The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-01 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-YESTERDAY.

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smutiFlELD.—C.9arse 2dead.w Hay, 2/ lOs to "u• i
31
ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 31 89 ; tine Upland ditto, 31 lOs ‘,
138; Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 5s to 11 op
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to I/ lOs per load. A limited OPP
and a heavy trade, at the above quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 313;
ful ditto, 3/ 5s to 3/ 108; fine Upland ditto, 31 lOs to.
Clover Hay, 3/ 58 to 4/ Iss ; Oat Straw, 1/ is to 1199; w J-a
Straw, 1/✓ 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply but moderate, '1"
trade dull. SI;
WurrEctiarEt..—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to
useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs; fine Upland ditto, 31 1a 11
3/ 14s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to
8s ; Wheat Straw, I/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. 80111 11111
and Straw sold heavily at barely last week's currencies.

TALLOW.
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This market is very steady, and considering the
so limited, prices are firm. There is very little doing In fed
Tallow. Y.C. for the last three mouths this year 425.,
for 'separate months, 42s 6d. Town Tallow .is 40s net easu'

COLONits.

SuoAu.—The market for British Plantation has been ;g
firm, and nearly all the parcels on show found buyer:o
rather higher prices. The transactions, since our last;gl°_„„il
to about 300 hhds. There has been an improved den,
for refined for home consumption, and nearly all tile pal;
offering have found ready buyers at rather higher Pr,1,55
The public sales have only offered 310 bags Mauritius, L',4
bags and 85 casks Bengal, which sold readily ; low 4°
„moll
greyish yellow Mauritius at 61s to 625, mid yellow tox:ilf
white Bengal, 61s to 675; and low to good brown
kind) 48s to 52s 6d.
FOREIGN.—A small cargo of brown Macao, has been tild,
afloat at 17s, with a small portion at 16s, deliverable in Itk,
burgh. The quantity of British Plantation landed last mollyat the East and West India Dock was 377 hhds, 62 tres):o,
brls, and there were taken for home consumption 800
42 tres, 133 brls. The stock in the same places is 2,977
349 trcs, 431 brls P
COFFEE.—The market has been quiet, but is likely n°
be more animated.
Es-
West
RlT3l.—The quantity landed last week, at the ta India Docks, was 103 puns, 159 Mids. There were 41
for home consumption 104 puns, 22 hhds, and expoFtf'o,
puns, 44 hhds. The stock in th same places is 8,806 '
1,766 hhds.
SPICES.—In Pepper or Pimento there is no clung°
notice, very little business having been done in the pselloi
of public sales. The Cinnamon sales are in prosy
comprise 2,035 bales, 40 boxes, and 11 packages. S;s:verf
have gone rather lower, but the other descriptions 'g,"'
full prices. • tbst
TEA.—The market is expected to be more rictiv4ncito
the Budget relieves anxiety. The deliveries latelrhave
, off considerably. There are public sales to-morrovt.
~„ the
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is steady at 40s 6d to 41s per 001'—
1 spot, and town at 43s 6d.

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(From the London New Price Current of April gt;rf
SUGAR.-Prices have been sustained for West India 'tor
but the market on Wednesday and Thursday was id a
quil state : on Friday, however, there was a better.a.
for all descriptions, and merchants displayed firir„of
To-day increased activity was produced in the Colonial Pito
market in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchel
stating that the only alteration in the duties will 'be 0,
Foreign Sugar, the produce of free labour, that not to ;rot
into operation until November next. and giving to
India, Bengal, and Madras Sugar a protection of lOs per cft
For British Plantation the rates paid were 6d to is Per
above those t,f Friday.
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BEFDIED.-The grocers have purchased Refined/ 6;0,
largely, paying higher rates ; the supply has becoine_,.. 01
and Refiners are unwilling to enter into contracts for fu ";$lO
delivery. To-day numerous parcels of refined goods of
taken by the home trade at advanced rates ; standard xi° le'
fetched 80s 6d to 81s, brown Lumps 79s to 80s per eirt:4l,
Bastards and Pieces large sales made at rather highs
Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted, and is not to be purcP
under 25s 9d per cwt. J 0111
MAURITIUS.-The demand has been good, and Pr.eA-ofi
rates are sustained At auction 310 bags were dispeett
mid yellow at 61s 6d to 625, and low 61s to 61s 6d per c'L of
EAST INDIA.-The grocers ,have been ready purchaSengsl
Bengal Sugar paying fully former rates. To-day field st
met with attention, and 1,600 bags at public 'sale gdr
full rate ; fine white at 68s 6d, good 66s to 675, mid mbil
yellow 61s 6d to 62s 6d, strong 63s to 63s 6d, damp and wA'-
61s to 67s per cwt. There was a good deal of ir die
tglgor,
privately for all descriptions of Foreign East India
but the advanced rates asked prevented business of 'volt 351
the present prices are 19s to 22s for Manilla, and 205 t°
per cwt for Java.
03 AO'
FOREIGN.-White Havannah has been in good de-0
and very full rates are paid. To-day there was a fiats_-tp
the market for Brazil, Havannah and Porto Rico ,SuribQf
consequence of no reduction in the duty being prePor'
holders were not inclined to take lower rates. - ": Itacl
• MOLASSES.-The demand for West India has been f."°°"4' 101
former rates are sustained. Bengal at 17s to 17s 64.9flivest
and middling 15s to 16s 6d per cwt. Prices are ferl tbit
India 2s to 3s per cwt lower than they were last year
period.
TEA.-Since Tuesday last the demand has been urno2°
Tea. Congou at is aid to is id for common, is lidt to,_ 3d;
for good common; Twankay, ordinary at is 20,0 11,00.
Hyson, common and good common 2s 2d to 2s 8d tt, and 'two
chong, low to good 5d to 10d per lb. The total., sales "go
this day week are 6,000 packages. To-day tliire.wtd to
demand for Tea ; but holders were not genenAlly ink agrr
take lower rates. The falling off in the demerit.' is to
buted to there being no alteration in the duty. ,Tudie•
COCOA.-Prices have given way is per cwt for W°'".47l
Trinidad middling red at 49s to 50s, ordinary dark .%
48s 6d, middling grey 47s to 47s 6d, low 44s to 46th-4540a
30s to 45s ; Grenada middling sound 475, low 429 to hold fer
sea damaged 30s to 42s per cwt. Foreign Cocoa is'side&
previous rates, but little business has been Usa r
privately.
1
COFFEE.-The small parcels of West India sold Prl/1.4
have been rather under previous rates; at auction ~,,,
and bags unclean Demerara were taken in at 70s for rtus.ll.
ord, and fine ord 65s per cwt. This afternoon a brisk e-u'
sprung up for Mocha Coffee, and prices advanced eowlrsie
rably, middling yellow fetching 78s to 80s r cwt hY,Ptlj
contract. The demand for Foreign and Foreign Ea." 11do 0;
Coffee has considerably increased, and higher rates gife_,
Sumatra 28s to 295, Padang 31s to 345, Singapore .111';
36s to 425. Company's 50s to 545. Rio ordinitl732;
good ordinary 31s to 355, and St. Domine
to 34s per cwt ; these prices are 3s to 4s above wese,the
last week, but for all sorts of Coffee at the 4d per lb duty, teir
market has a dull appearance, and prices are droving
parcels have been disposed of privately ; 56s to 578 is
lue of good ordinary Ceylon. At auction only 176 ba,l4
Rio and 91 bags of Havannah were offered : the former
at high rates; very fine coloury mountain berry 85e t°
middling and low middling 62s 6d to 745, fine ordinerrs-fule
53s to 56s ; the latter was taken in at 53s per cwt Or..
ordinary.
.by SPICES.-Cassia Lignea has been taken sparingly u.fAof
vate contract, and in some cases the rates accepted ral'eto
under those of this day week. This afternoon 1411.1..0°1 •
were wanted, and 10 chests at public sale sold at full it s;
good bold brown Singapore at 3s Bd,- middling 3s 24 *.n.41
4cl; low middling 3s to 3s ld. Of Mace 7 chests were. 4;
at 3s 2d for middling, and 2s Ild to 3s for low inidan,d,
East India Ginger was , sought after, and 1,242 Pefgee
Bengal at auction sold at 18s to 18s 6d, for ordinary
small, being higher.
Rvsr, BRANDY, Arm Hou..A.stns.-Prices are main 0100
fce Jamaica Rum, and good and fine qualities are oarr
wanted ; 3s 10d paid for 40 puns good quality high °lore
33 per cer.t overproof, but common and middling sorts srao
been taken ,sparingly at 3s 5d to 3s 8d per gallon. 'LW" et
firm ; 2s 2d paid for 140 puns proof strength ; De>n At;
3s Id to 3s 5d per gallon for strong descriptions. G&W; 0111
Is 10d per- gallon proof strength, but holders will not fop-
under is Ild. For Brandy prices are firm, and rule as*
lows :-Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, '6,k;
5s lOds, puns 5s 8d ; ditto 1839, libels 5s Bd, puns 5. 5/cl/
ditto 1840, khds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4cl; ditto 1841, hhds 534?
puns 5s 34; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; mid qu:,ol
ties of various marks 3s 5d to 4s 6d, low 2s 10d to 33 44„"--01
Spanish Brandy 2s 9d to 2s 10d per gallon. Geneva dull
sale, shipping sort at is 8d to Is 9d, fine fit for dutY
to 3s. English Corn Spirit at lOs 2d per gallon, °or
To-day for Brandy there were sellers at Id per gallon
_dui/ it•
the rates quoted above. West India Rum attracted 010".0yer
tention ; Jamaica, 28 to 30 over proof, 3s 4d to 3s 6d, ;V 50
t°
3s 9d to 3s 10d, fine 4s 6d to 4s lid; Demerara, 28 2(1.
over 2s 10d to 35,.31 to 35 over 3s 4d; proof Leeward
Ilia
RICE.-Bengal Rice, low white at lOs to lOs 3d, rnitigA
lOs 6d, for good Ils per cwt ; Java is dull of sale at 81, .to
I Is, and Madras at 8s to 9s per cwt. Cleaned Rice at
17s for Patna, and 21s to 268 per cwt. This afternoon, oft.
gal Rice, gopd middling white fetched lOs 6d to lls Per ling
SAGO.-Pearl Sago, common at 12s 6d to 13s 6dc-Iniuuoi,
14s to 15s, good 16s to 19s, and fine 20s to 250 per ort.,Aling
afternoon, Pearl Sago sold at 17s 6d to 18s, for pilaw-
small brown Pearl being higher.
th.
Isoicio.-Since the conclusion of 'the quarterly
market has exhibited a firm appearance for Last Iridie
From shippers the demand has been brisk for Bengal, arnd .0.
advanced rates previously established fully supported. M-
ish wanted, and higher rates offered. at
Oils.-30s to 40s per tun for . Southern oil. Fine Pale 000
291 to 301, good 28l to 281155, middling 271 to 271 los, to
lot 261 lOs per tun. Seal, pale at 33/ 105
34/ Cod, 341. Sperm, fine British at 751 to 764 o'lo.
inferior 721 to 74/. Headmatter, 801 to 801 10* per,, gd
Linseed Oil at 26s 6d to 27s per cwt ; Rape Oil pale at no.
to 40s, and brown 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. Olive Oil : upa
poll. at 521 lOs to 53/, Sicily 52/, Spanish 511 to 51/ 10e,,:il
Barbary 50/ to 50l lOs per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil 29s t
common to fine: Palm 24s to 28s per cwt.
TALLOW.-South American in casks at 33s 3d -
boxes 36s 6d to 395, very low soft dark in •barLels, a
10 20°0
20s 3d ; North American fetched 38s to 395. East pe
38s 9d to 395, and New South Wales 40s 2d to 409 "-not;
cwt. Russian Tallow has been taken sparingly on the
40s to 41s is the value of P. Y. Candle here; and 42* to %off
per cwt for the last three months of the year. Taira if"`"
is 40s to 40s 6d per cwt nett cash.

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