The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL.
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

CITY; TWO 0 CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The
market closed tamely without alteration in prices.
The sales comprised 3,500 American, 100 Pernam
and Marauham at bid. to 7d., 800 Egyptian at
71d. to 11d. and 300 Surat at 31d. to 4td., per lb.
Railway shares were firm, except London and North
Western, which were heavy.
The markets for Colonial produce have not been
very brisk this week. Sugar, however, is in more
demand, and has recovered from the previous de-
cline. Coffee is still neglected. Cotton has not
varied. For tallow there is more inquiry, and Tea
has been firm and is rising. The failure in the
iron trade has caused a decline of 3s.- to 4s. per ton
in pig-iron.
The position of the markets during the month
since the 24th March, is thus described by Messrs.
H. W. Jewesbury and Co.:--_

"The improved tone which prevfaled in the foreign
and colonial produce markets at the date of our last
was shortly succeeded by considerable languor, and, ex-
cept for a very few articles, this feeling was general
throughout the markets, without however materially af-
fecting prices. The arrivals until lately have been large,
and importers have supplied the markets freely, which
has induced caution on the part of purchasers, and to
effect sales a slight reduction upon former rates has been
submitted to for some articles, whilst for others prices
have remained firm, with an upward tendency within the
last few days. Since the 'introduction of the Budget,
there has been considerable inquiry for some of
the leading articles, upon which the duties are pro-
posed to be reduced or repealed, and business to
some extent has been done at advanced rates. The
deliveries of sugar for export show a falling
off as compared with last year, but for other articles,
both for export and home use, they continue upon the
same satisfactory scale as noticed for a considerable time
past, and as the spring advances increased activity in
our markets is fully looked for. The advices from the
Continental produce markets continue to report a general
steadiness in all the leading articles except tin, which has
declined in value. The demand for dyes and dyeing ma-
terials has continued good. The finer qualities of cochineal
have again advanced in value. Indigo is very firm. Lac
dye and safflower maintain about previous rates. The
late accounts from India and China show a slight im-
provement upon former advices for imports, which has
caused rather more inquiry in our cotton manufacturing
districts fdr goods suitable for those markets. In the
woollen districts a steady demand exists, and prices are
without alteration."

The gross and net receipts for tolls on the Cana-
dian Canals for six years,. were as follows, viz. :
In 1847, gross, 50,1311. ; net, 41,1321. In 1848,
gross, 46,493/. ; net, 36,8151. In 1849, gross,
56,200/. ; net, 48,0331. In 1850, gross, 65,772/. ;
net, 55,110/. In 1851, gross, 75,216/. ; net,
63,930/. In 1852, gross, 84,6021; net, 69,3921.
It appears that the Council of War held at St.
Petersburgh, under the presidency of Field-
Marshal Paskewitch, had found that the frauds
upon the Invalides amounted to 1,200,000 roubles.
During sixteen years M. Politowski, the head of
the establishment, has abused the confidence of the
Emperor by false documents, covering the deficit.
The Netherlands Bank has declared a dividend
of 30 florins per share to the 31st March upon the
capital of 15,000,000 florins. The reserve fund is
2,266,095 florins.
There is not quite such a good market for public
securities, less speculative business being trans-
acted. Consols have realised 100 k to for trans-
fer, and 1001 for account. The New 3/ per
Cents. have been marked 103 to 1031, and the 3
per Cents. 99i to par. Bank Stock has been steady,
at 226 k to 227 k, and South Sea Stock at 1154
to 116. At the meeting of the proprietors
yesterday, it was stated that the accumulations or
surplus capital amount to about 600,0001., the
building or South Sea house being valued at
25,0001. The proprietors will be assembled again
to decide upon converting, but there is no doubt
of their acquiescence. Only the small Exchequer
Bills have been dealt in. East India Bonds are at
375. premium.
Foreign Securities have been heavier generally.
Peruvian Deferred are an exception, having been
done again at 89. Mexican Bonds have been flatter
at 26i- to 27, and Equador have declined to 6.
Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been marked 1001, and
the Small 103/. Spanish Certificates are heavy at
6i The accounts from Madrid in some of the
journals are to the effect that the Government
would not make any further effort to convert this
security; but this is highly improbable. Dutch 2k
per Cents. have been at 65k to 66.
The Railway Share Market has been very firm
for most of the , lines, North-Western constituting
an exception. Caledonian have advanced slightly
again, and Great Northern are higher. Midland
are better, and also Norfolk, South Wales, and
York and North Midland. French Shares are
buoyant, and Upper India weak.
The Gold Mine Shares are generally at fuller
rates, and the Australian Agricultural Land have
advanced 1/. to 2/.

The Joint-Stock Bank Shares of Australia look
up. The Oriental are quoted ex new.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY,
( From the (Vidal List.) .
Rosiness done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 994 100
3 per Ceut. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 3-16
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 37
South Sea Stock ....... .... ...... ........ .....
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills 14d. June. March.
Small 7 2
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOOl
Ditto 5 per Cent. (Rothchild's) lOO4
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent lO2.
Ditto Small
Equador Bonds
Greek Bonds, Red
Ditto, Blue
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 27 61
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. B9
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent..........
Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred 23 i i
Ditto for the Account -
Spanish Committee Ccrt. of Coup. not fun 64 11 p c
Swedish Loan

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil. ... 66 5i
HALF-FAST TWO.
Consols l6l
Ditto May Account lOOl

THE WEATHER IN WALES.--With the snow on the
summits of our distant mountains, giving a bracing tone
to the atmosphere, we have had during the last few days
most delightful summer in the valleys. The hedges and
trees are rapidly assuming their summer garb, the sky-
lark tunes her notes on high, and the cuckoo has been
already heard in the neighbourhood. In Lincolnshire,
Lancashire, and Cheshire there have been heavy snow
and thunder storms.

LAUNCH OF THE ATRATO.—GREENOCK, Tuesday.—
There was launched to-day, from the building yard of
Messrs. Caird and Co., the magnificent paddle-wheel
iron steamer Atrato, for the Royal West India Mail
Steam Navigation Company. This ship has been built
to replace the Demerara, which was unfortunately de-
stroyed or rendered useless while on her way to receive
her engines ; but the Atrato is of much larger dimen-
sions than the other, being, in fact, the largest steamer
afloat, or that was ever launched ; for, though there are
line-of-battle-ships of greater tonnage, these have been
built in dock, and merely floated out. Her dimensions
are as follows :—Length of keel and fore-rake, 315 feet ;
ditto over spar-deck, 350 feet ; breadth of beam, 42 ;
depth of hold to main-deck, 264 feet ; height of spar-
deck, 7 feet; tonnage, 3,466 tons. She has two pairs
of beam engines, of the collective power of 800 horses ;
her cylinders are 96 inches in diameter, and her pis-
tons have a stroke of 9 feet. Messrs. Caird and Co.
have only been 15 months in turning out this great ship,
and, as she takes in the engines intended for the De-
merara, which have been completed long since, she Will
be fitted up and ready for sea in a very short period.'
She will have accommodation for 230 first-class passen-
gers with-their servants, and have every comfort and con-
venience found to be in any hotel on shore. She will be
beautifully decorated with stained glass pictures by Bal-
lantine and Allan, Edinburgh, having 40 portraits illus-
trative of the various orders of English costume, from
the days of William the Conqueror downwards. She is
clinker-built, and it is scarcely possible to conceive that
anything stronger could be fabricated by the hand of
man. The ship was named by the youthful Lady
Michael Shaw Stewart, recently Lady Octavia Gros-
venor, and on the last dogshores being struck away she
went into the Clyde with all the ease and grace of a
pleasure yacht. There were present (in addition to Sir
M. Shaw Stewart, and many of the principal inhabitants
of Greenock), Captain Mangles and Captain Liot,
directors of the West India Steam Navigation Company-
Mr. George Mills,, the engineer of the company ; Cap,
taro Onslow; Captain Elmslie, Mr. Just, of Liverpool;
director of the Pacific Steam Navigation Coopany ;
Mr. J. Boreal', of Liverpool ; Messrs. Burns, f Glas-
gow, &c. It is worthy of mention that within these last
two days four splendid iron steam and sailing vessels
have been launched in the Clyde ; one of the latter of
1,500 tons burden.
A COW'S DIGESTION.—On Saturday last, Mr. Mac-
bean, Mains of Flowerburn, slaughtered a cow which he
had fattened with Elk success for some months. On
cutting the animal open he found in its inside a large
table knife which had probably been swallowed some
time before. Except a small portion of the point, which
protruded between the ribs, the knife was in good cor.-
dition, and bore no traces of corrosion.--North British
Daily Mail.