The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COLONIAL MARKET.

Prices underwent little Variation, but the Markets pre-
sented a dull appearance, and but few purchases were made
by private treaty. The public sales were light.
TEA MARKET.

The Market was dull for all sorts, but prices were firm.
Company's Congou, 2s. nd. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Prices steady, with a dull market. P. Y.C., sls. 9d.
on the spot, and to arrive.
DRY FRUIT MARKET.

There were some inquiries after Currants, and fine
Zante sold at 783. a 795. per cwt. Raisins dull of sale,
and Valencias may be bought at 453. per cwt.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.

There was a moderate supply, and the demand was
good. Clover 31. 10s. to 61. ; Meadow Hay 21. 10s. to
5/. per load. Straw steady at 32,. to 365. per load.

tVIONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIYERPCOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—
We have bad a better demand for Cotton tc-d.iy,
and prices have a tendency upwards ; the sales 4,000
bags to the trade.
LIVERPoOI. SHARE LIST, SEPT. 16.—Eastern
Counties 10i ; Glasgow and Paisley IN ; Grand
Junction Half Shales 95 ; Quarter Shares 57 ; Great
Western Half Shares 464 ; London and Birmingham
162 ; South Western 53,i.

A slight improvement has taken place in Grea
Western shares ; the other Stock prices remain mucl
the same.

We copy the following from a New Brunswick

paper :
PORT OF ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK —Gene-
rally yearly statements of the imports and exports
of any country must necessarily vary greatly each year,
but it is pleasing to notice that the trade of this colony
is constantly on the advance, though vast losses by fire
in St. John's, and severe monetary, difficulties forced
back on the province from Great Britain, owing to the
deficiency of her late crops, and consequent pressure in
her Money Market, will, during 1840, rather check in
individuals a perhaps too eager desire to extend their
transactions.

If we allow that the port of Saint Andrews and its
out bays has one-fifteenth in amount of the imports,
and consequently exports of St. John's, and that the
population of the province may now reach 130,000
souls, we shall have the astonishing fact presented that
the export is equal to 10/. 9.i.8d sterling for every hu-
man being—a circumstance probably unequalled by any
other country. .

Imported total, 1839 .R1,433,474
Exported, 1839
SHIPS OUTWARDS IN 1839.
Vessels. Tons.
For Great Britain
British Colonies
United States 283 26,407
Foreign State. 1 ll2

Total 9;605
SHIPS INWARDS IN 1839
Vessels. Tons.
From Great Britain 542 198.165
British Colonies
United States
Foreign States 36 8,014

381,577

Total 2,594

342,501

Tho Batavier has arrived of the date of the Isth of
September, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the 14th
Sept. There was a general panic there in all the
various funds.

No accounts have as yet been received of the arrival
of the President, from New York, and as it is now 17
days since she started for England, some anxiety his
been excited among the merchants dealing with the
United States.

Although we have no French mail or express from Pa-
ris as yet, the British funds continue buoyant, owii g to
a report late yesterday afternoon, that the French funds
came much higher. The boisterous state of the weather
during last night, and more particularly so on our coast,
it is feared will prevent us from receiving any intelli-
gence from Paris this day.