The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is heavy, and,
inclusive of those sold by auction, only about 200 casks have
found buyers. The public sales have been rather numerous.
consisting principally of 193 casks, 31 barrels St. Lucia ; 4,508
bags Mauritius; 2,950 bags Bengal; and 749 bags Madras,
all of which went off heavily, and only about one half sold,
in some instances at a decline of 6d to Is, but this reduction
was not generally submitted to. The St. Lucia brought 47s
to 52s for good brown to good bright yellow, and 46s 6d to
53s for good greyish brown to fine yellow Mauritius. Pri-
vately a cargo of brown Bahia has been disposed pf afloat at
21s 6d, deliverable in London (for refining in bond), the
buyers paying the landing charges. The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West India
Docks was 1,634 hhds, 100 tierces, 16 barrels, and there were
taken for home consumption 1,258 hhds, 123 tierces, 150 bar
rels. The stock in the same places is 10,910 hhds, 1,450
tierces, 1,742 barrels.

COFFEE.-1,850 bags of Ceylon (B. Plantation kind), 400
bales Mocha, and 1.183 bags East India, have been offered by
auction; all the Ceylon found buyers at 52s to 63s for fine
ord brownish to mid colory quality, being about the previous
value. Only part of the Mocha and East Indian were dis-
posed of, the former at 48s to 58s 6d for ord to mid mixed
quality, and the latter at 21s for ord Sumatra. and 23s to
23s 6d for good Padang, being for the East India rather
cheaper. The remainder was taken in above the value
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West
India Docks was 463 puns, 128 hhds • there were taken for
home consumption 204 puns, 15 hhds, and exported 165
puns, 67 hhds. The stock in the same places were 12,819
puns, 1,098 hhds. A Government contract for 100,000 gallons
(not more than one-half to consist of East India) was taken
on Friday last by one house, at a trifle under 2s 2d for proof
strength.
RICE.-2,007 bags East India, and 645 bags Italian, at
auction, chiefly sold at 18s to 19s for low yellowish white;
Bengal, 16s to 163 6d for yellow cargo ditto; and the Italian
at 19s to 20s for mid white (Madras or Java kind), which
prices are fully 6d lower; mid to good white Java was taken
in at 22s to 245, being above the value.
SAI.METRE.-1,857 bags at auction sold at 27s to 27s Fd,
one lot at 28s, for 103/4 to 4 per ceat. refraction, which are
firmer rates.

SPICES.-1,347 bags Pepper chiefly found buyers at 234 d to
2',7gd for good black Batavia and Sumatra, being a shade
cheaper ; half heavy Malabar was taken in at 314 d.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 40s per cwt. on the spot, and Town
455 per cwt.
TsA.—The market is quiet.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 2.)
SUGAR.—.To-day British Plantation was purchased with
much caution, although merchants were more inclined to
sell, and submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d; the
private purchases amounted to only 60 hhds and trcs.
REFINED.—To. day the home trade purchased Refined Goods
less freely, 66s to 66s 6d were the rates taken for Standard,
and 65s to 65s 6d for brown grocery lumps. Bonded Crushed
Sugar is held for 34s per cwt for first quality;
but there was not much inclination to purchase to-day.
MA munus.—There has been little disposition manifested
to purchase any description, and the market having been
more liberally supplied, a decline in prices has taken place
of 6d per cwt. 'Mauritius is much cheaper than West India,
especially the brown qualities.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 3,790 bags of
Bengal Sugar were offered, the trade evinced little desire to
operate, and not above a fourth part sold at a decline on last
week's rates of 6d to is per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale, and by
private treaty very little business was transacted, although
some holders were inclined to reduce their prices. _ _

COFFEE.—This afternoon Mocha was little wanted-158
bales were brought to public sole, 100 bales consisted of long
berry and were taken at 80s for tine yellow clean garbled;
the remainder was bought in. Ceylon is less wanted-538
bales were offered at public sale. Plantation sold at about
the former Talus 6& bogs Emit ludia public Ws sold at