The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-01 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April 30.)
SUGAR-Prices have been sustained for West India Sugar,
but the market on Wednesday and Thursday was in a tran-
quil state : on Friday, however, there was a better demand
for all descriptions, and merchants displayed firmness.
To-day increased activity was produced in the Colonial Sugar
market in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
stating that the only alteration in the duties will be on
Foreign Sugar, the produce of free labour, that not to come
into operation until November next. and giving to West
India, Bengal, and Madras Sugar a protection of lOs per cwt.
For British Plantation the rates, paid were 6d to is per cwt
above those of Friday.
REFINED.-The grocers have purchased Refined goods
largely, paying higher rates ; the supply has become small,
and Refiners are unwilling to enter into contracts for forward
delivery. To-day numerous parcels of refined goods were
taken by the home trade at advanced rates ; standard Lumps
fetched 80s 6d to 81s, brown Lumps 79s to 80s
.per cwt. In
Bastards and Pieces large sales made at rather higher rates.
Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted and is not to be purchased
under 25s 9d per cwt.
MAuarrivs.-The demand has been good, and previous
rates are sustained. At auction 310 bags were disposed of ;
' mid yellow at 61s 6d to 625, and low 61s to 61s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-The grocers have been ready purchasers of
Bengal Sugar paying fully former rates. To-day Bengal
met with attention, and 1,600 bags at public sale sold at
full rate ; fine white at 68s Gd, good 66s to 675, mid 648 6d,
yellowfils 6d to 623 6d, strong 63s to 63s 6d, damp and washed
61s to 67s per cwt. There was a good deal of inquiry
privately for all descriptions of Foreign East India Sugar,
but the advanced rates asked prevented business of moment ;
the present prices are 19s to 22s for Manilla, and 20s to 25s
per cwt for Java.
FOREIGN.-White Havannah has been in good demand,
and very full rates are paid. To-day there was a flatness in
the market for Brazil, Havannah and Porto Rico Sugar, in
consequence of no reduction in the duty being proposed, but
holders were not inclined to take lower rates.
MorAssEs.-The demand for West India has been good, and
former rates are sustained. Bengal at 17s to 17s 6d, and low
and middling 15s to 16s 6d per cwt. Prices are for West
India 2s to 3s per cwt lower than they were last year at this
period.
TEA.-Since Tuesday last the demand has been brisk for
Tea. Congou at is Old to is ld for common, is lid to is 2d
for good common; Twankay, ordinary at is 2id to is 3d;
Hyson, common and good common 2s 2d to 2s 8d ; and Pou-
chong, low' to good 5d to 10d per lb. The total sales since
this day week are 6,000 packages. To-day there was less
demand for Tea ; but holders were not generally inclined to
take lower rates. The falling off in the demand is to be attri-
buted to there being no alteration in the duty.
Cocoa.-Prices have given way is per cwt for West. India.
Trinidad middling red at 49s to 508, ordinary dark red 47s to
48s Gd, middling grey 47s to 47s 6d, low 44s to 465, damaged
30s to 45s ; Grenada middling sound 475, low 42s to 455, and
sea damaged 30s to 42s per cwt. Foreign Cocoa is held for
previous rates, but little business has been transacted
privately.
COFFEE.-The small parcels of West India sold privately
have been rather under previous rates; at auction 120 brls
and bags unclean Demerara were taken in at 70s for fine fine
ord, and fine ord 65s per cwt. This afternoon a brisk demand
sprung up for Mocha Coffee, and prices advanced conside-
rably, middling yellow fetching 78s to 80s per cwt by private
contract. The demand for Foreign and Foreign East India
Coffee has considerably increased, and higher rates given ;
Sumatra 28s to 295, Padang 31a to 345, Singapore Java
36s to 425. Company's 50s to 545. Rio ordinary to
good ordinary 319 to 355, and St. Domingo 32s
to 34s per cwt; these prices are 3s to 4s above those of
last week, but for all sorts of Coffee at the 4d per lb duty, the
market has a dull appearance, and prices are drooping ; few
parcels have been disposed of privately ; 56s to 57s is the va-
lue of good ordinary Ceylon. At auction only 17G barrels
Rio and 91 bags of Havannah were offered: the former sold
at high rates ; very fine coloury mountain berry 85s to 90s 6d,
middling and low middling 62a Gd to 745, fine ordinary dingy
53s to 565; the latter was taken in at 53s per cwt for fine
ordinary.
SPICES.-Cassia. Lignea has been taken sparingly by pri-
vate contract, and in some cases the rates accepted are rather
under those of this day • week. This afternoon Nutmegs
were wanted, and 10 chests at public sale sold at full rates :
good bold. brown Singapore 'at 3s Bd, middling 3s 2d to 3s
44 ; low middling 3s to 3s Id. Of Mace 7 chests were sold
at 3s 2d for middling, and 2s lid to 3s for low middling.
East India Ginger was sought after, and 1,242 pockets
Bengal at auction sold at 18s to 18s 6d, for ordinary rather
small, being higher.
IIVM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Prices are maintained
for Jamaica Rum, and good and fine qualities are much
wanted ; 3s 10d paid for 40 puns good quality, high flavour,
33 per cult overproof, but common and middling sorts have
been taken sparingly at 3s&l to 3s 8d per gallon. Leewards
firm ;2s 2d paid for-140 puns proof strength ; Demerara at
3s Id to 3s 5d per gallon for strong descriptions, Calcutta at
Is 10d per gallon proof strength, but holders will not sell
under Is 11d. For Brandy prices are firm, and rule as fol-
lows :-Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds
5s lOds, puns 5s 84; ditto 1839, hlids 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d;
ditto 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d; ditto 1841, hhds 5s 54,
puns 53 3d; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 44, puns 5s 2d; mid quali-
ties of various marks 3s 5d to 4s 6d, low 2s 10d to 3s 44, and
Spanish Brandy 2s 94 to 2s 10d per gallon. Geneva dull of
sale,. shipping sort at is 84 to is 9d, fine fit for duty 2s 24
to 3s. English Corn Spirit at lOs 2d per gallon, cash.
To-day for Brandy there were sellers at Id per gallon under
the rates quoted above. West India Rum attracted more at-
tention ; Jamaica, 28 to 30 over proof, 3s 44 to 3s 6d, 35 over
3s 9d to 3s 104, fine 4s Gd to 4s lid; Demerara, 28 to 30
over 2s 10d to 3s, 33 to 35 over 33 4d ; proof Leewards 2s 2d.
Rim-Bengal Rice, low white at 10s to lOs 3d, middling
lOs 6d, for good lls per cwt ; Java is dull of sale at 8s Gd to
lls, and Madras at 8s to 9s per cwt. Cleaned Rice at 13s to
17s for Patna, and 2ls to 26s per cwt. This afternoon, Ben •
gal Rice, good middling white fetched 10s 6d to lis per cwt.
SAGO.-Pearl Sago, common at 123 6d to 13s Gd, middling
14s to 15a, good 16s to 19e, and-fine 20s to 25s per cwt. This
Afternoon, Pearl Sago sold at 17s Gd to 18s, for middling
small brown Pearl being higher.
INDIGO.-Since the conclusion of the quarterly sale the
market has exhibited a firm appearance for East India Indigo.
From shippers the demand has been brisk for Bqpgal, and the
advanced rates previously established fully suppbrted. Span-
ish wanted, and higher rates offered.
OILS.-30s to 40s per tun for Southern oil. Fine pale at
291 to 304 good 28/ to 281 15s, middling 271 to 271 10s, one
lot 26/ 10s per tun. Seal, pale at 33/ lOs to
34/. Cod, 34/. Sperm, fine British at 75/ to 76/, and
inferior 72/ to 74/. HeaCimatter, 80/ to 80/ 10s per tun.
Linseed Oil at 26s 64 to 27s per cwt ; Rape Oil pale at 39s Gd
to 40s, and brown 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. Olive Oil Galli-
poli at 52/ lOs t 053/, Sicily•s24 Spanish 51/ to 51110 s, and
Barbary 50/ to 50/10s per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil 298 to 31s Gd
common to fine. Palm 24s to 28s per cwt. •
TALLOW.-South American in casks at 33s 3d to 39s 90,
boxes 368 64 to 395, very low soft dark in barrels 20s to
20s 3d ; North American fetched 38s to 393. East India
38s 94 to 395, and New SoUth Wales 408 24 to 40s 6d per
cwt. Russian Tallow has been taken sparingly on the spot;
40s to 41s is the value of P. Y. Candle here ; and 428 to 42s 3d
per cwt for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow
is 40s to 408 6d per cwt nett cash.

COURSE OF EXCH.A:I
Amsterdam CF. 12 5
• Ditto, at sight l2 3
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Ilumburgh M.B. 13 15
_Altona • 13 15
Faris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 mouths 25 90
Marseilles
BOurdea Luc 25 95
Frankfort on Maine -122
Petersburgh, 3Us

GE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar , .
Legkorn 3O 55
Genoa • 25 90
Milan
Venial ........ .. 47
Nap1e5........ ...... .
Palarmo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 534
Oporto s3}
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BC WON, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4
Silver in Bars 0 4 11i

Berlin , . , 7
Vienna, effee. g. 3 M 9 55:
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 364

Cadiz

YAlbao 36
Barcelona 36

Sevillo

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CONDITION or rim Poon.—Mr. Corney,- the De
puty of Broad-street Ward, will bring -forward the fol-
lowing motion or. the next day of meeting of the Court
of Common Council :—" That it be referred to the Par-
liaMeutary ComMittee-to consider. the propriety of .peti-
tiOning Parliament for on Act to,bet ter the moral and
physical condition of the vagrant population. of this me-
tropolis, and report • their" opinion • forthwith .to this
CourC The discussion which was commenced at the
last Court wilt; it is believed; be one of much interest.
THE " PROTECTED".P.RASANTRY.."-011e -of the. first
'nets of the President of the Northumberland Agricultute
Protection Society, was the: reduction' of the wages of
his labOUrers 2s. per week. *The serfs "struck," but
were obliged to succumb. Certain "compulsory" friends
to the corn-laws, in the vicinity of Alnwick slily in-
sinuate that , the "bold peasantry" have suffered this re-
duction owing to Peel's late declaration, namely,,that he
had Made no promise to abandon the income-tax at the
expiration of three years."—correspondent of Grteskead
Observer.

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TUB LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT THE
ROYAL HOTEL, CLIFToN.--The gentleman of the name
of lleathcote, who was stopping at the above hotel, and
who, on Tuesday night, in a state of groat alarm, con-
sequent on a fire breaking out in his bedroom, jumped
from the window into the street, and was greatly hurt,
continued to linger at the infirmary, to which place he
had been immediately conveyed, until Sunday morning,
when he expired. From the first very faint hopes were
entertained of his recovery, and indeed so dreadful were
the injuries which he had sustained, that it was scarcely
to be desired•that he should live, for had he done so, he
vust have,been a maimed and disfigured man fur the re-
\triainder of his days. The inquest on the body was held
at the infirmary, on Monday afternoon, when the jury,
after the examination of several witnesses, returned a
verdict
of " Accidental death."
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