The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-07 00:00:00

exhibits an advance of rs. to 1 rupee per cwt., and speller And
tinplates maintain former prices. Lead is at present in limited
request, and sheet has slightly given way. For quicksilver Vier!
has latterly been some demand, and sales have been made a:
123 rs. to 123 1 rs.—an advance of 3 rs. to 3} rs. on list
month's rates.
COPPER.-500 cwt. tile, at 51i rs. per cwt. ; 32 cwt. bot.onl,
raised and flat, at 58 rs. ; 105 cwt. South American, at 47 rs. io
474 rs. Iron.-160 tons English bar, at 22 rs. 10 as. per candy
180 tons ditto, at 23 rs. per candy ; 144 tons Swedish bar, 4titi
10 as. per candy ; 3 tons round iron, at 33 rs. 8 as. per candy;
20 tons square nail rod, at 26A rs. per candy ; 80 cwt. sheet+,
rs. 6 as. to 5 rs. 7 as. per cwt. ; and 26 cwt. hoop, at 4 rs. 14 Ow "
5 rs. per cwt. Steel.-100 cwt. Swedish, at 12 rs. Spelter.,"
500 cwt., at 17 rs. Tin.plates 50 boxes, at 17 rs. 2 as.
Corrox MANUFACTURES.—A fair business has been dcne In 1O
qualities of gray madapollams and pay and bleached jaconets. Little
demand has existed for bleached madapollams ; but bleached shirt'
ings of middling quality have been in good request. Grey IoT
cloths and domestics have been alike dull of sale, and several WI
forced sales of the latter have taken place at a reduction 0(2 tf.A
annas. A sale has been readily obtained for figured and checked
camhrics and muslins, and former fabrics have been fully Main-
tained. Turkey red goods are scarce and in good request. • For
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prints there is but little inquiry, and they are generally uneslobw
at remunerating rates. Zebra dresses are still neglected.
YARNS.—Transactions have been rather extensve during i"ei
month, and Nos. 20 to 30 and 50 to 80 mule have slightly 111110°'
in price. Nos. 20 to 30 water have given way a little. OraPge;
yarn is in good demand, and has been sold at 2 and oi :ulnas hig,h"
than our last quotations, but Turkey red has been but little inquire,

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for, and the rate is somewhat reduced.
WOOLLENS.—The market for wool'ens has been dull threui)l94l
the month, and sales have been limited.
MARINE STORES.—There is little alteration to notice In the vr-.
of marine stores. With Swedish tar, canvas, and cordage, 4i
market is abundantly stocked, and remunerating prices are clinc°
tt
to realise.
BEER.—The market fer beer has been quiet during the Monti''
and prices are unchanged. The only sales reported to us are f.
of 50 hhds. of Allsopp's, at 65 rupees, and another of DO I's' lo
of Tennant's, at 47 rupees per hogshead. The price of Pun.
nominal, there being none of that description at present or
SPIRITS.—A sale of brandy has been reported at 11 Mee. '—
gallon. In other sorts we hear of no transactions.

EASTERN PRODUCE. MIA
Cotton.—The market for this staple has been active throe'
the month, and a good business has been done both for Orest
taro and China. Prices have advanced about 1 rupee per card of
Opium is at present rather lower than last month, being qua
at 1,325 rupees per chest, but prices change daily.
Conc.—Mocha is quoted at 9% rupees per nsaund, and-116116;
10 rupees; but of the latter there is little here, and the quilit/
poor.
Wool.-117 rupees per candy is at present asked for Khorast.
—an advance of 2 rupees on the highest rate current last Meow
These is a good demand for the staple, and transactions have ticell
numerous. •

Pepper has advanced 1 to 2 rupees per candy, and is in Jur' •
quest.
stOi
Bees Wax.—Sales are reported of 50 maunds at 14k. rup..-,
20 maunds at 15 rupees.
Freights to Great Britain.—The arrivals of ships durinS the
month have been very numerous, and freights have in conseVeno
gradually declined. The quotations of the Chamber of Coon"ete
on the 28th were 21. 10s. to 21. 155. to London ; 21. 17s• 6u,,
'of
2/. 155. to Liverpool; and 555. to Clyde; but 21. Iss. cairnot:o.
be obtained for any port. Freight to China is 13 rupees pet °d,
Money Market—Owing to the continued abundance of rn°_,-ta bit
the prices of the different Government, Securities have still fop
ascended, and we may now quote them as under :-
4 per Cent. Loan of 1832.33, sicca rupees 1061
Ditto of 1835.36, ditto 991 to POI
5 per Cent. Loan of 1841.42, ditto 110 to 1101 ;10
Exchange on England has remained stationary, and may fe
be quoted at Is. lid, to 15. 111 d. for six months' bills. We ":1115
heard of a transaction, however, at Is. 111 d. Thirty MI. Ito
are at 101 d. On Calcutta, exchange is Ito lk per cent. Prenlf
at sixty days' sight; and on Madras, 991 to par at thirty dale
sight. We hear of nothing doing in bills on China. I°'
Banks—Bombay Bank Shares have risen to 43 per cent.
and tl:ose of the Western Bank to 18 to 19} rupees per cent•_4os
Price of Bullion—Sovereigns, Il# rupees each ; Bank
11 rupees per 11.