The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

BILLINGSGATE.

The supplies of Fish were large, yet the sale was active, a
about last week's quotations.

WHITECHAPEL.

Prime Beef and Mutton commanded a steady demand, at
full prices ; but the Value of other kinds of Meat had a down-
ward tendency. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2e 6d to
3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s per 81be.

BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
80 to 9d; of Household 6id to 8d per 41b loaf.

HIDE MARKET
Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers and heifers,
5s 6d to 5s 10d; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d; inferior do,
4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market
calf, 6s to 8s; long woolled sheep," 5s 6d to 6s 9d; short
do, 4s to 5s 9d; shearlings, 4d to Bd. each.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 31 ; use-
ful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to
3/ 16s; Clover Hay, 3/ to 51; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 88
Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ lOs per load. Both Hay and
Straw were a dull sale, at barely late rates.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/16s to 3/5s ; useful
ditto, 31 6s to 3/ 14s ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ ;
Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 51; Oat Straw, 117 s to 1/ 9s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 9s to 1/ 12s per load. A moderate supply and a
steady demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ ;
useful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ lOs to
3/ 15s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/ 3s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Supply good,
and trade dull.

(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 16.)

SUGAR.—The market has a firm appearance for West India
Sugar; buyers have been on the alert, and the demand has
been good for every description for grocery and refinsng pur-
poses—indeed the market has been each day cleared ; the
prices paid have been fully up to those of Friday last for good
and fine yellow, but all common and brown qualities have
brought an advance of 6d to is per cwt. To-day West India
was in fair request for all purposes, and the rates previously
established were fully sustained ; some of the brokers have
no Sugars to offer for sale.
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REFINED.—The home trade have been eager purchasers of
every description of Refined goods this week, paying an ad-
vance on former rates of is to 2s per cwt. To-day refined
goods were in request, and the lowest lump was not to be
obtained under 77s per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar 26s
in some cases have been refused.

MAunirws.—The operations in this description of Sugar
have been upon a large scale this week. Yesterday very fine
strong bright yellow sold at 69s to 69s 6d, fine 67s to 68s,
good 64s to 655, middling 61s to 635, low 59s to 60s, and fine
brown 57s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—The rates previously established have been
fully maintained for Bengal Sugar, and the trade have pur-
chased all descriptions readily by private contract. Foreign
East India Sugar at previous prices. This day Manilla Sugar
sold at market rates ; fine brown fetched 17s to 17s 6d, damp
17s, and washed 16s to 16s 6d; low middling sound yellow
taken in at 18s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 20s 6d per cwt for coloury
greyish yellow ; white cannot be quoted cheaper ; Bahia at
17s per cwt ; white at the previous currency.
3iOLASSES.—For all descriptions of West India better
prices have been paid—Demerara at 25s 6d to 265, superior
275, Antigua 265, Dominica 275, and St. Vincent's 27s per
cwt. Bengal Syrup at previous rates.
COFFEE.—Of British Plantation only 2 casks and 27 brls
have been brought to public sale during the week, which
sold readily at stiff rates; fine ordinary Jamaica rather
colory fetched 72s 6d, good ordinary pale 63s to 645, and fine
ordinary ragged 65s 6d per cwt. This afternoon Ceylon
Coffee was in good request, at an advance of 3s to 5s for B.P.
sorts ; on good ordinary Ceylon the advance was not more
than 6d per cwt ; good ordinary pale fetched 66s to 66s 6d, fine
ordinary B. P. kind 72s to 755, middling 94s 6d, low middling
89s 6d, fine ordinary grey 78s to 86s, pea berry 89s to 102 s,
low ordinary ragged 54s to 575, black 39s to 58s, very low 18s ;
Mysore at 35s 6d to 36s for good ordinary green, 40s for fine
ordinary, and 46s for low ordinary pale : Rio bought in at 56s
for fine ordinary : and Costa Rica at 57s to 60s for fine ordi-
nary-, and 50s to 55s for good : 117 bags Padang sold at 22s 6d
for low, mixed with blacks.
TEA.—In the early part of the week Tea of all descrip-
tions met with a good demand. On Tuesday, of 17,990
packages submitted to public competition, nearly 6,000 were
sold at and immediately after the sales at previous rates, ex-
cepting for good Congou of the recent importations, hich
went Id per lb cheaper. To-day the market was quiet for
Tea, but purchases could not generally have been made in
Congou under the rates of the last public sales. -

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COCOA.—The demand continues on the increase for West
India, and prices have an upward tendency. Foreign is held
for previous rates. This afternoon Grenada middling red
fetched 48s to 495, and Trinidad low grey 44s to 465. Trini-
dad Chocolate fetched 3d per lb.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum 27 to
29 per cent overproof, common quality at 2s 8d to
2s 10d, 30 to 33 over, fair 3s Id to 3s 4d, 34
to 36 over, good 3s 10d to 4s: in second hand
parcels, in all 500 puns have been sold at prices vary-
ing from 2s 9d to 4s 6d for 27 to 36 per cent overproof.
Demerara at 2s 10d to 2s lld for 35 to 37 per cent overproof.
Leewards at Is lld to 2s for proof to 5 per cent overproof.
Calcutta at is 8d for proof with certificate. For Brandy
holders are firm :—Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838
selling—hhds at 56 lid, puns 5s 9d ; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Bd,
puns 5s 6d ; ditto, 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto, 1841,
hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s id,
middling marks 3s 10d to 4s 6d, and common 3s to 3s 8d per
gallon. Geneva for shipping is 10d; the value of fine for
duty is 2s 4d to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits at 10s
to 10s 2d per gallon, cash.
SAGO.—Good small white Pearl at 23s 6d to 24s 6d, good
mid grey 21s to 21s 6d, mid brownish 17s 6d; common Pearl
at 13s per cwt. Sago Flour at 18s for mid, and 9s to 13s 6d
per cwt for damaged. Sound Tapioca brought 34t1 to 4d per
lb; South American Arrowroot at 24d. to 4d, and African
24d to 3d per lb. This afternoon Pearl Sago at 19s to 19s 6d
for good small white.
RlCE.—Bengal Rice at 106 9d to Its for mid, and at Ils 3d
to Its 6d for good mid white. Madras at 9s per cwt for yel-
low. Java yellow at 8s 6d to 9s, and white at 9s 6d to Ils
per cwt. Patna Rice at 14s to 15s ; the highest price is 17s,
and the lowest 13s per cwt. Carolina, cleaned here, 21s to
24s and 26s per cwt.
INDIGO.—East India at an advance of 2d per lb on the last
quarterly sale. Spanish has sold steadily at firm rates.
°rm.—Cod Oil at 331 per tun ; 341 lOs to 351 per tun for
pale Seal. Sperm Oil at 701 per tun for fine British. Lin-
seed Oil at 26s 3d to 26s 6d per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil
at 36s for pale, and 35s per cwt for brown. Olive Oil has
been in excellent demand : Galipoli at. 461, Spanish 431, and
Barbary 421 to 421 lOs per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil at 28s to
32s for low to fine quality. Palm Oil fine quality at 28s per
cwt. This afternoon Palm Oil taken in—good at 271 to
27/10s, mid 261 10s.
TALLow.—For forward delivery of Petersburgh yellow
candle 41s 3d to 41s 6d are the quotations for the last three
months of the year. The business transacted has been upon
a small scale only at 40s 9d to 41s per cwt for Petersburgh
yellow candle of first quality.—American at easier rates.
Town Tallow is 42s per cwt, net cash. This afternoon
North American Melted Tallow sold at 35s to 39s 9d, fine
Odessa Beef Tallow at 40s 6d to 40s 9d, South American at
34s to 395, and North American Lard at 35s per cwt.