The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Nov. 5.)
SVC AR.—To• day importers of West India Sugar ma-
nifested firmness, and obtained fully former rates, in-
deed good and fine yellow kinds in some cases brought
prices rather above those of Friday. The foggy state
of the weather preventing the trade from pro-
perly inspecting the samples checked business, and
the private purchases were only 300 hhds, gro-
cers and refiners were desirous to purchase
all qualities. At public sale, 130 hhds 20 tierces of
Barbadoes went briskly, at prices Is above those of the
former sale for middling, good and fine yellow, and 64
per cwt for low sorts ; tine fetched 62s 6d to 66s 6d,
good 59s 6d to 60s 6d, middling 57s to 58s 6d, and low
55s 6d to 56s 6d per cwt. The market closed with a
firm appearance for West India Sugar. There was no
public sale to-day of Bengal or Mauritius.
REFINED.—To-day several purchases were made in
Refined goods by the home trade ; standard lumps at
725, and brown grocery 71s per cwt. Bonded crushed
Sugar is firm at 28s 6d to 295. Loaves are in excellent
r quest ; Turkey 2i to 41bs at 36s to 40s ; Hamburgh
6 lbs 32s 6d to 335, 9 to 10 lbs 30s 6d to 31s, 13 to 14 lbs
3Qs, Tittlers 20 to 30 lbs 29s to 29s 6d, Prussian 40 to
45 lbs 28s to 295. Pieces are in excellent request at 22s
to 25s ; Bastards yellow at 18s to 19s, and brown 17s.
Of Treacle some parcels have been sold at 12s 6d.
Dutch Crushed Sugar is fetching 26s 6d to 27s Gd per
cwt.
MAURMUS.—In consequence of a reduction on pre-
vious rates of Is to 2s per cwt having been accepted for
brown and inferior yellow sorts, of which the supply
has principally consisted, buyers have been induced
to purchase several parcels ; middling good and fine
yellow have been in good demand at the former
currency, and the supply at market has been in-
sufficient for the demand. At auction, 1,631 bags were
sold—low and low mid brown at 40s to 425, middling 44a
to 455, good 47s to 48s, fine 50s 6d, middling grey 52s ;
a few lots of yellow fetched 52s for low, 53s 6d for mid-
dling, 60s for good, and 2 casks very low brown 35s 6d
per cwt. There has been no arrival since this day week,
and the stock in first hands is small.

EASt INDIA.—This afternoon Java Sugar was sought
after, but stiffer rates being asked, operated against
business ; 347 baskets 1,000 bags, at auction, were only
partly disposed of, fine yellow at 21s to 22s 6d, good
19s 6d to 20s 6d, damp 19s to 19s 6d, washed 18s to 19s,
good sound brown 16s 6d to 17s, ordinary 16s, washed
15s to 165, clamp 14s to 17s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—Prices remain firm for West India, and a
fair d( mlnd has prevailed for the better descriptions ; a
parcel of good Antigua has been sold at 24s per cwt, but
at present there are few purchasers of common sorts ;
holders, however, are not inclined to press sales, prices
ruling very low. In East India little has been done.
For Jamaica Honey further reduced rates have been
accepted.
FOREIGN.—There has been little business transacted
by private contract in yellow Havannah Sugar, and only
400 chests have been disposed of at 19s to 22s per cwt.
To-day a floating cargo of 440 chests brown Bahia was
sold, deliverable here for refining under bond, half white
at 225, and the remainder brown at 18s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with
eager purchasers, and further advanced rates were paid;
the parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 1,257
bags, were mostly disposed of at a further advance in
prices of 6d to is, making the rise on good ordinary
since Friday of 2s to 3s per cwt, ordinary pale at 545,
good ordinary pale 54s 6d to 555, fine fine ordi-
nary62s
grey Demerara sort 65s fid to 67s 6d, fine ordi-
nary6d,
pea berry 70s 6d to 78s, low middling
coloury Jamaica kind 70s to 75s Gd, broken and triage
50s to 555. With Mocha the.market was better sup-
plied, but the trade operated
with caution, and 579 bales
10 cases at auction, were nearly all taken in much above
what buyers were inclined to py,
greenish at 755, low mid 66s Gatl, to food
68s, mid long berry
common green
Mysore 45s ; a few lots were sold at r °s to 6 s for
low mid green Mysore sort, 51a 6d for)fi
inferior 38s: 219 bags Bengal were witlige rw a ord and
bags Padang were sold at 24s to 24s 6d for middling,l°°
being cheaper. 88 bags Mysore sold at 40s for green.
5 bags Madras at 66s 6d to 70s for yellow. 9 casks

11 bags of Dominique were taken in at 58s to 60s for
fine and fine ordinary, and good ordinary 48s per cwt.
CocoA.—This afternoon West India met with atten-
tion, 131 bags of Trinidad, and 22 bags of Grenada were
offered at public sale; the former sold at stiff rates, m d
red at 40s 6d to 45s 6d, and ordinary grey 39s 6d
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40s 6d, and the latter at 42s 6d to 44;per cwt.
TEA.—There has been an increased demand for nearly
every description of Tea since this day week, and the
general tendency of prices is upwards. For the lower
sorts of Congou there has been a brisk demand from the
trade and speculators : common selling at laid to lOid,
good common I Id to 1 lid ; in the better sorts the transac-
tions are upon a more extended scale at rather higher rates,
but mid coarse has been selling at Hid to ls, but mid
and blackish leaf is Oid to is 2d, good is 2id to is 6d,
fine is 6d to is Bd. Pekoe Flavor is 9d to 2s 6d.
Pouchong has been in good request, and prices rule
firm ; the sorts most in request are those from sid to
9d. In Twankay, common selling at is lid to
Is 2d ; brightish leaf is 3d to is Bd, and
Hyson kind, is 9d to 2s sd. Scented Orange Pekoe
3s 4d to 3s 5d per lb. Hyson has been much inquired
for, common fetching 2s 6d to 2s Bd, mid 2s 6d to 3:,
and superior 3s 3d to 3s 6d. In Young Hyson the
transactions are upon a more extended scale of stiff
rates, faint fetching 2s to 2s 2d, and better qualities 2s
4d to 3s 3d. In Imperial several purchases made at 2s
9d to 3s 6d. Gunpowder is much wanted, and the par-
cels disposed of fetched 3s 3d to 4s 6d per lb.
SPlcEs.—This afternoon, at public sale, 106 bags of
Malabar Pepper were taken in at 3-ad for good brown
heavy; 688 bags of Sumatra were only partly sold at
2id per lb for rather stalky, being barely former rates;
158 bags of white Tellicherry, all taken in at 5d to sktl
for small Coriander sorts. With Nutmegs the market
was better supplied; 22 chests at auction were sold at
3s Sd to 4s 6d for brown Singapore, 3s 3d for inferior.
Of Mace 14 chests fetched 3s 3d to 4s 4d, low is 6d to
is 7d. Of Piemento 30 bags were sold at 4-4-d per lb.
for mid.

RUN, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The home and ex-
port demand has fallen off for Jamaica Rum, and the
business transacted has been limited since this day week,
but there is still no decline in prices to notice. The total
purchases since this day week are 60 puns at 3s 10d to
5s 6d for 30 to 36 per cent over proof ; arrivals, however,
have fallen off considerably of late. Leeward Island Rum
at 2s 4id to 2s 5d proof strength; Demerara, 3s 3d to 3s 6d
for strong qualities. Calcutta at 2s 3d to 2s 3id per
gallon, proof strength, with certificate. In Brandy large
purchases have been made at firm rates ; holders are de-
cidedly less inclined to realise ; in France prices have
opened higher than was expected. The quotations here
rule as follows :—Cognac, best brands of the vintage
of 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s 04; 1839, hhds 4s
1 Id, puns 4s 9d ; 1840, hhds 4s I ld, puns 4s 9d ;
1841, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d ; 1842, hhds 4s 7d,
puns 4s 5d ; low 2s 1 Id to 3s 3d, and mid to good mid
3s 4d to 3s 10d per gallon. For Geneva there are few
shipping orders ; is 9d to is 10d is the value of export
sort, and 2s 6d to 3s 6d for fine fit for duty. The price
of English Corn Spirits has declined 2d ; it is now
lOs 2d per gallon, cash.
CINNAMON.—The quarterly sales of Cinnamon were
brought to a close this afternoon. The demand through-
out was limited, and of the 2,300 bales offered, only 1,300
were disposed of at prices showing a decline of those of
the last sales of 3d to 5d for good firsts, seconds, and
thirds; ordinary sorts went from last sales' rates to 2d to
4d per lb decline. Java and Tellicherry was all taken in;
Ceylon, first sort sound sold at 4s to 5s 6d, second sort
3s 4d to 4s 6d, and third sort 2s 9d to 3s 9d per lb.
RlCE.—lmporters of Bengal Rice are not inclined to
submit to lower rates, in consequence of the stock here
not being more than adequate to three months' consump-
tion. Privately several parcels have been disposed of at
full rates, midding and good middling white fetching
us to Its 6d, and good 12s per cwt. Java at
auction sold at and after the sale, middling white
rather broken at lOs 6d to 1 ls, good bold 12s to 12s 6d,
and sea damaged 5s to 9s 6d per cwt. Madras yellow
sold at 8s to 8s 6d, and small parcels of white 9s to lOs
per cwt. Cleaned Rice has been in good demand,
Patna at 13s 6d to 18s, and Carolina 23s to 27s per cwt.
The consumption of East India continues large.
OlLS.—There has been a better demand for common

descriptions of Fish Oils since this day week, but no
improvement has occurred in prices. Cod has been
selling at 33!, pale Seal 351 to 35155; Southern, good to
fine 301 to 321 10s, and low to mid 271 to 29/ 10s;
Coloured Seal at 321 lOs to 331 per tun. Of Southern the
stock is rather less, and of Seal not above half of what it
was last year at this peviod. Arrivals of Cod are near
at hand. For pale Seal prices are 20s to 255, and for
Southern 5/ to 7/ per tun lower than on the
sth of November, 1843. Sperm 881 to 901 per
tun for fine British. Linseed Oil at 23s 6d to 23s 9d
per cwt on the spot, and for forward delivery ; prices
are, however, kept low by the large supply.
There are few buyers of Rape, and the crushers expe-
rience difficulty in obtaining 35s 6d to 36s for pale, and
34s 6d to 35s for brown : the supply is good. Cocoa
Nut 27s to 29s per cwt. Palm has met with a good sale
at former terms. Prices are steady fur Olive Oil, and
several parcels have been sold, Gallipoli at 43/ to 441,
Spanish 41/ to 421, Barbary and Levant 391 to 401 per tun.
FRUIT. —To-day new Turkey Pulled Figs were in ex-

cellent request at 655, and Sultanas 68s per cwt, being,
however, lower rates. Valentia Raisins met with eager

purchasers at 503 per cwt, at which the market is firm.
In old Currants there was an immensebusiness transacted
at 45s for Patras, and 42s for Island Fruit. At public
sale 41 butts 12 caroteels new damaged Patras Currants
were offered, and sold at 45s to 50s per cwt.
INDIGO.—The demand for East India was good in the
middle part of last week ; several purchases were made
by the home trade and exporters. On Thursday 270
chests of Bengal, mark H F and Co., were disposed of ;
since then, however, the market has been in a quiet state,
and in some instances there are sellers rather under the
rates of the last quarterly sale, in consequence of the
accounts come to hand from Calcutta.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the market was largely
supplied with Cochineal, three parcels of Honduras,
amounting to 381 bags, were offered at public sale, and
nearly the whole sold but at rather lower rates ; low to
fine silvers fetched 4s ld to 4s 9d per lb.
TALLOW.—lmporters of Russian submitting to a fur-
ther reduction in prices has occasioned an excellent de-
mand on the spot, old P.Y.Candle has been selling at 40s
6d, and new at 4059 d to 41s per cwt. Upon these moderate
terms some of the trade are inclined to get well into stock.
For forward delivery several contracts have been entered
into, and 40s 6d to 40s 9d are the rates paid up to the
present year. Town Tallow at 42s to 42s 6d nett cash.
Other sorts of Tallow are rather cheaper. At auction
New South Wales sold at 39s to 39s 6d for good quality,
and South American at 38s to 39s 9d per cwt for good
and fine. The stock of Foreign Tallow has been fur-
ther increased.

BEST METHOD OF PROTECTING
BUILDINGS FROM LIGHTNING.

Were our houses, magazines, and ships, built of
iron, or did they consist of a framework of iron
filled up with stone, brick, or wood, they might hid
defiance to the ravages of accidental or wilful fire,
as well as to all the lightning of the tropics. Strike
where it might, the deadly fluid would be conducted
quietly to the ground. In the meantime, however,
we must have recourse to a less perfect system of
protection, till advancing knowledge and receding
prejudice shall have introduced iron buildings, and
iron ships, as well as iron ploughs, iron roads, and
iron bridges. As the conducting powers of lead, tin,
iron, zinc, and copper, are as the numbers, 1-2--
2.4-4 and 12, copper is the best material for con-
ducting-rods. The quantity of metal in the red
should not be less than what, is contained in a cylinder
half an inch and two-tenths in diameter. The me-
tallic rod should be flattened rather than round, so as
to have the greatest surface that is consistent with
strength. The conductor then formed, should com-
municate with all the detached masses of metal in the
building, such as leaden ridges, gutters, and metallic
pipes. It should be placed as near the wall as pos-
sible, and pass directly into the ground. It should be
attached to the most elevated point of the building,
and if the structure is to consist of numerous ranges,
such as the new Houses of Parliament, long, pointed
rods should project from the most prominent parts into
the atmosphere. In place of adopting the usual
method of external conductors we would recommend
the introduction of a vertical iron bar into the thick-
ness of the principal walls of the building. These
bars should communicate with a horizontal wall-plate
of iron uniting the whole, and from this wall-plate
should rise all the external conductors which are to
project into the atmosphere. These iron-plates and
bars might be so united as to form a sort of carpentry
which would add to the strength of the edifice.—
The Builder.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 64
Antwerp 25 95
Hamburgh M.B. 13 13
Altona l3 13
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine l2l
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. 11.3 M 953
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36*
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Seville

TGE.-(YESTERDAY.,
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85

Milan
Venice ........
Naples 39i
Palermo, per oz llB
Lisbon 55
Oporto 55
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 911
Silver in Bars 0 4 11A

On Wednesday last, William Stiles a coal guard in
the employ of the Great Western Railway, was em-
ployed im conveying a train of trucks laden with coal
from Dunhall to Exeter, two trucks were left at Hole
station, when Stiles got off the truck on which he was
riding, to perform his duties at the station, and the en-
gineer stopped the engine to enable him to do so.
After stopping the engine, several of the trucks moved
forward by their own force. Shortly after the engineer
heard an alarm, and on getting off to see the cause, found
the deceased jammed between the outside framing of
two of the trucks. The deceased called to the engineer
to go a-head, and they moved on the engine as promptly
as possible and released him. He was taken to the sta-
tion-house, and a surgeon sent for ; but before he ar-
rived the deceased begged to be taken home, and was
placed in a chair on his truck and brought to Exeter.
Mr. W. P. Kingdon attended him on his arrival here ;
Sabot': tewouelldve
his body was much bruised, his hands cold, and no pul-
befelt
o'clock on
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Times.