The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY.

The following is the report on the state of the Bombay
markets from the 3rd to the 13th of January, 1853, inclu-
sive ::

The money market is still easy ; shares are rather lower,
and Government securities are also slow of sale, except
for Fours, which are in moderate request.
Current rates may be recorded thus :—Transfer paper,
114irs. ; Sicca Fives, 111 rs. ; Sieca Fours, 984 rs. ; Com-
pany's Fives, 1074r5. ; Company's Fours. 94ra. ; Oriental
Bank Corporation Shares, 41rs. per cent. pm. ; Bank of
Bombay Shares, 18rs, per cent. pm. ; Commercial Bank
Shares, 9rs. per cent, pm. ; Agra Bank Shares, 28rs. per
sent. pm. • Railway Shares, 14rs. pm. each.
Cotton Piece Goods.—Since the dispatch of our last re-
port, very little business has been done, and the market has
remained very inactive. Dealers seem disinclined to pur-
chase more than sufficient for their immediate wants,
although every encouragement has been given on the part
of holders, who, since the arrival of the last overland
mail, have shown considerable anxiety to realise.
Grey shirtings, 40-inch, of the lower descriptions, are in
slight request, while all descriptions above 71b. are ex-
tremely dull, and have suffered a further recession in value
of about an anna a piece. A little inquiry exists for 45-
inch. •

Grey Madapollams are very difficult of sale.
Grey jaconets meet with little inquiry, and have declined
one alma per piece.
Grey longcloth unnoticed.
Grey T cloth in slight request.
Grey domestics, 40 inch, in good request; the other de-
scriptions have but little inquiry.
Bleached shirtings of all descriptions in request.
Bleached Madapollams in demand.
Satin scarfs in slight request.
Swills without inquiry.
Turkeyn Red Plain.—Twills and mulls are in fair de-
ma

--fancy Goods.—Low lappets, zebra, pine dresses, and
gauze, are dull, while a good inquiry exists for cotton, velvet,
lappet scarfs, Swiss lappets of approved styles, dhoties and
mulls.

Cotton Yarns.—Dulness has pervaded the market ;
scarcely any business has been done, and the prices for 20's
and 40's mule have considerably declined. The prices of
30's and 40's water have also given way. Dyed Turkey
red has inquiry in the market, but little has been doing in
Orange.
Metals.—A fair demand exists for English bar iron, sheets
hoops, and nailrod. Swedish bar iron meets with moderate

inquiry.
A good demand exists for Swedish steel, as well as fag-
gots. Lead : pig and sheet, are in request, and have ad-
vanced in price.
Spelter is in demand, and has also improved in value.
Copper : tiles are as formerly quoted, and in good request,
while braziers' sheathing and bottoms are dull of sale, and
have further declined in price. South America in fair in-
qu..
Quicksilver is dull, and has receded in value to 60r. per
Surat maund.

White lead in request : red lead difficult of sale.
Cochineal is still dull, and has further receded in value
to 2r. '

Saffron has also given way in price, and is difficult of
sale ; the best quality alone is inquired for.
Linseed is in request, the prices for Sholapore 3ir. and
3r. 9a. for Bhandeidt.
Pepper is in good request ; the stock in the market is
small. The price for Bhutcol is 66r., and for Tellicherry
63r. to 64r.
Marine Stores.—Canvas, both brown and bleached, dull;
stock rather full. Cordage is likewise dull, and large in
stock. In oil of linseed and spirits of turpentine there is
but little doing. Paints : white of best quality in request.
Little inquiry exists for other descriptions. Twine in good
request.
Spirits.—Brandy, both in wood and bottle, in demand,
while gin is rather dull.
Beer.—Rudgard, 400 hogsheads, sold at 27r. ; porter,
100 hogshead, at 80r.
The cotton market is extremely dull. For the English
market scarcely any purchases have been made, for the
China none whatever. Prices for nearly all descriptions
have receded. Of the new crop a small quantity of Shan-
deish has come to hand, the quality has turned out inferior
to the last, being a good deal stained. For new Dholera,
prices opened at 95r5., but have since retired to 89rs.
Oomrawattee likewise opened at 92r5.,
purchased at the rates we quote. but may now be
Opium.—But little has been doing in this market, and
prices are not so high as they were.
Tonnage still continues scarce. Freightr are 41.105. for
London, and 41. to 51. for Liverpool The nominal rate
for China is 21rs. to 22rs. per candy.
L Exchange has magma pretty steady. Six months'