The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-03 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the Cotton Market at. Liverpool, yesterday, the
sales were 4,000 to 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on
'Peculation. The market closed tamely but steadily.
Railway Shares were very dull, and there was no im-
provement in prices.
The state of the weather is exciting much remark, and
no small interest among all City men, although the
barometer still encourages the hope that we are about to
have a cessation of rain. Three or four weeks of fine
Weather would have a wonderful effect upon confidence
generally, and, indeed, supposing continental affairs do
not become more threatening, is almost the only thing
We Want to give an impulse, and to start us in a career of
future prosperity.
A letter from Ireland, with an extract from which
We have been favoured, states ,that when Mr. Smith
O'Brien , was i i Cork he was remarkably cautious,
suowing no outward symptoms of madness, or even
rashness, such as is stated to have seized upon him.
Except as respects the collision in Tipperary, there is
stated to have been as little appearance of rebellion
in the south of Ireland (Cork) as there is in London.
Upon the foreign news received to-day our City
politicians and speculators are arguing with considerable
animation. The majority are certainly inclined to the
opinion that the Freneh Government knows too well the
extreme danger of interference in Italian affairs to afford
aid to Charles Albert, while the latter is much more
likely to treat with the Austrians who have no desire to
retain Lombardy, than to call for the aid of doubtful
allies.

The intelligence from the United States does not se cm
to be very interesting. Money was somewhat scarcer,
and stocks were lower in consequence. The demand
for sterling exchange was aetive at 91- to 10 premium,
and the steamer brings a good deal of specie.
The Canadian accounts describe the crops generally as
being good, though the weather in the Upper Province
had been rather too dry. Potatoes promised well, and
new potatoes were in the market, more abundant, and
better than usual. At Bathhurst frost had done some mis-
chief, and in Lower Canada there has been instances of
Potato blight, though the Montreal Transcript of July
11th states that the country was " perfectly lovely," and
than on all sides there were most excellent accounts of
the crops. The Corn Market had been tolerably firm.
The following is part of a report by Messrs. Wilkin-
son and Jewesbury, of London:—
"The commercial markets during the latter part of
the past month have been more steady than for some
weeks previously. Exporters have purchased much more
'reeky, and prices, which had given way considerably,
Fe firmer; the importations of produce have continued
large, and the markets have been well supplied. There
aPPear to be symptoms of returning confidence, and
were it not for the unfortunate position of affairs in
Ireland, prices would doubtlessly have shown a consider-
able improvement.
" The accounts from the manufacturing districts con-
tinue favourable—the number of hands oat of employ,
as, also of mills working short time, are both diminished;
the Woollen trade has much improved since our last,
there being many large orders in course of execution,
'which will afford regular employment for some time to
come.
" In the Money Market capital continues abundant;
the rates for first-class paper are from 2} to 3i per cent.
according to date ; for other securities 4 to 7 per cent.,
and money at call 2 per cent."
Avery little business has been transacted in the Funds
,:taY• Consols have been 861 to 87. The New Three-
-1 11"-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 87 to 87k, and
;ne Three per Cents. 86i to 871. Bank Stock is worth
3:6i to 198. Exchequer-bills of June have been quoted
S.
ut.° 375. premium. The weather has occasioned the
c-an, on, and induced the Bears to sell on. Some diffi-
culty is now experienced in surmising even how the
account will turn out.
_ The Foreign Securities are still quite neglected. Mexi-
can are 17f, but the accounts from the Republic are not
!,iiicouraging. Brazilian small bonds are at 69. Dutch
410-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 431 to 43k.
be'ldlway Shares are flatter this morning, and have
ell done at reduced prices, although the transactions
have not been large.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH lII.NDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
naak Stock 198 1961,4 1961,4
88 Per Cent. Reduced Anns 86% 87 8634 87% 86
Per Cent. Consols Annuities. B6'4, %87 86%
Now q),
6,; '4 per Cent. Anus.—
-1-IgLlnns. to expire Jan. 1860
8 11-16
i,—,ltte, Oct. 10, 1859 .....
30 p
.„.-14 Bonds, 1,0004
uitto under 1,000/. . —...•—•••••• 31 p C.,,_°118013 for Account 3l p
86% % 87 86N
'4el.lequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
4000/. March ......
1,0001. June
...SOO/. June
°man, March .
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.

ONE
O'CLDCK.

CLOSi LiO
PRICES.

Brazilian Bonds -
Ditto, Small 69
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 2l
-
-
1 17%
AlDitto, exican,
Account 5 per Cent. 1846
7% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
- 11
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred - 6%
/4
Dividends on the above payable in London.
3, 43%
Dutch 2%Cent., per l2 Guild 43% ii
PRICES OF
PRICES.
berdeen.
n•kiIAVAY SHARES.AT ONE O'CLOCK.
BUSINESOICE
22 CLOS2I2NG
PAID.SO ......
Amber. iott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 334 -•••••-
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2%, -
Belfast & County Down 16 ...... -
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .. .. 20
iinu
B •
nghant, Wolver-
•ltani. Pton, and Dudley 10 ..... 14
"Irming.,Wolverh'pton,
..e.ad tour 121. 4s ... - •••
Valley
ziirkenhead, Lancashire,
bend Cheshire Junc._ I() •••••• 7 ••• • ••••••••• -
-
-
n,
st° Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5 - - -
Ditto, Thirds 25 -
- tnekinghamshire... 141.45.
Ditto, Half Shares .. 8% - itto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 -
Chester and Holyhead_ 47%
Clareiace,en
Ditto Prefer ce 15 ...... -
78,4 - - -
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
.-
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 - ***
Do. Government Loan,
-
4 per Cent.
Direct
mouth London & P0rt5..........
.......... . -
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 30
---
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% -
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... -
Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 • ... „, Do., 3/. 10s.
314
..... ...... 74%34 .
'''..altern Counties...
Do. New Guaranteed
Per Cent.
.... --........ .......
Ditto,Extension,s per
. -
Cent., No. L.... 61.135. 4d.... -,
Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 13s. 4d... -
-
Do. North. & Eastern 50 - _
„Dn.) 5 per cent.
-
"0. Quarters ......... 12% - •••"7 .. •" !, .-
.
_Do. New .. ... . ......... 23 - Xasfern Union, Class A
. ---
(late E. IL Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A , ditto... 1 -
Ditto, Class B (L &
an B.) ..... .. ...... 20 - -
-
Ditto,d Class C, ditto_ 17%. ••••
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 10 •••••• - • • ''' - -
-...
Ditto, ditto - Ditto' 20 & E.) guar.
~ 5 per cent............ 2% - ••• - -
-c.ast Lancashire
Ditto
Ditto, New - -
-
New Quarters
DO., 6 per Cent. Pre-
6 -
ferenee Quarters ... 29
-
-
:Last' Lincolnshire :...,.23 :.•...., - - -
Edinbur:gh and Glasgow 50 ••-•• -
-
- - ''.
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. - -
7
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%.,.,.. -
-
Edinburgh and Northern 25 -
-
Ditto, New.. 6% -
-
Ditto, Newport 13 - -
Ex
Deter,Yitto, dittoeovil,, >k Dorch. 2 New • 3?4 . -
-
_
Ditto, New - -
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
81 6s. 8d.... - -
Cilasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 - -
Ditto, New ... ..... .... 40 - -
Do:Preference Con.sol. 15 - ...... .. • ... -
Great Northern
G rea
Do., London and York 2% -
t South. and West.
-
(Ireland) -
-
Great North of England.loo
.••••• -
-
Ditto, New, 40/ l5 -
.--
• Ditto, New, 30/ 3O ..-.
-
Ditto, New,ls/ 1114.. ..
- "' ...... ...... 861/2
Gre4t NVastern .. .... 90 ..... 87 SG% ..... -49
Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 49
Ditto, M Shares
bitto, ytfths -
21 .... 1914 ........ ..
_lOl4
20
-
Ditto, New 171... ..... 13 ... -
-
Redden:del d and blanch. 28 -
-
bitto, Thirds -
_
444,,,Wand Selby .. ...... 50 .•-•• - ••••••
Ditto, lialfsk4lisires ... 25 ...... - _
Ditto IA Snares -
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... -
_
Ditto, Thirds
_
-
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
bit
Ditto, ditto B6 -
-
tn, % Shares ...-. 43 ••• '' - ...». ..."••o. D -
. n
.IN "•
FNnarterifths Shares-. 17% - ......... ...... 8
...
8
_
Do. Sixteenths -
_
bny, • Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ••••• -
3%
Do. wGu 6 er ct. 2% ...... 3% _
to. : Live'rp. :lid PBury 43 ...... -
Ditto lA (late Hud-
- .. ......
1, derstield and Sbeff.) 38
"40Vakefield,Ponte-
-
b hact, and Goole) ... 50 -
-
•••••-• ••
be•OV• Riding Union) 6 .. ••• -- "*" 35
°.(Preston & Wyre) 25
-
1 , -- •• ••
92
teePo•lii Shares (A)... 9 A......
92
Le m_,3 and Bradford 5O -
lqs, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 ...••• - -
,40.. Ralf Shares 22% - ••• -
•-•
te'e.l).. (blue) Scrip......
425%••• •"
.....-
........ ..•••• -
~,48 and Thirak
-
•L'itto IsTe 30 - ..• ••.
I,_ , w ...... ....••• . ,
-
Li„.4.10., Prefer., 6 per CL. 3% - ..........»,..
LerPool, Crosby and
-
„ ...authport -
441teerP., Manchester, and
-
, 4-, wcastle Junction... 2%...... --
-
'4V%). & Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... -
-
n
Ltr/•,,•Zaiension ..•.... 2214- .. - •••••• "tton, Brighton, and
30%
.., South Coast 5O 30%N% .... . . ...
..N)0. Conaol. Eighths. 40 - •••••••
-
`lO. %Aral. b per ct, 9 ..... -

22%

144

14%

143 A
5%