The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-29 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

Some curious facts relative to the state of trade in ge-
neral may be collected from the printed statements of the
produce brokers, which are usually in circulation at this
period of the year.

In the article of coffee the most remarkable feature is
the great increase of its consumption in the United States
of America, where, owing to the reduction of the duty, it
is estimated to have advanced from a consumption rdi
12,500 tons to 20,000 tons within the year, which is sup-
posed to be nearly double the consumption of Great Bri-
tain. A considerable quantity of coffee has in cons(,quence
been exported to the United States from this country.
The exports of this article to the Cont'nent art stated to
have fallen off materially, compared with wlia,t they were
in the first half-year of 1830, owing probably to the great
political excitement which has prevailed, And which, by
disturbing credit, has prevented the accumulation of large
stocks of this and some other• articles.

On the subject of cotton it is stated that the impor-
tation into Great Britain, for the first five months of
1831, compared with the same period of last yeitr, has
decreased, the quantity being 4-03,000 bales in 1830,
and 368,000 in 1831. The consumption of the article
would not appear, however, to have diminished, as the
deliveries for home consumption since the Ist of January
have been at the rate of 18,200 bags weekly, while the
average weekly consumption during 1830 was 16,000
bags. There has been some partial cessation of the de-
mand for export yarns to the north of Europe, but that of
raw Cotton for export, notwithstanding the disturbedi
state of the Continent, is said to be decidedly an the in,
crease.

In Indigo, so far as regards its production in the East
Indies, the crops are supposed to be somewhat less than
those of the year preceding ; but the stock in hand ap_
pears, nevertheless to be gaining on the consumption,.
The purchase cf the article in this country seems likely
to fall off, as foreign merchants, but particularly the
French, are resorting to the countries where it is pro-
duced for their supply, and they of course ship it direct
for their own ports. The French have purchased in the
Calcutta market this season about 7,000 chests of Indigo,
part of which have already arrived at Havre and Bo ,
deaux. The low price which Indigo has borne for sr,me
time past will check, it is thought, to a certain eY,teut,
its production, and some of the large factories an the
lEast are said to be on the point of being 'Abandoned.
Sugar is believed likely to yield a deficient, crop in the
present year, from the West Indies, Demerara, Trini-
dad, Mauritius, India, and Cuba; but the increase of pro-
duction of this important article is so great in Brazil, as
to promise, in some degree, to supply the deficiency in
oth. r parts of the world. The cons4wiption of sugar in
Great Britain appears to be somewhat on the decline.
From the Ist of January to the Slat of May, 1830, tha
quantity on which duty was paid amounted to 84,615
tons ; and for the same period of 18,11 to 89,590. It its
thought probable, however, that t'ne dealers have smaller
stocks on hand. The trade in sugar is said to be is a de-
pressed state ; and, as c,ne mode of relief, applicativa has
been made to the Government to allow the use of rfrolasses
in the breweries ; but no decision has yet bee'd given.
The circulars of the brokers, it should be remarked, are
to be received with some allowance, as they endeavt,nr, in
a certain degree, to adapt themselves to the views, of their
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customers, especially when they have any 10-4 e specula-
tions on hand ; but we have selected those, facts which are
leastot
general interest,:liahletoasuspi cion of that
he reports
and
whose character should place ene,n above wilful misrepre-
sentation.