The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( From the London New Price .Current of April 8.)
SUGAR—To-day both Grocers and Refiners were anxious
to purchase West India Sugar, and most of the parcels offer-
ing found a ready sale at prices 6d per cwt. above those of
this day week; the scanty show, however, tended to restrict
business. The purchases for the week are 1,400 hhds and
trcs ; the quantity remaining unsold is barely 1,500 hhds,
The price of the Government contract of 100 tons has been
kept a secret.
Riwi NEI:L.—To day the demand was extensive for home con-
sumption, and higher rates were paid ; Standard Lumps fetehed
81s to 81s 6d, brown lumps, 78s to 80s 6d per cwt. Bonded
Crushed Sugar sent readily at 28s 9d for the best.
AlAuarTrus.—The demand has been good for both brown
and yellow descriptions, and former rates have been fully sus-
tained for all sorts.

This afternoon there was no public sale, and none is de-
clared ; privately however the demand was good, and the prices
paid were 6d above those of the last auctions.
Easi. INDIA.—This afternoon white Bengal Sugar was in
good request privately, and stiffer rates were paid; brown sorts
sold more freely, there was no public sale ; but of Porto Rico
250 hhds; and of Manilla, 1,700 bags were offered ; the former
taken in at full rates, mid and goodmid yellow at 18s to 19s
Bd, and good bright 20s. the latter bought in at 15s to 16s for
common brown, being the full value.
FOREIGN.—White Brazil is held firmly, but the demand has
been limited? For white Havannah there are still few buyers,
and the operations have been upon a small scale only, at 24s to
26s 6d for low to middling! and at 27s to 28s 6d for good to fine.
BUM, BRANDY, AND 11OLLANne.—The demand has been
extensive for East India Rum, and prices have advanced
Id per gallon for parcels subject to the high rate of duty. Proof
at the high duty at Is 5d to is 6d, with certificate Is 8d to
Is 9d per gallon. For Leewards prices have -advanced 2d.
Proof to 2 per cent 0. P. at 2s 5d to 2s 6d, 4 to 10 0. P. 2s 7d
to 2s Bd, 13 to 20 0. P. 239 d to 3s. Mauritius at Is bid to Is 6d
proof. St, Kitt's, 26 per cent 0. P., at 3s 2d pier gall. Jamaica
mid quality at 4s 6d to 5s per gallon. 'We quote Cognac
brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; do.
1837, hhds 5s 3d, puns, 5s Id ; do. 1836, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s
II d ; do. 1839, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; do. 1840, hhds 3s Ild,
puns 3s 9d per gallon. Geneva at Is Ild to 2s for common ;
fine is worth 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon. British Corn Spirits
at 9s 8d cash.

COFFlCE.—lmporters of British Plantation Coffee are firm,
and supply the market sparingly ; the trade have been more
disposed to operate in clean sorts this week, and privatelfsome
small parcels have been disposed of at full rates.
This afternoon the public sales consisted of 423 bales
Mocha, 28 casks 91 bags West India, 500 bags Java, and
370 bags Ceylon. The Mocha was nearly all withdrawn;
Ceylon sold at very full rates—good ord coloury at 77s to 78s,
good ord pale 76s to 76s 6d ; Singapore Java went Is lower,
good ord pale at 44s to 47s ; West India went as follows :
Berbice mid at 100.; Demerara mid 105 s, ord and good ord
50s to 70s per cwt.
TEA.—To-day the market for Tea was in a dull state, and
the small parcels disposed of brought barely former rates ; we
quote Congou common ls 9d to Is 91d cash, Twankay, Is 90,
and Company's Congou is 10*d to Is lOid per lb.
SPICES—!his afternoon the public sales consisted of 404
bags Black Pepper, 233 chests Cassia Lignea, 277 bags of Afri-
can Ginger. Pepper sold at full rates—Common Sumatra 20
to 2d per lb ; Cassia Lignea went Is to 2s higher—good mid
fetched 92s 6d to 93. 6d, mid 925, low mid 86s to 90s, erd
coarse 755, good erd 775, broken ends 78s to 80s 6d, mouldy
808, low and broken 66. to 67s Ginger fetched 53s 6d to
585 6d.

Rim—The market for Bengal Rice has presented a firmer
appearance this week. This afternoon 5,779 bags 448 pkts
Bengal, and 2,000 bags of Java were offered at public sale, the
former principally sold at very full rates ; middling white at 105,
low middling 9s to 9s 6d. very ordinary broken 8s 6d, cargo
7s to 8s 6d. The latter all sold at stiff rates, good middling
white at 11s per cwt.
TALLOW.—The market for Russian Tallow has presented a
firmer appearance this week; the late decline in prices has
brought forward several orders, On the spot 46s to 46s 3d for
P Y Candle, and there are not further sellers under 46s 3d
per cwt. For delivery in the last three months of year at
48s to 48. 3d per cwt. South American good quality at
43s 9d to 445, mid and good mid 41s 9d to 42s 6d, dark 37s
to 40s 6d, Grease 36s to 375, and Horse Grease 27. 9d per
cwt ; Town Tallow at 45. 6d nett, cash.
This afternoon there was little business done in the market,
and 46s 3d is the nearest price for P Y Candle on the spot; at
public sale 439 casks St. Petersburgh stranded Tallow sold at
44s to 45s 3d, and 203 casks New York melted at 46s to
46s 3d per cwt.
OILS.—For common Fish Oils there are few buyers; Cod
Oil we quote 28/ 5s to 28115 s ; pile Seal 38110 s to 39/, yellow
and straw colour 29110 s to 361 10s, brown 271 to 291, Southern
301 to 331 per tun. Sperm Oil, good and fine quality at
85110. to t 37/ per tun. For Linseed Oil on the spot sales have
been made at 31s to 31s 3d, and for delivery at 31s 6d. to
31s 9d per cwt. Rape Oil, pale, at 48s to 48. 3d, and brown
47s to 47s 6d per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil 40s to 40s 6d the best.
Palm. first sort, at 311 lOs to 32/ per tun. Gallipoli at 571 10s
to 59/; Spanish 54/ to 541 lOs ; Barbary 52/ to 531, and
Levant 501 per tun.

This afteinoon Southern Oil went at 31/ to 321 for fair to
fine, being cheaper. 90 tuns fine Sperm of British fishery 801
to 8015 s per tun.

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