The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-26 00:00:00

Agua Fria .... •• •• -•
Anglo (alitorniau .....
art inari .. • . ..

A ustral i . , • ••• • - - •
Australian Freehold ••
Ave Maria •• • ••
Blaenarvon Iron & Ceal
British Australian Gold
British Iron • • - ••
Brazilian imp. (is. 6/:

Do. CocaeB and Culabn

Du. 't. John del Rey..
Cobrc Copper • .... •• .
Copixpo .. • .... • • •
Eng. & Australian Copper
General ..... • • ...... • •
Gold Mountain ... .. • •
Great l'olgooth ....!
Mexican& 6. .‘merican
Nouveau Monde • •
Santiago de Cuba . .
Tin Croft • • • • • • • • • •
Unitsd Mexican
West Mariposa ..... .

.7 0 X 1',3"

A.utralasia ...:.... .......
British North America..
Colonial ..............

Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock
Len,Aon and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.:

De. New ........ ••
National of Ireland
Oriental Bank Corporat.
Provincial of Ireland....

Do. New ••
Union of AnstnUis .. • •

Do. New ............
Union of London •• •• ••
Union of Mad;id --

Canada .• .. ••••• • • • • •
Eastern Steam .... • • ..
Oen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.

Ditto ditto
Royal Mail steam ......
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a5:OMONEYTOhAesales o f
Cotton
tdo n
erTichaen
4,000 bales,
Suratwereyesterdayw for'eCr NeldeClEs
exportstCiWrilj re
ud:
erieceamn
bornisespae3cu,2lastoioAnm.
The &Linke
ranham, at 6%cle to 71/2d. ;20 Bahia, ° Pernalo Egyv•
tian, at 61/2d. to 814 d • and 500 at 6 te2d. ; 4d / .
16. i,...•, f Surat, at ekid. to • •
marketis closed beavity.
At the close of last week arid the commencement of the
present there was more firmness in the principal staples,
and rather more business was dune, but since the markets
m and Ma-
have had a duller tone, and there is a decided disinclination
to do business, the public sales having been unusually
in
limited. This applies not only to Sugar and Coffee, but
likewise to the minor articles, although holders mainta
their demands generally, and do not press supplies upon the
market.
The reported discovery of an island in the pacific where
guano abounds, may render it useful to state what has been
the result of experience as to Peruvian guava) ; and although!
the samples brought from the island in question are estimatV!
as being worth much less than the Peruvian, they are still
valuable, and far above the adulterated articles constantlY
1° foisted on the public. Professor Wray, in a lecture before
the Royal Agricultural Society of England, gave the
lowing information on this important subject :
" While good guano, when burnt, gave an ash almost en:
2eosmteotim3
tirely soluble in acids, and leaving only 1 L.. or two per cene•
of sand, these adulterated specimens contained often frondl
sometimes
ary. morel n,
manyo f ins oelausbelse t
bmeas tot e r—
specimensso met e s
had In
ci
,b,,eent to him in the belief that they were genuine, but there coti
the
manures it was difficult to speak with any great
no hesitation in pronouncing them spurious. Of
loss to the farmer in the purchase of such sophisticaten;
accuracy ; the loss was not cenfined to that of the purchase
money, it was the disc ointment and failure in the el:
resulting from their use which constitie ed the severity, ot t, ,
evil. Ot the loss on purchase-money, some notion miglss'.
be formed by a calculation founded on the value as manurbee
of ammonia and phosphate of lime. He estimated t
ammonia at sd. per lb., and the phosphate of lime at :!,id. Rer_
lb. ; but it would be necessary to make a deduction from ton
value so obtsined, inasmuch as guano at 101. per t9n
furnished these substances at about one-sixth less than the
above-named prices. sis
" The diagram which was formed from the anal? .
,_
of the specimens just described, proved, that anal? St
the dishonest dealer reduced the value of the guano be
degree o.t.
sand and other admixtures to one-half, he only lowered th.,
price by one-fourth. For 71. 103. the farmer obtained,
therefore, a guano which was intrinsically worth 5/. Meese
It could not be too widely known that it Was imposs .
the general way of business that they should buy good
Peruvian guano for less than 91. 55., because the inaporte.ra,
Messrs. Antony Gibbs and Sons, who had an exclusive
agency from the Peruvian Government, never sold
ant
sound guano below that sum. It was true, indeed, tbe.
there were sales now and then of damaged guano, that is
of
the parts of cargoes that had been subject to leakage on the
voyage, but the competition for these lots was so great that
they generally fetched a higher price than their intrinsic
justified ; they were (Alen mixed with some sub-
valueetance to dry them up, and then the farmer paid the cost.
Nothing was a greater delusion than a cheap guano; if the
farmer could not afford the full price, let him buy half the
quantity."
The Hamburgh mail of Tuesday brings the excbangeey
on
London 4 lower, viz., 13 614. Stocks were firm, and honey
was easy.
In most of the Baltic markets grain was cheeper, althoughof _ll_°l__
the privations of the poorer classes in various parts
many are represented as being most distreseing.
the 24th instant. Spanish was more offered.
The Amsterdam Stock Market was without alteration on
Public Securities, the tone is duller and less business la
Although there is no decided alteration in the value ci!.
doing. Console have been 93% 3/4 for Transfer, end 98 / at
for Account. The Three per Cent. Annuities of 1726 arer
981%. East India Stock is worth 261 to 262. The p
mium on Exchequer-bills has been 68s. to 705.,
Bonds 79a. and on India
rices are
The Foreign Market has been quieter, but
aipndooPlyer7u2"
' steady. Mexican Bonds have been 321/2 to 3e;;
Bonds have
vian 105 to 106. Buenos Ayres have been quoteu
to 73, but Brazilian old are up to 101. Equader_re...ei,
been 5 to 51/i, and Grenada Deferred 101/e• \ ,11,4e%"ish
Stock is worth 46 to 47, an improvement again. a .r.,...
Five per Cents. have been 201/2 to 211/2, and the Newl:,*,,
ferred 19% to 20. Portuguese Four per Cents. are at "
and dull. Dutch Two-and- a-lialf per Cents. brineg
06,311
.0 .
Railway Shares have been weaker, and sales pr
_d_o,
,ILiesirci,
Lower prices have been accepted for Chester and 11 I
Midland, and several others. Ambergate and Aberdeen are
French
Great Western, Lancashire and 'Yorkshire, South-WYesterll:
rather dearer. Norfolk have given way decidedly.
shares have been neglected.
and Carson's
Creek Creek higher. Nouveau Monde are flatter. The Australian
In the Mining Market Agua Fria are firm.
co
J ointpaniStock Bank sharees ares are about th samee.
steady, and there have beensome bargains in the Steam Navigation Companies.
QUARTER TO 11111hg-
Coneos .. ... ... 981 ..i
0Q 1
Ditto Account, April 13 ..• ..• e- 4
CLOSI) a
oIVE PRICE,
_ PRICES OF liElTisli Funsms o,CT,nelt 98%
3 ,-.-- •_l-7:,..4,1, ,q,,ip anreiti we. ...... 98% 311
98%
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726...........98 ei
. ,J,YI, anna. te. .2Cfu' J ati. i MO,. ..... -,.. 6%
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860....... 67e
'ndia Stock . ........ 2 2 261 261
79 p
'adj. Bonds, tam eit... .......•• .. . 74 P 76 p
'itto ender 1.0,10/.-. ...... ...-.. 76 p 220
Rank Stock for Account ........... ... 95%
C ~ Account . • 983 a 14 262
India Stock for Account ..............
1 4 6-
f.xelleguer Bills. 70 68 p 68 p
10)0/. .......... . ...... .... ....... e, 68 _
68 p
fiool. ......................... -- !! 7 ;
71 p
Small, .. ..• •• ... - ............. . 00
ONE CLOSING
PRICES.
eaeilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... .... 101 102
6 per Cent. 73 72
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 73
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... . 102 102
PRICESI OF FOItEIGN FUNDS. O:C_L_O_CK.
5%
Grenada Bonds, 11/2 per Cent —
Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 2334
Ditto, Deferred lOl4 10
rhiciruuavidoanr Bonds ;5...p.e. ...
(..e..n.t.....
13025511:346
M ,xierie 3 'Or l en• , 1816 .... 32%
106
Ps opppn tiiutttt,
tttg.ooonn,..e.4l:3s. e;.,:5.
r.rt
:c. per:::Cents,
.i
:: : .
.... :
... 62
Ditto,pitto DAeopfooeerrunrcedetnt
....
97% 9734
--
36 36
2614 /6q
2l
Ditto ....
Com. Cert. Coup. not funldBe49d 20%
441,4
Ditto, New Deferred 28%
Spanish
Dutch 2 1/2 per Cent.A 12 2% per cent.
_t3l/44 4414
Venezuela Bonds, 31 46
Ditto DeferredlB%
perGCueinldt 7l 46
Dividends on the above payable in London.
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