The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

Cent. France (0.V.) all
Charl. & Erquel all pdl
Demerara all pd
Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd
East Indian 181. pd
Do. Do 20/. pd
Gt. Indian Penin. all p
Do. Do. _414 pd
Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Louv. a la Sambre 7%
Luxembourg l3l. pd,
Do. (Railway) 10/. pdl
Do. l/. pd,
Do. (Canal) 2t. pd I
Maria Antonia 27i pd
Do. New pd
Namur & Liege all pd
North. of France,l6/.pd
Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd
Paris & Lyons ...6/. pd
Paris & Orleans all pd
Paris & Rouen pd
Paris & Stras. ...all pd
Rouen & Havre...all pd
Sambre & Meuse all pd
St. Andrew's & Qmebec
. .

24 -24%
14 -16

.3% dis.
5 p

IN; p
nl 13,a p

49k- 4%
33/4 - 4
% - 3/8
YS - 5/8
8 - 9

6 sy
243 —243/8
137/8 14
5 —5% p x.d
534 p
47 —49
33% 34
223/4 23 x.d
12% 13
4yB 4jB

(A) 4l. pd
Tours & Nantes 171. pd
West Flanders...B3% pd
West. of France 6/. pd

6 4%dis. x.d
27/8 33 :s.d,
I% 2 p
MZNES.

Agua Fria all pd
Anglo-Californian, all p
Asturian 151. p
Australasian 21. pd
Australian 51. pd
Austr. Freehold all pd
Ave Maria all pd
Blaenarvon I. & C. all p
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd
British Iron 131. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24%
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p
Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/.
Carson's Creek all pdl
Cobre Copper ...401. pd
Colonial Gold 11 pd
Copiapo 14/ pd
Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p
General all pd
Gold Mountain all pd
Great Polgooth all pd
Lake Bathurst all pd
Liberty .. all pd
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Com all pd
& S. Amer 31. p
New Granada all pd
Nouveau Monde, all pd
Port Philip l/. pd
Quartz Rock all pd
Santiago de Cuba 103/4
South Australian, 1 pd
Tin Croft 7l. pd
United Mexican all pd
West Mariposa—all pd

Par— % p
% Yi t p

P
1
1/2 as dis.
as.,

... •••
% % dis.

••• •••
1 Yl.. I
%

1i- %P
36 -37

Par % p

••. •••
34 1,4 dis.

14 Yi, dis.
I'y I%P
% dis.
Vs % P

5/6 - 3/8 dis.
4%
y 4 dis.
% p
par 3 p
% 311 dis.
10 —ll

'Adis. par
11 11%
2 —2%
% % dis
.STOON. BAN:
471/2 48 1

JOINT,
Australasia all pd
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd
Colonial 25/. pd
Com. of London 201. pd
Lon. & County 201. pd
London Jt. Stk. 101. pd
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd
Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd
Do. New lO/. pd
Nat. of Ireland 221 A p
Orient. Bk. Corp all pd
Prov. of Ireland 251 pd.
Do. New all pd
Union of Austral all pd
Do. New 2% pd
Union of London 101. p
Union of Madrid all pd

- 6034,
14% - 15

25 - - 26%

18 - 18%
29% -3©jB
43 -44%

1834 20
36 374
46 % 47
167/9 174
42 % 431,&
4 45/s
153% —164

MIS
Austral. Roy. Mail, 2 p
Canada 32% pd
Copper Miners of Eng-
land . . 25/. pd
De. do. 10/. pd
Eastern Steam...2s. pd
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd
Gen. Screw Steam Ship-
ping Company...so/. p'
Irish Beetroot Sug. 2 pl
Penin. & Or. St. all pd
Do. Do. —l5l. pd
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p

ICEIMANE 0171
2 -2%
50 -51

28% :: -2-9

84% - 85

35% - 36%
77% - 78%

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken
for export, and 1,000 on speculation. The market closed
steadily. The sales comprised 5,500 American, 300
Pernam and Maranham at 84d. to 7d., 100 Bahia at
6i:d. to 60., 230 Egyptian 6ici. to 7id., and 600 Surat
qd. to 44d. per lb.—Railway Shares were good again.
The produce markets have been animated again this
week, and there is, upon the whole, fair support given
to the prices. Sugar, being in very full supply, is
scarcely so dear. The consumption of the necessaries
of life is steady, and there is sufficient activity in the
manufacturing districts to use up the imports of Wool,
Cotton, Indigo, &c:, before they accumulate to any
extent.

The importance of ascertaining the relative security
afforded by different railway companies is so obvious
that the statistics compiled by Mr. Slaughter, of the
Stock Exchange, with respect to the Debenture debts,
are certain to be appreciated. To arrive at a fair con-
clusion several points have to be considered. First,
there is the amount of the debenture debt; second, the
net earnings, after deduction of working expenses for the
year 1851, the whole of which were applicable, if
needed, to payment of interest on the debts; third,
the sum actually paid for interest (with the
average result per cent. per annum); fourth, the
balance over after payment of interest; fifth the addi-
tional per-tentage of interest such balances would have
paid. Space will not permit us to follow the compiler
through his calculation, and we must confine ourselves,
therelore, to results. Taking twenty-two lines of rail-
way, we find the allowance upon their respective debts
to have varied from 3 67 to 5.65, the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire Companygetting its lOUS
cheapest, and the Caledonian paying most. After dis-
charging the interest on their debts, the Blackwell has
the largest, and the Chester and Holyhead the smallest
surplus available for dividend upon share capital. This
is illustrated as follows:

Surplus equal to further
payment at rate of
Blackwall ••• 21.60
Eastern Counties ••• 20.16
Brighton ••• ... 18.90
Lancaster and Carlisle ... ••• 17.96
South-Eastern ... ••• 16.23
South-Western ..• 14.63
North Stafford ... ..• ..• 13.72
Midland ••• ••• ..• 13.66
North-Western ••• ... 12.64
11.37
E atEast
L a Lancashirenna andsh Lancashire
n... 10.72
Glasgow Yorkshire
and South-Western
... 10.04
Bristol and Exeter • ••• ... 861
Great Western ••• ... 8.44
8.12
8.04
Caledonian ••• 5.97
Besrwheicffikeld, a*n**d Lincolnshire 5.436
Edinburgh York and
Naonrdth Glasgow
Midland
,*: :••••
NMS coaorntitch r i tdi shn j
York and
B
ihshestcere,ntral
Chester an ;head*** *** 3.65
These figures, though based u p 2.07
n othe company's re
turns,
may in one instacce convey an erroneous impres•
eio n b
because of the different way in which the accounts
are made up, but the explanation is simply that some
charge capital with a portion of the interest they pay
upounfi debentures
shed wor,
kthe expenditure being on unproductive
or ns.
The Amsterdam Stock-market, on the 16th inst., was
firm, with a moderate business doing. In foreign there
was no particular change. The Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. were at 63.
There are two more vessels from Port Philip, but
their dates being Feb. 28, are not quite so late. There
is understood to be gold on board.
The English Stocks have been very buoyant again,
and advanced quotations have been realised. Consols
are 99i to par. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been 102-1- to 103 i, and the Three per
Cents. 100 i to The premium on Exchequer-bills of
March are 745. to 775. premium.
The Foreign Securities are all looking up. Mexican
Three per Cents. are 251 to 26. Grenada Deferred are
94 8, Equador Stock is at 4/. Brazilian Old Bonds
have been marked 101 i. Spanish New Three per
Cents. are 21i• Dutch Four per Cents. have realised
95,3 to 96f.
Railway Shares have all improved very decidedly,
Caledonian, East Lancashire, Brighton, South-Western,
ithe York
North-Western, Midland, South-Eastern, an
lines, being in great favour. French Shares are better,
though quiet.
NoTuhveeauGomldoMndienetsakheavteneallless, verybut
eligible property has been concluded.
lead,advancedbecause
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Consols for OpeningQ_Ull!
BRITISH FUNDS TB-10
Official List.)
.100
(From the ..... 100% %
.103 1027/8 10$1/6
Anns. ... sth 1860... 6 15-16
New 3% Per Exp. Jan. ,
8 per Cent. Reduceod Annul
Long Annuities'
is for Opening March.
Expire Oct. 10, 1859...9963A5A100
March.
Consols e• 711 June.
- ....... ............. 74 77 p
E:co..3_aouYerearisii,
34°11°1. .................................. 71 68 p
Sin-1 ..... N FUNDS AT
OF FOREIG ONE O'CLOCi
icE o_ .
BAustrian Scrip, 5 per Cent. . 414% p
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent, ...... 101%
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ....... 106
Equador Bonds .................
Grenada,
ellteererp.eedero.Cu.
peon.o.nt.
...
Do. 7.48;r4
Ditto EtoDx
1846, 5 *per
Mexican Bonds, Cent. • 32
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 80nd5,1849, 6 por Cent lO5
Portuguese Benda , 5 per Cent -
Ditto Converted, 1841 38%
Ditto 4 Der Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ......
Ditto, New Deferred 2134%
Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded........ 2% per cent.
uiridends on the above payable in London
French Renter, 4% per Cent loof. 50c.
Exchange
Dutch 21,4 per Cent., 12 Guild -
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditte Account .........