The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-05 00:00:00

TILE BOMBAY MARKET.

(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.)
BOMBAY, Arita. I.—The import market manifests con-
tinued and increasing dulness. The scarcity of money
generally felt has checked business, and there seems to be
very little inquiry for transmission to the interior, while
local wants would appear to have been satisfied by the
purchases made in February last and in the early part of
March. The offers for nearly every description of goods
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in hand.
Metals—Any sales in these during the past fortniglu
would be within the range of our quotations; but we are
only informed of a sale of 200 boxes of tin plates at 1514 rs.
per box, and have only heard of a sale of some British bar
at 311/2rs. per candy. Sales altogether must have been to a
very small amount, partaking of the general dulness.
cotton Manufactures—The absence of demand in the
Bazaar, and the approaching termination of our business
season, make dealers reluctant to increase their stocks, and
there now seems almost no inquiry from without. The sales
of the fortnight, therefore, are limited in amount, and show
a general decline in prices. Grey Jacconets and Madapollams
of low quality, upon which a slight advance was obtained in
the early part of the month, have again receded in price,
and indeed, with the exception of Domestics, particularly 40
inch widths, which are still saleable from the presence of a
few Persian buyers in the market, there is scarcely an article
in either staple of fancy goods that can be sold so as to remit
the present manufacturing costs. The Marwarries are stir
buying nothing, and in their absence we can only expect
very limited inquiry for lappets, mulla, book muslins, kc.
Indeed for the present such fabrics are almost unsaleable.
Turkey red goods also are in a depressed state, the regular
demand having been lately more than sufficiently supplied.
Woollens —Nothing reported, and it is believed nothing
doing in these. The Bazaar is well supplied.
Cotton Yarns—ln these we are only advised of the follow-
ing sales :—Mule Twist, No. 20, 7,5001b5. at 6%; No. 20,
14,0001b5. at 6'4 ; No. 50, 15,0001b5. at 10 ; N 0.50, 12,9001b5.
at 93/4 annas per lb. Water Twist, No. 30, B,ooolbs. at 8,14 ;
No. 20, 10,2001b5. at 714, ; No. 30, B,ooolbs. at 8%; No. 30,
10,5001b5. at 81/2 ; No. 20-26, 64,0001b5. at 73/4 annas per lb.
Other sales in these, if there have been any, would be
within the range of our quotations.
A sale of orange, Nos. 40 and 50, the bundles being of full
weight and sold as 3,0001b5., is reported at 11/2 rs. per lb.
Beer—llave nothing to report, none of the new having yet
arrived.
Spirits—A sale of 15 lihda brandy, at 31/2 rs. per gallon, is
reported to us; but the inquiry for this article continues to
be very limited, and only trilling sales can consequently be
effected. Some gin in cask is said to have been sold as low
as 11/2 re. per gallon.
Marine Stores—Without changs as respects prices, and
generally in very limited demand.
Saffron—A sale of 441b5., rs. 17 per lb.,' is reported,
and that is the market price of good quality at present.
There is still a considerable quantity of inferior at market.
Cochineal—The remainder of the parcel that arrived early
in the month has been disposed of at rs. 43/4 per lb., and the
market is again quite bare of the article.
Cotton—Transactions in this staple are daily having