The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

THE SUN,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The New York packet-ship Independence has arrived
at Liverpool , bringing Papers one day later. The Presi-
dent's Message had not been received at New York, owing to
the snow-storm having prevented a sufficient number of
the Members from arriving to farm a quorum. The Money
Market at New York was heavy, and most of the Stocks
had declined in prices. The rate of Exchange was 81
to 9 per cent. prem. ; United States Bank Shares 661.
A Brazil Mail has arrived by her Majesty's Packet
Magnet ; the dates from Rio Janeiro are of the 18th of
October, up to which date the Minister of Finance had
not adopted any measure to supply his credit. Money
was scarce, discounts from 10 to 12 ; Exchange on the
17th was 31i-, at which price a great deal of business was
done for the Packet.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 31.—The tran-
sactions since our report of Friday last have been to a
good extent, but there was more spirit in thel demand
during the first three days than there has been since,
yet on the whole prices may be considered a shade
higher than Friday last. Speculators have taken 500
bales of American and 1,200 Surat ; there has been 260
bales of American and 530 Surat forwarded into the
country this month unsaid. The import has exceeded
that of last year 398.564 bales, being in excess from
the United States 382,280 bales; yet with this
great increase of supply our stock is only 160,100
moro than at the same time last year, (the whole of the
stock being equal to fifteen weeks supply from hence),
showing that there has been 1,185 000 bales required from
hence for consumption against 980,000 bales in 1839. 1'
is estimated by good authority that the present consump-
tion averages for the kingdom 24 500 bales for the week,
of which we may fairly put down 22 500 bales per week,
es supplied by this port ; making an aggregate from hence
for the year of 1,170,000 bales. Prices have varied very
little this year. There has been only three instances (or
weeks) when choice Uplands sold above 73. per lb. The
lowe't point of the market was in the middle of the year,
when common qualities, now worth ,51d., were sr,ld at
4id., and fair, now worth 6:0, brought sid. per lb.
LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, DEC. 31.—Eastern Counties,
81-; Debentures, b ; Grand Junction, 212 ; Quarter
Shares, 521 ; New Shares, 28i; Liverpool and Man-
chester Halt' Shares, 89. ; London and Birmingham, 321.
Shares, 49i 50 ; Brighton United Company, 27i ; Midland
Counties, New Shares, 92-.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester-
day's date.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, DEC. 29. —The news that the
Treaty made by Admiral Napier no having been ratified,
and the fall at Paris, caused a reaction. The Integrates
were offered at 491 yesterday after the Bourse, but at the
opening to.day they were at 494.
The Actions of the Society of Commerce opened at
1571, and fell to 1561, and remained at 1574.
Ardoin's Spanish, owing to their coming better from
Antwerp, got up to 21k f,-; Coupons, 17i.
We have received a Rio de Janeiro Price Current of
the 17th of October:—
Money Market—Exchange—Since our last, bills to
some extent have been passed on England at 30i, and at
the close of the month money was not forthcoming at this
rate.
The amount negotiated during the month may be fairly
estimated at 220,0001. sterling. Stock was last sold at
74g. Specie generally flat, with a limited business done.
Revenue—A perusal of Table No. 4 will show an in
crease in the amount received for duties on imports, both
in the month and quarter ending 30th September, 1840,
compared with the four preceding years, and on exports
dining the same respective periods, except 11139, when, as
before stated, the export of coffee was unprccedently large.
Table No. 4 shows, likewise, an excess in the month and
quarter of 1840. both on imports and exports of the
average of the five years from 1836 to 1840. The arrivals
from foreign ports amount to 41 vessels, including 1 in
ballast; of 40 vessels which sailed hence, 22 were laden,
and 8 in port, laden with our produce. The coasting
trade consists of 74 arrivals and 96 departures. Trade
generally very dull, owing to the unsettled state of the
money market and the foreign exchanges.
Offers arc stated to have been made to the Ministers for
stock to the amount of 3,000 to 4,000 Apolires at 74.
which offers, we understand, have been refused upon the
plea that the market price was 3 to 4 per cent. higher.
The difficulties of the money market have been materially
augmented, owing to rumours in a variety of shapes, of an
intended issue of notes. A petition to be presented to
Ministers, favourable to an increase of our circulating me-
dium, is now under signature. We are induced to attri-
bute the rise of the exchange upon London to the general
opinion that the Government has directed a loan to be
made in England.