The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-29 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of January 28.)
Suoan----There has been a good desire evinced oil the-
part Ci.f both grocers and refiners to purchase British
Plantation Sugar this week. Jamaica dark brown with
a few better samples on the board has been sold at 62s V
Trinidad, Demerara and Berbice mid yellow 62s 6d to
63s ; Jamaica ;,-,sw mid 64s ; St. Vincent's mid strong
gray 66s 6d, "good min 575 6ti per cwt.
for all qualities ofßritish
To-day prices were sustiv;a:fd
-
Plantation Sugar; the market, lio;Yevet:, was in a dull
state, the Trade for the most part supp,;ling their wants
at the public sales of Bengal and Mauritius, The total
purchases for the week are 1,000 hhds and trcs.
REFINED.—The market for Refined Sugar was du;'
at the commencement of the week, and• rather lower
rates were accepted; during the last two days, however,
buyers have come forward- more freely. Brown lumps
common 73s to 755, good to fine 76s to 80s, Standard
lumps 813 to B]s 6d, Tittlers common 80s to 81s,
middling 82s to 84s, good to fine 85s to 91s,
Hambro Loaves ordinary 81s to 83s, middling to
fine 84s to94s, and slip erior loos to 120 s per cwt. Treacle
common at 27s 6d, Patent ord 28s to 295, good 30s to
31s, and golden syrup 32s to 03s per cwt. Pieces, com-
mon, at 63s to 655, mid 66s to 70e, good 71s to 725, fine
73s to lbs per cwt, Bastards, fine, at 55s to 60s, good
52s to 545, mid 48s to 51 s, low 40s to 45s per cwt.
Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s to 29s 3d for first quality.
Loaves 101bs to 141bs at 32s to 33s per cwt. Treacle
at 12s -to 12s Gd. Bastards and Pieces, the former nt
14s 6d to 16s ; and latter i7s to 23s per cwt. Dutch
Crushed Sugar neglected ; 27s is the value of first sort
on board.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal met with a slow
demand. The public sales comprised 2,514 bags at
which prices declined is to ls. 6d per cwt., and a part
only sold, good white at 70s to 70s 6d, middling 695,
low 64s to 655, ordinary brown 43s per cwt.
Mauarrtus.—This afternoon there was an improved
demand, and 6,037 bags at public sale, were all sold but
at a further decline of is to is Gd per cwt; fine yellow
went at 678 6d to 68s 6d, good 65s to 67a, middling 62s
to 645, low 61s 6d, fine brown, 60s, and ord. 50S per cwt.
FoßElGN.—Holdprs are firm for all descriptions,
Brown Brazil is much wanted, 15s 6d to 18s for low to
good quality, white at 20 to 24s for ord to good quality.
Yellow Havannah at 20s 6d to 21s 6d for good and fine
quality; for white prices remain as last quoted.
111oLAssEs.—Holders of West India are firm, and have
refused to submit to lower prices ; the demand however
has been limited. To-day, 28s paid for a parcel of fine
Demerara.
COFFEE.—The market for West India-Coffee continues to
present a healthy. appearance; a brisk demand has existed
for all clean descriptions this week, and the rates previously
established have been fully supported ; indeed fine fine
ord and low mid qualities, above which denomination
none has been offered, brought a small advance ; unclean
qualities hare maintained the previous value, and have
been in fair request.
This afternoon the market was firm for Coffee, and
the demand good for home consumption ; at auction
715 bags Ceylon, 282 bags East India, . and 700 bags
Dutch Company s Java via Cape were offered, Ceylon
all sold at full rates), good ordinary at 70s to 70s 6d ;
Java went at steady prices, good pale yellowish at 55s
to 55s 6d, and fine yellow 60s ; East India went at
35s to 358 6d for ordinary mixed Batavia kind.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.----The market has
been in a quiet state this week, and few purchases
have been made in any description of West
Rum; hblders are, however, firm, and will not sell

Proof "Rewards under 2s per gallon. East India Rum,
with certificate, has began to
.attract the notice of
the home trade, and they have taken 200 puns, &t,,, at
Is 8d for proof Calcutta of middling quality : 150 puns
subject to the high duty have been sold at is 4d, proof
strength. The Brandy market has been in a dull state
all the week ; holders have evinced less firmness, and
have submitted to a reduction on former rates of Id per
i-eglea of Cognac, first brands of the vintage of
1836 have been made at 5s 1 ld for hhds, puns 5s 9d; dO
1837 hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d; do 1838 hhds 5.s 4d, puns
5s ;do 1800 hhds 4s 11d, puns 4s 9d; do 1840 hhds
4s 2d; puns 4s per gallons the stoek is lift. Geneva
has moved off slowly, common at 2s, and Nile 2s 6d to
2s gti. The market is still dull for English Corn Spirits,
and 93 Od to Os lad the value for cash.

PE:if—The market continues to present a healthy ap-
pearande for riebt Trade Tea ; a brisk demand has pre-
vailed fbi bdth black and green descriptions this week,
and fornief fit s litiVe been fully sustained. The Trade
generally are disposed td gvt into stock, although
freely:aithoughlt,tee
merghants continue 1.6 §IITTIY
publid SAW hate been well aitenaeo, 0,112
tht. market
the ings
have beck anintated for all kinds of Tea,
In COnipany's Coligott soteral purchases hare
made for clearing at 4S 104 to 1s 10id cash ; but for
prompts few sellers are to be met with.
To.dtty thefe 100 little life in the market, the trade for
the most part waiting for the ptiblie sales declared, but
holders were firm, and Is 104 d to Is led, the *able or
common free trade and Company's Congou, cash.
C.1:44ti0A.-J3ritisli Plantation has met with more atten-
tion•, Trinidad, good middling kJ good red sold at 41s 6d
to 42e (A middling 408 to 41s, good to this grey 399 tc
40s tier dwt:,, '3514-t i 34 is fine :i;„!ty2 of good red Pare,
SmeEk----Cassia Ligiiea le* fitlacilitig at /Ss Al to 748
middling.f4s 6d t 0,765,, Mildewed 70s to ?CS ad, beetle
tarried 13fylikIn 124$ tqs 00r etvt: Ginger
las niet with ii6t:e 1441411ai ite id lis 6t
for fair bold, and 13S 6d to 14s for good. .I=eict
fetched 4/ 5s to 81 ios for low mid to good quality'
Holders of Pepper have display, •
d firmness this-
2id to 21(.1 paid for common, lid for good Sumatra, an.
3d to 3/id for common Malabar • white has sold etca,
at aid to 7d for low to good quality. Pimento is wanted
3d to 36cl for mid quality, Nutmegs at the former va;
hie. For Cloves prices barely sustained. Mace sells
slowly, This afternoon Pepper sold at oad to 2jd for
fair and good Sumatra,
FatTir,--This
"'"'k "ood. demand has-4 existed for
1 • • 1; 6'
•
(chi-I'll4lons. a o,llcla Raisins Ur ilrst quaitLy :pis; Currants, Cephalonia and Zante 55s to 565, Pat:
6°6; Deniu Raisins 28s, Sultana 45s to 48e, Musegei 103