The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-13 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL N EWS

CITY, THURiDAY EVENING.

Late this afternoon, two communicationswere received
at the Stock Exchange from the Agents of the States
of Bogota and Ecuador, offering the same rate of in-
terest to the Colombian Bondholders as those proposed
by Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co., on behalf of Ve-
nezuela. There is this difference, however, that the
two first States are ready to grant land-warrants for the
arrears of interest to such holders as may be simple enough
to take them in payment for their undoubted claims to
cash. The whole of these offers will be, we are sa-
tisfied, indignantly refused at the public meeting about
to take place. The price of Colombian Stock rallied
this afternoon to 26} and of Mexican to '27 ; Spanish
left off at 23i a ; Portuguese Five per Cents. at
3:31 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 53i.
The prices of Consols remained steady up to the close
of business this afternoon, at 911 ; Exchequer Bills at
2 4 dis. ; but Bank Stock fell to 1771.
Many of the Shares were heavy ; London and Bir-
mingham fell to 49 prem. ; Great Western to 10 dis. ;
and the Brighton to 15,1 dis.
The Mercantile Markets were extremely inactive this
afternoon. Teas sustain their value.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The
Market this day has been very dull. The sales 2,500
bags, at a slight decline. The transactions wholly to
the trade.

The Liverpool steamer to New York was spoken
with 26th November, 10 A.M., lat. 42.45, long. 32, ten
days out.

We have received Hobart Town papers to the 20th
July.
The Hobart Town paper of the 29th July says, that
the meeting of the Legislative Council has bee❑ post-
poned until the 19th August.
HOBART TOWN MARKETS.—There has been but
trifling transactions in flour and wheat since our last,
and that without any alteration in the figure ; holders
felt no inclination to force the price, until the last mo-
ment, and buyers are waiting that opportunity for pur-
chase. Oats have advanced Is. per bushel, in conse-
quence of a scarcity in the supply and an increased de-
mand ; other articles at last quotations.
The rain in the south of the Island, we hear, bas
been very abundant for this last fortnight ; on this side
we have had but few days rain, and we regret to hear
that even this, a few miles distant from town, has pene-
trated but a few inches below the surface.
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has been
pleased to direct the following notice of a proposed Act
which is about to be laid before the Legislative Coun-
cil, entitled " An Act to ascertain by the ♦erdict of a
Jury, whether applicants for compensation under an
Act of this Island, passed the 14th of November, 1838,
entitled ' An Act to prohibit distillation within the
Island of Van Diemen's Lind,' be entitled to com-
pensation," be published for general information.
The Port Philip papers state that it is the intention
of the Government to form a settlement at Portlond
Bay, in the district of Australia Felix.
The above papers arc filled with English intelligence.

The arrivals this morning have been the French and
Ostend mails, ship letters from China, old dates, South
9Ftiti ve Dpeecrecmebne trs.:, —Jws_ol-
- July 2, Hobart Town, July 21, Calcutta,
old dates.
Spanish 23 7-16ths.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yes-
terday's date, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the
Two
-sa;-lialf per
Cents., 52-a ;

The gloomy state of' the weather damps all descrip.
tions of speculations in the funds.
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices
of yesterday, 91/- i for the Account ; Reduced, 90;
i, ; Exchequer Bills, 4 '2 discount; Bank Stock, I-16
179 ; India Stock short.
In the Foreign Markei most of die prices are at the
same quotations as they left off yesterday. We hear
tlial tr:eT:: has been an extensive failure yesterday in
'eolon-ihian 'Bonds—not a Member of the House.

Spanish Actives same as they closed at 23i i- ; Portu-
guese 33i; Three per Cents., 23i ; Brazilian, 71,1 72} ;
Colombian, 2.54 i ; Spanish Passive, 5i 6i ; Deferred,
104 11 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53.1 -I- ;
Five per Cents., 996 1. No American arrivals.
PRICES OF STOC t. , THIS DAY Al ONE o'CLOCK.
Rang Stock... 1783 7 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ofN% Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. South Sea Stock —
.
3 ~per Cent. ; Old Annuities —
Ditto Red 11%4% New Ditto ---
New 3% per Cent — 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500
Jan. 5, 1860. 13% Ditto Small 23 1 dis.
Oct. 10, 1859 . Ditto Commercial —
Jam. 5, 1860 —. Ditto Advertised ......
Jan. 5, 1880 Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ..
Jac. 5. 1870 •-••••• Consos for Account 9IV,
RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE 0 CLOCK
Austrian Bonds
belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
___.

arazilis 1 Bonds
Ditto Account
3uenos kyres Bonds
Ditto kezo-ant
.:Thilizn lord . — Prussian Bonds
atto iCLG: of — Russian Bonds, 1821 —
".o hunt 1.• n. , ids — Ditto Account
Ditt3 121';',, or
:.,2 a; tat 3: 7 d 5,1824
r.:; 1:,:0.nt 451 i% ij 6, Ditto Account.
anistt la I • 73k3. . Passive
Ditto Atc: nt —' "-Deferred
1 1(1%
Greek Bonds — . French, 5 per cent.
Ditto Bonds, 1835 — 4 per cent. —f. —c,
Ditto Account - 3 per cent. —l. —c,
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent ; Exchange. —f. —r.
Ditto Account
_••.•• Dutch, 2., per cent. 53%406
Ditto, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Neapolitan ..... .... . Ditto Acc0unt........