The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were
only 1,200 bales, business being almost suspended.
American sorts declined id. to id. per lb., compared
with the rates of Friday last. Railway Shares were
very much depressed.
In accounting yesterday far the sudden decline in the
value of the public securities, we adverted to the report
of a provincial bank being in difficulties, but as the
London agents, Messrs. Roberts and Co., continued to
pay drafts remitted by the Royal Bank of Liverpool,
the establishment in question, we could not take upon
ourselves to announce the actual stoppage. Ad-
vices received later in the day, and given in
a subsequent edition of The Son, confirmed the
mere rumour :of the morning, the details of which
are given in another column. We need hardly remark
that the private accounts received to-day from Liver-
pool are written in a most disheartening tone, and that
there is a decided apprehension of worse consequences
to the mercantile community, especially to certain
houses said to have been accommodated to a most un-
reasonable amount by the fallen bank.
We have just been informed that the Liverpool de-
putation, now in town, Waits upon Lord John Russell
this morning, upon the subject of the commercial diffi-
culties, and we should be delighted to bear of a favour-
able result.
In the City money is said to be scarcely so much in
demand, but there is, perhaps, less confidence than
ever. Our trading operations will become so far cir-
cumscribed as to render money less in demand, but this
is no satisfaction.
Accounts of Oct. 14 from Leipzic, in noticing the
termination of the fair, state the Greeks and merchants
of Bucharest were very large buyers, the latter having
purchased to the extent of more than 2,000,000 rix dol-
lars. The Poles and Russians also bought to some ex-
tent, and all engagements were duly met, notwithstand-
ing the sad state of affairs in England.
The Funds show a marked depression compared even
with yesterday. Consols have realised 78i to 794 for
Transfer, a very wide range, and 80k to 79} for Ac-
count. At present they are a little firmer, viz., 794 for
Money, and 80i,for Time. Exchequer-bills have been
30s. to 355. discount; and India Bonds at 40s. to 50s.
discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have realised 78i to 794; and the Three per Cents, 771
to 78g. Bank Stock is worth 178 to 182; and India
Stock 221.
The Foreign Securities have been depressed cor-
respondingly with our own Funds. Spanish Five per
Cents. have been 16b to 17; and the Three per Cents.
271; Mexican Bonds are at 17 to 174. Dutch Two and-
a-Half per Centa. have been marked 52 to 52+; and
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 86 to 88.
In the Railway Share market the transactions have
been at lower rates, and sales are difficult.
oNE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock lBl 179 182 178 181
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 773% 78,6 78 7814
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 7914 78% 79%% 791,4
New 314 per Cent. Arms.
Long Ann& to expire Ja n. 1860
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... „.
India Stock 221 221
India Bonds, 1,0004
Ditto under 1,0001. .. ......
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account-....... 80 791 80% 79% 80% 80%
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,0001.
5001
Small
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES
Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent... 79% 78 79% 79%
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. —
Ditto, Deferred 3%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 17% 17
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account...... .........
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 16% 17 17
Ditto. 3 per Cent -
Ditto, Account 27%
V encLaela Bonds, 21/4 per Cent —
DI:to, D= 'erred B%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent
Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5.214 52 52% 5234
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 81 80 81% 81%
PRICES OF „Am. BUSINESS DONE CL'JSENG
RAILWAY SHARES • AT ONE O'CLOCK.. PRICES'
Aberdeen
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 2%...... zyi %Ai
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% —
heilast & County Down 10 ...... .... . ......
Birmingham and Ox-
ford J unction
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 12%.
Birmiug., Wolverh'pton,
and Scour Valley 8 ......
ilirkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June—. 6%
dofton, Stsmtd, & Bum. 5 - •••• •••. ......
itiistol and Exeter
Ditto, Thirds
Buckinghamshire Bl. 4s 4 dis ...."...... 33/4 d
Caledonian
Ditto, Halt Shares..... 3%
Ditto, Clyde,sdale June 40 ......
Chester and Holyhead... 32% — _. ..
........
Ditto, Preference
Cheltenham and Oxford 2
Clarence 784 _
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 1U
••••
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent. lO .....
Dublin andßelfastJunc. 20 —
Dundalk & Enni.fkillen 15
East Anglia, :251, L. &
E. and L. anti 2). •••••• 25
........
..... _
Do., 184, E. Sr 11.... 18
Do., 31.10 s•, E• lig il• 1
Emit nal bounties 2O ...... 15141/51434...... 151/4
Ditto, Yerpetua t, .5 per
Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d... % dia
Ditto ditto, No. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d.,. Ai dis ..
Do., York Extension.. 10 .. 756 ti
7%
Do., North. & Eastern 50
.. —
Do., Quarters
••
•• Do., New 23 —
Eastern Union , 50 •• ••• --- ••. ...... " ... -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12/......
Ditto, Thirds ... l3s. 4d...,,, _.East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Do., do., Ext en. Scrip i 4 .....
r ast Lincolnshire ...... 9 ....,
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• 48
Ditto Half Shares ... 15
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ....„
Edinburgh & Northern.. 20 ... ...
Ditto, New
Ditto, Newpor; ..... ... 7
......
Ditto, ditto, New • .... i t 4 —
Edinburgh and Perth... 2''
Ditto, Extension ..... 108.
Exeter, Ireovil,& Dorch• 2%......
Ditto, New • • ......... 2ii••••••
Glasgow Dumfries, and
Carlisle ............... 8/. 6s. 8d
Glasgow,Kilmar.,&Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New
Do. Preference Consol. 12%...„
Great Northern 8
Do., London and York 2%.• .„ _
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
UreatNorth of England-100 ...... .
Ditto, New 40/ 5 _
Ditto, New 30/
Ditto, New 15/.......... lii_
.....
•
Great Westein B5 ‘z Bl% 85 ••
Ditto, % Shares ... 50 ' 52
Ditto, % Shares_ ...... 15
Ditto, lei ft hs
Ditto, New 171•••••••••• 7
Huddersfield &blanche& 22 ...... .......N.....
Ditto, Thirds .... 7
Hull and Selby 5O .. ... 97
Ditto, Halt Shares 25
, Ditto IA Shares....... 12%
Ipswich& Bury SL Edm. 15 ......
Do., do., and Norwich 12 -
Do., do., Eaten. scrip
(late Camb. & Ely)... 2%...... 114
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 82
Ditto %, Shares . ... 38
Do. Quarter Shares,.. 14%
Do. Eifths 6%. ••• 514
Do. Sixteenths., .. 6:i —
Do. '[birds (Reg.)....10/. 45. ... •••
Do. LiveiP• and Bury 34
Ditto 42 (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33 —
Do.( W akefield,Ponte-
iract, & Goole
Do. ( W. RidiegUnion) 41.2 s
Do.(PFeston & Wyre) 25 —

a
16:Y4

27 i 4
8%

123%

38

48
11%

2/8

21%
6%

10%
72
33%

Do. % Shares (A) ?, , —
Ditto ditto (B) . -1.74..
Leeds and Bradford 450
Leicester and Bedford... 161," '''''
72
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 37 —
Do., Branch 1/2 Shares 12 IA • • ••• --.. ********* •• •
Do. New Branch( blue) 21,x ****** ...•..••.•.•.•.
Do. Extension( green) 21/2
- -•t/

10
1%

Do. NewExten; (pink) 21/2 —, •••• ******
Leeds and Ihirsk 3l. ...... 11 .
Ditto, New l7l/2 2l/2. ....... ......
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31/2- ••• .
Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport. ... .... 2
Liverp., Mnchstr& New-
castle Junction 2l/2 . •••••••• ......
London and Blackwall..l6/. 13e. 4d. 5 ... .....
...
Do. New, No. 1
Do. New, No. 2 .. 3! l3s. 4d.... -
Do. Extension ls
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O ...... 37 38
Do. Conisol. Eighths.. 20
1)u. Gamut. sper ct. 9
Do. Prez. tion. 5 per at. 50
Lyndon andGreenwien 1211554 d — ...............
Ditto, Preterence...lB/. 1 ;s.2d — ............
..
Landon andlN. Western 100
Do.,Quarters L. &B. 17
D0., an., New
Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2
Du. IA Shares (G. J.) 20
Do 40/.Bharcs (L. MO 15 —
Do. 40/. (M. &B. „ , 40
.Do. 101. (1A & B.) A. 5