The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-06 00:00:00

DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN.

Wheat 6s. Rd. Oats
Barley 2s 4,1. I Rye

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JUNE s.—We continue
to have an improved demand for Cotton, and higher rates
have been obtained. To-day's sales are 4,000 bags, at an
advance in the quotations of last Tuesday of fully id per lb.
Our arrivals this morning are the French and Ostend
mails ; ship-letters from China, Honduras, Teneriffe, and
Rio Janeiro, Calcutta sth January, St. Helena 3d Fe-
bruary, and Cape of Good Hope 3d April.
We have received Belize papers to the 31st of March.
" CENTRAL AMERICA.—By the kindness of a gentleman
in one of our large mercantile houses here, we have been
favoured with information of a most distressing description
as to the state of this unhappy country. It was expected
that after the hostile operations of General Carrera ceased
quiet would be allowed to reign for a considerable period,
and the attendant blessing of commercial prosperity which
the country is so well calculated from its fertility and re-
sources to enjoy ; it would appear that these hopes
are far as ever from being realised, and this ill-governed
Republic is still in the greatest anarchy and confusion.
The people of the:i:l . Leon, in conjunction with a
party from Honduraso.• on their march to oppose the
Federal troops. On or about the 28th of February last,
1,500 men of the Leonese party took possession of San
Miguel, which had been abandoned for some days previous
by its miserable inhabitants, who well knew the horrible
scenes of pillage and murder that would ensue on the
arrival of the hostile troops.
" The insecurity of property in a country so distracted as
that of the State of Guatemala, is so glaringly great, that
we should think few merchants would be influenced to run
the risk of investing any of their capital in its purchase, or
to hazard the loss of their goods by sending them to cor-
respondents there, however tempting may be the profits.
When this deplorable state of things is likely to be put an
end to, we believe none can guess.'
From the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date :
" They write from Brussels that the ratifications of the
treaty of peace will be sent off this evening to M. Dutp,
Secretary of the Ambassador at London."
Exports of manufactured goods to the United States.—
The exports of British manufactures to the ports of the
United States would seem to be brisk, judging from the
cargoes of the ships for New York. The Indep
the packet of the 25th ult., was quite full; and the Vir-
ginian, the packet of the Ist inst., refused goods. The
Carroll of Carrolton, and the Troy, transit ships, are
crammed full, having shut out merchandise. The first
Baltimore spring ship, the London, will carry out about
1,400 tons measurement goods. Even the Philadelphia
packet of the Bth has more goods awaiting for shipment
than she can take.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 931 94 for the open-
ing, opened this morning rather lower, 93; ; and the
Three per Cents. Reduced at 924. At present there is
not a feature in the British Market worth observation.
Exchequer Bills, 28 30; India Bends, 29 31; Bank
Stuck, 1934 194} ; India Stock, 257 for the opening.
Spanish Acti7e is a shade lower, 19i I ; Portuguese
as they closed, 34 ; Three per Cents. 20i 21 ; Colom.
bian, 301 31} ; Brazilian 79 44 • Mexican 252- 26-1 ;
Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 54 56; Five per Cents.,
102 i 4.
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PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock... 194 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 53 2% Ditto Bonds 3O pm.
3 per Cent. Cans.
per Cent — Old Annuities 9:04
Ditto Red. 10:;% 100 New Ditto
New 3% per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 .. 29 37 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 14% 5-16 Ditto Small 27 29 39 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial
Jan. 5, 1860 l4 5-10% Ditto Advertised ...25 '29 33 pm.
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account . 195,,
Aprils, 1880. — India Stock for Account ...
Jan . 5.1870 Consos for Account 9414 4 3N 4
HALF-PAST ONE

The non-arrival of her Majesty's packet Shelciralte,;ith
the Jamaica and Carthagena mails, which was due on the
26th ult., has caused some disappointment to the merchants
trading with the above island ' • but we are happy to state,
by the arrival of the Jamaica Papers of recent date at the
North and South American Coffee-house, all anxiety re-
specting the Sheldrake has ceased. It appears that she
bad a very long and tedious passage out, and did not ar-
rive at Jamaica before the 17th April, and was to leave
again for England about the 25th, and she may be ex-
pected every day.
Arrivals from Rio Janeiro state that a reinforcement of
600 men was on the eve of sailing for Rio Grande, in
three ships of war, and that 500 men more were to follow,
accompanied by the Minister of War.
The Antwerp Paper of yesterday states that a plan is
forming in England, to establish an earthenware manufac
ture in the environs of Antwerp, and that Messrs. Roths-
childs, of London, are to be the chief directors of the
Company.

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Money has become exceedingly scarce in the Foreign
Market, and from 10 to 12 per Cent. can be obtained till
the next Account. In the British Market it is rather easy
at the rate of 5 per Cent. There is sot much business
doing in either of the Markets, and Consols have been
during the morning at 931, alternately buyers and sellers,
at present, 94 ; Reduced, 924; Exchequer Bills, 29 30 ;
India Bonds, 30; Bank Stock, 194. Spanish Active,
194 j ; Portuguese, 344-; Colombian, 31; . Dutch Two-
and-a- Half per Cents., 564 ; Five per Cents, nothing done.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS
Bank Stock 193% India Stack
3 per cent Red 93% Ditto Bond,
3 per Cent. Cols. ....... ........ Uitto Old Annuities
354 per Cent. Red 99% Ditto New Annuities
New 3y.i, per Cent Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2d 'a pm.
New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ .................18 prr.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/ 32 tar.
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan 1860 — Consols for Act 95%
FOREIG N FUNDS
Austrian, 5 per cent. Portuguese Bonds, sper cent. —_
Belgian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent
Buenos Ayr: s, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 per cent ..,
Chilian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent. Spanish, 5 per cent. 19%
Ditto, 1824 3C% Ditto, Deferred
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Greek Bonds, 1825, sper ct. Exchange' —f —c
Mexican, sper cent French, 3 per cent ...._f. —,
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1825 _ Dutch, 2% per cent 4 56113
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent.... Ditto, 5 per cent ...
SHARES,
Bristol and Exeter Railway
London and Birmingham Railway ,64%
London and Southampton Railway 45%
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 12%
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New Shares .. 3%
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