The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

and confidence in individuals ha; been most severely
shaken. Under these depressing eircunattance, our
market, both for imports and exports, shows no signs of
itnprosement, and has remained much the same as far
the month before it had done. Business, however, has
been done during the last fortnight to a fair extent, at
former low rates, for cotton goods, yarns, and cotton
wool; while for metals, the prices remain steamy as for
merly, and full prices have been obtained for pat eels of
sheet copper and Swedish bar iron. Bank stocks con
tinuo on the decline. We quote to-day Oriental at 11
per cent. premium, commercial at 9 per cent. discount,
and Bombay bank at 29 per cent. premium . The steamer
with the London mail of the 24th of January, which
arrived on the evening of the 26th ultimo, brought in-
telligence rather more encouraging, as money was getting
easy, though confidence was by no means restored gene-
rally; markets for produce were generally steady, with •
a tendency to keep so, or advance in those articles con-
sidered low, and likely to attract speculation from their
being so.
Advices have lately arrived from Calcutta •with the
results of the fourth sale, which took place there on the
21st ult., of 2,610 chests of opium, of which 1,830 chests
of Patna sold at an average of 811 r. 13a. Hip. per chest,
and 780 chests Benares at 778 r. per chest. Some trans-
actions took place in the buter, after the sale, at a
decline in rates, viz., Patna at 805 r. per cheat, and
Benares at 770 r. per chest.
We are glad to observe more doing in goods at Cal-
cutta, and the low value attracting the attention of
buyers.
Cotton Piece Goods—During the fortnight the sales
we have heard of are as follow :—Low quality grey
goods and white bleached figured shirtings are in good
inquiry.
Cotton Yarns—The market at length shows sig:a of
animation, after the stagnation of the last few wes.::s,
owing to the dulcess in the interior; and the sales lee
have heard of are as follow:-
450 bales, each 3001.. water twist—
No. 20 at 1 6 annas per lb. ,
30 II 7 f 1 I/
40 ~ 84 It f 1
56 bales, containing 15,0001 b., mule twist—
No. 20 at 6.1 annas per lb.
24 „ 6
If 911
40 „ 7 „ „ ,
,
100 bales, each 3001 b., of Nos. 20 and 30 water twist,
but the prices we have not beard.
Sewing Thread—There has been a sale reported of
2,4001 b. of cotton ball thread, No. 16 60, at lr. la. per lb.
Woollens continue on the decline, and dull, and no-
thing has been done in them. -,
Metals—The sales we have beard of are as follow:-
200 cwt. of sheet copper, 4 feet by 2 feet, at 62 rupee
per cwt.; 200 cwt. of sheet copper, 4 feet by 4 feet, at
641 rupees per cwt.; 30 tons of Swish bar iron, at
524 rupees per candy.
Sheathing and Bolt Copper—None in the market, and
they are in good inquiry. For braziers' and raid bot-
toms copper there is a steady demand. The prices for
tile and American copper, Swedish and English iron,
nail rod (round and square), hoops iand nails, steel, lead,
aPelter, quicksilver, and tin plates rebilan much the same
as at our last quotations. Sheet iron very scarce. Of
rlredes p andor
ted , white lead there has been a couple of small sales,
viz., 50 cwt. of red lead in kegs of-1 cwt., at
rupees per cwt.; 50 cwt. of white lead in kegs of
1 cwt., at 13e rupees per cwt.
Cochineal—There has been two sales reported, of
2,0001 b. each, at 4 rupees 2i annas per lb.
Saffron—A small sale h
ehave heard"ofbeneon reported
sideasinceoof l
urOOlaslbt., at
perlssrpuipreitess_lb
Spirits—We
re-
port of the 18th ult. ..
. ,
Marine stores—Nothing • doing.. 'Tar, Stockholm
and coal, continue scarce.
Ain sale of 230 chestf of ones; li i
good demands,O
Easternilmau' sr stores
rodue Produce—Ai
_a guts
has been reported, at 80 reas per j.b.
EXPORTS. .
Cotton Wool—Since our rep'?perl.l4,mail we have
heard of the fullowin%' ,6'`'~"'- •
250 to 300 bales e
mason, priveipally bought
by Arabs, at 81 iin . Hz, -: '1:
2,000 to 3,000 candi • col" ' era, Oomrawuttee,
Surat, and Jumboosecr cottonikafight by native ship-
pers at 65 to 75 rupees per candy. s
400 bales of new Dhollera, at 86 rupees per candy; and
many small purchases of old llhollera have been made
by the native shippas, at 58 to 67 rupees, according to
range of quality.
The prices for old Cotton maybe considered now from
58 to 66 rupees, as per quality; inferior and stained at
55 rupees.
Sheep's Wool—We have heard of no purchases since
our last report of the 18th ult.
Opium—Since thl dispatch of the steamer Pekin to
China, with a cargo of 1,276 chests of Malwa. opium,
about 850 chests of new Malwa have arrived, but we
have heard of nothing doing in the drug. The price
may be considered 850 r. per chest for best quality.
TONNAGE.

Freight—To Great Britain, 41. 55.; but at present
does not show much appearance of improvement,, and
may not improbably go lower if we have many arrivals.
To China, 17 ir. per candy, at which rate engagements
have been made.