The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-06 00:00:00

TO LIVERPOOL.

Dead weight .£l 15 to £2 0 per ton.
Light goods.
ARRIVALS.
1842. 1841.
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons.
British
Foreign

60 ... 19,607 52 ... 16,962
DEPARTURES.
1842. 1841.

Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons.
British
Foreign

70 30,157 63 ... 23,727
IMPORTS.—The market throughout the month has
been rather dull. Sales of imports have been contracted,
consequent on preparations for the native holidays,
METALS.—The operations of the month in copper
have been chiefly on local requirements, excepting some
transactions in South American imports, which have
been taken upon speculation, induced by low prices ; the
reported sales are 665 mds. and 1,000 sheets of sheath-
ing at Co.'s rs. 35 oto 37 0 per fy. md. ,• 500 mds. of
sheet at sa. rs. 33 8 ; 330 mds. of tile of 141 b., at 33 4,
and part at Co.'s rs. 34 4 ; 40 mds. of bolt at Co.'s. rs.
36 4 ; 180 mds. of nails of sizes at 24 0 to 35 0; 74 mds
of old part at 35, and part at sa. rs. 32 12 ; and 3,500
mds. of South American slab at sa. rs. 26 0 to 28 4 per
fy. md. at the usual credit and discount. Of spelter

the sales have been 3,700 mds. at Co.'s. rs. 13 0 per fy.
md. The sales of iron are 2,700 mds. of Swedish flat
at Co.'s. rs. 4 106 ; British bar, assorted, including
round, 19,060 mds., at 2 2 to 2 11 • bolt 150 mds. at
3 10 ; hoop, 500 mds. at 3 8 ; and' sheet, 2,375 mds.
at 4 3 to 4 6 per fy. md. Demand for iron steady. A
sale of 200 tubs of Swedish steel has obtained since our
last issue at Company's rupees 0 14 per fy. md.; market
in respect to prices is steady. The sales of lead con-
sist of 600 mds. of stamped pig at sicca rupees 6 14
per fy. md. ; sales of this import are now made in
Company's instead of sicca rupees. Tin plates con-
tinue in steady demand ; a sale of 50 boxes at Com-
pany's rupees 16 is reported. In quicksilver there
have been no transactions since Outlast issue.
COTTON PIECE Goons.-Demand has been chiefly
for muslins for native wear; jaconots, shirtings. and ma-
dapolams have alsC. been in good demand ; sales of chintz
have been considerable, as usual at this period of the year;
the reported sales since our last issue are 24,684 pieces
of lappets assorted at prices from Company's rupees
1 2 6 to 6 per piece ; 3,322 pieces of dimity at 1 15 to
5 2 ; 1,850 pieces of Japan spots at 1 7 to 5 5, 650 pieces
of lenoes at 4 2 to 4 4 ; 50,420 pieces of scarfs at 0 96 to
2 12 ; 1,700 pieces of checked muslin at 1 15 to 2 15 ;
9.063 pieces of book muslin at 1-4 to 10 ; 30,470 pieces
ofjaconot muslin at 1 9 to 9 12 ; 4,650 pieces of cam-
brics at 1 14 to 612 ; 400 pieces jamdany at 3 9 ;
11,110 pieces of mull-mull at 2 4 to 10 8*; 4,450 pieces
of madapolams at 2 5 6 to 4 10 ; 10,850 pieces of long-
cloth at 4 15 to 6 12 ; 44,260 pieces of shirtings at 4 4
to 6 13 ; 4,000 pieces of American drill at 0 27 to 0 2
11 per yard ; 580 pieces of gingham at 3 11 to 4 0 per
piece ; 34,619 pieces of chintz assorted at prices from
2 4 to 8 12. and part at 0 4 6 to 0 11 0 per yard ; 750
pieees of gray twills at 7 2 per piece ; Turkey red, 10,368
yards, and 8,310 pieces of twills at annas 3.7 to 7 3 per
yard ; and 1,885 pieces of plain at annas 4 10 to 6 9 per
yard ; 219 pieces and 10,544 yards of velvet at annas 6 9
to 8 6 per yard ; 3,200 pairs of dhooties at 1 14 per pair;
and 2,331 dozens of handkerchiefs assorted at Co.'s rs. 0
14 6 to 68 per dozen, at three months' credit-discount
8 per cent. per annum.
COTTON Twisr.-Demand steady, but affords no im-
provement on market value ; the reported sales are 751
bales of white mule at prices from C. 's rs. 0 2 4i- to 4 3
per morals, the former for No. 90 to 130, average 104,
and the latter for No. 30 ; of bales and 4,9801 b. of
Turkey red, of which the German dye No. 30 to 70
has sold at 1 11 to 1 12 per pound ; and the English dye
N 0.26 to 54 at 1 5 to 1 7 2 per pound ; 46 bales of orange
at annas 16 6 to 11 0 per pound ; 2 bales of pink, No.
49, at annas .40 per pound ; and 105 bales of Glocester
white (Calcutta), No. 26 in 34 at 4 6 per morals.
The following shows comparative stocks in first
hands:- Ist Oct. 1342 Ist July.
lb. lb.
White 2,004,240 2,433,060
Red 99,400 144,500
Orange
Exeoms.'
INDIGO.-The exports ofthe season to to-day inclusive
may be reported as below • &bind 14,000 factory maunds
are still in the market :- • •
Chests..": , Factory maunds.
To England
France
8remen............ 'VP
Hatnburgh ......... 46
United States ... 1,02 P-!
Persian Gulf and
Red 5ea......... 2,041..
Bourbon .... . .......
Other ports ...... 7

6,421
6
16

Total
No sale has obtained since our lastissue ; several small
parcels, chiefly of native manufacture, have arrived, but,
as it is not likely that any operation will obtain before
the receipt of accounts of the October sale, we do not
expect transactions before ab,e, end of next month. The
estimate of the, 'crop is fixed at f. mds. 80,000; high
prices are expected.
RAW SILK.—The market has been but indifferently
supplied in respect to quality, in consequence of which
transactions have been contracted ; the reported pur-
chases are 4 mds. of Hurrypaul at Co.'s rs. 7 8 per b.
seer ; of 126 mds. of Gonatea at 8 0 to 8 12 per f. seer ;
of 93 mds. ofJungypore at 6 8 to 6 12 ; and of Cossim-
bazar at 8 9 to 9 8 per f. seer.
SILK PIECE GOODS.—Corahs continue in demand for
homeward shipment ; the reported purchases are 13,730
pieces of Cossiinbazar corabs, at Co.'s rs. 128 to 135 per
corge, 1,000 pieces of choppas, small size, at Co.'s rs. 97
per corge.
SALTPETRE has been in good demand throughout the
month, bazaar stocks are light ; refined, and the better
sorts of Chupprah and Tirhoot command sales at full
prices ; the purchases since, our last issue are 8,372 bags
and 600 mds. of Chupprab, at prices from sa. rs. 5 5 to
to 6 7, and at Co.'s 5 6 to 6 3 per fy. md.; Mirzapore, 350
hags, at Co.'s rs. 5 5 ; Godna, 1,700 bags, part at sa. rs.
6 2, and part at Co.'s rs. 6 2 ; Tirhoot, 500 mds. at Co.'s
rs. 5 12 ; Cawnpore, 1,100 bags, at Co.'s rs. 4 9 to 5 4,
and 791 bags and 1.680 mds. of refined at Co.'s rs. 6 0 to
6 6 per fy. md.
StiGAUS continue in demand; tho first
sorts of Be-
nares have become scarce ; the exports which obtain are
almost exclusively for homeward shipment ; the reported
, purchases are 13,585 bags of Benares at fig, ri. 9 0 to