The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

EXPORTS.

Cotton Wool,47tlotwithstanding the ut tfavourable
/Cure of advice s- oth from England and t China, holders
have continued firm, and prices remain a 3 last quoted.
a-LA...business done, however, has been limited, the tran-
sactions amounting only to about 4,000 'bales, almost
solely for China, the attention of the native merchants
being directed to shipments to that quarter front the very
low ratcs of freight prevailing.
Opium—The advices received by the last mail from
China had the effect of causing further considerable ad-
vance in the price of this drug, holders of which are
firm, at 1,250 rupees per chest for the best quality of
Malwa.

FREIGHTS.
The continued arrival of vestsels towards the end of
last month, most of which were put on the berth for
China, caused freights for that quarter to dealing. fur-
ther, and engagements were made as low as 6i rupees
per randy; a sight improvement has since taken place,
arid we quote the rate of the day at 6 rS. to 6 116 The
quotations to Liverpool are nominally 21. 15s.
EXCHANGES.
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By the last China mail a much smaller amount of hills
than usual was received, and rates have consequent],
declined still further. Russell's drafts upon Raring a
have during the last two days been selling at Is. 9id.
per rupee, but yesterday we hear of business done to a
largo amount at Is. 9-3.1. to Is. 9 11-16 d. Bankaper
at thirty days' sight has been negotiated at ls. Sid. to
Is. Bd. per rupee.
Londonl at 6 months' sight, per rup. Is. 91d. to ls. 9id.
If 3 months' sight is. 9,fd.
1 month's sight ls. 8,J2-d.
CALCUTTA, JULY B.—The changes in business here
during the past week aro not important. Exports have
continued in fair request. Sugar appeared likely to take
another start when the express came in, but has settled
down at about previous rates. For silk there is a mode-
rate inquiry. Corahs are little wanted. Saltpetre re-
mains quiet, and rice dull. Opium has ranged at 91S
to 921 rupees for Patna, with little doing pending the
sale on Tuesday.
Indigo—The sudden rise of the Gauges has done lees
injury than might have been expected, the river having
shortly after subsided, and at the date of our last advises
from Bhagulpore (July 1,) was still falling. In Tirhoot
and the adjoining districts there have been heavy falls
of rain during the last week of June; but little injury
is reported to have been done as yet. At Bhagulpore
also the rain has been heavy, and the produce of the
October plant has fallen off in consequence. The loss of
plant here from inundation has been considerable. On
the banks of the Bhagerntty and Malda, the rise of the
river caused manufacture to open somewhat prematurely,
and the plant which had to be cut as the water rose being
unripe, has yielded but little. In Lower Bengal the
weather has been generally favourable. There are com-
plaints of too much rain from Jessore, the Eastern
liishnaglaur, but the last advices are better. Manufac-

Luring is now pretty general. From the upper provinces
µe have received no late information of the progress of
the season. On the whole, the damage done i❑ Lower
Bengal has been immaterial, and with fine weather for
the manufacture during this month and the next, full
estimates are likely to be realised—viz., 95,000 to
110,000 mds.

Exports from Ist Nov., 1847, to 6th July, 1848, are to
Great Britain, 20,270 chests, 77.855 Fy. mds.
Sugar—There has been a good demand for sugar
throughout the week, and all white descriptions are
saleable at full rates. The New Benares, first quality,
has brought 8.4 to 8.10 Co.'s rs. per md., being rather
above our last quotations. Old Benares has sold at 6.8
to 6-14 Co.'s rs. per md.
Silk piece goods—Demand for Corahs remains languid,
and prices are without any alteration.
Pace—There is little to report of the rice market,
and the value of good table kind remains about Co. s
rs. 2 per md.; Ballam and bloongby are rather lower.
Freights—Arrivals hays been rather numerous, but
freights have undergone nu change of moment.

FOR LONDON.
.£ S. .£ S.
... 4 5 to 0 0 per ton of 20 oat.
... 4 5 4 10 „ „

Saltpetre
Sugar
... ...

nice, ••• ... 410 415 '„.
„ „
Hides ..• ... 415 5 0 „ ot 14 cwt.
Jute ... ••• .. 4 0 4 5 „ of 5 bales.
Raw silk... 410 5 0 „ of 10 cwt.
Silk P. goods and indigo 410 5 0 „
Shell lac and lac dye ... nominal.