The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-01 00:00:00

MOSEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
• (From The Sun of last Night.)
• The Cotton market Liverpool yesterday was steady,
the -safes being 4,000 to 5,000 bales, nearly all to the
trade; and chiefly American, at sfd. to 74d. per lb.—
Shires were steady.
• ku mercantile circles a more careful perusal of the
*allege of the President of the United States has con-
finned an opinion previously entertained that the com-
mercial policy ot the Gevernmeot of the Republic in
laying on taxes upon certain articles which, however,
was not likely, in the main, to be of any considerable
injury to the British intercourse in a trading point of view,
wili•nut be detrimental to the policy of free trade, be-
cause sugar, coffee, and similar articles may very fairly
be taxed to contribute something towards the revenue.
Th 6 later intelligence from New York received to-day
tumid** us with the report .of the Secretary of the
Trensury, and there is auflialentevidence therein of the
necessity of raising a stew loat4-und the difficulty under
the specie paying Sub:Treasury Act of being enabled to
accomplish it. .
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Canada Com-
pany, held this morning,,e continuance of a dividend at
at tab rate of 6 per oenrper annum was resolved upon.
It is very satisfactory to find that the upper province
is rapidly improving. The crops, except potatoes, were
excellent employment was given to the newly
arrived 'emigrants. '-
The Elands are not quite so well supported to-day, and
there is lose business doing. Consols have been 934 to
931 for Ageoutit. The New Three-and a-Quarter per
Cents. are 44 ; and. the 'Tree per Cents, 931 to 94.
Exchequer Bills have }PA). queed 14)s. to 75.; and East
India 13onsiei 20s. pre • .
Tho FotiOgnAiark: &fen very dull. Spanish
are altogei.er nosniniti,.d PistemOise Four per Cents.
have realised'3B. Mexican Bonds are 241 to 24i ; Dutch
Two-and a-Half per Cents. are 604.
Shares have been rather firmer to-day, and there bas-
in several instances been a slight improvement in prices.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES Or RItITISIT FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 93% 94 94
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 95%% 9534
Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o
Ditto 30 y-ears, Oct. 10,1859 9 11-16 9 11-16
India Bonds, 1,0004
.
Ditto under 1,000!.. 2O p 16 p
Consols for Opening 933A % 93%
Exchequer Bills, 10004 I%d. ... 810 7 9 p 9 p
Ditto, 5001
Ditto. Small .. 11 9 p 8 p
031" E CLOSING
O'CLOCK PRICES
20
24%
24%
88
38

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. —
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 24
Ditto, Account
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account ..... ... .... .... 38
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch, 2% pir Cent .
PRIcES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES,
Aberdeen
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 2%.....
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush IX... ..
Belfast & County Down 4% —
Birmingham and Dudley 4:14. ...
Birmin. and Glemcester..loo 129
Ditto New

5%

2% ex inl

7p
129

Birmingham and Ox- . -
' 'ord Junction
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 23a .
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. % p
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto, New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... •
Bristol and Liver. June.. 2%......
Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto Half Shares 2l/2 2%3/4 ... ... .....
Ditto, Clydesdale Jane 25
Chester and Holyhead... 27% ' 25%
Chumet and Blythe 2
Chester and Manchester 425. —
Chelteaham and Oxford 2 ...... . .....
Clarence lOO
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 —
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Cork and Killarney ... 21/2
Cork and, Waterford ... 11/2
Cornwall
Ditto, Half Shares ... 21/2 % ••••
Direct Lineoln, East Ret-
ford, and Sheffd. June. 25% -..
Direct Northern Scrip.. 334 2l/2% ~....
Direct Norwich - r+
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 121/2
Dublin, Pelfas t., and .-_ -,,
Coleraine
Dundalk & Enniskillen 10
EasterpCounties 141. 16s 23 22% 23%...
Ditto New ...„ ..... 12/ 16s VA% p.........
Ditto Perpetual, 5 por
Cent, No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d —
Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d —
Do., York Extension.. 2
EastDerelfin andNor'ch 1
Eastern Union
•
Ditto, Quarter Shares 10
Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1% — ......... .....
Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2% •
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Do., do. (late Preston
and Ormskirk)...
Do., do., New Scrip... 114
East Lincolnshire .....• 11,i 3l/2
East & West of England IN.._
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ......... ...
Ditto Half Shares ... 10
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/ ..„... •
Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% — -
Edinburgh and Perth... 3 -
Ely and Huntingdon ... 12%...... 1334 14
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/2
Exeter,lreovil,& Dorset 2
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ......
.. 15 .
Dpiot.t,o
'I4N eSharesw
cent. guar.)
Goole, Doncaster, &c. .. 2
.... 2%
Great Easter &Western 21/2...... ....... .... ••
Great Northern (London
and York Regd.) 2%.. ... 2%3/4 ....
Do. (Direct Northern
Regd.) . 334 — ...
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great Munster 2l
............ ..•
Great North of Scotland 2 %...... ..... - ..... ...
Great North of England-100 ......
Ditto New . 5 ...... ...••
Ditto, New .
Ditto, New
;;Freat Western B5 l3O 131 .....
Ditto IA Shares.
Ditto 4 Shares
Ditto Fifths
Ditto, New ... 2
.......... • ...
Huddersfield & blanches. 13
Ditto, Extension 3
Hull and Selby
Do. Half Shares
Ditto M Shares
Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 14 ~.... ..... ..........
Do., do., and Norwich 5 ...,,. _ ........ .......
Lincaster and Carlisle... 50
Do. New - •••• •• ••• .• •••
Leeds and Bradford 3O ...... .--.••••
Leicester and Bedf3rd... 16s. ~.... . •••

Leeds, Dewsbury, , &c.... 22% — ... ..„
Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% — .••....

Do:Extension( Green) 21,rQ.. ~
Leeds and Tbirsk 171h....„ 163/414- . ........
Ditto, New 5 - ....... • ••.•••
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% 514
Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport .... .••—•-• 2
Limp., Mnchstr& New
castle Junction 2%. ..... 2%..... - ••• ...
_. _
..

Loridcn and Blackwell. 16/.135.4d ..•••
Do New ' 3 ••• •• - • ...... .
Ditto Extension • ••••• 71/2 --..- -......
London, Brighton, and
South Coast ....•.• 5O •• .. 5834 ....... .. ......
Ditto, Fifiks
Do. Consol. Eighths lO
Do. Guarant. 6 per ct. 9
London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d 9 iii
........
..
....
Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d 22 ......... ...
.... ..
London, Hounslow, and
Western ........ •••-• 2
.. • . ....
London and N. Westernloo 1951,E 19( A.
Do. Quarters ....... .. 2
..
Do., do., New .........2 ...... 15% . ...... -
Ditto Fifths
Do. VI Shares (G. J.) 5 ...... -
.... ..... ...
Do 401.Shares(L.M.) ...... _
.... ..
Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 ...... - ..,..
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 5
4 A -.-
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5 ...... - ..„. .
• • • OR..
Do. 10/. a & B.) O. 1 ...... _ "-• .
London, Oxford, and ....' ..... •••
Cheltenham
.. ... _
~ ~... ..... .
Lend. & S.Western 411 6s lUd ...... ti3l/':i'
1)o. New ConsoL Bths 40 ..... ..
Do. New
~. _
Do. New
Ditto Tenths ..... .. 5 . ..... 52,...
Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 ..... ''''' l' *****
. - Ditto Scrip
Ditto ditto ... - -
London and York 214 .....• 2
•. •••• • ..... •••
Do. Extension
......
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
Londonderry & Coleraine 15 -
Londonderry and Ennis- - •••••••••••••
killen l5

.... .
0.,1M0 NI
Lynn and Ely ..... 15
Lynn and Dereham :5
Manchester and Leeds 82
Ditto 1/2 Shares . ... 38 — ,
~ .••"••.
Do. Quarters 2
..... . ••••
Do. Fifths 5 .
'•
Do. Sixteenths .... 64.. •
..... ....• •••••••
Do. Extension 42s.
...... NA p......
...
Do. Liverp. and Bury 24
..... :
..... Do. do. Fifths ...... -
.... ••••• .
..,
...
Manohester,Baxton,ancl

Matlock
•... 42A. . liii 1),...,..„,... ••Manchest.&South:oBpt. 2 „....- Ili 7i.. , .... ...
alai 1 and .......
....._ • 100 ~..,..1.-31 i31,-- ..... •,...
.Do. Fifths. .............. d--... ....... ...,
Do. Nevi ............. 24 .......„.. -- r. .....,••••