The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-10 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 9.)
SUGAR.—Prices are still going down for grey, brown,
and common yellow kinds of West India Muscovado
Sugar. To-day the West India Sugar market presented
quite a different appearance. The demand was brisk for
every description from grocers and refiners, and prices
advanced 6d per cwt for all qualities, so that they are
now the same as on Friday last. 500 were sold, making
the total purchases for the week 1,950 hhds and trcs,
and the market closed with a firm aspect.
REFINED.—There has been only a limited demand
from the home trade for Refined goods this week, and
prices have fallen is per cwt, althagh the market is but
moderately supplied, and the coffEumption still large.
To-day there was little business transacted in Refined
goods for home consumption; brown lumps were sold at
173 s to 73s 6d, and standard lumps 74s 6d. Bonded
Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and prices are firm at
265 9d to 27s per cwt. •
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a better de-
mand for every description of Mauritius Sugar ; th
large quantity of 12,1.31 bags at public sale was readily
disposed of at an advance on the rates of the former sale
of is for good and fine yellow, and Gd per cwt for all
other sorts ; fine yellow fetched 65s 6d, good middling
and good 60s to 625, middling 56s to .575, low 54s to
55s 6d, good to fine brown 52s to 53s 6d, middling 47s to
50s, low 43s to 465, good to fine grey 58s to 625, and low
to middling 52s to 57s per cwt.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon 0094 bags of Bengal
Sugar were offered at auction: the chief part consisted
of strong yellow (D i., which went readily at high
rates; fine fetched. 735, good 68s to 69s 6d, mid
rather soft 60s, and washed 66s to 70s ; other
sorts went at 60- , 'L.'s for mid white, 58s to 59s for
low greyish, '7, 60s for damp and washed, 56s for
mid sound yelloW, and 53s to 53s 6d per cwt for low,
being the full worth.
FOREIGN.—There has been an increased business trans-
acted in every description this week, and the market has
still a very firm appearance. White Havannah fetched
26s 6d to 29s for low to,good quality. Yellow at 193 to
22s per cwt. Pernaiiis and Macaoes at 16s 6d ; Bahia
at 17s 9d ; 209. chests on the spot at 18s to 18s 6d; white
at 21s to 24s per cwt for common to fine quality. Porto
Rico at 18s 6d to 19s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.—Few purchases have been made in West
India, and prices are still going down, St. Kites of
common quality selling at 21s. per cwt. The arrivals
have again been large. The stock is upwards of 7,0Q0
casks heavier than it was last year. In East India
scarcely any business has been transacted.
CocoA.—The demand has improved for West India this
week. Trinidad good red at 44s 6d to 45s Gd, good
middling 43s Gd, middling 41s to 41s 6d, good grey
40s 6d to 41s, middling 37s to 38s, and low 34s to 36s 6d
per cwt. In Foreign little has been done privately.
Saco.-,--This afternoon 303 chests Pearl Sago at public
sale were all taken in, fine small white Pearl at 265,
good 225, middling brown 15s to 16s, and low 14s.
CoerEE.—The dulness in the West India market has
increased this week, but importers have refused to sub
mit to any further decline in prices. This afternoon
there was only a limited demand for Ceylon Coffee, but
holders manifested firmness : Plantation sorts were nearly
*all taken in at the full value—low mid grey Demerara
sort at 765, fine ord palish 65s to 65s 6d, a few lots of
pea berry fetched 74s to 85s, and sea dam Coffee 60s to
69s 6d ; of other sorts a part only found buyers at
former rates—good ord at 54s 6d, very good ord 55s 6d
to 565, sea damaged 51s to 535, and triage 36s to 40s 6d ;
a few lots of sound Plantation went at 67s to 70s.
Mocha met with little attention, and 106 bales at public
sale were taken in much above the value—good middling
yellow long berry clean garbled rather mixed at 78s
per cwt.
TEA.—The market generally has an improving ap-
pearance : the deliveries are going on largely, and ar-
rivals falling off : importers have refrained from offering
any at auction, and at present none is declared. To day
a good demand existed for Tea, and prices generally
have an upward tendency ; sales of common congou
made at lld to 114 d, and good common Is to is Id
per lb cash.
SPICES.—Thero has been a much better demand for
Black Pepper, this week, but at present prices cannot be
quoted higher. To-day at public sale 122 cases 218
bags bold Malabar Ginger were sold, but at lower rates ;
good and fine fetched 80s to 85s, middling 51s to 635,
and fair 40s to 50s per cwt. 141 bags of Bourbon
Cloves were taken in, good at 10d to lOid, and ordinary
at 9d per lb; 9 casks of Nutmegs from New York were
bought in at 2s 2d to 3s per lb.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a
good demand for Jamaica Rum since this day week, and
rather higher rates have been paid for all descriptions :
33 to 35 per cent overproof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good mid-
dling and good 3s 10d to 4s 6d, and high flavour 5s 3d to
5s 6d per gallon. Leewards at 2s 4d to 2s 41d per
gallon. Demerara, 32 to 37 per cent overproof
fetched 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Calcutta advanced id per gallon.
Orders are rapidly increasing for every description of
Rum. Brandy at 2s 10d to 2s lld per gallon ; other
sorts are held with more firmness, and the operations
are upon a more extended scale. This afternoon at
public sale a parcel of Jamaica Rum, 36 per cent. over
proof sold at 4s 3d, and a parcel of white 27 per cent
over proof at 3s 10d per gallon. There is much excite-
ment in the Rum market. -

RlCE.—Bengal has been in a tranquil state this woek,
middling white selling at lls, and better sorts Ils fid to
to 12s per cwt. Java at 8s 6d to 9s for yellow, and 9s
6d to 11s for white. Madras at 8s 6d to 9s 6d per cwt.
fur yellow. Cleaned Rice has been taken sparingly ;
Carolina at 21s to 265, and Patna 14s to 18s per cwt.
INDIGO—The market has a firm appearance for East
India Indigo ; all descriptions are still much wanted,
and several parcels have been taken for exportatiosn and
home consumption at fully former rates ; indeed for
picked lots 2d to 3d, and even 4d per lb advance has
been paid, and the market has again been nearly cleared.
Ous.—There. has been a better demand for Cod Oil
this week, atxd, in consequence of the small stock, buyers
have been compelled to pay 341 to 341 lOs per tun.
Seal, pale at 351 to 351 10s. Southern at 261 lOs to 311
per tun. Sperm, fine British at 851 to 861 per tun.
Linseed Oil, 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt. Rape Oil at 36s
6d to 37s for pale. and 35s 6d to 36s per cwt for brown.
Palm, selling at 27s to 28s per cwt. Cocoa Nut., 28s to
30s.pek cwt, and holders show firmness. In Olive Oil a
geed business has been tansacted. This oftvrnocin at