The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-29 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 28.)
SDGAIL—To-day the market for West India Sugar
presented a flat appearance, the demand was limited for
the scale and pan; good and fine yellow, of which there
is still a scarcity, fetched the former value, but for all other
sorts the rates taken were rather under those previously
quoted. The total purchases are 300 hhds, and including
a public sale of 114 hhds of Barbadoes, which went off at
former prices for good to fine, but middling and low
must again be quoted 6d per cwt cheaper ; low sold at
52s to 53s 6d, middling 54s to 57s 6d, good middling
5Ss 6d to 59s 6d, good 60s to 61s 6d, and fine 66s per cwt.
REFINED. —To-day there was no variation in the value
of Refined goods, but the home trade purchased with
much caution. Bonded Crushed Sugar is selling for
forward delivery at 30a to 30s 6d per cwt ; it is not so
much wanted as it was.

MAURITIUS.—This afternoon at public sale two par-
cels amounting to 1,845 bags, were brought forward, and
sold at a decline on former rates of is per cwt ; middling
yellow went at 52s to 545, low 50s to sls 6d, low brown
42s to 42s 6d. middling 43s 6d to 45s 6d per cwt.
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EAST INDIA.—This afternoon buyers of Bengal Sugar
operated with caution, and 1,739 bags at public sale
m(lin per 6
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to 61s 6d, mid 60s to 608 6d, low 595, damp and washed
58s to 60s 6d. By private contract a large parcel of
Dobah has been disposed of. 202 bags of Madras at
auction were sold at lower rates, and went at 38s to 40s
6d for very low dark damp brown. 101 casks of Calcutta
Tamarinds were only partly sold at 13s to 13s 6d
per cwt, being cheaper.
CINNAMON.—The extensive public sales, which com-
menced yesterday, were brought to a conclusion at a
late hour this afternoon ; the demand was very li-
mited throughout, although there was an evident desire
on the part of merchants to realise ; the biddings were
unusually languid, and of the total quantity of-
fered, amounting to 3,524 bales 305 cases, not above a
third part were actually disposed of, at prices showing a
decline on those of the last quarterly sales of 4d to 7d
for firsts, 4d to 5d for seconds, and 3d to 4d f.ir thirds:
Ceylon, first sort sound went at 3s ld to 4s Bd, broken
2s 10d to 3s, second sort sound 2s 2d to 3s Bd, broken
2s 4d to 2s 10d, third sort sound 2s to 3s 4d, and broken
2s to 2s Gd per lb.
FOREIGN.—To-day 278 hhds, and 185 brls of Porto
Rico Sugar were submitted to public competition, and
all taken in at moderate rates, fine yellow but rather soft
' at 235, good 20s 6d to 21s 6d, mid 20s, washed 20s 6d to
235, repacked from loose in ships hold 16s per cwt: by
private contract there was little done in any kind of
Foreign Sugar, but holders remain firm.
COFFEE.—Although there are sellers of West India
up-n rather lower terms, still buyers have purchased
with much caution, and of the various parcels offered at
public sale a very small part only found buyers ; Ber-
bice, middling went at 81s to 88s, low middling
70s to 755, fine fine ordinary 63s to 68s, fine
ordinary 54s to 58s, good ordinary 51s to 535,
low ordinary 40s to 48s ; Jamaica low middling
unclean 70s, fine fine ordinary 60s to 635, and good ordi-
nary 51s to 52s per cwt. Jamaica is still in short supply,
but common sorts are abundant; the consumption of
West India Coffee •is still interfered with by Ceylon,
which is cheap •and plentiful, the liquor of which is good
and the Coffee roasting well. There has been a• large
supply of East India Coffee st market, adapted for the
wants of the house trade, and a decline in value has oc-
curred. With Mocha the market has been abundantly sup-
plied, and a decline in the seine of 2s per cwt has oc-
curred. Ceylon of native description is not much in
request at present ; and the market having been freely
supplied, previous rates are barely supported. Java is
held for the former value, and a fair amount of business
has been transacted privately. Common East India Coffee
has met with increased attention privately, but prices do
net improve, although the market is sparingly supplied.
For Foreign Coffee there are few orders at present, but
holders of Brazil and St. Domingo will not sell bet at
full rates, and common sorts are held for 27s 6d to
28s 6d. This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind of Coffee, and the transactions privately were
extremely limited; 51s per cwt is the nearest vette,
t f good ordinary Ceylon. The stock is very large of all
sorts of Coffee adapted for home consumption.
TEA.—Merchants are firm, and 'with black and green
Tea the market is not over supplied. Congou has
brought fully former rates, and a brisker demand has
been experienced ; common sound has been selling at
lid to 110, and good common 1 lid to Is per lb;
there is a scarcity of Tea worth from is 4d to
Is 9d per lb. For Pouchong there has been a
tively demand, and the rates paid show an advance
of Id to 2d per lb. Fine scented Orange Pekoe brought
an advance on former rates of ld to 2d per lb. In
Twankay a fair business has been transacted, yellow
leaf is 3d to is Mid per lb. Hyson is held with firm-
ness, but there is a pause in the demand; common is no
to be purchased under 2s Gd per lb. The supply is small o
all descriptions. Previous rates are fully supported for
Gunpowder and Imperial. Young Hyson is wanted at
former terms, but for Flowery Pekoe prices rule mode-
rate, -and the same remark is applicable to Hyson skin.
To-day there was a good business transacted in nearly
every kind of black and green Tea ; the tendency of
prices is upwards. Sales of common Congou were made
at lld to 113-d, good common llid to Is, and Twankay
ordinary is 3d to is 31d per lb.
SPICES.—This afternoon Pimento was in limited re-
quest, and 781 bags at public sale went id per lb under
former rates, 'viz., at 34d to 3-id, and inferior 2id to 3d
per lb. •
RUff, Bn4NDY, AND Hos,eafens,--Jamalott Burn is not
to be purchased at any further decline in prices, but the,
demand has been limited for home use and export, 28 to
33 per cent overproof, is held for 3.; 5d to 3s 9d; 34 to
36 per cent over, good 3s 10d to 45 2d; fine 4s 4d to
5s 6d; and high flavoured sorts suitable for the german
and American market 6s to Is per gallon ; of these the
supply is scanty. Leewards are not much wanted, and
2s 21d to 2s 3d are the latest rates taken for proof; some
parcels are offering for sale. Calcutta is dull of sale. at
23 to 2s Id proof with certificate. The home and ex-
port demand has been limited for Demerara, strong de-
syriptioee ere as tt as 34 per gal, The stock of Runs
has been further increased.— Brandy has fully sus-
tained the former value, and there has been