The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-05 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(Front the London New Price Current of Fehrwtry 4.)
SUGAR.—The anxiety manifested by the importers of
Bengal and Mauritius Sugar to realise, has nearly put a
stop to business in the British Plantation Sugar market
this week. The demand has been extremely limited for
both grocery and refining
,purposes, the trade having
been enabled to supply their wants with other descrip-
tions of Sugar upon more advantageous terms.
To-day the market was in a very dull state fur all de-
scriptions of Raw Sugar admissible for home consump-
tion, and prices carther declined ; ari opinion gainii:g
ground that Government will make some alteration in
the duty on Foreign Sugar, caused both grocers and re-
finers to operate with much caution. The sales of West
India for the week are only 200 hhds and trcs, at prices
Is 6d to 2s under those of last Friday.

REFINED.—The refiners have sulinitted to a redue-

tion on last Friday's rates of is 6d to 2s per cwt. ; Stan
dard letups at 79s to 79s 6d, brown' lumps 72s to 7Ss.,
Tittlers ord 783 to 795, mid to fine-80s to'9oA, liambro'
loaves-common 79s to 81s, mid to• fine 82s to 925, and
double loaves 98s to_ 116 s per cwt. Treacle has moved
off slowly, common at 27s to 27s Gd, patent 28s to 30s,
golden Syrup 31s to 32s per cwt, being rather cheaper.
Pieces low_to mid at 61s to 68s, good fine 698:t0 72s per
cwt. Bastards.common 40s to 445, mid to good 45s to
535, fine 54s to 58s per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar
prices lower, 28s 9d to 298 having been accepted for first
sort ; loaves at 31s to 33s for 10 and 141bs.— Treacle at
12s to 12s Gd-per cwt. Bastards and PieCes 'at 14s Gd
to 23s per els Dutch crushed Sugar at 27s on board
for the best.

MAunmus.—This afternoon the biddings were very
languid at the public sales, which consisted of 6,726
bags, nearly the whole was taken in for the want of
buyers ; the, small quantity sold went Gd to Is lower,
tine strong yellow sold at 675. to 69s Gd, good 64s Cd to
665, mid 62s 6d to 64s per cwt ; since the sales, how-
ever, several parcels have been sold at the buying-in rates.
EAST INDlA.—Prices have suffered a ferther decl'ne
of is Gd to 2s for white, and 6d to is fur brown sorts of
Bengal ; importers having pressed large parcels on the
market, the demand has been limited.

This afternoon Bengal was taken sparingly by the
hoine trade. The public sales consisted of 5,195 bags, a
very small part only of which founds buyers at a further
decline of is per cwt; good and fine white went at 69s Gd
io 70s 6d, mid and good mid 66s to 68s, low 635, ordinary
to good brown 44s to 495; s"ice the sales, however, se-
veral parcels have been sold.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at auction taken in
6d above the value, viz:—low yellow at 19s to 19s Gd,
mid 20s to 20s 6d, good 21s; and fine strong 21s 6d to 22s
per cwt; since the sale, however, 100 boxes have been
sold at 21s Gd for fine dry quality. White at 29s to 30s
for good and fine quality. For brown Brazil full rates
would be paid, but the small supply has nearly put a stop
to business: white prices at 20s to 24s 6d for low to good
quality.
MOLAssus.--,--Prices-have been firm for West India,
Demerara good and fine 27s 6d to 28s, Antigua ordinary
275, St. Kitt's fair 25s per cwt. Bengal Syrup at 23s to
255, Foreign Molasses at 6s 6d to 8s per cwt.
TEA.-There has been less activity in the market for
Free Trade Tea this week, and only a sma" amount of
business has been transacted by private treaty. At the
public sales the bide.'ngs were languid for both Black
and Green Tea ; merchants generally evinced &illness,
and bought in and withdrew large parcels; those parties,
however, that were disposed to realize were compelled
to submit to a reduction on last sales rates of id for Con-
aensa
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sae
rates,
sa
Con-
gou and Twankay, and ld to 2d for Pouchong, other
sorts went
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rt
purchases made
1-10idir
to 'To-day
fair rteoe alriaodiedTpeoatdweforer
common Congou, cash, and is iold • for Company's,
which are scarce. The deliveries of Tea keep large
COFFEE.—Holders of West India Coffee have evinced
firmness, and have supplied the market sparingly this
week; mid and good mid clean qualities have been much
inqaird after, and very full rates
.have been paid; the
supply,. however, is not ample fir the demand; ord and
fine ord sorts have been only in limited request, but the
rates previously established have been sustained.

This aftermion the market was firm for Coffee, but

there was not much business done; at public sale 348
bags Brazil, 13 casks 70 bags British Plantation were
offered; the former sold at full rates, fine ord I),uneiara
at 75s to 85 Gd; the latter at the 9d duty taken in at 40s
for good ord colory; one lot, however, sold at 42s for
fine, being the full value.
Cocoa.—The market for West India has been in a dull
state this week; good red Grenada went at 375.
This afternoon at auction Trinidad sold at 41s Gd to
45s for mid to fine red, being full rates.
SPICES.—There has been an increased demand for
Cassia Lignea this week, and prices have advanced 2s to
3s per cwt. The market for Pepper wears a firm appear-
ance, a fair demand has existed privately, and former
rates have been fully supported. There are few buyer 3
of Cloves, prices however have been sustained. The de-
mand for Ginger incre;ises, at stiffer rates. For Pimento
prices have an upward tendency.
This afternoon the public sales consisted of 1,904 bags
Malabar Pepper, 110 bags ginger, and 80 bags Pimento
Pepper sold rather cheaper, and went at 'id 3id for
low to good half heavy ; Ginger went at 30s for bold
Malabar ; Pimento 2id to. 3d for low middling.
SAGO.—Common at 9s to 9s Gd per cwt, fur brown.
Sago at 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. Potato Flour at 14s for
good quality.
RicE.—Bengal at 10s 6d to lls for middling, and Ils
6d to 13s for good to fine white. Java has met with
little attention, 9s 6d to 11s Gd is the value of low to fine
white, and yellow 8s to 9s per cwt. Madras at 9s 6d to
lOs for low middling broken white. Patna common at
15s to 17s, good to fine 18s to 20, Carolina at 36s for
first sort new, and 30s, to 30s to 34s for inferior.