The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH STAFFORISHIRE.—An extraordinary meeting
of this company was held yesterday at Walsall for the
purpose of obtaining the sanction of the proprietors to a
Bill for leasing the line to Mr. M'Clean, civil engineer,
of Great George-street, Westminster ; Mr. C. S. For-
ster in the chair. After an important discussion res-
pecting supposed unfairness in the issue of proxies, the
lease was unanimously confirmed by the proprietors.
From a subsequent conversation it appeared that there
were defaulters to the amount of 30,0001. connected with
the original formation of the railway, but prompt mea-
sures had been adopted for the reduction of that amount.
The line at the present moment is doing a great amount
of traffic.

DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN. Yesterday, in Mr.
Berual's Committee, the preamble of this company's Bill,
which proposes to enact that the capital shall be
406,500 L, in 13,560 shares of 301. each, with power to
borrow, and to extend the powers for purchase of lands
and completion of works fur five years, was passed.
MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND.—The pre-
amble of this company's Bill for the Shannon Deviation
and other purposes was yesterday proved.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.—The great station
forming the Liverpool terminus of this railway was
opened yesterday. This capacious and elegant structure
adds another ornament to the town.

VICTORIA DOCKS.—Yesterduy the preamble of this
Bill fur the establishment of new docky, in connexion
with the Eastern Counties Railway, opposite Woolvvieh,
was declared proved. it is proposed to have a capital of
400,0001., with power to borrow 135,000/., and to run the
line of docks and canal nearly parallel to the river
Thames at 600 yarns from the bank, communicating
with the river at either end by locks.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, May 14.)

SUGAR.—To-day there was an extensive business con-
cluded in West India Sugar for both refining and gro-
eery purposes, whilst the rates are fully equal to those
of Friday for all kinds. The total purchases amounted
to 1,140 hhds, &c., including the public sales of
Barbadoes, consisting of 407 hhds 9 trcs 137 barrels,
which went at 38s to 41s 6d for good to fine yellow,
at 35s to 37s 63 for other sorts, grainy 35s 6d to 425.
66 hhds 47 tres 160 brie Jamaica, fine yellow 40s to 40s
6d, good 37s 6d to 38s 6d, low and mid 35s 6d to 375,
brawn 33s 6d to 355. 30 hhds Trinidad, good yellow
37s 6d to 38s. 8 hhds crystalised Demerara, yellow 40s
6d per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day previous rates were well supported
for Refined Sugar, and a good home trade demand ex-
isted, whilst brown grocery Lumps are not to be ob-
tained under 48s 6d per cwt. For Crushed Sugar trade
is not brisker, and at former terms there are free sellers.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of Mau-
ritius Sugar went off freely, and consists of 5,169 bags
and 54 casks, whilst the rates obtained are fully equal
to those current previously, and in some cases rather
above; good and fine yellow went at 36s 6d to 38s, low
and middling 34s to 365, refining sorts 34s to 375, grainy
33s to 38s 6d per cwt, and all found buyers.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand for Bengal
Sugar was active, and at public sale 5,286 bags were all
sold at full terms, and in some cases 6d per cwt above
for better sorts of white Benares; strong yellow went
at 38s to 425, white 44s to 466, white Benares 36s to
395, soft yellow 30s to 35s 6d, brown 28s to 29s Ed. 01
Madras 1,539 bags sold at moderate rates; good and fine
soft brown 28s to 28s 6d, and ord to good yellow 29s to
38s 6d.
FOREIGN.—This afternoon at public sale 831 baskets
1 Java Sugar all sold, strong grey at 41s to 435, yellow
37s to 41s; but 1,159 bags Siam were all withdrawn.
l±doLassEs.—Operations in West India are still limited
and former rates are barely supported. A small parcel
of Dominica has been sold at 15s 6d, and 206 puns fine
Porto Rico at 166. Mauritius and Bengal met with
little attention, and 12s to 13s is the value.
COYFM—This afternoon holders of Coffee were firm,
and refrained from offering
any at
ed fur home con-
public sale, but the
purchases made privately were limittse..e _
f ood o
sumption and export. There ar®
Thge quan-
rd
Native Ceylon here under 40bs_c
competition
on Friday
tity of Coffee declared for p
is at present small of both noer ciwi t
rs o
homeu trade and export sorts,
offer•
but privately small parcels are on
s a l stock of Wes
Cocoa..—Although there
00i bags, yet holders are firm,t
India than last year by
3*,0 since last Tuesday. Previous
and offered none at auction d f b y
h b
11 supported, an a air usiness as een
terms are we
treaty; Trinidad, red at 39s to 468
concluded by private
grey 37s to 40$, Grenada and St. Lucia from 35s to 38s
The market
is firm f F •
or Foreign at 27s to 295,
Per cwt. The
to be met with.
but few buyers
T 5 A._-Several parcels of common Congou have been
taken for exportation at Bid to 9d per lb, but for home
consumption the amount of business concluded
has been small. Operations in other sorts
have been limited for all purposes, and sellers are
willing to accept for medium HA to is Id, and
better sorts is 2d to is Bd. Of Green Tea greater
parcels are on offer, and dealers operating with caution
a fall has taken place in prices of ld to 2d per lb for fine
sorts. In mid and inferior only limited sales have been
made, and rather lower terms are acceded to. Scented
and Pekoe Teas have been operated in with caution, and
late terms are not supported. At auction last week
19,335 pkgs of Tea were offered, and only 4,100 actu-
ally sold.
RICE.—To-day the demand was active for East India,
and at public sale 3,580 bags Bengal nearly all sold;
low white at 9s, mid to good 9s 6d to lOs 6d, damaged
5s 6d to 8s 6d : 2,403 bags Madras went at 8s to 9s or
low to good pinkey white, and damaged 5s 6d to 8s 6d;
these aro higher rates. Of Jamaica Arrowroot 660 tins
went at slid to 10Id. At
SPlCES.—ForPimento prices have further declined.
auction 670 bags old middling and good went at 4jd to
per
4id, good ordinary coarse 4d, and low aid to 3i4a
last year.
lb, and there is a larger stock
thanu Black Pepper is not offered at
any
1.
rther
limited by
reduc-
tion, still operations have been% . ,1,
to 94
private treaty; Sumatra
ate
has been in fair
and Malabar at 2id to 3id.
Whit Penang were sold at
de-
mand at late terms, and 52 bags
6id to 61d for good, and at 6d to 6aa for damaged. For
with free sellers at
h
Cinnamon there is a quiettve been purchased with marketcau-
tion,previous rates. Cloves .
Zanzibar at std to 7d, Penang t
Bourbon and 9d II ld f o
Is 4d, and Bencoolen
is 4d to is . era o Cassia
Lignea do not appear disposed to accept lower rates,
rations have been small at from 76s
to 86s
privately
pelt cat• mac°is 1391 migh muted, pad 11 t3d 1

2s 61 is the value, according to quality. In Nut..
megs operations have been limited, good and fine
brown at from 3s to 4s, and low to good middling 2s to
2s 101 Of preserved Nutmegs 29 cases at auction went
at 10d. Ginger continues to be operated in with caution
for all purposes, and prices are further depressed for
East India; at auction 1,684 pkts and 200 bags Bengal
were sold at lis to 18s per cwt for ordinary and middling
rough export sort.
COCHINEAL.—A more active demand has been expe-
rienced for all purposes, and previous rates are well sup-
ported; the market having been more freely supplied.
At auction 190 bags Honduras were sold, silvers ordinary
to good at 3s 7d to 4s; 14 bags black, common 3s 7d to
3s Bd, and middling to fine 4s 3d to 4s 9d; 15 bags Gra-
mlla Is 3d to is 6d.
SPIRITS.—Although Demerara Rum is offered at 2s
to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, still operations
have been of little moment, and larger parcels are on
offer. For Leeward Island holders insist upon Is
31-d to is 4id proof, but the amount of business
concluded has been small for all purposes. In East
India there has been little passing, and Is 3d to is
. 3id the value of proof. There is no variation
in prices of fine Jamaica, as a good home and export
demand exists, whilst supplies are limited. In lower
sorts operations,
.however, are upon a small scale for all
purposes, and prices continue to recede. The value of
20 to 29 per cent over proof is from 2s to 2s Bd, good
30 to 38 over proof 2a 8d to 3s 2d, and fine 3s 3d to
4s 2d. Holders of Brandy are not disposed to
make any further concession in the value, but for
all purposes sales have been small—Cognac best brands
of the vintage of 1849. at 4s 3d to 4s sd; 1848 ditto 4s 3d
to 4s 7d; 1847 ditto 4s 10d to ss, and inferior sorts 2s 8d
to 4s. 2d. The stock amounted to about 12,000 puns and
hhds, which is larger than last season, and home or export
deliveries are not equal to that time. Geneva is still quoted
at Is 7d, and fine at 2s to 3s; few buyers are, however,
to be met with. For British made Spirit trade is dull,
and sellers appear disposed to sell at 9s 4d net cash, and
Gin at 7s 10d to 8s 4d for 17 to 22 per cent. under proof.
Iremoo.—The quantity declared for sale was 8,893
chests in the A, and 3,335 in the B catalogue. Total
12,228 chests, of which 1,703 lots have not been printed
—leaving the quantity for sale 10,525 chests. During
the progress of the sale 423 chests have been withdrawn.
1,187 chts, including 217 chts withdrawn, have passed the
sale this day. The proprietors of the first mark in the
catalogue were evidently unwilling to sell except at an
advance of 3d to 4d on the prices of the last sale; they
had therefore to buy in a largo proportion of their goods;
as the sale proceeded, however, and in the marks not
so high limited, buyers came forward more freely,
and a considerable proportion was sold at the following
rates as compared with those of the last sale—Bengal,
fine shipping qualities par to 2d advance, middling to
good ditto 2d to 4d ditto, ordinary and low ditto 3d ditto;
Kurpah, ordinary to good 2d to 4d ditto; Madras, good
to fine 3d to 4d ditto, ordinary and middling 2d do. Pro-
prietors bought in 210 chests, leaving 760 chests sold.
TALLow.—The stock is only 2,000 casks more than
last year, and prices rule is to 2s per cwt under that
time. For Russian there is a firm market, and a fair
business has been concluded, whiist the rates paid for
P. Y. C. on the spot are 36s 9d to 37s per cwt. Few
buyers are to be met with for delivery in last three
months of the year, still the rates asked are 38s 6d to 384
9d. Town melted is 36s to 36s 6d net cash, and a good
sale exists. Previous rates are well supported for other
sorts of Tallow. At auction 380 casks Sydney were
mostly sold at from 34s to 37s 6d, and 700 pkgs South
American at from 31s 6d to 36s 6d per cwt. For public
sale 1,200 pkgs of Tallow are declared.
OILS.—For Sperm there continues an active demand,
and prices are still on the advance. At public sale 35
tuns of Colonial were sold at 831 to 841 10a fine. The
best Headmatter is worth 501 to 921, and in good request.
Southern is wanted, and late rates are supported, whilst 38
tuns were sold at 311 15s to 33115 s for mid to fine. Seal
continues to meet with little attention from shippers or
home dealers, a desire is evinced to sell; pale at 361 to
36/ 10s, straw and tinged 32l lOs to 35/, yellow and
brown 311 to 321. Cod is held for 341 lOs to 351,
still operations have been upon a small scale.
For Linseed lower terms having been acceded
to caused a good home trade demand, and
' some parcels are taken for exportation, but there is a
plentiful supply, and prices rule at 30s 33 to 30a 6d on
the spot. There has been little business concluded for
delivery. Rape Seed Oil is cheaper, and only in
moderate request, brown at 36s to 36s 6d,
refined 37s to 37s 6d, and foreign 38s 6d to 38s.
Of Cocoa Nut Oil large parcels have been im-
ported, lied prices are further depressed, whilst shippers
or home dealers continue to operate with caution. At
auction 104 cks Sydney were sold at 24s to 27s 6d.
Palm met with little attention, and prices are
lower, a part only of 45 cks at auction sold at 271 to
298 6d, and 20 cks Palm Kernals were taken in at 23s 9d
to 255. In Olive Oil purchases have been upon a small
scale, and there are free sellers of Gallipoli and Spanish
at 441 to 451, other sorts 421 to 431 per tun.