The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, laminas/ SO.
STocx Exerwroz.—The sales are—Ambergate and Eastern Junc'
tion, Is. 3d. p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 9% p.—Boston
Stamford, and Birmingham, 2 p.—Buckinghamshire, I Is. 3d. ex int.
—Dundee and Arbroath, 481.—Ditto, New, 191.—East Lancashire,
New Scrip, 265. 3d, p.—East Lincolnshire, 535. 9d. p.—Fleetwood,
l'reston, and West siding, 1 Is. 3d. p.—Great Northern (Nos. 1 to
108,000), 3s. 9d. p.—Ditto (Nos. 108,001 and upwards), %
derstleld Canal and Railway, 4 ki p.—Lancaster and Preston, Three-
quarters, 1634 —Ditto, Quarters, 14—Leeds and Dewsbury Exten-
sion (green), 1 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 234 clic —Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 214 I.—London and North-Western, 189—Ditto, New,
Quarters, 124 p.—Manchester and Leeds (late Huddersfield and
Sheffield), 4►4 p.—Dltto, 321. Shares, (late Extension), 2% p.—Man-
ehester, Sheffield, andLincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield),
4% dis.—Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—Midland, 122 ex div.
—Ditto, New, 3% p.—Newcastle and Carlisle, New, 134 p.—North
British, 354—Ditto, Halves, 17—Ditto, Quarters, 2% p.—North
Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Union (A), 223—Preston and Wyre,
Halves (B), 3v p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares
(B), % p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 13s. 9d. Ms.—
South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, % p.2-South Yorkshire,
Doncaster, and Goole, 6s. 3d. p.—West Riding Union, p.
MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 20.
Stock Bite/Lamm—The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion, 9% p.— Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 3-16 dis.—Eastern Counties,
% —East Lancashire, New (scrip), 1 7-16 p.—Fleetwood, Pres-
ton, and West Riding, % p.—Hudderstleld and Manchester Railway
and Canal, 4% p.—London and North-Western (Manchester, and
Birmingham), 73--Manchester and Leeds, 321, Shares (late Exten-
sion), 3 p.—Manchester attd Southampton, las. 6d. dis. —North
Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Staffordshire and Churnet Valley Junc-
tion, 2 p.— Oldham Alliance, %--Preston and Wyre, Halves
7-16 c. p.—South Staffordshire, % p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster,
and Goole, 6.16 p.—West Riding Union, 15.16 p.

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LEEDS, FtistuaitT 20.
STOCK EXCHANGL—The markets have looked better during the
week, but without any very decided, movements; to-day, hewever,
the business transacted has been without animation, and at some
small reduction in the quotations of many stocks. As congested
With the prices of Saturday last, a small improvement is tot be nottd
in East Lancashires, Huddersfield and Manchesters, Dewsburys,
Mattocks, North Staffordshircs, North-Westerns, and West Riding
Unions. Thirske are all better, and in demand, rumours of amalga-
mation being again afloat. North British shares are all a little
higher; East and West Yorkshires are also better, but do not fully
maintain the improvements of the earlier part of the week. Melton
and Driilields are flrm. Leeds 321. shares (late Extensions) are doing
at 2% p. to-day, but with appearances of giving way. The sales are
—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, Is. p.—East Lancashire,
New, 2% p.—Ditto, New Scrip, 275. p.—East and West Yorkshire,
Is. dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 73i p.— Ditto, Halves, 43 p.—Leeds
and Thirsk, New, 13s. 6d. dis.—Ditto, Preference, 255, 6d. p.—
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 10s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, 321.
Shares (late Extensions), 21. 13s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midland, 15s. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Great
Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, lis. dia.—Midland, Preference.
p. —North British, Thirds, .535. p.—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle
Branch), 2%,p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 14s. p.—North Stafford-
shire, 31. 4s. p.—North-Western, Be. 6d. p.--west Riding Union,
345. p.