The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

nominal Prices.

Agra Fria
Anglo Californian ..

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tit""XP

Asturian
Australian ........

Ave Maria
Blaenarvon Iron & Coal
British Australian Gold
British Iron
Brazilian imp. (i?. 51: P.)

% %
dis %P

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De. Cocaes and Culabal
Do. St. John del /toy..
Cobre Copper • .... . • •
Copiapo .. • • • • • •
Eng. 8c Australian Copper
General.... • • • • • • • •
Gold Mountain . .• •
Great Polgooth • ...
Mexteausi• o. American
Nouveau Monde • •
Santiago do Cuba .... •
Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • • • • •
United wexican • • • • • • •
West Mariposa .. • • ....
JOINT

I%
all 1%
15 72% —23%
40 i 3 —34
14 4 5
234 % % P x•n
all 2% _lO%
1 par p
all par p
4
1 36 % P
16% 4% 5
7 9 —lO
all 2 —2%
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all 38 —39%
50 46% 48
25 11% 12%
20 24 25}4
18 18% —17%
20 29% 30
35 ••

Nastralasia .... • • . • • • • •
British North America..
Colonial
Commercial of London..
London Joint block ....
Len4on and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.

18 x..d
29%

De. New ........ • • ••
National of Ireland .. •
Oriental Bank Corporat.
Provincial of Irelann• • • •
Do. New .. ••• • • . •
Onion of Australia .. • •
Do. New .....
Union of London ••
Union of Mad.rif:

17% 17
30 3114 x.d
43% 45
155 16%
35 36%
3 —3%,
14% lb%

15% 15

Canada

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48 49%
27% 2a
70 —7l x.d
17% - 18
77 7814
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1 correspondents.]

Gen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam ......

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, T O'CLOGA.

From the 24th ult. to the 7th inst., both inclusive, the
East India Company drew to the amount of 108,793/.
2s. 3d. on the three Presidencies. There will probably
be 3,500,0001. drawn for during 1852-3.
A moat erroneous statement having appeared in an
peening contemporary, to the effect that the Bank of
England had lowered the price of standard gold to
31. 17s. 9d., and that great dissatisfaction prevailed in
the City in consequence, it may be as well to state that
the Bank never gave more than that price, and, conse-
quently, that no dissatisfaction is or can be felt. The
Bank is merely reducing the value of foreign coins not
of standard fineness, and upon which it would sustain a
loss now gold is so abundant. We explained this on
Saturday, and now give the official notice:—
" The Bank of England will purchase gold ingots at
the rate of 31. 17s. 9d. per ounce of standard gold,' only
when the parcel shall in the aggregate be of a quality
equal or superior to the standard of 22 carats fine, and
be fit for coi, age without going through the process of
refinage. For the convenience of the sellers, however,
the Bank will purchase gold ingots of a quality not
under 21 carats fine, on receiving from the seller an
allowance equivalent to the expense of raising it to
standard. The Bank will purchase American eaeles,
French 20 franc pieces, and Dutch guilders, at the rate
of 31. 16s. lid per ounce."

The national balance-sheet for the year ending sth
January last has been published, The receipts, as we
already know, were 52 233,0u61., and the expenditure
was 49 506,6101. This includt s 23,029 749/. as interest
of the Permanent Debt, and 3,784,6641. of the Termi-
nable Annuities, besides 402,713/. for Exchequer-bills.
The excess of income over expenditure was 2,726,3961.

From a second account inf:irmati,n is obtained of the
balances of the public money, &c., and the following are
rho most interesting

Balance in the Exchequer, Jan. 5, 1351 £9 245,676
Applied during the year to reduction 0, debt 3,012 099
Advances for lccal works, including
1,075,1061. for drainage, &c., less tamount
repaid
Balances in the Exchequer, Jan. 5, 1852 ... 8,3 S 1,637
The sales of Cotton at Live! pool on Saturday were
estimated at 7,000 bates, of which 500 American and
500 Surat were taken fur export; the market was quiet
but steady, at previous rates. The sales comprised
5 500 American, 250 Pernann and Maranham at sbd. to
6id., 100 Bahia at 51i. to 6ad., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to
9d., and 1,000 Surat at 24d. to 4d. per lb.—The Share
Market WAS firm, and prices had an upward tendency.
Accounts from America of the 28th ult. have come to
hand. There had been a good deal of debating upon the
Mexican indemnity money, the difference of opinion be-
ing whether it should be paid in New York. The
Congress had gone into a Committee of Ways and Means
upon the subject.
The Trent steamer brings favourable advices from
the West India colonies. The weather was very pro-
pitious for the crops.
From Mexico we learn that the Republic continued
quiet. There was an increased export duty of 2} per
cent. on the exportation of specie. Mr. Falconnet has
arrived.

The English Stocks aro very firm, but there is not
much speculative business doing. The " options" are
coming off and they influence the quotations, to-morrow
being settling day. Investments for money seem stilt to
be in progress. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been marked 98i to and the Three per
Cents. 97i to Bank Stock is very firm at 217. but
Lod►a Stock has declined to 255. Consols are 96i a for
Transfer and 96i fur Account, showing a slight " bac-
cadatiou." Exchequer-bills have been at Gis. to 645.,
and India Bo: cla at 72*. There are about 2,000,000 dol-
lars in bullion from New York and Mexico.

In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds have at-
tracted most attention, and have further improved. The
remittance for the dividend fs only 42,000 dollars, as
far as we at present know, but the certainty of the ap-
propriation being voted, and the fact of Mr. Falconnet
having made arrangements for the dividend over-due.,
is in favour of the Bonds, which have realised 32-1
to 33i Grenada Stock is quiet at 16j for the Active,
and 9i for the Deferred. Equador Bonds are at 4. Peru-
vian Old Stock is worth 9.4 to 95, and the Defer' ed
47i. Spanish Bonds have recovered a little. The Five
per Cents. are 23 to it, and the Three per Cents. 17i..
Sardinian Stock is at 81. Belgian Four-and-a-Huff
per Cents. have been at 91i to Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 58i 4, and Russian Four-and a-Half per
Cents. at 101.
The Railway Share Market is buoyant, and an in-
creased business is doing. Lines leased at fixed rentals
and Preference Shares are more sought after.
Gold Mines are steady.

Consois ..
Ditto Account,