The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-16 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

COAX. IVIARMET.
Prices per ton at the close of the market :-Adair's Main,
13s 9d; Bud Ale's West Hartley, 16s; Chester Main, 16s 3d;
Hasting's Hartley, 15s 6d ; Holywell Main;
,1_,OSI:Old Pon-
top, 13s 6d ; Ord's Redheugh, 13s 6d ; Ravedsworile's West
Hartley, 15s ; Taylor's West Hartley, 15s 6d West Wylam,
15s 3d; Wall's-end, Bewicke and Co., 17s ; Hilda, 16s 9d ;
Eden Main, 17s 3d; Braddyl's Hetton,
18s ; East Hetton, 16s 6d ; Hetton, 18s ; Lambton, 17s
6d; Russell's Hetton, 17s 3d; Stewart's; 18s ; Caradoc,
17s 6d ; Hough Hall, 17s ; Kelloe 17s 6d ; Adelaide Tees,
17s6d ; Brown's Deanery, 16s 9d; CoWndon Tees, 16s; Eden
Hartlepool, 15s 3d ; Gordon, 16s ; Richardson's Tees, 16s ;
Seymour Tees, 17s 3d ; South Durham, 17s • St. Helen's
Tees, 16s 3d ;__Tees, 17s 6d ; West Cornforth, 17s ; West
Tees, 16s ; Anderson's Garesfield Coke, 235,6 d ; Derwent-
water Hartley, Iss •, Eden Hartlepool COke, 21s ; Hartley,
15s.—Ships arrived, 10.

(From the London New Price Current of Aiia,. 11,)-
SUGAR.—To-day West India 'Sugar was greatly
wanted for all purposes ; but higher prices being again
insisted upon tended to check business, and the sales
amounted to 412 hhdslnd tres, making the total (pan
thy sold for the week 2,740 hhds and tierces' and the
rise in prices Is per cwt—if merchants had taken rates
rather under those quoted, refiners and grocers would
nearly have cleared the market of every sort.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was purchased with
eagertiess by the home trade, and prices closed firmly at
67s to 68s for brown, and at 69s per cwt for standard
lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is held for.43s to 43s 6d
per cwt, and there is yet nothing offering,f,of sale,
MAURITIUS.—AII descriptions ate gre4ly,wantedsnil
the few parcels on offer by private cone act have. been
again cleared off the mamet at a further improvement in
prices. At a public sale of 6,401 bags held this afternoon,
the biddings were very animated, and the whole sold,
establishing an advance on the rates of the last auction
of 2a to 4s for yellow, and 3i to 5a per cwt for brown
qualities.
EAST INDIA. This afternoon Bengal was much
wanted, and 600 bags at auction sold at very high rates
—fine grainy white like pieces fetched 63s to 64s 6d,
good 59s 6d- to 60s, damp 58s 6d to 63s 6d, and low
yellow not grainy 48s to 49s 6d per cwt. The public
sale of 2,797 baskets of Java Sugar, daty paid, with
ertificate, attracted a large attendance, the
rade ; the.principal part was dispfised."4„,4' 001.
partitively moderate rates ; they AtreZe:tidalilitlyir
under the prices accepted of late by private treaty ; the
home trade were the chief buyers; fine fine strong yellow
went at 545 6d to 555, fine 53s to good 52s 6d, low
51s 6d to 525, fine white at 58s good 55s 61 to 575, fine
fine strong grey 55s 6;1 to 565, good and fine 53s to 545,
low and middling 51s to 52s 6i, fine greyish brown 59s 6d,
and washed 48s to 54s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.—There has been an extensive demand for
West India; prices are still advancing, and rule Is to
Is 6d above those of this day week. The private sales
amount to I,qoo puns—Antigua at 22; to -22 s 6d, very
fine 235, Demerara and Trinidad, old 18s to 19s per cwt.
At public sale St. Vincents fetched 19s per cwt. Bengal
Treacle has been purchased more freely, and prices, are
looking up.

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FOREMY.—The market has again been scantily sup-
plied with all descriptions of Foreign Sugar. Holders
of Brazil have refused to, sell but at fully former rates.
A floating cargo of brown Pernambuco sold at 25s 3d
per cwt for Refining, the buyer paying landing charges.
Porto Rico is held fur the former value, but there has
been only a limited business transacted. Yellow
Havannah is_ less waited, but liolders show firm
ne4s, and ask very full rates. At public sale
Trinidad de Cuba was taken in at high rates, namely,
middling strong yellow at 29s to 30s, good 30s 6d to 31s,
fit:e 31s 6d to 32s 6d. very tine bright 33s to 34s 6a;
and two hits of good white 39s to 40s per cwt; since the
sale, however, a part has been sold• rather-.under these
rates.

COFFEE.—This afternoon Ceylon was in excellent re-
quest privately, and prices closed firmly at 47s to 47s 6d
per cwt for good ordinary ; at auction 106 bags were
offered—real good ordinary pale, mixed with a few
blacks, was taken in at 48s, which was above the value ;
but, Plantation sold, middling bold coloury but unclean
at 735, sea damaged 67s Gd ; 72 bags of Singapore
Java fetched 363 Gd for good ordinary but mixed, and
33s to 24s per cwt for low ordinary ; 18 cases of Mysore,
fine ordinary green at 48s ; 30 casks of Demerara were
mostly bought in—fine ordinary at 53s 6d to 545, good
ordinary 48s to 50s, being more than it was worth.
TEA..—To-day the trade came forward with increased
freedom, and several parcels of Tea were sold at full
prices, indeed in some cases Black fetched a small ad-
vance, it being difficult to purchase common sound
Congou under 91d per lb cash.
SeicEs.—Today several parcels of Black Pepper were
sold privately at the advanced rates previously quoted ;
at public sale 188 robins and 166 bags of Ceylon sold at
31d for half heavy brown, and 82 bags of Malabar at
31(1 per lb.
Smarrs.—The rates previously established have been
fully supported for all descriptions of Jamaica Rum this
week, and exporters and the home trade are yet desirous
to purchase, especially of the better descriptions. In
Calcutta an extensive business has been transacted at
an advance on former rates of d per gallon ; 900 casks
having been sold at Is 9d to is 91d per- gallon proof
with certificate, and the quantity remaining in first
hands is trifling. Demerara is wanted, and fetch very
full rates; 2s 10d paid for 100 puns 34 per cent over proof,
and 2s lld to 3s Id far small parcels of superior quality.
Leeward Island is wanted, but a further advance in prices
being insisted upon checked business, and only small par-
eels have been disposed of at Is 10d to Is 101c1 per
gallon proof strength. Brandy has been in much better
request, and an advance in prices has taken place.
Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838, hlids 4s 7d,
pans 4s sd; ditto 1839, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1840,
hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; ditto 1841, hhds 4s sd, puns
4s 3d; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 2d, puns 4s; ditto 1843, hhds
4s id, puns 3s I Id; ditto 1844, hhds 4s, puns 3s 10d;
middling and good middling of the various vintages
33 2d to 3s Bd, low 2s 10d to 3s; and Bordeaux 2s 8d to
2s 9d per gallon. Geneva firm at is 9d to is 10d.• Eng-
lish Corn Spirits lOs 2d per gallon, nett cash.
DICE.—For every description of Bengal the demand
has been very extensive this day week, and a consider-
able advance has taken place in prices ; all on offer by
private contract has been bought up principally by ex-
porters and speculators—the rates given exhibit an ad-
vance on those of this day week of 4s to 6s per
cwt, and in all 28,000 bags have been sold. For
Madras the inquiries have been numerous, and a
considerable advance in prices has taken place, but the
supply is far from ample for the demand. Java is greatly
wanted, arc! woul4 fetch 14s to 18s per cwt, but there
is none y, t :-; the market. For Cleaned Rice the demand
has been extensive, and much higher rates are obtained.
Tapioca has been purchased with more freedom, and
stiffer rates are paid. Arrowroot hat, bean in goal
sad higher rate§ sre girm,

TALLOW.—Thisidsernoon, _at_public sale 1,016 pkgs
of South American Tallow mostly sold at 37s 64 to
43s 9d, very low 28s to 35s ;41 casks of N6r-th
'American 39s 9:1 to 416 61 1'204 ca4;:s of Australian
35'; 3:1 to 40s 9d ; 57 casks Of 355.3 d to 40S dd;'
2 casks of Portugal 40s 3d '; 44 casks of Bremen -41 s to
4ls ;38 casks of Cape 40s 64 to 41s 3d, and 10 Casks
of Italian 39s Gd to 40s 6d per ewt.
OlLS.—This afternoon Sperm Oil fetched easier r“tos,
50 tuns at auction sold at 78/ to 801 for Sydney. For
Southern prices are firmer for the better, but inferior
sorts are cheaper ; 41 turiS at auction sold at 261 to
281 tOs, low and very low dark 241 lOs to 251 lOs per tun.

FRIDAY NIGHT S GAZETTE.
Auc. 15, 1845.

A dispatch has this morning been received by the
Honourable Sir James Grahath, from' the
Earl of Aberdeen, K. T., 'dated Chateau de Bhilit,
02ili August, 1845; stating, that the Queen and
ll,s Royal Ilightv,ss Prince Albert had arrived,
iii g )ott health, ut that pace, on the even-
ing of the llth in6tant, having disembarked at
early hour of that morning at Antwerp ;
and that her Majesty was wet, at Maline, by the
King and Queen of • the Belgians, who accompanied
her Majesty as far as- Yowlers ; and that, at Aix-la-
Chapelle, her Majesty j was received by the King of
t'russia ; and, after seeing the principal objects of inte-
re:,t and curiosity in, that town, was conducted by the
King, with every mark of honour and distinction, to the
Chateau de Bruit],
CROWN-OFFICE, AuG. 15.

DIE:URI:RS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PAH LIA 31 ENT.

CITY OF CHICIIESTEIL—ArthUr Lennox, Rig., COln-
mociS?• called Lord Arthur Lennox, Clerk of the Ord-
mince. _ .

BOROUGH OF WAR WIUK.—Sir Clarks Eurwicke
Douglas, lint., one of the Commissioners of Greenwich
HHosp►tal.

ADMIRALTY, AUG. 9.

Corps of Royal Alarincs.--Second Lieut. C. M'Artbur
to Le First Lieutenant, vice H. C. M. Hawkey, absent
without lea%e. . _ ,

WHITEHALL, JUNE 12.

The Lord Chancel or lia4 appointed Ralph Darlington,
of Wigan, to the bounty' palatine of Lancaster, Grunt.,
io be a Master .Faxtraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.