The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

IVIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
4,000 hales, ii:cluding 100 Pernam at Bd. ; 100 Egyp-
tian at 7p. to 811 ; and :300 Surat at 4a. to sd. ; and
the rest American at bid. to lid. per lb. American
closed fully id. per lb. lower than on Friday, but other
sorts were unchanged. In shares the business done was
limited, but the market was firmer.
There are no later ship arrivals to-day from any
quarter.

We have before noticed the excellence of Mr. Gordon
Fyfe's plans for central sugar factories in our West
India colonies,_ and we have since had many other ad-
vocates of the same system, or modifications thereof,
appearing in the field. Some observations have been
forwarded to us upon this subject, and also upon Govern-
ment restrictions on the admission of sugar in a state of
syrup, and with suggestions for the improvement of manu-
facturing processes, Mr. Charles Jay, the writer, states,
that " One very serious objection urged against the se-
paration of the manufacture of sugar from the occupa-
tions of the planter is, that the manufacturing companies
would obtain a monopoly of the sugar manufacture.
This objection would be quite true, if the canes were to
be taken to one mill at the factory ; but if, according to
my plan, the crushing mills were upon the cane-lands,
with tramroads to the factory or shipping port, agree-
ment might be made with she company on such terms
that, at the end of a certain period, the crushing mills
and the use of the tramroads, should come so far into the
power of the planters as to enable them to secure them-
selves against monopoly. But further, if this did not
satisfy the planters they should stipulate that a cheap
and efficient apparatus for the concentration of syrup
should be annexed to each mill, and that, at the expira-
tion of the stipulated period, the mill, the concentrating
apparatus, and the use of the tramroad, should come
' into their hands on fair terms, to be in the first instance
agreed upon. The concentrating apparatus would be very
simple, just sufficient to produce a marketable syrup."
The spirit of inquiry in connexion with West India
affairs has been so far aroused that some practical good
therefrom may be confidently predicted.
It is stated, in accounts from Berlin, that the Prussian
Government has positively declined to suspend the an-
nual assemblage of the troops and militia upon any con-
sideration. This is in answer to the application from
the magistrates owing to the scarcity of food.
The Money Market seems again to-day to be rather
easy, or at least the speculators represent it as being so.
We believe, however, that with the mercantile interest
affairs have not yet altered.
There have been further purchases of Consols to-day.
and money bargains have been done as high as 87i
stock being temporarily scarce. For May the dealings
have been at 874 f. Consols Scrip is 2s. discount. It
is hinted that some assistance may be expected by the
Bank from the Emperor of Russia. The New Three-
and-a Quarter per Cents, have been 874 to 88k. Bank
Stock is firmer at 104 to 105. Exchequer-bills have
bs-en quoted 2s. discount to ls. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been dull. Spanish
Five per Cents, have realised 25k, and the Three per
Cents. 36 to 36k; Portuguese Four per Cents, have been
marked 34i to -'4/. Grenada Bonds are 19f. Dutch
Four per Cents. have been 894 to 904.
For Railway Shares the market is very quiet, but
holders are firm.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Ofticlal List.)

Bank Stock .. .• •• •• •• 105 104
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 8614 %
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • . • • 8734'434
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 88 87% 88%%
Lone Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .• 9 8 15-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .• .8% 13-16
India Bonds, 1,000/. ..
Ditto. under 1,0001. . • • • • 3 dis
South Sea Stock .. .. • • • • • • 97%
Consols tor May 27 .. • • • • • • • • 57%34 %
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. •• 2 dis
Exchequer Bills. I d. 2d.
1,000/. .. • • 2 dis 1 p
500/. .. •• • • 2 dis 1 p
Ditto, Small .. 2 dis 1 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent .. • • 86
Equador Bonds .. . • • .• 2%
Granada, 1 per Cent. .. • • • • 19%
Portuguese Four per Cent .. 34 34
Ditto, for the Account • • • • 34%
Spanish' 13on(ls, 5 per Cent.....—
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 25%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • 36%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 90%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. ?RR SWAIM.
Buckinghamshire .• •• • • 61. 45..... 14 dis... to
Caledonian . • • • • • 30 .... 26 .... to 25%
Chester and Holyhead .. .. • • .. 27% .. • • 22 .... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. •. 16 .... 4 .••• to
Eastern Counties .. • . .. 20 .... 1914 .... to 19%
Ditto, York Extension .• • 614 .... 534 .. ••to
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • • 50 .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares . • • • • • 12% .. • • 17%.. ••to
Great Northern .. .• • • .. 3% 34 .... to
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 30 .. 2534 25 to 26
Great Western .. • • •• 85 .. • • .. • • t•
Ditto. half Shares .. • • 50 .. •• 68 .. • • to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • • • 121% .... 17%.. •.to
Huddersfield and Manchester .. .. 16 18% .. • • to
Ipswich and Bury et. Edmunds •• 14 .. •• 10 .. ••to
Leeds and Bradford .. .. •• 40 .. • • 83% .... to
Leicester and I3edford .. • • .. 16s. .... 34 dis. to
London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 524 .... to
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths .. • • 10 ....134.... to

London and North. Western .. • • 100 .. 173% .. to
Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 .. 23 .. to
Ditto, Fifths •• • • • • 2 •• 16 .... to
Ditto, 401. Shares .. M. and B. .. 40 .... 67 .... to
London and South-Western 411. 64. 10d. .. • • 63% to 64%
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths •• 40 .... 48 .... to
Ditto, New .. .. • • •• • • 27% ..•• 30%,... to
Ditto, Scrip .. •• .. 5 .. • • 4%.... to
Lynn and Dereliam .• •• .. 20 . •• 21 .. •• to
Manchester and Leeds • . • 82 .• • • to
Ditto, Fifths •• •• • 5 ••,• 9% •• •• to
pitto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • • ••7L 45....• 1% p... to
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock -• 425. •• •• par •- to
Manch,ster and Southampton .. •. 2 •• 1 •• to
Midland
Ditto, New .• •• •• •• 36 .... 39%. .. to
Ditto, New .. •• •• ••a .. • • 4% %•• to
Ditto. Consol. Bristol & Birmingh.
6 per cont. . • • • • • .100 .122%... to
Newcastle and Berwick .. • • •• 20 26 • to
Ditto, New . •• 5 •• 73 .... to --
Norfolk .. .• •• •• —lOO .•..131 •• to
Northern Counties Union •• ••4..••1% • . • . to
North British .. .. •• .. 25 .... 31N to •
32
Ditto, Ilaif Shares .. •• 12% 15% .. ••to
North Staffordshire •• • • • • 5 .. • • 7%% .. to
Preston and Wyre .• •• 25 .... 35% .... to 35
Ditto, Half Shares (A)
•• 8% •• .. to
Ditto, ditto (B)
•• 14.... 1%..•• to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate •• 5
.... 4% .... to 5
Scottish Central .. • • •• •• 17%.... 24%,,,, to
Scottish Midland .. .. • •• •• 17% • • 20%...• to
Shropshire Union • .. •• •• 425..... 1% dis. to
4outh Eastern and Dover •• • •33/.23.4d. 37% •• to
South Wales •• •• •• 10 •• 7 % .... to
Southyorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 ...• 1%.. •. to
York and Newcastle •• 25 •• •• 34 •• • • to
Ditto, Preference .. •• •• • • 4 .. •• 7% % to
York and North Midland .. .. • • 50 .... 82% .... to 83
Ditto. Extension .. 25 .. • . 40 ..•• to
Ditto. Preference .. •• .• 2 .... 11 .. •• to 10%