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

CALCUTTA.

The overland " Bengal Hurkaru" (Nov. 17) says :
•1 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:—
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68 to 70. rps. per hhd. J Bass es to 67 rps. per hhd.
On the 14th of Dec. the same price current quotes sales of 400 hhds.
of Allsopp's Ale, at 72 to '75 rupees, and Bass's ditto at 70.
The " Bengal Hurkaru " (Dec 19) quotes the following sales :
hhds. • • rps. ans. hhds. rps. ans.
204 72 8 8a5,... —.lOO 6.4 0
Ditto 200 75 0 Ditto lOO 70 0 to 72
Messrs. Gladstone's reports of the market for Ale (N0v.13) were :
Allsopp • C 8 to 70 rps. I Bass
Oa 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. Lyall, Matheson, and Co., say,
" No sales of Basa's Ale have been made for some time past ; we
cannot; tb erefore, give an actual quotation ; but rupees 67 to 70
may be considered its value, or 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 rnpees;and Messrs- Allsopp's at 75 rupees per hhd.
and on the ,17th. of January they even quote actual sales at 90
rupees. Messrs.. Allsopp have taken some pains to ascertain the
truth of these statements, and find that the ground for these quota-
tions is a shiptitent if 10 butts by the " Tecumseh, of which,
having been consumed en board the vessel, v ere charged to the
owners at 90 rupees per hhd. as by account sales rendered* 17th
January, 1844, the remaining two being landed at Calcutta and sold,
one by private sale, at 81 rupees per hhd., and the other (ullaged)
at 70. he actual sale alluded to by Messrs. Bass and Co. on the
22d December,* at 80 rupees , turns out to be the identical parcel
quoted above, and Messrs. Mackay Holt, and Co., by request of
Messrs. Allsopp, having applied to Messrs. Bass and Co., for account
sales con firmatory of this statement, are informed by them that "there
are no account sales corresponding therewith."

MADRAS.
The last recorded sales of Beer on the spot (Oct. 18) stood thus :
Allsopp 7O rupees per hhd. I Bass 65 rupees per hhd.
Messrs. Bass and Co., state, under this head, that some of their
Beer had been sold at 68 rupees 8 annas. This, however, as it ap-
pears from the statement of Messrs. Haviside and Co., was for :le of
the present season to arrive; while, at the same period, Messrs. Hall
and Co., of Madras, bad refused that price for 4( 0 hhds. of Allsopp's.
The attention of the public is requested to the ingenuity of Messrs.
Bass anti Co.'s representation in this instance.

BOMBAY.
The sales of Ale at this place, as per Price Current k Nov. 1), were--
Allsopp 200 hhds. at 65 rups. I Bass CO nips. to 61 cups
The s ime Price Current (Dec. 1) says :—" We have been apprised
la sale of tit) Mids. of Allsopp and Co., at 65 rupees I,er tihd ; of
Bass's two sales have been reported to us, one of 52 hhds., at 61
rupees, and the other of 5 hhds., at 60 rupees.
Another Price Current (Dec. 1) remarks:—" We have heard
mention of 2fllhhds. of Allsopp's having been sold, since the dispatch
of the last mail, at 65 rupees per hhd., which cleared the market for
the time. A furtker supply of 300 hhds. has since come in, of which
some had been previously sold at the above price to arrive. The de-
mand for this brew has been brisk throughout the month, arising, as
we understand, from the very favourable reports received from the
country of the quality of last season's brew."