Star.
London, England, 1824-09-08 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

(PROM TNt LONDON PRICE CURRENT, SEPT. 7.)
COTTON-WOOL-The business done lakt week was mode-
rate, in prices no alteration has occurred. The sales consisted of
the following :
400 Bengal . so. to so. per lb. in bond.
220 Madras - 16c1. to 6/4.
70 Pernams
100 Sums -51 d. to 61d.
25 Para . -
280 Bowed -71 d. to 81d.
And by public sale on Friday, 166 Carthagenas, duty paid, sold
at 61d. to 7d.-104 Orleans, in bond, 911 d. to 9141.-40 Bowed., in
bond, Bid.-30 fine Demeraras, bought in, 111 d. duty-free, and
77 Carriacou sold. to 10/51. per lb.
SUGAIt.-The sales of this week have been on the same com-
parative limited scale as the preceding ones; but in the quotation
no alteration to notice. Brown Sugars were saki at 535. to 555.
good ditto 565. to 58s. and middling to 60s. per cwt.
RE/MID SUCAPA-There is a pretty plentiful stock, and as the
demand is moderate, loaves and lumps may be bought Is. cheaper,
and low lumps at 765. to 775. or 335. to 345. on board, did not go
off so readily. On Tuesday last, about 28,000 bags of East India
Sugar were brought to auction, 27,000 of which were Mauritius
Sugar, remainder Bengal ; the whole went off briskly, the former
at 21s. 6d. to 245. 6d. for yellow, and 194. 6d. to 21s. fur brown.
The white Bengali at 275. to 50s. and yellow 261. to 274. damp
parcels Is. to 2s. per cwt. under. Little business doing in foreign
Sugars, owing to the firmness of the bolders.-At a sale, 330 chests
of llavannah, good and fine white, sold at 58s. to 40s. ordinary
ditto 365. and yellow 251. to 284, ptr cwt.
COFFEE.-The public sales this week of British Plantation and
Foreign Coffee, consisted of about 1600 casks and 1300 hags. The
prices rather gave way on Wednesday, but afterwards revived, and
may now be stated as steady at last week's currency. Good and
fine ordinary Jamaica sold at 60s. to 655. ordinary ditto 551. to 575.
middling 75a. to 86s. and good ditto 88s. to 975. middling Dutch
70s. to 801. good and fine ordinary Dominica 645. to 68s. middling
725. to 82s. St. Domingo 625. to 645. ordinary 61s. 6d. and Havau-
nah 625. to 655. per cwt.
Sri Itl rs.-The dealers have made several purchases of good.
flavoured Rums; former quotations maintained. Brandy steady at
2s. 6d. to 2s. Bd. per gallon.
PIMENTO more in demand, at an advance ; 408 bags sold this
week at Bd. to 81d. per lb.
COCOA.-By public sale 72 barrels Grenada, at 81s. inferior
50s. to 571. per cwt.
TOBACCO.-The market has of late been very dull for all sorts
of Tobacco, particularly for the ordinary sorts ; the goad qualities
are scarce, but the orders for these sorts are limited very low.
HOPS-Since our last, the Hop-plant has very much improved
by the late warm weather, the duty has consequently advanced,
being estimated at 160,0001. In the market little doing : prices lower.
HEMP, FLAX, and TA LLO W. - Tallow barely maintains
former quotations. Hemp lower ; prices for Petersborgh clean
161.105. per ton.
CORN EXCHANGE., MARK-LANE, SEPT. 8.
There are very few arrivals of b.:nglisliGrain to-day, but there are
several more foreign vessels in with Oats. There is very little doing
in Wheat this morning, and prices remain as last quoted. 15a. rley,
tradeO aßeaus,ts seoll4;.oerlieli,ivga4nts 'pt the are
eals, asistoeti leady; t
are market irdnr
nearly
ywdaaelyelt,ubsnauinwtl pettlhrste.re°Afirsnimva:tillisulhl
English Wheat. 1,800 qrs.; Oats, 1,600 qrs.; frkh Oats, 485 qrs.;
Foreign Oats, 7,600 qrs.; and 2,600 sacks of Flour.

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