The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—The demand for British Plantation is con-
fined to the immediate wants of the trade, and former
prices have been with difficulty obtainable, but no gene-
ral reduction can be quoted. The transactions only
amount to about 900 hhds, inclusive of 100 hhds Bar-
badoes, which sold briskly by auction at 60s to 68s 6d
for low to fine quality, being for the finer sorts fully
6d to is dearer. Molasses—About 250 puns ord to
good St. Vincent's sold at 24s to 28s. Mauritius—
There is scarcely any inquiry. Bengal-3,203
bags, nearly all sold, but went oil heavily,
and in some instances at a decline of ls, more
particularly on the lower sorts ; low to good white
brought 62s 6d to 67s 6d, a few bap fine 69s 6d, and
mid to fine yellow 57s Gd to 625. Foreign—The de-
mand has extended now to nearly all descriptions,
but the transactions have been less than last week,
chiefly attributable to the few parcels offering, and
the high prices asked ; 2,000 boxesyellow Havannah
sold (on the spot) at 19s to 22s for low to fine quality,
100 chests mid to fine white Bahia and Pernambuco
at 23s fid to 25s 6d, and 600 bags mid brown Manilla
at 16s, all of which are extreme rates. Refined—
There is no improvement to notice either in the de-
mand or value of grocery descriptions for Crashed
holders ask a considerable advance (say 28s for fine
quality) on the previous value, and scarcely anything
has been done-26s have, however, been paid.
Corrkili.—There is no improvement to notice in the
demand for home consumption. The public sales
have only offered 93 casks, 45 barrels and bags, Bri-
tish Plantation ; and 3,209 baga East India, consisting
of about one-third Dutch CoMpany's Java, and the
remainder chiefly Singapore ditto; the former only
partly sold at about previous rates, but being mostly
in small lots, affords no criterion of the market. Of
the Dutch Company's Java, only about 300 bags
found buyers at 45s to 50s for good ord yellowish to
fine brown, good ord pale was taken in at 43s 6d to.
445, which are rather lower ; nearly all the remainder
was disposed of at 33s
.to 39s for good to fine ord,•
ard fine dark coloury clingy at 46s Gd to 56s Gd, with
a few bags at 60s to 61s 6d, being generally rather
higher. Good ord brown Sumatra and ord grey Ba-
tavia were taken in above the value, the former at
27s 6d, and the latter at 29s Gd to 30s. .There has
been rather more inquiry for mid and lower sorts of
East India (for export) but there being at present
very few parcels offering, and • holders asking
higher prices, few transactions have taken place; fine
Padang has been sold at 30s, which is a shade dearer.
Foreign descriptions have also been in rather better
demand, and 397 bags Domingo sold briskly in public
sale at 31s 6d to 32s 6d (with 1 per cent. discount)
for good ord mixed to good ord even coloury, which is
an advance of fully Gd. Privately very little has been
done, owing chiefly to the want of parcels offering.
COCOA.—Forty barrels St. Lucia brought to auction
sold at 32s for mid red.

Rum.—Two hundred puns Jamaica have been sold
at 2s 9d to 3s 10d for mid to good quality ; and fine
ditto at 4s to 4s 6d.

RICE.-2,278 bags Java fcund buyers, and went
off briskly at lOs 6d to Ils for mid white, being an
advance of 3d to 6d. A fair business has been done
privately in Bengal, at rather high rates.
SALTPETRE remains neglected, 1,021 bags offered,
only about two-thirds sold at 25s 6d to 26s for 84;
per cent. refraction, a decline of 6d. to ls. For Ni-
trate of Soda former rates are with difficulty obtainable.
SPICES.—The speculative demand for Pepper has
almost entirely subsided, although purchases could
be made at a decline of fully id to id. 3,519 small
bags Malabar, and 2,127 bags Sumatra were offered,
the former found buyers at 34d to 3id for good
light to fine heavy (shot kind). The Sumatra was
all taken in at 3d to 3d for ordinary to good black.
Of 584 bags Pimento, only one-half found buyers at
2id for middling quality. In Cassia there is no
change to mention.
COTTON.—The improved demand, noticed in our
last, continued until yesterday, when there was rather
less disposition evinced to purchase.
TEA.—The public sales have gone rather lower.
They will conclude to-day, verylittle having been sold.
TOBACCO has been very brisk.

(From the London New Price Current of Deeember 2.)
SUGAR.—Although the demand for British Plantation
Sugar has been limited this week, both for the scale and
for refining purposes, still merchants have shown more
firmness, and have obtained previous rates, excepting for
brown sorts, which have been disposed of in some cases
on rather lower terms.

To-day good and fine yellow descriptions of West India
Sugar were in fair request, and brought full rates, but
the market was dull for brown and low yellow sorts, and
the prices accepted were 6d per cwt under those of
Friday last. The total sales of the week are 1,350 hhds
and tierces.

REFINED.—Prices have advanced 6d to is per cwt
for Refined Sugar this week, and the demand has been
very good for home consumption.
To-day Bonded Crushed Sugar was in request, and
fetched 26s to 26s Gd per cwt for first, at which rates
there are not further sellers ; the refiners are all cleared
out. The home demand for goods continues, and brown
grocery lumps cannot be hadunder 73s per cwt.
MAuurnus.—Yellow descriptions are wanted, and for
fine 67s to 68s have been paid, being rather above former
rates, and the supply is small ; other kinds have been in
fair request at the former value.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the trade were desirous
to purchase Bengal Sugar, and 2,441 bags at public sale
were sold at full rates ; fine brown at 54s 6d, damp and
washed 45s to 525, strong yellow Dobah kind 65s to 65s
6d, low to mid white 62s 6d to t;4s per cwt. Siam is still
wanted, and 1,000 bags old common white sold privately
at 22s per cwt._

FOREIGN.—This afternoon holders of Foreign wer
firm, and 215 hhds Foreign Muscovadoes at auction sold
at stiffer rates, viz.:—at 17s Gd to 18s Gd for low to
good ; for 500 boxes yellow Havannah afloat 22s 6d
paid ; some parcels white Pernambuco have been sold
at 23s 6d to 25s 6(1 per cwt., and more business would
have been done if there had been a larger quantity of
Sugar offering.
MOLASSES.—There is more desire shown on the
part of importers of West India to sell, and the limited
business transacted this week has been at rather lower
rates. . To-day lower rates were again accepted for com-
mon ; a parcel of low St. Vincents 3 years old, was
sold at 24s per cwt.
COCOA.—Holders of West India evince firmness, and
privately the demand has been good. This afternoon
200 bags at public sale were sold at 31s to 33s for com-
mon to middling Trinidad.
COFFEE.—The market wears an improving appearance
for Coffee adapted for the wants of the home-trade, and
prices have an upward tendency. In Mocha the trans-
actions have been on a more extended scale at stiffer
rates, Holders of Foreign are firm, and supply the
market sparingly.
This afternoon the market was firm for Coffee of all
kinds, and the home trade were disposed to purchase ;
at auction Berbice and Rio were offered ; the former
sold at full rates—good at 121 s, mid 105 s to 106 s, low
mid 84s to 90s, and fine ord 76s ; the latter fetched
42s 6d to 44s 6d for fine fine ord coloury ; privately
good ord Ceylon is in demand at 63s to 63s 6d per cwt.
TEA.—The trade have come forward reluctantly this
week, and for both black and green descriptions the
market has been in a dull state ; where sales have been
forced lower rates have been taken. The operations
have been almost exclusively confined to the public sales
which commenced on Monday, and concluded this after-
noon.
Out or 61,000, pkgs offered only 22,600