The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

( Front the London New Price Current of June 3.)

&ICA R.—There has been less activity in the market for
British Plantation Sugar this week ; the grocers have pur-
chased sparingly of both brown and yellow sorts, and the refiners
have operated less freely : importers have not been so
firm, and have submitted to a reduction on last
Friday's rates of 6d to Is per cwt. for all sorts.
new tiarbadoes fine bright yellow at 67s 6d to 68s Gd, good
65s to 675, mid 63s 6d ►o 64s 6d, low mid rather greyish 62s
Gd to 63s per cwt ; privately Jamaica good and tine brown
have been selling at 60s to 61s 6d, low to mid yellow 62s
to 645, fine mid 655, Demerara mid and low mid yellow 60s
Dominica, Montserrat, and Jamaica, fit for the pan, mid grey
625, Tortola in barrels mid to good mid yellow and grey 63s
to 655.

To•sity the market was inactive, and the prices accepted
were rather lower, making the decline for the week in several
cases Is per cwt. The total purchasers are 1,650 hhds and tres.
REFINED.-There has been less activity in the refined Sugar
market this week, and prices have declined Is to Is 6d per cwt.,
brown melting lumps at 76s to 78s, common patent 79s to
79s 6d, good and fine 80s to 81s, Standard lumps 81s to 81s 6d,
Tittlers common 80s to 81s, good 81s 6d to 83s, fine 83s 6d
to 86s, Hamburgh loaves ord 81a to 83s, good 84s to 86s,
tine 87s to 925, and small sizes 93s to 97s per cwt. Treacle,
common at 26s to 275, patent common 27s to 27s 6d, good
28s to 295, best old make 29s 6d to 30s, and Golden Syrup 30s
to 31s 6d per cwt. Bastards common at 45s to 48s, mid 49s to
51s, good and fine 52s to 58s per cwt, Pieces common 59s to
625, mid 63s to 655, good 66s to tiSs, and fine 69s to 73s per
cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar at 27s Gd first quality. Loaves
141bs at 30s 6d to 31s 101bs 3ls to 3ls 6d, and Gibs 365 per
cwt. Titilers at 29s 3d to 293 6d per cwt. Treacle at legs 611
to lOs 9d. Pieces at 15s 6d to 235, and Bastards at 13s to 15s.
Dutch Sugar first sort on board in Holland of 245, and inferior
at 23s per cwt.
To-oav the Grocers operated with caution, but prices were
steady, Standard Lumps 81s per cwt.
Mau itivrtus.-This afternoon the demand was good, and
8.557 bags 218 chests at auction, the principal part consisted
of qualities suitable for refining, the whole sold, but the
biddings were languid, and the prices accepted were again
1s per cwt lower-low yellow went at 57s 6d, mid 581 6d
to 583 Gd, good 60s to 625, fine 64s to 663, very fine 68s, good
brown 56s 6(1, low 51s, good strong grey 60s to 61s 6d, mid
58s 6d to 59s 6d, and low 57s 6d to 58s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-White Bengal has brought full rates, brown
and yellow sorts at a decline of Is per cwt ; fine white at 68s,
good 65s 6d to 67s 6d, mid 64s 6d to 655, low grey ish 58, to
58s 6d,ssoft 52s 6.1, low mid greyish sound yellow 58s 6d to 60s,
mid 60s 6d to 62s 6d, good dry brown 54s to 54s 6d, mid
475 6d, damp and washed white and yellow 57s 6,1 to 67s 6d
per cwt. Siam 17s 6d to 18s per cwt. J iva yellow and brown
14s to I6s 6d, and white and grey 17s to 22s 6il per cwt.
FoItEIGN-This afternoon importers of Havannali were less
desirous to realise, but the demand wss limited; 1,002 boxes at
public sale, the whole of which was taken in above the value,
viz. good strong white at 27s Gd to 28s Gil, good mid 26s 6(1 to
275, slightly damaged 24s to 2.85, good sound yellow 18s to 195,
mid I7s to 1716 d, ord 163 to 163 6d, and slightly damaged 16s
to 17s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.-Pries remain firm for West. India, and a good
busines has been transacted this week ; 400 puns have been
sold-Antigua fine at 295, good 27s to 28s; Alimtserrat 27s to
28s; Barbadoes, fine 30s, and common St. Lucia and Trinidad
23s to 24s per cwt. Bengal Syrup in small parcels has fetched
19s to 225, but Foreign Molasses are still heavy of sale at 7s
Der cwt : at auction 47 casks Very dark Jaggery went at 31s
pet cwt. At auction 25 casks Honey went at3o,, to 36s per cwt.
Cocoa.--Holders of West India are not disposed to submit
to any further reduction. Trinidad, fair grey at 35s to 361,
common red 355, middling 36s to 375, good middling 38s Gd to
395, and good 40s per' wt. 35s to 36s per cwt for Guayaquil.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLA NDS -For Jamaica Rum
good demand has existed this week; good and fine sorts have
brought full rates, hut the lower kinds have declined Id to 2d
per gallon ; 29 to 30 per cent 0. P. mid quality at 4s 2d to 4s
6,1, 34 to 36 0. P. frood mid and good 4s tild to 5s 3d, fine 34 to
36s 0. P. 5s Gd to 5310 d per gallon ; Lee wards are again cheaper;
proof very ord dowdy at 2s ld to 2s 11,,c1, proof to 4 0. P.
common quality 2s 2d to 2s 3d, of the same streng h, but of
good quality 2s 3d to 2s 41d, 11 to 15 U.P. 2s 6d to 2s 7d.
Demerara of strong quality has been in neod request at 3s 5d
to 3s Fid for 30 to 36 U.P. East India Rum is held with
firmness. Calcutta at Is ,6d to Is 7d without, and Is Sd to
Is lld with certificate. The Brandy market is in a dull state:
we quote Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1837, hhds at
Si 2d, puns 5s : do 1838, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1839, 'Aids
4s sd, puns 4s 3d ; do 1840, hhds 3s Ind, puns 3s bet; do 1841,
hhds 3a 9d, puns 3a Id per gallon. Geneva is dull of sale at
Is 10d. British Corn Spirits 105 per gallon, cash,
COFFEE.-There has been more activity in the British
Plantation Coffee market this week; the demand has been
good for a:1 clean descriptions, and the supply not having bein
large, unportelv have been enabled to obtain an advance on
last week's rates of Is to 2s per cwt.