The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS•

CI E' }• TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, amounted to
6,000 or 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 Surat were taken for
exportation. The market closed heavily, and prices, though
not lower, were still in favour of the buyer. The sales in-
cludtA '<+)o ; ,„„ ;„
100 [tibia, si to F.:vi,zian, ""
Suat, at to lu,t 6:a a[,(l the re-
mainder American.—ln Railway Shares, a fair amount of
business was done, and prices were looking up.
The following is a comparative statement of duties col-
lected at Hamilton (Canada), during the last two years:—
Year ending bth Jan., 1851 59,000/.
1852 ... 74,000/.
The Continental letters this morning are not of importance
generally, but great satisfaction is expressed at the recovery
of the Queen of Spain. some anxiety being expressed by par-
ties who wrote from Madrid and Paris prior to the date of the
telegraphic dispatches.
Tne English Funds are very firm, but there is scarcely
anything ding. Consols have improved to 96'. 3/4, at
which they stand well. There is no difficulty in settling
the account, nor is any "continuation" generally charged.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98%
to 3%, and the Three per Cents., 97% to y, . Bank Stock is
worth 217, and India Stock 258, both yesterday's values.
Exchequer-bills have been quiet, at 61s. to 645., and India
Bonds at 745. The next account day is March 11. It will
be seen that the reform project of Lord John Russell has had
no effect upon stocks and induced no speculation.
Foreign Stocks have been dealt in to the average extent.
Grenada Deferred have been 6% to It appears that
the Atrato route is not that upon which the speculators are
going, but a tract starting from somewhere 'about Nevi'
Edinburgh, and discovered by an enterprising party now in
England. No concession seems to have been obtained frost
the New Grenada Government, but a condition stamped 00
the face of the Bonds is that they are to be receivable in
payment for public lands and for duties. Mexican keep up
to 3234 and 33. Mr. Falconnet, in his letter to the commit-
tee, says, that if the appropriation of Customs duties is not
aullicient he is to have 280,000 dollars from the portion of
the indemnity due to Mexico next May, beyond the
2,000,000 coming to the bondholders. This gentleman then
remarks :

_ .
" For the purpose above named I have been provided with
orders on the various Custom-houses of the Republic to re-
ceive all the monies due for that portion of the duties appro-
priated to the foreign debt of Mexico. The steamer brings
on account, to the consignment of Messrs. Baring, Brothers,
a sum of 50,000 dollars shipped in Vera Cruz and Tampico,
by the agents named by me in those ports.
" From the information and data I have received from the
ports and the Junta de Credito Publico, there is every reason
to believe, and for my part I have no doubt of it, that the
amount of duties pending of recovery is more than aufficieat
to cover the sum necessary for the payment of the dividend•
However, to provide against any deficiency, the Government
of Mexico has delivered to me an assignment for 280,000
dollars on the American Indemnity Money, payable in 3139
next, to be returned to the Mexican Treasury in the case
only that the full amount of the advance to be made on its
value should have been shipped from the different ports of
the Republic before it becomes due."
Equador Bonds are steady at 4. Mr. Mocatta, it is said,
will be sent out as a Commissioner. Brazilian Small Stock
is at 95. Spanish Bonds keep firm at 23 to % for the Five
per Cents., and have touched 181 for the Three per Cent&
Sardinian have been 88 and since 87%.
The English Railway Shares are not so active, and prices
have given way slightly. The Foreign lines keep up. ,„,,a
Gold Mine Shares are very quiet and nominally firm.
Gold Quartz Company of Lord Erskine has obtained ea
agreement for a lease of twenty-one years, beyond the
twenty-one years already allowed, if the company desir
such extension.

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