The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBAY, MARCH 2.
Cotton Piece Goods.—We are glad to say that there
has been a good demand since our last for grey goods,
and a larger amount of business done to what we re-
ported in our last for the first half of past month, owing
to the dealers having nearly cleared off their stocks of
previous cheap purchases which enables them now to
offer better prices ; these are as yet, however, inadequate
to the late advance in manufactured goods in England,
and consequently importers evince firmness in holding.
The following are the descriptions of goods on which
two to six annas per piece have advanced. Lower and
middling qualities of jaocarets, shirtings, and mad-
dapolarns. There is a scarcity of 45-inch shirting above
64 reeds and advanced prices are offered. Domestics of
coarse and heavy make have been sold at full prices.
Bleached goods have not participated in the adrance.
Twilled cloth and middling quality of jacconets :are in-
quired after at a slight advance on former prices. Fancy
goods, such as lappets, mull-mull, zebra dresses, are
steady ; but no advance in price is yet offered. The
principal buyers of these goods are Marwarries, who
have not yet commenced purchasing, and until they
come forward we look for no improvement. Dyed
goods, only a small amount of sales effected in Turkey
red, plain, and twilled cloth ; of the former 1,000 pieces
24 inches, 28 yards, at Br. and 2a., and the latter, 400
pieces, 36 inches 24 yards, fine quality, at 10r. and 6a.
per piece.

360 pieces Grey sheeting 40 inches 73 yards 13 As
3. 0
1,350 Bleached lappets 40 inches 10 yds. 1 12 0
500 Grey shirting 40 inches 38 yards 4 8 0
2,000 Bleached lappets 10 yards 1 10 to 2 8 0
300
o Mull 20 yards ... ... 3 2 0
500 /9 Book Muslins 12 yards 25 0
300 Scarfs, 45 inches 5 yards ... 2 6 0
1,000 Grey sheeting, 36 inches 60 yards 9 6 0
1,000 „ shirting, 45 inches ••• 5 9 0
1,000 „ „ 40 inches ••• 414 0
1,000
f f ft tf •• • ••• 4 6 6
1,000 „ sheeting, 30 inches 24 yards 2 9 6
1,000 „ jacconets, 45 inches ... 2 5 0
1,000 „ sheeting, 33 inches 24 yards 2 11 0
1,000 „ shirting, 40 inches ... 5 8 0
1,000
1 t tt 9, •
••
~. 6 12 0
1,000 „ jacconets ... ... ... 2 5 0
1,000 Turkey red plain cloth, 24 in. 28 yds 8 2 0
300 Bleached lappet, 12 yards ... 38 0
400
ii ii ••• ... 4 12 0
f 1
800 Coloured „ •• ... ... 310 0
200
ft i• ~ ••• ••• 414 0
150 Grey shirting, 40 inches 38 yards 5 10 0
1,000 „ ft ft „ ••• 5 11 0
ff /I
500 f f ~ ... 6 5 0
1,000 ft ft f 0 tf •• • 5 13 0
1,500 „ Maddapolams 33 inch. 24 yds. 2 10 0
1,500 11 If 38 24 2 9 6
f
1,000 y, f f f ff 3 13 0
2,000 ff ~ 11 ft 2 8 0
1,000 11 /1 1/ VP 3 3 0
~ 1,000 i, f f f f 3 4 0
1 f
/1 i, 1,600 ~ 2 3 3
2,400 „ Jacconets ... ... ••• 1 14 0
1,500 ~ // ... ... ... 1 7 6
1,200 2/ ft ... ••• ••• 2 8 0
1,500 ••• ••• 2 2 0
400 Turkey red Twills 36 in. 24 yds. 10 6 0
600 Grey Sheeting 36 37 5 2 0
5 4 0
600
ft
600 ~ it
5 9 0
ii
1/ ,t //
/1
1,000 5 10 0
it ff ft
ff
500 to i, 33 ii 5 0 0
500 4 12 0
500 If // 2/
4 9 0
ii
it ii ii ii
500 4 1 0
ff ff ff ~
500 o ff 29 58 5 9 0
500 // f 1 /1 67 8 4 0
1,000
8 0 0
tf ft t f f t
1,000 8 8 0
ff 11 If If
1,000 8 12 0
ff II ft "
500 ft /1 31 70 9 15 0
o
500 f t 36 6G 12 4 0
500 Grey Sheeting 36 66 12 1 0
600
/1 /1 28 40 2 9 0
600
// /1 1f 25 4 1 0
ft
500
~ If ••• 2 15 0
500
ff f• 26 ••• 4 6 0
600 Bleached Shirting ... ••• 514 0
300 5 11 0
500 ~ t 5 9 0
400 ff Jacconets ... ~. 7 8 G
400 ff tt ••• ••• 8 0 0
6,800 Grey Maddapolams 32 ... 111 0
600 „ Jacconets 45 ... 2 5 2
1,000 Bleached Shirting ... ... 5 2 0
500 f / It •• • ••• 5 8 0
2,000 Grey Jacconets ... ... 114 0
200 Bleached Mulls - ••• 2 8 0
200 ,i ,+2 12 0
300 o Shirting ...
... 5 2 0
2,000 Grey Jacconets ..• ... 2 2 6
800 /1 ~ ••• ••• 2 6 0
600 , , I, ••• ••• 2 9 9
200 _
Dyed Satin Spots 36 40 11 0 0
1,000 Grey Shirting 40 •••-- 5 3 0
300 Bleached Shirting ...
500 2/ Lappets 10 3 2 0
1,000 ft Shirting ••• 6 8 0
500 Grey Sheeting, 36 60 10 8 0
100 Bleached Jaconets ... ... 5 2 0
500 „ Book Muslin 12 310 0
800 Grey Matidapolatns, 33 ... 2 6 0
300 Bleached Shirting ... . 6 6 0
100 „ Lappets ... 12 412 0
70,) ~ Jacc, meta .. ... 2 6 0
1,000 Grey Long Cloth, 38 38 4 8 0
2,000 „ Jacconets ... 2 2 6
1,000 2 9 0
500 5 8 0

Bleached Long Cloth, 36 40

1,000
3,000
1,560
850

GreyJacconets, 20 yards 6-4
„ ,Shirting, 40 inches ...
„ Domestic, 48 yds. 32 in.

5 2 0
1 11 0
4 7 0
9 7 0

300 8 6 0
9, ft P tt
2,000 „ Sheeting, 40 in. 36 yds. 4 13 0
Cotton Yarn—The market has been tolerably steady;
transactions done to a limited extent only; our last quo-
dons are fully maintained ; on No. 30 we quote one
quarter to one half anna higher. The following are the
particulars of sales that have come to our knowledge
since the 16th ult.:—

60 baba 3001 b. each inferior water, No. 30, at 8
annas.

45 bales mule, 3001 b. each, No. 40, at 8 annas.
10 bales mule, 200 lb. each, No. 30, at 7,1; 72 bales
200 lb. each muds, No. 40, at 8 and 8 annas per lb.
100 bales, 200 lb. each water, No. 20 and 24 at 7, and
30's, at 8f annas per lb.
Dyed—Orange has been in inquiry, and we have
heard a sale of 10,000 lb. at 111 annas. We quote 10i
to llf annas for average No. 40, and for Turkey red at
rupees 1 7-16 to 14 per lb.
Met'ils—English iron has been in very good inquiry,
and prices have advanced, and we have heard an offs r_ of
35 rupees having been refused for a select parcel. Nail
rods are also steady. Of sheets and hoops and nails we
d
,
have heard of no sales. Copper continues demand,
i•T
emasa
at.d although a large quantity was reported
rived in our last, the whole has been sold.
The follow-
slight advance on braziers and she
have
hing.
Wtnehqauveoteara-
ing are the sales of metals that been made since
225 16th
Candielts of English bar iron at 3332-it.r..
420 ditto
240 ditto, nail rod, rounde. .... .. .. 44J5r.
square
250 ditto ditto 46r.
ditto
125 ditto 9r.
850 cwt. Swedish steel. .
broken .
135 ditto 11r. 12an. pier.
in faggots
100 ditto
300 ditto ............
11r.
500 ditto pig, lead
ditto spelter 2
10 Bto 40 lb. plate 10r. to 10r. 16an.
Cochineal—Continues scarce, our last quotation of
41r. per lb. is fully maintained.
Saffron—We have a sale of 751 b. of inferior quality at
111 b. to note; for the best our highest quotations can be
obtained,

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Beer—There are only supplies of Bass in the market,
selling at our quotation.
00tton Market—Ras been steady, and purchases have
been made for the English market as noted below. The
stock of old is very large and a scarcity of tonnage,
which will cause a decline, we expect, on the present
prices. Large arrivals of the new crops are daily ex-
pected. Parcels of new Khandeish are now in the mar-
ket, which are selling from 84r. to 86r. per candy : we
have heard contracts have been made for new Broach
and Jumbooser, as also ter Dhollerah deliverable in April
next, at an advance of 2r. and 3r. per dins©iy
The following are the purchases made the 16th
instant:—
400 eandies new IChandeish, at B5
ditto
200 ditto
ditto
200 ditto
ditto
400 ditto
50 ditto Barsee
100 ditto Old Compta .. 74
700 ditto ditto
175 ditto ditto
100 bales Dhollerah
;4541
1,400 ditto ditto
The following have been purchased to arrive:—.
500 bales new Broach and Jumbooser, at.., 98

1,000 ditto Dhollerah
Opium Malwa—Continues nearly in the same state as
reported is our last, excepting an advance on recent
purchases, which have had effect rs. 1,110.
Freight—Our last quotation of 71. for Liverpool is
fully maintained, and three vessels have been engaged
at that rate since our last, and for London 61. 15s. has
been paid. There is no available tonnage in the market.
To China it has advanced to rs. 25 per candy.
Exchange—Has not varied much, and transactions
have been done to a large extent for the mail at 2s OK
for bills for Chine, and at 2s. Oid. for local bills, six
ismonths' stht. On Calcutta rs. 991 to 96 1-16 for 60 clays'
sight Gorerntnent's di aft.

Yesterday, after the arrival of the China mail, trans.
actions were effected at 2s. Oid. in first-class China bills,
of which a large supply has arrived. A further rise is
expected.
Bank Stock—Shares in the Bank of Bombay,
37 per cent. prem.
Ditto ditto Oriental Bank... 24 ditto
Ditto ditto Commercial ditto 3i at 4 ditto
CALCUTTA MARKETS.

The Bentinck steamer, with the mail of the 24th De-
cember, was announced on the morning of the Bth, but
the letters were not delivered until the following day,
too late for replies to b© forwarded by the Preottreer.