The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

Busines9 done
Railways. to-day.
Nomint 1 Prices.
Cent. France (0.V.) all' 22% 22%
Chart. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5 14 14
Demerara all pd —•Dutch Rhenish, ,81, pd •
dis.
East Indian 18/. 1:d, 4 P
Do. Do 201. pd! 22%
Gt. Indian Paulo. all p •1
p 6 %
Do. Do 4% pd -1 p 5 %
Grnd. June. of Fra. 4 pd
Louv. a la Samb e 734 •••
Luxembourg _l3/. pd 4% —4%
Do. (Railway) 104 pd i 3% 334
Do. l/. pd! % 3/s
Do. (Canal) 2t. pd %
Maria Antonia 27A pd 8 —lO 83/4
Do. New 852 pd
Namur & Liege all pd, •634 —6% 6YB'%
North. of France,l6/.pd! 2234 23 22'/e %
Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, all pri 1332 13 % 13
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd! 4 41/4 p
Paris & Lyons „XI. pd 4 4yi p 10% 9i
Paris & Orleans all pd 45 —47
Paris & Rouen ...all pdi 29% 29%
Paris & Stras. ...all pd 21% 21% 21%
Rouen & Havre...all po 11 —ll y, 11
Sambre & Meuse all tat 434 5 54 %
St. Andrew's & Q.:abaci
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 17/. pd 534 —5% dis.
\Vest Flanders...B3/ pd 3 —3%
West. of France 61. ptl p
MINES.
Agua Fria all pd is 3/4 1/1,
Anglo-Californian, all p 5k p
Asturian 15/. p • •••
Australasian 21. pd 3/4 114 p
Australian 5/. pd 1
Austr. Freehold all pd 38 % dis.
Ave Maria all pd
Blaenarvon I. & C. all pv—
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd •is
1% dis.
British Iron 131. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. sp) 24% •1
2
Do. Coca. & Cui. all
Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/.
Carson's Creek all pd par 1
Cobre Copper ...40/. pd
Colonial Gold 11 pd par 134
Copiapo 14/ pd
Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p 1 % dis. %
General all pd
Gold Mountain all pd % dis.,
Great Polgooth all pd % % p
Lake Bathurst all pd 1/2 dis.
Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz
Crushing Corn. all pdi
Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. pi .
New Granada all pet'
Nouveau Monde all pd %dis. •par
Port Philip pd par p 134
Quartz Rock all pd I % dis.
Santiago de Cuba 10%1 10 —ll 10% 5/8
South Australian, 1 pa 134
Tin Croft 7l. pd! 10 —ll 11 %
United Mexican all pd 234 23/8
West Mariposa all pd % % dis
JOINT-STOCK 'MMES.
Australasia all pd 46% —4711
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 55 —56
Colonial 25/. pd 12% —l3
Com. of London 201. pd 25 —26
Lon. & County 20/. pd
London Jt, Stk. 10/. pd 18 1834 1811
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 283/ 293/8 2934 5/8
Nat. Prov, Eng. 35/. pd
Do. New lO/. pd
Nat. of Ireland 22% p 1734 —l7
Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —36
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 44% 453/4
Do. New all pd 16% 17%
Union of Austral all pd 43 —43 43
Do. New . . .... 2% p' 3 —3%
Union of London 101. p 15 —l6 %
Union of Madrid all pd
Austral. Roy, MailMl SCELLANEOUS.
, 2 2%
Canada 32% pd' 48 49%
Eastern Steam...2s. pd i
Gen. &in. Nay. 14/. pd 1 28% 29
Gen. Screw Steam Ship-
Ping Company...so/ p' 49 48%
Irish Beetroot Sug. 2.1 pi 2 • 234
Penin. & Or. St. all pd 82 —B3
Do. Do. ...15/. pd j 331% —34 34
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 76% 77% 7734
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p

'VIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, ell to the trade. The market was
well supplied and closed tamely. The lower qualities
of American were easier ; ail other kinds firm except
Maccios, which were d. dearer. The sales comprised
4,500 American, 600 l'ernam and Maranham, at 6d. to
7id.; 100 Bahia, at 6V.; Egyptian, at 50. to 10Id.;
and 600 Surat, at 3id. to 44i. per lb.—Railway Shares
were flat.

The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 40s. I Id.
per quarter. and the sales officially reported for the past
week are 94,297 quarters.
At a meeting held this morning of the proprietors of
the Provincial Bank of Ireland, the usual half-yearly
dividt.nd of 4 per cent., being at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, was declared, and a satisfactory report was
made of the progress of the bank, which has better pro-
spects before it in proportion as the state of the country
improves. _

An account has been made up of moneys remaining
to be raised on the 81 May, 1852, to complete the aid
granted by Parliament for the service of the years 1850
and 1851. Consolidated Fund, 12,341,726/.; per Act 13
and 14 Vic. c. 107, 248,974/. 19s. 61.; Consolidated
Fund, 11,706,8351. 17s. 3d.; per Act 14 and 15 Vic., c.
101, 2 313,7101 24..81 ; making the total amount to be
raised, 2,562,685/. 2s. 2d. There are no moneys in the
Exchequer,
The steamer of the Collins' line has been telegraphed,
and brings the large amount of 400,000 dollars in specie.
The Aensterdaen 13 ,urae, on the 181 inst., was firm
for Dutch Stock, but there was no animation. liussiae
Bonds were in much request, at improved rates. Spanish
and Portuguese were very firm.
The Honourable Eat India Company, following the
example of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has given
the requisite notice that when its bond debt becomes
payable a year hence, the new issue will be made at 2k,
instead of 3 per cent. In this way the abundance of
money tells, and every step in the same direction must
bring railway debentures, and all securities yielding a
fair return upon the capital invested, more into favour.
At the present moment, strange as it may appear, spe-
culation for a fall seems to be most in fashion, and not
only is this the case with railways and gold mines, but
also with the Funds. It is true that Consols are
relatively high, but there is absolu'ely little resource
but to buy them where a guaranteed 3 per cent. is
wanted. As to railway property, it seldom was in a
healthier position, and the motives that encourage the
Bears will not stand the test of examination, The Ex-
hibition last summer did much to increase traffic, un-
questionably, bat the whole infleenee was e xpended in
aueut six weeks ; and what with increased expensee
and keen competition, the net profit was much smiler
than that arising from ordinary excursion trains. This
season the rolling steak provided last year will be
available, the payment upon the company's bonds
will •he lowered, and it is probable that,
if the dividends aro smaller, they will be fully equal to
expectation. Since every one has looked for diminished
traffic, we can hardly suppose the weekly retvrns will
iefluence real holders to sell; however, it may encourage
speculators, end it will be useful to remind ehaiehodrb
.
that if they remain firm, the mere time dealers must
.
eventually be is ()rated. Upon gold and other mining
companies, g
companies, it is more difficult to
greatest
prospectspossibleof b
d►let reens on undertakings.
e exists igive
e an
in the
opinion.
Some, constitution
if
and
not mere bubbles, are in the hands of weak and
axand are not getting a tithe
inexperienced d parties,resnuabeseriptionspaid up. Others, on the coutrary,
are first-rate, and those especially which have already
dispatched their agents and intend to act independently
of leases and crude arrangements made here, and liable
to alteration by local circumstances, will do well, if any
company can. We say can, because some doubt whether
individual mining will not prove too strong a competitor,
seeing the large average earnings. Mining, however,
is a mere lottery, and men may toil for a month and get
not an ounce of the precious metal, while their neigh-
bours are making 101. to 201. per diem. Admitting,
then, that the very uncertainty is attractive, we think
the companies may easily get labourers on terms that
will handsomely reward all concerned.
The English Stocks have been very firm, and Consols
have been done at par for Transfer. There is an
entire absence of speculation, and the market derives
its
.strength wholly from investments. Consols have
been 99 to par, and at this moment are 992. The
Now Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. have touched
1011 f, and the Three per Cents. 99 and 99f. Bank
stock is up to 220 and 221, and South Sea Stock is atiam
11 Exchequer-bills have been quoted 675.
for those
India, Bondsthoseidate aredJune,7s7 premium.
dr73sifor the Marchrembills.
East
generally.Enreign
Grenada De-
ferred Venezuela
Securities
rather
d veryar e a
1117 i2.et
exception,, bu not lowerben being
404 to 41, and the Deferred
Buenos Ayres Stock
have been heavy alsoo
Spanish Deferred Bonds
is at 73, and Brazilian at
Certificate is at 2-1 per
cent.have b?Renntastia2noFiotuorrri2.,:d'il,:_drit,h.tee per Centl. have been
Bonds 97 to I. Pe* uvien are
quoted 103, and Sardinian
tuomintilly2sak tbot,: e..
tlO2 to 103, Me meat, 31i to 32k, and
be Neai
„hares aro more balyant, and there is a
alight advance
in B liehton:
hNewmarket, Eastern
counti s, end Caledonian. North
btiliroe (f
tl_
rdsare flatter,
owing to the reitnin of .he Bill.im .e French
Shares are rather better, but Sembre and Meuse hare
dropped.
Gold Mine Shares have bfen steady, and the Ague
Fria are le- tier upon the advertisenarnt that an improved
lease has been olvaieed from Colonel Fremont, that
the engineer and sten' have been dispatched from
England, and that Me. llepl.urn, the agent in
Califoruia, is instructed to allow Messrs. Palmer,
09914 1114 Wright t 9 carry gilt their of giving 13Q5`