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

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

TEA MARKET.
The Market was dull, and former rates were barely sustained.
Low Congou, is. 9d. cash, and Company's, Is. 9d..
TALLOW MARKET.
A fair business was transuted at 475. 6d. on the spot! sag
58s. 9d. for delivery in the last three months of the 'ear,
WOOL MARKS
A fair business was done in the English and Foreign Mari.
at firm rates. The accounts from our colonies aro favours*,

SPIRITS. . ,-,.A
Rum was offered at lower rates, but with few buyers. ris"".`
Calcutta, ls. 6d. per gallon ; in Brandy, a fair business/14
done at full rates. _ __—

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WHI fECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply was plentiful, the fine and ordinary qualities we!
in '
demand, but ordinary sorts were quite neglected. Clover
'2l. to 5/. Ss. ; Hay, 2/. to 4/. 4s ; Straw, 1/. 10s. to 1/. 14s,

( From the London Yew Price Current of May
.17.) e
SUGAR.-There having been again large arrivals o'
British Plantation Sugar have caused importers tonerbe
desirous to realise, and thry have subleitted to a furt
reduction of 2s, rnakillg the decline from further
highest point of the market 4s prrshuLdrecl
New Jamaica low yellow at 63i to 645, 11.1 d bright 4s
6d to 655, good 66s to 675, fine 685 to 695, strong gre),;'
62s 6d, good and fine brown 62s to 63s ; Trinitin
low mid yellow 61s 6d, tine brown 60s 6d ; Antiguai
low middling yellow with little colour 635, IPsut,
middling 64s to 655, fine 66s t() .691. ; the
Kitts, middling yellow 635. per cwt. ; ilLA:jes
above quantity is excluded 154 hhds new Ba's,'"'"6oi,
being strong and bright, fine bright yellow sold, gi.!
to 69s 6d, good 67s to 68s 6d, good mids 66s to t v 33 a
mil 65s to 665, low mid greyish yellow 63s to 6, Wt.:o
The opening rates last season were several shillings 1":;25
those, and were as follows :-fine yellow 71s to
good 69s 6d. to 70s, low to mid 653 6d to 69s per cad.
To. day the Sugar market was closed, but it will b
opened to-morrow. The stock of West India has
sidcrably increased, and exceeds that of last year at .01
period.
REFINED.-For Refined Goods prices have fartb..,enil
declined 2s. per cwt ; Standard Lumps at 81s, corn. br"i'
lumps 78s to 795, good to fine 79s 6d to 80s 6d, Hainburgoa
Loaves and Tittlers corn. 80s to 82s, mid 83s to 843, PA
85s to 87s, fine 88s to 975, and very superior SID;
weight.
sizes 99s to 100 s per cwt. Bastards,., fine, at 575 t.
595, good 54s to 565, low to mid 465:. to 52s per C"'to
Piece:3, fine at 69s to 71s, good 66s to 68s. ]o 'v
mid 60s to 65s per cwt, being the apex. Tres:j
common 275, Patent 28s to 295, best old .make 305, ea
Golden Syrup 31s to 32s per cwt. Bonded Crus°lo
Sugar at 28s for the best. Loaves at 30s Le 323 for itt
and 14 lbs. Treacle at Ils to Ils 3d. ::Bastardnvor
13s 6d to 16s, and Pieces at 17s to .24s per cwt. .4.
Dutch Crushed Sugar, 25s 3d is the value on board. a
To-day sales of Standard Lumps were nir,d'e at 05,410
to 81s. Treacle at 26s 6d to 31s 6d per cl 13011'
Crushed Sugar at 28s for the best. pliOn
MAURITIUS.-Importers have submitted to : redo ",-,
on former rates of Is to is 6d per cwt ; t an, ; 'I)
fine strong yellow at 65s to 675, good 62s to 6 is 60, la
to mid 57s 6d to 61s 6d, and fine brown 55s to 565
per cwt. de'
EAST INDIA.-White Bengal` tiugar has suffe red $ toe'
cline of 2s per cwt ; fine white at 66s 6d to 6.75. Shed
65s 65s 6d to 665, mid 635 3d to 655, damps and w°6icl
63s 6d to 66s per cwt ; brown sorts at 41s to ‘05,:,;,1
44s to 465, good to fine 47s to 54s per cwt ; Mat air t
155 to 17s for mid to fine brown, and low at 14s .6a 51
owl. Siam at previous rates. For Java holders r eta
firm. litl'

FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 20s for fair qui
white Hava,nnah, good and fine strong at 28s i.`o 29 564
cwt. A floating cargo of Bahia has been sold at 16 0.
per cwt. Porto Rico of fair and good quality 18s tAY fall
MOLASSES.—HoIders of West India have obtain( n 0
rates; fine Dominica 80s, Foreign Molasses at is
to 8s 6d per cwt. 4
COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation has 'f,{ot
in a dull state; and although the quantity offering 'toy
sale has again been small; still holders have been a 0
desirous to realize, and have submitted to a reductioi 14,
last Tuesday's rates of 2s to 3s per cwt. ; notwithsta, 'O4
ing this the private purchases have been limited, '
only for the immediate wants of the trade. 110
're-day there was no public sale, and privately -I to
business was done. We quote good ord Ceylon 71:4
735, fine ord 74s to 76s ficl, fine fine ord 77s to
Company's Java 50s to 51s per cwt. of.
COCOA.—British Plantation has suffered a decrige3;
Is to nls 6d per cwt. ; Trinidad low greyish red at r,:l
6d to 375, mid 38s to 395, fair and good mid dark
40s to 425, good fair grey 36s to 38s per cwt.
TEA.—The public sales were brought to a concitPi°l,ll,
.on Wednesday ; the biddings were very lam-nil throlof
out the sales for both black and green 'Tea, VI
18,524 pkgs oGred, only 9,560 were actna4.selci' , :erY
Since the sales the market for Tea has been a„00%
dull state ; the large arrivals, together with the 6"•
desire that has been manifested- of late by imparter -the
sell, still creates an unfavourable opinion among" bet'
trade generally, and the prices accepted are -...1100
under those of the last auctions. Common ly 7d
Trade Congou cash has been disposed of, at
to is 7id, and Twankay is 71d, Company's 'Pt' bet
nominal at is 9d per lb. Public sales of Te.i
shortly declared. The deliveries however are
last week amounted to 410,000 lbs. de
SPICES. For Pimento prices have furl b fjaiisg
dined id per lb ; 3d to qd for good L'4:lZioli,
and middling' 21d per lb. Pepper is held inos
common Sumatra at lid to 21d per lb ; for Cassia L g. 1015
prices have assumed a downward tendency. GIAO. st
been in steady request ; common and good Beet 100
16s to 20s, Malabar at 15s 6d to 19s, and Jam 45 for
to a
to 130 s per cwt. Jamaica Ginger at 5/
common quality ; Barbadoes Ginger at 455 for
coated. Cinnamon has met with a fair sale. Cl° 4 ,
easier rates. Nutmegs are firm in price.
RlCE.—Bengal at full rates ; mid and good mid ito
at 8s 6d to 10s, good bold pearly clean white 1056 lot
Ils. Rice Flour 4s 6d. Java at 9s 6d to Ils 6d ot
white, and 8s 6d to 9s 3d for yellow. Carolina has I:6 pe
taken sparingly ; there is some talk of lowering
Ot
price. latna at 13s to 18s per cwt. To-daY
business was transacted in Bengal Rice ; 10s Paw, 11
middling white, and 9s 3d to 9s 6d for low dusty, a°
to 9s for yellow.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The West hit, 0
Rum market has been in a dull state ; importer° r
submitted to a reduction of id to ld per gallon. fer,,a
wards, 2s 3-id having been taken for proof. Jamsjea d 6 if
3d per gal. cheaper; 30 to 32 per cent O.P. of corn
quality at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, mid of .higher strength 4s pl
to 4s 9d, good and fine sorts may be purchased st_.„,'titts
to 5s 6d per gallon. Strong • Demerara and Maw-iltl
upon easier terms. Calcutta Rum, at Is. 80 te.,„15041,
with, and at is 6i-cl to is 7d without certificate. Pr of
is firm in price, Cognac first brand's of the vintatpli
1837, hhds at 5s 3d, puns 5s ld ; do 1838, Ws 1640 c
puns 4s lld ;do 1839, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; do {of
hhds 3s I Id, puns as 9d per gallon. Geneva at gOk
common, and fine fit for duty at 2s 6d to 2s 8d Pe %11011
lon. The English distillers are firm z'tt lOs per g-
cash.
_ FRUIT.—This afternoon prices declined evellii‘

lings for Currants ; at auction 59 butts .40
30 brls Cephalonia were sold at 43s to 503/4 for
very ord, and brls at 51s to 525; 83 casks Greell

42s per cwt. a is
OILS.—For Linseed Oil prices have tleclit es)
cwt, 34s have been accepted for parcels OA I "
Rape at 47s for pale, and brown 46s 6d per tit /It'
Oil is firm in price, and in good reque.s
at last week's rates. East India Coala

at 40s to 41s per cwt. In common descriptiot t$
Oils this week scarcely an inquiry has existed.
31/ per tun. Pale Seal, 371 10s, and Souther r
311 per tun. Sperm Oil, 79/ to 80/ paid for fin,
TALLOW.—The quantity of South American
remaining unsold being very small, has compt
trade to resort more to Russian. hollers of win

taken the advantage, and have obtained an adv:
previous rates of 9d per cwt ; on the spot 475.6 a,
9d have been paid for P.Y. Candle ; for delivery, i
last three months of the year, 48s Od to Os
South American 43s 6d to 464 for comma*
quality. Town Tallow at 45s 6d nett cash.

To-day holders were firm and obtained 47s
Y. Candle on the spot, and 48s; 9d to 49s for
the last three months of the year, at which a fair
was transacted. Prices rule high at St. PetersburE
are quoted at 113 to 114 roubles. The total
the season is estimated at 120,000 to 130,000

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—About half-
on Monday night great alarm was maniteste
between Waterloo and Btackfriars'-bridge, ii
of a collision between the Vivid and Era
From the statements of the Thames police
that the Vivid was on her passage up fror
loaded with passengers, and was making Ilk
Waterloo-bridge Pier and Hungerford, whet
.opposite Arundel-street, the passengers oy
suddenly alarmed by a tremendous shock,
crashing, as if the boat was going to pieces.
alarm and confusion which prevailed a cow
elapsed before the cause could be ascertains
considerable difficulty exists, arising from
dietory statements. It, however, appears
which had been bringing down passengers
worth Fair, had landed them at .11ungerfo
snaking for her moorings off Arundel-stree'
struck the Vivid on her starboard bow, the V
in the first instance, sent her stern into the
the time at which the collision happened it
advisable to put in shore, and the Vivid a'
in the mud, and by means of boats landed
gers, many of whom got a severe ciuckim
at the same instant, came to her moorings,
damage which she sustained, went down in
the night. As far as can be ascertained
lost, unless any person fell off at the time
occurred.
The members of the late Covent-gard(
maple have subscribed to present Madame •
Mr. Charles Mathews, the late lessees of tbia i'd
with an elegant candelabrum, as a testimon?si:,„
kindness and courtesy displayed by them to
pang during their manaE=t.........0,
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BIRTHS. )11*
On the Ildi.tdt., at St. John's, New Brunswick, if,
Parker St urdee, of a son. • orj°l°
On the 13th inst., at Blackheath-park, the wife
South, of Adelaide-place, London-1)1%4e, of a son-

MARRIED. e OP'
or
On the 7th inst., at Miekleover, near DerhY,
Joubert, Esq.. of Paris, to Frances Amelia, eldsst •
the late James Bennet, Esq., of Manchester.

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On the 14th inst., at Matlock Bath, Lucy.Jane' s hire,
Hrnry Smith, Esq., of Wilford House, Nottmeally fife .c
thirteen.
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On the 14th inst., at Squire's-mount, nan2l4
Jackson, Esq., aged 88.

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