 635,
low 59s to 61s, damp and washed 58s to 635, but for
sorts the demand was dull, and a part only sold at a fall
in prices of Is to is 6d per cwt-good brown went at
45s 6d to 465, damp 42s to 435, very low 48s, low yellow
47s to 51s, mid 54s 6d to 565, good mid 58s to 58s 6d,
good 59s to 59s 6p, damp and washed 47s to 58, and mid
sound grey 57s per cwt.
FOREIGN.-None of any description has been sub-
mitted to public competition this week, and by private
contract there is still little offering. The arrivals have
again been small. Yellow Havannah is still attracting atten-
tion. and a good business has been done by private treaty
at firm rates. Brazil is wanted, and former prices offered
for white and brown. Bahia at 18s to 19s for brown,
and at 21s to 23s for white. Porto Rico and Cuba Mus-
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now 16s to 20s, and in 1843 at this period 14s to 18s 6d
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COFFEE.-The market is still abundantly supplied with
ordinary, good, and fine ordinary descriptions of West
India, for which the demand has fallen off, and a decline
in prices of is to 2s per cwt has taken place. Jamaica
of middlibg to fine middling quality 83s to 126 s per
cwt. Trinidad, fine ordinary 525, and good ordinary
46s to 49s per cwt. Importers of East India have
manifested more firmness, and the market has been
sparingly supplied with all descriptions this week. For
Singapore Java sales have been made by private con-
tract at 38s ; in inferior sorts the transactions are upon
a more extended scale at 30s to 36s per cwt. The de-
mand is on the increase for common kinds of East India
Coffee ; Sumatra, by private treaty, at 21s, good ord
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count ails cheapness, and at former rates several par-
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cels have been disposed of privately. This afternoon
good ordinary Ceylon met with a dull demand by private
treaty, and 52s per cwt is the nearest price. There was
no public sale of any kind of Coffee.
NoLassEs.-Prices are sustained fur 'West India; the
purchases amount to 300 puns : Trinidad, fine at 22s 6d,
Antigua 23s 6d, St. Kitt's and St. Vincent's 21s to
21s 6d per cwt. The low rates that prevail cause buyers
to turn their attention to the article, and the quantity
offering is not so large as it was.
TEA.-Importers still (refrain from offering any at
üblic sale, ana at present none is declared. There has
peen a good business transacted in Congou, and former