The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-10 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending May 7, 1844, is 375. 9id. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 10.)

SUGAR.—In the home consumption Sugar market there
has been less business transacted this week, importers have
been more desirous to realise, and lower rates are accepted
for all descriptions. To-day the demand was very trifling
for West India Sugar : prices are still drooping, and rule is
per cwt under those of this day week for brown and low yel-
low, and 6d per cwt for bright sorts. The total purchases for
the week are only 740 lihds and tres.
REFINED.—To-day the grocers were tempted to buy Re-
fined Sugar more freely, in consequence of further reduced
rates being accepted ; brown Lumps selling at 775, and
standard Lumps 78s per cwt. The market is firm for bonded
Crushed Sugar at 25s 9d to 265, at which a fair business is
doing.
Alavarrirs.—Low yellow selling at 59s to 60s 6d, middling
61s to 62s 6d, good 63s to 64s 6d, fine 65s to 66s 6d ; good
brown 57s 6d to 58s, fine 58s 6d to 595, ordinary to middling
grey 58s to 625, good to fine 62s 6d to 64s per cwt.
Ensr INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was limited for
Bengal Sugar, and 2,004 bags 4 boxes at public sale were sold
at rather lower rates ; fine white at 65s 6d, good 63s 6d to
655, middling 61s, low 59s 6d to 60s 6d, middling yellow
58s 6d to 595, damp and washed 57s 6d to 64s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There has been a good demand for white Ha-
vannah Sugar by private contract this week, still no advance
in prices can be quoted; yellow is held with firmness, and
rather more business has been transacted. For Brazil full
18s 6d ; Bahia, middling grey 235, good brown 18s and prices are paid. White Bahia sold at 22s 6d, 20 cases brown
Pa-
rabia soft white 21s per cwt.

MOLASSEB.—Price; are maintained for West India, and a
good demand has prevailed ; Antigua at 275, and Trinidad at
ed to 273 6d privately good Demerara 253 per cwt.

Bengal Molasses at 15s to 17s per cwt. Honey went rather
previous prices : Cuba were taken in at 19s.
TEA.—lmporters submitting to rather lower rates buyers
have been induced to come forward more freely. To-day a
good deal was dime in 1-Issson, and the rates paid are hi to 2d
per lb above those of the last public :sales, common fetched
2s 2d to 2s 4d per lb ; in other sorts of Tea purchases to a
fair extent made, and common and good sound common
Congou cash is to is Old per lb.
Cocoa.—For Foreign previous rates paid. For West India
prices are on the decline. Yesterday Trinidad good dark red
went at 49s to 49s 6d, middling 47s 6d to 48s, good grey 44s
to 465, middling 43s 6d; very low 365, and sea-damaged
44s Gd per cwt.
CoFF'EE.—Althoug further reduced rates h ave been accepted
for West ludia Coffee of all descriptions, still buyers operate with
reluctance, and the public sales Jamaica of the new crop went
heavily, 2s per cwt under last week's price. This afternoon the
demand for Ceylon Coffee was brisker by private contract ; good
ordinary 49s to 51s per cwt; 60 bags fine ordinary grey
Plantation were taken in at 80s. Mocha is to 2s cheaper,
good ordinary green went at 73s 6d, Triage 48s to 66s black
14s, and low sound brown 50s; Singapore Jaya sold at 55s
to 57s for fine ordinary brown pea berry, and 46s to 50s for
sea damaged; New Jamaica sold at 87s 6d to 91s 6d for mid-
dling, being is to 2s per cwt cheaper.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been less in. request this week,
but holders have refused to submit to lower rates: This
afternoon Cassia Lignea sold at a reduction on former rates of
2s to 3s per cwt; country damaged 52s 6d to 535, mouldy
59s to 59s 6d, stained by cockroaches 58s 6il, broken ends
57e, loose and broken 51s 6d per cwt; ground Bombay
Ginger, of good colour, but deficient in strength, partly sold
at 39s to 40s ; 30 bags bold Bengal taken in at 24s ; China
preserved Ginger taken in at 2s to 3s per lb.
SAGO.-13s is the lowest price of sound pearl. This after-
noon Sago met with less attention, fine small pearl sold at
20s 6d per cwt, Sago flour taken in at 21 per cwt. Jamaica
arrowroot at 81 per lb.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Leewards, proof to 3 per
cent over sold at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and common proof almost
black 2s Id; Jamaica 3s 4d to 3s 5d paid for 20
puns 26 per cent over proof ; Demerara strong
quality 35 per cent overproof at 3s 2d ; Calcutta Rum
Is Ild to is 110 for several parcels, proof strength;
Of the low qualities of Brandy many parcels have been dis-
posed of for exportation at 2s 9dto 3s per gallon, but the bet-
ter kinds are difficult of sale, and again cheaper.—Cegnac,
best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ;
ditto, 1839, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto, 1840, hhds
5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; do., 1841,,hbffs 55 2d, puns 5s ; do., 1842,
hhds 5s ld, puns 4s 11c1; and middling qualities 3s 2d to
4s Gd per gallon. Geneva fur exportation at is 8d to is 9d,
and several parcels of fine taken by the home trade at 2s 2d
to 3s. English Corn Spirits, at lOs 2d per gallon, cash.
RlCE..—Cleaned Rice is not much wanted, but in prices
there is no alteration. This afternoon Bengal Rice sold at
lOs 6d to lls for mid white, and 9s 6d to lOs for first and
second class sea damaged, being rather higher.
INDIGO.—East India has met with less attention this week,
but holders will not sell excepting at the advanced rates pre.
viously quoted. With Spanish the market is still scantily
supplied.
Ou.s.—ln common descriptions of Fish Oils prices have
still a downward tendency ; Cod Oil is 341, pale Seal 33/ 10s,
and Southern 251 to 23/ per tun. For Sperm a good business
doing ; 75/ to 761 per tun paid for fine. Linseed Oil 26s 6d to 27s
per ewt on the spot. Rape Oil 39s to 39s 6d for pale, and 38s for
brown. Palm is plentiful; 27s to 27s 6d per cwt is the value
of tine. Cocoa Nut at 28s to 325. Holders of Olive are firm ;
Gallipoli, at 521 lOs to 53/, Sicily, 521, Spanish 511 to 51l 10s,
and Barbary 501 to 501 lOs per to. This afternoon, Palm Oil
taken in at 26s to 27s for good and fine quality.
TaLLow.—For P.Y. Candle fur delivery, prices have de-
clined 6d per cwt, 41s 3d to 41s al having been accepted for
the last three months of the year, on the spot at 40s
to 40s 9d per cwt. Town Tallow, nett cash, at 39s 6d to
40s per cwt. American Tallow upon rather lower terms.
This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at 38s 6d to
39s Gd. South AmeriCan 34s to 39s 6d, low 28s to 33s 6d,
scrapings and pumpiugs 3s to 19s. Italian 39s to 40s per cwt