The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-28 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL 10°

14.
CITY, Two °1)"
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday 9
estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. ri
market was quiet but firm. The sales OAP
4,000 American, 100 Pernam and Marat,lllul,g
6id. to 6fd ; 100 Bahia, at ad. to ;60
at N-d to 4 d, and 20 Sea Islands, at is Sci
per lb. Railway Shares were quiet but stead
The colonial markets are closed, and only P
flt
business is doing. Tea is being cleared 'arc
Cotton in more request.
The amount of gold expected by the ste'llph
Australian, is about 800,0001. From Port
we are advised as follows :
‘,.A. very active traffic exists among the coastilff
eels, conveying large numbers of passengers to 3eui,
the ports of this colony. Few of these passengers 4
ing here are entirely without gold ; many of theota
vey large quantities ; and as very little of it is el:, a
at the Customs, it is only natural that the ovieue';
should keep the fact of their having such velu,slol
perty about them as secret as possible. It is d
however, that many thousand ounces have bee, -0
veyed by private hand in single vessels ; and the ,
sion of gold in the adjacent colonies, nearly all oriet
drawn from this, proves how large a sum has
ported in the aggregate by these modes. T11:°"
of colonial vessels which have left this port sin-,
eEs
ber, counting different trips of the sairi`;:
is 401 ; about 150 vessels having left t'-t,
prior to last April, and 251 since then. For f
half of that time me will estimate the amount, (3
conveyed by each ship at the rate of 1 poune 0"0-;
of the passengers, whom we shall estimate at lad
I
would give a total of 36,000 ounces. For the,:,eni
of that period we will estimate the number of Ind c
at 50 to each vessel, and raise the average of gototil
veyed to 2 pounds per head, this will give
301,200 ounces, or a general total thus conYeld
337,200 ounces. It may appear that we should
the amount so exported in vessels for Adel3ideie
may already swell the amount in the Assoli".%sol
turn of that colony; but large quantities have,: oiV
Australia which have never passed through tu.t uiU
and we are aware that our general estimate is s°
within the truth, that it is not worth mbile to
such a comparative trifle as this."
The Chairman of the Spanish Bondholders C°lo
mittee has received a communication frt‘lio
Agent, Mr. Weisweiller, at Madrid, wili,G%-ett
tainlymore encouraging, and leads to theli,°rio
the new Ministry will be found dispose('
equitably. The letter is as follows :
" Madrid, 21st December, iko
"My Dear Sir,—As soon as the new FitierLeeediati
ter had taken possession of that office, I amine
addressed to him the memorial concerning the se7
of the confiscated half of the overdue Coupoos,,„%tioe
therewith enclose a translatidn, for the inform
the Committee and the Bondholders in general. gti
. " I shall continue my best endeavours so es t:
at a satisfactory result ; and I am happy to es- iireY
opal
that I receive from Lord Howden that zealous air
tion which his lordship always accords in f. 31
British interests.
0
"His Excellency the new Finance Minister, li -sS
mised to take my memorial into consideration 31,11 d
as his numerous occupations will permit lligl.ll
Pi
trust that in his new and important post he vizii(3l
as impartial and loyal as I have hitherto know"' -
be." rb

4'
The English Securities have been very Uto
morning, but there is not much speculatit
ness doing. Consols bring 100 l to 101.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have biej.
104/ to 105 ; and the Three per Cents. Ithilsofil
Bank Stock has been steady at 224*. B°,l-111,1
Bills have been 675. to 70s. premium, an
Bonds 83s.
Mexican bonds have been better, Viz''Tli
Spanish New Deferred realise 24k ; and the
per Cents. 51k. The Turkish loan is
to * premium. The Swedish loan is 11
Portuguese Four per Cents. bring 40±.
New Stock has been 98i to 99. Belgiallpot
and-a-Half per Cents. are 99 to and
quiet, at about the previous rates.
the
The Railway Share Market has been
,he
by the arrangements for the settlement of l'are
count. South-Eastern have risen, and
Western also are better. Others about the
French shares are dull.

Gold Mines are quieter, but Ago
000
have improved 10s. Colonial are scarcely.o°4o3
The Port Philip Company have received 131
tion of Oct. 8. A few of their men had left',ed
the Government Commissioner had deterwl,.
refuse licenses ,to all who violated engage
with their employers.
Australian Agricultural Shares are loNver',li'
South Australian are firm. The Banks are '4;l
The amount of railway " calls " for the gi°•; ,
January is 1,024,2601. of which 979,8201.
foreign and colonial companies. In Januartficil
the total was only 265,8171. There are no Olee'
this week in town.
The directors of the Dutch Rhenish -`o:0
Company give notice that the total number
plications from the shareholders amounted to„
certificates ; those from the public to 1,1-711,',V
as the former, agreeably to the statutes, IlaNd
preference, it has been out of the power
~i)C
directors to respond to the liberal offers of sup
from the latter.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.(From the Official List.)
Basin„.„ ...4c
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.
New 31 per Cent. Annuities 1044 cu a
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860..... 6 7-1
India Bonds, £lOOO B3 80
Ditto, under £lOOO BO .toof
Consols for Account lOOl 1 I
Exchequer Bills 13d. March. JO.--,
£l000.
..,
£5OO 67 70
...--
Small 67 70
,r I
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DA '
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto New, 1852, 4.3 per Cent 99 flit: 1
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.......
Danish 3 per Cent.
Equador Bonds s} ~
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
Mexican 3 per Cent
Peruvian 6 per Cent.
Portuguese 4 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 5l
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24
Spanish Passive (Converted)
54 a
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 44- P
Swedish Loan li d
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852
French Rentes, 41 per Cent
Belgian Bonds, 4 per Cent. Ex. 25fr. 99 i
Dutch Exchange 22 per Cent..., 6Bl
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates...
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TIIREE O'CL '-',l,
Consols for Opening 18th January ...... 100 i ex