The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-26 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS.—OcT. 25.

COTTON.—We have lately noticed a deeid(d im-
provement in the Cotton market, and we have now
state an advance of id. to f.l. on East India descrip-
tions' and from id. to p. on the other qualities. Tine
brisk market has to-day been again animated by the
intalligencc received from Liverpool: the • purchases re•
ported this week are on the most extensive scale, and
generally at the improvement of id. per lb.
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SUGAR.—The prices of Muscovades advanced Is.
per cwt. on Tuesday last, since which the improvement
has been maintained, but there is little business doing.
In Refined Goods there are few purchases to report; the
prices are about is. per cwt lower, owing to the late fall
in Raw Sugars and the heavy market. Molasses are
30s. a 30s. 6d.-1n Foreign Sugars the purchases by
private contract have been considerable, about 1,200
chests, chiefly yellow and brown qualities, which 111 iy
be both quoted higher:—good yellow Havannah realised
28s. and one contract of fine reported at 30s.
COFFEE.—The public sales of Coffee- fortnight for-
ward this week are inconsiderable, and altogether con-
sisting of ordinary rank and mixed parcels of Briti.!s
Plantations; the whole have sold heavily at a further
reduction of 2s. a 4a. per cwt.; ordinary Jamaica bSs.
935., good ordinary 941. a 98s. There have been very
few parcels of fine ordinary or middling lately brought
forward ; the few which have appeared have sold freely,
fully supporting the highest prices lately realised.—
There were no public sales of Lolfee this forenoon. A
private contract reported excited some interest in t,ir
market;. it was stated, that a parcel, consisting of 20.1
casks St. Domingo, ordinary to good ordinary, sold at
975. We believe the statement to be perfectly correct,
but the vanity MIS only 60 casks. Taking into con.i-
deration the low rates of good and fine ordinary
maica, 97a. was a full price for ordinary to good ordi-
nary St. Domingo in casks.
EAST INDIA SALE, I 1 th proximo.—Saltpetre is
taxed at 221.; Nutmegs and Cloves are also reported at.
lower taxed prices.
RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The holders
of Rum have lately evinced a decided inclination to
force sales ; parcels have in consequence been sold pri-
vately at Is. 4id. and one large contract of about 600
puncheons Lerwards under proofs is reported at Is. 41.
The market may in consequence be stated heavy, and
the prices a shade lower. There are very few aetoal
purchases of Brandy lately, but the best marks of Cog-
nac may be purchased at 3s. Id.. and as the new offer at
such low rates, the latter must either advance or the old
decline to nearly the price of the new. In Geneva there
is nothing doing.
INDIGO.—There is no alteration in the prices since
the sale at the India House. The public sale at Lit.-1.-
pool this week attracts some attention, and it is probable
there will be some fluctuation here after the event as to
price, &c. is ascertained.
TALLOW.—The price of yellow Candle Tallow ad-
vanced to 475. on 1 uesJay last; since which the Me. j,
provenient has been nut only fully maintained, but in
several instances yesterday 475. 4.1, was realized. To-
day the market is not gene so brisk, and 47a. is the'
nearest price.—At Petersburg the quotation has risen
from 110 to 120 roubles.
HEMP.—The demand for Hemp, which has been
brisk and extensive, has rather subsided; the nearest
quotation, to-Jay, is 391. 10i.
SILK,—The sale at the India Noose has gone off con-
siderably higher than the prices of the last sale.
TOBACCO.—The arriv.ils are considerable, lint the
Purchases continue confined to small parcels for imine-
, diee consumption : the ma; bet is exceedingly heavy.

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