The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-13 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

X. i X.
Notes issued ... 27,817,505 'Government debt 11.015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin and
bullion
Silver bullion

£27,817,505
M. MA
Dated the 12th day of De

I £27,817,505
RSITALL, Chief Cashier.
eember, 1844.

BANKING D]
.C.

:PARTMENT.

Proprietors'cepi-
tal
... 14,553,000
Hest 3,110,069
Public deposits
(including Ex-
chequer,Savings
banks, Commis-
sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
dividend ac-

Government secu-
rities (includ-
ing Dead Weight
Annuity)
Other securities 10,193,713
Notes
Gold and silver
coin

counts)
Other deposits
heven day and
other bills 966,45:

.£32.847,9051

M. MA
Dated the 12th day of Del

MARKET IN TELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Pike Current of Dec. 13.)
SUGAR.-Today there was only a limited bu-iriess
.rausacted in any kind of West India Sugar, the quantity
sold amounting to only 300, making the total purchases
for the week. 1,300 hhds and tierces, and the decline in
prices during that time 6d to is per cwt. On Tuesday
100 hhds of Barbadoes will be offered at public sale.
REFINED.-Although farther reduced rates have been
accepted for Refined Goods still the home rade purchase
with reluctance, and the supply is getting large of all
descriptions. Brown lumps are selling at 71s ; Standard
Lumps 72s 6d to 73s ; Tittlers low to middling 71s to
735, good 74s to 755, fine and very fine 76 to 80s ;
Hambro Loaves, 72s to 81s, double 82s to 90s,
and wet lumps 70s to 70s 6d per cwt. To-
day the home Trade purchased Refined goods more
freely, paying 71s to 71s 6d for brown, and 72s 6d to 73s
per cwt for standard lumps.
MAURITIUS.-Although there are sellers at prices
rather under those of this day week, still the purchases
made by private treaty have been extremely limited in
all descriptions, and none has been submitted to public
competition.
EAST ImniA.-This afternoon more , inclination was
shown_ to purchase Bengal Sugar. At public sale 2,711
bags were brought forward, and all sold at full rates ;
fine white Dacca at 66s 6d to 68s, good 64s 6d to 665,
damp and washed 62s 6d to 675, tine strong yellow
64s 6d to 675, good 603 to 635, good middling 58s to
58s 6d, middling 54s 6d to 575, low 52s 6d to 545,
damp and washed 51s 6d to 575, brown damp and washed
46s to 47s ; a few lots of other sorts went Kent at 45s
for brown, and 51s fur low damp yellow. 79 cases 80
bags of Penang at the 32s duty and 5 per cent were so iid
low yellow duty paid at 56s 61, fine brown 55s 6.1, goo,'
53s 6d to 54s 6J, ordinary 4bs, damp and washed 48s to
53s per cwt.
Foaeme.-There has been a falling off in the de-
mand for all descriptions of Foreign Sugar since this
day week ; holders however manifest firmness, and
prices differ little from those of last year. Yellow
Havannah cannot be purchased upon lower terms, but
the business transacted by private contract has been
upon a small scale only, and the sound of 1088
chests at public sale was taken in at the full value.
fine at 22s 6d, good 21s 'to 21s 6d, and low to middling
19s 6d to 20s6d ; a few lots of damaged were, however,
disposed of upon rather lower terms, and went at 18s 6d
to 21s for low to fine quality ; since the sale, however,
900 boxes of the sound have been sold at 20s 6d to
21s 6d. The market is in a quiet state for white.
COFFEE.-This afternoon there was a large quantity
of Coffee adopted for -home consumption brought for-
ward. The public sales consisting of 1443 bags of
Ceylon, 295 bags of Singapore Java, 229 casks and 123
barrels of Berbice of • the new crop. The Ceylon con-
sisted chiefly of Plantation kinds, the whole of which
was withdrawn ; other sorts sold more freely
at firm rates, good ordinary fetched 52s 6d to
535, and sea damaged first class 51s 6d to 525. Of
the Berbice a very small part only sold upon easier terms,
10w53s
6mdidt do 1
5i middling 763 d st
gt to
(7)
ra ry
sound,4s s
good middling went at 80s to 87s, middling 74s 6dfitnoe7oBrsd,
and damaged in the country 34s per cwt.
Triage 38s to 455. Jdaayso ar6ddwi na
fine
fIuTEA.-Thereetaken
tio6nssas°tst'37) r7s
dofison,
this week, and only a :;mall amount of business has
been transacted by private treaty. There was not
much spirit in the biddings at the public sales whieh
commenced yesterday, and finished this afternoon. Pro-
prietors however manifested firmness, and bought in
several parcels at stiff rates. Of the quantity offered,
amounting to 18,041 packages, 5,450 were disposed of at
previous rates excepting for flyson and Ganpo w der,
which went ld to lid under former prices ; scented
Orange Pekoe went rather higher ; Congou ord sold at
10d to 100, fresh and new kinds 11d, rather coarse to
rather strong 114 d to is ld, blackish leaf to blackish leaf
rather strong, Is 2d, blackish leaf Pekoe kind Is 6d to
2s, Souchong fine 2s to 2s ld, Pouohong 6d to 7d,
Flowery Pekoe 2s 4d, blackish leaf Pekoe is id, Orange
Pekoe Is sd. fine scented 3s 4d to '3s 4id, Hyson
common 2s 6d to 2s 6d fair good 2s 7d to 2s 10d, file
to superfine 3s to 65,, Young Hyson, Canton and
Twankay kind 2s 3d, Hyson Skin common Is, Imperial
Canton Twankey kind 2s 6d to 2s 9d Hyson kind
2s lOid to 3s 2d, Gunpowder Hyson kind 3s 3d to
4s 74d Canton 2s 4d to 2s 9d, Campio is Twankey fine
to Hyson kind 28 to 2s 4d, common is 3d but mid is
4d per lb.
Rom, BRANDY, AND HoLLANne.-Holders of Leeward
Island Rum are not inclined to submit to any further de-
cline in prices; but the business transacted this week has
been to a small extent only at 2s 33d to 2s 4d
proof
. strength. The market is and the tendency of prices is. downwards ; 28 to 34 per
cent. O. P. is. 3s in a very dull. state for Jamaica,7d to 3i 11d, superior 4a to 6s ;
there are several parcels on offer. Prices are still on
the decline for Calcutta, and salvo for arrival hayy bcoil
made at 2s to 2s Id per gallon, proof, with certificate,
and at 2s 2d to 2s 2id here. Demerara. has been taken
sparingly, strong descriptions at 3s to 3s 6d per gallon.
The stock of East India is 2,100 casks, and of West India
2,200 casks less than it was in 1843 at this time. In the
best sorts of Brandy there has been a good deal doing at