The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-19 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Oct. 18.)
SUGAR.—Since our last report firmness has charac-
terised the home consumption Sugar market, and there
has been a considerable falling off in the quantity sub-
mitted to public competition. To-day there was no
public sale of any description of Raw Sugar. There
was only a limited business transacted in the West India
market ; but holders were firm, and obtained former
rates. The total purchases for the week are 2,000 hhds
and trcs.
REFINED.—The demand has been limited for Refined
goods from the home trade, and more inclination has
been manifested on the part of Refiners to sell, who have
submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is.
To-day the grocers purchased goods more freely, paying
72s to 72s 6d for brown, and 73s to 73s 6d per cwt for
standard lumps. There are not further sellers of bonded
Crushed Sugar under 28s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—There has been more firmness on the part of
importers this week, and none has been brought to public
sale • a better demand has prevailed by private coatract
for all descriptions, and in some cases the rates paid are
rather above those of the last public auction ; the supply
has become scanty of yellow, and of brown sorts the
quantity at market is much less than has been the case
of late. The stock in the docks is only 534 bags more
than it was last jean at this time, nearly the whole of
which is held by the dealers. This afternoon some par-
cels were sold privately rather above former rates.
EAST INDlA.—Holders of white Bengal Sugar are less
inclined to realise, and none has been offered at public
sale this week. This afternoon there was a good
deal doing by private contract in white Ben-
gal Sugar, and the rates paid were 6d to is
per cwt above those of the last public sale ; none was
offered at auction. To-day Manilla Sugar met with
attention, but higher rates being asked checked business,
and 2,260 bags at public sale were all taken in above the
value ; low and damp brown at 15s 6d to 16s, and mid
sound 17s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah is held with firmness,
and there are not sellers but at the improved rates of last
week. With Brazil the market has been better supplied,
still there has been less demand, and a decline in prices
of 6d per cwt has taken place. Of 571 chests 92 bags
Bahia, a small part only found purchasers—middling to
good greyish brown at 17s to 18s 6d, yellow 19s, and
low to good white 20s to 22s 6d. There is no alteration
in the value of Porto Rico.
MoaessEs.—The demand is on the increase for West
India ; holders show firmness, and have obtained former
rates. 250 puns Antigua have been disposed of pri-
vately at 23s 64 to 24s per cwt. East India Molasses at
14s to 16s per cwt. The low rates that prevail check
shipments from Calcutta and Madras. For Honey prices
are on the advance.
Cocoas—The market is still scantily supplied with
West India, although a large parcel of Trinidad has
arrived ; 10 brls of St. Vincent at auction fetched 365,
and very low red 30s per cwt. The market for Foreign
has a firm appearance, and the stock is on the decrease.
RlCE.—lmporters of Bengal supply the market
sparingly, and none has again been offered at auction;
there are many purchasers, and they have been com-
pelled to pay I Is Gd to 12s for middling and good middling
white, and 12s 6cl per cwt for good. To-day former
rates were fully supported, for Bengal Rice 250 bags
good middling white rather dusty at public sale were
sold at 12s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The stock here is large of all descriptions
of Coffee, and in nearly every instance much more than
it was last year at this period. Although there are sel-
lers of West India upon further reduced terms, still the
home trade have purchased with much caution, and the
few parcels disposed of privately are much under the
rates that prevailed three months back: the second
hand holders are decidedly desirous to reduce their
stocks, on account of the cheapness of other sorts of
Coffee. This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind of Coffee, and the amount of business transacted by
private treaty was extremely limited by shippers and the
home trade; sls to 52s is the value of good ordinary
Ceylon.
TEA.—To-day the bhhlings were very languid at the
public sales of 'Tea, and the quantity actually disposed
of was small, only 2,600 finding buyers out of 16,900
packages gone through. Several merchant., however,
were not di,posed to submit to lower rates, and
again bought in and withdrew large parcels ; those that
were disposed to realise accepted prices id to id
under those of the last public sales for Cove', and id
to 4.l per lb for Twankay. Common Congou sold at
10d to 10id, Twankay ordinary Is lid to is lld per lb.
The total quantity passed the sales w this afternoon is
33,400 packages, only 4,050 of which were sold.
SPICES.—This afternoon a large parcel of Cassia
Lignea sold at a decline on former rates of Is per cwt;
ordinary course large bundleas went at 49s 64 to 50s,
good ordinary 50s 64 to 51s, middling 541 to 54s 6d,
good middling 55s 6d, good 'sBs 6tl to 595; small bundles
sold as follows—low mid 54s 61 to 555, mid 56s 6d,
good mid 58s 61 to 59s Gd, good thin quill 61s to
9ls 6d, ordinary coarse 51s 6d to 525, mouldy went at
46s to 525, broken ends 52s to 53s 6d, loose and broken
47s 6,1 to 48s 6d. 661 bags of good light but rather
stalky Sumatra Pepper only partly sold at 2id to 2-1
per lb, being the full value. 9 cases of Batavia Nut -
inegs at the high duty sold rather higher, bold
brown 3s 6d to 3s 7d, and small 2s 8d to 2s lid.
12 bags Pimento 4FI for middling. 139 bags of white
Pepper went at 5d for middling, being rather higher.
143 bags of African Ginger 46s 6d to 475. and one lot
62s per cwt ; 10 brls of Jamaica 716 s to 91 10s for good
to fine bold white ; 150 tins 6 casks of good and fine
Cayenne Pepper sold at is to 2s per lb.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a
good demand for Jamaica Rum, and very full rates have
been paid ; the sales amount to 300 puns, fair quality 28
to 34 per cent over proof at 4s to 4s 4d, fine 32 to 36
over 4s lid to ss, and superior 5s 6d to 6s per gallon.
Leewards are not much wanted for the present ;
holders are not so firm, and submitted to a reduc-
tion on former rates of id to Id per gallon ; the
quantity sold is only 100 puns at 2s 4d to 2s 4id proof
strength. Demerara fetched 3s 6d to 3s 7d for 32 to 37
per cent O.P. Calcutta 2s 3d proof for some parcels.
The arrivals of all sorts of Rum are small since this day
week, deliveries large. Prices firm for Brandy : Cognac,
best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s
lid ; 1839, hhds 4s lid, puns 4s 8d ; 1840, hhds 4s
10d, puns 4s 84 ; 1841, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d ; 1842,
hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d, low 3s to 3s 3d, and mid 3s 4d
to 3s 104 per gallon. Geneva Is 9d to Is 10d per gallon.
For English Corn Spirits prices are still sustained.
SaurPETßE.—This afternoon rough met with atten-
tion, and 200 bags of Calcutta, at public sale, 10i per
cent refraction mid grey, fetched 25s to 25s 6d, being the
former value.

Saao.—The demand is improving, and holders mani-
fest firmness ; none has been offered at public sale ; by
private contract common small pearl has been selling at
12i to 13s, middling 14s to 16s, good middling and good
17s to 19s, and fine 20s to 235. Arrow-root is still
abundant, and the supply is more than sufficient for the
demand ; 424 packages at auction went at sid for St.
Vincent, and Is per lb for Bermuda.
COCHINEAL.--This afternoon at public sale 270 bags
of Honduras, and 202 bags of Mexican Cochineal were
brought to public sale, and went at a reduction en former
rates of Id to 2d per lb. Honduras low to fine bold silvers
sold at 4s 2d to 4s I Id, Mexican black 4s 5d to 4s Bd,
and silvers 4s 3d to 4s 4d per lb. No black Honduras in
the sales.

INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India was brought
to a close this day. The quantity declared was 12,951
chests. The demand for Kurpahs and Madras was brisk,
the ordinary sorts sold at July sale's prices, and the good
and fine at 3d discount.

Ou.s.—There has been less demand for common de-
scriptions of Fish Oils this week, and for Seal and Cod
rather lower rates have been accepted, the former being
disposed of at 3515 s to 351 lOs for Pale, the latter at 33/
to 33/10s; Southern, however, has sustained the former
currency, and is fetching 28110 s to 331 lOs per tun for low
to fine quality. A large parcel of Southern is declared
for public competition. Sperm 901 to 92l per tun for
fine British. For Linseed Oil 23s 6d to 24s per cwt.
have been accepted for small parcels on the spot,
these rates are 7s to 7s 6d per cwt lower than at
this period last year. Rape Oil is firm in price,
Pale at 36s to 36s 6d, and brown 35s to 358 6d per cwt.
Cocoa Nut Oil at 278 6d to 29s 6d per cwt. Palm at 26s
to 27s per cwt. Olive-441 to 451 is the value of Galli-
poli ; 411 to 431 for Spanish; and 391 to 401 per tun for
Barbary, being much the same as last year at this
period. American Lard Oil 421 to 421 108 per tun.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 129 casks new
South Wales Tallow were sold at 40s 6d to 48s 6d, 49
Knapsacks of Cape 41s 6d to 425, 21 casks East India
41s, and 383 packages South American at 33s to 393 9d
per cwt.

COAL MANZ Eir.
Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's
Main, 17s 6d ; Davison's West Hartley, 19s ; Hasting's
Hartley, 19s ; Morrison's Hartley, 16s 3d ; Old Pontop,
15s 6d ; Wylam, 17E 6d ; W. E., Belmont, 23s 6d ; W.
E., Hetton, 24s 6d ;W. E. Russell's Hetton, 24s ; W.
E., Richmond's, 23s ; W. E., Stewart's, 24s fid ; W. E.,
Whitwell, 23s ; W. E., Kelloe, 24s 3d ; W. E., Bar-
rett, 22s ; W. E., Brown's Deanery, 22s ; W. E , Tees,
24s ; W. E., West Hetton, 21s 3d ; W. E., Tees, 21s ;
Cowpen Hartley, 19s ; Hartley, 19s. Ships arrived since
last day, 28.

The armed and enrolled pensioners were inspected
on the esplanade of the Castle by Major-General Sir
Neil Douglas, hisi Aid-de-camp, Major Douglas, and
the Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant-Colonel
Eden, on Tuesday. The Lord Provost and Sheriff
Speirs were also present. The pensioners seemed to go
through their rnano3uvre, with great precision, and ap-
urgh Paper,
parently gave much satisfaction.-.—Edin4