The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-07 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of December 6-)
Si:MAR.-Although the demand has been limited for
British Plantation Sugar both for grocery and refining
purposes since Tuesday last, still importers have shown
firmness, and have obtained full rates for good 'and fine
yellow descriptions.
This afternoon there were two public sales ; one of
100 hhds Barbadoes, and the other 352 hhds 2 trcs and
118 brls St. Lucia ; the former went off at full rates and
all sold, fine yellow at 67s to 70s, good mid and good 663
to 66s Gd, mid 64s to 65s 6d ; the latter went off qdetlY
at a decline of 6d to ls, fine yellow went at 675, good 533
9s
to 61s ed, low and mid 57s to 58s, ord to good grey
to 575, low to fine brown 53s to 565.
REFINED.-To-day the Refined Sugar market fair
firm, and the home trade were purchasers to f'dd
extent ; Standard Lumps could not be obtaine
under 74s 6d per cwt. ; there is a great dis.
parity between the price of refined and raw Sugar.
Treacle of good and fine quality is more in request ; 29s
paid for best old make, and 27s to 30s for golden syraP,
but inferior sorts are dull of sale, cerninon at 21s 9d to
22s per cwt. Fine Bastards and Pieces at former rates.
Bonded crushed Sugar at 26s 3d to 26s Gd for the best.
Matfarerus.-This afternoon 1,792 bags 6 casks de.
dared for public sale were postponed, the darkness of the
weather preventing the samples being properly seen. s
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EAST INDIA.-This afternoon three public sale
Bengal, consisting of 5,493 bags 36 hhds were postpone°,
owing to the foggy state of the weather. For Cpl
of Manilla of' fair and good brown 17s to 18s 6d paidPrr
vately. For 100 hhds Foreign Muscovadoes 193 pau,ili
FOREIGN.--To-day there was no public sale. Brut!.
Brazil is wanted, but the market is without a suppi,v,;
white in request at fully former rates. A.
opinion is entertained towards yellow Havanna!' St,S?
rrs
notwithstanding the advanced period of the year; heolfssi
supply the market sparingly, and there are 5
orders unexecuted ,• 21s Gd paid for average parcels,
olt,
quality cannot be obtained under 20s 6d per cwt. Fl
ing cargoes are wanted, but there are none offering.
fid„
MoLAssEs.-This afternoon the demand was ste
favouraotel,
for West India ; 67 puns St. Lucia at auction sold at 20,:
to 25s 6d : 100 puns St. Vincent's were disposed of pat,
vately at 25s 6d to 26s 6d for fair and good.
COFFEE.-The demand for West India Coffee_ e°ll/_:
tinues on the increase, and the business transacted
been to a extent since this day week at firm rotas.
be
This Brnoafteon there was a fair desire shown on the P"
at auction 107 casks 11 bags Berbice, and
of the home trade to urchase Coffee, and holders are son
at
were offered, the former sold as followsqd mid
613
100 s to 102 s, mid 92s to 975, fine and fine fide
`'slue ;
to 12s 6d, good triage 80s to 84s, being the ful
'7 rid ord to
the latter went at former rates, fine ord s 'f East
good ord parcels o
_s
62s to 645. Private' ly some
India were sold, Padang at 29s to 315 6d,150 bags s,eisa
s.sporo
to 26s Gd, Company's Java 45s to 495, and 01311, „aid
to ss;
35s to 37s per cwt. This afternoon 315 6d d fsor
for ord to real good ord Rio, and 31s to 525 6
Domingo. tion and
Cocoas-Prices are firm for British Ilantai,4o 'fasts
the demand has been good. This afternoon
_rat aue-
Cocoa Berry Husk of fair quality were offer"' " held
Sumatra 2s 0
tion and all withdrawn, the rice at which it was
being 13s per cwt. P dull state
TEA.-The market for Tea has been in a -11,3 inac-
since we last wrote. To-day there was increases'
it the
tivity in the Tea market, and so limited have bee safes,
purchases made since the conclusion of the publiCweves
that it is difficult to quote prices ; they are' b°oloa
again lower, and is 4d to is 5d is the value of co
sound Congou, cash. Lee rd
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For majcs,
land Rum, merchants are more disposed to sell- 'aaa ro-
of good and fine quality at full rates, but common ow
tiler lower terms ; 26 to 32 per cent 0. P. En,tddid
at 2s 9cl to 3s 2d, 30 to 34 over V-, tO
3s 6d to Sc 10d, 34 to 36 ever g°°"4, er
4s. 2d, 34 to 36 over fine 4s 4d to „
per gallon ; strong Demerara at 2s 9tl to °37cli3
gallon. Calcutta Ruin is dull of sale, Is 3d to is far
the value with, and is 2d without, certificatosssffase,
Brandy we have to report a healthy market. 1'77 for
first brands of the vintage of 1839 selling t
45 1841,
hhds, punslB4o, hhds 4s 4d, puus 52d ; sis
hhds 4s id, puns 3s 11d, and low sorts 2s to 2s 4d Pe 2x63
Ion; Geneva at is 8d to is 9d for common, and fine a:d
to 2s Bcl per gallon. British Corn Spirits at 95 lON
gallon cash. To-day large purchases were ma nun' ig
sorts of Brandy at 2s Id to 2s 3d per gallon. -Irolly,
dull of sale and good sorts of Jamaica are held ",s gd
but all other kinds are looking down ; is Sid to
is the value of Leewards. ;nes and
Sissoes.-This afternoon 589 chests Cassia 1." fainer
3,0 2 bags Pepper were offered at auction ; the ; tlte'
went heavily and at a considerable decline in price
orunts,
reduction as compared' with the last auction anl lb
to 6s to 8s per cwt, real good coarse 1 t° 865 e
bundles sold at 88s to 89s, good- mid 855 6d to
eucis,
mid 79s- 6sl to .82s low mid 72s 6d to 745, W.:2 04
74s to 76s ,6d, broken 69s 6d, mouldy 69s to 755 freD
sea damaged 31s to 69s ; the demand for the lattll ter
in at
very limited, and the whole of the sound was teen
3d for good brown Sumatra, damaged sold at 24-
being id to id per lb cheaper. brisk
RICE.-The demand for Bengal Rice has been
wive
by private contract since last Tuesday, ancidutPtiriitc;:aot riss:
advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. Carolina, best
and other kinds at 25s to 28s. Patna at 15: c
Rice Meal at 5s to 7s, and dust at 4s to 4s Gd Pe"- -Idling'
To-day Bengal Rice was at lis9d to 12s f°' Int"
and 12s 3d to 12s 6d for good mid to good IA upon-,
This afternoon Carolina, from Boston., s°- cfit'
mid new at 17s 6d to 18s, and good mid old 15s Pi
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SACO.-This afternoon 637 boxes Sago, 50 totb3Pn
oca, and 200 jars Guava Jelly- were offered at "ada 133
Sago sold at 15s 6d to 16s for • • • 195
6 63
middling .
travioca
for low • •
middling, and Its for very low ;
and Jelly 6d to Bd. Franeg
FRIIIT.-At auction this afternoon GO pags rte s,
went at 91. to 9/. is for cartons, 91.
sold at 35s to 36s ; 420 lc,s lmperial French
rtr,
whit. d
and 101. for qr-cartons ; 436 pkgs Muscatel Raisin
.2°l'l
at 80s to 90s for boxes; and 90s to 100 s for illdf-hoo3.!bss,
lOs for lialf sTj
pkgs do in layers sold at 75s for boxes, 80s for rough,
55s for damaged ; 504 drums Malaga FigS wro wants
Ives,
in at 40s ; 90 butts 130 crtls old Parras Cu,of care-
taken out at 45s to 488 for butts, and a
teels sold at 48s ; 15 butts 5 crtls old 2ante Pa(l°.were
erhalorim
45s for crtls, and 74 buts 41 crtls C
fat
taken out. state
dull sts
SALTPETRE.-The market has been in a
rough, and prices have further declined 6d to 15,•_ of .274
COCHINEAL.-This afternoon the public Weather pre'
bags was postponed, the heavy state of the weatn
small lot 0
venting buyers from inspection the sainples• g uted $
INDIGO.-The market for East India has pre resented
firm appearnance during the past week, and °I.
have offered their goods reluctantly. Tiles(ll°
TALLOW or Russian Tallow since la "t 481
prices have advanced 3d per cwt ; on the sP°
scae, so
been currently paid for I' Y Candle from tbeseaserf to
1/„
48s 3d per cwt from the warehouse.
Forstti
stl in
47s 9d to 48s up to the end of the year, and fern'
ad for Spring months. South American 'a 9cl per
price. North American melted at 47s aa to 4ss . t
cwt. Town Tallow at 48s 6d to 495, nett cash- the spof
To-day a fair business was done in
at 48s 3d, and the market closed firroly. 1
South American are declared for Friday • farther
Ons.-For common descriptions of Fish Oilst 3111
reduced rates have been s d Cod 011 46 •
accepte , 3 to sa
31/ los„ pale Seal 39/15s tr, 40/, and Southernl3s to
Straw and brown Newfoundland Seal at 311 r t°I!;
10s, and Newfoundland Cod at 98/ 15s to 31/ los at 01'
Sperm Oil at 761 to 8,0/ for' British. G013,,a to sate
'F.Y.C);lblitic 551° °
at 40s Gd to 41s pertwt. Linseed Oil at 3 ,ale at
6d ; for delivery at 30s 9d to 31s per cwt. Ila,Pvet: r
and 481 to oriel
41s 9d to 425, and In-own 40s 6d to 41s per c ,50 to
Oil 53/ for Gallipoli, 501 for Spanish.
for Barbary. Palm at 30s to 33s 6d for carom.

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THE MANCHESTER AND .BOLTON RA-L"";°.c.--00,4e;
MENSE CONSUMPTION OF CAST TRON"."--'ll 1 tiv"
Manchester
of the intended unc Lion of the is•tievireriiiil;:sti:*3llol:lo:
Hunt,s .. b a Nnict.habthoeut
200 Leedso or n2d5OM aynacrl ides
dxecuted by the Bolton. Railway
abt;
Coalrind *will
will be formdd entirely ( d cast von, ail' ~f tile
bet elevated some 18 feet aEove the leve.!_ ;_riaetal
hams will be required, each weighing
(-AB, and a similar numb‘.;•of pillars, e3clijberigedtli
erigth a i•
five tons. Besides this, the 1
Total
of the road
\Nal have a co,:aplete cast. - nfio tons,
The -
_ estimated weight of du, whole, is , The rail-
elusive of the wrought -7 and therels. r"'" - for-
Aron
fT• street, le a _
way will be formed ire s entire
theo
centre The design 0
ing a carriage
road on e ach side. „ ances,
beautiful;
and the work, jiwiging from aPPe'rfi• /tog
tion -- °
will be of the most s b - •-1
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James Winter, ~"El,slqiertsr
Ellereie, Van Diemen's Land, formerly of Shenley-
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On the 270.1. ult., at Ben,:telehen (in Prussia), the floes'
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term..
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On the 6th inst., at Hackney, Henry Walter Phillip?,
or'0°1;
of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to Catherine, Y°
daughter of William Clark Esq: , of flackney._______/

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On the 25th of July:,' in the *expedition 011 Chin-ke I -
Lieutenant George Wen-, aged 22.
On the 28th ult., at Boulo gne-sur-Mer, George II
Esq., late of Laleham. 'Middle sea, aged 92. po
On the 28th ult., at Burton:„ nary, widow of the IWO Jani-
Tod, Esq., of Burton, Hants.
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On the 2d inst., nt Upper Isaker-atreet, New-road, Miss
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Little Distaff-lane, Old 'C'nange, aged 63. chill,
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widow of the late Pinysician to the lOuchess of Kent. . . re-
On the sth inst., at Wanstead, .1 :.ssex, Catherine Letitia,
lict of the late G. Del traar, Esq., of Blake Hall. Curate
On the sth inst., at: Stepney, t] ft Fvan James,
ne Rev.
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