The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-30 00:00:00

have noticed for some time past. Monday is usually
a dull blue day, and for this reason the advance is
more extraordinary. The absence of the steamer
tends to check operations. At the crst board to- day
Harlem advanced f per cent. ; Norwich and Wor-
cester, i ; Reading Railroad, 1 ; Reading Bonds, 1 ;
Canton, f ; and Farmers' Loan, -1; all others closed
at prices current on Saturday. Transactions were
only to a moderate extent, and we cannot expect any
activity in the market until the arrival of the steamer.
The greatest anxiety exists to ham the nature of
later advices from Europe, as our money-market, and
everything else connected with financial and com-
mercial matters, depends upon the complexion of the
news. We do not look for anything very good, or
anything very bad. That the accounts will be more
favourable than those received by last steamer, we
have no doubt ; but that they will be highly satisfac
tory, we doubt. We cannot expect any very great
change in such a short space of time, and, therefore,
must be prepared for a continuation of failures and
for only a partial moderation of the depression.
'The notes of the Lewiston Bank, Pa., are discre-
dited at Philadelphia. We do not know the cause of
the difficulty, but the only way to avoid loss is to re-
fuse them altogether.
The report put in circulation some time since rela-
tive to the Bank of Wooster, Ohio, was without the
slightest foundation. Its issues have never been dis-
credited in the vicinity of its location, and the re-
sources of the bank are most ample to meet with
promptness all its liabilities.
In the year ending November 1, 1847, the impor-
tation of specie into the United States amounted to
about 25,000,000 dolls.; notwithstanding which, the
banks of this State had only about 200,000 dolls.
more on the Ist of November, 1847, than on the Ist
of November, 1845 ; and not within nearly 2,500,000
dolls. as much as on the Ist of November, 1843.
In the face of this falling off in the amount of specie
on hand, the circulation has increased more than
fifty per cent.; showing that with the increase
in paper issues, and the increase in the amount of
specie in circulation, there is a greater volume of
currency now in existence than we have had before
in many years. More than three-quarters of the
recent importations of specie have gone into the hands
of the people, and it will be pretty difficult to draw it
from them. There is more specie in the channels of
commerce than ever known before in the history of
this country; and as soon as the Mexican trade opens
with much activity, immense quantities of specie will
find its way into our markets, and restore that confi-
dence which has been partially destroyed.
Our banks are in •st strong position. Notwith-
standing the recent shipment of specie, there is still
sufficient left, and the probability of large supplies
soon flowing in upon us is such as to give strong
hopes of an improvement in financial affairs through-
out the country.

- STOCK EXCHANGE.
$60,000 Treasury notes, 6 per cent.
4,000 State 6 per Cents., '62 ...
50,000 Illinois fund
15,000 Reading Bonds ...
300 shares Reading R. R. ...
100 Farmers' Trust ...
100 United States Bank ...
100 Morris Canal
50 shares Canton Co. ...
75 Nor. and Wor
3 Auburn and Roch. ..,
500 Long Island „,
450 Harlem ...
25 Stonington R. R....
45 E. Railroad scrip
10 Erie Railroad ...

SECOND BOARD.

... 100
... 103 i
b. 60 39
... 70i
... 60
... 264
... 314-

... 2Si

... 37

.. 991
... ... 28

... ... 42
... 50
... ... 78
... 601

... ... 42
... 37

100 shares Far. Loan .
50 Harlem R. R.
25 shares Nor. and Wor. R. R.
200 Long Island R. R. ...
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.
100 shares Harlem R. R. .
50 United States Bank ..
100 shares Long Island R. R.
50 Far. Loan ...
50 Reading It. R. . .
CITY TRADE REPORT.

b. 10 27

... 27i

.. b. 10 42
b. 10 3
stw. 27
• • cash 26g
•:
5.3 60

NEW YORK, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 6.
The continued absence of the steamer Britannia,
daily looked for, had the effect of checking operations
in bread stuffs. Flour, however, was firmer, with
moderate sales, at full prices. Wheat was also firm,
with a fair demand, and sales of Ohio were made on
terms stated belDw. Corn was also in kir demand, at
steady prices. Sales of round yellow were made at a
slight advance. Oats were steady at Saturday's rates.
Rye sold at. a fraction lower. Barley remained about
the same, with small sales. Meal sold freely at steady
prices. Pork continued dull, and prices of prime and
mess were nominal. In groceries there was very little
of importance doing, and priccs continued about the
same.

Ashes—Sales of pots were reported at 5 dolls. 62.3. c.
to 5 dolls. 75e., and some 50 or 75 barrels of pearls
were reported sold at 7 dolls. 37ic. to 7 dolls. 50c.
Beeswax—Yellow remained inactive at 22c.

Flour—Sales of 1,500 barrels of New York State
were made, deliverable in April, at 6 dolls. 37i.c.
Sales of about 3,000 barrels were made, including
Genesee, at 6 dolls. 37ic., and Oswego at 6 dolls. 25c.;
300 ditto of Yates county, a little better than com-
mon, sold at 6 dolls. 50c., and 156 ditto of Genesee
pure at the same price; 800 ditto of Troy sold at
6 dolls. 311 c. Southern continued inactive ; a small
lot of 100 barrels of Richmond county sold at
6 dolls. 371 c.
Wheat—Sales of 2,800 bushels of Ohio were made
at 136 c. ; 2,600 ditto ditto at 136 c. ; and 2,500 ditto
ditto sold at 134 c.

Corn—The sales footed up about 12,000 to 15,000
bushels, including mixed at 73c. to 74c., and flat
yellow at 75c. to 76c., and 2,000 round Northern
yellow- at 77c.
Meal—Sales of 1,200 to 1,300 barrels of New
Jersey were reported at 3 dolls. 50c.
Rye—Sales footed up about 7,000 bushels at 87c.
in the slip to 87,3 c. delivered.
Rye Flour-75 barrels sold at 4 dolls. 62kc., and
small sales of ditto were made at 4 dolls. 75c.

Barley—We only heard of a small sale of 300 to
400 bushels at 76c.

Oats—No change since Saturday's report.
Receipts down the Hudson Elver, Dec. 6.
Flour .. ... 0.0 8,900 barrels.
Corn Meal ... ... 360 do.
Rye ... .. 3,300 bushels.
Candles--Common sperm were firm at 33c., and
patent ditto at 38c.
Coffee—The market continued inactive, without
material change in quotations.

Cotton—There was no disposition shown by holders
or buyers to make operations to-day, and we had,
consequently, a dull market.
Fish—Since our last report, 800 quintals of dry
cod had arrived and were held at 3 dolls. 62ic. Some
that had arrived previously were going into store.
We heard of no sales of moment. 300 barrels of
Massachusetts mackerel had arrived. 'There were no
sales reported. The market remained rather dull.
Herrings—Sales of 100 barrels gibbed were mAde
at 3 dolls. 50c. • _ _

Fruit—Sales of bunch raisins were light, and sales
of wet dried (300 to 500 boxes) were reported at
1 doll. 65c.; good dried were held at 1 doll. 850. to
2 dolls.

_
Hemp—No change.
Lead—Nothing of moment transpired.
Molasses—Sales of 300 barrels New Orleans were
reported at 26c.
Naval Stores—The market continued quiet, and
prices were nominally the same as on Saturday.
Dealers were waiting steamer's news.
Oils—Linseed—English continued dull, with small
sales at 55c. City pressed we continue to quote at
57c. to 85c. Shipping whale was held at 321 c.,
while 32c. was offered. Crude was inactive at 1 doll.
50. The last sales of spermaceti were made at 33c.
Provisions—Mess and prime pork were very dull
A small lot of old prime reported sold at 8 dolls. 50c.
In a retail way mess was selling at 14 dolls. 50e.
Beef.—Sales of .130 barrels. Hams were made at
9 dolls. 50c ; sales of 100 barrels new pork. Hams
and shoulders were made at Bc. for the hams, and 6c.
for the shoulders. Lard was inactive, without change
in quotations. Cheese—Good shipping cheese was
worth 6ic. to 7c. with some more inquiry for export.
Butter no change.
Rice—Sales since our last report have reached
about 100 tierces at 3 dolls. 25c. to 3 dolls. 50c.
Seed—Sales of 700 bushels linseed at 135 c. arid
20 tierces timothy at 17 dolls. per tierce. No sales of
clover were reported.
Sugar—The market was quiet, and we heard of no
sales of moment.

Tallow•- Saks of 8001 b. were made at 81c.
Whalebone—Sales of 12,0001 b. were made at 28c.

Whisky—Sales of 300 barrels State prison were
made at 26c., including some lots re ported at 26c.
The market closed with a little more firmness.
Freights—Cotton was engaged to Liverpool at
3.16 d., and oil cake at 20s. The packets were taking
flour and meal at Is. 6d. To London and Havre
rates remained about the same.

DREADTUL MORTALITY.--The ship St. Patrick,
Captain -Howe, arrived at the Quarantine, New York,
last Thursday afternoon, from Liverpool; her doctor,
steward, seven seamen, and 115 passengers, are sick
with ship fever. The cook (coloured) and one pas-
senger die4.—Boston Mail of Dec. 6.