The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-02 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

REPORT ON THE STATE OF —THE BOMBAY
MARKETS.
FROM Due. 17 TO JAN. 2, INCLUSIVE.
Bombay, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 2.
Our money, market is less easy now than it has been for
some time past, and there has been a slight application of
the screw by the Bank of Bombay, it having raised its rates
of discount and interest one per cent. There has been very
little doing in Government Securities for some time pa:4, and
the quotations given elsewhere may almost be considered
nominal. The business done in Shares during the past fort-
night has not been large, but prices are maintained and the
market is in a sound and satisfactory state.
The business done in imports during the past fortnight has
been exceedingly limited, and the inactivity prevailing at
date of last report has continued up to the present time—a
state of matters which has heretofore rarely happened in the
month of December. Stocks being, however, light, and there
having been scarcely any importations during the period
under review, the prices of almost all articles have remained
unchanged. In exports, some large transactions in opium
Owe had effect. The market for other articles of produce
Itas been dull.

4 Wtton Piece Goods—Grey Shirtings : Of these the sales
amount to 7,950 pieces, at prices varying from Rs. 4 to
Rs. 5% per piece. Of 40 and 45-inch widths the
market is rather bare, and a pretty good inquiry for them
exists. For the lower descriptions there is but little de-
mand, and stocks are considerable. Jacconets Sales:
18,709 pieces, at Rupees 1:7 : 3 to Rupees 1% per piece.
Madapollams Sales : 12,750 pieces, at Rupees 2 3-16 to
Its. 2 9-16._ Both these articles are dull of sale ; as also
long-cloths and domestics, of the former of which 11,694
pieces have been sold at rupees 41 to rupees 5 13-16 per
piece. T cloth—Sales, 4,301 pieces, at rupees 4 9-16 to ru-
pees 8 11-16 per piece. Only the heavier makes are in request.
Bleached shirtings—No sales reported. The stocks of 30
inch 60 to 72 reed are very low, and they are wanted. In-
ferior qualities are uninquired for. In Madapollams nothing
has been done. Jacconets are scarce and wanted. Do-
mestics have been disposed of to a moderate extent. In
twilled cloth no sales have been reported, and the demand
is dull. The prices of common jacconet checks, mulls, lap-
pets, and satin stripes, continue unchanged, and these
fabrics are somewhat in demand ; as also are satin stripes.
Dyed—Turkey red twilled and plain cloths, with prints and
mulls, are also in moderate demand. Fancy Goods—With
exception of low lappets and book muslins, almost all de-
scriptions of these fabrics are in moderate request.
Cotton Yarn Scarcely anything has been done in yarns
since our last, the only sale reported being one of 35 bales
(10,500 lbs.) Mule—No. 40, annas 9-16th, No. 50, as 910,
and No. GO, as 10;4, per lb. A good inquiry exists for all
counts except No. 20 inferior: the numbers most required
just now are 30s. and 50s. Of Water we have no s.de to
report. No. 40s. are in demand : —heavy stocks of 20s. and
30s. are in the hands of importers, and in but small request.
—Of Turkey red we hesr of a sale of 11 bales (2,300 lbs.)
No. 40 and 50, at Rs. 11/.2. per lb.
Metals—Sales during the fortnight have been confined to
copper of different descriptions at former rates, the stocks on
hand being large. In the prices of other metals we have no
alteration to notice. Bar iron, Swedish, is scarce and
wanted, as also is pig lead.