The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Nov. 19.)
SUGAR.—To-day the market for West India Sugar
presented a firm appearance ; the demand was very good
for all sorts for the scale and pan, the advanced rates pre-
viously established were fully supported; indeed for S agars
worth from 56s to 63s per cwt an advance in some cases
of 6d per cwt was obtained; the show has become small
and very indifferent. The purchases reached 660 hhds,
including a public sale of 100 hhds of Barbadoes Sugar,
which went off with spirit at very full rates—fine yellow
at 665, good 63s 6d to 645, good mid 60s to 61s, mid 58s
to 59s 6d, and low 55s 6d to 57s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar met with ready
purchasers for home consumption, and a further advance
in prices took place, brown lumps fetching 72s 6d to
735, and standard lumps 74s to 74s 6d. Bonded crushed
Sugar is with difficulty to be purchased at 29s 6d. In
10lb loaves, there has been an immense business trans-
acted at 31s 6d to 32s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale,
but 8,000 bags of the new crop are declared for Fri-
day, and which it is expected will go off well, as the
trade are much in want of Mauritius Sugar.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 5,427 bags, were offered at public
sale, 762 bags of which consisted of strong yellow
Dobah, and sold at former rates—fine at 68s, good 65s
to 66s 6d, mid 59s to 61 6d, damp and washed 59s 6d
to 66s ; other sorts fetched full prices, indeed in
some cases, they were rather higher. for inferior and mid
qualities—good brown went at 525, mid 445, damp and
washed 42s to 51s, low ditto 40s 6d to 41s Gd, low sound
yellow 53s 6d, mid 568 6d to 57s 6d, good mid 58s 6d to
59s 6d, good 60s to 60s 6d, damp and washed 50s 6d to
60s per cwt. Of Madras 155 bags were sold at 41s
for very low heavy dark brown, being the full value.
WooL.—The market is still in a quiet state for all
descriptions of wool, and those parties that are inclined
to realise are compelled to submit to rather lower rates:
the arrivals last week were 1,828 bales, 506 of which
consisted of Spanish, and 491 bales of African.
FOREIGN.—To-day many inquiries existed for Foreign
Sugar, but the offers made were such that merchants
would not accept. There are large purchasers, at prices
rather above those that prevailed prior to the intelligence
from the Havannah. The Dutch Company's public sale
of 50,000 baskets of Sugar, equal to 12,000 tons, went
off with spirit at 11 florin advance, equal to Is and is 6d
per cwt. At Hamburgh an advance has taken place of
Is to 2s per cwt for Foreign Sugar.
MoLAssEs.—There has been a much better demand
for West India ,• the transactions have been upon a
large scale at full, but not at higher rates—Antigua at
24s to 245 6d, St. Kitts 21s Gd to 225, and Montserrat
20s 6d per cwt •, at auction St. Viucents went at
21s. In East India Molasses there has been rather
more business transacted, but prices remain low.
Jamaica Honey, 16 cannisters at public sale fetched 69s
to 70s per cwt. Of St. Kitts Tamarinds 13 barrels were
taken in at the moderate rate of 30s per cwt. Of China
Preserves 210 boxes at public sale were partly sold, bu
at low rates—Ginger selling at is to is 3d per lb—
Oranges Is 3d—Citron ls, but Chow-chow was all with
drawn.

COFFEE.—AII descriptions of West India have been in
excellent request by the home trade, and the parcels
offered all found purchasers ; the rates paid show an ad-
vance on those previously quoted of is to 3s per cwt.
This afternoon the demand was brisker for Mocha
Coffee, and 123 bales at public sale were all
sold . at full market rates, middling greenish
clean garbled fetched 68s 6d to 69s 6d, pea
berry mixed 75s to 80s, .triage 48s 6d to 525, and
inferior 32s 6d; of Singapore 170 bags were offered, and
went as follows —sea damaged at 37s Gd to 44s 6d, infe-
rior 19s to 288 6d, fine sound yellow pea berry 52s to
52s 6d, and country damaged 365. Ceylon was taken
sparingly by private contract, and 53s 6d to 54a per cwt
is the value of good ord; •none was offered at auction.
TEA.—There has been a fair demand for Congou
since our last report, and prices have ruled firm ; com-
mon at 101c1 to lOid, good, common lOid to I Id, but
middling rather-coarse 11+d to 114 d, rather blackish
and blackish leaf Is to is 4d, strong blackish leaf
and Pekoe kind is 5d to 2s 4d, and very fine 2s 5d
to 2s 6d per lb ; the supply is small of commons
and there is still a scarcity of fine Congou. Pouchong
is still wanted, and several parcels have been sold at firm
rates—clean fetching 51d to 10d, and superior lOid to
Is 2d; the stock is still diminishing, and this is still the
cheapest description of Tea. Of Souchong some parcels
have been sold on former terms. Twankay large parcels
of yellow leaf sold at is lid to is 2d per lb; the supply
is scanty of brightish leaf and Hyson kinds, which
are much wanted, and fully maintain late rates.
To-day there was a brisk demand for Young Hyson, and
several parcels were disposed of at 2s to 2s 6d. Scented
Orange Pekoe was much sought after, and sales for cash
made at 3s 3id to 3s 4d per lb. In other sorts of Tea
there was not much doing, in consequence of the public
sales advertised.

SPICEB.—This afternoon Malabar Pepper met with
attention, and 513 bags at public sale were sold at steady
rates—shot fetched 31.1, half heavy 3id to 31d, and
good light 3ad. 20 bags of wild Nutmegs went at is Gd
to Is 8d per lb.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—holders of Jamaica
Rum have shown less firmness, and accepted prices
rather under those previously quoted for all descrip-
tions, fine and high flavoured sorts excepted ; there
are few shipping orders, and the home trade have
purchased with caution. Prices rule as follows :-
30 to 32 per cent overproof 3s 8d to 3s 10d, 33 to
35 over proof 4s to 4s 4d, and fine and superior 4s Gd to
5s Gd per gallon ; rather under these rates there are,
ho,A ever, several purchasers. Leewards are more in
request, awl prices remain firm, the supply being
small ; a good demand has existed, and 2s 41 to
2s 5d per gallon proof strength paid for some par-
cels, Demerarais not to be purchased on lower

terms, but at present there are not many buyers; 32 Per
coat ov:Tproof is held for 3s 3d to 3s 4,i, and 33 t..)39
per cent overproof for 3s Gd to 3s 7.1 per gallon: the
supply is but a moderate one. Prices are
going down
for Calcutta Rum, and the market has been in a flat
stale; 2s 23 to 2s 2FI per gallon accepted for proof with
certificate. In Brandy there has been little doing, with-
out alteration in price.
RICE.--Holders of E. I. manifest firmness, and none
of any kind has been submitted to public competition.
Of Bengal several parcels have been disposed ef by
private contract ; middling white at lls, good middling
to good lls 6d to 12s per cwt. Madras at 8s Gd to 93
per cwt for yellow. Java at 9s to 9s Gd for yellow,
and at lOs to Ils 6d per cwt for white. Cleaned Bleed
has secured a good sale. Patna at 13s 6d to 18s, and
Carolina 23s to 27s per cwt.
FRUIT.—The demand for new and old Currants 111
been con3iderable---old Zante and Cephalonia 435, (
Patras 43s to 465, new Zante, 475, new Patres 493 to 503;
the demand for Valenti, Raisins continues brisk at 50! ;
New Red Smyrna in barrels have sold freely at 4'ag,
eases at 465. At public sales 62 casks of old Zalte
Currants sold at 42s to 435, and Imperial French Phu°
in cartons 104 s to 140 s, half cartons 1003 to 1505, claar-
ter cartons 106 s to 130 s, eighth cartons 112 s to ,
eighth boxes 90s, and quarter chests 755. 'ew
half chests Prunes were taken in at 38s. 13,121 drums
new Turkey pulled Figs were also put up, but being
much out of condition were mostly taken in from 4Ss t
655, but a great portion were taken by the trade after
the sale. 1,600 drums Sultanas were withdrawn at "
to 655, a few since sold at the latter price. 20 barrels
new black S:nyrna Raisins were taken in at 408, and 35
barrels of old sold at 325.
SALTPETRE—There was little business transacted.%
private contract to-day in Rough. At public sale °
bags of Bombay were offered, and sold at about t“"L,
former value ordinary damp grey 16 per cent ; refractian,
went at 23s 6d, 15 per cent ditto 245, 13 to 91 per cent,
mid damp grey 255, 3i. per cent good ditto 26s fid
un-
refracted lOs to 17s per cwt. English Refined W.'
been taken sparingly at 29s to 29s 6d per cwt.
INDIGO.—The business transacted in East India Ls:
been limited, and at a reduction on the rates of the
Quarterly Sale of 2d to 3d per lb, there are few Pil';
chasers for home consumption or shipping ;. at presetild
not many parcels are offering for sale ; if prices silati
come down a little lower it will be the cause of spec''.
lators making investments.
OILS.—The home trade have purchased all descril
tions of common Fish Oil with caution since Tussm,
,
last, and for exportation very little business has bt
transacted, in the value however little variation 1171
taken place. Pale Seal has been disposed of at
lOs to 351, coloured 301 to 33/, Cod 32/ 10s
33/, and Southern 281 to 321 lOs per tun. There i 9,111
good consumption of Fish Oil going on. Arrivals of ,
are corning more freely. Sperm, fine British at 881 ".
~
901. Linseed Oil has been in excellent request on tall
spot and for forward delivery, several purchases bare„
,
been made by shippers, and prices rule firm at 23s 6a
23s 9d per cwt. For Rape there are few 1):
11 :
chasers, sellers of pale at 355, and brown .
per cwt. Palm, first quality, at 26s to 26s Gd. Cocoa Nat
ordinary went at 26s per cwt. In Olive there has been
little business transacted, and prices are still loOkt,
down, Gallipoli selling at 431 to 431 103, Spanish 411
421, and Barbary and Levant 391 to 401 per tun ;
.1-
prices are 20s to 60s under those current in 1843.
value of American Lard Oil is 401 to 411 per tun.
TALLOW.—The market has been firm for Mussl
Tallow ; on the spot there has been a brisk de03,35,.0
from the town and country trade, 40s 6d to 40s 9d A;
the current rates paid for New P Y Candle. For to"
livery up to the end of the year several purchases Wet
been made at 40s 3d to 40s Gd and for Spring months $
41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow at 41s to 4156 d
nett cash.