722 Commercial Report. [\JuNE, 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



SUGAR. The demand for sugar was general and extensive; the estimated sales of West 

 India Muscovadoes were 3,300 hogsheads and tierces. Purchases of Mauritius exceeded 

 24,000 bags, all sold at full market prices. At the close of the market this afternoon, the 

 estimated, of West India, were 900 hogsheads and tierces. A supply of refined continues 

 inadequate to the demand : orders for crushed cold, not to be executed ; there being none in 

 the market. Shipping goods are nearly as scarce. Scarcely any advance of price were ob- 

 tained. Lumps went off freely, fine double-refined bounty are much sought after. Grocery 

 goods in steady request, full prices obtained; molasses are lower. Foreign Sugars. The 

 yellow sold' (fine) at 27s., low down to 24s., the fine white all taken in 42s. at 42s. 6d. 

 low yellow. Havannah, by private contract, 24s. White Pernams, at former rates at 

 public sale. 754 boxes, Havannah sugar : nearly the whole were yellow descriptions ; a 

 considerable proportion sold, 21s. for low yellow up to 25s. 6d. for the fine old soft white 

 Havannah sold at 36s. 6d. and ordered to good brown, 17s. to 21s. 6d. The Bengal sugars, 

 at the India House, sold Is. above last sale prices. At public sales last week were brought 

 forward 24,000 bags of Mauritius, the whole sold at full market prices. Six hundred and 

 nine pacts, East India : the white sold at full market rates ; strong lots rather higher. 

 Siam sugar steadily at market prices. 



COFFEE. The Coffee market was dull last week ; prices a shade lower. A proportion 

 of Demerara and Berbice were taken. Jamaica at nearly the same decline : fine middling 

 70s. to 75s ; good middling 63s. to 66s. Cherilon and Sumatra 31s. ; good old St. Do- 

 mingo at 32s. ; the Ceylon sold at 32s. ; Mocha sold lower ; Demerara and Jamaica sold 

 freely at higher prices. 



RUM, BRANDY, HOLLANDS. There are no sales of rum worth reporting, they are 

 confined to small of fine Jamaica. In brandy and Geneva there are no purchases. 



HEMP, FLAX, TALLOW. The tallow-market is more firm, on account of an advance 

 at Petersburgh. In Hemp and Flax there is no alteration worth reporting. The letters 

 from St. Petersburgh are dated the 30th ult. Exchange lOd. 13. 32. Tallow 95 rubles. 

 Bought 1500 casks. London Tallow 34s. 6d. at 34s. 9d., ditto for arrival 36s. 



Course of Foreign Exchange. Amsterdam, 12. 7 Rotterdam, 12. 7- Antwerp, 

 12. 7 Hamburgh, 14. 1 Paris, Bordeaux, 26. 0. Frankfort, 10. Peters- 

 burgh, 10. Vienna, 10. 15. Madrid, 36. Cadiz, 36 0^. Bilboa, 36. Of. Barcelona, 

 35. Of. -Seville, 35. Of. Gibraltar, 47- 0|. Leghorn, 47. 0^. Genoa, 25. 90.- Venice, 

 47. 04. Malta, 48. 0|. Naples, 39. Of .Palermo, 118^. Lisbon, 44. Oporto, 43. Of. 

 Rio Janeiro, 21. Oi Bahia, 27^. Dublin, 1. 0^. Cork, 1. 0. 



Bullion per Oz Portugal Gold in Coin, 0. Os. Od Foreign Gold in Bars, 



3. 17s. 9d New Doubloons, 0. 4s. 9d. New Dollars, 0. Os. Od Silver in Bars 



(standard), 0. Os. Od. 



Premiums on Shares and Canals, and Joint Stock Companies, at the Office of 

 WOLFE, Brothers, 23, Change Alley, Cornhill. Birmingham CANAL ( sh.), 2911 



Coventry, 860? Ellesmere and Chester, 99? Grand Junction, 295?. Kennet and Avon, 



28?., Leeds and Liverpool, 465?. Oxford, 640? Regent's, 23?. Trent and Mersey 

 ( sh.), 780J. Warwick and Birmingham, 270?. London DOCKS (Stock), 80f?. West 



India (Stock), 193? East London WATER-WORKS, 123?. Grand Junction, 07. 



West Middlesex, 80? Alliance British and Foreign INSURANCE, 10?._Globe, 0?. 

 Guardian, 26|?. Hope Life, 6?. Imperial Fire, 120?. GAS-LIGHT Westminster 

 chartered Company, 58?. City, 190?. British, 0?. Leeds, 195?. 



