The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-15 00:00:00

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EVENING SUN.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Land; New Price Current of January 14.)
SUGAR.-The market for West India Muscosvadoas
Sugar continues to present a firm aspect. To-da v the
merchants were firm, and the rates previously establiihed
were fully supported ; the business done is, howeNver,
limited, the scanty show preventing the executiout of
several orders to supply the wants of the grocers, whi2)
are for the most part bare of stock.
Rainntk.-There has been a brisk demand from the
home trade for all descriptions of Refined goods this,
week, and prices have advanced is to is 6d per cwt.
Standard Lumps at 81s 6d to 82s, ord and good brown
lumps of the old make 74 to 765, patent 77s to 80. s.
Tittlers ord 80s to 81s 6d, mid to good 82s to 87s, fine
88s to 925. Hamburgh Loaves common 82s to 84s, good
to fine 85s to 955, superior and double 100 s to 120 s per
cwt.. Treacle common 28s, patent ord to good 298 to 31s;
and golden syrup 32s to 33s per cwt. Pieces good io.
fine at 70s to 755, mid 678 to 695, common 63s to 608...
Bastards at 50s to 60s for good to fine, and low to mid
at 42s to 48s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s'3d
for the best. Loaves at 32s to 34s 6d for 10, 6, and
141bs. Treacle at 12s. Bastards and Pieces, at 14s 6d
to 21s 6d. In Dutch Crushed Sugar 27s asked for the
best on board..
MAURITIUS.-Fine yellow at 68s 6d to 695; good 665.
6il to 67s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the trade were free
buyers of BengaL The public sales consisted of 9,802 ,
bags, a fair proportion sold at full rates for white, but
brown went 2s higher ; mid to good white sold at 70s to
71s 6d, fine 735, good to fine brown 47s to 545, very low
to mid brown to mid 40s to 465, low to mid yellow 54s to
58s per cwt ; the bulk consisted of brown.
FOREIGN.-Foreign wears a firm appearance. Yellow
llavannah, good to fine quality, at 20s 6d to 21s 6d per
cwt ; white at the previous value. Brown Brazil, very
full rates have been paid for small quantities. White is
held firmly.
MOLASSES.-Prices have been firm for West India ;
Demerara good at 25s ; Antigua fine, 30s ; St. Lucia
ord 23s to 245; St. Viacents fair, 255. per cwt.' For Ben-
gal Syrupf 24s to 26s 6d is the value ; and Foreign Mo-
lasses, 6s 6d to 7s 6d per cwt.
TEA.-There has been an improved demand for Free
trade Tea, and importers have evinced more firmness ;
the public sales which commenced yesterday and con-
cluded this afternoon attracted a large attendance of the
trade, who were anxious to purchase, and for both black
and green descriptions the demand was excellent : the •
merchants evinced much firmness, and bought in and
withdrew large parcels at stiff rates. COmpany's Congpu
met with a slow sale in the early part of the week at .
Is 9fd to is 91d, but yesterday there were several buyers,
and prices advanced to is 9.141 per lb cash. On 'Change,
however, this afternoon, there were no sellers under
Is 10d, several buyers at is 9-::;(1 per lb, and is 10d is the
lowest rate for common Free Trade Congou; the market •
altogether wears a healthy appearance.
COFFEE.-For all clean descriptions of West India .
Coffee the demand has been active this week, and prices
have further advanced 2s per cwt ; unclean kinds have ,
been in good request, at an advance of fully Is ; the
market wears a firm aspect. This afternoon the public
sales of Coffee were well attended ; they consisted of .
2,072 bags 10 boxes Ceylon, 148 bags Mysore, 244 bags
Salem, 117 bales Mocha, 106 casks, 177 brls 120 bags
West India ; Ceylon sold at very full rates, good to -fine
ordinary at. 68s 6d to 71s, Colory 74s to 808 per cwt;
Mysore sold at stiff rates, good yellow at .59s to 60s';
Salem at the 6d duty taken in at 90s for good greenish,
and low middling Mocha at 100 s to 102 s 6d; West India
Went at full. rates, mid Jamaica, 115 s to 118 s per cwt.
COCOA.-For West India prices have suffered a depres-
sion of 2s. per cwt. Grenada good red at 41s, middling
365, ordinary 33s 6d ; Tripidad, goad greyish 38s, good -
red 425, fine 445, Para good 348 per cwt. This afternoon
Trinidad taken in at 40s to 445. -•
SPICES.-For black Pepper a good demand has pre-
vailed privately, and very full prices have been .paid.
White must again be quoted cheaper. Jamaica Ginger
sold at 414 s to 101 for middling to good. This afternoon
the public sales consisted of 209 bags Pimento, 616 bags
black and 300 bags white Pepper ; Pimento sold at 3d
for middling • Pepper fetched full rates, good Eastern
2:4'd to 20, good and fine Malabar 3;d to 41d, white 52d
per lb.
RUM, BRANDY, A.ND HOLLANDS.-There has been a
brisk demand for all descriptions of Rum since Friday
last, both for home use and export. Leewards have
brought id to Id advance ; other kinds hare fully sus-
tained the former currency. The sales have been 270
puns Leewards ; proof to 4 per cent over at 2s to 2s ld,
8 to 12 over 2s 3d to 2s sd, 16 to 20 over 2s 6d to 2s 8d;
140 puns Demerara, 30 over ord quality 3s 2d, 30 t 0,34
over good 3s 6d to 4s ; 300 puns Jamaita 28 to 30-over
at 4s 8d to ss, 33 to 35 over 5s ld to 5s 3d ; 800 puns
Calcutta at Is 334 to Is 4d, proof. Brandy is heldfirmly;
and a fair business has been transacted at the following
rates :-Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836,
hhds 6s, puns 5s 10d; ditto 1837, hhds 55 7d, puns 5s sd;
ditto, 1838, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto 1839, 'Ads 55,.
puns 4s 10d ; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id per
gallon. Geneva is difficult of sale at 2s to 2s Id for
common, and 2s Gd to 2s 9d for fine. British Corn Spi-
rits dull of sale at lOs Id. To-day several purchases
were made in Rum, proof Leewards firm at is lld to
2s, Calcutta proof, Is 4d per gallon.
RICE.-This afternoon there were few buyers of. Be- .
gal, and 2,500 bags at public sale went heavily, a small
part only finding buyers at a reduction of 6d per cwt,
low to good white selling at 9s 6d to lls 6d per cwt.

TAIIOw.—A. decline Of 3d per cwt has taken place for
Russian Tallow, on the spot, dealers, are disposed to get
stocked at the present rate of 48s for P. Y. Candle ; for
delivery, 48s 6d to 48s 9d for the next two, and last
three months of the year. Town Tallow has met with a
good demand.
This afternoon prices. were fully sustained, and the
demand good for parcels on the spot: at auction 372
pipes 62 hhds, &c. South American went at 40s 3d to
45s 9d for low to fine quality.
Ou.s.—The market for common Fish Oils has been in
a tranquil state since this day week, and rather lower
rates have been accepted ; pale Seal at 421 to 421 10s;
Cod 30/ 5s to 301 10s; Southern 321 to 351 lOs per tun ;
Sperm at 901 for the best British ; Linseed Oil at 35s on
the spot and 36s for delivery ; Rape 51s 6d to 52s he-.
cepted for pale, and 50s 6d to 51s for brown ; . for Olive
Oil prices have fallen considerably, 651 accepted for
Gallipoli, and 601 for Spanish ; Cocoa Nut Oil at 39s to
41s per cwt for inferior quality ; Palm at former rates.