The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 20.)
SUGAR.-Today middling to fine yellow descriptions
of West India Sugar were in excellent request, and
fetched rather higher rates, making the advance for the
week is per cwt, and of such there is not sufficient at
market to satisfy the wants of the grocers ; inferior
sorts, of which nearly the whole on show consists,
were purchased steadily, and the offers made to lower
rates were rejected by the merchants. The total pur-
chases amounted to 660 hhds, including 100 hhds 6
tierces of Barbadoes at auction, which sold at very full
rates ; indeed fine was rather higher, and fetched 6Ss,
good 63s to 63s 6d, good midding 60s Gd to 625, middling
58s to 60s, low 575, very low soft 52s to 53s 6d per cwt.
The total quantity sold for the week is 1960 hhds and
tierces. The market closes firmly Sugar admissible for
home consumption.
REFINED.-There has been an increased derire mani-
fested on the part of the home trade to purchase Refined
Sugar this week, a good demand has prevailed for all
descriptions, and the rates paid are rather above those
of this day week, the supply has again been small, and
stocks in the hands of town and country grocers
are light, added to which, Refined is much cheaper
than good and fine descriptions of Raw Sugar.
To-day the Grocers purchased Refined Goods with iu-
creased freedom, paying stiffer rates-brown lumps
fetched 725, and Standard Lumps 73s to 73: 6d. Of
Crushed Sugar refined in bond there is very little offer-
ing, end the Refiners are demanding 30s 3d to 30s 6d.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon 1,145 bags were brought
forward, and sold at and after the public sale at very
full rates, good yellow fetched 59s to 61s 6d, good mid-
dling 58s, middling 55s to 575, and low 53s 6d per cwt.
The quantity disposed of privately for the week is 4,000
bags.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon there was no public
sale of Bengal Sugar, but by private contract several
parcels were disposed of at firm rates. The quantity
sold during the week by private contract amounts to
14,000 bags, at prices varrying from 50s to 70s per cwt.
FOREIGN.-In consequence of the principal continental
ports being closed, there are very few orders for any
description of Foreign Sugar for exportation, and our
refiners working under bond are mostly supplied for the
present. There has been no public sale of yellow Ha-
vannah, and by private contract little business has been
transacted, still the offers made at lower rates are rejected,
and 21s to 21s 6d per cwt is the value of average parcels.
White is not to be had upon easier terms. With Brazil
of all kinds the market is sparingly supplied ; the de •
mend privately has been only for small parcels at 18s
to 19s for good and fine brown, lis to 17s 6d for infe-
rior, and at 21s to 24s far common to fine white ; none
has been offered at public sale. In other kinds of
Foreign Sugar little has been done. •
COFFEE.-There has been little inclination manifested
on the part of the home trade to purchase West India
Coffee this week, but importers having supplied the mar-
ket sparingly, any material decline in prices has
been prevented. By private contract small par-
cels of Berbice, and of the lower descriptions
of Jamaica, found purchasers, and the rates ac-
cepted were rather under those previously quoted.
This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with more attention,
and 365 bags at public sale sold at an advance on former
rates of is per cwt, common pale ragged fetching 50s to
51s, good ord pale 52a, good ord colory 53s to 53s 6d,
fine ord dark colory 5316 d to 545, sea damaged 48s to
50s 6d, and triage 15s. By private contract the trade
phsls 6d to 52s per cwt
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has been in excellent request ; the better kinds fully
sustain the former currency, common has been fetching
100 to 11d, rather coarse to rather strong 1 1 fel to
is hl. blackish leaf to blackish leaf rather strong
Is 2d to is 4d, gs od Strom, blackish leaf is 4id to
Is 6d, fine Is id to Is 9d, Pekoe flavour is 10d to 2s 6d,
Tl.e supply has fallen off of Tea worth from is 2d to
Is 7d per lb Twankay common at is 3d to Is 3d-
the better sorts are wanted, brightish leaf at is 4d to
Is 9d, superior kind at 2s to 2s 4d. Pouchong at 6d
to 10d. The supply is scanty of Scented Orange Pekoe,
and there arc not sellers of fine under 3s 4d.
Hyson common at 2s Gd to 2s 7d, fair to
good 2s 8d to 2s lid, superior 3s to 4s 6d.
Young Hyson is still much wanted, and prices rule as
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high as ever, 3s to 3s Gd paid for Ilyson kind, and 2s 2d
to 2s Gd for Canton and 'rwankay sort. Gunpowder at
2s 4d to 2s 9d for Canton, and at 3s 2d to 4s 8d for
Ilyson kind. Imperial
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MOLASSES.-There has been a considerable increase
in the demand for West India of all descriptions this
week, and the large quantity of 809 puns found buyers at
very full rates ; that is to say-at 20s to 23s 6d fur dark
St. Kitt's to middling Antigua and St. Vincent's.
COCOA.-Foreign is much wanted, and in consequence
of the scanty supply, buyers have been compelled to
pay a further advance in prices ; at public sale 81 bags
of Bahia were sold, good bold red at 355, and sea dam
32s per cwt. The demand has been good for West
India by private contract, fine red Trinidad has fetched
49s to 51s, good 46s to 48s, low to mid 42s to 455, and
Grenada 41s to 475, per cwt.
SPICER-Sumatra of good quality has fetched lid to
2id; Malabar 3d to 31d, and 1,776 bags of Penang were
mostly disposed of at and after the public sale at lid to
aid for good light rather dusty and stalky, 2d to 21d
for first class sea damaged, and at 2d to 24cl per
lb for second class. Pimento the demand privately
has been only for small quantities at 3,101 to 4:ld per lb.
Of Cassia Lignea by private contract the parcels disposed
of were at 52s to 54s Gd for ordinary to good ordinary,
55s to 55s 6d for fine ordinary, 56s to 58s for low mid-
dling, 59s to 60s for middling, 61s to 64s for good mid-
dling to good, and 65s to 66s per cwt for fine, being an
advance on the rates of the last auction of 2s to 3s per
cwt. Cinnamon is plentiful, Government seconds 3s 7d
to 3s 10d, and private thirds 2s 8d to 3s per lb. Holders of
Ginger show firmness, and supply the market sparingly
with all descriptions. The parcels of East and West
India cold privately were at full rates ; at Auction 200
bags of Malabar fetched 19s per cwt for good fair bold
rather wormy. The good and fine bold kinds of East
India and Jamaica are wanted. In Mace little business
has been transacted. Cloves are not offered upon lower
terms. For Nutmegs a good demand has existed at 3s
to 3s I Id for brown, and 4s to 4s 6d per lb for fine.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The business trans-
acted in Leeward Island Runs has been upon a small
scale only this week, and prices are still going down; only
80 puns have been sold at 2s 3d per gallon, proof strength.
Demerara is rather cheaper, 3s Id to 3s 3d having been
accepted for 120 puns, 29 to 35 per cent overproof. Ja-
maica common is 3s Gd to 3s Bd, middling 3s 9d to 36
10d, good 33 lld to 4s 3d, and fine 4s 4d to 6s per gal-
lon. Calcutta Rum, a large parcel offered at 2s 2d per
gallon proof strength ; the stock is chiefly in the hands
of one house. For Jamaica prices are 9d to and for
Leewards s€l to 6d per gallon higher than they were
on the 20th of December last year. The 10-. v
and middling descriptions of Brandy have met with
more attention, and for the best sorts a very good de-
mand hls existed. Cognac, best brands of the vintage
of 1838, hhds 53 2d, puns ss; ditto 1839, hhds 4s I Id,
4p
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unss4; dittosco9mdni; 1843,
dointto23lB4o, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d; ditto
I'4l, hhds 4s 10, puns 4s 8d; ditto 1842,.hhc1a 4s 7d, pnns
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deaux2s 8d to 2s lid, andlf holders
would accept prices ld under those quoted for the vintage
of 1842, the market would be cleared. Geneva is wanted
by exporters; sales made at is 10d to is lid, and for
arriTal at 13 94 to 18 10d; fine, at for duty, has been