The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

BANK SHARES.

Bengal Bank... (4,000 Co.'s rs.) 2,500 to 2,550 prem.
Union Bank ... (1,000 Co.'s rs.) to 500 dis.
Agra Bank ... (500 Co.'s-rs.) 190 to 200 prem.
Oriental Bank.. (Co.'s rs. 500)* 140 to 130 "
North- Western

Bank (Co.'s rs. 500) 100 to 130 "
* 503 Rs. paid up.
PRICES OF BULLION, &C.
Sycee silver...loo Co.'s rs. per sa. wt. 104 0 to 104 10
China gold bars
Gold dust
111 15 4 to 16 4
Spanish dollars
Mexican ditto
19 219 0 to 219 8
Sovereigns • each 11 Ito 11 2
Madras gold mohurs ~ 16 3 to 16 4
Old gold mohurs ...
~ 21 5 to 21 6

(From the Bombay Times.)
BOMBAY, OCT. 31 To Nov. 15.
Since the date of our last report, the Overland Mails
from England of the 24th of September and the 7th of
October have arrived, and brought us most mournful
intelligence of commercial distress at home, with a long
list of failures, in which appear the firms of highly emi-
nent and very old standing establishments. %VIIIIe the
calamitous events presented to us, and which, it is
ferred, will be productive of serious consequences to
some establishments in the East, have awakened our
warmest sympathies, wo have still the satisfaction of
stating that they have affected but very slightly the in-
terests of the mercantile community in general of this
presidency, and that our import market has at present as
healthy an aspect as it had before the disastrous intel-
ligence reached us. 41. decline in prices in our export
market and in the rates of freight to Great Britain had
taken taken place, consequent upon the depressed state
of the produce markets at home; and a fall in the rate
of exchange upon London has been occasioned by a call
for remittances hence. Further intelligence is anxiously
waited, but it cannot be here before the 25th or 26th of
this mouth.

Cotton Piece Goods--The Dewallee festival having
occasioned a suspension of business for several days,
transactions have been to a limited extent during the
fortnight, but we have the pleasure to report a very
favourable disposition to purchase on the part of dealers
since the termination of the holidays on the 10th. A
slight concession in the prices, of one or two descrip-
tions of goods was made by sellers after the receipt of
the accounts by the mail of October 7,
which, however,
was immediately recovered, and the previous value of
every description of both gray
and bleached goods has
been well supported. There is even a tendency to a
further advance, particularly in the prices of gray goods.
The descriptions most sought after in the gray are
shirtings, madapollams, and jaeconets, all of low to
middling -qualities; domestics, of both fine and coarse
makes, but more especially the latter in 40 inch width;
and long cloth. Bleached goods are as before reported,
as are also all kinds of fancy goods.

As respects dyed goods, we have no improvement to
notice in Turkey red plain cloth, but for twill of that dye
there is a better inquiry.
Prints of all kinds continue dull of sale.
Cotton Yarn—Previous to receipt of the late home
accounts the market was steady, and prices without
change; since then, however, importers have shown a
great disposition to realize, and in the last,day or two
some large sales have been made at a concession in
prices of one-fourth of an anna per lb. upon the lower
numbers of both mule and water.

Dyed yarn is without change, and no sales in the ar•
tide have transpired.
Woollens—These fabrics continue in the same inani-
mate state, and we have again no transactions to report.
Metals—lron--British bar is not so firm as before
reported, but Swedish continues steady. In the former
a small sale of 84 candies, superior assortment, and all
square, was made very early in the month at 46ir. per
candy. Nail rod, both square and round is a shade
lower in value, as is also hoop, in which we have heard
of a sale of .500 cwt. at 6rs. per cwt. Sheet is steady,
and also nail.

Copper is still in good demand.
Lead without any alteration.
Spelter has been sold to the extent of 1,300 cwt. of
middling sized plates at 13r., and of 500 cwt. of small
plates at Dir. per cwt.
Steel in tubs is dull of sale, but for faggots there is an
inquiry.
Tin Plates—None in the market ; price nominally as
quoted.
Cochineal—There have not been any fresh arrivals of
this article. We quote qr. per lb. as the price of good
silver on the spot ; and to arrive, we have heard
of sales to.. the extent of 7,0001 b., at 3. 15a. to 4r.
per lb.

- Saffron-501b. hare been sold at 131 r. per lb., and is
the only transaction reported.
Beer—A good demand prevails for both Allsopp and
Bass ; but what remains in importers' hands is held for
a higher price than the trade are yet disposed to give,
and we hear of no sales. Of other brands there is none
at market.

Spirits—l3randy is in but limited request, and the
only sale ire have heard of is one of 20 hogsheads in-
ferior quality, at 31r. per gallon ; in other kinds no
transactions have come to light.
Marine Stores—No sales have transpired, and prices
of all kinds are as last quoted.