The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-12 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were
1,500 to 2,000 bales. American, 4id. to 6td. per lb.,
with a heavy market.—Railway Shares were firm, and a
good business was done.

The statement of the Colonial Bank, the salient
points of which we gave yesterday, has given
rise to considerable remark, and there has been some
further discussion as to the position of the West India
colonies. It is known that Government is desirous of
affording aid, buts whether for the advantage of mortga-
gees and non-resident proprietors, we are to return to
the days of " protection," alias monopoly, we are left to
guess. If the estates were to be re-sold, and came unin-
cumbered into the possession of frugal men of moderate
means, and Government were at the same time to en-
courage emigration, we see no reason why colonial pro-
perties could not, be made to pay.
The American advices are not of special interest, but
it would appear that the exports of bullion had not ceased
Whether we shall receive much more remains to be seen.
As to the Mexican war, and the pecuniary aid which
may be needed by the Government, it is stated that—
" There is no doubt but that any amount of money
the Government may require will be offered, as soon as
proposals are issued. The immense amount bid for,
when proposals for the last loan ware issued, shows
pretty conclusively the ability. of the Government to
make loans. Bids for nearly sixty millions of dollars
were sent in for the loan of eighteen millions made last
spring, and we have no doubt, notwithstanding the
apparent tightness of the money market, that proposals
for the loan of twenty-five millions would at once be
taken'

The Funds have been rather fluctuating this morning,
and there has been a few sales, on account of the decline
at Paris. Money, however, is too easy to allow of mere
fractional alternations abroad exercising a decided influ-
ence here. Consols are 97* to I, after having been
Ili to 67. The New Three-and• a-Quarter per Cents.
have realised 881 to I. Bank Stock has been firm at
195 to 197. Pasch equer-bills have risen to 235. and 265.
premium.

In the Foreign Market the dealings have been at full
rates generally. 'Spanish Three per Cents. are 291 ;
Portuguese Four por Cents. have been 26i to 27. Bra-
zilian Small Bowls are 82. Grenada Stock is at 19k.
Dutch Two-and- tialf per Cents. have been 54} to 1..
Railway Shares exhibit a slight reaction compared
with the highest, rates of yesterday, but are by no
means weak.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRIM3H FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock
8 Per Cent. Redua ed Anns. 8714% 87 87% 87%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 871414 86% 87 8714
New 314 per Cent. Anns 8814% 88 8814 88X
LongAnns. to expire, ,Jan. 1860
India Bonds, 1,0001. —••••• ****** '• 10 dis
Ditto under 1,0001.
Bank Stock for Account . —los 195
Consols for Account.... 8711%% 87 8714 8714
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
5001. .. 23 p
Small . ** ..... .. 25 26 23 p

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

PRICES OF FOREIGN /MIDS.
Brazilian Bonds .. —
Ditto, Small
Grenada Bonds, 1 p er Cent. 194
Mexican, 5 per Ceu t. 1846 —
Ditto. Account.. lB%
Peruvian Bonds,. G per Cents 3O
Portuguese 5 per Cents— —
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. 264 27
Ditto, Account ... 26 26%3A
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive .
Ditto. 3 per Cen t —
Ditto. Account . .......
Dividends oft the above payable in London.
Dutch, 21, per Cen.t., 12 Guild 544 1/.2xd
Ditto. 4 Der Cora. Certificates

541Axd
86

PRICES OF RAIL rAm. BUSINESS OSING
WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCKDONE CL.
PRICES.
Aberdeen..
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Jul:Lotion 25/4....- X
Ayrshire and Galloway_ 21;i
Birmingham and Ox:-
"'ford Junction .... ... 20
hampton, and Dudley 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley .... ...110/. 145... .....•
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.— 734 Boston, Stamfd & Birnt. 5
Bristol and Exeter...... 80
64
Ditto, Thirds ......
... 20
%
Buckinghamshire... 101. 4s. ... -2% didie.2 die.
Caledonian . ........... ..;'SO
Ditto, Half Shares .. 33/4 -7
Ditto,Clydeadale Jure: .50
-
Chester and Holyhead.... .37%•-•••
-
Clarence
Ditto, Prdereace _ :12t —
78—
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct.. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per C. 10
Do•Governmeut Loa it.,
4 per Cent.
Dublin and Belfast Jun .c. 20 ....-.
Dundalk & Enniskill en 15 ....••
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 12 114
Do., 181., E. & H.. - 18
Do., 31. 105.,E. &I I. 2 ......
Eastern Counties-. ..... ~ 20
Ditto (B) 2O ...... 16
Ditto' Extension,s pet •
d.
Cent., No. 1...... t 3/.. 135. 4d.... % dis %
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6d. 13s. 4d... % d;s. par. pis
ar
Do., York Extensii in... 10
Do., North. & East :at 50 ......
Do., Quarters ......-.. 12% 12%
Do., New .... 23 ......
Eastern Union ..... 50
Ditto,Quarter Shares 12%
-
Ditto, Thirds ........135.4d..
.............. . Do., (guar. 6 per cen...l.)
East Lancashire ...... ... -
Ditto, New
- Ditto, New Quartets 1
33% —
East Lincolnshire .... IDA -
Edinburgh and Glasovr 50 ...... 45
Ditto, Half Shares ..., 15 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 125,4 ll
Edinburgh and Northern 221/2
Ditto, New.. .... ni —
Ditto, Newp0rt......,.. 90 — •••
Ditto, ditto, New.-- 24. ....
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dora.. 2%
Ditto, New ... 2 /11.•.•••
Glasgow, Dumfries, an .d
Carlisle
8L 6s. Bd.
Glasgow,Kilir ,&

;w,/i.ilnaar.,..., Ayr 50 —
Ditto, New ...... .-. 40
Do. Preference Consr.il. 121/2 — . ....... .
Great Northern .... 10% —..... 4%x. int.
Do., London and Yo,_lk 2%
Great South. and West.
(Ireland) ..
Great North o:Euglai.d.l 00 .....
Ditto, New 401.
Ditto, New 301 3O
Ditto, New, 151.
Great Western JO
Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 60
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, f ifths 2O
Ditto, New, 171
Huddersfield and blanch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
Bull and Selby ..
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ••
Ditto, 14 Shares -
Ipsvfich& Bury St. Ethyl. 171/2
Do., do., and Norwich 15
Do., do., Eaten 4. Scrip
(late Carnb. & Ely) 21,6 l% 1
Lancaster nod Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ....•
Ditto, ditto
• •
Ditto, % Shares
Do. Quarter Shares... 14% l2
Do. Fifths... 8 -
Do. Sixteenths 6l/4 ••••••
Do. 'Mali (lie .)....101.4:......
Do. Liverp. and Bury 34
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, nod Goole).— 471/2 —
Do.( W. Itid;ngUr;.onyi.2B -..
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. % Shares (A) 9 —
Ditto ditto (13) ... 1%
Leeds and Bradford st) .. ... 24:%
Leicester and Bedford... 16s. —
Leeds, Dewsbury, Bcc... 42%...... ... .
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Do.' 13rauchShares 12
Do.Newlirauch (blue)
Do. Extension (gran)
Do. NewExten.(pink) `21,,
Leeds and Thirsk ...... :26
Ditto, New
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct,
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southpott, . 2
Liverp., Alnelist7 &New- _

castle Junction 2%
London &Blackwall.l6/. 13s. 4d.... 412'
Do. New, No. 2 ... 41. 13s. 4d....
Do. Extension ..... ..• 17% —
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Do. Consul. Eighths. 30
Do. Guaraut. 5 per ct. 9 ..****
Do. Pref. Con. sper ct. 50 —— •
Ditto, ditt0.....„ 1852 50
London and Greenwich 12/1534d... Ditto, Preference... Preference... 18117 s 2d...
London and N. Westcra 100 152
Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 -114
Do., do., New
Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 ••• " ...... ''''••
Do. !.,,i Shares (G. J.) 25
Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 15 —
Do. 401. (M. & B.) ... 40
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% ......
Do. 10/. (M. &B) B. 71A ll%
Do. 101. OE &BO C. 1
44d. & S.Westein —4l/. 6.... Bd.— 54% 55 .. . ....
Do. New Consol. Bths 40 _
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 521,4.. .. 31%..... ..•
_
no. New 401. . 26
Do. Tenths (Coml.) 50
..itzu ditto '
.... --
Ditto, Third::
L('Ildoo, Salithar3- cw::
LY,;ilril ...... ... :.„ -...
ondondeuy&Coleraim, 27%...... -•••-
Londonderry and En 131-
kiliel..—.. ... .„, 23% .ft„. ... .... ..19.1

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