The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-21 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of September 20.)
SUGAR.—There has been less activity in the British
Plantation Sugar market. Importers generally have
shown firmness, in some cases, however, rather lower
rates have been accepted. This afternoon a public sale
of 100 hhds Barbadoes Sugar went off briskly at 6d
above those of the last auction: fine yellow fetched 67s
to 68s 6d, good 65s to 66s 6d, and middling 63s to 64s 6d
per cwt.

REFINED.-The demand has been good for all qua-
lities of Refined Sugar for home consumption, and full
rates have been given. To-day there was less demand
for Refined Sugar, and prices gave way a little: Standard
lumps selling at 77s 6d to 78s, and brown grocery at
75s to 76s 6d per cwt. Treacle however, met with a
free sale, and in Bastards and Pieces large sales were
made. Bonded Crushed Sugar is in good request at
25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt.
AIAURITIUS.-Firmer prices have been paid, and a
good demand has existed both for bruwn and, yellow
kinds •, at public sal,- 4358 bags were all sold, good to
fine yellow at 64s to 65s 6d, low to mid 59s to 635, good
to fine brown 57s to 58s 6d, mid 56s 6d, low 49s 6d to
52s 6d, low to fine grey 595 to 64s 6d per cwt. Three
vessels have arrived since we last wrote; the quantity to
arrive for the remainder of the season is trifling.
EAST INDIA.-White Bengal Sugar bas been in excel-
lent request ; at auction 4,000 bags were all sold, low
white at 65s to 66s 6d, mid to good 67s to 70s, good
strong yellow 64s to 665, low to mid 59s to 635, fine
Dobah strong bold grain 69s per cwt ; Manilla, good to
fine yellow at 17s to 18s, and low to fine dry brown lrs
to 17s per cwt. ; Java at 16s to 20s, brown and yellow
15s to 18s 6d per cwt. Siam has been in steady re-
quest, low to good white at 20s to 23s per cwt. This
afternoon Bengal met with a good demand, and 650 Lags
at auction were sold at full rates, good yellow at 65s to
65s 6d, mid 61s, mid white 67s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.-There has been a good desire evinced on
the part of shippers to purchase yellow Harannah, but
the smallness of the quantity at market has operated
materially against business, and the private sales have
been confined to 200 chests at 18s to 21s for common to
fine, being rather above former rates. White Havannah
inferior at Is per cwt advance. Brazil has brought full
rates, 250 chests white Pernambuco have been sold at
20s 6d for rather-soft common quality, and 200 chests
Bahia at 14s to 18s 6d for very low brown to middling
yellow. Porto Rico has secured a fair sale, at ls. 6d to
17s for low heavy quality.
This afternoon white Havannah was in excellent re-
quest, and 782 boxes at auction went is 6d above late
rates : good white fetching 34s to 35s 6d, middling 32s to
33s 6d, and low mid 31s per cwt ; all other sorts were
sought after, but few parcels are to be met with ; sales
were made privately of brown Rio at 153 to 17s 6d for
low to good, yellow good and fine 17s Gd to 18s, and
yellow Havannah at 18s Gd to 21s for mid to fine.
MOLASSES.-The demand has been lirely for 'West
India, and full rates have been paid although there have
been large arrivals, 450 puns have been sold, Antigua
fine at 30s 6d to 31s ; St Kitts, good 27s to 27s 6d ;
Nevis, common 25s Gd to 265. In Foreign Molasses pur•
chases have been made at is to 7s 6d, and in Bengal
syrup at 24s to 25s per cwt.
COFFEE.-The market has been in a very dull state
for West India Coffee since Tuesday last. Holders have
been compelled to take rather lower rates. This after-
noon Coffee was in better request by the home trade,
and for shipping a good demand prevailed for nearly
all descriptions of Foreign and East India. The
public sales comprised 1,094 bags St. Domingo, 1,021
bags Java, and 175 bags 13 casks Plantation Ceylon ;
St Dominos), in consequence of the high rates required,
was all taken in at 34s for fine ordinary; Java partly
sold at 37s to 37s 6d fur good ordinary brown Singapore;
Ceylon fetched unusually high rates, fine middling
coloury 122 s to 1235, middling 98s to 98s 6d, and pea-
berry 113 s per cwt.
TEA.-In the early part of last week a fair business
was transacted in this market, but during the last few
days the trade have operated with caution, in conse-
quence of the public sales declared ; but holders are
firm, and have obtained full rates. To-day the market
for Tea presented a
.quiet appearance, the demand was
limited for all descriptions, and the public sales were
thinly attended. Pouchong but mid high but coa is 7d,
do do Cap fig Is 80, good ord coa is 8/d, good ord
coa but Is Bd, very ord flat faint but
Is 4d to Is 41d, ord to good ord flat heated, is 6d
but mid fr brit lit flat Is 71-4 to Is 74d, good ord but but
Is 6,f, but mid to mid but ra scd is 101 d, spurious is 4d
to is 41d ; Hyson, but mid ra str 2s. 4d, mid str bnt
2s 100, mid fr and str bnt 2s but mid ra coa ra Twa
fla 2s 14-d to 2s l'4ld, mid fr ra str hi 3s lid Caper, but
mid ra str is 10i-d to is 101 d ; Congou, ord to good ord
flat new 11 M kind Is 7d to Is 7/d ; Young Hyson, good
mid 3s 4d, mid fr and str but 3s Id, mid ra str 2s 101 d ;
Gunpowder, good mid str 4s 2d.
SAGO.-Prices have been sustained for Sago, and the
demand has been good; 275 boxes Pearl at auction went
at 12s 6d to 14s for common and mid; privately good
and fine have been selling at 16s to 20s. Sago Flour is
in request, and 1,919 bags good, at auction fetched 12s
to 12s 6d per cwt ; there have been arrivals of both.
This afternoon 437 boxes Pearl Sago, and 61 bags Flour
were submitted to public competition; the former sold at
stiff rates, fine at 20s to 21s, and low mid 123 6d to
14s 6d, the latter at 12s 6d per cwt,
SPICES.-This afternoon 49 bags white Pepper, and
25 casks Jamaica Gituier were sold, the former at sid
for mid, the latter at 9115 s to 11/ lOs for common to
fine bold white. To-day several parcels of common
Sumatra Pepper were sold privately at 2fd to 2/cl per lb.
RICE.-For Bengal Rice since Tuesday last, prices
have advanced 3d per cwt, good mid to good clean white
at 12s to 13s, mid 1 Is 6d to 12s, low 11s to 11s 6d, yellow.
9s 6d to lOs ; the private purchases have been 4000 bags
at 113 6d to 13s 6d for low to fine white ; shippers and
speculators have been again the chief operators. Java,
low and mid white selling privately at lOs 9d to I Is, good
mid to fine 12s to 13s, and yellow 9s 3d to lOs 3d
per cwt. Patna at 19s 6d to 21s for fine, good 18s to
19s, mid 16s 6d to 17 6d, and corn 15s 6d to 16s.
Carolina first sort at 30s second do 28s, and corn 26s per
cwt, This- afternoon the demand was less active for
Bengal Rice, and 4,875 bags at auction went 3d to Gd
per cwt under former rates, but the whole was disposed
of, fine white at 13s to 13s 6d, good 12s to 12s 6d, mid
and good mid 1 Is 6d to 12s per cwt.
Hops.-The market has been in a dull state since our
last report, and prices have further given way, the supply
being large. The duty is still estimated at 150,0001. for
the kingdom.

Rtmz, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The transactions in
West India Rum have been extremely limited both for
home consumption and exportation, the arrivals having
been large, former rates have been barely sustained—ls
10d to is
.11 have been accepted for proof Leewards, 3s
3d for Jamaica 28 per cent. overproof of good quality ;
East India dull of sale at is 4d to is 41d without,
and Is 5d to is 8d with certificate. Of Cuba, 10 casks
were taken in at public sale at is 9d for 30 to 37 per
cent overproof of good colour. The market for Brandy
has presented a more lively appearance, the home de-
mand has been good, and several purchases have been
made for exportation ; the prices paid have been id per
gallon higher—Cognac, first brands of the vintage of
1837, lihds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; 1838, Idids 5s Id, puns
43 lld ; 18:?9 hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; 1840, hhds

3s I Id, puns 3s 9d ; 1841, hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d per
gallon. Geneva is difficult of sale, and prices are drooping;
Is 9d to is 10d accepted for shipping sort. British Corn
Spirits have been taken sparingly, at 9s 8:1 per gallon,
cash. To-day Rum was dull of sale, but no further de-
pression took place in prices ; importers of West India
have Made a stand. For Brandy the demand increases,
and largo parcels of Martel's best brands of the vintage
of 1840 were sold, hhds at 3s 11(1, and puns 3s 9d per
gallon.
Oft.s.—For common descriptions of Fish oils prices
have further advanced 15s per tun, the demand from the
home trade having been brisk, and the supply small, in.
deed the quantityat market has not been adequate to the
vi ants of the trade; and all the parcels .offered
have been readily disposed of at the following rates :
Pale Seal at 411 lOs to 421, yellow and straw colour
.35/
od
los to 401 los, brown 341 lOs to 351 5s ; C
331 15s to 351; Southern, common and middlin
35/ to 371, good 37/ lOs to 391. agd fine 39/10s tgo
411, 10s. per tun. The stock of all sorts unsold is only
480 tuns. an unusual circumstance for the time of year:
and nearly the whole of our supply has been received
for the season. For export, however, there are still