The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-02 00:00:00

HAVRE COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HAVRE, Nov. 29.—COTTON.—We have received
8,694 bales of cotton this week. Our sales have
amounted to 7,613 bales, which leaves us with a stock,
according to the brokers, of 116,000 bales ; according
to the Custom-House between 135,000 of all sorts in
first and second hands. The transactions have been
pretty good this week. At first the demand was irre-
gular, but the prices were maintained. However,
since Tuesday last, the day on which the glorious
news from India and China was received here business
has become active. On that day 3,500 bales were sold,
owing to the supplies which the principal spinners were
obliged to lay in, as well as a speculative feeling which
the news gave rise to. This, demand, and the firm-
ness with which holders showed their pretensions,
caused prices to improve, and the market closed at an
advance of from If. to l.f. 50c. A great deal more
business would be done if holders would yield a little,
but they have all elevated their prices in hopes of fu-
ture amelioration. All eyes are fixed with anxiety on
the position of the markets in London, Liverpool, and
Manchester, which the peace with China will affect.
It is generally believed that it will cause a sudden
spring in all cotton manufactures ; but the weather
has been so boisterous that we have had no boat from
London or Southampton these four days past, and
, therefore we know nothing certain Os. the English
markets. The new crop cotton was brought in three
vessels from New Orleans, and one from Charleston.
A large public sale of about 1,200 bales is announced
for the 29th, when it is expected a further advance in
prices will take place.
COFFEE.—The symptoms of animation which I spoke
of in my last have since subsided, and the market has
relapsed into a dull state. The sales effected were very
trifling—viz., 300 bags St. Domingo at 42 to 42f ;
150 bags Brazil at 39c., and 17 casks St. Jago at 85c.
per half kil. in bond. Imports-4,245 bags St. Do-
mingo, 50 bags Havannah, 20 casks Martinique di-
rect, and 45 casks 150 bags Java, coastwise.
SUGARS.—This article has been fluctuating : how-
ever, about 350 barrels of raw West India have been
run off this week. The price is not well established
—one pays more or less according to the nature of the
sugar and the wants of the purchaser : it thus ranges
from 55f. to 55f. 25c., and even 55f. 50c. The last
sales were at 55f. 25c. for the article delivered from
the ship, and 55f. 50c. for that in warehouse. The
quotation remains between 55f. and 55f. 50c. the bonne
4me., but at this price very little business is doing.
INDIGO.—The advices lately received from Bengal,
to the sth of October, confirming more and more the
accounts received of the disaster to the crop, and pre-
senting a figure more reduced than the preceding,
whilst the highest estimates do not amount to 75,000
mands, have induced the holders to rise in their pre-
tensions; 57 chests of Bengal have been sold this
week at from 9f. 90c. to 10E 95c., averaging about
2f. 50c. above the estimations. ow, the holders
refuse to sell under 3f. above the estimate—this how-
ever they have not obtained ; but 2f. 75c. has been
paid for choice of some chests. Twenty-eight chests
Java have been received from Rotterdam, and twenty-
one chests from Antwerp.
Thus you will perceive our prospects are not bright
in anything but cotton, and of that article we have
strong hopes.