The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

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packages are declared, and 179 packages Assam ; 6,000
packages Tea are also announced for the Ist February.
Two vessels have arrived with 15,646 packages. To-day-
' there was less life in the market, the attention of the
trade being generally directed to the public sales declared,
still a fair business was transacted and prices were firm,
common Free Trade Congou is 10-,1.,d to Is lld cash,
Company's is lOid per lb.
CocoA.—There has been no public sale this week, and
, privately the operations have been extremely limited in
Nest India. Foreign neglected; good Para 34s per cwt.
' SPlCES.—lmporters of Cassia Lignea are still anxious
to sell, and prices have further given was 3s to 5s per
cwt. Pepper at full prices, good .fair bright Eastern
' fetched 24d to 21d, good brown 24d to 2P ; fair Ma-
labar 3d, and ordinary 3d per lb. White at previous rates;
Pimento at 2icl to 3d for low middling to middling qua-
lity. Cinnamon his been little inquired for, and prices
have still a downward tendency. Mace at lower rates.
Nutmegs good to fine brown 4s 8d to 5s Bd, middling
3s 8d to 4s 6d, and inferior 2s to 3s 6d per lb. Cloves
dull of sale, common Bourbon is Id per lb.
RICE.—For Bengal this week full rates have been paid;
good to fine white lls Gd to 13s 6d, middling white at
lOs Gd to 11s and low middling lOs to lOs Gd per cwt.
Java 6d cheaper ; middling white lOs to lOs 6d, low 9s
to 9s 6d, and fine yellow 8s per cwt. Carolina for home
consumption at 28s to 36s per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a
fair demand for West India Rum this week, and rather
higher rates have been paid for Leewards. Jamaica has
sustained the former value. Leewards at 2s to 2s Id for.
proof to 1 per cent. over, and Jamaica of fair quality, 30
per cent. over, at 55 3d. East India Rum has further
improved ; Is 4d - -to ls 4fd for proef Calcutta ;
The Brandy Market has been in a dull state. Cognac,
first brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 6s, puns 5s 10d,
ditto 1837, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; ditto, 1838, hhds 5s
sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto 1839, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d • ditto
1840, hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id per gallon, For Geneva,
2s for common, and 2s 6d to 2s 8d for fine fit for duty.
British Corn Spirits at 9s 9d to 9s 10d per gallon.
To-day, during the progress of the sale, 206 chests
were withdrawn by the proprietors. 719 chests have
passed the sale. The biddings were more brisk, and the
proportion which found buyers is much larger than on
any previous day, but without any improvement in
prices. Some lots of old goods were, however,. forced
off at very uneven prices, which varied from 3d to Is 8d
per lb discount. 93 chests were bought in by the
proprietors.
Oms.—For all descriptions of common Fish Oils this
-week, rather lower prices have been submitted to ; Pale
Seal at 421, yellow 341 to 381, brown 31/ lOs to 381 10s,
Cod 301, Southern good to fine 331 lOs to 35/ 10s,
common to middling 311 lOs to 331 per tun ; Sperm
moved off slowly at easier rates, fine quality at 891.
to 90/, and inferior 861 lOs to 881 per tun. Linseed Oil
on the spot at 34s to 34s 3d, and for delivery at 35s per
cwt. Rape, pale at 51s to 51s 6d, and brown 50s to 50s
6d per cwt. Olive has been in good request, Gallipoli at
65/ to 66/, and Spanish 591 to 61/ per tun. Palm at 321
for the best. Cacoa Nnt, at 41s to 42s for first sort.
This afternoon fine Southern at 321 to 331; 60 tuns
fine Sperm 88/ to 88115 s ; 50 tuns Newfoundland' Whale
of fine quality 321 lOs to 3315 s ; 40 tuns Newfoundland
Cod 29/ to 29/ 15s ; 60 tuns Palm 31s to 32s per cwt; 20
tuns brown Seal 201 per tun.
TALLOW: —Prices have been steady for Russian Tal-
low this week, on the spot there, has been a brisk de-
mand for immediateconsumption, and 48s have been paid
for large parcels of P. Y. C. For February and March
48s 6d, and for the last three months of the year 48s
9d to 49s per cwt. South American, at 40s 6d to 46s
for low to fine quality. Town Tallow has met with a
free sale.

This afternoon the demand was good for Petersburg
Yellow Candle, at 48s to 48s 3d on the spot, and 48s 6d
to 48s 9d for delivery.

GREAT ANTI•CORN-LAW MEET

ING AT GLOUCESTER.