The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-17 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of September 16.)
SUGAR.—Although the arrivals of West India Sugar
have been numerous, amounting to 10,900 hhds, &c..
since this day week, still merchants have shown firmness,
and the late demand has been very good for all descrip-
tions, both for the scale and refining ; the prices paid
have been fully equal to those of Friday last.
To-day there was less activity in the British Planta-
tion Sugar market, and from both grocers and refiners
there was only a limited demand, but the merchants re-
mained firm, and refused to submit to lower rates. The
purchases for the week are 1,850 hhds and trcs. The
large arrivals appear to have had some influence amongst
the trade, but as they arc indifferently supplied, a reaction
in the market may be shortly looked for.
REFINED.—The market has presented a firm appear-
ance for refined Sugar this week ; the demand has been
good for all qualities fir home consumption ; and full
rates have been given. Brown melting lumps at 73s to
•74s 6d, brown patent 75s to 775, Standard lumps 78s.
Tittlers ordinary 77s to 77s 6d, mid 78s to 795, good
79s 6d to 81s, fine 82s to 86s, Hambro loaves, common
78s to 795, mid 79s Gd to 81s,good 82s to 83s, fine and very
fine 84s to 89s per cwt. Prices have advanced for Bastards,
ord at 50s to 525, mid to good 53s to 58s, and fine 59s
to 62s per cwt ; the supply is getting small. The mar-
ket is firm for Pieces, and the trade have purchased
freely, paying 72s to 75s 14 fine, 69s to 71s for good,
66s to 68s for mid, and 64s to 65s for low. Treacle,
common at 23s 9d to 24s 3d, patent ordinary 24s Gd to
25s 3d, good and fine 25s 6d to 26s 6d, best old make
29s 3d to 29s 6d, and Golden Syrup 28s to 30s ; Scum
'Treacle is fetching 20s 6d to 21s per cwt. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 25s 6d to 25s 9d for first sort. Loaves,
10 Ibs at 31s to 31s 6d, and 14 lbs 30s 6d. Treacle at
• lOs 6d to I Is. Bastards at 15s to 18s, and Pieces at 18s
6d to 24s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar 24s per cwt,
on board in Holland.

To-day the grocers purchased freely of refined goods,
paying 78s to 78s 6d for standard lumps, and brown
grocery cannot be had under 765. Of Treacle large
parcels were taken at 23s 9d to 30s according to quality.
Other articles are unchanged.
MAURITIUS.—Previous rates have been fully sustained
for all descriptions, and the trade have been free pur-
chasers; 4,358 bags at auction went off briskly: fine yel-
low at 65s to 65s 6d, good 64s to 64s 6d, mid 60s to 635,
low 59s to 59s 6d, fine brown 58s to 58s 6d, good 57s to
57s 6d, good mid 56s 6d, low 49s 6d to 52s 6d, common
to tine grey 59s to 64s 6d per cwt: privately some parcels
have been sold ; fine yellow at 66s to 67s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—There has been an extensive demand
for white Bengal Sugar, and the advanced rates of
Friday last have been fully sustained. Manilla is wanted,
but holders supply the market sparingly, and prices
have an upward tendency. Java 16s 6d to 20s paid fin-
common to fine grey, and 15s to 18s for brown and
yellow. Siam 20s to 23s paid for common to good
white. Batavia, low brown at 12s 6d to 13s 6d, and
washed at 12s per cwt.
This afternoon Bengal met with free purchasers, and
1,830 bags at public sale were sold at full rates ; good
white at 70s, mid 67s to 67s 6d, ord 66s to 66s 6d, good
yellow 64s to 655, mid 61s 6d to 62s ; and low 59s to
60s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—The market has a firm appearance for all
kinds under this denomination ; importers have re-
frained from offering any at auction this week, and
buyers have been desirous to do business. Previous
rates have been fully sustained for Brazil Sugar, and a
good demand has prevailed fur all descriptions. White
Havannah has been much sought after, and a further
advance of 6d to is per cwt offered ; yellow Havannah
at fully former prices ; Porto Rico at 17s.
This afternoon there was no public sale, but Boo boxes
white Havannah are declared for Tuesday, and 2,210
boxes yellow and brown for Wednesday ; several in-
quiries existed privately both for Brazil and Havannah,
but few parcels are yet to be met with.
MOLASSES.—AIthough the arrivals of West India have
been large since this day week, still holders have mani-
fested firmness. Antigua fine at 31s, St. Kitt's fine
27s 6d, Nevis common 25s 6d to 26s per cwt. Foreign
Molasses at 7s to 7s 6d per cwt. This afternoon several
parcels of West India were sold—fine Antigua at 31s,
and for St. Kitt's 27s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The arrivals of Coffee admissible for home
consumption having been large since our last report,
have caused buyers of British Plantation to operate with
much caution, and the market has presented a dull ap-
pearance for all descriptions, but importers have been
less disposed to realize, and having refrained from offer-
ing any at auction, prices have been sustained ; an im-
provement in business is, however, expected to take place
shortly, as stocks in the hands of the trade are getting
into a small compass.

This afternoon the home consumption Coffee market
presented a quiet appearance, but Foreign was sought
after by the shippers. The public sales consisted of
214 hhds 8 trcs 103 bags Cuba, 242 bags Havannah,
1,456 bags Ceylon, 5 tierces 8 barrels Jamaica, 366
bags East India, and 403 bags Rio : owing to the
high rates required for Cuba, the :whole was taken in,
viz. :—mid colory at 65s to 67s ; good mid 72s to 755.,.
fine mid 76s to 78s, fine ord 38s to 445, ord 33s ; Ha-
vannah was all bought in above the value—fine ord at
455, good crd 35s 6d to 42s per cwt ; Ceylon was nearly
all disposed of, but at a further reduction of 6d
to is per cwt, good ordinary selling at 67s to 68s,
fine ord 69s to 70s, fine fine ord 88s to 88s 6d, middling.
Jamaica kind 99s to 99s 6d per cwt. ; Jamaica sold 70s
to 75s for good and fine ord, being rather lower; East In-
dia of sound quality was taken in at 27s for good ord
brown ; Sumatra damaged sold at 25s to 25s 6d ; Rio
went at a further advance, ord at 32s to 335, and good
ord 34s per cwt.
COCOA.—lmporters of British Plantation have dis-
played more firmness this week, and have refrained from
offering any at auction ; privately some inquiry has
prevailed, and sales of Trinidad have been made at 33s
to 35s 6d for common and middling red, 36s to 37s for
good, and 37s 6d to 40s for fine ; of the latter little is to
be met with. Foreign is wanted, but the Ripply is
scanty. Guayaquil is held for 36s to 375, and Para 33s
6d to 35s per cwt.
TEA.—The market has exhibited a firm appearance
for ail kinds of Tea since Friday last ; there has been no
public sale, and a good business has been transacted in
black kinds, both for town and country consumption,
and. in green several purchases have been made ; the
prices paid have been fully equal to those of Friday, and
nearly. all the parcels offered have been cleared off at the
following rates : Congou, sound common, at is 81d to
to Is 841 cash, good common Is 9U to Is 9:12-d, but mid-
dling and middling blackish leaf Is 91cl to is 103 d, good
blackish leaf is 101 d to is 1134, strong 2s to 2s id, fine
and Pekoe flavor 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; Twankay, common
Is Std to Is 9d, good is 91d to is 101 d, and fine is lld to
2s ; Hyson, common 2s Id to 2s 4d, but middling to
middling 2s 5d to 2s 9d, good 2s 10d to 3s 2d, and fine
3s 3d to 4s; Pouch ong ls 5d to 2s per lb. Company'sCongou
is, however, nominal at is 9d, cash. The deliveries of
Tea are large, and last week amounted to 425,0001b5.
Prices for fine Congou are on a par with those of last
year, but rather lower for common.

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To-day there was little business transacted in the
market, but prices were firm, and sound ordinary
Cono-ou, cash, was not to be purchased under is 81d per
lb. 'For auction, on Tuesday, 24,000 packages are de-
Oared, 7,600 of which consists of Pouchong.
Rum, BRANDY, AND ITOLLANDS.—The dullness in the
Rum Market has increased this week—ls 10d to is mid
have been accepted for proof Lcewards, 3s 3d for Ja-
maica 28 per cent overproof of good quality; East India
dull of sale at Is 4d to is 44d without, and is 5d to Is 8d
with certificate. Of Cuba, 40 casks were taken in at pub-
lic sale at is 9d for 30 to 37 overproof of good colour.
Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1837, hhds 5s 3d,
puns 5s Id ; 1838, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lld ; 18c9, hhds
4s Gd, puns 4s 4d ; 1840, hhds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d';
1841, hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d per gallon. Geneva Is 9d
to Is 10(1 accepted for shipping sort. British Corn Spi-
rits at 9s 8d per gallon.
Saco.—This afternoon 276 boxes Pearl Sago, and
1,919 bags Sago Flour were offered at auction ; the
former sold 12s 6d to 14s for common and mid ; and the
latter at 12s 6d per cot.
SPICES.—This afternoon the public sales consisted of
30 boxes Cassia Lignea, 485 bags Malabar, 1,240 bags
Eastern Pepper. Cassia Lignea sold at full rates, good
thin quil at 95s 6d, mid 89s 6d, good ord 83s 6d, and
mouldy 82s 6d per cwt. Eastern Pepper all sold ai; full
rates, common at 24d to 2-ad, but Malabar was taken in
at 40 per lb for shot.
COCIIINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal was in limited
request only, and 167 bags at public sale were sold
at a decline of ld for silvers, but at former rates for
blacks, Honduras good to fine bold black went at 5s 5d
to 6s 4d, low 4s 4d to 4s 5d ; Mexican, low to mid silvers
35 7d to 4s. mid to fine blacks 4s 4d to 5s 3d per lb.
RicE.—This afternoon Bengal *Rice was in extensive
demand, and the large quantity of 7,834 bags 2,299
pockets at public sale was all disposed of at an advance
on former rates of 3d per cwt ; good mid to good clean
white went at 12s to 13s, mid lls 6d to 12s, yellow 9s
6d to lOs per cwt; the chief part was taken by speculators.
Oms.—For all descriptions of common Fish Oils for
home use, buyers have been compelled to pay an advance
on former rates of lOs to 15s per tun. Pale Seal
401 lOs to 42/, yellow and straw colour 35/ 5s
to 401, brown 341 5s to 35/ ; Cod 33/ 105
to 34/ ; Southern, fine, 391 to 414 good 36/ lOs to
38/ 10s. common and mid 341 to 36/ per tun. Sperm fine
British at 82/ to 83/ per tun. Linseed 33s 3d to 33s 6d for
large parcels on the spot, delivery 33s 3d to 32s 9d per cwt
Rape Oil is at 44s for pale, and 43s for brown. Olive
Oil—Gallipoli at 561 lOs to 57/, Spanish 521 lOs to
53/ 10s, and Barbary 501 lOs to 51/ lOs per tun. Palm
at 29s 6d to 31s 6d for common to fine quality. Cocoa Nut
Oilikt 38s Gd to 39s for fine ; and 37a to 38s 3d for mid
and common quality.
TALLow.—Holders of Russian are firm, and have ob-
tained prices rather above those of this day week for
new, and full rates for old Tallow ; the demand on the
spot has been excellent, both for town and country con-
sumption : new P. Y. Candle has been disposed of in
large parcels at 48s to 48s 3d, and old at 47s 6d to 47s 9d
per cwt. For delirery large purchases have been made
at 48s for the last three months, and at 48s 3d to 4iis 6d
per cwt for Sprit-lg. South merican at former rates.
Town Tallow at 47s to 47s 6d per cwt nett cash.
This afternoon there was a good business done in P.Y.
Candle ; we quote old on the spot 47s 9d, new 48s 30,
and for delivery 48s 3d to 48s 6d per cwt. Of South
American, 346 casks, &c. were sold at public sale, good
to fine at 44s 9d to 46s 6d, low to mid 41s 6d to 44s 3d,
grease 36's 6d to 40s per cwt.