The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-01 00:00:00

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

At the market this morning there was exhibited a 1
lerably fair stock of fish. Cod-fish, Turbots, Soles, &
Brills; were the chief `kinds' in 'demand. - The followiol
were-the prices :',-- • •
PriraeXurbot, each
. -..
2°4'10 "0 ' t°
trl Ditto small, per do.
-Fine Cod-fish, each -' -10 0 18 00
inferior ditto •-* 6 7
Smelts, per. 46 0 0 10 0
Fine Whitings, per 15 .. - 3 6 10 0
Salmon, per lb.
Scate, each
Brill, each - • - -
3 Fresh Herrings, per hundred
• LiveGnn
Flounders,e s
each
3 0 4 2
quartern ........., 331, 660 1204
66
0
Fine Lobsters, per score • - — 4 O 0 45 %
inferior ditto l5 0 20 %
Shrimps, per gallon
Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 6 0 ' .7 v
Best Common Oysters, per bushel
Natives • 22 0 20 0

Salmon, the season for which is now coming in, tippet
very fine ; there has been a considerable fplantity in t
market for the last few days. Fresh Herrings sad • Spri
are getting ordinary, the season for them is fast approac
ing to a close. Herrings have spawned, and are cone
quently without roe, in which state they arc said to
unwholesome ; Salmon, it is held, are exactly the revel'
as they are unfit for human food when full of spawn:

CITY 111/I,RKETS.--(TWELVE O'CLOCK.)
PLANTATION SuGnas.--The business done iL
West India
,Sugars this week has been very Ihnite6
the sales altogether not exceedingl,4oo hhds., price
however remain without alteration: the ,attentiof
of the buyers appears to hare been nearly wholll
devoted to the public sales of Mauritius Sugar whie
have been brought forward, the quality of the great'
part being exceedingly good, and of the descriptioe
suited to the Grocery trade; 8,475 bags , was tbi
"total quantity offered, the *hole'of which were take
off with considerable spirit at froin.s4s. to 58s. fd
low 'to fine browns, and 595. to 635. for low to iii
yellows, for a few lots of very fine bright yelloe
645. to 655. was obtained : the prices generally .wet'
considered to be about Is. lower than those paid
the sale on Friday last. . .
Delivered last week from West India Docks, 3,061 hilt%
141 tre.

_
Stock on hand in West India Docks (oi 29th inst.)
26,117 hhds ; 2,475 trs.
Stock on hand in West India Docks (onSlet Jan:lB97).
115,194 hhds. ; 2,407 try._

FOREIGN SUGARS... The enquiries are numerous,
but very little business appears to have been done;
a few chests Brazil were offered on Tuesday last WI
public sale, the prices of which were from 275. foe,
brown to 365. for low white.
iREFIN EL "SUGARS.,.In consequence of the gene
Tallsearcity of goods, the business =done this wee
has been rather limited; the demand for 46 ship',
ping qualities continues steady, and•tbe buyers still
offer Is. to Is. .6d. per cwt. advance on the preset
price for brown 'lump, deliverable in the middle 0,
March next : in crashed there is a good deal doing'
the fine-grocery descriptions are more in request.
COFFEE.--1,165 bags Foreign have been sold bf,
public sale this week, good to fine ordinary Braei
375. 6d. to 38s. 6d., barely supporting the prices el,
last week; the demand for Foreign Coffee for the
Mediterranean = continues extensive c. in :Plantation'
very little business has been done; a large parcel s'
East India by public sale yesterday, sold at very 100
rates;nearly fine ordinary quality a 385.: the Wail
Coffee sold by the East India Company yesterday,
was also'sold at lower prices, fair quality a 665. 6d,
Delivered last week from West India Docks, 238 cast°ll
1895 bags, &c•
Stock on hand in West India Docks (on the 29th inst.);
11,525 casks, 88,543 bags,
Stock on hand in West India Docks (on the 31st Jan,)
10,370 casks, 79,887 bags, &c.
FEIJIT.—There arc some arrivals of New Cur'
rants, which are now landing; prices remain firm
parcel of New Denia Raisins in baskets has beer,
sold this week a 405., quality very good; New Re°
Smyrna Raisins are mere in demand, some parcel`
have been sold a 4.55. ,
Russ still continues in .little demand, and no pugs
chases are made but= for immediate wants ; the
stock is about 1,200 hhds. and plineheons.lese. Os°
last year. -
SPICES have undergone no material variatioo;
nutmegs are rather lower; cinnamon commands
sale at the former advance. Pepper is heavy, sII
large deliveries have been made since-this day weel‘'
viz. about 41,600 lbs.
WooL.---The sales of Spanish, German, NO
South Wales, and other -Wools, noticed in oili, ;
last, went off with much animation yesterday an/
.Wednesday. The prices obtained were good for eh'
quality. German, third quality, fetched from 1"
3d. to 2s. 3d.: Australian from Is. 3d.-tole. s(l'
and Spanish Wools were sold at about the sail/
prices as given privately. The import of Wool`
since this day week has been trifling. The
veries of Spanish have amounted to about 23,00'
stock of
. fallow is rapidly de:
I bsT.,,,tatitlovf._GTerhmean
rather under 30,000 casks. The
about 22,000 lbs.
9
gto is 395. per cwt. Tallow for f'
moreere a s i nag:2,o%7.dThespeculation
cvt.
The
deliveries :n
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375. Is only per cwt.
tire delivery
BnisTnEs rather more is doing than of la
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prices area in
better.
sALTrETRE n the beginning
of the week et
periti iced a decline of from Is. to Is. 6d, per et'
owing to large arrivals. The deliveries in
we,k, ending last might, have been 2,509 cwt.
demand continues regular, but the price has not lo°
terially recovered from the depression.
INDIGO.-7-The East India sale kas finished. Be'
gal and Benares upon the average: have sold fro"
6d. to 9d. under-the October sale, shipping qualitied
Madras from 3d. to 9d. under last sale. Ondesw
which there was a large quantity; from 6d; to 15.5,
under the October sale. As the 'kale' colietud'co
prices rather improved. The accounts received t.
favourable. Although the weathei
day before yesterday of the Indigo' crop 'were
11
tremely •
been variable with much ram in most distrfe,tst'be
full average crop was considered certaili,--in° td
quality in general good. The deliveries from Ad
warehouses in the last seven days have eve"
22,00011:15.• ' • - ' 61/
In SILK business is lees active than previously