The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-26 00:00:00

crease on

1840.

Miles open.

Decrease

per mile. the week.
Week, October 14 478 7il. 3,585
Week, October 21 478 64d, 2,987
Capital paid up to 30th September, 1849 ... 17,992,000
Ditto ditto 30th September, 1848 ... 15,611,000

Increase of capital
So that, with an apparent increase of 2,2801. in the
trallic of the last two weeks, which has occasioned so
much excitement in the Stock Exchange, there is an
actual decrease (when the increase of mileage is taken
into calculation) of 6,5721., or, upon the total traffic of
the current hal`-year to present date, of 10 percent. per
mile, as the following figures will show:—
Total receipts from the Ist of July to 20th of October
inclusive:—

1848. 1849.
Receipts £738,941 0 0 £732,410 0 0
Miles open 435 78
Receipts per mile £1,698 14 3 £1,532 4 9
Being 10 per cent. decrease per mile.
The Funds are better to•day, an influential broker
having bought 100,000/. Consols for money. The intelli-
gence from Russia is considered more favourable. Con-
sols have realiz-d 921 i for Money, and 92+ k for Time,
being now 92i k. New Three•and-a-Quarter per Cents.
are 92k to Bank Stock is 1971 to 198 k. Exchequer-
bills arc down to 445. and 41s. premium.
Foreign Securities are dull. Spanish Five per Cents.
16k. The Three per Cents. have touched 34. Portu-
guese Four per Cents. are 32i to 33k. Mexican realise
26i Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. are 53i to 54
Railway Shares have been firm, although very quiet.
Yesterday the Railway Commissioners forwarded to
the directors of the Aberdeen Railway their certificate
for opening the extension of the line to Limpet Mill,
within twelve miles of Aberdeen. The line will accord-
ingly bo opened on Tuesday next, the 30th inst.

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ONE O'CLOCK. CLoSII, G
,:ty,Es or BRITI3II FUNDS PRICES.
Bulk Stock
s; er Cent. Reduced Anus. ....
3 par C.int. Consols Annuities 91% L 4, %; 92%
N or 314 per Cent. Anne.—
Long Anns. to expire Jan.1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
'ndia Bondr, 1,000/.:
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account 92141414% 92
Exchequer Bills. Icl. & 2d
1,0001. June 4l 441 44 p
Small. June 45 41 p 41 p

CLOSIN
PRICES.
314

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. oNE
O'CL OCK.
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .. 26%
Ditto, Account ... ............
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto,4 por Cent.
Russian Bonds ..., 107 107% 108
Spqm6h 5 per Cent. 1840 16%
116%
Ditto, Account
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 21/4 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in.:London.
Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 6334 54 5334
Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates B2 82

26%
26%
b 2%

PRICES OF r. , .n. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
OAILwAY BRAKES. ''''' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE°.
kberdeen 5O
Do. Preference
amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 6 ......
kyrshire and Galloway.. 74 —
Belfast & County Down 264 ......
_
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20 ... ..
Sirming, Wolverh'ton,
and DWI ey, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. witb out guarantee 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.— 20 - ........ •••• ••• -
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 71. 4s.
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds ... ...... 271,E
suckinghamthire ...... 174
0 iledonian
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
.:hester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... •••
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 4O ......
Dundalk. & Enniskillen 274
East Anglian, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do. 181., E. & H.... 18
Do., 3/. 105., Pref... 34 .....
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 7 6778 ......
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 ...... 14
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6035. 4d.... %p. m.......... p, m.
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... par x.d. ... ..... par x.d
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New 43
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 3% —
Do., Class B (L & B.) 25
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 25 . .... 4%
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... ..... ..
East Lancashire 25 ..... 14%.............. 14%
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 6%...... -
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 614......
East Lincolnshire ...... 25 ...... --
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... .- -..
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .. .. .......
Edinburgh and Northern 25 —
Ditto, Newport ......... 15 .. ... -.
Exeter.Yeovil, & Dorch. 25/p
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
Glesqow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ......
llo.Preference Consol.
Great'Northern
Do., •!7•2 A Deferred
Do., 4B 6 per Cent... 71,E —
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 71A
;mat South. and West.
(Ireland)
__ _ 4714...... ..............

11
11%

-
53%

4%

4%

'..; rlat North of England 100 - ...... —.— ..........
Ditto, New, 401
Ditto, ditto B5 ...... ........ .....
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O ......
Ditto, New ,15/
100 ...... 56U... ... ..•• •..
Groat Western ........
Ditto, ),4 Shares - ... ........ ~
Ditto, 4 Shares
Ditto, Fifths...... ...... 20
Ditto, New 171......» 15 ... 7 . 7
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 42% 42W
,s
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% 2O 197,8
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ....
...
..."
Ditto, Thirds
Lances h ire & Yorkshireloo
Do. do. M. B. 84 8... 95
Ditto, ditto .
Ditto, 14 Shares
Do. Quarters - ••• ••••• ......
U. Fifths... lO - ..•...
Do. Thirds .............. 16% —.

56M

Do. New Guarantied
6r er Cent........... 10 ......
-••••

-
8%

Do. Liverp. and Bury 49 ......
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Sbeff.) 5O - •• •••••••""
Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 .• - ......
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. IA Shares (A)... 10
Leeds and Bradford 6O •••
.....
Leeds and Thirak ..... . 50 .
...... nix.—. ......
Do., Prefer., 6 per Cr. 5 ...... 314 .. M.
,Do., Pref. Quar., DM 9 ......

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