theat Sportsmen to the OPIUM.—The same dulnoss has continued to prove in our Opium Market during smaller aupply than usual and the news that stil loss come on by steamer, it was thought prices would rally some-split und a bottor business be done, but auch discouraging news atill continued to arrive nand the outports genemlly, that the smaller holders are willing to meet fealers at ubout former rates viz Tis 495 " 498, with the which shown a considerable loss to importers. The larger holders uro however selling sparingly at those low rates, in the hope of receiving better nowa from the North Stock about 4,000 chests. eae Patiut.—Has boon dealt in to a moderate extent for loexl consumption during the sornight, and we quote it Tis, 473 por chest with a Stook of about 400 chests.
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