The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-18 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 17.)
SUGAR.-There having been again large arrivals of
British Plantation Sugar have caused importers to be
desirous to realise, and they have submitted to a further
reduction of 2s, making the decline from the ,
highest point of the market 4s per hundred weight.
New Jamaica low yellow at 63s to 645, mid bright 64s
6d to 655, good 66s to 675, fine 68s to 695, strong grey,
62s 6d, good and fine brown 62s to 63s ; Trinidad,
low mid yellow 61s 6d, fine brow!) 60s 6d ; Antigua,
low middling yellow with little colour 635; good
middling 64s to 655, fine 66s to 695. ; St'
Kitts, middling yellow 635. per cwt. ;. in the
above quantity is excluded 154 hhds new Barbadoes
being song and bright, fine bright yellow sold, at 693
to 69s 6d, good 67s to 68s 6d,. good mids 66s t 0,665 6d,
mid 65s to 665, low mid greyish yellow 63s to 64s 6d.
The opening rates lair season Is ere several shillings above
those, and were as foil9ws :-fine yellow 71s to 725,
good 69s 6d to 70s, low to witi 65s 6d to 69s per cwt.
Today the Sugar market was closed, but it will be re-
opened to-morrow. The stock of West India has con-
siderably increased, and exceeds that of last year at this
period.
REFINED.-For Refined Goods prices haVe further
declined 2s. per cwt ; Standard Lumps at 81s, coin. brown
lumps 78s to 795, good to fine 79s 6d to 80s 6d, Hasnburghi
Loaves and Tittlers corn. 80s to 82s, mid 838 to 84s, goo"„
85s to 87s, fine 88s to 975, and very superior sinito
sizes 99s to 100 s per cwt. Bastards, fine, at 57s to
595, good 54s to 565, low to mid 46s to 52s per cwt.
Pieces, fine at 69s to 71s, good 66s to 68s, low tct.
mid 60s to 65s per cwt, being cheaper. Tresc',e,
el
common 275, Patent 28s to 295, best old make 30s, ",1
Golden Syrup 31s to 32s per cwt. Bonded Crushed
Sugar at 28s for the best. Loaves at 30s to 32s for 10
and 14 lbs. Treacle at lls to Ils • 3d. Bastards at
13s 6d to 163, and Pieces at 17s to 24s per cwt. ,at
Dutch Crushed Sugar, 25s 3d is the value on board. ,
To-day sales of Standard Lumps were made at 80s 61
to 81s. Treacle at 26s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt. Bond
Crushed Sugar at 28s for the best.
Meunmus.-Importers have submitted to a reductio'll,
on former rates of is to is 6d per cwt ; fine and very
fine strong yellow at 65s to 675, good 62s to 64s 6d, Icl:cif
'to mid 57s 6d to 61s 6d, and fine brown 55s to 565 6d
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-White Bengal Sugar has suffered a deci
dine of 2s per cwt ; fine white at 66s 6d to 675, goo6l
65s 6d to 665, mid 63s 3d to 655, damps and wash j
63s 6d to 66s per cwt : brown sorts at 4ls to 435, wi
44s to 465, good to fine 47s to 54s per cwt ; Marlins llt
15s to 17s for mid to fine brown, and low at .14s 6d Per
cwt. Siam at previous rates. For Java holders remain
firm.

FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 20s for fair qualiti
white Havannah, good and fine strong at 288 to 2981),e-a
cwt. A floating cargo of Bahia has been sold at 16s
per cwt. Porto Rico of fair and good quality 18s to !2°,1
MOLASSES.—HoIders of West India, have obtained ft'
rates; tine Dominica 30s, Foreign Molasses at is 6d to
to 8s 6d per cwt.
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COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation has uciot
in a dull state; and although the quantity offering 're•
sale has again been small, still holders hare been le°,
desirous to realize, and have submitted to a reduction d.
last Tuesday's rates of 2s to 3s per cwt. ; notwithstO
ing this the private purchases have been limited, lin
only for the immediate wants of the trade.
To-day there was no public sale, and privately little
business was done. We quote good ord Ceylon 718
735, fine ord 74s to 76s 6d, fine fine ord 77s to 805,0
Company's Java 50s to Ms per cwt.
COCOA.—British Plantation has suffered a decline 6.
Is to is 6d per cwt. ; Trinidad low greyish red 5t361
6cl to 375, mid 38s to 395, fair and good mid dark
40s to 425, good fair grey 36s to 38s per cwt. .0
TEA.—The public sales, were brought to a concllisi,„
on ednesday ; the biddings were very languid throe:7f
out the sales for both black and green -Tea, O
18,524 pkgs offered, only 9,560 were actually sold.
Since the sales the market for Tea has been in alreng
dull state ; the large arrivals, together with the 80:°:‘,7
desire that has been manifested of late by importerly
sell, still creates an unfavourable opinion amongst her
trade generally, and the prices accepted are 11 ,tree
under those of the last auctions. Common
Trade Congou cash has been disposed of at 154
to ,ls Id, and Twankay is 71d, Company's Cen„b:bi
nominal at is 9d per lb. Public sales of Te!‘
shortly declared. The deliveries however are good,
last week amounted to 410,000 lbs.
SPICES. For Pimento prices have further
clined id per lb ; 3d to aid for good Inidd„,ll,
a
and middling lid per lb. Pepper is held fire
common Sumatra at 21c1 to 2id per lb ; for Cassia Lill' 100
prices have essu-..ted a downward tendency. Ginger
been in steady request ; common and good Bengl,ioos
16s to 20s, Malabar at 15s 6d to 19s, and Jemmies 'for
to 130 s per cwt. Jamaica Ginger at 51 to 61 153hicit
common quality ; Barbadoes Ginger at 45s for tgt
coated. Cinnamon has met with a fair sale. Clo Yes
easier rates. Nutmegs are firm in price. shits
RlCE.—Bengal at full rates ; mid and good mid 6dla
at 8s 6d to 10s, good bold pearly clean white /Os for
Ils. Rice Flour 4s 6d. Java at 9s 6d to 115 6 bieo
white, and 8s 6d to 9s 3d for yellow. Carolina has tbs
taken sparingly ; there is some talk of lowering of
price. Patna at 13s to 18s per cwt. To-day !I fef
business was transacted in Bengal Rice ; 105 Painde
middling white, and 9s 3d to 9s 6d for low dustY,
to 9s for yellow. •
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Rum, BRANDY, AND 'JOLLA NDS.—i ee ha.,
Rum market has been in a dull state ; inr,r-jor Lee"
s,,u,abrndlsi,tt2eds
3tidahrae,diunegtiboneenoftidentofolrdprpoeorf.gir
3d per gal. cheaper; 30 to 32 per cent 0.1".
quality at 4s 4d to 43 6d, mid of higher strenothits ld
to 4s 9d, good and fine sorts may be purchased at 0?tio
to 5s 6d per gallon. Strong Demerara and Matlrlittl
upon easier terms. Calcutta RIM, at Is. 81c1 t0n1,3,00,
with, and at is 64d to Is 7d without certificate. -I'4
is firm in price, Cognac first brands of the v,intil,rps
1837, hhds at 5s 3d, puns 5s id ; do 1638, hhds -154(1'
o'ifaC-01-11 itnadfa;
pens 4s ltd ; do 1839, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; an,, fof
hhds 3s I Id, puns as 9d per gallon. Geneva at 01'
common, and fine fit for duty at 2s 6d to 21 Id Perjwil
lon. The English distillers are firm at lOs pet g
cash.

FRUIT.—This afternoon prices declined several 6,1;!1;
lings for Currants ; at auction 59 loa tts4o carlid
30 brls Cephalonia were sold at -43 s to 50s for Of fig'
very ord, and brls at 51s to 528 8 casks Green
423 per cwt.
OILS.—For Linseed Oil prices have declined 1.5
cwt, 34s have been accepted for parcels on theoill
Rape at 47s for pale, and brown 46s 6d per cwt-
Oil is firm in price, and in good request. ,
at last week's rates. East India Cocoa NA
at 40s to 41s per cwt. In common descriptions
Oils this week scarcely an inquiry has existed. 'l.lll r
311 per tun. Pale Seal, 37/ 10s, and Southern, rid;
31/ per tun. Sperm Oil, 79/ to 80/ paid for fine 139,11c4
TALLOW.—The quantity of South AmeriFall,igi
remaining unsold being very small, has comPe:' 100$
trade to resort more to Russian. holders of *hie ce
taken the advantage, and have obtained an advlvt,
previous rates of 9d per cwt ; on the spot 475'0011,
9d have been paid for P.Y. Candle ; for delivery' I.
last three months of the year, 48s 9d to 49s Pej
South American 43s 6d to 46s for common I"- f,
quality. Town Tallow at 45s 6d nett cash. A (Or
To-day holders were firm and obtained 4759;:„etij
Y. Candle on the spot, and 48s; 9d to 49s for del
t;orj
the last three months of the year, at which a fair 1;
was transacted. Prices rule high at St. Petersbarba.o, ourr
are quoted at 113 to 114 roubles. The total OD.
the season is estimated at 120,000 to 130,000 Os

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DESTDESTITUTION IN PAISLEY.—The ).,,,ri onnTat tott h,,,,
week found it necessary to put a stopVthe-sollgooy
in operation for the relief of the uneni ploy-ed. ,' egid
understand, has been chiefly brought ab0tt.....0111 0'(
queue° of the Government Commissioner”haews:ool,l?
the sole charge of the unemployed in Paisley, ..' itt,' •
to the funds to be realised from the colleeti°'ist9,
churches on the faith of the Queen's letter. Tll6
distributed by the Commissioner are compeseuiitrl
bread, and potatoes ; and we regret that the , P
soup has not been continued. When it is AP?"
ever, that the Committee are about 500/. in 6
pro, ,
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will be seen that little encouragement is given to
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—Glasgow Argus. Ai' ..
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OPENING OF THE ASSEMBLY.—The cereiii ti, ~
opening the General Assembly, which at !.4014.,',0
ought to be attended with some pomp and dli,rill;io
this year, we believe, to be more than nsuallif et, ',et
The Marquis of Bate, her Majesty's CommissOca, 0011
becoming taste and spirit, and to give ec/qt to t'l,ot(o,lt:
ing of our nationatChurch, has given orders, ot 510i'
that the ceremony be conducted in a magnince, 0;1101).'
but that during the meeting of the Assembly Olio P 1Y
liberality is to be shown to all the members. dto or;
rood Palace all is bustle and activity preparOpte ,s'
arrival of the Noble- Marquis. His Grace's 3 e /ipf,
riage and eight beautiful horses arrived at thorftli°l
staLles on Thursday last. The procession eil dihotr
we hear, is to be very splendid. It is underldiP i
the levee will be very numerously attended.-- lie'
Paper. , 10,14;
Mr. George, the English engineer, who
in the frightful accident on the Paris and /Ye so,
Railway, was formerly in the service of the tdeaciP
and Manchester Company. He was an inteheV
trustworthy man, and much respected by his Ill'
eei4e
both in England and France.
of thiso
NEWTON ABBOT.—The gentlemen rotec`;lo
hourhood are about to take measures for the fititie ilc
of the fisheries in the Teign—as enormous 1(00,
are usually speared in the spawning seasoT the, V,
perly protected, the Teign would be one °,icte,.'"
rivers in England for fishermen, and attract ':et (i
if
the neighbourhood fond of the sport.—Somer' v‘,.
91 Dr
Gazette.
G rLafotordn,sSpoauctihcaomf Southampton
hounds
it
towt
was Mr.
purchased. *e4setooodo/11:1:(f
fine pack that his Lordship bought. We 10'Z JO'
/
Duke of Grafton's bonnets have passed into tu
Mr. Assheton Smith. it,
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BIRTHS. l/0" ill'
On the 13th inst., the wife of R. Hare, Esq •' -4° cof
ftl
of a daughter. Al
On the 14th inst.; at Coho-square, Mrs. --"cl'g. or
bter:6,o.,
Esq., of a son.
On the 14th inst., Mrs. Adrian Hope, of a atialtef, j' /
On the 15th inst., the wife of G. Smyth i's' /
Mitcham, Surrey, of a son. --- ofr
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MARRIED.

On the 10th inst., at Paris William Atkinson, or
worth, Surrey, to Miss C. W. Winkler, of Dresden' °°
I,ter'' t ty
DIED. „4.cnalf 010'60
On the 7th of January, on board the Lacl• r tO A :0.
his passage from Sydney, New South wilier
Major William GI egory, of the 63d Regiftwut . DI
Infantry. r
—tlrlj; 3$

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