Star.
London, England, 1819-09-22 00:00:00

COMMERCE.

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LONDON MARKETS, SEPTEMI42II
COCTON.-The purchases of Cotton since Tuesday
last have been very limited, owing chiefly to the ex-
tensive sale declared by the East India Company Ist
proximo, and the opinion that it will be materially
increased. The sales of Cotton are 50 Boweds, fair
quality, 131 d. to 14d. in bond ; 65 Demerara and
Berbice, 17i. and 18d. and 100 Bengals, in the
house, at lid. good common quality. The public
sale of Cotton this forenoon went off heavily, and at
rather lower prices ; 40 bags good Demeraras 16Id.
and 16111. 116 ,Carricou, fair average quality, sold
15d. to 151 d. Importations of Cotton since our last:
1,650 bales Bengal, and eight bales West Indias.
SUGAR.-The market last week contineed in a very
depressed state, and the few sales of Muscovades, by
private contract, were at a considerable decline.-
This forenoon there were no sales by private con-
tract, as the buyers would not purchase until the re-
sult of the public sale was ascertained ; it consisted
of 404 hhds. 11 tierces Jamaica Sugar, newly im-
ported, and of a very excellent quality ; the whole
went off steadily; in a few instances the first lots
were 6d. to Is. per cwt. lower, but as the sale ad-
vanced the prices improved ; and at the close the
prices may be stated fully as high as at the last pub-
lic sale ; the greater proportion of the Sugars were
parcels suitable refiners, and, as the trade have not
been at market lately, they were bought freely, froth
58s: eui. to 625. the prices of the lowest were 575. and
575. 6d. thelower descriptions of browns selling much
higher in proportion to the middling and finer de-
scriptions ; the highest price realized was 755. for
very fine. The public sale of Barbadies Sugar went
eff freely, much higher'in proportion to the other de-
scriptions, and better than had been generally anti-
cipated ; fine white realized 84s. to 86s. ordinary and
middling-755. 6d. to 81s. yellow 68s. 6d. to 725. There
were considerable purchases of refined early last
week ; yet, notwithstanding this demand, and the
scarcity of goods, the prices declined considerably,
on account of the fall in raw Sugars. Molasses were
steady. There have been few enquiries for Foreign
Sugars lately.
COFFER.-There were no purchasesby private con-
tract this forenoon ; the public sales consisted of Ja-
maica, Demerara, St. Domingo, and Brazil Coffee,
forming a criterion of the market prices ; 130 bags
good ordinary Brazil sold 1065.6 d. ordinary 1045.6 d.
400 bags St. Domingo, good ordinary, realized
111 s. 6d. 15 hhds. fine ordinary 112 s. the Demerara
and Berbice Coffee fully supported the previous
prices; good ordinary, in extensive parcels, selling
at 114 s. to 115 s. 6d. the Jamaica descriptions went
off very irregularly ; fine ordinary, a little mixed,
selling as low as 107 s. 6d. and good ordinary, greatly
inferior, realizing Io6s. ordinary middling sold at
1153.6 d. to 1 1 Bs.middling :o good middling realizing
1275. and 128 s. a few lots middling Dominica sold
at 1265. Generally of the Coffee market it may be
stated, that the ordinary descriptions of Jamaica arc
lower, but at very fluctuating and irregular prices ;
the Dutch fully supports the former prices ; the quo-
tations of St. Domingo were previously nominal, they
are now the realized prices, I I Is. to 114 s. the Brazil
Coffee has sold at very low rates.
CocoA.-By public sale 16th inst.-12 casks 166
bags Trinidad Cocoa, sold 98s. to 100 s. ed.
oaacco.--There is some enquiry after cargoes of
Tobacco ; and some business is reported at 995. and
4.05. for Virginia cargoes.
bum PnovistoNs.-The extensive- contract with
Government was last week taken by Messrs. Cal-
laghan and Co. of Cork ; 24,000 tierces Beef and
Pork in the aggregate, at £7.125. 6d. per tierce, and
£5. 2s. 6d. for the barrels. There has been little
effbct produced on the market-price by the conclusion
of the contract, and being now at the close of the old
season for Provisions, and immediately previous to
the opening of the new, there is some difficulty in
giving correct prices.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The Rum mar-
ket continues in a very depressed statt ; the prices
are nearly nominal, on account of the few sales lately
effected. Brandy is also very heavy. There are no
enquiries after Geneva.
HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.-The Tallow market
has beceme heavy, chiefly owing, it is stated, to the
very extensive imports. Hemp and Flax are also in
limited request, though no reductionshaSyet been
submitted to. By the last accounts frorri St. Peters,-
burgh the Exchange remained at /Old.
NAVAL STORES.-There have been some consider-
able sales of Stockholm Tar. Turpentine is little
varied. Pitch and Rosin are exceedingly heavy.
011..--The prices of Greenland Oil cannot be
stated at any variation ; the market is, however, very
heavy. Spermaceti continues in request. -Gallipoli
has been sold at 4.:84. Rape and Linseed Oils are
rather giving way.