The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-18 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 17.)
Scumt.---To-day the demand was limited for all de-
scriptions of B. P. Sugar. Prices are still drooping, and
rule above Is under that of last Friday for brown and
inferior yellow, and 6d for the better kinds. The total
purchases for the week are only 1,450 'nhds and tierces.
The market closes flatly for West India, Bengal, Mauri-
tius, and Madras Sugar.
REFINED.—To-day there was not much demand for
refined goods for home consumption, and prices are still
going down ; brown lumps 71s 6d to 725, and standard
lumps 72s 6d per cwt. Of Foreign refined in bond there
is very little of any description offering, and none for
present delivery, very extensive contricts having been
made for six weeks and two months to come, Crushed
has been sold at 31s 3d to 31s 9d, and 101 b Loaves at
33s
..6d per cwt. _

MAURlTlUS.—lmporters of this description of Sugar
are desirous to realise, and having supplied the market
largely, has produced a decline on previous rates of is
to is 6d for middling good and fine yellow, of which
the supply principally consists ; on inferior brown
and grey sorts, the fall has been 6d per cwt.
This afternoon there was little business done in Mauri-
tiu3 Sugar by private contract, 349 bags at auction were
sold at rather lower rates, mid yellow' at 54s to 555.
good mid 565, good 58s to 595, anti mid brown 46s per cwt,
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal
Sugar duty paid, amounting to 3,764 bags 143 chests,
wtre submitted to public competition, and nearly the
whole found purchasers ; yellow, of which the bulk con-
sisted, went at a decline of is to Is 6d per cwt, low
greyish selling at 47s 6d to 50s, mid 50s 6d to 51s 6d,
mid rather bright 51s 6d to 53s 6d, good middling
56s 6d to 575, damp and washed 41s to 565; on white the
decline was 6d, fine selling at 65s to 68s, mid to good
60s to 645, damp and washed 57s to 66s ; 548 bags in
bond went cheaper, that is to say, mid bright yellow at
27s 6d to 28s, damp and washed 25s Gd to 27s 6d ; of
Madras 133 bags, duty paid, fetched 52s 6d to 53s 6d for
damp yellow, and 50s 6d for washed.
FOREIGN.—Holders of all descriptions have confidence,
and refrain from offering any at public sale ; at present
none is announced. For yellow Havannah fully former
rates are insisted upon, but there has been only a small
amount of business done by private contract this week,
oilers for large parcels rather under previous prices have
been made, but rejected by merchants. In white little
business has been transacted, but prices do not give
way. For brown Brazil fully late rates are offered,
but the supply is still scanty, and not ample for the de-
mand. The market is firm for white, and the demand is
on the increase.

FRUIT.—Far Currants the holders are demanding
higher prices ; new Zante has been sold at 48s, Patras
493 to 50s, and some of the importers have withdrawn
their percels from the market. Valentia Raisins are
steady, of Red Smyrna and Chesme there is a good
supply, the demand only limited at present.
COME.—Although the stock of West India Coffee
is heavy, exceeding that of last year by 98 casks 1,619
brls and bags, still merchants have manifested firmness,
and the market has been sparingly supplied ; previous
rates are maintained for all clean kinds, but buyers have
been cautious in their proceedings by private contract,
and only 19 casks 7 brls were offered at auction, which
went at 595 to 60s for fine ord unclean Jamaica, triage 40s,
fine fine ord Berbice 58s, good ord 455, and triage 40s, but
a pat t only was disposed of; unclean sorts may be pur-
chased at low rates. This afternoon the public sales
consisted of 1,993 bags of Ceylon, 883 brls 67 half brls