The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-20 00:00:00

TEA REPORT.

Purchases of the new ireei; tea have continued to be
made to limited extent throughout the month, at very
full prices for the finer descriptions, while the commoner
sorts are obtainable at rather easier rates. The stock
now in the market is estimated at 120,000 packages ;
about :35,000 packages having been taken for the English
market, and 10,000 to 15,000 for America, the latter
being principally common to fair young hyson at 16 taels
to 26 tads.

The demand for black teas has been dull but the
stocks of most descriptions are light. The market is
cleared of the better classes of congou ; a few blackish
leaf strong remain, for which 15 to 17i taels are asked.
souchongs are not in demand, and prices are easier ;
Oolongs, flowery pekoes, and plain orange pekoes are
neglected.
Scented teas have also been less in demand during the
past month ; the stock on hand is light, and it is said
there is no more preparing.
Shipments of tea for the past month have been heavy,
including four vessels from Shanghai; but the deficiency
of 3,000,000 on the export of last year, as noticed in our
last, is still maintained, while the vessels now loading at
Whampoa are few in number, and proceeding slowly.
The Euphrates, for London, will probably sail shortly;
the Viscount Sandon, the Clifton, and the Kilblain are
loading for London, and the William Drowse, for
Liverpool.
Prices of teas are quoted as follows:
Congou, Old-10 to 13 taels asked, about 8 chops re-
maining. Above 45 chops new on the market, and 35
more expected to arrive.
Common to black, but middling, 11i to 12i taels; 81.
blackish leaf to blackish leaf strong, 13 to 17i taels;
none of the better classes remaining.
Souchong—A few chops old tea in stock, for which 11
to 13 taels are asked; of new teas about 15 to 20 chops
are offering, at 16 to 23 taels for common to good.
Oolongs and Plain Orange Pekoes—Nothing done in
these descriptions for the English market. Prices
nominal.

Flowery Pekoes—Not in demand. Prices asked, 1G
tO 24 taels for common to fair, and 35 to 55 for fine to
finest.

Scented Orange Pekoes—ln little demand and stock
light, 16 to 22 taels demanded for common to good;
24 to 32 for fine to finest; very fine, in 10 catty boxes,
40 taels,

Scented Caper—Common to good, 16 to 20 taels; fine
to finest, 22 to 27 taels. No demand.
Green Teas—Twankay—No transactions for the En-
glish market.
Hyson Skin—Ditto.
Hyson—Common to fair 22 taels to 26 taels; good 30
to 35 taels; fine to finest, 40 to 60 taels.

Young Hyson—Common to fair 18 to 26 taels; good,
32 to 40 taels; fine to finest, 45 to 60 taels.
Imperial and Gunpowder—Common to fair 25 to
38 taels; good, 40 to 45 taela; fine to finest, 45 to 55
taels.

Canton greens are nominal at previous rates.

EGYPT.

Our intelligence. from Alexandria is to the 7th of
January.
Since the departure on the 21st of December of
Abbas Pasha for Constantinople, to be there formally
invested by the Sultan s ith the Viceroyalty of Egypt,
no event of any importance has taken place in this
country.
Ranee Bey, the new Director of the Transit, is
now here making great improvements for the benefit
of the India passengers; in the harbour a jetty for
landing, on the quay a store for luggage and goods,
at the point of embarkation on the Mahmoudieh
Canal a wharf and station, and in the town new and
extensive offices are to be built. The transit of
_passengers through Egypt has now become an item
of considerable importance in the revenues of the
country, and the Government can well afford to
expend a little money to increase the comforts of
travellers.

Owing to the encouraging intelligence received
from Marseilles and Trieste, trade has been rather
animated during the last few days, and several con-
siderable transactions have taken place in cotton,
the price of which has risen to 74 dollars per cantar.
There are about sixty English vessels in the harbour
receiving cargoes for England.
The steamer Bentinck arrived at Suez on the 4th
inst. with the Calcutta mail of the Bth of December,
sixty-nine passengers, and 324 cases of specie, which
proceed to Southampton this morning by the steamer
Ripon.