The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-02 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Oct. 1.)
SUGAR.-For West India Sugar a reduction on previous
rates of is having been accepted for low and middling,
and 6d per cwt for the better qualities, caused the trade
to come forward with increased freedom, and for Refin-
ing purposes a good demand has prevailed. To-day
there was a good business transacted in the West
India Sugar market, and the rates previously established
supported. The purchases amount to 580 hdds, including
148 hhds 2 trcs of Barbadoes Sugar at public sale, which,
however, went off with much heaviness at prices 6d per
cwt under those of Friday's sale ; excepting for fine,
which fetched the former currency-low yellow sold at
55s to 55s 6d, middling 56s to 555, good middling to
good 58s 6d to 595, and fine 61s to 65s per cwt.
REFINED.-The purchases made in Refined Goods
have been large by the home trade, and prices remain
firm. To-day the low and middling descriptions of
Refined Goods were in excellent request by the home
trade; standard lumps at 74s 6d to 755, and brown lumps
73s to 733 6d, per cwt, but of such not many parcels are
to be had ; in the finer sorts there is not much doing
but prices are firm. Bonded crushed Sugar is much
wanted, and prices, closed firmly at 278 6d to 27s 9d
per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-There has been a good business tran-
sacted in this description of Sugar, but importers have
been compelled to submit to a reduction on previous
rates of Gd to is per cwt, the depression
being still principally upon inferior and brown sorts.
This afternoon 754 bags were submitted to public com-
petition, and went 6d per cwt under former rates ; very
low brown sold at 40s, mid 43s 6d to 46s 6d,good to fine
47s 6d to 50s, good middling yellow 565, middling 53s
6d to 55s 6d, for low 52s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon several public sales of
Bengal Sugar took place. The total quantity offered
amounted to 7,947 bags, the chief portion of which con-
sisted of Date and low damp brown ; of these a small
part only sold at rather lower rates-damp brown
went at 48s to 503, low and middling 43s 6d to 475,
mid sound yellow Date 54s to 555, good ditto 568 to
58s, damp and washed 52s to 545, mid sound grey 56s
to 57s 6d.; other sorts were held for the former currency,
but a small proportion only sold, fine white at 65s to
665, good 628 Gd to 638 6d,10w and mid 59s to 60s, damp
and washed 57s to 65s 6d, mid strong yellow 61s 6d,
good 63s to 638 6d, fine 655, and damp and washed 58s
to 63s 6d. Of Madras 133 bags were sold at 41s 6d for
low heavy brown.
FOREIGN.-Prices are fully supported for Brazil Sugar,
and all descriptions have been in good demand. To-
day all descriptions of Foreign Sugar were sought after,
but the stiff rates asked operated against business. A
floating cargo of 2,600 boxes fine yellow Havannah was
sold at 22s per cwt deliverable at Antwerp.
MoLasses.-There has been little business transacted
in West India, but holders are not inclined to submit to
any further decline in prices, which vary from 20s to 24s
per cwt. The stock is nearly three times greater than it
was last year at this period.
COFFEE.-This afternoon the market was better sup-
plied with East India Coffee. At public sale 892 bags
Ceylon, 38 casks of Mocha, 18 bags of Madras, and
1,198 bags various sorts of East India were offered.
Ceylon went at a decline on former rates of Is
to 2s per cwt, very good ordinary bold pale Plantation
kind selling at 575, fine bold pale coloury 60s to 643,
fine fine ordinary coloury 69s Gd, fine fine ordinary pale
greenish 65s Gd, middling coloury 83s, country damagei
555, sea damaged 52s to 60s. Pea Berry sound 76s to
79s Gd, low 90s, and Triage 14s to 48s. Mocha sold at
low rates, good ordinary yellow Mysore at 48s to 498,
good ord greenish yellow 50s to 51s 6d. Madras fetched
80s for fine green. Of the East India half consisted of
Singapore Java:, which sold at full prices, good ordinary
yellowish fetched 41s to 41s 6d, ordinary mixed 31s to
325, very ordinary 28s, country damaged 34s 6d, sea
damaged 27s 6d to 28, the remainder was taken in at
24s for ordinary sound mixed Sumatra. A few lots of
damaged were sold at 203 to 22s 6d for first and second

class.-
TEA.-To-day several purchases were made in Tea at
full but not higher rates ; Congou common and good
common 10d, to 11 d but middling coarse to but middling
rather blackish leaf llid to is lid, superior Is 2d to
2s 7d, and Twankay common yellow leaf is l d to
Is lfid per lb. The quantity of tea npen which duty
was paid at this port amounted to 487,8001bs during the
past week.
SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale 675 bags of
Sumatra Popper were all sold, but at easier rates, and
went at 2id to lid for common light dusty and stalky,
and two lots 20. 300 bags of Malabar fetched full
rates—good light clean selling at 3d to 3id and grey
3fid. 808 pockets 496 cases East India Ginger were
partly sold, Malabar hold at 70s to 725, and small 45s to
50s ; Bengal was taken in at 20s, 60 brls Jamaica were
all disposed of at 31 13s to Ti 105 for low to good mid-
HUM, BRANDI% AND HOLLANDS.—For Jamaica Hum
the demand has been extensive for all descriptions to
supply home and export orders ; the rates paid show an
advance on those previously quoted of ld per gallon, and
the large quantity of 550 puns found purchasers, 27 to
29 per eent over proof, fair quality at 3s 10d to 3s 11d,
30 to 33 per cent over, good 4, to 4s 4a, 35 to 38 over,
tine 4s 6d to 53, and superior 5s 3d to 63 per gallon.
I.l;4:wards at 2s 47-d to 2s 3d proof strength. Demerara
' at 3s 5d to 3s tttl, for strong quality 32 per cent over
proof. Calcutta 2s 3d per gallon proof with certificate.
The stock of Rum shows a considerable decrease as
compared with that of last year. The low and middling
descriptions of Brandy are wanted, and the supply being
small, prices rule firm at 2s Ild to 3s 3,1 for the former,
and at 3s-4d to 3s 101 per gallon for the latter. Cognac
best brands of the vintage of 1838, selling, hhds
5s ld, puns 4s lid ; 1839, hhds 4e. 11d, puns 4s 9d ;
1840, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d ; 1841, hhds 4s 9d, puns
4S 7d ; 1842, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d per gallon. Geneva
sales on the quay made at is 9id to is 10d, fine fit for
duty is 2s 6d to 3s 6cl per gallon. No alteration in Eng-
lish Corn Spirits. To-day the parcels of Rum sold were
at firm rates, a parcel of 60 puns Jamaica, 34 per cent
over proof, fetched 4s 61.; proof Leewards are 2s 5d per
gallon.
COCOA.—lmporters of West India still refrain from
offering any at auction, by private contract some parcels
have been disposed of at stiff rates ; the stock is still on
the decrease, and in first hands there is little remaining.
For Foreign prices continue firm.
FRIIIT.—To-day the Susan arrived with a large cargo
of new Valencia Raisins being the first this season, the
whole was sold, but at the low rate of 44s per cwt ; the
quality was fine and condition good, the price has opened
much lower than was expected.
RICE.—The demand has been brisk for Bengal Rice,
and the rates paid are rather above those of this day
week ; good middling white at lls 6d to 12s, for mid-
dling bold yellowish white rather dusty lis to Ils 6d,
middling new rather dusty and broken lis to I is 6d,
sea damaged 6s to 1 Is, and Indigo damaged lOs to lOs 6d.
Privately several parcels have been disposed of ; good
bold clean white fetched 12s: to 12s 6d per cwt. Java
low white rather broken and dusty at 9s 6d to 10s, mid
white broken 9s 6d to 103 6d, good mid ditto lOs 6d to
I Is, sea damaged 7s 6d to,los, and very low ditto 2s 6d
per cwt : in the private market several purchases made
at 8s 6d to 9s for yellow, and 9s 6d to lls per cwt for
white. Madras yellow at 8s 6d to 8s 9d. Holders of East
India Rice skow firmness. The market is firm for cleaned
Rice. Patna at 13s to 17s, and Carolina 21s to 26s

per cwt.
SAGO.—Of Sago Flour the supply is still scanty.
Prices are supported for Arrowroot ; 99 pkgs St. Vin-
cent's at auction fetched 5d to 7d per lb. At public sale
17 casks of Cuba Honey went at 48s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—To-day rough met with increased
attention, and 1180 bags of Calcutta at auction were all
sold at very full rates ; good dry grey fair chrystals 31
per cent. refraction went at 26s to 26s 6d, mid dull grey
71 per cent 25s to 25s 6d, low dingy grey 51 per cent
25s 6d to 265, 71 per cent do 25s to 25s 6d, and unre-
tracted 24s to 24s 6d per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—Honduras very low and damp foxey at
4s 5d to 4s 6d, middling ditto 4s 7d, good 4s 8d to 4s 9d,
fine large bold dry 4s 10d to 5s ; 97 bags Black, ord to
mid 53 to 5s 4d, and good to fine bold 5s 5d to 5s I ld.
Garblings fetched is 5d to 2s 4d, and overtakers 3s 7d
per lb.
INDIGO.—In consequence of the quarterly sale of East
India commencing on Tuesday next, and the quantity
offered to be large, amounting to 12,915 chests, little
business has been transacted by shippers or the home
trade. Holders, however, remain firm, and nothing is
to be purchased excepting at the rates of the last quar-
terly sale.
Oils.—Olive Oil is not much wanted at present, but
prices do not give way—Gallipoli selling at 44/ to 451,
Spanish 411 to 434 and Barbary 391 to 401 per tun. In
Linseed Oil a considerable business has been tran-
sacted at 24s 3d to 24s 6d per cwt ; prices are 6s to
7s per cwt lower than they were at this period last year,
and there is a very large consumption going on. Rape,
pale at 36s to 36s 6d, and brown 35s to 35s fid per cwt.
Palm has been little inquired for. Cocoa Nut at 27s 6d
to 30s per cwt ; Fish Oils, Cod at 33/ 15s to 344
pale Seal 341 15s to 35/, and Southern 28/ to 32/ per tun.
Sperm Oil, fine British has been selling at 90/ to 92/ per
tun. This afternoon at public sale 53 hhda 4 butts Cocoa
Nut Oil were sold at 27s 3d to 29s 6d for Ceylon, and
27s 6d to 28s per cwt for Cochin China. Pale Seal Oil
was held for the advanced rates at 35/ los to 361 per tun.
TALLOW.—The transactions in Russian Tallow on
the spot have been upon a limited scale only, and
holders experience difficulty in supporting previous rates ;
for old P. Y. Candle the demand has been only for small
parcels at 41s to 41s 3d, and at 41s 6d to 41s 9d
per cwt for new. For delivery there are sellers upon
easier terms, but few purchasers are to be met with-
-4.1s 6d per cwt accepted for the next two months of the
year. Town Tallow, however, still sells freely at 40s 6d
to 41s per cwt nett cash.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
THE ANNE, FROM SULINA TO ENGLAND.
" Foreign-office Sept. 30, 1844.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
transmit to you, for the information of the Chairman
and Committee of Lloyd's, the copy of a dispatch from
her Majesty's Consul at Jassy, reporting the death of
Edwin Gondel, master of the British schooner Anne,
at Sulina, and the consequent detention of the vessel at
that port.—l am, yours, &c.,
(Signed) " IL M. ADDINGTON."
" William Dobson, Esq., Sec., Lloyd's."
(copy.)
" My Lord,—Mr. Vice-Con"sjulasCsyu,nAniungg.h
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latz, has sent the inclosed statement from the Russian
Vice-Consulate, which I have the honour to transmit.
It relates to the schooner Anne, at Salina, whose cap-
tain died there, and mate and two seamen remain dan-
gerously ill. Only two men were well of the whole
crew. Mn' Cunningham writes. that the case impe-
riously calling for his assistance, it was his intention to
proceed himself, or send an agent there, and adds that
fever has been prevalent in the Danube this year.
" The British shipping frequenting the Danube is in-
considerable, and it seems to require some explanation

why accidents should happen to them under some form
or other, when proceeding by one of the least dangerous
navigations in the world, except at the Sulina Bar, and
perhaps at Julera, the Danube having more the appear-
ance of a deep canal than a river, for many miles before
it falls into the Black Sea. My observation
applies to the information also communicated by Mr
Cunningham, that the British brig, Rambler, has met
with damage going down the Danube. As every justice
must be rendered to the British merchant marine, there
would seem in these accidents something intentionally
created to cause the injury. The narrowness of the
river, divided into numerous branches, exposes vessels to
the risk of collision, and on the other hand, the lower
ground forming the island of Leti and St. George, is
marshy and covered with reeds, which in the heat of
summer must engender malady.
" I have the honour to mention these circumstances, as
they explain the accidents without altogether satisfying
me. They may discourage British shipping from fre-
quenting a navigation which offers great advantage to
enterprise, as testified by the thousand vessels which
annually visit the ports of the Danube.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) " SAMUEL GARDNER."
" To the Earl of Aberdeen," &c., &c.
The communication from the Russian Vice-Consu-
late of Galatz, referred to, is nearly a repetition of the
information contained in the above letter.
The rest of the crew, three in number, had been sent
to the ;hospital at Galatz, but little hope was enter
tained of their recovery. The ship and cargo had been
placed under the protection of the maritime authorities
of the port.