The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-06 00:00:00

ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE

MESSRS. ALL SOPP and SONS regret the
necessity of again alluding to a statement put forth by
Messrs. Bass and Co., purporting to be a correct representation of
the current prices and shipments of Pale Ale to the East Indies.
The incorrectness of the returns alluded to has been fully shcwn in
a former advertisement, notwithstaeding which Messrs. Bass have
pertinaciously refused to withdraw the same, thus rendering it in.
cumbent upon Messrs. Allsopp to lay before the pnblic the blowing
detailed account of the actual transactions in Pale Ale shipped by
themselves and Messrs. Bass respeelvelv. In order to avoid the pos.
sibility of mistake, the most careful examination of the official re.
ports of the Indian markets, during a period extending over the
months of November, December, and January last, has been made,
and Messrs. Allsopp confidently submit the result as a proof of the
superior estimation in which their Ale is held throughout the three
Presidencies.

CALCUTTA.
The overland " Bengal Hurkaru" (Nov. 17) says
Of Allsopp's Ale 430 hhds. have been sold at Company's rupees
67 to 17 per hhd.; and of Bass's 300 hhds , at from 65 to 67 rupees."
The " Review of the Calcutta Market" (Nov. 14) give this quo-
tation
Allsopp 68 to 70 rps. per hhd. Bass.... 65 to 67 rps. per hhd.
On the 14th of Dec. the same price current quotes sales of 400 blade.
of Allsopp's Ale, at 72 to 175 rupees, and Bass's ditto at '7O.
The " Bengal Hurkaru " (Dec. 19) quotes the following sales :
taxis. rps. ans. hhds. rps. ans. rps-
-72 8 Bass. .....•-100 6S 0
Ditto
Messrs. Gladstone's reports of the market for Ale (N0v.13) were :
Allem)
On the 14th of December the same firm quote the prices of Ale
as nominal, except Allsopp's, which had been sold at 75 rupees, and
on the 17th of January at 85 rupees (50 hhds).
On the 14th of December, Messrs. .yall, Matheson' and Co., say,
" No sales of Bass's Ale have been made for some time past ; we
cannot, therefore, give an actual quotation ; but rupees 67 to 70
may be considered its value, er five rupees below your own
brewing."
Under the head of Calcutta, Messrs. Allsopp have only to add
that Messrs. Bass and Co. have quoted sales of their own Beer at
that place at 80 rupees, and Messrs. Allsopp's at 75 rupees per hbd. ;
and on the .17th of January they even quote actual sales at h 0
rupees. Messrs. Allsopp have taken some pains to ascertain the
truth r f these statements, and find that the ground for these quota-
tions is a shipment of 10 butts by the "Tecumseh," 8 of which,
having been consumed en board the vessel, were charged to the
owners at 90 rupees per hhd. as by accoutat sale; renderede 17th
January, 144, the remaining two be ng landed at Calcutta and sold,
one by private sale, at 81 rupees per 1.1,d., and the other (ullaged)
at 70. *1 he actual sale alluded to by Messrs. Bass and Co. on the
2:d December,• at 80 rupees , turns out to be the identical parcel
quoted above, and Messrs. Mackay H..lt, and Co., by request of
Messrs. Allsopp, ha' ing applied to Messrs. Bass and Co., for account
sales confirmatory of this statement, are informed by them that "there
are no account sees corresponding therewith."