The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-21 00:00:00

bring back specie for them. A few sales of guilders
were made at 40c.
In domestic exchanges but very little variation ; Mo-
bile and New Orleans are the same as yesterday ; Phi-
ladelphia is at 12i to 13 ; Baltimore at 121 to 12i.
Philadelphia bank-notes are at a discount of 13i to 14
per cent. Those at Baltimore at 1 per cent. less.
There has been a good deal done in our country
bank-notes, but still not half has been taken that offered.
Brokers were waiting the return of the collector sent
off last Saturday, who is expected back to-night. The
discounts paid to-day on red back notes was from 7to 9
per cent. ; on safety fund, 6 to 7 per cent.
No commercial transactions of consequence going
on ; about 5,000 barrels western flour have been taken
for export, at 5 dollars 75 cents to 5 dollars 81 cents.
The supply of flour is increasing.

THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 31.

We have nothing positively favourable to notice in
the state of our Money Market, though there does
seem to be a general opinion prevailing that we have
seen the worst of our difficulties, and that better times
are near at hand. The state of our Foreign Exchanges
is no doubt one of the chief grounds of this gratifying
expectation, for, as it will be seen by the transactions
which have occurred in them, and which we notice be-
low, these are not only in favour of this country, but so
much in its favour that, if they continue their present
course a little longer, they will no doubt cause the im-
portation of specie front Europe. We are not sure,
however, that this is to be desired, as it will but add to
the embarrassments of those countries which are the
principal consumers of our great staple, and to a reduc-
tion in its price. At present all export hence is deci-
dedly stopped, and it may therefore be expected that
our Banks will see their way clear in enlarging their dis-
counts, and that thus the Money Market will become
easier ; indeed, it may be said to have been somewhat
more so to-day, though the distrust naturally arising
from the late precarious state of things of almost all
securities offered has prevented the rates of discount
sensibly declining.
Stocks have again fallen, and were even lower at the
second board than at the first. At the second, sales
were made of United'States Bank shares at 67, 15
days ; Delaware and Hudson, 50 ; North American
Trust and Banking Company, 37 ; Stonington Rail-
road, 13 ; and Haarlem, 33. The sales at the first
board will be found below.

We have not been able for some years past to quote
foreign exchanges so low as the sales made to-day war-
rant us in doing. The bills offered were besides gene-
rally very good, drawn by many of our most respectable
foreign houses against produce shipping, and under
confirmed credits from some of the leading London
bankers. We are indebted for the following rates to a
house in Wall-street, closely identified with these in-
terests, upon whose information we can rely with the ut-
most confidence :

London
Paris
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Bremen 7Bi to 79

These quotations are for undoubted bills ; many not
equally well known were sold at much less. The amount
sold on London and Paris was considerable, and mode-
rate on other places.
American gold and silver is at par. Doubloons, 16
dollars ; Patriot, 15 dollars GO cents. to 15 dollars, 70
cents ; Spanish dollars, 105 ; Mexican, 1001 to 101 i.
Domestic Exchanges are without much variation.
Philadelphia is at 13 to 131 ; Baltimore, 12 to "4-1 ;
New Orleans, 81 to 9 ; Mobile 17} to 18 ; and Char-
leston, 9 to 10.

The banks redeem uncurrent New York country
bank-notes at the same rates as before given. Of those
not redeemed by the banks the rate of discount on New
York safety fund is to 6 ; red back, 7to 7i. Phila-
delphia notes are at 13 to 14 ; Baltimore, 12i ; Vir-
ginia, 12 to 12 ; New Orleans, 10.
There is still a great want of the ordinary activity
in general business. Fleur, however, continues to be
bought for export—Western at 5i- dollars, and some
small parcels of Georgetown at 61 dollars. Sales of corn
at 70 cents. per 561 b.
Three packets will sail for Europe to-morrow. The
Erie, for Havre, has 1,600 dollars in specie on board,
which was sent from Boston. She has also 1,700 barrels
of flour on board. The Havre packet of the Bth has
already engaged a full cargo of cotton and flour.

RATE OF SALES ON THURSDAY AT THE
STOCK EXCHANGE.

Dollars.
500 Corporation 7 per cent. Bonds
50 Shares United States Bank b 60 days 70
11 do. Manhattan Bank llO
49 do. Tradesmen's Bank
25 do. Delaware and Hudson ... s. 10 days 51
8 do. State Bank B9
50 do. North American Trust ...next week 38}
25 do. Illinois

10 do. Eagle
25 do. Mohawk
5 do. Boston and Providence Railroad
100 do. Stonington next week 12
105 do. Utica

80 do. Farmers' Trust 731
11 do. Haarlem Railroad Company ...... .
50 do. American Exchange Bank b6O days 68
30 do. Kentucky 64*

(Correspondence of the Courier and Inquirer•.)
PHILADELPHIA, OCT, 31, p•M•
STOCKS.—Transactions at the board to-day bore a
more gloomy appearance than for some time past ; sales
were limited, and generally at prices greatly depressed.
The foreign news, with the accounts of its effects in
your city, have had a most unfavourable tendency on
our markets ; Stocks closed heavily at quotations.
At second board 300 dollars Lehigh 6's, 1845, sold
at 93 ; 4, Lehigh Coal (New), at 23} ; 25, ditto, 23 ;
3,900 City s's, 1845, at 90 ; 100, ditto, 1860, 90 ;
9 shares S. Navigation, 100 ; 36, ditto, United States'
Bank, 794 ; 25, ditto, Saturday, 794.
After the board 50 Gerard sold at 34 ; 80 United
States', 79.

Closing Prices.—United States 79 bid, 79i asked ;
Vicksburgb, 28i bid, 29-1- asked ; Wilmington, 44i bid,
44i asked.

RATE OF SALES OF STOCK AT PHILADEL-
PHIA, OCT. 31.

55 Shares United States' Bank
$l2 do. Kentucky 721
100 do. Vicksburgh Bank