The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-24 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The British Funds were rather heavy yesterday towards the close of
the market, and receded, for Money, from 931 to 93i ; for Account,
emsed at 93i }, after having been 931 This heaviness may be at-
tributed, no doubt, to the disappointment of some of the principal :pecu-
lators, as they made certain that the King of 11.liand had signed the
24 articles of the treaty.
Consols opened this morning at 93 Money ; Account, 93 %i ;
Exchequer Bills, 62 64 prem. ; !Elia Bonds, 64 66 prem. ; Bank
Bank Stock for opening, 209 i.
In the Foreign Market most of the Stocks closed also heavy; Spanish
Active, 21 opened at 20i 4; Portuguese, 29f 30} ; Three per
Cents., l 9 20i ; Brazilian, 79E; Colombian, 28i ; Mexican, 271
29 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 54 4.
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The papers and letters by the New York packet of the Ist inst. are
not expected till late this evening.
The lelgion Journal do Commerce states that a Cabinet courier ar.
rived at Brussels coming from London, and it is stated that he is the
bearer of important despatches—one of which relates to the diplomatic
negotiations with the Cabinet of the Hague ; the other to mercantile
affairs between Belgium and Great Britain.
It is expected that in the course of next month three millions sterling
in specie will be remitted to the United States. The Foreign Exchanges
were rather heavy yesterday afternoon.
A Charleston paper of the 25th ult. has been received at Liverpool.
The following are extracts :
CorroN.—The scarcity of vessels, and the present high rate of
freights continue to affect our operations in upland Cotton, and the
markets having been very unsettled since our last, sales have been
effected at a decline.

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" STOCKS.—The Stock market continues languid—the only trans.
action of any amount is about 20 shares State Bank, at auction, at 111
dollars per share.
" Bills on Enghnd 6to 64 per cent. prem. On France we have no
change to notice."
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock — India Stock —
3 per Cent. tied. — Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. 93% South Sea Stuck —
344 per Cent. — Old Annnities
Ditto Red
New 344 per Cent lOl 100% 113 per Cent. Annuities, 1751.,.
New 5 per Cent
Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire Ditto 500 63 65 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860.... — Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1859 —' Ditto Commercial . ..... ... pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised.pm
Jan. 5, 1880 .............
April 5, 1880 . — India Stock for Account 266
Jan. 5, (870 — I Consols for Account
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds ....—.... .......... 103 N Ditto Account ..... - .....
Ditto Account • Portugueseßonds
Brazilian Sends '76% 9 Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account
Ditto Account .
Chillian Bonds .........
Ditto Account ..... ........... Russian Benda, 1822
Columbian Bonds ...... ...... ..... 27 Ditto Account .........
Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic. —
C ilumbian Bonds, 1821
Ditto Account Ditto Account -..—
I) finish Bonds ...., ....., ...... Ditto Bonds,lB3l 20%
Ditto Account — Ditto Account 2034%
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent.......... —f. —c.
Ditto Bends, 1625 — ---- 4 per cent. —; —c.
Ditto Account ---- 3 per cent. —l —c.
Mexican Bonvis, 5 per cent — ----- Exchange -..f. —c.
Ditto Account ................ Dutch, 2% per cent ...541%ii %IA 4
Ditto, 6 per cent ...... ...... 27%44 Ditto Account 54%4%)4
Ditto Account — Ditto, S per cent.... 10314 2% % N
Neapolitan Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Paid. Per Share.
Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at 51. pm.) 20 23
British Iron Company
English Mining Company 12% 1214
Eastern Counties Railway 5 4n, 5
Great Western Railway Company 65 914234 9054
Brighton Railway Company
London and Blackwall Railway
London and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 177 5
Manchester and Birmingham Railway 7 10% 934 10
Northern and Eastern Railway Company ...
Asphalte ..
London and Westminster Bank 2O 211,41A4
London Joint Stock Bank 7 7%
COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam C.F. 12 13 Gibraltar 4B
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Genoa 26 20
Antwerp...

M.B. 13 14%
Altona..
Paris, 3 days' sigh 25 70
Ditto 3 Ms. 2G 0
Marseilles.
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine, ELM 154
Petersbuigh, ruble 3 Us. 10
Berlin
Vienna, effective fl 2 51. 10 14

Venice 46
Naples 3S
Palermo per oz. 115
Lisbon 53%
Oporto 53%
Rio Janeiro 2B
Bahia 25
Buenos Ayres --
Dublin, 21 days' sight ......
Cork ............ ..... ...... ......... , I%

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Trieste......ditto lO 16 PRICE OF BULLION, PER O.
Madrid 35 Portugal Gold, coin ..i.3 14 6
Cadiz....
Bilboa ..
B ircelona
S2ville 34 !Silver, bars, standard 0 4 11K
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 9.2.
3 per Cent. Consols 92% Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent 91%
Ditto Reduced Ditto, 4 per cent.
3}4 per Cent. Stock 99% Hibernian Bank 23
Ditto New, 1330 ..
3w per Cent. Debentures -
Bank Stock -
Royal Canal Stock - Ballast Office Debentures,4 per
Grand Canal Stock 29% cent ---
HALF-PAST ORE O'CLOCK.

Up to the present hour no papers or letters have been received by the
New York packet of the I►t inst. The Post-office steamer has gone to
meet the packet, to take the letters and papers ; and they are not ex-
pected until to-morrow in London.
Both the British and Foreign markets are heavy this afternoon, with
little doing in either of them. Consols are 931 for the Account, and
93; for Money. Exchequer Bills, 63 65. India Bonds, 64. Bank
Stock for the Opening, 2091.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active heavy, owing to their coming
lower from Paris, 20a ; Portuguese, 491; Three per :Cents., '2O ;
Mexican, 27 ; Columbian, 24 In Dutch Stock a good deal has
been done, and may be quoted 54i ; Brazil, 781 79.
In Shares little doing, except in Asphalte, which reached 43, at Pre-
sent 19.

eonsols for the Account, 981.