The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-01 00:00:00

EUROPEANS.

Men.
2d Troop 2cl Brigade Bengal Horse Artillery 111
31 Troop Bombay Horse Artillery ... 131
31 Company Ist Battalion Bengal Foot Artillery 69
Detachment Bengal Foot Artillery ••• ~, 211
2d Company Ist Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery 100
Her Majesty's 80th Rifles ... 852
Her Majesty's 61st Foot ... ... 830
Ist Bombay Fusileers 813

Total ...

... ... ... 3,117

NATIVES.
Details Bengal Horse Artillery ... 120
Details Bengal Foot Artillery ... 15S
Ist Bengal Light Cavalry ... ... 502
13th Bengal Irregular Cavalry 530
2d Regiment Sinde Horse ... ... 514
Bengal Sappers and Miners
Bombay Sappers and Miners ... ... 129
3d Bombay Native Infantry ... 899
19th Bombay Native Infantry ... 937
31st Bengal Native Infantry 896
70th Bengal Native Infantry ... 605
Sinde Baggage Corps

Total Natives ... ... ... ... 6,037
Total Europeans ... ... ... 3,117

Grand Total ... ... ... 9,154

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY MARKETS.
(From the Bombay Times.)
FROM THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER TO THE 2D Or
OCTOBER INCLUSIVE.

BOMBAY, TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 2.
The monsoon may now be considered over, and
the trade of the port will shortly, we trust, resume
with the activity usual on its close. All over the in-
terior the crops promise an abundant harvest, which
augurs well for a brisk demand for our home fabrics
on the termination of the Dewallee holydays, . now
near at hand, when up-country dealers will begin to
forward goods into the interior and down the coast.
But little busines9, either in exports or imports, has
been done during the past fortnight—in the former

Since the departure of last mail money has con-
tinued very abundant; in fact, we never knew it
more so; and in the absence of better employment for
it, capitalists have been investing largely in the Five
per Cent. open Loan. Thore has been little doing
in the other descriptions of Government paper. In
Bank shares we have no great change to report.
Holders are, generally speaking, very firm, but there
being few buyers, transactions are few and far be-
tween. There seems however to be more confidence
in our joint stock banks now than there has been for
a long time past, and we hope nothing may occur to
destroy this feeling.
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of last mail, the dealers having before that time pur-
chased largely, and been unable to get their stocks off
their hands owing to the very stormy weather which
prevailed. Luckily the arrival of further supplies
from home during the fortnight has been light, the
La-,car and Ontario being the only vessels which have
entered port since last report. Some few descriptions
of goods in the gray are scarce and inquired for, such
as jaconets of all descriptions, and shirtings of 40 and
45-inch widths. The sales of these have been to the
extent of 5,800 and 2,500 pieces, at prices varying
from 11r. to 2r. 7.16, and 4r. 11.16 to. 6r. 1-16 per
piece respectively. Gray domestics have been sold to
the extent of 2,240 pieces, at 'lir. to 11r. per piece.
Of gray longcloths, 1,740 pieces have been sold at
4ir. per piece, a slight reduction on former prices.
Stocks of gray madapollams are large, and prices
have somewhat gone down. 7,600 pieces have been
disposed of at 2ir. to 2r. 10a. 6p. per piece. Bleached
jaconets, medium qualities, are much wanted. 1,300
pieces have been sold at 3r. 3 16 to Cr. per piece.
Bleached shirtings of the higher qualities are inquired
for, while the lower are dull. 3,000 pieces have been
sold at 4r. 7-16 to 6r. 7-16 per piece.- 1,000 pieces
bleached madapollams, at 3r. 7-16 to 31r., have been
disposed of.
Cotton Yarn—ln mule twist sales to the extent of
342 bales, and in water to the extent of 105 bales,
have been made during the fortnight, the former at a
slight advance in price for No. 30 to 70, No. 20 being
in better demand, though the price remains unaltered.
There being large stocks of the latter on hand, prices
of No. 20 and 30 have somewhat receded, while the
value of No. 40 is as before. In dyed yarns we
have only heard of two sales, one of 16 bales orange,
No. 30 and 60, to 12a, and another of 50 bales, No.
40 to 50, at 121 a per lb.
Ball Thread-2,8801b. at 12ia. per lb., have been
disposed of.
Woollens—The prices of cloth and flannels remain
steady, but we have not heard of any sales.
Metals—The only sales of metals during the fort-
night have been those in copper. The prices of
braziers and sheathing have declined, while that of
nails has improved. The value of British iron, nail-
rod, hoop, and bar, has also increased, while that of
Swedish steel has receded.

Beer—Only one sale of 105 hhds. of Allsop's has
been effected at 60r. per hhd., and our quotations may
be considered nominal.

Spirits—Both brandy and gin are dull of sale.
Marine Stores--Few transactions. Canvas, paints,
spirits of turpentine, and linseed oil dull. Cordage
in better demand, at a slight advance in price.
Cochineal—No sales reported. Our quotation is
readily obtainable for good silver.

Saffron—None in first hands, and in much inquiry.

EXPORTS.

Cotton Wool—Last accounts from home have
caused a further advance in prices, purchases of
2,100 bales of Dhollera and 1,000 bales of Broach
having been made since yesttrday ; the former at
99ir. to 100 r., the latter at 94ir. per candy. The
market continues rather bare, but large supplies may
now speedily be looked for. Upwards of 500 can-
dies which bad been shipped at Compta for Bombay
were destroyed in that port by a storm of the 17th
ult., 18 of the vessels on board of which it had been
embarked having been driven on shore and wrecked.
Last advices for the Canton market for this staple are
also favourable.

Opium—Little doing, and prices nominally some-
what lower than at last report—viz., 1,325 r per chest
The produce of next season's crop in Malwa will, it is
said, be somewhere about 22,000 chests.