The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-30 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY.
TEA MARKET.

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A fair businesss was transacted in Green Tea, and
stiffer rates were paid, but Black Tea moved Off slowly
on former terms. Company's Congou Is. Ild. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Prices are looking downward, with few buyers.
Yellow Candle 476. 3d. to 475. Gd. on the spot, and
486, ed. for delivery.
OILS,
Th 3 demand was extretnely dull, and prices were
barely sustained. Cod Oil, 281. 10s. per tuff,
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply of Hay and Clover was good, " with a
middling demand for all descriptions. Of Straw the
supply was moderate, and the trade good. Clover,
21. 10s. to 51.85.; Hay, 2/. to 41. 45.; Straw, 11.12. to 11.165.

(Froze the London New Price Current of March 29.)
SUGAit.-To-day the Sugar market was closed, but
business will be resumed to-.: orrow ; some publie sales
of Mauritius and Bengal are declared.
REFINED.-A fair demand has existed for Refined
Goods for home use ; brown lumps at 775• to 78s, good
and fine 79s to 81s, Standard lumps 82s to 82s 6d, Tit-
tiers and Hamburgh loaves, common 80s to 82s, mid 83s
to 84s, good 85s to 90s, fine 91s to 98s, double loaves 99s
to 112 s per cwt. For Pieces a fair demand has existed-
68s to 74s paid for good and fine, and 60s to 67s
for common to mid. Bastards have moved off slowly,
good to fine at 51s to 595, low to mid 42s to 50s per
cwt. Treacle has been in good request-common at
26s 6d to 275, patent 28s to 295, best old make 28s 6d to
295, Golden Syrup 29s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt. In Bonded
crushed Sugar a good business has been transacted at
28s 9d to 29s for best quality. In. Loaves a fair business
has been transacted, 141bs have fetched 32s to 32s 6d, 101bs
33s to 34s per cwt. Treacle has secured a good sale at 12s 6d
to 13s. Bastards and Pieces have been in good' request ;
the former at 15s 6d to 17s 6d, and the latter 18s to 25s
per cwt. For Dutch crushed Sugar no orders.
MAURITIUS.-There has been no public sale since
Tuesday, last, but privately a fair business has been
transacted at fully former rates-good and fine yellow
have realised 66s to 69s low to mid 63s to 65s 6d, good
to fine brown 595,t0 625, per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-Prices have been sustained for white
Bengal Sugar-at auction 5,990 bags were chiefly dis-
posed ef-fine white at 70s to 70s 6d, good 68s to 695,
mid 66s to 67s 6d, good strong grainy yellow 69s to 70s,
good mid 68s, and yellow 58s 6d to 595, damp
505 t0.57s 6d, low to good mid brown 46s to 495, low to
-fine grey 53s to 655. The arrivals have been light since
this day week, and the deliveries large. With Manilla
Sugar the market is scantily supplied.
For public sale on 31st, 1,300 bskts Java, and for 12th
April, 4,000 bags Siam, 5,000 bags Manila, and 500 bskts
120 bags Penang are declared.
FOREIGN.-In white Havannah there .are row trans-
actions to report privately ; yellow has met with a good
demand, and has commanded full rates. The private sales
have been 850 chests, fine quality at 21s 6d, good 20s 6d
to 21s per cwt. White Brazil has been little enquired
for; prices, however, are firm at 20s to 24s 'for lvw to
good white ; brown kinds have been in good request,
principally by our refiners, the supply, however, is still
insufficient for the wants of the trade ; good and fine
qualities have fetched 17s to 18s per cwt. ; at auction
128 casks 58 barrels have been offered, white prin-
cipally bought . in, Pernambuco good dry quality at
23s 6d to 245. rather soft 235, being the full value ,
yellow realised 19s 6d for good, and 18s to 18s 6d for
common and mid, and Rio 21s to 21s 6d per cwt. Of
Cuba 200 boxes were sold at public sale, mid yellow at
19s to 20s, washed 18s 6d to 20s, and wet 15s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.-In West India the operations have been
upon a small scale only, and confined to 100 puns at
former rates. The advanced rates asked for Foreign
has checked business, and at public sale 268 casks Cuba.
were taken in at 10s, being 2s to 3s above former prices.
35 tierces 14 brls Cuba Honey sold at 40s to 47s ; 25
cases E. I. -Tamarinds 20s per cwt.
RUN, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For East India
Rum, subject to the high rate of duty, the demand has
been good for exportation, and 280 hhds have been dis-
posed of at is 4d to is 4d for common proof, and is Ed
for good quality : with certificate there has been more
inquiry during:the last few days, and 150 puns, &c., have
been disposed of for home consumption, as follows :-
fine quality at is 10d to is lid proof; good is 9d to Is9fd
mid Is 8d to is Bd, low dark is 6d to Is 7d pergallon: the
principal part of the East Rum here is only adapted for
shipping. Prices for Leewards, the supply being short, and
demand good : the sales have been 200 hhds-proof
quality at 2s 2d to 2s 3d per gallon. Jamaica, however,
has met with a slow sale, and rather lower rates have
been accepted : 120 puns have been disposed of ;
fine quality and favourite marks at 5s 4d to 5s 7d,
good quality 30 to 35 per cent. 0. P. 4s 7d to
5s 2d, mid and good mid 22 to 29 0. P. 4s 2d to
4s 6d per gallon. Demerara of sarong quality in small
parcels has been selling at 3s 6d to 4s per gallon. The
arrivals of. Rum have been small since this day week.
Prices continue on the decline for Brandy, and both ship-
pers and the home trade have operated with much
caution-we quote Cognac, Ist brands of the vintage of
1836, hhds 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; 1837, hhds 5s 4d, puns
5s 2d ; 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; 1839, hhds 4s Sd,
puns 4s 6d ; 1840, hhds 4s, puns 3s 10d per gallon.
Of fine old sorts of Brandy the stock is light. Geneva in
small parcels has been selling at is l ld to 2s for common
shipping quality, and fine fit for duty at 2s 6d to 2s 8d
per gallon. In English Corn Spirits there has been
rather more business transacted at 9s 8d per gallon cash.

COFFEE.—Prices have been sustained for West India
Coffee, but the transactions by private treaty have been
upon a small scale only, and at auction 95 casks 33 bar-
r,.ls and bags only partly sold ; Berbice mid at• 1.05 s 6d
to 107 s 6d, low mid 98s to 10Cs, fine and fine fine ordi-
nary 83s to. 90s, good ordinary 75s to 795, ordi-
nary 66s per cwt. East India and Cape Coffee
are held with firmness, and only a small
quantity is pressing for sale ; Ceylon has been taken
sparingly by private contract, good ordinary at 76s to
775, fine ordinary 78s to 81s per cwt. None has been
offered at auction. Java has met with little attention,
56s to 57s accepted 'for good and fine Company's.
Mocha has been dull .of sale : at auction 446 bales
went 4s lower, mid to good clean garbled at 96s
to 103 s 6d. ord to good ord 87s 6d to 90s per cwt. Other
sorts of Coffee have been little sought after. The stock
of West India Coffee is 1,026 casks, 1.001 barrels and
bags, of Ceylon 204 bags of East India and Cape sorts
13,501 bags less than last year at this period ; of Mocha
the stock is however 1,516 bales greater than in 1841 at
this time.

COCOA.—Prices keep up for West India, and there has
been a fair demand : at auction 100 bags Trinidad went
at 42s to 45s for mid to good red, being full rates.
Foreign is steady in request, red at 32s Gd to 33s per cwt.
FRUIT—Red Smyrna Raisins at 32s per cwt. Denia
in baskets are much wanted, at 3Cs. Valentia Raisins
at 36s per cwt. Currants have met with a free sale—
Patrits we quote 57s to 59, Zante and Cephalonia 54s to
55s per cwt. The stock of Figs is light, and the demand
steady at 56s to 70s. per cwt. Almonds have brought
full rates, and for French Fruit prices remain firm.
TEA—Since our last report the market for free trade
Tea lias been in a tranquil state and prices have further
declined, large parcels having been pressed for sale ;
indeed the quantity brought forward has proved more
than ample for the wants of the'.-- trade. The
public sales were brought to a close on Thurs-
day ; of 33,000 packages offered, 15,600 were
disposed of at prices which established a decline on last
• sales! rates of id to 0 for Congou, Id to 14d for Twan-
kay, 3d to 4d for Gunpowder and Imperial, 2d to 3d for
Hyson ; the proportion of green Tea offered was un-
usually large, and the biddings for such were languid;
nearly the n hole of the Congou was of good quality.
To day Twankay was in good request at is 10d to
Is lOid for common, and it is difficult to make further
purchase under Is 10d per lb ; but in black Tea the
operations were upon a small scale only, the public sales
declared causing the trade to be cautious in their pro
ceedings—ls 100 to is lOid is the value of common
Congou cash, and Company's is lid per lb.
RlCE.—lmporters of Bengal Rice are still desirous to
realize, and prices have suffered a decline of 3d to 6d
per cwt ; the low rates, however, cause the demand to be
good, and at auction 2,283 bags were all disposed of, good
clean white at lOs to lOs 6d, and yellow 7s to 7s 6d per
cwt. Java has sustained the previous value, Patna at
15s to 225. Caroline first sort at 365, second 345, third
325, inferior and broken 28s to 30s per cwt. . To-day
some purchases were made by treaty in Bengal Rice,
and stiffer rates were paid, mid white fetched 9s 6d to
lOs per cwt.
TALLow.—Since our last report the market has ex-
hibited a dull appearance for Russian Tallow, the candle-
making season being nearly at an end.
To-day the trade operated with mueh caution, and
P. Y. Candle on the spot cannot be quoted above 475.
for delivery in the last three months of the year-48s 3d
to 48s 6d is the value. Town is selling at 47s 6d nett
cash. For auction on Friday 400 sks 100 sins South
American are declared.
OILS.—We have still to announce a dull market for
all sorts of Fish Oils. Pale Seal has declined to 381. Iss
to 39/. ; Cod 281. to 28/. 5s ; Southern 301. to 34/. per tun.
Brown Seal is wanted at 24/. lOs to 261. lOs per
tun. Sperm, 861. to 871. is the value of British ; at
auction 70 tuns American were nearly all taken in. In
Linseed Oil the operations have been upon a small scale
either for home use or export; Crushers have been de-
sirous to realize, and prices have suffered a decline of
Is 6d per cwt ; sales on the spot have been at 325, and
for delivery at 32s 3d per cwt.; prices are low in compa-
rison to those of Seed, and few of the crusher. are working.
Rape Oil, pale, at 48s to 48s 3d, and brown 47s 9d to
48s per cwt ; the supply is yet small. Olive Oil
has found ready purchasers. 'Gallipoli at 58/. to 59/.,
and Spanish 541 to 55/ per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil is firm
in price ; but the demand has been limited at 41s to 42s
for the best ; the stock is light. Palm sells slowly, first
sort at'32/. to 321. 108 per tun.
INDlGo.—Prices remain firm for East:` India Indigo ;
Madras and common sorts of Bengal have been in good
request at fully last year's rates, indeed, in some cases
ld to 2d per lb advance has been paid. The quantity
offering for sale is small. The better Rinds of Bengal
have been more in request at the rates of January,

CURIOUS INSTANCE OF THE VORACIOUSNESS OF A
SHARK.—Captain Baker, of the brig Enterprize, just
arrived at Charleston, reports that, when in the Gulf
Stream, one calm day, the sailors amused themselves in
catching shark. Upon cutting open one very large one,
at least fourteen feet long, what was the astonishment of
the crew to find the undigested remains of a carpet bag,
and some parcels of neatly endorsed papers, •on one of
which they could just discern the words " Brinck," and
underneath, " Blunt counsel for Plant." We fear, how-
ever, from the captain's account, that the shark had so
thoroughly digested the law arguments of the learned
counsel, they can render him but little further assistance
before the Courts. The bones of this huge monster of
the deep have been presented to the Secretary of the
'me League," in this city, as they may suggest some
of diamestic industry.—Southern Paper.