The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-26 00:00:00

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MARKET INTELLIGENCh.
(From the London New Price Current of February 25.)
SUGAR.—Importers of British Plantation Sugar have evinced
more firmness this week, ani have obtained previous rates.
To-day the merchants were firm, and obtainedlull rates for
all descriptions : although there was not-tench life in the
market, still both grocers and refiners were more disposed to
operate, entertaing a better opinion of the article : the sales
for the week are 700 hhds and trcs. The show is still scanty.
REFINED.—To-day prices were firm for refined goods, and
the demand was good for home consumption ; Standard lumps
fetched 80s per cwt. Loaves in brisk request, and prices are
higher ; 33s is now asked for'lolbs : the supply has become
small. Crushed Sugar sells more freely at 28s 9d to 29s for
the best.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the trade operated freely,
and at public sale 7,297 bags, 12 casks, were all disposed of at
prices 6d above those of the last sale; the bidding, were ani-
mated, it was a good grocery parcel; fine yellow went at 65s
at 66s 6d, good 63s to 64s 6d, mid 61s to 62s 6d, low 60s to
60s 6d, good brown 53s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.- White Bengal has been more sought after
for home consumption, and by private contract some parcels
have been disposed of at steady rates; low to fine brown 15s
to 18s, yellow 18s to 21s per cwt. Java, 15s to 20s for brow
and yellow, and white 20s to 24s per cwt.
This afternoon Bengal met with more attention; at auction
2,024 bags sold readily at ad to is advance, mid to good white
fetched 66s to 68s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.—Holders of all descriptions of Foreign remain
firm, and supply the market sparingly, anticipating that a re-
duction will be made in the duty.
COFFEE.—Holders of West India Coffee evinced firmness
this week, and have refrained from offering any at public sale ,
by private contract the demand has been steady, for all clean
sorts, and very full rates have been paid.
This atte-noon holders of Coffee were firm, and there was a
good demand for home consumption; the public sales consisted
of 516 bags Ceylon, 1,438 bags Java, 234 bales Mocha. 40
casks 50 brls Bcrbice, and 9 puns 20 bags Demerara ; Ceitbcss„
went at 71s 6-.1 to 72s 6d for good ord colory, and at 70s to s
70s tid for good ord pale, being full rates ; Java went at 50s
to 51s 6d for goad old bold greenish Singapore, and ord brown
45s 6d to 465, being rather lower. Mocha fetched higher
rates, fine 132 s to 140 s, good mid greenish 115 s to 115 s 6d,
.middling 105 s 106 s 6d, good ord brown 9ls 6d ; Berbice went
at 109 s to 112 s for middling, 105 s for low mid, 90s to 95s for
fine fine ord, and 5.5 s to 65s 6d for ord and good ord; Demerara
fetched 43s to 6.5 s for unclean, being the full value.
TEA.—Although large parcels of various sorts of Tea are
declared for sale, still holders have been firm ' • the trade have
been disposed to operate, and a good demand has prevailed
for both black and green descriptions; Cougou and Hysoni
'have brought fully former rates, but for Twankay prices have
slightly declined ; Is 1011-d has been the current rate for com-
mon sound Congou, cash. To-day there was little business
transacted in the market ; the trade for die most part are dis-
posed to wait fur the sales declared for Tuesslays but prices aze
ffrm ; common Congou Is 10%d to Is lqd cash, and (Ism-
pany's is Rtid per lb.
MOLASSES..For West India a better demand has existed,
good sorts have broug t full rates, but common must again be
quoted cheaper; Foreign Molasses are firmer.
Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS —We have to report
firm market for all desetiplons of West India Rum. Lee-
wards: pro )1 common at 2s Id to 2s lid, proof to 3 per cent.
over good quality 2s 2310 2s 3d, 4 to 7 over 2s 4d to 2s sd, 9
to 14 over 2s Gd to 2s 8d; 120 puns Demerara 30 to 38 over
3s 9d to 4s 2d; 180 puns Jamaica 25 to 30 over ord quality'
4s 3d to 4s 6d, 31 to 35 over 4s Sd to 5s 3d, good and fine qua-
lity 32 to 35 over 5s 6d to 5s 9d. East India Rum, proof at
low duty at Is 93 to 2s, and at the high duty Is 43 per gallon.
There are not further sellers of pt not Leewards under 2s 2id
per gallon. Brandy at 23 advance for the vintage of 1840,
other kinds have brought stiffer rates. Sales of first brands of
the vintage of 1836 have been made at 5s 103 for hhds, and]
ss.Bd for puns ; do 1837 hhds 5s bd, puns 5s 3d ; do 1838 s
hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id; do 1839 hhds 4s 10d, puns 48 Sel ;
1840 hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id; Bordeaux 2s 2d to 2s 3d; Ge-
neva has moved off slowly, common at 2s, fine for home con-.
sumption 2s 6d to 2s 9d; Ilamburgh Gin is 7d to is 8d pets
gall. British Corn Spirits at Os 9d to 9s 10d per gallon cash.
RlCE.—Java has been in increased request ; low mid white
' at 9s 63 to 10s, mid and good nil,' lOs to I Is, and fine 12s 6cl
per cwt. Madras has been sought after, and stiffer tates haste
been offered. Bet gal at 10s 6d to 12s for mid to fine, and!
9s 63 to lOs 03 fur low white; good white siftings at
95 to 9s 6d per ess t. For Patna and Carolina the demand is.
increasing; the former is selling at 16s to 225, latter at 34s to.
36s for first and second, and 284 to 32s for inferior 9aality.
This afternoon Bengal Rice vilet at full ra:os— viz., at lOs to
lls 6d for low to go .d white ; 360 bags I'uddy were taken in
at 15s 63 to 17s 6d per qr. 360 rockets low Rice Flour sold at
3s Gd to 4s 6d per cwt.
TA LLow.—Tliere has been an increased desiie cn the part of
the trade to purchase Russian Tallow. 48s 3d to 48s 6d have
been raid for large I areels of P. Y. Candle on the spot, for
delivery in the last three months 49s 3d to 49s 6d per cwt.
South American at 408 to 42s for common, and 42s 6d to 47s
for middling to fine quality. Town Tallow has met with a
good sale.
This afternoon dim was little business transacted in P. Y.
Candle, but prices were sustained ; at auction 296 casks 567-
pipes 124 hhds 97 1 kgs South American went at 438,3 d to
45s lid for good to fine, and 43s for low to mid quality.
OILS.—In consequence of the advancing period of the year,
some holders of common Fish Oils have submitted to a further
reduction of 103 per tun. Cod Oil at 281 to 28155; pale Seal
391 los to 40/, yellow and straw colour 311 to 36/, brown 281
to 301; Southern, coma.oe 31/ to 32/, mid to fine 321 10s to
34! 10s per tun. Sperm Oil, fine British at 89/ to 90/, mid
and inferior 87/ to 88/ lOs per tun. For Linseed Oil prices
have declined to :Ms on the spot, and 34s 6d for delivery. Rare
Oil, pale at 49s 6d to 5,;5, and brown 49s per cwt. Olive Oil
at reduced rates; Spanitli at 51/ to 52/, and Gallipoli 55/ to 561
per tun. Palm 311 to 31155, the value of first quality. Cocoa
Nut Oil, best quality a.: 40: 6d to 41s per cwt, duty paid.
COAL NlAltlik..l.
&lips arrived since last market.day. 72
•. d.
s. . Cuddle's West Hartley .7 6 Walls End Hamel] 21 3
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main
Nelson's West Rattly II 6 Walls End Stewart's ........ 2 8
Ord's Redheugh l6 0 Walls End Kelloe ..... 11 3
West Wylam
Wylam
.... 17 hi Walls Et d Bowburn IS 9
Walls FAA Bell and Brown led 9 Walls End St. Helen's 'lees 18 6
Walls End Hilda. ..... ....... It 9 Wall. End Seymour's .
Walls End Newrnarch .. 17 Wars End South Willington 15 0
Walls End
...... 12 ;
W. E. Braddyll'sHatton ... 2: . foicw trd t Neshert,n Main ti
Walls End East 'lett ... 16 4 Nails End Killingworth
Walls End Grange it4 f

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

W beat. jßarley.l Oats.

lleali..

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B. to 4.
55 70
52 70
E 0 18
6c.
60 6 34 40
53 13 24 42
lio 73 !35 40
56 74 136 40
66 72 i 32 27
50 67
34 4:1
60 67 133 34
(0 66 r al 38
f 2 64 4 es 34
59 (7 .•.? 38 40
64 70 30 38 40
73 74 26 48 41
54 64 18 56 42
61 71 30 33 CV
61 64 28 40 44
57 63 21 SI 30
58 L 8 26 28 42
60 69 30 138 401
i V ERPOOL RIC ET.—Feb 2.2
ash, White, 9. 01. to 10. o'.
Red
Scotch, Welch, and Liana • 0 0 0 0
—_lrish, Wbite 7 0 8 0
—-- Red 6 2 7 8
---. F0reign........ 0 6 lh 0
OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b. 2lO 3 2
Irish .., ,
••• 2 5 2 .11
Foreign
BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ......
...--.. Scotch and Irish, pet 6011 a - 9 4 2
----- Feeding
BEANO, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 43 0
--. Irish, E.c.
Foreign
37 0 40 0
English, per In., crial quarter 42 II 44 0
Foreign
FLOUR, English, per 2b0:6
--- Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 240ibs .. :6 0 27 0
lieutare CORN, per 4801 b. ,,,,„„.... 35 0 40 0
Rye, per Imperial quarter .... 93 II !ES 0
MALT. per Imperial quarter ......... _ ...... 4b 0 (3 0

Per Quarter
Boston
3ramttee
B. ighton
Chichebter !
Dutimow
Grantham I

A. to r.
22 3.9
21 34
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to a.
35 38
31 58
37 Al 4

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39 40
35 49
36 :6
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33 37

23 1a 35
31
29 33
31 35
27 34
28 V 2
32 a;
26 32
36 39
27 32
30 32
24 32
23 34
9_' 96
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$0 3z.
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per_7olb.

21 24
90 26
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91 26
21 22
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28 30
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Lewve
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Maidstone
Norwich
t'etworth
Roinford

31 35
33 91
32 30

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4U 42
36 34
3d 39
38 41
34 36
31 36
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Sandwich
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WHEAT. EnTill

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
The following ar3 the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, shwa ing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending Feb. 19, 1842." The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:—

Weekly
Average
11138-9-40-1.

Total.
'oltur
WinterslYears
Epidemic, Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 144 199 1.90
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 131 160 149
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
iNseases of tho Heat and Blood-vessels ..r 32 21 18
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and ether
Organs of Digestion .
Diseases of the Kidnoys, &c 6 b 4
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 8 11 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Museles 4 7 6
Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 1 1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat lOB 115 104
0',(1 Age, or Natural Decay BB 90 69
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intern-

CAISES OF DEATH.

pet ance
Causes not specified
Deaths from all causes . -
Average Weekly Deaths
Population Average Deaths
enu- Weekly in
merated Deaths the
Ib4l. 18.56-9-4?-1. Week.
West—Kensington, St. George r..____A__—_.l
( Hanover-square), Westmin- Four 1 Four
ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye rs.jWint rs.
St. James 300,705 135 151 143
North- St. Mary-1e •bone, St
Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 182 175
Central—Saint Giles and Saint
George, Strand, Clerkenwell,
Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon.
don, West London, City of
London ...... .. ... . ....... 373,806 188 213 168
East—Shoreditch,Whitechapel,
Bethnal Green, St. George
in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392;495 206 228 192
South—St Saviour, St. Olave,
St. George( Southwark ), Her.
mond.ey, Newington. Lam-
beth, Camberwell, Hother-
hitlae, Greenwich . ~. -438,060 221 243 229

DISTRICTS.

- -
Total 1,870,727 912 1017 907
It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the
32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon-
don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality--
and the parishes of St. ,larylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington,
Fulham, Hammerstnitl. Chapelry), St. Luke (Ch elsea), Pad-
dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Brom-
ley), St. hlary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas
and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, so
enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890, and in June 1841, was
',870,727. The weekly averrge for 1838, 1839, 18.10, and
841, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the four years by
!08, and the deaths in the four winters by 52.
TEMYERATUIcE IN THE WEEKS ENDING
Feb. 12. Feb. 19.
520
33
32 45
41
24. W 42.
53°

Highest
Lowest
Daily Mean • ••• 000000000 .••
General Register Office, Feb.

Mr. John Greville Fennell, in the name of Messrs.
De La Rue, had the honour on Wednesday to present een
tho Qu
an elaborately finished case of playing cards with her Masestva
arms and supporters :and those of Prince Albert, emblazoned is
pure gold upon the backs..