The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THIURSDAY* EVENING, MARCH 20, 1845.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of March 20.)
SUGAR,—To-day there was a good demand for every
' description of West India Sugar, and the quantity dis-
posed of amounted to 400 hhds and tierces, rather higher
rates were paid, making the advance for the week 6d on
brown, grey and common yellow, and I s per cwt on good
and fine sorts. There would even have been a larger busi-
ness transcted had the market been better supplied with
bright Grocery sorts. The total purchases for the week
amounted to 1580 hhds and tierces. The market closes
with a healthy appearance for all sorts of Sugar subject
to 14s per cwt duty. Business will be suspended in the
Sugar market until Wednesday, on account of the Easter
holidays. At the. Custom House, to-day, somo parcels of
Dobah, No• 1, and Kobah, were stopped by the Custom
House officers, who insisted upon a duty of 16s 4d per
cwt, in consequence of their being Cloyed, or equal to
White Clayed, and not Refined.
REFINED.—To-day several parcels of Refined Sugar
were taken by the home trade at 65s for brown, and at
668 6d to 67s per cwt for standard lumps. Ia Bastards
there was more business done at the rates quoted above.
Bonded Crushed Sugar selling more freely at 31s for
best sort.

Maunrmis—This afternoon there was no public sale,
but privately some parcels were sold, and the rates paid
were generally rather above previously quoted.
EAST INDIA This afternoon Bengal Sugar met
with attention, 2,266 bags, duty paid, were of-
fered at public sale and sold at firm rates, viz.
good white at 525, middling 50s 6d, low 49s 6sl,
(lamp 41s to 54, washed 46s 6d to 51s yellow damp and
washed 35s to 38s 6d, better quality 42s to 455, damp
brown, 345, very low 275. 637 bags in bond were with-
drawn, the trade refusing to encourage the system of
selling at short price. Of Madras 2,870 bags in bond
were offered at auction, but withdrawn from the same
cause.

FOREIGNT.—To-day 200 hhds Cuba Muscovado were
offered at public sale, and taken in above the value, viz.
good bright yellow at 21s 6d to 225, mid 20s 6d to 21s,
low 19s to 20s, and fine brown 18s 6d per cwt ; there
ere buyers at fair market rates.
Cocoa..—Holders of West India have shown firmnes.,
and none has been offered at auction this week ; there
has been a better demand by private treaty, and full
rates have been paid, sales having been made at 39s to
455, and better quality 46s to 48s per cwt. The supply
of foreign is small, and prices keep firm.
COFFEE.—This afternoon at public sale 973 bags six
rr,ats of Manilla Coffee were mostly taken is at moderate
rates—fine ord at 37s to 39s 6d, good ord 34s to 36s 6d,
but the damaged sold at 27s to 355, good order and re-
packed 37s to 38s 6d, sea damaged and repacked 29s to
31s 6d : 266 bags Java from Calcutta sold at
good prices—sound at 41s to 445, and damaged
375 to 40s 6d ; 420 bags of Padang taken in at
23s 6d to 24s for ord, being the full worth ; 159 barrels
Rio taken in—mid at 58s to 60s, low mid .53s to 565, fine
fine ord 46a 6d.to 475 6d: 20 bags Ceylon sold at 17s for
black. Of Mocha 121 bales were offered, and the sound
was taken in above the value, that is to say, mid brown
at 63s to 655, the sea damaged sold at full rates-Ist
class at 55s 6d, 2d class 49s 6d to 50s, and 3d class 435.
Ceylon of good ord quality was less in request, and 46s
to 46s 6d was accepted for good ord.
TEA.—There has been less activity in the market this
week, and little business has been transacted by private
treaty in black or green Tea ; a larger quantity hwy.-

ing been brought forward, a decline in the value
of some kinds has occurred. At the public sales
held on Tuesday and Weelaesday the trade evinced
little inclination to operate, and the biddings were
very languid : Hyson went at a decline on the rates of
the last public sales of lid to 2d. Young Hyson lid to
2d Imperial and Gunpowder Id to 2d, Pouchong id to
id, but Congou and Twankay generally sustained the
former currency. Souchong kept up its previous worth,
and Flowery Pekoe fetched full prices, but "Tyson Skin
and Caper went a littlo cheaper: of the 16 784 pks offered,
only 3,000 were disposed of, including 700 pkgs Pou-
chon. Congou, fresh and new kinds fetched 10d, ra coa
to raw str is to is 2d, blkh leaf Pekoe kind 2s, superior
2s 4d to 2s 8d; Souchong, fine 2s 8d to 3s 2d, but mid
Is to is 2id ; Pouchong, low to good 4d to 9d; Caper,
in 10 catty bxs is to is 6d; Orange Pekoe, fair to fine
Is 5d to Is 7d, Scented good to fine 3s3d to 3s 4d; Twan-
kay, good is 4d; Hyson Skin, corn 9d to I ld; Hyson,
corn 2s 6d, fa r to good 2s 61d to 2s lid, fine to superfine
3s 8d to 3s 10d. Young Hyson, Canton and Tvrankay
kind Is 9d to 2s 21, superior 2s. 9d. Imperial, Canton
and Twankay kind is 4d to 2s ld. Hyson kind 2s 7/d
to 2s 9d. Gunpowder, Canton and Twankay kind is 8d
to 2s Id. Hyson kind 3s 3d to 3s 10d, and superior 4s
to 4s 6d per lb. The deliveries, however, have been
again large, and the trade are not over-stocked.
MOLASSES—AIthough there are sellers of West India
upon further reduced terms, still buyers have operated
with caution, and very little business has been transacted
by private treaty : at public sale 550 puns of old im-
portation were all taken in—Demerara mid quality at
18s to 18s 6d, Antigua 19s 6d, Trinidad 17s, and Bei--
bice 18s. Of Mauritius .57 tierces were bought in at 15s
per cwt. East India is offered upon low terms by private
treaty.
SPICES.—To-day there was little demand for black
Pepper, 300 bags at public sale sold at barely the former
value ; good earthy brown but dusty Penang, went at
nd to 21d, and at lid to 2 d for sea damaged, Ist, 2d,
and 3d class.

BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Importers of Jamaica
Rum are not inclined to submit to any further decline in
prices, and export orders come in slowly : the quantity
sold this week has been only 50 puns at 3s 5d to 3s 6(1
for fair quality, 28 to 81 per cent over-proof. Demerara
has met with little attention, 2s 10d to 35 having been ac-
cepted for 50 puns 35 to 37 per cent over proof. For proof
Leewards is 10d to is lld are the rates asked. Cal-
cutta Rum at is 8d without, and at Is 9d with certifi-
cate. A Government contract for 100,000 gallons of
Rum is shortly expected. Brandy has been purchased
with caution, prices looking down, as follows-Cognac,
best brands, of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s Bd, puns
4s 5d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d ; ditto 1840,
hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 3d ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s 4d, puns
4s 2d ; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 2d, puns 3s lld ; ditto 1843,
hhds 3s lid, puns 3s 9d ; ditto 1844, hhds 3s Bd, puns
3s 6d, middling and good middling of the uarious vict-
ages 2s 7d to 3s 7d, low 2s ad to 2s 7d, and Bordeaux
2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon.
RICE.-This afternoon Bengal Rice was sought after,
and 1,733 bags 358 packets at auction were all sold at 3d
per cwt advance; good bold white fetched 12s to 12s 6d,
good mid Ils 6d to 12s, rather small Its to lis 6d, sea
damaged Ist class lls to Ils 6d, 2d class lOs to 1 ls, 3d
and 4th class 9s to lOs per cwt.
FRUIT.-A good demand has been experienced for
Currants this week, Flees rule firm, indeed some rner -
chants have come to the determination not to sell at
present, as there is every prospect of an extensive
demand ere long. A cargo of Zante has been disposed cf,
and reported to be for Holland, the price is 49s per cwt.
In nearly all descriptions of Raisins, the purchases made
have been on a more extended scale, Valencia selling
privately at 46s to 48s, Red Smyrna 40s to
SALTPETRE.-To- day Rough met with little attentio,
and 1362 bags at auction went rather cheaper and sold
as follows ; with all faults. dull dingy gray, good fair
chrystal 6 per cent. refraction 243 6d, sea and suggr
damaged, first class bad colour 23s to 23s 6d, second
class much stained 20s 6d to 21s, and sea damaged 23s
per cwt.
Gms.-holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils
are for the most part not inclined to submit to lower
rates, and the market has been sparingly supplied with
all sorts ; the demand from the home trade, how-
ever, has been limited, and the export orders are
unusually small ; Cod has been fetching 291 lOs
to 301, pale Seal 301 lOs to 311, yellow 281 to 294
straw 291 lOs to 30/, brown 261 lOs to 271 10s,
southern good to fine 281 to 291, and low to mid 261 lOs
to 271108 per tun. Fine British has been fetching 841
to 861 per tun. Linseed Oil : 24s 3d to 24s 6d have been
accepted on the spot, 24s 9d to 25s for delivery, and 25s
3d to 25s 6d per cwt for the last six months of the
year. In Rape prices rule firm at 37s for pale, and
36s per cwt for brown For Palm prices are
still advancing, tine quality fetching 26s 6d to 27s per
cwt by private treaty. Cocoa Nut has been purchased
at a reduction in prices ; Ceylon is 27s to 28s 6d, and
from Sydney 24s to 25s 6d per cwt ; the consumption is
interfered with by the cheapness of Tallow. Olive,
411 lOs to 42/ for Gallipoli in bond, 401 lOs to 41/ for
Spanish, and 39/ to 401 per tun for Sicily and Barbary ;
at these rates the demand has been good.
TALLOW.-P. Y. Candle of first quality bas been
selling at 38s 6d to 395, and other descriptions at 37s to
38s per cwt. For delivery next month some parcels of
first sort were sold at 38s to 38s 3d, still even at these
rates the trade are not inclined to purchase largely. In
the value cf other sorts of Tallow little various has oc-
curred.

A Deputation from the Chester and Birkenhead
Railway Proprietors waited to day on the Chester and
Holyhead Directors, to endeavour to make better terms
for the sale of their line to the latter Company, but were
met with a decided refusal on the part of the Chester
and Holyhead Board to entertain any proposal for re-
opening the terms of the existing agreement, which has
been arranged by the Directors of the two Companies,
and been ratified by the Shareholders of each.
It is rumoured that the Earl of Clare is to have the
vacant Ribbon of St. Patrick.

We understand that T. P. Dickenson, Esq., bas
been recommended to her Majesty by Sir Robert Peel,
for the vacant Commissionership of Customs. Mr. Dick-
enson was for some years a member of the Commission
of Revenue Inquiry, over which the late Lord Wallace
presided, and has anted as a Special Commissioner under
the Income-tax Act since the passing of it.—Evening
Paper.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition praying for
leave to bring in a Bill to make A railroad between
Wells and Durham.

Mr. WYSE presented a petition in four of the
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill.
Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition from
Staines praying for a better observance of the
Sabbath.

Mr. WYSE presented a petition from the province
of Munster, agreed to at a public meeting held in
Cork, praying for the establishment of provincial col-
legesin Ireland, and the extension of education.

MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD RAIL

WAY.

Mr. G. S. WORTLEY brought in a Bill for con-
structing the Manchester and Sheffield Railway,
which was read a first time.
HUNGERFORD BRIDGE.

A Bill was alsc brought in for constructing the
llungerfard•bridge terminus, which was read a first
time.

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER CEME

TERY.

Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from the
London and Westminister Cemetery Company, pray-
ing to be heard before the Health of Towns Com-
mittee.

BOARD OF TRADE RAILWAY REPORT.
Sir G. CLERK brought up the report of the
Board of Trade on the London and York Railway,
the South Wales Railway, and the projected Rail-
ways in the South of Ireland.

Sir G. GREY and Mr. T. EGERTON presented
several petitions against the sale of intoxicating liquors
on the Sabbath.

MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Mr. H. HINDE brought in a Bill for constructing
the branches projected by the Midland Counties
Railway Company.
ABERDEEN RAILWAY.

Sir G. GREY brought in a Bill for constructing
:his line, which was read a first time.
EAST DEREIIAM AND PRESTON AND
WYRE RAIL WAYS.

Petitions were presented from the promoters of
these projects, praying for leave to bring in Bills.
They were referred to the Select Committee on Pri-
vate Bills.