The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-02 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(pion. rite London New Price Current of February 1.)
S GA R. market for British Plantation Sugar, has
been in a quiet state during the past week ; the large arrivals of
Mauritius and Bengal cat both Grocers and Refiners to
.L'ing
be cautious in their operation's, and the sales amounted to only
being scantily supplied
950 &c. ; the market, hoWevu'r'
in the samples, the merchants were
-,,abled to obtain full
prices, especially for brown and midditb: 3ellow sorts ;
,
Jamaica, dark brown, with a few better sample.. on board,
have been selling at 62s ; Trinidad, Demerara, and L erbice,
middling yellow. 62s (id to 63. ; Jamaica, low middling, b,,:‘
St. Vincent, middling strong grey, 66s 6d; good middling,
67s Od per cwt. Some vessels have arrived. Accounts have
come to land from Trinidad of a favourable nature for the crops.
RIM NEM—In Refined Goods a fair business has been trans-
acted for home use, brown lumps common 73s to 755,
good to fine 76s to 80s, Standard lumps 81s to 81s 6(1,
fittlers common 80s to 81s, mid 82s to 84s, good to fine 85s to
91s, Hambro' Loaves ord 81s to 83s, mid to fine 84s
to 945, and superior 100 s to 120 s per cwt. Treacle
common at 275 6d, Patent ord 28s to 295, good 30s to 31s, and
Golden Syrup 32s to 32s 6d per cwt. Pieces common at 63s'
to 655, mid 66a to 70s, good 71s to 725, fine 73s to 74s per cwt.
Bastards fine at 56s to 60s, good 52s to 545, mid 46s to 51s,
low 40s to 45s per cwt. bonded Crushed Sugar at 29s a 29s
3d for first quality. Loaves 101bs and 141bs at 32s to 33s per
cwt. Treacle at 12s to 12s 3d. Bastards and Pieces, the for-
mer at 14s 6d to 16s; and the latter 17s to 23s per cwt.
Dutch Crushed Sugar neglected ; 27s is the value of first
sort on board.

The market for refined goods was in a dull state, and rather
lower rates were accepted ; Standard lumps selling at 80s 6d
to 81s per cwt. Treacle sold slowly at 27s for common. Bonded
crushed Sugar less in request, but holders are firm at 29s for
the best.
Ma narrins.—This afternoon Importers were desirous to
realize, and offered 8,401 bags, .11 casks, at public sale, at
which prices gave way 13 to Is 6d per cwt, and the biddings
were languid ; the principal part however found buyers at the
following rates, fine and very fine sold at 67s to 70s 6d ; good
61s 6d to 06$ 6d ; middling 62s to 64s ; low middling 60s 6d to
61s 8d; good and fine brown 54s to 608; low and middling
43s thlto 82s per ewt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Su-
gar oir,?red at public sale was large, amounting to 6,072 bags,
32 boxes,
Ili. casks. The trade operated with caution, and
some parcels were taLf° in; the quantity sold went is to Is 6(1
under former rates ; good v..l,,ite sold at 69s to 71s; mid 66s
to 68s ;OA to fine yellow, 63s to gs 6(1; inferior, 57s to 625.
low to good Brown, 43s to 52s 6d per ewt. ,
FOREIGN.—Prices have been fully sustaira:a for Yellow
Havannab, at 20s 6d to 21s 6d for good and fine qu-2lity. In
White, prices do not give way. Brown Brazil Is' Gn to 18s
low to good quality. White at the previous value.
MOtaCssts.—West India at full rates, viz, Demerara km at
28s, St Kitts fait 213 s per cwt. Bengal Syrup at 23s to 25V,
and Foreign Molasses at Os 6d to 7s per cwt. To-day Deme-
rara, good at 27s 6d, Antigua ordinary 27s per cwt, good red
Grenada went at 38s.
Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLAND& —Few purchases have
been made in any description of West India Rum ; holders
are, however, firm, and will not sell proof Leewards under 2s
per gallon. East India Rum with certificate has begun to
attract the notice of the home trade, and they
have taken 270 puns., Ike., at Is 8d to is Bid for proof
Calcutta of mid low quality ; 190 puns subject to the
hi ;h duty have been sold at is 4d proof strength.—
The Biandy market has been in a dull state; holders have
evinced less firmness, mid have submitted to a reduction on
fodder fates of Id per gallon :—sales of Cognac, first brands
of the vintage d 1836 have been made at 5s lld for hhds,
puns 5s 9(1) ditto, 1837, hhds 5s 6(1, puns 5s 4d; ditto, 1838,
hhds bs 4d, pttns 5s 2d; ditto, 1839, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d ;
ditto, 1840, hhds 49 2d;ptins 4s per gallon ; the stock is large.
Geneva has moved off slowly, common at 2s, and fine 2s 6d
to 2s Bd. _
_ _

To-day East India Rum was wanted; sales of Calcutta with
certificate made at is B%d to Is 9d for proof, and subject to
the high duty at Is 4d; the arrivals have been large during
the last few days. West India Rum, however, was taken spar-
ingly, but prices were sustained. Brandy dull, and prices de-
clining. 'the demand bas been limited for English Corn Spi-
rits, grid thti distillers are pressing sales at 9s 9d to 9s 10d per
gallon cash.
Tau:—Since this day weeli the market free trade has
pteseitttql a &ill appearance. A good dtmanti has pre-
vailed for both black ahtl giteri sorts. To-day toe.:'
was less activity in the '1 ea itiSrliet, although the public
sales, consisting of 32,000 packages, attracted a' Rood
atAbnattnee of the trade ; still hey were cautious in thelf
operations, and the demand was limited for both black and
green descriptichis. Inipfkrteri fur the most part were firm,
and tioitght itt large_pirCels Tees 1 those, however, who
Were dispOsed ttl tetiliie; Ore cBmPelluti to submit to prices
id to 4d under those of last sale for COngik 1014,4 and
Id to lid for Pouchong ; other kinds of Tea a sliad6.l4tete
7,600 packages were sold at the following rates:—Congottd
coarse new and mixed leaf, 1&10d to'ls 101 d, rather strong and
mixed blackish leaf is 10%d to 13 Io4d, blackish leaf rather
str6n4 IN lid 01,15,114 A, do strong 2s to 2s Id, do Pekoe
ilavbur _l '4.4t1 Id HI 4d j Pcitatitit Mitstary to fine ls o%d to
2s ; Twankay, common yellowish leaf is ItA t/ Is 10%d,
brightish leaf Is lld to Is 1 1 id, Hyson kind 2s io 21 14)
HyiA, coarse yellow leaf, 2s sitt to 2s 51d, but mid to mid 21
fir' to 2s 10d, good bright leaf, 3s Id to 3s 8d; Young Hyson,
Cifiton, bright leaf add noon flavour 3s 2d to 3s 2 d ; Com.
Coasgod doll dt Is lb*d ed.sh.
tlYkii4,:=Tiliff ha been a good demand for all clean
sorts of West. India tti ttlie titi& Itieg last, dgy and very full
,
rates have been paid ; unclean quaiities lisle maintained the
' have been in fair request.
previous value,
of Jamaica were in tale
nod ordinar y
This afternoon middling qualttivn
relitleat itriitel7, at 1151 to 120 s per cwt ; x
Otis sqhits pOrcels weld bold titter above the rates of the
tiring field last ikett j te public talgs eohsitted of 1,013 bags
Ceylon and 12 casks Jamaica, the limner all said at dd to Is
decline, good ()id Went at 69s to 71s 6d, line ord 72. to 745,
lint fine orti 795; the latter fetched 96s for mid coloury De-
literate, being tho frill *able:
ebenA.—Bfitish Plantation has met with more attention,
and 318 bags Trinidad at public sale fetched steady rates, good
middling to good red sold at 41s 6d to 42s 6d, middling 40s to
41s, good to fine grey 39s to 40s per cwt. For Fore;gn there
are few purchasers, 33s to 34s is the value of good red Para.
SPICES.—This afternoon the public sales consisted of 500
blgs .Malabar Pepper, and 200 eases Cassia Lignea; the for-
mer went at full rates, middling quality at 3id to 3id, and
half heavy aidto 33d ; the Cassia Lignea sold freely at 2s to
3s advance, .mid quality fetched 77s to 78s 6d, ordinary coarse
73s per cwt.
RlCE.—This afternoon the market was quiet for East India;
at auction 1,500 bags Madras were principally taken at 9s 6d to
lOs for low middling white, being full rates..
—We hay,, still to report a dull roarket for all desurip-
tions of uoiainon Fish Oils. Pale Seal 41/ to 41/
321 lOs to 371 10s, brown, 291 to 321, Southern common to
flue 321 to 301, arid Cod at 291 100 to pi ps per