The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-12 00:00:00

P! THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12,1841.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY TUESDAY EVENING.
The feature in the Money Market, is still an undefined
and vague feeling of apprenension that capital may soon
become scarce, and a consequent tightness of dis-
counts. As regards the Funds, there were further
amounts of the unfunded thrown upon the mar-
ket, and this led to a renewed though not se-
rious decline in the premium—viz., from 7s. to 4s. and
6s. East India Bonds were at ls. discount, and ls. pre-
mium. Bank Stock was at 1671 to 168, the Reduced
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 97* to 1/3, and the
Three per Cent. Annuities 888 to 881. Consols, at four
o'clock, were 898 sellers for Account, and 894 for Money.
There was not much doing in the Foreign. Stocks. The
Active Spanish. Bonds were at 231 to 24 ; the New Por-
tuguese Five per Cents. at 33i ; Mexican Stock at a de- 1
cline, from 291 to 28* to. a ; Peruvian at 161 ' • Vene-
zuelan
Deferred at 8+ to ; Buenos Ayres at 22; Belgian
at 100 to ; French Five Cents. at 114 f. 25c. ; and Dutch
Two-and-Half per Cents. at 521, to I.
The market for Railway Shares has become dull.
London and Birmingham were at 69 ; South Western
18* ; Great Western New at 14, and the Fifths at 7i
premium. Brighton were 3* to 28; Manchester an
Leeds 14 ; Northern and Eastern 22 ; and Birmingham
and Gloucester 28 discount, ex-New Shares. Colonial
Bank Shares were HI- premium, and Union Bank of
Australia 9 premium ; Brazilian Imperial Mining Com-
pany's Shares were 15 discount.
The Foreign Exchanges were on the whole without
Frankfortat 25f . 62 f
act.
14any marked alteration to-day. On Paris bills were taken
to 65c., on Amsterdam at 12 311 to on
to 1,
erate on
of Hamburgh
exc
exchange
n..e on
13 9-4-to Londonan d
on Trieste at 10.
comes over steady from Hamburgh, and the price of gold
still rather high.
A letter received at the North and South American
Coffee-house states that the writer had been .on board
the Lord Saumarez, arrived at Liverpool, and which re-
ported having seen a large steamer on her way home
from the Cape, and had ascertained from the mate that
the steamer was disabled, had three masts and one very
large funnel, with her. sails set upon the main. The track
of the President steamer answers to this description.
The steamer seen, which is proved not to be the Hard-
wicke (arrived safe at Liverpool), might therefore have
' been the President, out thirty days, and disabled, attempt-
ing to make the Cape de Verde islands.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
We regret to learn, by the following communication from
Liverpool, that a collision took place off that place on Sunday,
between two vessels, and one of them went down with all on
board:—

The Brooklyn, Richardson, which sailed yesterday from this
port for New York, when off Port Lynns last night, about ten
o'clock, came in collision with a vessel, name and destination
unknown, but thought to be a brig. The Brooklyn sunk the
unknown vessel in midships, the latter went down with all
hands. Captain Richardson reports that he hod a light upon
deck, that had the master of the unknown vessel ported his
helm the collision would have been avoided.
LIVERPOOL COTTON bIARKAT, MAY 10. The sales of
Cotton to-day are about 2,000 bales at steady prices. The
market continues depreised.
. LIVERPOOL-SHAKE -MARKET, MAY 10.—The following
comprise the transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day :
Glasgow; Paisley, and Greenock, 29i ; Grand Junction. 204 ;
Chester and Crew, 50 ; London and Birmingham, 160; Lon-
don and South Western, Si. Shares, 21. ; Manchester and
Leeds, 52i.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 10.—The Share
Market continues in a depressed state. Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 25f; London and South Western, 58; Ditto,
Tenths, 445. ; Alliance Bank, 17 ; Bank of Manchester,
71. Is. 3d. ; South Lancashire Bank, 5/. 6s. 3d.. ; Marine As-
surance, 9i.

We have received Cape of Good Hope Papers to March 14.
On Tuesday last his Excellency the Governor arrived in
Cape Town, on his return fron the frontier.
From Graaff-Reenet a Correspondent writes:—" A great
deal of rain has fallen here lately ; in fact, every season ap-
pears to be better than the last ; all the necessaries of life are
cheap and abundant. The following are the prices of the
principal articles : —Meal from 9 rds to 13s. 6d. to 12 rds 18s.
per muid; Wheat from 6 rds 9s. to 8 rds 12s. ; Barley 3 rds
4s. 6d. to 4 rds 6s. ; India Corn 3 rds to 5 rds ditto ; Butchers'
Meat 1 lid. per lb. • Wool from 6d. to 9d. ; Goat Skins Is. 6d.
to '2s each."— Graham's Journal.
LIST OF CAPE Towrr PKICES.—Beef, good, 3d. per lb. ;
Mutton 21,4 d. ' • Pork 6d. to 7d. ; Tea 4s. to 4s. 6d. ; Sugar
414(1. to sd. ; Coffee 9d. ; Rice IlAd. to 2*d. ; Flour 23/4d. ;
Potatoes 23/4d. ; Candles Bd. to 9d. ; Soap sd. ; Salt Id. ;
Butter Is. I lid. to Is. 3d.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 89/1 4 for the Account,
opened this morning with rather a firmer appearance, and may
be quoted 894 Account, Money 89i 4. Exchequer Bills,
57 prem. ; Bank Stock, 167 169 ; India Stock, 250 252 ; India
Bonds, 1 dis. 1 prem.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 234 24; Deferred,
19i ; Passive, .51 i; Portuguese, 331 344 ; Three per
Cents., 20} ; Brazilian, 68} 69} ; Colombian, 24 23 ;Plea'.
can, 2834 29; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52/ ;
Five per Cents. 99* 4.
SHARES.—Great Western, 27 28 prem. ; New, 13} 14
prem. ; London and Brighton 3} dis. ; Blackwall 6} 6
die. ; Birmingham 69 71 prem. ; Southampton 57 58 per
share ; Croydon 134 14i per share ; Greenwich 8} per share ;
Manchester and Birmingham 15 14 dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.

Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ... .. 72
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
London and Brighton
Manchester and Leeds -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Colonial

~.. 25

MINKS.
Brazilian Imperial (at 61. pm. )... 21)
Since the early part of the morning there has been more
busine-s doing in the British Funds than for several days past.
One of the first-rate brokers sold some Exchequer bills, and
purchased 60,000 consols, which gave a tone to the market.
The public were also selling money stock prior to a dissolution
of Parliament, which is generally reported will take place in
about ten days. Money is in demand ; from 4to 5 per cent.
is asked in the house.
Consols continue steady at 89% for tha Account ;
Money, 69% s ; Exchequer Bills, 5 4 b prem. ; Bank Stock,
1671 168 ; India Bonds, 1 dis., 1, prem.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 2. I ; Portuguese,
33/; Mexican, 2845; Dutch Two-and-a; Hal f-per-Cents.,s2l ;
Five per Cents., 991 In the above Market there is scarce
anything doing.
The Share Market is quite idle. Birmingham and Glouces-
ter, 72; Great Western Fifths, 11; London and Brighton,
463/ a 47 ; Manchester and Leeds, 56.
Consols, Account, 69X 90; Mexican, 28i 1 ; Portu-
guese, 341; Spanish, 23/ 24/. Markets generally firm.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock l6B India Stock
3 per Cent Red. BB4 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons 894 Ditto Old Annuities ...
35 per Cent Red..
New 34 per Cent 983 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....24d 6pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ 4pm
Long Annuities toexpire Ditto Small spm
Jan. 1860 l2 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for °pg.._
Jan. 1860.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian 80nd5.... Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres. 6 per cent 22 Russian, 5 per cent
Chilian, 6 per cent...... Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 234
Ditto, 1824 .... Ditto, Deferred . 114
Danish, 3 per cent....... French, 5 per cent.ll4f. 25c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent Exchange —f. c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. —c,
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 24 per cent. ... 523
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 16.1 Ditto, 5 per cent 991
SHARES.
Biroingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 72
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto ,New Shares (50 paid ... 64
Ditto Fifth (4 paid) . 114
London and Ilifh.ton (50 paid)... 475
London and Buracigham Railway (90 pd) 159
Manchester and Leeds
London and South 'western
,70 paid) ... .... 56
.. 28
Northern and Eastern (50
mid)
YESTERDAY).
1 COURSE OF EXCHANGE--( _ _

Amsterdam CF.I2 6 Gibraltztr ~. ......
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U. 12 64 Genoa ..,....,• •••••• •.•• 25 85
Antwerp l2 6 Milan
Hamburgh ...... M.B. 13 12i Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 55 Palermo, per oz ..••.1184
Ditto, 3 months 25 75 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 80 Rio Janeiro 27
Vninkfort on Maine... 150 Bahia
Petetsburgh, 3 Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres
8er1in.....
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M lO 0 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto
l‘ladrid ... ...... ...
Cadiz 354 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
Bilboa .................
Barcelona .......•..•••.. 35 New Dollars... 0 4 lOi
Seville ... ..... 35 Silver in Bars 05 Oi
HAM DL/ KU ISORSLNHALLE, MAY 7.
Bills. Money
..... 107

HoPe and Co. 3d and 4th
BankAur ThnasrePf..c.C.c.e.nn.t...! .... 1655
Anelo.ltussian Loan —
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Cartiticate MA lOS
Inscription, Ist Sew 103% 103
102 _
Russian 5 pCX
Series ........ ; .... 97% 3T
Ditto in Certilicati., ~, 97 3gli
New 4 per Cent. (164,;' „ent 87% h7g,
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% k.`er ,
5 pea Cent SN 51
Ditto... ..... . .. ..... ........ _
Polish Bonds .................... .... l4l ...
New ticket ... ..........................
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent....... 747i 74%
sNpoalt wai,anNeLwoasnp,
.... 16%
EXCHANGES ON LONDON,
elrS34anttrer Celt...,
HAMBURG, MAY 7.-13 (A.—Two months, 13 5
PETRRSBURGII, APRIL 27.-I\vo months, 38
... N PeOce,
CHRISTIANIA, APRIL 2,-.--Three months, 460.
SToCICHOLL APRIL o.—Seventy-five days, 12, 1,
BREMEN, MAY 4 —Two months. 6 14.
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