The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

EXPORTS.

TEAS—The past month has been one of the dullest'
ever known for this article at the present season of the
year—the natives preferring to await the arrival of the
English mail before suhnittieg to a reduction in
price, and foreigners not being at all anxious to settle
at the late high rate ; the amount of busine is done ha
congou has therefore been extremely small. Now
chat the Chinese have learnt that the Eoglish market
bad not improved so much as they expected up, to the
dvices to 9th Septernh r to hand on 3d instant, and
tiat the stocks here are accumulating fast, are now
showing some anxiety to settle, and we loek for further
decline before another month has passed. The small
settlements of tea both hero and at Foochow are
beginning to affect the export, which now shows a defi-
ciency of 3,461,413 lb. as compared with that to the
same period of last year.
SILK.—The advices from Europe continue adverse—
the latest dates convey the impression that the market
was unduly depressed by random statements of an ex-
cessive import from China—such is not the case ; the
txport alreariy shows the large deficiency of 10,000 bales,
and the arrival of silk from the interior exhibits still more
unfavourably, being 48,000 against 61,000 at same period
list season. There seems to be great probability that
these important features will be maintained. Buyers have
-hown nif,re caution of late, the favourable position of the
export and euttlement as compared with the impression
in L end, n het only led to a lair average business of
6,000 bales for the month, making a tote' of 40,000 set.
tt,o to present date against 57,000 last season. Prices
are nasier ; at the present low rate of Exchange silk
ay dma in Europe from 5 to,lo p3r csnt.l hearer than
advi:ed in our last. The stock nu eb r 6,000 bales
chief medium to common sorts; good of any deactiption
is now scarce.

EXOHANGE..—Bank Bills, 6s. 7d. to 64. 71d.- Credita,
6s. 8,1. t.e 6 84d. Documentary, 6.t. 9d. On Bombay,
,00 r. On Calcutta, 295 r. nominal. On Hong Kong, 25
to 254 per cent. discount.
BuLmoN-740 Shangliaetaels 100't clean Mexican dols.
105 to 115 Chopped d ,le. per 100 Shanghae tads. Pe-
king gold, 158 6hanghae taels per bar of 9t. 7w. 3c.
Soochow gold, 156 S'aanghae taels per bar of 9t. 7w. 3c.
FREIGHTS.—Rates continue without any alteration,
and t ,ere is abundance of tonnage. To London, 31. ler
tea, and 61. for Bilk. To America, 10 dole. per 40 feet.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.)

The following appointments were made this afternoon
at the Admiralty :

Master's Assistants—Benjamin C. Dickinson, to the
C.lypso ; Thomas E. Cocker, to the Renown ; John B.
Johnson, to the Buffalo.

MARKET NEW.—..;This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended Dec. 31, 1857, made up from the Re.
turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in
England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
WiIEAT BARLEY I OATS I RYE I 13EA.ES I PEAS
47s 5d 35s lid 23s 2d 3ls• 6tl 39s 7d 403 91

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.
RIIRAT
I EARLF.Y 1 OATS RTR I BRANS I TEAS
49s 3d 37s ld 23s 4d 33s 10d , 41s 6d 41s 1.1

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.

Wheat, 95,634; 4rley, 91,014; oats, 12,478; .rye, 79;
beans, 4, 2 ; pcas, 2,115 quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.

NEWGATH AND LEADENCIALL.—The trade generally
rule.i steady, at full quotations :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4a
6 1 ; Mutton, 3s 4•.1 to 4s 10.1; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d;
Pork, 38 6 1 to 5s 2d per Sibs by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, Dec. 30.—T0-day's market was but mode.
rately supplied with each kind of stock. For most de.
scriptions we had a steady demand, at very full prices :
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Sd ; Mutton. 3s 10d to 5s 4d ;
Veal, 4s Od to 4s 1 01; Pork, 4s Od to 5s 01 per 8lbs„
to sink the offal.

ROMPORD, Dec. 30.—The trade ruled steady, as follows:
—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 81; Mutton, 4s Od to 58 6d;
Veal, 48 41 to 5s 01 ; Pcrk, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs ;
Store Pigs, 16s to 253 ; Mulch Cows, 151 to 20/ ; Lean
Cows, 6/ to 101; Suckling Calves, lOs to 20s each.