The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 24.)
SUGAR. —The stock of British Plantation is now
5,636 hhds and trcs, which is 359 more than last year
at this time. The stock, of Mauritius is 33,444 bags,
which is 9,371 more than last year; the stock of Bengal
is now 115,145 bags, which is 59,621 more than last
year. The stock of other East India 125,909 bags, which
is 56,328 more than last year. The delivery of British
Plantation was 1,281 hhds and tierces, which is 22 more
than last year at this time.: the delivery of Mauritius
was 1,399, which is 873 less than last year ; the delivery
of Bengal was 8,107 bags, which is 2,517 more than
last year at this time ; the deliveries of other East India
was 3,217 bags, which is 954 more than at the corres-
ponding period of last year.
REFINED.—Tho home trade have purchased Refined
Goods with increased freedom, and their being only a
moderate supply, they are compelled to pay advanced
rates—brown lumps fetching 71s 6d to 725, standord
lumps 73s to 73s 6d, Ttttlers, low to middling 71s 6d to
735, good 74s to 755, fine and very fine 76s to
83s—Ilambro Loavev 73s to 81s double ditto
82s to 925, and wet lumps 703 to 71s per cwt.
Of the low and middling descriptions the
Sugar houses havo been nearly cleared. The con-
sumption is much greater than it was last year ; the dif-
ference between yellow West India Sugar and standard
Lumps is only 5s to 5s 6d per cwt. Pieces have been in
excellent request, and prices are sustained—sales of fine
made at 67s to 695, good 63s to 665, and interior 56s to
62s per cwt. For Bastards lower rates have been
accepted.
ALTRITIIiS.—The business transacted by private con-
tract has been upon a more extended scale at previous
rates ; at auction 1,145 bags were disposed of at and
after the sale—good yellow at 59s to 61s 6d, mid and
good mid 55s to 58s, and low 52s to 53s 6d. The stock
here is nearly all in the dealers hands, the difference
in prices of middling kinds of yellow and grey compared
with those of Bengal is not so large as it was, and which
may be ascribed to the falling off of the supply of the
latter.
EAST INDlA.—There has been a much better demand
for all descriptions of Bengal Sugar, and by private
contract the large quantity of 16,000 bags found pur-
chasers since this day week tit full but not at higher
rates ; brown has fetched 41s to 495, low yellow
50s to 535, middling 54s to 575, good middling
and good 58s to 635, fine and very fine 64s to
70s; white, low 58s to 69, middling 61s to 635, good 64s
to 665, and fine 66s Gd to 69s per cwt; the principal
part consisted of Dobah. None has been offered at
auction. Foreign East India Sugar is still held with
firmness. In Manilla there has been little passing by
private treaty.
FOREIGN.—Holders of all descriptions remain firm,
and still refrain from offering any at public sale. The
brown descriptions of Brazil have met with attention,
and full rates are obtained. There are not sellers of
yellow llavannah, excepting at fully former quotations,
but there are few orders just now ; for ave-
rage parcels 21s to 21s 6d
per cwt is demanded.
In white the transactions have been trifling, but in the
value there is little variation to notice, low to middling
is 25s 6d to 275, good 28s to 29a, and fine 30s to 32s per
cwt. Other kinds of Foreign Sugar are unaltered in
Table.
MOLASSES. The low rates that prevail for West
India have at length attracted attention, and an exten-
sive business has been transacted upon previous terms ;
the purchases amount to 800 puns at 20s to 23s 6d for
ordinary and middling St. `'intents, Montserrats, Nevis,
Demerara, Antigua, Dominica, and St. Kitts.
RzcE.—There are many purchasers of Bengal, and full
rates hove been offered, but the market is still sparingly
supplied : none has been offered at auction, but by private
contract 5,000 bags have been sold, low at 1 Is to lls 3d,
middling lis 6(1 to lis 9d, and superior 12s to
12s Gd per cwt, the chief part consisted of the
lower sorts, and the demand principally to sup-
ply West India orders. Madras is wanted, and the
rates paid are rather above those previously quoted.
There are several purchasers of yellow and common
white Java at 9s to lOs per cwt ; but the better sorts
move off slowly at lOs Gd to 12s per cwt. Cleaned Rice
at 23s to 27s for Carolina, and at 14s to 18s per cwt for
Patna.

; COFFEE.—lfolders of West India are for the most part
not disposed to submit to any further decline in prices,
and have refrained from offering any at auction. Ins-
. porters of East India have manifested more firmness.
The demand has increased for Ceylon, a'.id an
advance in prices of Is per cwt has occurred for
ordinary to fine ordinary. In Plantation kinds the
transactions are upon a more extended scale by- private
contracts at former terms. Mocha is held for Ate rates,
but buyers are cautious in their proceedings : low yellow
is 61s to 665, mid 67s to 70s, good mid 71s to 755, good
76s to 80s, and superior 82s to 86s per twt. At
previous rates purchases to a fair extent have
been made privately in Singapore Jav a at 30s
to 375, and superior at 38s to 42s per• cwt, but
in Company's there has been scarcely any
business transacted, and the nearest value :is 49s to 51s
per cwt, being the same prices that have p revailed fir
some weeks: the consumption is interfered NI ith by other
sorts of Cuffea which aro selling at com ratively low
rates. Holders of Foreign Coffee are relucti.mt to give way
in prices, and still supply the market spar ingly with all
sorts. To-day the market was firm for C eylou Coffee,
and a fair business was transacted private] !y, good ordi-
nary at 52s to 53s per cwt.
the market sparingly with all sorts. The
Seicics —Holders of Ginger show firmne- A, and supply
and West India sold privately were at fu]
ra.tis—et auc-
tion 200 bags of Malabar fetched 19s n
sr t for good
fair bold rather wormy. The Roo" and fine bold
par is of }list ce
kinds of East India and Jamaica are sl 'anted
little business has been transacted. In Mace
prices rule
very low in comparison with those • in. Cloves
are not offered upon lower • .of last seak
are few
orders. Prices are firm for - ,„erms, and
but thereLi demand
has
existed
at 3's to 3s • Nutme- and a good
to 4s 6d
per lb for fine.. Th:c .mps
old for brown, .
packages. and I,j rtation thi
t It was 488 8 year 1,,,46
Packages,