The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-04 00:00:00

I import from Great Britain during the past three years,
I together with the reported sales ; although the latter
cannot perhaps be relied on as perfectly correct, still
it will enable shippers from England to form some
idea of the stocks in hand in this market.
There is evidently an increased easiness in the
Money-market during the week, discounts for mer-
cantile accommodation being procurable at easier
rates,land the new Government Five per Cent. Loan,
which was but lately at a comparative heavy dis-
count, has advanced nearly to par, and within the
last few days several payments have been paid into
the 'Treasury on this account. The operations in
exchange for the present dispatch have not been ex-
tensive, but former rates have been well maintained,
and in some instances purchasers have been obliged
to submit to a slight decline. Freight had a droop-
ing tendency during the first two or three days after
the arrival of the steamer, but the demaad for sugar
having increased, agents have been able to obtain a
sligh advance, and rates are now firm at the quota-
tions given.
Indigo—There is very little change to notice in
the prospects of the present season, and that little is,
generally speaking, of an unfavourable tenor, with
the exception of a few factories in Jessore which
were improving; but should the constant rains ex-
perienced in Calcutta during the last five days have
extended over Lower Bengal, there will doubtless be
heavy complaints of the falling off in produce. The
latest accounts from Tirhoot continue unfavourable,
and there is little chance of that district reaching
even an average season. From Benares, i\lirzapore,
and Shahabad, complaints are rife of the injury the
plant had sustained from the early drought, and the
continued heavy rains experienced during the past
month have prevented it from recovering.
The subjoined list of the different districts, and their
probable outturn, will be found pretty correct from
present prospects, but the result may be changed by
a few thousand maunds by the prevalence or other-
wise of favourable weather during the remainder of
the manufacturing season :

Maunds.
Jessore, Furreedpore, and Dacca ... ... 21,000
24-Pergunnaahs Baraset, Hooghly, and
Kishnaghur • ••• 18,000
Mirdnapore and neighbourhood ... 2,000
Burdwan and Moorshedabad •... 10,000
Mymunsing, Raj shye, and Boograh ... 4,000
Pubna and Malda . .. 3,000
Bhaugulpore and Monghyr 5,200
Rungpore, Dinegapore, and Purneah ... 9,000
Tirhoot and Chuprah • • . ... 22,000
Mirzapore, Allahabad, Benares, and Doab 21,000

115,200
Exports for the season 1846 up to date are :
Chests. Fy. Mds.
To Great Britain ... .. 21,303 81,079 31 13
France ...
... 6,011 22,105 27 2f
North America ... 1,015 3,396 17 o:4'
Foreign Europe . . 10 35 86 1f
Red Sea, Bombay, and Gulfa 1,198 4,148 3 141

Total ... 29,537 110,765 36
Sugar—After the receipt of the last inteiligence
from England, there was very little demand for this
staple ; freights, however, have given way a little, and
native holders having shown a disposition to ship on
their own account, a rather better demand has sprung
up, the exports from the Ist inst. up to the date being
61,215 maunds to Great Britain.

Saltpetre—The French and Americans, who have
hen the principal purchasers of this article for some
time back, having partially ceased operations, the
market has been very dull, no demand whatever ex-
istinc, for England.

The exports from the Ist inst. up to date are—
Great Britain 3,256 Maunds.
France . . 8,893
North America.....
Rice—The favourable accounts of the corn markets
home have caused less demand for this article ; and,
although freights are obtainable on rather easier
terms, shipments during the week have fallen off.
Exports from Ist inst. up to date are—
Great Britain.... . ...... 24,609 Maunds.

Raw Silk—There is not a single transaction re-
ported during the week; holders are anxious to realise
but shippers do not seem disposed to operate even at
the low prices now ruling.
Exports from the Ist instant up to date are
. .

Great Britain, 286 maunds.
Silk Piece Goods.—A fair amount of business has
been done in corahs during the week, confined,
however, to the finer sorts, which have been taken
at 116 to 120 per corge for seven yards, and 140 for
nine yards.

InChoppahs and bandannas there has been nothing
doing.

Exports from the Ist instant up to date are :

Choppahs and
Corahs. Bandannas.
Great Britain • . 18,069 200
North America ... 0 71
In the minor articles of export, namely, shellac and
lac dye, safflower, oilseeds, and jute, there has been
very little doing, and no alteration in value has
taken place. Exports from the Ist instant up to date
are INT, h.

....1 or th.
To Great Britain. France. America,
Alaunds. Alaunds, Maunds.
Shellac ... 53 0 149
Lac dye ... 438 0 0
Jute ... ..9,574 3,775 394
Hides—There has been a fair inquiry for all
descriptions of goods suitable for the English market,
but without any improvement in price ; for North
America there has not been go much doing. Exports
from the Ist instant up to date are—
Great Britain.. ... 26,229 pieces
North America ... 19,655
Opium—The market for this drug has been rather
dull; the following were the prices ruling on Friday
evening:—

1,195 stock 1,878
... 1,180 441
IMPORTS.
British Cotton Piece Goods—A large amount of
business has been done in nearly all descriptions of
goods under this bead. Medium and low gray shirt-
ings continue most in request, of which sorts con-
siderable sales have been effected ; during the past
two days, however, there has been less inquiry. Grey
jacconets have not been in so good demand, and to
effect sales to any great extent a decline in present
prices would have to be submitted to. Gray mado-
pollams are rather more difficult of sale. For
bleached shirtings the inquiry has not continued, and
the slight advance previously obtainable has been lost.
Considerable sales of bleached madapollams are re-
ported, principally of the low and medium sorts.
White jacconets have also found purchasers, but in
most instances at a shade decline on former rates.
Coloured and printed goods are very dull, and, to
effect sales, a still further reduction on previous low
rates must be submitted to. Turkey red cloths are
in demand at former rates. The demand for book
muslins, lappets, &c., is very dull. There are some
small sales of coarse woollens reported, but at very
low rates.

Patna

Benares

Mule Twist—Holders of white cotton mule twist
continuing to evince an anxiety to reduce their stocks,
a further decline of about 1 pie per morah has been
submitted to, at which figure a large amount of busi-
ness has been done ; the reported sales of the week
amounting to nearly 900 bales.

Coloured Yarn—There has been a fair amount of
business doing in German dye, Turkey red at a shade
decline ; in orange and other colours there are no
sales reported.

Metals—The market for copper has been rather dull
during the week, but no decline in value has taken
place, holders relying on short stocks to maintain
prices. The same remark applies to spelter, of which
no sales are reported ; still, holders will not reduce
their demands. The principal transactions of the
week, in iron, have been of damaged sheet, which has
been sold at 5-1 to 5-3 per factory maund; fresh is
still wanted, and commands 6-2 to 6-4. Some sales
of boiler-plates are reported 4-3-6 per factory maund.
In other sorts there is not much doing.