The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-24 00:00:00

Btisthests (10r.,
to-day.

Agua Fria
Angio ,falitornian
As:Air:an • •
Australian •• 0. • • 0...
Ave Maria
Blaenarvon Iron & Coal
British Iron • • • • ....
Brazilian Imp, (is. 5/, p.)

Ili - I 'XI. P
%- % P

E 4 % % U
%..:

%
par 1(3 p

131. Is.
all 14 —
15 22% 23% z.d
40 33% 34%
14 4 5
Yep
all 93i _ 10%
1 % P
9 836 4
1 % P
IL% 4% 5
7 —0%
all 2%
par —l6p.
STOCIE BANKS,
all 38 39%
50 463( 49
25 1136 12%
20 24 25%
11 18% 17%
20 28% 29%

Do. Cockles and Culzibitl

Do. St. Jobn del
Ccbre Copi-or • •• •
flopie.Do .. •••• • • • • .
Eng. &Australian Copper
Gold Mountain ,• • .• ••
iexican 44. S. American
Nouveau Monde—. • •
Santiago de Cuba •...
Tin Croft ......... .....
United Mexican— •• • •
West Mariposa .. •• •• • •
ZrOINT

:taxtraiasta • • • • • •
British North America..
Colonial
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster
Natioi Lai Provincial Eng.
National of Ireland
Oriental Bank Corporat.
Provincial of eland—
Do. New
Union of Australia ....
Do. New
Union of London ......
Union of Iladrid

12% %

17% - 17
30 -31 x.(l
431,4 - 45
15X - 1634 ,
35 -36%
3 -
14%- 154

11% zd
x.d
z.d

Canada
Gen. Steam Navigation .1
renin. & Oriental Steam.'

SCI-17.MANEOUS.
3274 48 493(
14 2734 28 26
all 70 —7l x.d
10 1735 18
60 77 7834 7734
th of January—Ticket days for Register,
49th ; Account days, 15th and 30th.
tble for tho errors of the Official Lilts, a
interested correspondents.)

Ditto ditto
Royal Mall Steam ......
Settling days for the wont
Shares, 14th and

rwe cannot he answer
will not he influenced b:

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE Wt 3.

CITY. TWO O'CLOCK.

The mks of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es, i-
mated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 were taken for e: [-
port and ou speculation. The market closed steadily,
without animation.—Railway Shares continued d e-
pressed.

We have confirmatory evidence from various quarts ra
as to excessive production being a main cause of Oat t
depression in the iron trade. Messrs. D. Short and Co..
remind their correspondents that on the 31st January,
1851, we put forth. very much at large, our opinion of
the then state of the trade in this great staple, and of its
future prospects. We then ventured to assert, that even
the moderate prices of that day %ere not likely to be
maintained; because, as we demonstrat-d, the make of
the United Kingdom had outgrown legitimate demand;
and we insisted, that the only hope of establishing com-
pensating prices rested upon a general diminution of the
make in England, Wales, and Scotland. We submit,
that the events of 1851 have proved the correctness of
our anticipations as to prices; for it is difficult ade-
quately to portray the dreary position of this market
on the close of the past year; and the prospects before it
are anything but cheering; nor does there appear to us
any hope of brightening those prospects, so long as the
make is injudiciously kept up to its present enormous
height. Bars in Wales have crept down from 51., in
January last, to 41. 103., and even 41. is ad. and 41. 55.
in December, and rails from 51. ss. in January.
to 41. 123. 6d. in December last; and even at that
figure it is not easy to find large buyers for cad); the
chief business done latterly in rails being for payment in
long dated bonds of the American Railway Companies.
For the last two months orders for Welsh bars have been
very limited indeed; and even our existing low rates fail
to tempt the buyers, to any extent at all capable of stif-
fening the market. Our exports of iron of all sorts in
1851, were little less than 920,000 tons, or more than
100,000 tons greater than in 1850, and yet they produce
no good effect on prices, which, oa the contrary, have a
declining tendency. It is, we cunt, nd, impossible that
this state of things could exist, if we had not produced
too much. In Staffordshire great depression has pre-
vailed, and although there have been some large foreign
orders, nearly all toe makers complain that existing rates
do not pay. Scotch pig iron has declined from 445. 6d.,
in January,lBsl, to 36.. 6d. and 375. for ordinary brands,
at the end of December. This cannot be deemed sur-
prising, when we find, as we do, that the make of last
year was upwards of 750,000 tons, against about 620,000
tons in 1850.

20% 19%

The discount and loan business of the Bank of Eng-
land falls off still, while its assets increase. During the
week to the 17th instant the active circulation was
21,038,335/., an augmentation of over three quarters of
a million sterling. The bullion was added to consider-
ably. The deposit accounts were lessened, and this
would almost justify the belief that fuller employment
was obtained for cash. The result of a comparison with
the previous week is as follows:--
Notes Issued
17% 17 is% Increase
Rest .••

... 31,151,175
... 123,080
... 3,247,702
••• 22,590
4,715.153
577,371
,656,776
345,053
,171,745
9,762
... 13,269,098
35,335
...• 11,388.726
357,462
Notes ... ••• ... 10,112,840
Decrease ... • 673,775
Bullion ... 17,724,887
Increase ... ••• 202,386
Active Circulation... ... 21,038.335
Increase ... 796,255
The total circulation of the United Kingdom dating
the four weeks, to the 27th ult., was 32.918,2151., being
anincrease over the preceding month of 65,5891.
The rates at which bills of exchange were yesterday.
negotiated did not exhibit an improvement compared
with Tuesday last. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 40
to 45; Amsterdam, at 11 184 to 19; Hamburgh at 13
10} to i; and Trieste et 12 25 to 30.
During the fortnight to last evening, the Hon. Eat
India Company drew bills to the amount of 226,8691. Oa
Bengal; 42,6321. on Madras; and 3,2431. on Bombay.
The mail with the West India accounts has been re'
ceived in town and the letters generally notice continued
dullness of trade.

Increase
Public Deposits

2I 21 %21

Decrease
Other Dep€sits

.., n

. • __ ...
Decrease ... ...
Seven Day and other Bills
Decrease .
Government Securities ...

... 1

locreas© ...
Other Securities ...
Decreaso ...
__

The quantity of silver exported from London direct
during the week to Thursday last was 420,112 ounceat•
and of gold 47 ounces.
The English Stock Market has been much depressed•
again and there has been a little " banging " on account
of the French news. Consols have been 951 to 96k for
Transfer, and the same for Account. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 97i to °sit
the Three per Cents. 96/ to Exehequer-bills have
been down to 555. to 58©. premium. and.
Foreign Stocks have been neglected. Spanish Five
per Cents. have realised 23 to I, and the Three per
Cents. 4l k to 414, being about previous quotations •
Sardinian Stock is down to 89 and 88. Russian Old
Bonds have been at 1124 for the Five per Cents.
Belgian Four•and-a. Half per Cents. are 914 to 99, and
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58. Mexican are
nominally 29i i•
Railway Shares have been very dull, and the few bar-
gains entered into have been at rather lower rates again-
Gold Mine Shares have been flatter, except the Ages
Fria, which have made important discoveries.

ONE CLOSO/4.
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. ',RICE'S,"
96'4
es.. 96 514 5% 61/8 57e
9Q, %3/4 v f
33 ieerr
CCeenntt..CßoensduocleeAud Annuinsti
97 ,E 1
New 3% per Cent. Anne— ..
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o — --
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 63/ Oi
Julia Bonds, 1,000/._ ........... .
.... 4 --
Ditto under 1,0004
96
Wnsols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 1.
1,000/. .......... — ,. ..... 58 5
1,0
5 p 55 p
500/. ............... . “" 58 55 p 55 p
.......... ....„,
58 55 p p 55
Small, ..
cLosnil i
ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. nucse.
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coups. —'
29124 Ditto, Account
Russia n •Bonds ...... 112,i 11*i}
100 1/2 100%
Ditto, 414 per Cent ...............
88'4
.. ,
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . ..... 8.90 ,
/88
74 23 'A
S;;:1,m;,11 5 pert ~,nt. 1841,
t 41114
4A 92 92
Ditto.p i3vidpeenrdCseonat
the................. ... ...........l
.. in .
i London.
Belgian, 41h per Cent.
58
9a
Ditto 4 per Gent.
Dutch 21,‘ per Cet,.3elr2tilGieuaitleda b9(B)

E
Fs
A si
tt
et
or
r(3..
month 0...
itotterd am •••• • • ••
•• •• 25 50
A 11:Etara: irmisnsgb,aeu3l.raliglahly;:sli7g.h::tlia.;j3l.l.. 2241;3 5-
-2107° %34
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 45
!families •••• .. • • 25 45
Bourdeoux• . • • .
Frankforten 120 N
nerlin • • • •
Vienna, effec. 12 30
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 33
retersburgh,Sil. Rble.. 37
toloarid
Ca..nz • • •• 50
Is-arc:sloes • • .•

;HANGE.—FIIDAY.
GParaltar•• •• .• •• •• •• -86,
Leghorn •• ..•• •• •• •• ••
„3-4 n 60
Genoa .• •• •....... •• •• a"
Milan ..
Venice.........• •• ••
Naples ...... •• •• •• 120 *
Palermo, perm... •• •• 120.% 1
Messina .• •• •• •• •..• 152*
Li5b0n.............. •• 62A
Oporto.• ..•• •• .• ••
itio Janeiro •• •• •• ••

Buenos Ayres .. ••• • ••
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia •
PRIOEB OF BULLION, Tr; 9
Foreign Geld inbars • • X 3 17
n a
0
0
Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 -
Spanish Doubloons •• 0 ,
New Dollars •• ~ 0 4 `o'"
Silver in bars •• °

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY-)
LONDON, JAN. 24.—Wind at noon S., fresh breeze an
cloudy.
OFF MAEGATE, JAN. 23.—Reward, Demerara.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Cato, St.
cent ; Royalist, 13a, badoes.
LivzitrooL.—Put back, Arthur, Calcutta ; St. Ge°rite.:
New Orleans; Dauntless, Charleston. Off port, Robert St
plaenson, Laguna. is Oltieb
BOLYHEAD, JAN. 23.—The Gloria, from Ibraila,
strained, and it is feared has damaged her cargo, •`-`''

touched the ground. • ao
CUSHENDALE, JAN. 23.—The Ann, of KirkaldY, 18
shore on the island of Rathlin ; crew and cargo gavel. r.„ de
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 23.—Wind I`.T.W.—Arrd•
steamer, Wes Indies. George'
BRISTOL, JAN. 23.—Wind W., light.—Arrd.
Demerara.
MUMBLES, JAN. 23.—Arrd. Fanny, Valparaiso. „iv,
BEAusiAais, JAN. 23. —Wind S.W.— rut back,
—Arrd•
VATruFoRD, JAN. 23. -Wind S.S.W. to W.N.W.
liariner, Buenos Ayres. ust
SWANSEA, JAN. 23.—The Charles Na ier, for Cuba, re
discharge, having struck heavil3 P • nuall
SUNDERIAND, JAN. 23, —wind W.S.W.—Arrd.
Demerara. Sid. babella, BgbAcicoes; Taaigtui2lll/*