The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-05 00:00:00

ARRACAN RICE.

The subjeked extract a t letter Irma Major Bogle,
who has beet. put in communication with the Calcu.ta
Chanther of Commerce on the subject, and to whos.
exertions in his official character as Commissioner of the
province Arracan is stated to be greatly indebted tor
her present tlourishi, g conditien, will at once ex,mplit,
the rapid progress of the trade:—
" By this opportunity I s, nd you for submission to the
society two small samples of Arracan rice. s,iipp-d or.
board the American ship Douglas,at Akyab, in January.
1846, and taken virl China to Bustin or New York, -1
forget which, I think the former, there cleaned by ma-
chinery, brought buck in the Douglas to Arracan, arid
present. dtome a few weeks ago. No. 1, the finer kind
is Latoorce; N 0.2 is Nakritisee, our ver% c-arsest grain;
this latter, it will be observed, is very much broken,
which the captain of the Douglas explained to me was
owing to the machinery not having been adapted to st
krge a gram; but this, it is said, with a little tr,.ublc ca.,
be altered. h kinds of r ce were stopptd as cargo rice,
that is only half ckansPti, at about 24rs. p r 100 baskets
of 12 seers of 85 tolahs etch (such is the price at the
present time); .end I am inform' d by the exporter that
when cleatn,d it sold in America at fro tn one-fourth
uoe-eigh.h of a cent less pi-r lb. than CArAina rice
Now, I wish to fix atten!i •r, partictil tray upon th,
fact, which I believe to b • eorrectly stated, an-1 also upon
the e.hattiott and api,ttranee “f the rice, as 1-1-.lv trans-
b•, m atter its having vi it'd booth Cntun a.!:44
Amer es. en I been more than thirteen months on its
;and I
I think :t must be admitted that the grain
of AT • aCitti, when proper:y treated, is perfectly adapted
for any market in the w,,rld. I urn now innnan tha
in bin- ry similir to that by wlii,7h these -a.nples were
riwithql has Istriy been set up in Londen. Liverpool, and
moSt of the largest citi6 ut Ur at Britain, as also of
At.twerp, 11atriburgh. Bordeaux, and other towns on thee
coteine,t ref Eticove, whit.: in America the practice it
even more common. _

Wei; hat are opportunity of seeing a sample of
Nakrinsee rice which had been cleaned at. 13,rdeaux. It
way even more perfect than that which I flow send you;
and was given to me by tho eAnmander of a French
ship wioch loaded about a month ago at Akyao Kith
cargo of rice, and sail, d for Bordeaux. I may also
tnentimi that a large ship arriv,d :mom a week sin le, for
the purpose of conveying. iinclearwd rice and paddy to
the Aeain•mills at Atio‘eip, bt is believed, un account of
the 13,Igian Governmebt ; so that there can be very
hide doubt that they have now tot a description of ma-
chinery at home, which advt., v,e grain of Arracan as
rrfecTly To the Euroo,till Mal to t as 1.•,e grain of any
other place in India. Large shipments are this season
being made trcm Akyab to Europe. and a considerable
tr4de has sprung up with .Bourbon, nut her. rotors- a large
cuz,,omer ; and I catuot doubt but that when the place
becomes better known its commerce will vastly expand."

MARKET NEWS-(YESTERDAY.)

coam EXCIIA.A"GE.

A very moderate supply of English bwheat has arrived
hither. coastwise as well as by laud carriage and sample,
continue
d. to the wry favoto able accounts which
reachthe growing crops, and the
y (aff3e.(!teidn fact, the
a
imports of Foreign Cir,nn. the firmness iicticed in the
tds
rteeanatildean,,d,
aosu
e‘xVceedsnsievsedlayy
beau}',
o ta
no bd etro h
v tda o-1 e
e
trifling reduction in value must have been submitted
to by the holders. In Foreign Wheat, the imports
of watch this week have beau about 10,000 quar-
ters, exceedingly little was doing, at late rates.
We had a, very slow sale for Barley at barely stationary
prices. Malt was in good supply, and heavy demand, at
almost noinind figures. Oats, Beans, and Peas, as well as
the second qualities of Flour, might have been purchased at
lower terms.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. I Barley.

gnglish •• .. • •
!rash. •• •• •• ••
Foreign ...• ••

3,040 qrs.

C6O 'qrs.

Oats Fl.ur
50 qrs. 13,210 sks
22,330