The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-06 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE W

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET MONDAY.—" The Cotton
Market to-day has been very active, the sales comprise
6,000 bales, chiefly to the trade. Prices are fully 4d per
cent. higher in American descriptions.
The arrivals this morning are a French mail, ship letters
from Canton, Madras, Jamaica, and New Zealand; Cal-
cutta, 24th March, and Sydney 26th March.
From Sydney papers received to the 28th March :
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.__" At the opening of the Coun-
cil the Governor laid upon the table the:Crown Lands Bill
as amended by the Council at the second reading, and
said it would be necessary to recommit the Bill in order to
make some trifling alterations in it. After a very long
speech of the Governor' the Bill was recommitted, some
trifling amendments made, read a third time, and passed.
" Sir John Jamieson said it was time for the local Govern-
ment to take some measures in consequence of the scarcity
of wheat. There was a vast number of small farmers who
were without even seed wheat, and unless they were sup-
plied there would result a scarcity next year as well as this.
" The Governor said that he was too well aware of the
unfortunate condition of the smaller settlers, and none
would be more ready than himself to afford them assistance.
He however thought it might be premature to supply them
immediately, as in the present scarcity they might use the
wheat as food instead of sowing it, but he would submit
the matter to the Executive Council.
" We are happy to announce that the report that there is
likely to be a scarcity of water at Sydney is unfounded.
According to an estimate by Major Barney there is at
present sufficient water in the tunnel to last for twelve
months without a single shower of rain falling. A gen-
tleman, resident in the Wellington distriet, 'has informed
us that in that part of the 'country they have not had
two days' successive rain since September last twelve
mon'tligy eighteen mcmths drought; the-country burnt up,
sheep dying by hundreds, cattle all long since dead."
THE MARKET AT SYDNEY. —Market produce is gradually
getting high, and is likely to be higher, unless we have
rains immediately. Potatoes, 12s. per cwt., Derwent, 16s. ;
Cabbages, 6d. to Is. 6d, each; Beef, per carcase, 4d. per
lb., per joint, 41. d. to sd. ; Mutton, 4id. to sd. ; Veal
and Pork, Bd. to Pd. ; Fowl, 4s. to Os. per couple ; Ducks,
Os. to 7s. per coupe ; Roasting Pigs, 6s. to 7s, per
couple ; Flour, first, 355. ; second, 335. ; rations, 30s.
per 100 lb. ; Wheat, Colonial, 13s. to 13s. 3d., Hobart
Town, 13s. 6d. to 14s. per bushel of 601 b.
THE FUNDS.

Mr. Waghorn's overland dispatch from India, with the
letters, has been received, but they are not of a later date
than previously received by the India House a few days
since, of the 3d of June, from Bombay. It appears that
the private letters confirm the accounts received from
Canton of the trade being stopped, and the giving up of
the opium by the British merchants to a very considerable
amount.
The news from the army, upon the whole, may be con-
sidered favourable, the contingent of Runjeet Singh had
taken the field, and would co-operate with the British
troops at Cahill, in resisting Shah Soojah. There was
no alteration of affairs in the Persian Gulf. No papers
have as yet been received. Consols, which closed yester-
day at 92-1 1- for the Account, opened this morning with
an improvement, and may be quoted at 923: f ; Money,
922 i ; Exchequer Bills, 68.
In India Bonds nothing doing as yet; Bank Stock, 183
185; India Stock, 2511 2521.
In the Foreign Market very little doing as yet, and the
prices are much the same as they closed at. Spanish Ac-
tive, 194 / ; Portuguese, 311 1 ; Three per Cents., 191
201 ; Colombian, 321 1.; Mexican, 29i; Belgian, 103 f ;
Brazilian, 791; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54
55/1 ; Five per Cents., 1031 1.
Money is scarce Discounts from 51 to 6 per cent.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 186;475% 6;si , India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 92%% Ditto Bonds pm.
3 per Cent. Cons. 91% % South Sea Stock
s per Cent OO Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. lOO New Ditto
New 3;4 per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 ... 9 pin.
Jan. 5, 1860 l4 7-16%1 Ditto Smali lO 8 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859 14;4 ; Ditto Commercial — par.
Jan. 5, IWO — ' Ditto Advertised ...... pm.
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 1880. lndia Stock for Account ...
Jan. 5. 1870
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAI AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds ......... j Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds Ditto Account
Ditto Account — I Ditto Metallic
Columbian Bonds, 18'24. — Spanish Bonds.. 19%14
Ditto Account 32,44% Ditto Account.
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — Deferred B%
Greek Bonds — I French, 5 per cent....... —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ---- 4 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Account — ---- 3 per cent.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. —-- Exchange. —f. —c,
Ditto Account — Dutch, 2% per cent. 55
Ditto, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account
Ditto Account
Neapolitan I Ditto Account
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

.
Great Western Railway Cornpany ......... ...... Paid
71
Per share.
Brighton Railway O2 1050 i
Assam Company 5
HALF-PAST ONE.
The British Funds have continued buoyant during the
morning, with a steady market. About .50,000/. Consols
were purchased by a Hebrew broker in the early part of
the day, and the Government broker has been selling Ex-
chequer Bills at seven shillings.
No further news of importance has as yet transpired by
the private letters from India, with the exception of the
stoppage of the trade and the opium business.
Accounts received from Maranham state that in a ship car-
rying slaves to Ceara, they rose upon the whites on board ;
captain and crew were all murdered.

As yet, we have no information to be relied upon of the
march of the Russian to Constantinople. The accounts
received from that quarter are of a contradictory nature.
The tea sales, just commenced, were well attended,
and there was a good demand for all descriptions for
home consumption, and the advanced rates established
last week were fully suppported, which were two to three
per lb. above those of the last auctions.
Consols may be quoted at present 92,1 Account, 92k
Money; Exchequer Bills, 8 6 8; India Bonds, nothing
done ; Bank Stock, 1864, improved ' • India Stock, 252.
In the Foreign market the Spanish Active, 194 ; Portu-
guese heavy, and receded to 31 ; Three per Cents, 19i ;
Belgian, 103 i; Colombian 32i ; Danish, 76; Dutch Two
and.a-half per Cents. 55 ; Five per Cents. 1031.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS
sank Stock rzlN India Stack ' 252
3 per Cent. Red 92 ti Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cc us. 9o' ' Ditto Old Annuities —
314 per Cent. Red 100 I Ditto New Annuities
New 3y/, per Cent 99% `Ex. Bills, 1,0001 .2d 8 pm.
New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001 7 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001 - 8 pm.
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan 1860
FOREIGN FUNDS
Portuguese Bonds, sper cent.
Ditto. New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent
Russian Bonds, 5 per cent II4
Ditto, Metallic
!Spanish, 5 per cent 114%
Ditto, Deferred B%
French, 5 per cent. —f —c,
Exchange —f. —c
French, 3 per cent —f,

Austrian, 5 per cent
11,^1gian, 5 per cent 103%
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayros, 6 per cent —
Chilian, 6 per cent —
Colombian, 6 per cent —
Ditto, IR2-1 —
Danish, 3 per cent 76
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct —

Mexican, 5 per cent —
Ditto, 6 per cent.. 1823 —
Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent ...••
SH

Dutch,'? ‘ per cent.
Ditto, 5 per cent. , 54 Fi
Am%
IRES,

Great Western Railway
Ditto New Shares „...
London and Brighton Railway 2 4
l
London and Blackwall Railway
London and Birmingham Railway l%
Ditto New Shares
London and Southampton Railway„ ................. 2,1,
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ................... 'lll