The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-27 00:00:00

MAY 97, 1852,

ronExGzi.

Railways. Nomin,c 1 Prices. Business done
to-day.
Cent. France (0.V.) all 22% —23
Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5
Demerara all pd
Dutch Rhenish. .8/. pd 3% 3 dis. 474
East Indian 18/. pd —4% P
Do. Do 20/. pd . .
Gt. Indian Penin. all p 13
Do. Do. pd I% 13
Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Louv. ala Sambre 71/2 . . —--
Luxembourg l3/. pd .4% —4%
Do.
Do. (Railway) 10
.../. pd 35/s
.. . .... . .... 1/. pd %
Do. (Canal)
.2t. pd %
Maria Antonia 27 pd 8 —lO
Do. New B% pd . .
Namur & Liege all pd .6% ▪
63A 6%
North. of France,l6/.pd 22 —23
Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, all p 13% 13%
Orleans & Bor-.11/. pd pl 5 y
Paris & Lyons ...61. pd —4% p 104
Paris & Orleans all pd 45 —47
Paris & Rouen ...all pd 29% —3O
Paris & Stras. ...all pd 21% 21%
Rouen & Havre...all pd 10,% —ll % 10 38
Sambre &Meuse all pd 5
St. Andrew's & Qaebec
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 171. pd •
dis. 111
West Flanders...B3/ pd 2% -- 3 %
West. of France 6/. pd 1% p
IV/INES.
Agua Fria all pd par % p
Anglo-Californian, all p y 8 p
Asturian 151. p
Australasian 2L pd 3/4 p
Australian Si. pd % 1
Austr. Freehold all
pd
1/2% 1414,di 5/5/8 14
Ave Maria ,B %
Blaenarvon I. & C. all p ..•
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % die.
British Iron 13/. 15s. p
Braz. Ira. (is. sp) 24% 1 2
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p •••
Do. St. Job. del R. 151. 29
Carson's Creek all pd par p 1
Cobra Copper ...40/. pd
Colonial Gold 1/ pd par % p 1
Copiapo 14/ pd . .
Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p 1 dis.
General all pd
Gold Mountain all pd 3/8 lk dis.
Great Polgooth all pd %
Lake Bathurst all pd 1/2 % dis.
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Com all pd
Maxi. & S. Amer. 9/. p . .
New Granada all pd
Nouveau Monde, all pd % dis. par
Port Philip l/. p& par P 1
Quartz Rock all pd dis,
Santiago de Cuba 103 A —lO
South Australian, 1 pd par
Tin Croft 7l. pd 11 —ll %
United Mexican all pd 2
West Mariposa all pd % dis
JOINT-STOCIE EANIKS.
Australasia all pd 46% 471,
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 55 —56 55%
Colonial 25/. pd 13% 14%
Corn. of London 20/. pd 25 —26 26%
Lon: & County 20/. pd
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 18 —183 A
Lon. & Westm. 201. pd 28% 29% 29% %
Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd
1.
Do. New
~101. pd . .
Nat. of Ireland 22% p 73/4 —l7
Orient. I3k. Corp all pd 34 —36
Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 441/ 45% 45%
Do. New all pd 16 17%
Union of Austral. all pd 42 421/2
Do. New 2% pd 3
Union of London 10/. pl 5 —16%%4 16% 16
Union of Madrid all pd
MI
Austral. Roy. Main, 2 p S CELLANEOU9.2
Canada ~,,,,,,,32% pd 48 49%
Eastern Stearn 2s. pd . .
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28%. -- 29
Gen. Screw Steam Ship-
ping Company...sol. p
Irish Beetroot Sug. 2i p 2 —23 A
Penin. & Or. St. all pd 82% —B3
Do. Do. _l5/. pd 34% —35
Royal Mail Stm. 601. pd 77% 78% 78
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 15,000 bales, of which 2,000 American and
1,000 Pernam and Maranham were taken for export,
and 5,000 American on speculation. The market closed
firmly, and, as compared with Friday's rates, prices
of the current qualities of American were dearer.
The sales comprised 12,000 American, 1,300 Pernam
and Maranham, at 6d. to ild.; 100 Bahia, at bid. to
gcl.; 300 Egyptian, at 6id. to 9d.; 800 Surat, at 3id.
to 4id.; and 250 Sea Island, at ls, 4d. to Is. Bd. per lb.
—Railway Shares were flit.
The sales of Wheat last week in the markets that
govern the averages were 85,052 quarters, and the six
weeks' average price is.4oi. 9d.
Upon the state of the Dried Fruit Trade Messrs.
Witherby and Hanson report as follows:--
"The steady increase in our deliveries since the mid-
dle of March has already made up for the deficiency in
those of January and February, as compared with the
corresponding months of 1851. The quantity on which
duty was paid from 19th ult. to 18th inst., was
1,180 tons against 1,045 tons in 1851, 495 tons in
1850, and 1,100 tons in 1849 ; and the quantity
shipped during the four weeks ending 13th instant was
230 tons. These large deliveries against such light
arrivals have much reduced the stock of currants at this
port. which cannot, for some time to come, receive any
direct accession, nor will any supply be received at the
outports. The clearances at Liverpool fall short of
those of last year at this period. The stock of currants
and raisins together does not now much exceed 6,000
hands,
" large portion of which has already changed
a
In circles interested in the question of steam naviga-
tion, there has been a good deal of conversation respect-
ing the relative merits of the screw and the paddle-wheel
system- The result of the Great Britain's voyage out
will give an impulse to the principle of screw propul-
sion, the extent of which it is not easy to contemplate.
This monster steam-ship ran her distance, although
twenty-four hours' longer passage, in the same time as
the paddle-wheel steamer Canada :—the screw-steamer
having sailed for New York on the Ist inst., the same
day the Canada departed for Boston; to which must
be added, in favour of the Great Britain, the fact
that she has only one-third the steam power in
ratio to register tonnage that the Canada has,
It is to bo observed that another important
lesson is taught our various steam companies
by this result, viz., the advantage of non-inter-
ference with the builder, the proprietors having
given the eminent builder of the Great Britain, Mr.
Pattison, of Bristol, a carte blanche when they pur-
chased the wreck to do whatever he considered
beat as a naval architect, both as respected her
hull and the power and principle of the new
engines with which she was to be supplied. The
horse power, we believe, does not exceed 500, and one
can easily imagine with such immense stowage room,
the tonnage exceeding 3,400 tons, bow easily an Austra-
lian voyage could be undertaken by such a
steamer, and at what a cheap rate emi-
grants could be conveyed, provisions being
the heavy items in such cases. The entire credit of
this quick passage is probably not due to the screw
only, but to the adoption of the oscillating engine,
hitherto_ohjeeded to. for Transatlantic ships.
The proprietors of the lonian Bank have held their
yearly meeting to-day, and the report made to them
by the directors is not very iavourable. Heavy
losses have been incurred by tho failure of
Messrs. Castelli, and by the monetary crisis in
the islands. The net profit for the year
is 8,8921, 15s. 4d., and to make up the 6 per cent.
dividend declared last April the reserve had to be
slightly trenched upon. It is hoped there will be hence-
forth a gradual improvement.
The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 25th instant
was better, the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being
61 5 16.
Messrs. Schroeder and Mummy's Circular, dated New
Orleans, May Ist, and published by Mr. James Irvine of
Liverpool, gives the following particulars of the Cotton
Market:—

" Our report of the 17th ult. left the market in a
firm state, the unfavourable accounts from Europe, at
that time just received, having remained without in-
fluence. During the succeeding week the accounts per
Arctic and Asia came to hand, and this week those per
Franklin and Niagara up to the 17th of April. The
business of the fortnight sums up 49,000 bales during
the first, and 46,000 bales this week, and prices have
stiffened from day to day until they have reached their
• present level, as defined by our quotations below, show-
ing an advance of fully ito i. Buyers for the continent
. have operated to a large extent; the demand for the
north has been quite inactive, but is reviving. The
quality of the stock remains unsatisfactory, the better
descriptions being extremely scarce, and the greater
part of the Cottons offered deficient in staple. Wo have
stated at various times, that, notwithstanding the certain
prospects for a large crop, the general opinion was very
favourable for the article, and that the confidence in the
maintenance of prices was daily increasing; this feeling
has been much strengthened by the tenor of the late
accounts from Europe; and it cannot be denied that all
circumstances seem to combino to preclude the probabi-
lityecef
of a material depreciation of Cotton.
market,
have already ,
near 3,000,000 bales is very possible now; ofAtothisr how-
ever, 2,693,484 2,693,484 bales h
our ports
are small in the extreme, in our
and have been disposed ef, and stockscimnarlsellt
market
exports to Europe
10,000 bales being left for sale. Tine%
Pto Great show an increase of only 256,770
nd 65,
421 bales to other
Bri-
tain, 92,118 bales to France,
ina scarcely
stocks
foreign ports, and
been for a number of years
smaller than they have
period.
back at the Correspondingb©
to
all Europe are small,
be received yet, should
300,000 bales, which would
peara
to us to be not sufficient
without enhancing prices materi-
ally; satisfy the demand
.nthe
supplies of other Cottons in
the crop be,3,000,000, an
ally; the deficienbeey
Int
600,000 bales are required
ado up by American Cotton, and
Liverpool, is to
consumption fully
of
fownshich a
considerable proportion is yet to be
this year, .
thus very probable, that with a confine,
bought. It is
for home
t enormous ance of the presenconsumption, the supplies
from this
country may prove inadequate. With regard
to the new e crop, the weather during the last week has
been quite unseasonable and severe so much so that
frost, even in our neighbourhood I;as been reported.
From various points in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, and South Carolina, accounts of severe frosts
have reached us, and reports of damage done by the
same And hoilss9o* 4 4 tog eArIY i 4 P! 091494 to

attach much importance to this, ns there is time enough
to reelent, if Such ebou!d cecessaey; it cannot 11
denied, hecvever, thet _the growth of the plant has hies
rae2h retarded, and that the crop is in a very backward
state. Oelinary to good ordinary, 6:7-d. to 74d.; log
middling, 7 (1. to 70.; middling, 7,id. to 83.; good mid,
dling, 84d. to Bid.; middling fair, 81d. to 9d.; fair, 90:
Sales during the two weeks, 95000 bales.
Receipts
this port, 1,277.233 bates, against 880,681lastye aar:
Increase of receipts at all ports, 623,092 bales. Increase
of total exports to Great Britain, 256,770 bales. In'
crease of total cxpors to France 92,118 baler, and $°
other foreign ports 65 421 against last year."
The English Funds are rising again, although there
is very little doing. Consols have been 99/ to 1001
and ere now 99/ to par. The bullion in the
Bank of England will show an increase to
consirlerable amount, it is said, by the return t 6
be published in to-morrow evening's Gazette. According
to the rumours the addition rill be over 200,0001. V°
Nev: Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realized 101
to 10li, and, the Three per Cents. 93 to 4. N°ll/i,,.Pg
has been done in Bank Stock. Exchequer-bills are 6v's
to 71s. premium for those dated June.
Foreign Securities have been rather good. Equ'do,
bring 4 to it, Brazilian Five per Cents. 99, and Boole,'
Ayres 73 to 731. Grenada Deferred Stock is at 3;
Mexican Threes have improved a little, being 24:
to 25. The Old Bonds are nominally 31 4:
O
Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 204 - t
and the Three per Cent. Deferred 20k. rorigt3—e,
Four per Cents. are 36i. Venezuela Bonds have for
dined to 374- for Money, though done at' 38 to
Account. Dutch Four per Cents. are 93 to I. to
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained 01)
this day, are in round.figu4s as ender:— 1851;1
Great-Western -
1852.
£20,17;
• £18,317 500:
North-Western
Bri,ebton
Midland • • 22,159 • 13,075
CSN6c.oulrettdhho. EnSiltesaniffe°7d
Great Northern ..... 11,076 7,61
Lancashire and Yorkshire
YsoerwkcaasntdleNanodrthßebrlvridi
6 966
7 490
14,534 14,818
Railway Shares are all lower again, and
'Mors for a fall exert themselves to bring 07,,- aver
is very
mTohdeerraatete,ofs;
efoernt.°4lo7i; °lt:
night.

Mining Shares are at about previous rates.
vgB.
QUARTER To Vb..—
CIA
.:
0vz...... 99991 11000 8110 d
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. vat-4
3 ,:ef Gent. Reduced Anna.
3ieniver3Cixenpte.
reocnestl.ehAnnansu.i,t,ie.s...:
. ig; P
190 ? /8 100
1100,104.
ss p
ItialcnlignAnßonsnis,tt3l,eoTiOpiEr.
99 713 100 100 •
Consols fcr Account .. JO_,O6.
March.
Ditto under 1,0601.:11....1.8..6.°..........:. 8-3618
.-3.'xcheo,uor Bills. 150. 70 68'11' r
1,000/. ..
Small,
CIO, A,114°
ONE 1911..?
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 991
3razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... ..... : ' 99
Ditto (Rothschild's)
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent...—. 73% '7°
Milian Bonds 6 per Cent .... .
Ditto 3 ner Cent.
Equador Bonds ...... ....... .....
Grenada Bonds, 11,( per Cent. — .
Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons — b
Ditto, Deferred B% ..%
Mdiciean 5 per Cent., 1846
r.• IS .
Ditto., 3 per Cent....:
Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 per Cent --
Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent
Portuguese b per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spani.th t) per Gent. 164 a i
Ditto, Passive 5Ni % g3i
Ditto. 3 per Cent 47
Ditto. New Deferred .. .. 20,4 edo
_36601 60 a i,6,6,11.,
ov, or 4.
Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded 'ibi ' e 07
V enezuela Bonds,:3 jt per Cent.... 3714 0%
Ditto. Acco un t
Dividends on the above payable3B fs
in Lonci ,
On• '
Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild — v 034
..-
Ditto 4 par Cent. C3rtificzat.4

Comols
Ditto Account. June 9

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