The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVIMPOOL, MAY 17.
The demand for British Plantation Sugar continues
limited; the sales this week amount to 700 !lds. at a
further reduction of Is. per cwt. Besides the above, 300
bags middiing and good Bengal Sugar have been sold at 755.
per cwt.—About SOO punchs. of West India Molasses have
been taken by the Refiners—Barbadoes and Berbice at 25e.,
and Demerara, of very good quality, at 275. per cwt.—
Our Coffee market ie exceedingly heavy : yesterday 200
tees. Jamaica were offered by auction, nearly one-half of
which were forced off at a reduction in several instances of
2s. to Sc. per cwt. ; the rest was withdrawn for want of
bidders.—No inquiry for Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento._
Rum is in more request, and upwards of 300 punchs. sold,
viz. Common Leewards at 2e. 2d.
.and Demerara 20 to 26
O. P. at Sc. to 3s. 6d. per gallon.
The arrivals of Cotton this week have been large, amount-
ing to 18,827 bags ; the glen-land has however continued
very steady, and considerable business has been done, par-
ticularly in American descriptions, at the full quotations of
last week. The public sales of Sea Island yesterday. went
off well, and an advance of id. to .!td. per lb. was obtained
upon the previous prices of.the finer. qualities. There were
sold 900 bags Sea bland at 13d. to 15d. for inferior to fair,
I6d. to 18.1 d. for good fair and good, I9Ad. to 2s. id. for
fine marks ; 700 Stained at qd. to 1261. per lb. ; also
SO Barbadoes at 6fd. to fij-d. per lb.. The sales by pri-
vate contract consist of

5300 Bowed, at si-d. to '7d. chiefly 6.1 d. to 60.- for mid-
dling to fair.
1600 Orleans, at 6p. to Bd. (10 at 844.) chiefly at 6i-d.
to 74-d. for fair to good.
5250 Alabama and Mobile, at sid. to 6i d.
100 Sea Island, at 13P. to 18d.
20 Stained ditto, at 7-'d. to 9d.
1120 Pernambuco, at Sid. to FiAd.
590 Maranham, at 74d. to Sd.
620 Bahia, at 7d. to 54-d.
919 Egyptian, at 7-ltd. to 9d.
210 Demerara, at 7id. to Sp.
350 Surat, at 41d. to 4id.
15 Bengal, at 4d. _

Making a total, including those sold by auction, of
17,760 bags, of which about 3,000 American have been
taken on speculation.
We have again to notice a limited demand for Tobacco,
with some tendency to decline in prices; sales. of Virginia
'Stemmed have been made at a reduction of id. to :Id. per
lb.—Rice continues to be little sought after, the few sales
made this week are scarcely worthy of notice.—.We have
had a heavy Corn market during the week, and prices of
most descriptions of Grain are a shade lower. No tran-
' sections are reported in bonded Wheat or Flour, the small
stocks of the former article remaining here are not on the
market.—Clover Seed and Flax Seed for sowing having been
without inquiry.—No sales worth notice in Quercitron
Bark.—There has been a farther decline in American Tar,
the sales being 700 brls. Carolina at 10s. 9d. to 1 Is. 3d.
per brl. Turpentine is dull of sale, and nothing done
since our last.—The demand for Ashes has been very
limited, the total sales not exceeding 210 'iris, viz. 50
brls. Montreal Pot at 31s. to 31s. 6d. ; 60 brls. Quebec
and Montreal Pearl at 28s. 6d., 295., and 295. 6d. ; 60
brls. New York Pot, brand 1828, at 325. 6d., anti 40
brie. Pearl at 30s. to 31s. per cwt.
The demand for moat descriptions of Dyewoods has been
nearly enspended, and we have only small sales to report in
Logwood and Fustic at former rates, with 35 tons good
Caeawood at 121. per ton.—lndigo is also in limited re-
quest.—Madders and Madder Roots are but little inquired
for.--Nothing worth notice has been done in Lac Dye,
Safflower, and Cochineal.—Of Shumac the sales have been
confined to a few hundred bags Sicily and Verona without
alteration in prices.—The demand for Olive Oil continues
dull, and rather lower prices have,been submitted to for
the few sales which have been effected, being principally in
Sicily at 321., with a small lot of Gallipoli at 34/. per tun.
Palm Oil remains stationary with a limited demand.—Of
Tallow 140 casks Petersburgh Yellow Candle have been sold
at 412. to 41s. 6d., with 200 casks new, to arrive at 38s.
per cwt.—There has been more demand for Saltpetre, and
an advance of about ls.•per cwt. has been paid during the
week : the sales amount to about 2500 bags at 21s. 9d.
to 245. per cwt.—Brimstone is without alteration : •ne
small lot of good Sicily sold at 5/. 10a., and another at
Si. 12s. 6d. per ton.—The business done in Hides has not
been extensive, hut prices are supported : the principal
sales are 640 salted Boston Cow and Ox at sd. ; 220
West India at 6i-d.'; 1500 dry salted Brazil at 6 d, to
71d. ; and 6500 dry African Kips, the price of which is I
not named.

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FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOIL TIIE WEEK.

THIS EVENING.
The Prince LEOPOLD'S Grand Assembly and Concert.
The Duke and Duchess of ST. ALBANS' Grand Entertain-
ment to the Duke of GLOUCESTER, in Stratton-street.
Mrs. VAus's Concert, in Seymour-street.
Mrs. REYNOLDS SoLLY's Ball, in Langham-place.
Mrs. Colonel M A RTIN 's Ball, Stratford-place.