The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-16 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(liom. the London New Price Clrrent of Mare", 15.)
S. i.e; A R.. —sllritish Plantation Sugar has sustained the former
encrenq during the past week; the demand, however, was
lisr.li.ed both for Grocery and Helloing purposes.
luelay there was more activity in the B. P. Sugar market ;
the leis chases amounted to 900 'aids and tres, and would have
been on a larger scale if the market had been better supplied ;
the prices paid were 2a above those of Friday for all descrip-
tions ; middling yellow Jamaica fetched 615., and the market
chic I Wi:11 a firm appearance.
REFIZ•ZED.—Common brown lums 77s to 7Ss good 79s
to (31s, Standard Lumps 82s, 'fittlers and. Ilamburgh
Loaves„crimtnon 80s to 82s, middling 83s to 8.55, good 86s to
91s, fine 92s to 975, superiorand small 98s to 112 s per ewt.
Piei.-es have sold freely at improved rates; fine at 71s to 7Es,
goad 63s to 70e, low to middling 60s to 67s per en t. Bastards
have been in brisk request at • higher prices; common to
middling selling at 403 to 475, good 49s to 535, fine
li-ls to 59s per cwt. Treacle has sold steadily
at firm rases, common at. 26s to 26s 6(1, patent
2is to 2.3 s 61, hest old make 295, Gulden Syrep 29s to "
3is 6.! per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar has been in fair re-
qajsr. at 23s 9d to 293 for the best. A good sale has existed
for LeAves, Gibs have fetched 36; to .375, 101hs 34s to 35e"
14114' t-i3s to 33s 6cl. Treacle has been in brisk request at 13s
to lIls• 3d In Bastard's and Pieces several sales have been
sesql at IGa to 25s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar
negfeetiel. To-day the Grooers were free buyers of
Ileiralell goods, paying higher rates • Standard Lumps
fetefet 835 per cwt ; of '• Bastards and Pieces somo large
parer. wee taken at the rates quoted above. Treacle in go .d
ret; e, . In Bonded Crushe.l Sugar the operations were on a
moi exlentled scale for good quality ; in Loaves no change in
liese'tl; there are yet several buyers.
111.3 cis ITU:S. —Thi'S ' after-no-in there was no public sale, but
by iirrvate rinitracit a brisk demand existed, and large parcels
mut disposed of 1 s.6d to 2s above the rates of Friday. Sales
of glAillta fine yellovv were made at Ggs to 695, low to middling
63s Witss6dicr cwt. 3,500. hags are declared for sale on Friday.
g..t4T, IN DI A.—'l his afternoon whi!e Bengal was in good re-
quoWtwivately, and the rates paid. were 2s above those of last
l'"Al.taY—good ti fine qualities fetched Os to 72s per cwt:
bretitislwts met wn a free sale, arid at auction 1,554 bags,
26 KlMfal 31 tres went at prices 4s. above those of last week.
Go brown fetched fais 641, mid 5-Is to 5.55, mid to good damp
53s tree3s, low 46s Gd to -17 s 6,1 pm: ewt.
c'elLztuNi.--11olders of Brazil are firm, and a good demand
lila existed, especially for brown descriptions fur Refining in
bona',' the 5_%01,:f_ enamels is small ; -sales have been made at 16. IS J t Is, f toe to good eintlity. To-day several in-
quiries existed fur brown aril yellow torts of Brazil, an 1 full
ralc,i offered, but few parcels are to be met with. Yellow
IT. ,:aonah in sin ill parcels is selling at 21's to 21s Gd for fine
quality. •
111 OL A SSES:—For West India a good dersaid has existed. The
pmu have been 270 puns:, St. Kitt's goad quality at 05s to
.ifis, St. Vincent's common 23s Gel to 24,, and very oril 22s
per cwt. Foreign Molasses sold at 7i to is 6 1 per cwt. (Loney
is still wanted, fine sorts in particular, the supply of which is
scanty, 40s to 70s is the value of low to fine.
TEA.—The market since last Tuesday has been in a quiet
sate. To-day there was little activity in the marker for Free
Trade Tea, and some holders were disposed to realize. Of the
the sales, amounting t s 11,509 packages,
tot al quantity pasted
only 4,300 found purchasers at a reduction on last sales filgd',, of
id for Congou, id for Twankay, and hi 14ePouebong.
Ail other sorts went at Id cheapt4; • c„gon,
but mid rather strong, little burntsisr,smild at Is 100 to
Is 1 Id, mid strong old Souchong kips} ,I§ 11 lid to 2s, goo.t
b!aokish leaf .3s Id to 2s 3d. line,,A4d to :3s, Pouchong low
Is-2,i to Is 4d, mid is 7d to Is-71:4,di good And fine Is 8d to
is-l(cis Souchong 2s to 2rq)72ilr Ymln Ifyson common
Isi- 9sl; 'Caper middling fresh Is 100, iin wankay middling
Is-Hl,l to Is 11d, fine hrighClerf 2s 11/4 0 2s 2d, Gunpowder
grid mid 3s 6d to 3s 101 d, otti 2s id, imperial but mid 23 6d
to ...,),s 111/2d, low 2s at, flyson skin but mid rather coarse Is 74
to Is ICd, rather strong burnt 2s, Ilysthrliit mid tathtr'rcOdrSd
2s 4tl. to 2s sd, good 3; to 3s 10d per lb. Company's Cungou
eatitt:is 10id to Is lid per lb.
Cotzstr.....Th's afternoon the .home trade were anxious to