The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, p 849.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
Them was a firm market for Cotton at Liverpool on
Saturday, but the sales were limited to 3,000 bales, of
which specubtors and exporters took 500. The trans
actions included 120 Egyptian at 64d. to 711. ; and 300
Surat at 41d. to Ofd. per lb.—Railway Shares were
dul, and generally at lower quotations.
There is no alteration in the Corn trade.
The boisterous weather has interfered with the arrival
of the mails from the Continent. The Antwerp accounts
of Saturday evening, state that a re-organization of the
army was expected, and no doubt a great reduction
would be effected. Near Vienna, the great machine
factory of Tubor, employing 350 men, had been de-
stroyed by fire.
Cape of Good Hope papers of October 27 are so
entirely engrossed with the political question of the
convicts that we can glean no commercial news from
them. Business suffered, as might be expected, but the
people were resolute, and still inclined tcrmake further
great sacrifices.
The great public sales of Wool have been brought to
a close, the average advance on October prices being id.
to 2d. per lb., and about 26,000 bales of Colonial and
East Indian having been offered, besides foreign.
Messrs. Daniel Hazard and Son inform us that--
" The attendance of our home buyers was very large,
and became augrr ent, d by a greater number of fo-
reigners than usual. The biddings at the beginning
were very spirited, indicating manifest improvement in
prices; and as the sales progressed still higher rates
have been established; so that (as will be seen by the
prices quoted at foot, compared with those in our cir-
cular on the October sales), a very considerable advance
has taken place. Tbis cheering position of things may
be mainly attributed to the generally increased demand
for manufactured goods, a growing confidence in our
political relations, and the very easy state of the money
market.
" The Sydney wools in general were not of a good
kind, and show anything but improvement in character.
Those from Port Philip continue to improve, both in
quality and condition; and the same may be said of
south Australian wools, fewer coming in the grease
from any of these ports. Those from the Cape of Good
Hope also maintain their advancing character, many
being richer grown and in excellent condition, thus ex-
hibiting care and management as to breeding and getting
up the wool for market. The native flocks seem, from
the diminished quantity of this kind now imported, fast
going out, by crossing the breeds more frequently."
The English Funds are quiet, but extremely firm.
No one seems inclined at present to come forward and
" Bear" Consols, political events being of too unexciting
a character to bring about much speculation. Consols
have been 96 and are now about 961. The' New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98 to and
the Three par Cent. Reduced, 96i to Bank Stock is
firm at 202. Exchequer-bills have been 51s. to 545. p.
and India Bonds 86a. premium. The tone of the Stock
Market is so good that the sanguine fully anticipate a
further rise.
There is a good deal of life in the Foreign Market,
Mexican Stock taking the lead, and having further im-
proved to 30k 4. The holders are ♦ery confident, and
many are increasing their stake in anticipation of the fa-
vourable explanations which Mr. Robertson will offer at
the public meeting on Thursday next. Other parties,
however, are deterred from acting by the fear that there
will be a great deal of crimination and recrimination be-
tween Mr. Robertson and the committee, the latter not
having thought it expedient to publish all the sanguine
statements sent over by Mr. Robertson, but which,
as report states, that gentleman affirms he can support
by high testimony. Mr. Robertson has written a
pamphlet in Spanish, and of which we hope to see an
early translation. Great efforts are making to form a
special committee for Mexican Bonds only, the debt
being so large, and the bondholders should be careful to
attend the meeting. Peruvian Stock has been marked
54 to 54i, Chilisn Bonds have been done at par, and
Grenada Deferred at 3i. Spanish Five per Cents. have
touched lee 1, and the Three per Cents. 384 1. Portuguese
Four per Cents. are 36f French Three per Cents.
are 55 50, with the Exchange at 25 50. Belgian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. are 874. and Dutch Two- and-a-
Half per Cents. 56k to 56i. Russian have been 109 to
f, and Danish 98} to 99f.
Railway Shares have been extremely heavy, and the
fall in the old lines is 10s. to 11., and in the case of the
Midland 21. North Stafford and the minor shares are
low in proportion.

['moms or MN-D:5
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Alms.
New 3M per Cent. Anna-- . 9B 9814
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,0001...
Consols for_Opening
Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d
1,000/. June
500/. June ........ 54 51 p
Small. June 54 51 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS oifE
O'CLOCK.

•VZ O'CLOCK. CLOSI • 9
PRICES.
202
96N
98',4
-p
86 p
96%

M.OSINO
?WOE 15.

Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Ditto, Small
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ....•
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent ... 91% 981 96%
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account
Peruvian' Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Russian Bonds ..... IC9 1/i 109 109
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive — 4
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 21A per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London
French 3 per Cent
Exchange
Beligan, 4% per Cent.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 5614%14 563„
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certifieittes WA 8434

PRICES or rAID. :BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
PAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Do. Preference
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 63/4 —
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% —
Belfast & County Down 28 ......
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Grt.West. Per.s per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
and Didley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10
Do. without guarantee 10
Birming.,Virolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s .. .
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.— 20
Bristol and Exeter 92 ... ..
Ditto, Thirds
3uckinghamfhire
Caledonian
Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50
-hester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 10
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 —
Dundalk & Enniskillen 271,4 —
East Anglian, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do. 18/., E. & 18
Do., 31. 103., Pref... 3%
Ditto, 71.175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2 . ....
Eastern Counties........ 20 7
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 ......
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6/. 13s. 4d...
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61.135. 4d... % p par
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent 5O
Do. New 43 —
Eastern Union, Class A
_ (late E. U Shares) 25

, -
Ditto, Class A, ditto.- 6
Do., Class B & C 25 —
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...
Eiat Lanc,ashire - 25 ..... 113,fi .... ...... ..
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 — .. -
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... VA: ......
East Lincolnshire .....• 25
eldinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .. .. .. ..... ••••••
•••
Edinburgh and Northem 25 —
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... •
Exater.Yeovil, & 5 Dorch. 2
itt 134

Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ... —B/. 6s. 8d.... .... ........
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50
Do. Preference Consol.
Gloucester & Dean Forest 11
Treat Northern
Do., lit A Deferred ... 12%......
Do., 1/2 B 6 per Cent.. 71,x . — ..
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. ID
Great South. and West
(Ireland)
Great North of England.loo ......230 ......
Ditto, New, 401 40
Ditto, ditto 35 - ..• • •••. —
Ditto, New, 301 30
Ditto, New ,15/ l5 .. ..
Great Western 100 ...... 58 57%3/4 ...... 5314
Ditto, 1)i Shares 5O ...... .. . —
Ditto, 14 Shares ..., 23 .. ... 111 A ll4
Ditto, Fifths ..... ....... 20 - ...•••• ••
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. 7 .... ..... ...... 7
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... ..... —
Do. Quarter Shares... 121,E 213/4 213/4
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ....
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshireloo ,
Ditto, ditto .
Ditto, 1,4 Shares ...... 49 ... ..
Do. Quarters ......... 23% — .. -. —
Do. Fifths.— ........ ... 10
Do. 'I hirds ......... 161,4..... 51/2 5!4
Do. New Guarantied
6 per Cent .......... 10 -
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Sheff. )
Do. (W. Riding Union) 10 ..... "...
Do.(l3refitAileg Wyre) 25 ~....