The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE'IS, 1853.

SOAP DUTIES.

The house then went into committee on the soap
duties.

On the resolution for repealing the duty,
Mr. FREWEN moved, as an amendment, the inser•
tiou of words to repeal the hop duties also, but the
Chairman decided the amendment was out of order, and
it was withdrawn.

The original motion was then agreed to, and the
house having resumed, the resolutions were ordered to
be reported to-morrow.

SEAMEN'S SAVINGS BANKS.

Mr. FRENCH obtained leave to bring in a bill to
establish seamen's savings banks.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at 6 o'clock.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day).

MANCHESTER, June 14.—The American accounts (ex-
tracts fromwh ich will be found elsewhere) report an upward
tendency in the price of cotton, notwithstanding the receipt
of dull advices from this side. The then unfavourable
state of the weather for the new crop is the alleged cause.
The circumstances just named, aided by the opera-
tives' demand for higher wages and reduced hours of
labour, have occasioned, on the one hand, rather
more inquiry for yarns and goods, and, on the
other hand, a disposition to harden in price on the
part of spinners, with greater firmness amongst manu-
facturers. Yarns may be stated as decidedly firm at
the extreme quotations of last week. The buyers, how-
ever, proceed with caution, and the transactions of the
day are not large ; indeed, producers are not inclined to
enter into long contracts in the existing state of the rela-
tions betwixt themselves and their work-people. For
India and China there is scarcely anything doing either
in yarns or goods. At Stockport, as we stated on Sa-
turday, all the mills whose occupiers are members of the
association have entirely ceased working. The number
of hands thus withdrawn from production is estimated
at 15,000 to 18,000. . . .

ROCHDALE, June 13.—The market has been quiet to-
day and very little doing. This is generally a slack
month, as it is too early for the commencement of win-
ter orders. The wool dealers are very willing to sell at
the old prices.
HALIFAX, June 11.—The threatening aspect of the
political world has made even this dull market duller
than it was ; and there is very little demand for any de-
scription of worsted goods. Yarns continue much the
same. There is but little doing in wool, and the quota-
tions are much as they were. The new clip has not, so
far, had any noticeable effect upon prices.
HUDDERSFIELD, June 14.—There has been a slight
improvement in the tone of our market this week upon
las . Rather more has been done generally throughout
the trade, but more especially in new patterns, of which
they are pretty well bought up ; low qualities in fancies
seem to be in pretty good request.
BIRMINGHAM, June 13.—The prospects of the trade
have not improved during the past fortnight. Several
circumstances have transpired to prevent any revival of
confidence, or renewed activity among merchants and
consumers ; not the least prominent of these has been
the continued exhibition by the ironmasters themselves,
with a few honourable exceptions, of distrust in their
own position, and the shameless underselling resorted to
in some descriptions of both wrought and pig iron. A
reduction of 10s. or 20s. is predicted in some quarters,
and at the same time an expectation is naively expressed
that the principal of going down with the prices of iron
will be cheerfully recognised by the workmen, in ac-
cepting a corresponding reduction of wages with grati-
tude for past favours.

SHARE MARKETS.-(TEIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

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all
all
all
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100
100

100 1
all
3
100

PAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
this day.

Business dons
this day.

100 1
69 8i 9
24 i

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11

71i
32 li

87i
564
135 4

100
100
100
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LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

Leasing Closing Prices Business
Shr. raid. RAILWAYS. Compans. day. this day'.
50 all Bedford and London &
Bletchley. .. N. West •••
301 all Birm. &
guarantee.... Gt.Westn.
301 all Do. withoutgr Do •
304 all Birm. Wolv. &
Dudley guar. Do 1
301 all Do.wtht guar. Do —
St. 100 Buckghamsh. LALN.W. 106 108
50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 54 —56
St. 100 E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 150
25 all GlstrA Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 33 —34
100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. Now.
Railway & Berw.
50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 112 —. 114
25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 56 57
124 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 274 -- 284
13i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 141 14
20 all Do. Preference Do 26 27
20 100 Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk 9B 100
20 WO Do. 6 per ct.
5a all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W
and Matlock & Midld 3 31
50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton &
&dear Darlingt.
00 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 106 108
50 all Northern and
Easternsp.c. E. Count. 65 67
50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do •
50 all Do. Fixeds pe Do —
25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W
&Ln&Yk ..•
12} 11/ Do. 1 Shares. Do -
St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 151 153
St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do l5l 153
25 18i Shef.Rothand Lancash&
Gooleg.s p.c. Yorksh.
12 9) S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 14 1 d
50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt.
25 all Do Do 32 33
St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO5 106
MINES.
1 all Agua Fria
10s. all Anglo Californian
10 2 Australasian ld par 2
20 5 Australian 24d -- 3
1 all Australian Cordillera / p
1 all Australian Freehold. g - d
1 all Ave Maria — 4 d
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d par
1 all British Austin. Gold d par
20 13.5 British Iron 7 9
35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at £5 pm 4l —5/ 51
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 34 44
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 32 34- 33i 4i
1 1 Carsons's Creek id k p
40 all Cobre Capper — 461
5 1 Colonial Gold ll lip 21
... 14 Copiapo lOl —ll
St. all Copper Min. of Eng 65 75
25 all Do. Pref. 7/ p. cent 8 9 p
5 all English and Austin
Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —ll d 3}
20 all General l5 —l7
2 all Great Nugget Vein ll 11 p 3a 1
3 all Great Polgooth
1 all Lake Bathurst 1 d
1 all Liberty par 1 p 1/
1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold
Quartz Crush. Co r
1 all Mariquita.. .... d— par
10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. 81
1 all New Granada 4d— p
1 all Nouveau Monde ll p 2i
5 1 Port Philip 4d— 4p 1
1 all Quartz Rock par p
50 all Rhymney Iron 26 —2B
15 Do. New 7 9
30 101 Santiago de Cuba 5l 61 61
1 all South Australian . pm
10 7 Tin Croft 8 10
284 all United Mexican 4 41 41 1
1 all Waller — id
1 all West Granada
a
1 all West Mariposa I d.
1 all Yuba d— d