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Colonial Produce.—Sugar.—The market has been rather heavy since our last, and a small reduction in prices has taken place. The Refined market equally dull, notwithstanding the very limited supplies. Coffee.—In this article there has been much business done during the last two weeks, and prices of British Plantation and Foreign have advanced 2s. to 3s. per cwt. Good ordinary Jamaica, 75s. 6d. to 78s; fine ordinary, 79s. to 83s; middling, 80s. to 88s. Dutch Coffee has advanced proportionally, and with equal briskness. The Coffee of the last India Sale went off, in some instances, at a small advance, but there was no general improvement. The Stock of Coffee in this country is at present very small, compared with that of some preceding years, yet too great to lead us to expect any permanent improvement in prices. Cotton has been in very limited demand since our last, and prices declining. Pernambucco, 2s. 0½d.; Maranham, 23¼d.; Mina, 21⅓d.; Carriacou, 22½d.; Sea Island, 2s. 2¼d. to 2s. 3d.; Bengal, in the house, 9⅞d. to 11½d.; Surat, 14¾d. to 15¼d.—The total imports into London, Liverpool, and Glasgow, during the last month, were 46,178 bags, being 9591 bags less than during May 1816. Tobacco.—In consequence of the contract with the French Government, considerable parcels of ordinary have been sold about 8d. and under that rate,—to the extent of 4 to 500 hogsheads, but no alteration in prices can be stated, our market currency continuing too high for the export orders. Rum has rather improved in value. Rice.—The demand continues extensive, and prices advance with great rapidity,—good new Carolina has been sold at 45s. to 48s.; the export demand chiefly for France.

European Produce. Hemp, Flax, and Tallow, in very limited demand, without variation in prices. Irish Provisions continue in considerable request, at improving prices.

We learn, with pleasure, from the Manufacturing Counties, that trade is reviving considerably. The manufacturers are now giving 8s. 6d. for the manufacturing of Calicoes, which they could have got done last year at 5s. 6d.

The following duties have been paid to government by the twelve principal Fire Offices, from January 5, 1816, to January 5, 1817:

Sun, 118,076 16 3

Phœnix, 78,747 5 3

Royal Exchange, 52,028 8 4

Imperial, 37,926 7 2

Norwich Union, 36,210 17 6

Globe, 30,385 15 0

County, 25,851 3 7

British, 18,700 19 0

Albion, 17,545 10 2

Eagle, 17,308 17 11

Hope, 16,718 6 8

Westminster, 14,185 19 3

Premiums of Insurance at Lloyd's.—Guernsey and Jersey, 15s. 9d. Cork, Dublin, and Belfast, 20s. Hamburgh, 12s. 6d. to 15s. 9d. Madeira, 20s. to 25s. Jamaica, 40s. Greenland, out and home, 3½ guineas.

Course of Exchange, London, June 10.½Amsterdam, 38 : 2 B. 2 U. Agio of the Bank of Holland, 2. Antwerp, 11 : 15. Paris, 24 : 85 U. Bordeaux, 24 : 85 U. Madrid, 35½ effect. Cadiz, 35. Gibraltar, 31½. Lisbon, 58. Rio Janeiro. 59. Hamburgh, 35 : 2 : 24 U. Frankfort, 147 Ex. M. Leghorn, 48. Genoa, 45. Venice, 27. Malta, 47½. Naples, 40. Dublin, 124 per cent. Cork, 12½ per cent.

Prices of Gold and Silver, per oz.—Portugal gold, in coin, £3 : 19 : 0. New dollars, 5s. 2½d. Foreign gold, in bars, £3 : 19 : 0. Silver, in bars, stand. 5s. 3d.

6th. 13th. 20th. 28th.

Bank stock, 255, 255½ 255, 254½ 255, 255½ 255½

3 per cent. reduced, 71⅛, 71⅜ 72, 71¾ 71⅝, 72 71⅞, 71¾

3 per cent. consols, 72, 72½ 72⅝, 72⅞ 72⅞, 72½ 72¾, 72⅝

4 per cent. consols, 89, 88⅜ 89, 89¼ 89½, 89⅛ 89⅜, 89½

5 per cent. navy ann. 103⅛, 102⅝ 103¼, 103½ 103⅞ 103⅝ 104⅜, 104⅝

Imperial 3 per cent. ann. shut. 70⅝ shut. ——

India stock 211, 210 210, 210½ 210, 210½ ——

—— bonds, 71, 74pm. 84, 82pm. 80, 82pm. 86, 33pm.

Exchequer bills, 2½d. p. day 5, 11pm. 9, 11pm. 9, 11pm. 8, 11pm.

—————— 3d. p. day 17, 14pm. 15, 16pm. 14, 15pm. 13, 14pm.

—————— 3¼d. p. day 16, 17pm 10, 16pm 12, 15pm. 9, 14pm

Omnium, —— —— —— ——

Consols for acc. 73⅜, 72¾ 73, 72⅞ 72⅞, 72⅝ 73⅜, 73½

American 3 per cent. —— —— —— 63, 64

———— new loan, 6 p. cent. 103 103½

French 5 per cents. —— —— —— 67