The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-28 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.

COLONIAL.
The markets for Sugar, Cotfee, and other colonial
produce are now closed, and will remain so until the
3d of next month. The only transaction, therefore,
which we have to notice as not given in our last state-
ment is the sale of a cargo of yellow Havannah Sugar,
sold afloat at 21s, deliverable at a near port on the
C9ntinent. The quantity of British Plantation Sugar
landed last week at the East and West India Docks
was 215 hhds and tierces, and there were taken for
home consumption 581 hhds, 105 tierces, and 158
brls. The stock in the same places is 12,022 hhds,
1,508 tierces, and 1,227 brls. _ .

Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East
and West India Docks was 200 puns 17 hhds ; there
were taken for home consumption 187 puns 44 hhds;
and exported 81 puns 24 hhds. The stock in the
same places is 14,505 puns and 2,570 hhds.
TEA.—This article is dull, and at nominal quotations.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 472 9d to 48s per cwt on the
spot.

HAY IVIAILZETS.
SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 15s;
useful ditto, 41 to 4/ 4s; fine upland ditto, 4/. 6s to
4/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 to 51 lOs ; Oat Straw,
21 to 21 2s ; Wheat straw, 2/ 2s to '2l 4s per load.
Supply very moderate, and trade on the whole dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse meadow Hay, 31 ss to 41;
useful ditto, 412 s to 4/ 6s; fine upland ditto, 4/
to 4l ]2s; Clover Hay, 4/ to 51 8s ; Oat Straw,
2/ to 2/ 3s; Wheat Straw, 2/ 4s to 21 5s per load.
Hay and Straw were in fair average supply, and
sluggish inquiry, at the prices above quoted
NV HITECHAPEL. Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 to
41; useful ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 5s ; fine upland
ditto, 41 6s to 4/ 103 ; Clover Hay, 41 to Si 123
Oat Straw, 11 18s to 2/ 2s ; Wheat Straw, 213 s to 24
4s per load. A good supply and a heavy inquiry.

(From the London New Price Current of December 27.)
SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation was in
ewdii
at with much
wants ;
a utthi oen ,cp
dtr aelthi
dull state all last week ; Grocers as well as Refiners
purchasedtheirimmediate
for the thre°
ar'sges only
amPle
for
market days amounted to only 800 hhds and trcs at
.
prices ed under those previously quoted for the best
low, and Gd to is per cwt for all other kinds. I.C"Mr
the Sugar market was closed and will remain so until
Tuesday next.
REFINED.—For Refined Sugar prices have further de".
dined, the supply of goods being large, and 'cirrs.
limited. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the dematil-
been excellent at 27s 3d to 27s 6d for first q al. Itl-"°3 'es.
large sales have been made at 31s for 14, -3(115 6d to 3:as
for 10, and 34s to 35s for 61bs. Treace has been la(Ie
in request at 10s. Bastards at 17s to 18s 6d, and
at lgs to 24s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar at ►4s 6d
per cwt, on board in Holland ; damaged at 225 6d to -
per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—HoIders have refrained from ofr''rill
any at auction ; former rates have been sustaine"
most cases ; fine yellow 64s 6d to 66s Gd, good 62A„c,
to 645, middling 59s to 625, low 56s to 58s, good to "-
brown 53s to 555, low to middling 45s to 53s per ewl'eor.
EAST INDlA.—There has been a good demand
white Bengal Sugar at 66s to 70s for good to fine Wmlloiro
Dobah sorts at 64s to 68s per cwt, but brown and or
yellow have met with a dull sale. Siam 23s 6d for loot
white. Manilla at 17s to 17s 6d for low, 18s to 195
mid to fine brown, and 19s €d to 20s 6d for fine ./ -
Java has fetched full rates.
FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah there has been
ively demand since last Tuesday, at stiff rates. -1331.1:t
brown at IBs to 19s 6d, and low to good white 138014 i.
and Pernambuco at 23s to 25s 6d per
Porto Rico at lls to 19s for low mid and mid qut'S
MoEAssEs.—The transactions have been upon n 111
scale only ; good sorts are held for the former currencir
but common kinds are rather lower. ffee
COFFEE.—There is a large consumption of -°;,es
going on and which is likely so to continue, as In"is,
are moderate when compared with those of former yea:
but the market has been in a dull state both for Wes
and East India sorts since we last wrote, the trade ;0_
having yet disposed of their old stocks.
tendency'
Mocha dull of sale, and prices have a downward
Mocha sells slowly at the late decline. Foreign Co ti 'e
has been less in request, at barely former currencies; dis
COCOA.—Prices have been sustained for West ,
Irea.
Cocoa, and a fair demand has existed. 'Trinidad fair red
at 335, good grey 31s to 31s 6d, and without cern
28s 6d per cwt. Prices have suffered no further depre
sion for Foreign. u d
Ceylon Coff .0
TEA.—lmporters of Tea are still desirous to sell, at
.e
have pressed further parcels upon the market ; the tra
still entertain an unfavourable opinion towards the ad!t tg
cle, and purchase with much caution, notwithstan 11
the considerable decline that has taken Place ,d
prices of late. The limited business transact
Lr
since this day week has been at a decline of id
common, lid to 2d for good Congou, id for Twanks
2d for Hyson, and Id per lb for all other sorts of 7.'4
privately is 2d has been accepted for good own°.
Congou, cash. To-day a parcel of low Souchou.; trixt
Bombay was sold at Is 3d per lb cash. The Tea Oar'
is flat. 26,000 pkgs are declared for sale on Jan. 10. w.
RUM, BRANDY AND 11oELANDs.—For ail sot is 01 1.0
L Rum rather lower prices have been taken, i)ellieraz.,
of fair quality at 2s 10d for 30 per ecnt fT
and Jamaica at 3s Id for 30 per cent. O. 1".. -"; •
India at is 3d to is 6d with, at and is 2d without cent Iri;
cate ; low descriptions of Cognac Brandy at• 25 Id
2s 3d per gallon, but all other kinds have become dull ed
sale, and prices are rather lower ; Cognac best brands
the vintage of 1838 hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ;do 1839 1-,1
4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; do 1840 hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id '; nt
1841 hhds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d per gallon. Go,nev#
Is 9d to Is 10d. English Corn Spirits 9s rd to 9a
per gallon, cash.
SPlCES:—Pimento has been in excellent request o
sitti
former rates. Ginger has sustained former rates, 1 is
the demand steady for East and West India. Pepperi r
held with firmness. Nutmegs have sustained toe f7lis
ie
value. Cassia Lignea is more in demand, and
78s paid privately for mid and good mid quality.
PaovisioNs.—ln the value of Irish Butter no variati Dtt
has taken place since we last wrote. Dutch, finest 3
108 s to 110 s per cwt. The trade for Bacon has beerri
dull one. Lard has been in good request. prime Ilan!
have secured a fair sale ; but inferior have been hot ;
asked for. The market is flat for Pork, but the denim'
for Mess Beef is good, and it is scarce. There is hsu Y
any India Beef in the market.
RICE.—The market for Bengal is firm, prey
have been fully sustained, and a "
ood business b'as rbeL
a
transacted privately at Its to lis 6d for low and Eal
mid at 12s to 19s for good mid to fine clean whi`te.
TALLOW.—The market has presented a ciAuiet
iour, Ce:,
for Russian Tallow since we last wrote ; anti prices ha%
)1.
declined 3d per cwt ; on the spot at 47s 9d to 48s f( f
P Y Candle of first quality. For delivery 475 al 0
spring months. Town Tallow has fallen 47s 6d to 48
nett cash. South American at 41s 9d to 46s 6d.
SAGO.—Prices have further improved for Sago Flell
and at 15s to 16s a good business has been transacts
by private contract. Sago is in request, and seven L
parcels have been sold at lOs to 14s 6d for low and "
15s to 18s for good, and 19s to 23s for fine.
INDIGO.—For Spardsh the demand has been good, tai:cl,
36 serons Guatimala at public sale were sold at 35 ;
6s 5d for Cortes and Sobres, being full rates. 11°16,4
of East India are firm, and supply the market sPar'n"
with all descriptions.
OlLS.—Linseed Oil 30s 9d to 31s, being rather /lig"- er
Rape, pale at 41s to 41s 6d, and brown 40s to 4059'd P is.
cwt. Olive Oil is dull of sale. Gallipoli 51/ to Si' I(
Spanish 49l 15s to 51/, and Barbary 48110 s to 49/ perk tit
Palm at 30s 6d to 33s 3d for low to fine quality. Cocoa' rs
Oil at 38s to 40s per cwt. In common Fish Oils hot' °: „le
are firm ; 31/ lOs to 321 paid for Cod, and 4010 r
Seal. Sperm 741 to 79/according to quality.

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