The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS.

CITY, Two o'CLocit.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 5,000 were
taken on speculation. The market closed firmly,
and prices of all kinds were tight. The sales com-
prised 8,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maran-
ham at 6id., 100 Bahia at bid. to 6111., 500 Egyp-
tian at sid. to Bd., and 800 Surat at 3kd. to 4-id.
per lb. Railway shares were dull.
The accounts from New York of the 27th inst.
are favourable, though business was quieter in
breadstuffs and cotton in consequence of the ad-
vices from Europe. The steamer has 150,000 dols.
in specie on board, and the rate of exchange on
London is 109 k to Money was abundant.
Freights to Liverpool were without change, flour
being at 2s. 9d. per barrel.
The Dutch Government has sanctioned a railway
from Turnhout to Zutphen
The extent to which emigration was carried last
year, as contrasted with former periods, was not,
in the aggregate, so important as may have been
imagined. Returns that have been completed
show, however, a remarkable diversion in favour
of the Australian colonies, and the following totals
will serve to explain the relative proportions to
the various countries. From the United Kingdom
the departures were :

United States
British North America,
Australian Colonies
All other places

1852. 1852.
267,357 243,752
42,605 32,876
21,532 86,901
4,472 4,146

335,966 367,675
The railway meetings announced are the follow-
ing :-
Buckinghamshire, Feb. 18, Euston Station.
Dublin and Belfast Junction, Feb. 16, Dublin.
Dublin and Wicklow, Feb. 16, Dublin.
Great Northern, Feb. 26, Albion Tavern.
Great Western, Feb. 17, Paddington.
Hull and Selby, Feb. 12, Hull.
London and Blackwall, Feb. 15, London Tavern.
London and North-Western, Feb. 18, Euston Station.
London and South-Western, Feb. 16, London Tavern.
Madras, Feb. 15, Office.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Feb. 23, Manchester.
Maria Antonia, Feb. 14, Florence.
Maryport and Carlisle, Feb. 9, Maryport.
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, Feb. 23, London
Tavern.
Newry and Enniskillen, Feb. 7, Guildhall Chambers.
Northern Counties Union, Feb. 8, London Tavern.
Northern and Eastern, Feb. 17, Office.
North Devon, Feb. 21, London Tavern.
North and South-Western Junction, Feb. 21, 15, Par-
liament-street.
North. Western, Feb. 7, Morecombe.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Feb. 23, Lon-
don Tavern.
Sambre and Meuse, Feb. 17, Office.
Ditto, Feb. 23, Jardinet.
Sheffield, Rotherham, 8.,
W., H., and Goole, Feb. 18,
Wakefield. •
Shrewsbury and Hereford, Feb. 8, Shrewsbury.
South Wales, Feb. 25, Paddington.
Stockton and Darlington, Feb. 9, Darlington.
Thames Haven, Feb. 26, London Tavern.
Vale of Neath, Feb. 19, Cardiff.
Waterford and Kilkenny, Feb. 11, London Tavern.
Waterford and Limerick, Feb. 25, Waterford.
Wear Valley, Feb. 9, Darlington.
West Coinwall, Feb. 28, Penzance.
Western of France, Feb. 25, Paris.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Feb. 18, York.
York, and North Midland, Feb. 23, York.

The Stock Market bas a firm appearance this
morning, in the absence of extensive dealing either
for money or account. Consols have been at 99a i
for Transfer, and at about 99i for the March settle-
&wit. The New 3i per Cents. have realised
103/ f, and the 3 per Cents. 1001 to k. South
Sea Stock is at 111. Exchequer Bills have been
quoted 50s. premium.
In the Foreign Market, business has been
rather brisker. Spanish 3 per Cents. have
been up to 47k, and the New Deferred, 23
to 1. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been at 1021 to
i, and Chilian at 107. Grenada Deferred have
improved to 12 and 12k. The Swedish Loan bas
been 1 to 1.4 discount. Austrian Bonds have
been done at 861, Belgian 21 per Cents. at 54k and
Dutch 4 per Cents. at 97-3/4 to 98. Danish are firm
at 1071 to 108, and Russian 41 per Cents. at 1031
to 104.

The Railway Share Market is very buoyant
again, and the " Bears " are buying back rapidly,
and in many cases at a serious loss. Caledonian,
Great Western, Great Northern'' North-Western,
Midland, South-Eastern, and York and North
Midland have all advanced. French Shares are
also dearer.

The Gold Mines have been generally at a slight
advance. Santiago de Cuba Shares are lower.
The Land Companies shares have been nominally
the same, and also the Australian Banks.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(P•om the Official List.)

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_
Business eons.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3i per Cent. Annuities..... ...... ..
Long Annuities, Expire sth Ja,u., 1860 6 7-16
India Stock
South Sea Stock ............... . ..............
Consols for Account 10th February
Exchequer Bills 4d. 31-arch. June.
£lO00.
£5OO 5O
Small

PRICE OF, FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .................. lini i ..
Ditto Small .. ...... - ... ..................... 103
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 107
Danish 5 per Cent. . . ..... ..................... 108 7i
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon
Mexican 3 per Cent.. • 221 ?.t
Portuguese 4 per Cent. 37 rx d
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 4i per cent. .. .. .
• panish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47A, i
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.. ... .. .
Spanish• Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4g i p e
Swedish Loan l,l i d
.......... .. . . ............. ..,1
d
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852.
Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 86i
Belgian Bonds, N per Cent. Ex. 25fr D
54
Dutch Exchange per Cent 6si A
Ditto 4 per Cent. 2 Certificates......... , 97i 8
TYREE O'CLOCK.
Consols
Ditto February Account .................. 99d 3