The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-28 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Nem Price Current of October 28.)
TEa.—The market has presented a firm appearance
this week; a fair business has been transacted in both
black and green- descriptions, at prices rather above
those of the last auctions; is id to is 7:fd paid for
common sound Congou, cash, Is 73d to is ;id
for good common, is 84d to Is BAd for good
ordinary Twankay, and 2s id to 2s 4d for common
Ilyson, cash. There has been no public sale, and none
is declared. The deli.% eries of Tea from the warehouses
are still large, and last week amounted to 470,0001b5.
Prices of Tea are moderate in comparisou with those of
the last few years. To-day prices .were firm for Tea,
and the demand was steady ; is 7d paid for some parcels
of common sound Congou, cash. -
BnaNny.—Brandy is firm in price and in fair demand;
Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1839, hhds 4s 6d,
puns 4s 4d ; 1840, Ithds 4s 2d, puns 4s ; do. 1841, hhds
3s 10d, puns 3s 8d per gallon. Fine old sorts of Brandy
are in short supply. Geneva sells slowly at is 9d to
Is led. The pries: of English Corn Spirits is the same
as it was all last week 9s Bd, at which a fair business has
been transacted.

NITRATE OF SODA. —The transactions have been to a
fair extent at 19s to 19s 6d per cwt on the spot ; the con-
sumption is not equal to that of former seasons. the low
price of Grain causing the farmers to turn their attention
to cheaper descriptions of manure. Guano has met with
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have manifested much firmness, and both sW.pper-
s and
home dealers have been desirous to operate; several
of the bought-in lots have been disposed of at
the taking-in prices. The following
is a statement
of the number of chests of East India have
of at the quarterly sale, and at each price :—Bengal, 62
chests under 3s, 118 from 3s to 3s sd, 618 from 3s 6d to
3s 11d, 1,232 from 4s to 4s sd, 1,681 from 4s 6:1 to
4s 11d, 1,738 from 5s to 5s sd, 1,278 from 5s 6d to,
5s Ild, 824 from 6s to 6s sd, 425 from 6s to 6s 11d,
and 124 from 7s to is 10c1 per pound ; Madras,
340 chests from 2s 3d to 2s Ild, 268 frian 3s
to 3s sd, 43 from 3s-6cl to 3s 1111, 9 from 4s to 4a 11(1,
2 from 5s to 5s 8d per lb ; Oude, 32 chests under 3s,
194 from 3s to 3s sd, 20 from 3s Gd to, 3s 11d, 3 from 4s
to 4s 8d per lb ; Kurpah and Binilipatatn, 15 chests from
2s Gd to 2s 11d, 96 from 3s to 3s sd, 354 from 3s 6d to
3s 11d, 116 from 4s to 4s sd, 27 from 4s Gil to 4s 11d, 13
from 5s to 5s 6d per lb.
OILS.—We have to report a firm market for all de-
scriptions. of common Fish Oils. For shipment there are
no orders, but the horns dealers have been purchasers to
a fair extent at the following rates:—Pale Seal 42/15s
to 431, yellow and straw colour ,37/ lOs to 424 brown 3E/
to 371; Cod 351; Southern, common 361 lOs to 37/ lOs,
mid 331 to 391, good to fine 391 lOs to 431 lOs per tun.
Sperm, fine British, S2l per tun. Linseed Oil firm at
33s Gd on the spot, and 33s for delivery. Rape at 43s
Gd for pale, and 42s 3d to 42s 6d fur brown. Palm, :30s
to 30s 2cl paid fur good and fine quality. Cocoa Nut Oil
firth—Gallipoli 551 to 5:;1 10s.. Spanish 511 to 521, aid
Barbary 491 lOs to 50/ per tun.
TALLOW. —This afternoon P. Y. Candle was in excel-
lent request, end first quality on the spot could not be
obtained under 483 911 per cwt. At auction SO casks
North American went at 47s 3d to 48s 9d ; 130 pipes
37 puncheons 21 hogsheads South American at 44s to
48s 3d per cwt.
FRUlT.—There has been a brisk demand for Va-
lentia Raisins this week, and 35s have been paid for
new, old are selling at 3ls to 32s per cwt ; the arrivals
however keep large. Currants have been in better de-
mand, but in consequence of many ships having arrived,
merchants have been compelled to take lower
rates—old Zante and Cephalonia selling at 46s
to 48s, new 50s to 32s ; Patras old 50s to 545, and new
56s to 58s per cwt. Figs have been taken freely, new