The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-29 00:00:00

3 4to 4 11

Bengal White, per
cwt.
Cotton—
Sarat and Madras,

per lb.
Saltpetre—
Bengal, per cwt.
Hemp—
Manilla, per ton

£43 to 250

£47 to £62

The American State documents are usually so
voluminous, that there is a difficulty in giving
facts without entering into detail. The following
appear, however, to be some very interesting results
in connection with the lani sales :

" It appears that during the fifteen months ending
with September, 1854, the sales of land were
13,735,203 acres ; a very large proportion of which was
in those regions where railroads have penetrated. This
settlement of Government land contributes largely to
the success of the roads that induce the settlement. The
land report shows that in the line of the Illinois Central
region, where, for fifteen years, the Government could
not sell an acre, there have been sold 2,377,994 acres,
much of it at double price. This tract, equal to the
State of Connecticut in surface, will, in a few years, be-
come tributary to the Central Railroad. In the midst
of that large tract, the Central Company own a large
quantity of selected lands—to be put upon the market
when its value shall have felt the influence of the sales
of the Government. The Commissioner states that so
numerous are the applications that this cannot be acted
upon for months to come. An active demand and settle-
ment is accumulating round the Illinois road with in-
creased effort, which will insure its property, had it no
land of its own to fall back upon. The money pressure
at the Weat has thrown some of the best paper into
Wall-street. Illinois Central acceptances, which were
largely taken by the Chicago Banks, have been turned
over to capitalists in Wall-street."
There has been no feature in the American Stock
market, which is duller at about last week's rates,
according to the list furnished by Messrs. D. Bell,
Son, and Co.

The English Stock market is very quiet, although
some parties still indulge the belief that a Peace
Congress is about to be opened at Vienna. Consols
have been quoted 911 to 91i for account. Exche-
quer Bills remain at 4s. to 7s. premium. The
Bonds have been quoted 991. Bank Stock is firm
at 208 to 2091. The New 3 per Cents. have been
911 to 911, and the Reduced 90i to 91.
Foreign Securities have been mostly nominal,
so limited are the transactions. The Turkish
Bonds are 751 to 751. Sardinian Stock is worth
841. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 91'1.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 204 to 21 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to
43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per
Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to
18 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38k to 381 ; Ditto Certifi-
cates, 5 to 5i ; Ditto Passive, 42- to 4i.
For Railway Shares the market is not so high as
yesterday, a reaction of 10s. having occurred iu
the North-Eastern, of ss. in the Great Western and
Midland, and similar per centages in the others.
This, however, is simply the result of the "fag end"
of the account. Luxembourg shares continue
heavy, and the French lines suffer by the heavy
tone of the Paris bourse.

There is nothing doing in the Foreign or Colo-
nial Mining Shares.

The Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been steady
generally, and London and Westminster rather
higher. Crystal Palace are in more request, and
South Australian Land aro firm.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(From the Ofccial List.)

ns,iness done
lb.* Stock 2OB 9
8 Pe. Cent. Reduced Annuities 90,1 1
New 3 ler Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 E
Ditto 30 Expire 10th Oct., 1859 41-16
Consols for AcccNnt, 10th January
India Stock for Acc,uut 226 x d
Exchequer Bills, 24a.,

21060 _ ..
7 4
Small 5 7
Xxchequer Bonds 1858, 3i 1-r Cent. —
Ditto 1859, ~
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNINg AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Turkish Scrip, paid up in full
..
Ditto for the Account 7si i
Dividends on the above payable in Lomn.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Cortifieates .....
HA LP-P A Sl' TWO.
Consols 9lh i

20
20
10
10

20
St.
St.
10
GA

St.
10
St.
25

10
5
20
20

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