The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

EVENING, MAY 12, 1849.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the early part of the week the demand for Cotton
at Liverpool was animated, the trade and exporters buy-
ing freely; and up to Wednesday prices of American
advanced id. per lb. Subsequently there has been a de-
cided change for the worse. The market closed heavily
yesterday at previous quotations. Exporters have taken
3,100 American, 1,730 Pernams, and 50 Surat; and
speculators 3,630 American, and 40 Surat. Railway
Shares were quiet.
The Bank of England has succeeded at last in obtain-
ing a little more employment forlits assets, and this is
shown by an increase of circulation and securities, and
a diminution of private deposits, concurrently with a
reduction of bullion and notes unemployed. The time of
year is arrived when we naturally expect still greater
development in this respect. The following is a com-
parison of last weeks return with the preceding state-
ment:—
Notes Issued 27,495,105
Decrease ... 107,180
Rest 3,152,609
Increase ... 25,439
Public Deposits ... ... 3,812,031
Increase ... ... 399,841
Other Depesits 11,380,996
Decrease ... 397,606
Seven Day and other Bilis 1,142,841
Increase ... 13,509
Government Securities ... 14,236,069
Increase ... ... 278,800
Other Securities ... 10,111,307

Increase ... 15,481
Notes 8,281,460
Decrease ... 252.465
Bullion ... ... 14,277,746
Decrease ... 107,813
Active Circulation ... 19,213,645
Increase 145,285
The foreign exchanges were steady yesterday after-
noon, but as may be supposed in the present state of
Continental affairs, there was not much doing. Bills on
Antwerp were negotiated at 25 671 to 70, on Ham-
burgh at 13 1q to 124, on Paris at 'l5 50 to 55, and on
Trieste at 11 42 to 45.
The amount of bills drawn by the East India Com-
pany, from April 24 to May 5, was 43,4781.
The exports of the precious metals from London dur-
ing the week to Thursday last were as follows:—Silver
coin, to Rotterdam 4,000 oz., Boulogne 304 oz., Belgium
45,400 oz.; silver bars, to Copenhagen 290,000 oz., and
Boulogne 1,616 oz. Gold coin, to Belgium 268 oz., and
Hamburgh 350 oz.
The accounts from Manchester as to the state of trade,
are by no means so favourable, and the lucian demand
alone keeps the market a little in play.
From Halifax we are advised that " We have no
alteration to report in the piece and yarn markets since
last week's statements, and not much in the wool busi-
ness. In the latter there have been rather more inqui-
ries, bearing chiefly, however, upon the finer descrip-
tions of combing, prices of which are comparatively
firm, whilst those of the coarser kinds have rather
flinched again. Short wools are in moderate requeist,
without any quotable variation in price this week. Mid-
dle hogs fetch about 101. 55.; middle wethers 91. 10s. to
91. 15s. per pack."
The Nottingham market is thus described:—
" The turn, out of the wrought cotton hose workmen
has become general in the counties of Nottingham,
Derby, and Leicester. It is computed and asserted that
12,000 stockingers are now upon strike. The drawer,
pantaloon, and shirt trade, so important to Nottingham,
is still pretty good. The glove trade, both silk and
cotton, is brisk, and the workmen, though formerly
subject to great disputes, are now quite passive, and go
ou smoothly. The silk knotted trade, after a struggle of
several weeks with the master stockingers, in which the
Mansfield neglected to assist the bottom hands, have been
compelled to support the high profit and charges."
We find nothing of prominent interest in the foreign
commercial accounts received to-day.
The Funds are still flat, the intelligence from Paris
being of a nature to inspire caution. Consols have
realised 90k a for Money, and 901 to 91 for Account.
The New 1. hree-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 90 to 901.
Bank Stock is at 192 i, and India Stock at 245 to 245 i.
Exchequer-bills are 465. to 495. premium.
In the Foreign Market business is extremely dull.
Spanish Five per Cents. are 16i to 17. Mexican Bonds
are 30i to 31. Brasil Stock is at 78k. Dutch Four per
Cents. are 76.
In Railway Shares there is more doing, but prices are
flat in most instances.

nNE cLosr, G
Pim 'Es or BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock
3.per Cent. Reduced Arms ......
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 90% V% 90%
New 34 per Cent. Anna........ 9Ol/2 490 904 90,4
LongAnns. to expire J an. 1860 -16
India Stock 5451/2 245 245
India Bonds, 1,0004
Ditto under 1,0001...
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 11/2d. & 2d.
1,0001. June 49 46 p 46 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS crlcE CLOSINk,
O'CLocg. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons
Ditto, Account,
Ditto, Ex Coupons ......
Ditto, Account 2Bl/2
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cont.
Exchange 2sf. 35c. 25f. 35c.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent., 12 Guild —
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 76 76
PRICES OF
,BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID.
AT ON.E O'CLOCK. PRICES.
1 berdeen
Do. Preference
A"' .. ... ... 414
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds .... 2714 l6l/ 16
Caledonian
Do. New 10/.1Pref..... 10 ...... 111/2 lll,l
Dublin and Belfast June. 37%..«.. 61/2 614
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 7% 3/4 ... 734
Do. New, Gua.6 perct. 10
East Lincolnshire ...... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ........ ...
I-Ireat Northern
Great Western 100
Ditto, 1/2 Shares 5O .... 3838;!2
Ditto, 14 Shares

Ditto, fifths ..... ....... 20
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ..... 101A1A lO
[lull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ......
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Do. Fifths... lO
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent........... 10 ."..... 10541%.....
Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 ..... 31/, 31,4
Do.(Preston& Wyre) 25

Leeds and Bradford
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O ..... 36% 36
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... 91/4 914
London and N. Western 100 126 125% 125
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 ...... 9% eits'h % 9%
Ditto, Fifths ..... - .. 2 ...... 7 % ... 7%
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...,.. 3% 3%
Load. &S. Western 5O ...... 33. ... 3314
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire 100
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Midland ...100 ..... 64%34
Do., do., 504 Shares... 25 ... „ — ,
Do.Consol.Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......123 .
Norfolk ...... ..... ....100
North British ...•....... 25
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 8!,4 .. .. 3%. 334
North Staffordshire l7 ,i 1 --
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Oxferd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
•• .. 15%
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10
South Eastern
Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 30 —
Do., Registered No. 4 10
Do., Scrip No 4
South Wales 3B ...... 18
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50
Do. do. d 0.... 1214.--
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... . ....... .... 25 ...... 19 %% • 19%
Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... 1314 %%...
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... - 4%14 4 ... 4143
York and North Midland 50 ..... 30%1,2 3O
Dittos, Preference
1.)o. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Dutch Rhenish ......... 7%..... .. . ..... .... 4.
East Indian
Northern of France...... 13
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7
Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 21% 21%
Paris and Strasbourg ... 10
Rouen and Havre ...... 20
MINES.
Australian 3 ^
Barrossa Range Min. Co. 28s.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint Stock
London & Westminster. 20

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 12.—Wind E., moderate breeze and
cloudy.

PLYMOUTH, MAT 11.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Eliza, Ad&
laide, South Australia.

HULL, MAY 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Pallas, Hop-
kinson, Charleston.

SUNDERLAND, MAY 11.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Parthian,
Shippeg an.

SIIIELDS, MAY 9.—Sld. August, New York; Jacobs,
ditto; Swallow, Pictou; 10th, Archipelago, Mauritius;
Oxelea, Rio Janeiro; Bernard Castle, Quebec; 11th,
Duchess of Buccleucb, Calcutta ; South St ~ckton, Quebec.
OFF CORK, MAY 11.—Elizabeth Grange, Jones, Mau-
ritius, and sailed for Liverpool.
DUBLIN, MAY 9.—Wind E.—Sld. Eolus, New York.
BRIDGEWATER, MAY 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Louis
Esther, Flouelle, Paimbceuf.
PENZANCE, MAY 10.—Wind s.—Sid. Mecca, New
York.

FALMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind E.—Arrd. N.S. de
Begona, Sierra, Havannah for Hamburgh. Off port,
Neptune, Havannah for Copenhagen.
The Camilla, Grenfell, from I)antzic to the United
Kingdom, passed the Sound 24th October, and has not
since been heard of.
The Orion, Jones, from Konigsberg to the United
Kingdom, passed the Sound sth Nov., and has not since
been heard of.
WAINFLEET, MAY 11.—The Five Brothers, of Po.
kola, Ilarburgh to Lynn, was assisted in here yesterday,