The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

retersburgh, 3 Us... 37

Berlin

r.... ....... 7

Vienna, effee. 11. 3 M 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid...: 36*

Cadiz

Rilbao 36

Barcelona

Seville

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 3.)
Sucaii.-To-day there was I ttle activity in the West
India market, but importers manifested firmness, and
obtained previous rates; but the demand from the 're-
finers and grocers was limited, even for the better qualities;
injall, only 20 hhds and tierces were disposed of, including a
public sale of 100 hhds 6 tierces of Barbadoes.Sugar
went off cpsietly'upon former terms, fine yellow fetched
66s 6d, good 62s 6d, good middling 60s to 61s, middling
57s 0 to 595, low middling 56s 6d to 575, and one lot of
low soft grey 53s per cwt.
REFINED.-To-day the home- trade purchased refined
Sugar with caution, 71s 6d to 72s is the value of brosOn,
and 78s per cwt for standard lumps ; there is a better
supply. Bonded crushed Sugar is with difficulty to be
purchased under 29s 9d per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon at public sale 4,158 bags
140 casks were offered, the chief part consisted of bright
yellow descriptions, the whole sold at and after the sale
at former rates ; fine yellow fetched 63s to 66s 64, good
59s to 625, good mid 58s to 58s 6d, mid 55s 6d to 575,
low 54s to 54s 6d, tine brown 525, good 50s 6d to 51s,
mid 47s 6d to 48s 6d, low 40s to 435. and one lot of very
low 33s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon at public sale 1,103 bags
of damaged brown Bengal Sugar were offered, and a part
only sold: fine at 495, good 45s 6d to 475, low 43s to 445,
end very low 38s. Of Madras, 47 casks were disposed of
at 46s 6d for damp, being about the former value.
Fortmoss.-The market has presented a briskor-ap-
pearance for all descriptions of Foreign Sugar since this
day week. In Brazil the transactions are upon a large
scale ; Bahia sold at 17s 9d, 150 cheats of white at 21s
to 235-a floating cargo of white Pernambuco, of soft
quality, at 22s for Trieste ; a cargo of %Ida of
good quality consisting of 220 chests of brown at 18s, and
190 cheats of white at 22s per cwt. Yellow Havannah
at auction were readily disposed of ; middling and good
quality at lOs 6d to 21s 6d, low 18s to 18s 6d, damaged
low to middling 18s 6d to 20s, and very low wet 14s per
cwt. By private contract 400 chests hare bsen sold at
20s to 23s for sound quality. White at public sale_we,nt
ut 275, 6d to 25s for good middling washed, 26s to 278
for middling ditto, and at 25s to 25s 6d for low quality.
The demand has been brisk for other sorts. By privste
contract Cuba Muscovado sold at 19s to 19s 6d, and 500
hhds Porto Rico of old quality for refining in bond at
19s to 19s 6d per cwt.
FRUIT.-This afternoon at public sale 122 butts of
nitres Currants, partly damaged, were sold at 44s to'
49s ; 77 caroteels ditto 47s to 50s, 117 barrels ditto 47s
to 51s ; 116 boxes 53 drums of Malaga Figs 35s to 36s ;
3.621 drums 40 boxes Turkey F•gs partly damaged 39s to
60s, 11 casks of old Greek Figs 30s ; 62 cartons of new
Imperial French Plums 51 10s, 618 hf-ditto 5158 to 6/10s;
1,008 qr-ditto, 5/ 15s to 61 58 ; 720 sixteenth ditto, 61;
500 eight-boxes, 80s to 95s ; 90 chests 200 hf-ditto. of
new Prunes, 32s to 395. A parcel of Muscatel Raisins,
partly damaged, were mostly taken in at 56s to
.98s
per cwt.'
CoYsig-There has been less demand for the lower
descriptions of West India, and the market having been
better supplied, previous rates have been with diffi-
culty supported. This afternoon Ceyloa of good
ordinary quality met with little attention by pri-
vate contract, and 500 bags at public sale
were all taken in' at 535, the highest price bid being
503 per cwt. Of West India two parcels amounting to
227 casks and barrels were offered at auction, for Ja-
maica the demand was good, and the whole sold at full
rates, viz -mid at 82s 6d to 85s, low mid 74s to 75s 6d,
fine ord 53s 6d to 60s, good ordinary 46s 6d, ordinary
unclean 37s 6d, Triage 34s to 39s 6d, and inter:or 31s
6d, but of other sorts a small part only found buyers at
52s for fine ord Trinidad, and 46s to 49s per cwt for good
ordinary.
TEA.-The market has still an improving appearance
for nearly every description; merchants show firmness,
and still refrain from offering any at public sale. To-
day several purchases were made in Tea; Congou,- com-
mon at 104 d to 11d; Twankay Is 3d to ls.3id; Hyson,-
ordinary 2s 6d to 2s 8d; of Young Hyson a large parcel
of low quality was sold at Is 10d, being rather higher.
Of Common Congou the supply at market is scanty.
MOLASSES.-In West India a good business has been
transacted at the former currency; the purchases amount
to 300 puns-Antigua at 245, St. Kitts 21s 6d, and St.
Vincent's 21s to 21s 6d per cwt. ‘.
SPICES.L--This afternoon Pimento was sought after,
and 11 bags at public sale were sold at 38d per lb for
low quality, being the full worth. Cloves were taken
sparingly, and 382 bags from Zanzibar at public sale
were all taken in at 9d for sound mid quality, a fewlots
of sea damaged were sold at Sid to 9d. 21 bags of fine
pod Pepper fetched 81 17s 6d to 1115 s, and 3 casks of
Cayenne 2s 2d to 2s 3d per lb.
Rlch.-There has been an increased demand for
Bengal, and the rates paid are rather above those pre-'
viorbly quoted. This afternoon several inquiries ex-
isted for Bengal lice, and for mid white buyers were
compelled to pay its Gd per cwt by private contract.
Bins, BRANDY, AND BOLLANDS.-Leewards have been
in much better request, and several parcels have been
disposed of at firm rates, proof fetching 2s 44d
to 2s 5d per gallon ; Calcutta, 2s 3d for proof
Kith certificate ; Demerara, 3s 2d to 3s 7d for strong
descriptions ; Jamaica, 30 to 32 per cent. overproof
3s 8d to 3s 10d, and stronger, 4s to 6s. For the
common and middling qualities of Brandy rather lOwer
rates have been accepted ; the best bands, however, have
been in brisk request, prices are firm :-Cognac, best
brand of the vintage of 183 E, hhds 5s 2d, puns, 5s ; ditto
1839, hhds,- 4s I Id, puus, 4s 9d : ditto 1840 hhds
4s 11d, puns 4s 9d ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s 10d; pens,
4s 8d ; ditto, 1842, hhds, 4s 7d, puns, 4s 5d ;
ditto 1843, hhds, 4s 5d puns 4s 3d, common 2s 9d
to 3s, and middling to good mid 3s 2d to 5s 10d
per gallon. In Geneva the transactions are upon
a more extended scale for exportation, at is 9d to'ls
Cl Oodr,n fish
ne' for ra dt uitoys i2sd f eptecrh ing
gall
02ns. 4d to 3s
6d
. demand, Engl
To-day Leeward Island Rum was in good
at
2s 4d to 2s 4fd proof, and for Calcutta there were seve-
ral enquiries at 2s 2fd to 2s 3d proof, with certificate.
In Jamaica there was rather more business transacted
upOn former terms. Ilolders of Ruin manifest firm-
ness. The stock of all sorts is 4,700 cask less than lust
year at this time.
COCHINEAL.-This afternoon a good demand existed
for Cochineal, and 37 bags of Honduras at public sale
were iold at full rates, low to mid silvers at 45 3d to
4s 6d, good mid 4s 7d to 4s Bd, and 3 bags of common
black 5s ld to 5s 3d per lb.