The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

COMMEITIAL INTELLIGENCE.

HONG KONG, JAN. 11.
Imports show little alteration in price for the fortnight
past, and transactions have been light, and are likely to
continue so till after the Chinese new year's day, the 29th
instant.

Cotton.—A few sales have been effected for Mexican
dollars ; Bombay quoted taels 5.8 to 6-8 ; Bengal, taels
5-5 to 6-4.

Cotton Yarn.—Foreign holders are firm, but Chinese
have quitted at a decline. No. 16-24, $2l to $231 ;
No. 28-32, $25 to $27 ; No. 38-42, $26 to 30!„
Longcloths.—The late clearances have checked the
demand, but prices are supported by holders. Grays,.
$l-50 to $2-50 ; whites, $l-80 to $2-95.
Woollens.—Sp. stripes and long ells, as last quoted ;
the former 80 to 97c.. and $6-30 to $6-35 for the latter.
Metals.--Iron. Sales effected by Chinese at a slight
advance. Nail rod, $2-60 to 2-70 ; bar square, $2 to
2-15 ; flat, $2 to 2-15 ; round, $2-20 to $4-20. Tin-
plates, $5-80 to $6 ; lead, $6.20 to $6-50. Turkey
opium, $370.

Tea.—There has been a fair amount of business done
during the fortnight, and for some descriptions at slightly
easier rates. Of congou the settlements have been 36
chops at from 16 ts. to 25 ts. Latterly the arrivals of
black tea have been small. About 90,000 packages of
green tea have been received, of which 17,000 packages
of young hyson have been taken at last year's rates, and
6,000 packages of hyson skin one tael under the prices
that ruled last season. The estimattd export to Great
Britain still shows an excess on that of last year to the
same time, but to the continent and United States there
is a considerable falling of.
Exchange on England, six months' sight bills, opened
at ss. 3d., and closed at ss. 11d. to ss. 2d. ; on India,
Company's bills done at 243 r. to 241 r. per $lOO.
Bullion.—Sycee silver, 3t. lm. discount ; bar silver,
2t. sm. discount ; gold, $2O 90 per tael. Mexican dol-
lars, 440 discount. Carolus dollars, 13 per cent. prem.
Freights to England, 41. 10s.
From Shanghai our advices are to the 30th ult. In
imports there had been very little done. Tea and silk
were being sent forward.
Tea.—The settlements of congou had been 18 chops,
at 9 to 14 taels; 10,000 packages of green tea were taken
at a small reduction.
Silk.—Arrivals had been large, but the advices re-
ceived of the fall in the home mark et checked purchases,
and prices were $lO lower on the common qualities. No.
1 and 2 Tsatlees, $320; No. 2, $290; No. 3, good, $265;
common, $220 to $245 ; fair, $220 to $230 ; common,
$l9O to $2OO ; thrown, $270 to $2BO. The export from
Shanghaiogci
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sale3s had,ooobeen
bales.
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made of 4,000 pieces
grays at $1.20.
Woollens.—No quotation.
Exchange on England had fluctuated from 6s. 3d. to
6s. Bd., but declined, and drawers refused 6s. sd. On
India, Company's accepted bills were done at rs. 305 to
rs. 300.

Bullion was depressed, owing to the large quantity
received. •Sycee silver $ll6 per 100 taels ; bar silver,
$114.50; gold $l7O per bar-It. 7m. 3c.
Freights.—The rate for England was 7/. for tea and
81. for silk.

CHINA SHIP NEWS.
ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN,

HONG KONG, Jan. 111.—At Hon' Kong, Dec. 31, the
Clio, and Jan. 3, the J. Dugdale, both from Liverpool ;
Jan. 7, the J. Cornelia, from Hartlepool. At Shanghai,
Dec. 20, the Confucius, from Liverpool.

DEPARTURES FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
From Hong Kong, Jan. 2, Her Majesty's sloop
Royalist, for England, and the Kate Learney for Liver-
pool ; Jan. 5, the Arman, for London. Whampoa,
Dec. 26, the Countess of Seafield, and, Jan. 2, the North
Star, both for London. Woosung, Dec. 21, the Pudsey
Dawson, and Jan. 28, the Snow Squall, both for
London.

SHIPMENTS OF WHEAT FROM THE RUSSIAN PORTS,—.
By official returns it appears that the shipments of wheat
from the Russian ports of the Black Sea and the Sea of
Azoff last year were 4,200,000 qrs. This enormous
total does not include any quantities from the newly.
acquired ports on the Danube, and the shipments from
the north of the empire were also considerable. The
stocks of wheat remaining at the Black Sea ports on the
Ist of January were nearly a million and a-half of qrs. ;
and it is therefore estimated that, adding the northern
supply, Russia must last year have had available for ex-
portation nearly 7,000,000 qrs.
THE BURNHAM MURDER.—Hatto, the groom, charged
with the murder of the housekeeper at Burnham Abbey
Farm, will be tried at the ensuing Lent assizes for the
county of Bucks, to be held at Aylesbury next week.
Mr. Sergeant Byles, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Lucaa
will appear for the prosecution ; the defence has been
entrusted to Mr. Parry, of th Old Bailey bar, Mr.
Metcalfe, and Mr, Wroth,