The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-14 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet,
but stcady. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales,
mostly to the trade.—Railway Shares were dull, at
rather lower prices.

Tho business done this week in the Produce markets
has been above the average, and all the principal staples
support very full prices.
The report of Wednesday's Bourse at Amsterdam is
favourable.

The Funds have been fluctuating, but are again
higher. The quotation for Account is now ex dividend,
the Transfer-books being closed. Consols have been
specially transferred at 971 to -lb including the January
interest. For January and ex interest they hale ranged
from 96* to 96i. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have been 97i to 981. and the Three per Cents.
96g to Bank Stock is firm at 203; Exchequer-bills
are 51s. to 545. premium. Consols now are 96i I.
In the :Foreign market, Mexican Bonds have started
up to 288 and 291. Equador Stock is firm at 4, and
Peruvian at 541. Yens zuela Deferred are 9. Dutch
Four per Cents. have been 841 to 85. Spanish Five
per Cents. are 188 1019*, and Portuguese Four per
Cents. nominally 33* to 36.
The following completes the railway receipts :-
1849. 1848.
Eastern Counties
York and North Midland 5,842 7.125
York, Newcastle and Berwick 11,615 13,738
Lancashire and Yorkshire .. 11,485 9,547
Blackwall
Great Northern ... ... 2,565
- - -

Railway Shares have been very quiet, and with no
itaticab!e variation in prices. North Stafford are worse.
B ,ulogne and Amiens have risen.

ONE O'CLOCK. CLosls G
mcrs OF AtITISU FENDS PRICES.
Sank Stock
3 der Cent. Reduced Ana
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 97%% 97%
Sew 34 per Cent. Arens 98% 98 98% 97; 97N
Consols for Opening, Jan. 16.--56% 5,144 xd. 16( xd.
11:xebec:tiler Bills. 144 d. & 2d
1,0001. June 5l 51)9 54 p
5001. June
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS arse CLOSIR
O'CLCCK. PRICF.s
Brazilian 3onds ... ........ . ..... 0. — £B%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ... 98 98
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent....,:— 73
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Equador Bonds :.
_. . 4

Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... ..... . 283/4 294 28% 291
Ditto, Account ... .............
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Deferred ... 18 1714 1714
Bp_ansii 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account . — 31%
Venezuela Bonds, 2is per Cent

Ditto Deferred-
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 24 p r Cent., 12 Guild. ..
Ditto. 4 par Cent. Certificates 84% 85 85

PLICES OF PAID. ,BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RA.IL44 AY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. MCI S.

A.berdeer
Do. Preference 8i

A.mber. Nott., 80-ten, -
and E.a3tern Junction 634......
A.yrshirs and Galloway.. 71,E — .....
Belfast & County Down 28
Perks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6
l'irmingham and Ox-

ford Xunct., calls duly
paid, or w ith a gua.ran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20 ......
Birrn;nc„ Wolverh'ton,
and li.ulley, calls duly
pd, et .vith guarantee 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10
"1-Arming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14.3 ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,

and Cheshire Junc.... 20
Bristol and Exeter 9O ••• ••

Ditto, Thirds ... 271,4 — .. l5
Uuckingham;hire
Caledonian ...... . ...... 50
Ditto, Now 10/. Pref... 10
Ditto,ClydcsdaleJunc 50 ......
Lhe2ter and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5
Clarence

Do. Ist Cla3s, 6 per Ct. 10

Do. 2d Class, .5
par Ct. 10 ......
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Port': •
mouth ..... - -
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ......
Dundalk & Enni3killen 27% — .. .
east Anglian, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do. 18/., E. Sc. IL ... 18
...
Do., 31. 10e., Pref... 3% -...

Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2 . — . . —
Eastern Cour.ties... ..... 20 •••••• ••• •••• •••••• 714
Do. Now, Gua. 6 per et. 10
Ditto,Emtension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6/.135. 4d.... ... ... ..... ...
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d...
D. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
/2
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Clas3 A, ditto... 6

Do Clays B & C 25 —

Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...
East Lancazhira -
Ditto, New - ......... •••••• -
Ditto, New Quarters 614 ...... .. ... ,....
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters
East Lincolnshire ...... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... ...
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .. .. ....... ......
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ~. ... _
Exeter,Yeovil, & Porch 25,,,
Exeter and Exmouth... 2Is.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle .... .... ... —B/.65. 8d.... ..... _
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 .....
Do. Preference Consol.
Gloucester &Dean Forest 11

Ureat Northern
Do., IA2 A Deferred ... 1N.....
Do., IA B 6 per Cent... 75
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 10 ...... 7% 8.
Great South. and West-

(Ireland) 5O
(;rlat North of England 100
Ditto, New, 401 4O ........
Ditto, ditto . 35 .... ... . OMB

Ditto, New, 301 3O
Ditto. New ,15/ l5 .. ..
Great Western 100
Ditto, % Shares
Ditto, 1,.i Shares
Ditto, Fiftbl ... 20
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ...
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... .....
Do. Quarter Shares... 12%
Llncaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire100
Ditto, ditto .
......., .
Ditto, % Shares ...—. 49 ... ..
Do. Quarters .... ..... 23% — .. ..... ......
Do. Fifths... ....... ... 10
Do. Thirds ..--......• • 16%
Do. New Guarantied
6 ler Cent. • ••• ...... 10 .••••• 12%•••........•••• 12%
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Sheff.) - .• •• —
Do. (W. Riding Union) 10 ...•• •..••
. . --

Do:(Preston Wyre) 25 - -

D. V 2 Shares (A)..; 10
Leeds and Bradford 5O
Leeds and Think ..... . 50
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31,4--
Do., do. No. 2 5 —
Do., do. No. 3 5 ...... ... ........ ..
Do., Pref. Quar,,lBlS 9 ......
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport ... .. .. 10
London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d
London, Brighton, and

_ ..
South Coast... ..... 103
Do., New 51., guaran-
teed 6 per Cent..... 100
Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ......
Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 — ••• .
Ditto ditto.-- 1852 50 .. ...
Le nden and Greenwich 1211584 d... 10%... ~.... .
Ditto, Preferarra .. . 20
London and N. Western 100 ....• 11314 112%
Ditto, New Quarters.. 12
Ditto, Fifth, .. 7 ... .. 9%
Do. 40/.Shares (L. M.) 35 —
Do. 101. (11 & B.) C. 1 ...... 2% ... 2%
Lond.& S. Western ..... 50 .....
Ditto, New 501....... 42%......
Do. New 40/. .. 84 - •• ••• ••••
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
ref. 7 per Cent. ... 5
Londonderry &Coleraine 25 -
Do. 1/2 Shares ~... 5
Londonderry and Ennis-
kilen 25 ......
Do. % Shires
Lowestoff, guar. 4 per ct 20 ......
Ditto (6 per et.) - ..... •••••• •• ....
MancheAcr,Buxton,and
Matlock....

Ma nctlester,

Sheffield,

.
and Lincolnshire...100
Do. Qnarters (No. 1) 25
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
D 0.% Shares (No. 3) 12%y......
Do. New 104 Pref..... 10 ......

Ditto, Gt.GrimAy •—•••• ......
Ditto ditto . —
Ditto ditto
••••••••
Ditto: Sheffithi and

Lincolnshire 25 • •••
Do., Grimsby Dock .. 23 ..... ,
DoDo. ILLachester and
~
Union..... 41.25. — .
illinarici •••••• ...... —IGO ...... 49 4834
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo

Do., do., 501. Shares 30 113/4%aye
Do. Rum., and Derby 10P
Do. Como'. .Iristol and

Birminp;., 6 per ct..• •100 .... 123 .•. as. •••• • ••
Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 42
Ditto ditto 221.7 s — ...

Do., ErcsrJshVal.,Pref.
Ditto, Lekest.& Swan.-
nington, 8 per ct. guar.loo ......
Midland Great W extern

Irish ..... ..... 472, ..... .••••.-
Middiesbro' and 14. c Icz.r,
6 per cent. guar.
Neyrca*tle and Carlisle.loo