The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-21 00:00:00

FREIGHTS.
In consequence of the absence of cotton of the new
crop, freights to England hare suffered a slight eclioth
ne,
present quotations being 31. 15s. to 41. per ton, fir b
London and Liverpool. For Chins, the rate is steady,
M 16 Rs. per candy.

EXCHANGES.
Soon after the departure of the last mail the rates
gave way somewhat, and Chi
per rupeena bills, .
atSubsequently
six months'
sight, were sold at Is. 101-d.
the bank raised its;rat® to ls. 101d.been sold at Is. , and in consequence
101 d.
China bills also went up, and have
per rupee. These ma be considered the respective
rates of the day. A fuy rther advance is looked for upon
arrivß.l of the coming China steamer.

THE CHINA MARKETS.
(From the Overland China Mail, Jan.:27.)
CANTON MARKET.
IMPORTS.
Cotton—In Bombay.iive have no alteration to report,
but Madras and Bengal have slightly declined. The de-
liveries during the month have been 16,290 bales; and
the stock 76,316 bales, against 82,630 last year. We
quote Bombay common at doll. 4 6 to doll. 5 3; middling,
don. 6 to doll. 6 4; fine, doll. 6 6 to doll. 6 8; Bengal,
doll. 7 2 to doll. 7 6; and Madras, doll. 7 1 to doll. 7 4.
The following is our usual monthly statement:—
Imported. Delivered. Stocks. D 0.1847. D 0.1846
Bombay, 10,381 12,612 56,434 53,070 26,557
Bengal, 1,223 983 4,683 15,319 3,557
Madras, 10,471 2,289 13,026 11,894 6,836
724
American, none none none 655
Shanghae, none 401 2,173 1,692 652

22,075 .16,290 76,316 82,630 38,326
N.8.-This report has no reference to the sales by
importers during the month; the imports shew the quan-
tities entered at the Custom House and actually landed;
the deliveries, the quanties delivered from the Pack-
house to boats taking the cotton, 84c., to the interior;
and the stock is what remains in the pack-houses, sold
and not sold.
Long Cloths-The demand for these goods during
Ilse month has been active, and at improved rates. The
sales have amounted to 42,000 pieces grey, and 15,000
pieces white. We quote greys, common, weighing 5i
to 5:54 catties, dol. 2 10 to dol. 2 20; 62's to 66's, dol.
2 40; ,and 72's, dol. 2 50 to dol 2 60; whites, common,
dol. 2 45 to do. 2 50; 66's, dol. 2 55 to dol 2 60, aid 72's
dol. 2 70 to dol. 2 85.
American Goods-The stock of drills in the
have ad-
hands of
dealers being small and importers firm, prices
vanced. Some 32,000 pieces have been disposed of
during the month at dol. 1 95 to dol. 2 for 30 yards, and
dol. 2 50 to dol. 255 for 40 yards. The demand for
sheetings has been considerable, and 18,500 pieces have
been placed at dol. 1 60 for 28 inch, and dol. 2 50 to dol.
255 for 37. inch goods. Nothing doing in jeans.
Cotton Yarn-700 bales English have been disposed of,
at for Nos. 16 to 24, dol. 22 50 to dol. 23 50 ; 28 to 32,
dol. 27 to dol. 28 ; and 38 to 42, dol. 28 to dol. 29.
Nothing doing in American. The stock is 5,644 bales
and 2,577 half bales, against 4,092 bales and 2,833 half
bales last year.
Woollens-In little demand, at a decline on our last
advises, chiefly caused by goods having been forced on
the market in exchange for teas.
Spanish Stripes-7,800 pieces have been disposed of
at dol. 1 to dol. 1 16 is barter.
Medium and Habit Cloths-Nothing doing.
Long Ells-The sales have been 8,100 pieces at dol.
7 70 to dol. 7 80 for assorted, and dol. 9 to dol. 9 20 for
scarlet.
Camlets-English dull at dol. 20 to dol. 22. Dutch
nominal at dol. 20 to dol. 25.
Lastings-We quote dolls. 9 25 for 25 inch, and
dolls. 14 to 16 50 for 32 inch goods.
Bombazettes-Nominal at dolls. 9 to 11.
Metals-Iron-Nailrod, dolls. 4 50 to dolls. 4 80 ;
hoop, dolls. 4 70 to dolls. 4 90 ; bar, dolls. 3 to
dolls. 3 20. Lead dolls. 710 to dolls. 7 20. Tin plates
(wanted), at dolls. 10 50 to dolls. 11 50. Steel, dolls. 50
to dolls. 60.
Ginseng-Crude in demand at dolls. 70 to dolls. 85 ;
clarified, dolls. 130 to dolls. 160.
Cochineal-Nominal at dolls. 140.
Raw Silk-90 bales Tsatlee have been purchased dur-
ing the month at dolls. 445. 150 bales remain on the
market, and 250 bales Taysaam, for which dolls. 270 is
asked.
Betel Nut-There being no stock in first hands, there
have been no transactions. The last sala was at
dolls. 3 15, and a moderate import of good quality would
now command dulls. 3 25.
Rattans-Are in good demand, there beine no stock.
The quotations are-water, dolls. 2 50 to dolls. 2 90 ;
Straits, dolls. 3 10 to dolls. 3 40 ; Banjarmassing,
dolls. 3 50 to dolls. 3 90.
Pepper-Is in fair demand; a sale of 1,000 piculs is re
ported at dolls. 6 25.
Sandal Wood-The sales have been 2,000 to 2,500
piculs. South Seas at dol. 750 to dol. 8; Malabar, dol.
11 to dol. 11 50.
Rice-Is firm. Arracan fresh, dol. 1 45 cargo Java
and Manilla dol. 1 70 to dol. 1 85. The article is likely
to be higher when the new year holidays are over.
Cochineal-Dull at dol. 150 to 175.
Opium-The business done in Malwa has been small,
the approach of the holidays having caused a cessation
of demand, and the article to be forced upon the market.
Our quotation has consequently become nominal at dol.
700 to dol. 720, with a downward tendency. Bengal
drug has continued in good demand, the stock remain-
ing on hand prior to the steamer's arrival being under
500 chests, with small supplies on the coast. The holi-
days caused' the market to be freely met, the closing
rates being, Patna dol 492 50, Benares dol. 485. These
prices, it is generally supposed, will be maintained for
old drug. No transactions have been reported in new
drug, which, however, was offered prior to the holidays,
and refused, at dol. 450 for Patna to arrive. Turkey
dol. 360, with a heavy sock.
[P.S.-28th-The market for new Patna has opened at
dolls. 440, old being pretty:firm at dolls. 490.]
EXPORTS.
Teas-Black-The principal transactions this month
have been in teas suitable for the American markets,
and the stock of superior young Hyson is now reduced
to a very small quantity. The purchases for the
English market have been on a limited scale, owing
to the small stock of good useful Congou to be had
since the departure of last mail. About 40 to 45
chops only remain, and those mostly of common quali-
ties. The prices offered for such will, in all proba-
bility, deter teamen from bringing down any third
crop tea, while the late advices from England will
prevent purchases to any extent of the present stock.
Congou-From 30 to to 35 chops have been settled at 13
to 15 taels for Moping; 12 to 14 taels for nohow; and
10.5 to 13 teals for Kaisow and Sinchukye. Souchong
-Five chops have been taken at 14 to 19 taels.
20 chops of new and 6of old are left. Flowery
Pekoe-No sales. Orange Pekoe-Of plain 1,000 half
chests have been taken for the United states at 12 to 13
taels, leaving 5,000 packages. Of scented, 2,500 pack-
ages are reported as sold at 18 to 23 taels for good to
superior, and 28 to 35 taels for fine to finest. Scented
Caper-2,000 boxes are reported at 13 to 20 taels. Ning
Tongs and Kokues-The demand has continued brisk,
7,000 packages having been settled at 13.5 to 17 taels.
Green-Young Hyson-The sales for the month are re-
ported at 12,000 packages, mostly cargo qualities, leav -
ing very few superior in the market. We quote cargo
at 18 to 23 taels, good to superior 27 to 35 taels, fine to
finest 40 to 50 taels-20,000 packages are in market.
13)60n-9,000 chests have been taken for various mar-
kets at 21 to 24 taels for fair, 28 to 35 taels for good,
and 40 to 52 taels for superior to fine. About
20,000 chests are left. Twankay-Some 2,000
half-chests have been taken at 11 to 16.5 taels;
5,000 are in stock. Skin has been in some demand,
9,000 chests being taken at 9to 11 taels for cargo,
and 15 to 16 taels fur superior to finest; 18,000 ch,sts
still in market. Imperial and Gunpowder-About 6,000
. packages have been settled at 24 to 26 taels for good
Taiping, 27 to 30 taels for large Yowning and ,Moyune
country, 30 to 33 and 33 to 36 taels for good cargo, and
40 to 43 and 41 to 50 taels for superior to fine. Stock
left about 10,000 packages. Canton Kinds-3.000 pkgs.
of young Hyson, at 8 Weis for common to 14 taels for
fine, and 2;500 packages of gunpowder at 13 to 17 taels,
have been settled for England. The finer sorts of Can-
ton gunpowder are now scarce, present rates not remu-
nerating the teamen.
Sugar-Supply small, and little demand. Soft Nos. 1
to 3, doll. sto doll. 5 75. Canton sugar candy, doll. 7.
Chirchew, doll. 7 25.
Alum-has been purchased to some ',extent at doll. 1
15 to doll. 1 20.
Cassia-In fair demand at doll. 10. 50. The Favourite
takes a cargo to England.
Oil-None in market.
Rhubarb-A few fine chops have been purchased at
40 taels; the quantity upon the market is trifling, The
Clifton, for London, takes 120; piculs.
• Quicksilver-116 dole.
Vermillion-58 dols.
In other exports we have no transactions.
FREIGHTS.
To England-Ships abundant; 3/. is the extreme rate.
To the United States-15 to 17 cents.
To Bombay-15 cents per picul dead weight.
EXCHANGES.
Prior to the holidays, Baring's credits were sold at
4s. 20.; there are now no sellers at over 4s. The amount
of Company's accepted bills seems large. They are freely
offered at 215 to 216.
Sycee, 7 per cent. premium. Mexican dollars, 2 per
cent. discount. Gold, 25 dols. for 100 touch.

THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN COMPANY.—
Mr. Robert Savill has been appointed to the assistant
secretaryship of this company. Mr. Savill, who has for
a long period filled the office of transfer clerk to the
establishment, joined the old London and Birmingham
Company fourteen or fifteen years since. He is an able
officer' and his appointment has given much satisfaction
to the company's officers, by whom he is generally and
highly esteemed. We think the efficiency of railway
management would be increased if the principle of pro-
moting able officers of long standing in the respective
corporations were more
theclosely practised than it has
of
hitherto been by many
.new companies.
LYCEUM THEATRE. petit
this
comedy, of
which report speaks Ter"; A
favourably, ist fashionablennounced
for
representation to-morrow evening, a
place of amusement. It bears the very quaint title of
Hold Your Tongue. The cast contains the names of the
following Miss
a favourites—Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Selby,
impie succeeded
"GilLert, iss J. Coleman, and Madame Vestris.
Mr. Ford, the hosier in the Strand, has
in inventing a gentleman's shirt which by a s
me-
chanical contrivance insures a smooth front, and there-
by preserves the glazed surface of the linen, upon which
London smut or dust cannot lodge, and thus the un-
sullied whiteness of the fabric is altogether, or for a much
longer period, preserved from contamination and un-
sightliness.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is
suffering from a very severe attack of gottt, at his reg..
deuce tit lieyr.