The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 20.)
SUGAR.--Importers of West India submitting to a de-
cline on previous rates of 6d per cwt, has occasioned a
considerable increase in the demand for all descriptions.
To-day West India Sugar was in excellent request for
the scale and refining purposes ; and the rates paid were
6d per cwt above those previously quoted for good and
fine yellow kinds ; all other sorts fully sustained
the former currency ; some boards of fine yellow
Antigua were disposed of at 66s 6d to 68s per cwt; the
private purchases reached 550 hhds, &c. At a public
sale of 144 hhds 6 trcs of Barbadoes Sugar, the trade
evinced little inclination to operate in consequence of the
large proportion of Foots it contained; prices declined
6d to is per cwt, anal a part only sold; fine yellow 63s 6d
to 64s ; good Gls to 62s ; good middling 59s to 59s 6d ;
and middling 57s to 58s 6d per cwt.
REFINED.—The home trade have been induced to
take large parcels of refined goods, in consequence of
lower rates having been accepted. To-day a good deal
of business has been transacted in Refined goods, but
prices do not improve; brown lumps selling at 72s 6d
to 735, and Standard Lumps 73s 6d: Bonded Crushed
Sugar is much wanted, and sales for delivery made at
27s 3d to 27s 6d per cwt.
MAURITIUS—The market having been largely sup
plied, has produed a decline on former rates of Gd per
cwt. A good demand, however, has prevailed for all
descriptions—fine yellow at 62s 6d to 63s Sd, good mid-
dling to good 57s to 59s 6d, low to middling 53s to
56s 6d, good to fine brown 50s to 535, middling to good
middling 46s to 49s 6d, low and very low 40s to 455,
common to middling grey 52s to 565, and good 56s 6d to
58s per cwt; the chief part consisted of the lower qualities.
This afternoon a fair demand existed, principally for
all sorts of Mauritius, and former prices were maintained;
there was no public sale.
EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal Sugar have again
supplied the market freely, good and fine white and
strong yellow sorts met with ready purchasers at full
prices, but for all inferior kinds the demand has been
limited, and a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per
cwt has been accepted. This afternoon some desire was
shown to purchase Bengal Sugar, and the parcels sold
privately were at full prices.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale, but pri-
vately some parcels of brown Bahia were sold at 18s to
19s per cwt. The Dutch Trading Company have de-
clared 45,000 baskets and boxes of Java Sugar for auc-
tion on the sth of September.
MoLassEs.—For West India the demand has consi-
derably increased ; Demerara good at 22s to 22s Gd,
Antigua 235, St. Vincent 225, St. Kitts 20s to 225, and
other sorts of Molasses at 24s to 25s per cwt. In East
India the operations are extremely limited at 14s to 17s ;
of West India Tamarinds 50 kegs at auction were taken
in at 56s per cwt. To-day 50 puns St. Vincent's Mo-
lasses were sold at 22s per cwt.
COCOA.—West India has been in brisk request, and
an advance in prices of 2s per cwt has taken place ; Tri-
nidad fine red at 475, good 45s 6d to 465, middling and
good middling 41s 6(1 to 445, ordinary 40s to 40s 6d, and
fair to good grey 40s to 42s 6d : 490 bags 4 barrels of
Grenada fetched 41s to 42s 6d for good middling and
good red, and middling 40s ; Dominica 41s per cwt. In
Foreign more business has been transacted at previous

rates.
TEA.--Importers of black and green Tea have shown
firmness, but there has been a falling off in the demand.
If merchants had submitted to a slight decline in prices,
it would have occasioned the principal part of the Tea
offered to be disposed of. To-day there was more busi-
ness transacted in Tea, and the market has a firm appear-
ance ; sales of common and good sound common Congou,
cash, mad 2 privately at 10}d to Is per lb.
CovsEE.-Importers of West India are not disposed
to submit to lower prices, and supply the market spa-
ringly. This afternoon Mocha Coffee was in limited
demand, and of 817 bales at auction a very small part
only found buyers at a decline on previous rates of is
per cwt-middling brownish clean garbled went at
703 Gd to 71s 6d, rather broken 56s to 58s,
triage 20.3 to 225, but the remainder of sound
quality was taken in at 72s for good mid greenish, 683 to
70s for mid, 58s for ord, and 82s for good yellow. Cey-
lon was in slow request, and 215 bags at auction were
only partly sold at rather lower rates-low mid pale
B. P. sort at 851, fine fine ord coloury 75s 6d to 76s 6d,
fine ord 65s to 70s, pea berry 81s to 935, ordinary pale
53A, triage 35s to 475, sea damaged fetched 44s to 595. Of
other sorts of East India 1,348 bags were offered ; sound
nearly all taken in at easy prices; good Singapore Java at
425, good ord Padang 28s to 295, and low black Sumatra
at 23s ; sea damaged Padang, however, sold at 23s to
25s Gd, and a few lots of good ord Madras Coffee at
45s 6d to 463, and Mysore at 46s to 46s 6d per cwt. In
Ceylon little business was transacted privately, and 54s
to 55s accepted for good ord.
SPICES.-The market has been well supplied with
black Pepper since Tuesday last. This afternoon at
auction GO casks 107 bags African Ginger were taken in
at 56s ; 72 bags of Bengal at 255, 100 bags of Malabar at
255, being above the value, and 16 casks of Mace from
New York at 2s 6d per lb for common.
SALTPETRE.-To-day less desire was shown to pur-
chase rough, and 2,490 bags of Calcutta at public sale
wore nearly all taken in generally at previous rates, viz.,
121 per cent refraction mid grey at 245, 114 to 91 ditto
24s 6d, 9 to 81 ditto 255, a few lots were sold at 24s 6d
for 114 to 10 per cent mid grey, and unrefracted 24s to
24s 6d per cwt, being barely former prices.
Rim-To-day Bengal Rice met with less attention,
at a decline on former prices of 3d per cwt ; mid white
went at lOs Gd to I ls, good mid bold lis to Ils 6d, good
Ils 6d, sea damaged 5s to I ls. Indigo damaged I ls,
but fine bold white was all taken in at 11s 6d to 12s.
Madras sold 3d to 6d per cwt cheaper: ord to good yel-
low fetched 8s to Bs. 6d, and mid white lOs 6d per cwt.
Ruar, BRANDY, AND BOLLANDS.-Prices are fully
sustained for Leeward Island Rum, and the demand has
been lively; proof at 2s 4d to 2s 4d, and good brown
2s 5d per gallon ; the market has been nearly cleared.
Jamaica 30 to 33 per cent over proof fair quality at
3s 5d to 3s Bd, over g00ct,35 10d to 4s, 36 to 38 over find
4s 4d to 4s 6d, and superior 4s 10d to 5a 6d per gallon •,
shippers as well as the home trade are inclined to get well
into stock. Demerara at 3s 3d to 3s 4d for 32 to 37 per cent
over proof. Caletitta Rum 2s Id to 2s 2d per gallon
paid for proof, with certificate. Cognac, best brands,
of the vintage of 1838, hhds at 5s 4d, puns at 58 2d ;
ditto 1839, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; ditto 1840, hhds 5s Id,
puns 4s lld ; ditto 1841, hhds 58, puns 45 10d ; ditto
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1842, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d • middling and good
middling 3s 2d to 4s 6d, and low 2s 10d to 3s per
gallon. For Geneva is 10d is the current quotation for
common shipping sort ; fine fit for duty is 2s Gd to 3s 6d
per gallon. English Corn Spirits firm at lOs 4d per
gallon, cash.
INDIao.-For East India of all descriptions the de-
mand has been brisk for exportation since Tuesday last.
This afternoon five chests of Madras Indigo at auction
fetched 2s 3d to 2s 4d per lb.
COCHINEAL.-Prices are maintained, and the demand
is improving ; Honduras has been disposed of, privately,
upon former terms ; Mexican silvers fetched 4s 5d to
4s 7d per lb for low to good.
TALLOW.-The transactions in Russian, on the spot,
have been upon a more extended scale, and prices are
firmer ; P. Y. Candle, 41s to 41s 6d per cwt ; for de-
livery, at 41s 9d to 42s for the last three months of the
year. For other sorts of yellow prices are firmer; New
South Wales fetched 36s to 42s 3d ; 211 South American
35s 9d to 37s 6d; North American, 40 to 425; Cape, 44s
3d; Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt nett cash.
To-day for Russian Tallow rather higher rates were
paid, 41s to 42s on the (spot, and 42s per cwt for de-
livery in the last three months of the year.
OThs.-Southern has met with a better demand, at
27/15s to 301 15s per tun for common to fine ; in other
sorts of common Fish Oils few purchases have been
made. 34! is the value of Cod ; and 35l to 35110 s per
tun for pale Seal ; Southern are announced for auction ;
prices are however moderate for this sort ; Sperm fine
British has been fetching 851 to 861 per tun ; and 83/ to
841 for American ; Linseed at 25s to 25s 3d per cwt ;
Rape Oil has been in increased request, and an ad-
vance in prices has taken place ; pale at 37s to 37s 6d,
and brown 36s to 36s 6d per cwt. Palm brought 24s to
27s for low to good, being the full worth. Cocoa Nut
at 28s 6d to 30s per cwt. Olive Oil has met with in-
creased attention. Gallipoli fetched 451 to 46/, Spanish
431 to 444 and Barbary 39! to 401 per tun.

The fortunate change in the weather, and the de-
lightful sunshine of the last few days, have revived the
harvest operations with great spirit. Carting wheat was
resumed on Saturday, being continued in many places to
a late hour at night, and yesterday a very large breadth
was cleared. The grain, of course, is rather discoloured,
but the damage is not so great as was feared, and the
gloomy apprehensions which prevailed at one period last
week are now dispelled. At Braintree market, on Wed-
nesday, as much as 41. advance over that day fortnight
was asked for old wheat, but not more than 50s. was rea-
lised.—Essex Herald.

NEW GAMI3.—We hate already shown that larks
are classed in France as game, and we now find that
sparrows are within the same category. Two cases have
just been brought before the tribunal of Villefranche, in
which the delinquents were each fined 50f., the minimum
of the penalties—one for having eight of these birds, and
possession.
the other twelve,