Star.
London, England, 1829-12-02 00:00:00

COMMERCE.

Tut Titassrzn 80l KS —The Transfer Books at 11,1
flank of England for the Three per Cent. Coons, shut this da%
preparatory to the payment of the dividends. All transfers in t.i.•
New Four per Cents, will cease on Thuraday, and the Books f.:r
the Lit! Annuities, and the Three per Cents. of 17.6, will stint
on the 10th instant. The days flied by the Bank of England for
the re-opening of the Transfer Iks Its, after the payment of the
dividends on these Consols. on the 20th Jan. the New Four per
Cents. on the 21st ; Life Annuities on the 12th ; and the Three
per Cents. of 1726 on the 14th January. India Stock close. ou
the 3d instant, and opens on the 14th January ; and the Books at
the South Sea House will shut to-morrow, and open on the 20th
of January, In Three per Cent. Consols, private transfers will
be allowed some days previously to the 20th January.
EAST INDIA COMPAN Y'S TF.• SALE. —Monday
morning the periodiet.l sale of Teas by the East India Company
commenced, and was very fully attended. Vie quantity of tea to
be put up during the present a .le is 7.8C03D00 lbs, being precisely
the same as offered at the last declaration. The following are the
quantities of the several sorts :—Of Bata, 1;300,000 ; of Cungou,
Campo', and Souchong, 5,200,000 lbs. ; of Twankay and Dyson
Skin, 1,150,000 lbs. ; and of Dyson, 2.;0,000 lbs. In the last
mentioned there are 50,000 lbs. len thin last sale, and in the third
qualities 40,000 lbs. more. The sale commenced with some acti-
vity, and the Boheas went off briskly at from Is. sd. to Is. 741. per
lb. excise duty, being nearly the quotations given at the last sale.
The declaration will not be got through for some days. The duty
on all Teas sold at the Company's sale under 2s. per lb. is 911 per
cent, and above 2s. 100 per cent.
SUG Alt.—The delivery of Plantation Sugars from the
West India Docks last week, amounted to nearly 2700 casks, all
for home consumption, excepting 21 lads. and the stock on Mon-
day was 40566 hds. and 2840 fres. The purchases have as yet
been very limited. Good St. Vincent's are quoted 60s. to 645.
Good Brown Jamaica, 50s. to 51s. Good and fine Tobago, 58s.
to 65% Good brown Antigua, 48a. to 425. p..r cwt. Of Maur'.
tins Sugars, the tonnage is extremely am-11, and the stuck is not
higher in the West India Docks than about 38,000 bags. In all
other sugars there has as yet been no bargains reported this morn-
ing. and very few public sake are announced for this week.
Coffee remains firm. _ _ _

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Hu m.—The delivery last week uas considerable, .at
above 800 puncheons and SOO hhds. of which 468 puncheons were
for export. The stock is now 24,500 puncheons and 1910 hhds.
prices as last quoted.
COTTON . —The increasing demand for cotton in the
Liverpool market has bad a corresponding Vfiuence here. Bahias,
Maranbams, and Egyptian, are from t to i higher than list week,
and more business doing.
ToBACCO.—In the month ending to-day, there has
bees a good demand fur home consumption, but leafy and stemmed
have given way id. per lb. as good and fine sons are scarce, they
have maintained their value. There is a great anxiety on the pat
of the holders to make sales. For Ireland, few purchases have
been made, the prices demanded being too high. In stalks little
has been done, and prices are lower. Several parcels are in the
market, at Xl6 per cwt.
BALTIC PR() C E.—The price of tallow in again
lower, vii. from 355. 3d. to 355. 641. per cent. The delivery Ls
week was 1706 casks. The stock is about 26.000 casks. The St.
Petersburgh commercial letters received yesterday to the 1301
ult. state that tallow there was 92 roubles, and the exchange 10.
There were about two degrees of fruit, and 811 ships had sailed.
here have arrived in the Thames 13 vessels, with from 6000 to
7000 casks of tallow.
CII ESTER, Nov. 29.—These are rare times for ha!;-

pay officers and Government annuitants. The prices of provisiors
and agricultural produce of every description are ruinously low.—
Tbe landlords in this district need expect no rents this ye..r. 'Yes-
terday in our market delicious Wekb wether mutton was sold
the quarter at ed. per lb. l'wef from ed. to Sd. and the pruner', eS
Sid. to 64.1. only. A pair of turkeys 3s. to Gt. a fat goose (ready
fur the snit) 3c. fowls and ducks 2s. to 2s. 6d. a coupe. Potatoes,
per measure of 901bt. ls. Fish of all sorts wouriertudy cheat —a
turbot, I fibs fur 3s.

The Police C•ommistuosers of Sheffield have given no-
tice that they will institute proceedings against the
owners of all steam engines and furnaces which ere not,
by the end of the year so constructed as to corn:tine their
own smoke.

CORN—EXCHANGE, XIAIIK—LANE, Lac. 2.
We bad some vessels in from the gorfolk and Suf ulk coasts,
laden chiefly with Barley ; hut the reater pan of it was stained,
and unfit or malting; thr 6 w quality, however. obtained as Wet
as 355. per quauer. The Wheat trade was dull, at Monday's
prices. Oats sold freely, and in some instances more money was
realized than en Hu market day.

IXTOILTATIONI UNCI MOPDAT.
Wheat, English (qrs.) . 1550 Barley, Foreign
Irish . . 710 Oats, English
Foreign . Foreign
Barley, Etighsh . 4,550 Irish .
Irish . . ISO Floor (sacks)
COAL NIA It K ET—Tria DAT.

At this day's market there we. again but a very moderate supply
both of Sunderland and Newcastle Coal—poly IS new ships b4ving
arrived since Monday last. The Coal &change wu well attended
by merchants to-day ; bet In consequasee of the smsU supply, unly
a modeeste business wu done.
Ships arrived during shamans!
Beta Wallsend SOL Sd. SUs. 641.
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