The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-22 00:00:00

INDIGO CROP IN BENGAL.

From an authentic source we have been favoured with
the fdlowing detai!s respecting the indigo crop in Bengal,
and as the commerce and manufactures of all Europe are
deeply interested in the supply and price of this commodity,
we hasten to lay the same before our readers.
When the last acceunts left India, in Oetoher, the sea-
son had nearly closed, and the weather having been favour-
able to the indigo pl rotation', the result was in general
successful, especially when the diminished advances and
outlay are taken into consideration, as compared with
those in the year 1830. The most favoured districts
were Bardwan, in the northern vicinity of Calcutta ;
Moorshedabad and Mauldah on both shores of the Gauges;
Poerneah, on the north side of that river ; and lastly,
Tyrhoot, Rijesbye, and Nattora, as well as a few factories
about Jessore, in the Delta, of the Ganges. Nuddeah suf-
fered from the raw north-easterly winds and heavy rains,
in consequence of which the present crop will fall short of
last year's, both in respect to quantity and quality.
The crop of 1831, in comparison to that of 1830, is
computed as follows :—The western provinces produced in
1830, 7,474 maunds, and yielded in 1831 only 4,000 ; the
central provinces of the Ganges—namely, the districts of
Allahabad, Mirzapore, and Benares—produced in 1830
6,516 maunds, and in 1831 about 6,000. In 1830 Jion-
pore produced 2,698, and in 1830 2,100 maunds ;
Gliazypore and Chaprah yielded in 1830 1,367, and in
1831 only about 1,000 maunds ; but Tyrhoot, which in
1830 did not exceed 16,945 =Linde, produced 19,000
in 1881. Patna, Baxar, Arrah, and Dinapore, fell off
from 3,965 maunds, in 1830, to 3,000 i❑ 1831 ;
hir Banglepore increased from 4,153, in 1830, to 4,500
in 1831 ; as did Purneah from 4,122, in 1830, to 5,500
in 1831 ; Mauldah, Rajashye, and Dinagpore, also
proved from 6,860, in 1830, to 7,400 in 1831 ; Hung-
pore Mymensing declined from 3,014 maunds in 1830,
to 2,500 in 1831 ; as did Dacca and J‘llapore, from 4,339
in 1830, to 3,800 in 1831. The fertile districts of Jes-
sore dropped from 19,679, in 1830, to 17,000 in 1831 ;
Moorshedahad front 5,662, in 1830, however advanced
to 7,500 maunds in 1831 ; Nuddeah, notwithstanding the
unfavourable circumstances above alluded to, declined only
from 20,363 in 1830, to 20,000 in 1831. Burdwan,
Birhoom, and &menorah, increased from 3,281, in 1830,
to 4,000 in 1831 ; the Hooghly districts and 24 Perya-
malrs produced 2,080 in 1830, and 2.000 in 1831 ; Ba-
lasorr, Midnaptre, and Cattack, improved from 325, in
1830, to 500 in 1831 ; making a grand total of 116,071
in 1830—nnly 112,000 maunds in 1831 ; a difference of
4,000 maunds, or 1-29th part of the whole preceding
crop, which becomes still wore insignificant when the
diminution of the capital invested and advanced is consi-
dered ; for this was, in some parts, so great as to be
nearly equivalent to a total abandonment. The low price
indigo has of late years fetched in Europe operated as a
prohibition to the further extension of its growth in Hin-
dostan, even in districts where it had been most success-
fully cultivated, and closed all those factories which could
not produce their indigo at less than the medium charge of
120 rupees per maunds

The mean decrease since 1830, and the decrease pro-
posed for the year 1832, were as follow :-For the western
provinces, in the year 1830 was 50 per cent., in 1831
'75 per cent., in 1832 utter abandonment. At Allahak,d.
Afirzapore, and Benares, in 1830, 32 per cent., in 1831
24, and in 1832, 20 per cent. ; at Jionpore, in 1830, 30
per cent. in 1831, 20, and in 1832, 23 per cent. ; at
Gliazypore, 47, 24, and 15 ; at Gorrhukpore and Cha-
prab, 10, 15, and 10 : at Tyrhoot, 0, 18, and 20; at
Baxar, 40, 20, arid 10 ; at Patna, Arrali, 15, 10, and
; at Bhanglepore, 15, 10, 10 ; at Furneth, 10, 25,
0 ; at 11,jesbye and Nattore, 10, 20, 20 ; at Ruugpore,
5, is, 10 ; at Myrnensing, 20, 25, 35 ; at D ices and
Jellapore, 15, 20, and 35 ; at Moorshedabad, 10, 25,
20 ; at Nuddeab, 10, 20, and 20; at Burdwan, Byrb•
boom, and Banroorab, 5, 25, 20 ; on the Ilooghly,
0, 28, 20.
of outlay of capita in
indigoroTp could
effect
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latiofnstibsisnodtiTnilnmnetdi'inately felt, otherwise the
coPuldnnt of
be so considerable as it has been; but it
will be very apparent in two or three years hence, as at
present the same superficial arena remains unproductive;
hnaayve witheee respecti ourto Tyrhoot, the actual crop is said to
:mputation by 3,000 =wads, and
exceeded
'that of Purneab by 500, so as to bring this year's crop
within a trifle of tlist of the preceding season. It is
thought even that the proportion of floe indigo will be
greater than hilt year, and that it will come earlier into

the market. India was inundated with pods last autumn,
and silea were exceedingly difficult to effect.

COURT CIRCULAR.

'Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Victoria, and the Princess Augusta, attended Divine Service
yesterday, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.

The Princess Sophia visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House, yesterday. The Duchess continues in a
favourable state.

The Duke of Gloucester honoured the performance at the
King's Theatre, on Tuesday evening, with his presence.
A Cabinet Council was held at nine o'clock last night, at the
Foreign-office, which was summoned to meet by Viscount
A Ithorp.
Sir James Graham, Mr. Stanley, and Mr. Hodges, M.P. for
Kent, visited Viscount Althorp yesterday at the Treasury.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from Ceylon, announcing the arrival of the new Governor, the
Right Hon. Sir R. Wilmot Horton. Despatches were also re-
ceived from Sir Lowry Cole, the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope.
Count Mastouchevitz, the Russian Minister, left town on
Monday night for Melton Mowbray..