The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-21 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Sept. 20.)
SUGAR.-For West India Muscovado Sugar there has
been a falling off in the demand this week. The grocers
have purchased most descriptions sparingly, and the
demand for refining purposes has been small.
To-day importers of West India Sugar were desirous to
realise, and submitting to a reduction on former rates
of 6d per cwt for grey, common, middling, yellow, and
brown'sorts, tempted grocers and refiners to purchase
largely, and the sales reached 650 hhds ; good and fine
yellow kinds, however, still support former rates. The
total purchases for the week are 2,050 hhds and trcs:
REFINED.-Prices have ruled firm for all descriptions
of Refined Goods since this day week. The home trade
have purchased extensively, paying 72s 6d for brown
melting lumps, 73s to 73s 6d for brown grocery, 74s 6d
to 75s for standard lumps, 74s to 78s for Milers,
79s to 83s for fine ditto, 74s 6d to 84s for
Hambro' Loaves, 858 to 90s for double ditto,
and 71s to 73s per cwt for wet lumps. To-
day the refiners could not obtain higher rates for
refined Sugar, but at former terms the home trade pur-
chased freely ; indeed, the market is bare of goods.
Bonded Crushed is much wanted, and prices are firm at
27s 3d to 27s Gd per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon there was a large public
sale of 9,697 bags. The whole found purchasers, but at
a decline, on the rates of the last auction, of 6d to is
per cwt for brown,
common ellow , and refining sorts;
but middling, good, and fine yellow fetched full prices ;
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fine grey sold at 58s to 60s, good 56s to 575, mid
53s 6d to 54s 6d, low 52s to 53s ; low brown 42s to 455,
mid 47s 6d to 48s 6d, good and fine 50s to 52s 6d ; low
yellow 53s to 54s 6d, mid 55s to 56s 6d, good mid 57s to
58s, good 58s 6d to 59s 6d, fine 608 to 62s ; very fine
Barbadoes kind 63s to 65s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-With Bengal Sugar the market has
been abundantly supplied this week. The trade, how-
ever, have purchased freely, and the parcels offered at
auction, amounting to 9,253 bags, were nearly all dis-
posed of-strong yellow, middling, good and fine white
fetched fully former rates, but all inferior kinds went at
a reduction on last week's prices of 6d to is per
cwt. Fine strong bright yellow Dobah kind sold at
65s 6d to 665, good 64s to 64s 6d, middling
and good middling 61s to 63s 6d, damp 63s to 63s
6d, washed 60s to 62s 6d, false packed 665, very fine
sound white 68s 6d to Is, fine 64s to 58s, good 62s to
63s 6J, middling 60s 6d to 613 6d, low 68s 6d to 59s 9d,
damp 603 to 67s 6d, washed 59s to 61s 6d, damp brown
44s to 48s, very low 40s to 425, middling dry grey 565 to
56s 6d, low 54s 6d to 555, good middling 57s to 57s 6d,
damp 55s 6d to 56s 6d, washed 50s to 54s 6d, false packed
535 to 555, soft middling yellow 545 to 555, good mid-
&Lig td to 57s t;:l, low 53s to 525, damp and washed
51s 6d to 56s 6d, false packed 50s to 535, drainage da-
maged Ms Gd to 54s Gd per cwt-a fair proportion con-
sisted of the better qualities. For Madras Sugar prices

are sustained, and obfair demand exists for the better
qualities. Of Foreign East India Sugar none has been
brought to public sale, and privately there is not much
on offer. Java has fetched full prices. The market is
still without a supply of Siam.
FOREIGN.—BraziI has been in excellent request pri-
vately, and previous rates are fully supported. Two
floating cargoes of Bahia have been sold for near ports
—one at 18s 3d for brown, and the other at 22s 6d for
white and 18s for brown. The demand has increased
for yellow Havannah, and importers have obtained prices
they could not previously get. For white there has
been a better demand, and prices rule firm ; 300 boxes
of good quality have been disposed of at 30s per cwt.
COFFEE—West India has met with little attention this
week, some holders have been desirous to reduce their
stacks, and by private treaty cheap purchases have been
made. This afternoon the large quanty of 485
bales Mocha were offered at public sale, but
the whole was taken in at 2s to 3s per cwt
above the value, viz. mid even greenish clean garbled at
725, fine ord green 655, broken yellowish 565, sound pea
berry 84s. 10 bales were, however, sold at 69s 6d for
greenish, 43s for triage, and 81s for pea berry. Of
Ceylon 592 bags were brought forward, and nearly all
taken in at stiff rates—good ord pale rather mixed at
575, low mid bold palish colory Plantation kind 755, but
a few lots were sold—fine ord bold pale colory at 66s to
675, pea berry 80s, and triage 50s ;28 bags Bengal. at
the 4d duty, sound, was taken in at 57s for pale rather
broken, but sea damaged sold at 51s 6d, ditto and re-
packed 45s per cwt. Of Rio, 300 bags of of very good
ord sold privately at 32s 6d per cwt.
TEA.—There has generally not been so much busi-
ness transacted in the Tea market as of late ; the better
descriptions are held with firmness, but more desire has
been shown to sell all common kinds : none has
been offered at auction. The lower sorts of Congou
have ken taken sparingly, and the prices accepted
are rather under those previously quoted, common
selling at 10d to lOid, good common lld to is
per lb, but the better kinds have been in good
demand, and former prices are fully supported.
To-day there was a good deal of business transacted in
the better qualities of new green Tea. Hyson and Im-
perial, at from 2s 9d to 3s 3d per lb, were the most in re-
quest. Fine and good Congou are in request at full rates,
but the lower kinds remain dull of sale at the decline
previously noticed.
SPICES.—There has been no public sale of Black
Pepper this week. This afternoon at public sale 63
casks 53 boxes of Jamaica Ginger were all sold, but at a
decline on former rates of 5s to lOs per cwt, and went at
3/ 158 to 1012 s per cwt for low to fine quality.
Rims, BRANDY, AND HoLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum is still
attracting attention, and the transactions have been to
a large extent this week, the rates previously established
are fully sustained. Leewards have met with free pur-
chasers ; the quantity sold has been 200 puns, at 2s 5d to
skd proof, and good brown ditto 2s 6d per gallon. De-
merara at 3s 3d to 3s 6d for good and fine strong.
Calcutta sold at 2s 3d to 2s 3kd per gallon, proof.
Brandy of common quality is much wanted at 2s Ild to
3s 3d per gallon. Cognac best brands of the vintage of
1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; 1839, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ;
1840, hhds 4s Ild, puns 4s 9d ; 1841, hhds 4s 10d, puns
4s 8d ; 1842, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd, and mid to good
mid 3s 4d to 4s per gallon. Geneva is not so much
wanted for shipping, is 10d is the value : of fine fitf
duty prices are steady at 2s 6d to 3s 6d. English Co r
Spirits remain at lOs 4d per gallon, cash.
MOLASSES.—lmporters of West India have been moi'
inclined to realise this week on account of the heavy
arrivals, but submitting to rather lower rates buyers
have been induced to purchase more freely, and the
large quantity of 400 puns sold at 20s to 24s per cwt for
low to good quality. In East India there has been
scarcely anything done, and parcels could only be dis-
posed of but at low rates.
COCOA.—For West India prices remain firm ; none
has been offered at auction, and little is to be purchased
privately, as the stock is nearly all in second hands ;
several inquiries have prevailed. Of Foreign, some
parcels have been disposed of at very full rates ; there
is little offering for sale.
RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice met with more attention,
and the parcels disposed of privately were at stiffer rates;
sales made at Ils to Ils 6d for middling and good
middling white. Java and Madras were in increased
request at the rates previously quoted.
FRUlT—There are few purchasers of currants, and the
market has a dull appearance. Some holders are ready
sellers at 39s to 42s for Zante and Cephalonia, and 45s
to 48s per cwt for Patras. Other sorts of fruit con-
tinue in limited request at present, except for new Va-
lentias, which are much inquired for, and some parcels
are daily expected to arrive.
SALTPETRE.—There are few purchasers of Rough,
and small parcels of Calcutta have been disposed of at
23s 6d to 24s for common, 24s 6d to 25s for middling,
25s 6d to 26s for good, and 26s fid to 27s per cwt for
fine. English refined is not much wanted, and 29s to
29s 6d per cwt is the value.

INnico.—The market is firm for East India, but there
has beeu only a limited business transacted this week to
supply either home or expoat orders. For the quarterly
sale the quantity declared is 12,805 chests, and which
quantity is not likely to be much increased. For
Spanish prices remain firm. A fair demand exists ;
there is little in the market. The deliveries of East India
are still large.
Oms.—There has been a much better demand for Lin-
seed Oil this week, parcels having been disposed of on
the spot at 243 to 24s 3d per cwt. In Rape Oil the ope-
rations are upon a more extended scale ; pale at 36s
to 36s 6d, and brown 35s to 35s 6d per cwt ; there
is not a large quantity being produced. Cocoa Nut Oil
at 28s to 303 per cwt. Palm Oil, fine at 27s to 27s fid
per cwt. Olive at 441 to 451 for Gallipoli, and
411 to 431 fur Spanish. Barbary, 391 to 401 is the
value. Cod Oil, 331 153 to 34/ per tun. Other de-
scriptions of common Fish Oils have brought full rates,
34/ lOs to 351 for pale Seal, and 271 lOs to 32/ per tun
for Southern. Sperm, 851 to 861 per tan is the value of
fine British. Although prices rule high, the trade are
disposed to operate largely. This afternoon at public
sale 60 tuns Southern Oil were partly sold at 30/ lOs to
321 53 ; 15 tons Cocoa Nut Oil taken in at 26/15s to 27/
per ton.

TALLOW.—Prices have suffered no further decline for
Russian Tallow this week, but the market has been in a
tranquil state. The small purchases made have been at
41s to 41s 3d for old, and at 41s 6d to 4 Is 9d per cwt for
new P Y Candle. Town Tallow at 41s per cwt, nett
cash. There is only a moderate quantity being pro-
duced. This afternoon at public sale 365 pipes 137 hhds
of South American Tallow were sold at 34s 6d to 408
for very low to fine.