The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-13 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales. The
market closed heavily without alteration in prices.
The sales comprised 400 Pernam and Maranham at
6-4 d. to 120 Bahia at 64d., 500 Egyptian at
6d. to 10d 100 Surat at 34d. to 34d., and the re-
mainder American. Railway Shares were dull,
and prices had a downward tendency. Wheat is
3s. per quarter dearer this morning.
Accounts from Birmingham state :--
"The general trade of this town is exceedingly active.
The hardware manufacturers have more orders on their
books than they can execute, and find themselves mate-
rially embarrassed by the scarcity of raw material, and
the great advance in the prices. In addition to the rise
which has taken place in iron and copper, the article of
tin, which constitutes an essential ingredient in Bir-
mingham manufactures, is rapidly increasing in price, as
will be seen by the subjoined quotations from the trade
circular issued on Friday last by one of the largest
wholesale houses : Tin in block, 99s per cwt. • in ingots
99s 6d ; in bars, 101 s • refined, in blocks, 102 s ; plate
grain, 106 s ; granulated, 121 s. The above prices are
upwards of 2/. per ton above those of last week, and a
scarcity of the article in the market is reported."
The Abberton from Port Philip brings advices
only of the 28th July, but she has 15,000 ounces
of gold on board.
The American advices are to the Ist instant, by
the Asia. The Money Market was easy, as might
be anticipated, when an arrival of 3,000,000 dols.
in gold dust had just taken place from California.
The rate of Exchange on London was 110 to 110 k.
The prospects of the cotton crop were most en-
couraging.
From various indications it appears that in the
United States the feeling is becoming more favour-
able to reciprocity with Canada, and there seems
to be every probability of a measure passing Con-
gress that will allow Canadian produce to be intro-
duced at low duties, if not free, across the frontier.
The exportation of wheat and flour by way of New
York iwould in that event increase, such are the
facilities offered.
There is a steady market for public Securities,
and with a fair business doing in those which are
still open to public transfer. Consols for the open-
ing, ex. dividend, have been 1001 to 4. The New
34 per Cents, have been marked 1034 to 1044 ; and
the 3 per Cents. 1004 to 4. Bank Stock has been
firm at 223 Exchequer Bills of March are 58s.
4.
to 60s. ; and East India Bonds 755. to 81s. pre-
mium.
Foreign Stocks have been rather heavy. Spanish
Deferred show more sensibly the influence of the
important political changes that are taking place.
The Deferred Bonds have been as low as 234 4.
Portuguese Small Stock has been steady at 40.
Peruvian Bonds have been at 65i to 4 for the
Deferred, and Grenada Deferred at 124 to 13.
Equador Stock is at 54. Brazilian New 44 per
Cents. have been done at 984 to 4. Mexican droops,
being 244 4. In Russian 44 per Cents. sales have been
made at 104 to 105. The Swedish Loan is at If,
discount, an a the Turkish has sunk to Ipremium.
Austrian 5 per Cents. are worth 834 ; -Belgian 44
per Cents. 954 ; and Dutch 24 per Cents., 67 to 4.
Railway shares have given way upon Saturday's
advance, to the amount of about 1 per Cent., and
there is but a limited business doing. French
shares are barely so high. Plymouth, Tavistock,
and Okehampton Railway are prem.
The Gold Mine shares are all steady, but not so
brisk.

The shares of the new Australian Banks are
firmer.

The railway meetings announced are as follow :
—Eastern Counties, 17th Dec., London Tavern ;
Leeds Northern, 16th Dec., Leeds ; London and
North-Western, 18th Dec., Station ; North Staf-
fordshire, 18th Dec., Stoke.
Mr. Charles Beke, the London Secretary of the
Bordeaux and Cette Railway, has received the fol-
lowing intimation from the secretary of the com-
pany in Paris :

"The board of directors have decided that no splits
shall be made, as 26,500 single shares have been issued.
You will please to take note of this, in order that you
may not receive claims from the shareholders which will
not be allowed here.

" Your proceedings with respect to the claims for
splits already brought in have been quite correct ;
it is, however, for the shareholders in their dealings to
provide themselves with single shares, by means of the
stockbrokers, either in London or Paris."

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock Business done.
223 i
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOOl 11 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities— shut 1011 div. formon
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1729
New 34 per Cent. Annuitie5..............
New 5 per Cent. Annuities shut
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860...
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
Consols for Opening 18th Jan
Exchequer Bills lid.
.ElOOO ......... .......
£5OO
Small
58
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small ... . ............ 1024
Ditto 4i per Cent .........
Danish 5 per Cent. .......... .
Equador Bonds .. . ........
Grenada Bonds, per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 pet Cent l3 121
Mexican 3 per Cent..........
Peruvian Deferred 3 per 6ext 651 5
Portuguese 4 per Cent ..
Ditto Small .......
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 41 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96 d
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent .
Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Swedish Loan' . . ...... . . ... . .
Turkish Loan, 6 per ...... 1t52 l, P
Venezuela Bonds 31 per Cent,
Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent..
Belgian Bonds, 44 per Cent. Ex. 25fr 984 21
Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent..
Ditto for the Account
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9Bf
THRER 0' uLO UK.
Consols for Opening 18th January lOOl 4ex div.

shut
Oita
81 75
81 75
shut
shut
shut
..... 1004 i ex d
March. June.
60 58 --

rNCESS'A THEATRE.

The paternity of the Pantomime in preparation for the
approaching holidays, and on the production of which no
ordinary pains and care are being bestowed, is, we under-
stand, to be attributed, not to divided origin, as is gene-
rally the case with compositims of this class, but to a
"corporation sole"---the energetic and efficient stage-man-
ager, Mr. George Ellis. The skill and ingenuity of the
author will of course be backed by all the resources of the
establishment, developed under his experienced superin-
tendence, and he is peculiarly fcttunato in having at com-
mand such artistic excellence as ii possessed by the persona-
tors of the principal characters. Miss Le Clercq and Mr.
on the boards, and the newthe best
,ol3frum.bitinuline aned,
hilltahrleertoquin a
satisfactory substitute for his celebrated predecessor. As
regards splendour of scenery and appointments, the opening
portion of the Pantomime is sure to maintain the confirmed
reputation of the management in the tasteful magnificence
ceoemd ileihsecerehnetsywilla it sfounspertoacualffaorrdpraoriduchetinonnds ;valiviiiiiedefutnhde
of genuine amusenunt.