The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CLIY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady,
but not s ) active as on Monday. The sales were esti-
mated at 6,000 bales, including 800 on speculation.
♦merican and Surat descriptions were a shade higher.
There has been more attention paid to-day to the
foreign news receivtd, and the state of affairs in Italy
attracts attention. Whether full reliance can be placed
in the news to hand is, however, doubtful.
The commercial markets are a little duller to-day, and
until the turn of the new year we may expect to be
getting slacker.
There are n) ship arrivals this morning with news of
any general interest.
The Stock Market has given way to-day, and, as usual,
when there are symptoms of reaction, the speculators
exhibit decided anxiety to realise profits. We are
never anxious to ace too repid •an improve-
ment without an ostensible basis, that is one
founded upon the dealings of the public. Cir..
cumstances generally have been and still are rather
favourable, but there should be no fictitious support
given to the market. Consols have realised 871 and
since 8:1 Each, quer-bills are 395. to 438. premium.
The New 'l'hree•and-a-Quarter per Cents, bring 871 to
88. Bank Stock is at 190.
The Foreign Market is but slightly affected by the
heaviness of our own securities. Spanish Three per
Cents. have been 26i to 27, and the Five per Cents.
13. Mexican Bonds are 22i. Russian Stock has been
up to Mi. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have
been 48i to 484, and the Four per Cents. 73f to 74i.
Railway Shales have been rather lower after the de-
cided advance of yesterday. The French lines are de-
cidedly worse, but still high compared to last week's
values.

ONE CLOSING
rotir•vr4 or i,nITIStI FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock l9O 189%
3 per Cont. Reduced A.”.ns 871%.%%%1A 87%
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5...... . 8734 88 88%
Lung Anna. to expire J an. 1860 ... 8% 8%
India Bonds, 1,000/. OOOO •• 38 p
Consols for Account.. 87%%Mi% 87%
Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
1,0001. March ...... ........... 43 p
1,0001. June • • •••• 4l 39p
5004 March.
5001. June
Simi' I, March .. .. 43 p
• Small, June
PRICES OF FOREIGN t IT/CDS

OITE
O'CLOCK.

CLOSING
PRICES.
68
21
22%

Danish Bonds. 1825, 3 per Cent
Equador Bonds
Mexican. 5 per Cent. 1846 22%
Peruvian Bolds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto. Account ..... 411,4
Russian Bonds
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account
Do., Coupons

Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 21/i per Cent l5 16 16
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 4834 4 48%
Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 7414 73% 73
PRICES OF IIUSINESS DOPER CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES.'PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen ... 50 • • ..•• —.. • .... —
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 414 .....
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71¢
Belfast & County Down. 19
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguaratitee 20 . •••
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd. or with guarantee 10 .....
o. without guarantee 10
Birming., Wolverlfpton,
and Stour Valley 13/. 145...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June—. 10 -
Boston. Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds ..„ 00000 27% 1434 .....- ........ 14%
Buckinghamshire... 141. 48.
Caledonian .
Ditto, Balf Shares .. 83/4.....• 134 l%
Do. New 101. Pref..... 5 ....... 5
Ditto,ClydeedaleJunc 50 .
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference ls
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 .....
Dundalk & Enniskillen 20
East Anglia, 251., L &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ......
Do., 181., E. & H.... 18
Do., 3/. 108.
Eastern Counties 2O ...... 11%34 12
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent..... lO ...... 11%%14 IIU
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...f1. 13s. 4d...
Do. North. & Eastern 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters ... 121,4 —
Do. New
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, Class B (1. &
and B.)

Ditto, Cliss C,ditto... 20 . ....
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 10 ......
Ditto, ditto
Ditto (C. & E.) guar. ,
5 per cent..... ...... 2%
East Laacashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614.....
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters
East Lincolnshire ...... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. ..
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ... .....
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2;a —
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ... —Bl. 6s. 8d — ...
Glasgow;Kilmar.,& Ayr 50
Do.Preterence Consul.
Great Northern
Do., .',2 A Deferred ... 12% ...... 4% 14%.....
Do., 1,4 B 6 per Cent.
guaranteed ... ..... 6% . 4 ........
Do. ' Extension 2%.
...... •••
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England.loo ......
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New, 15/ l4 .. ..
.......... .....
Great Western 9O ...... 78 79 77%......
Ditto, % Shares
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths ... 20
Ditto, New,171... .. 13 ... .. 9% 10 9,e,
R iddersfield and Manch. 30

Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby

Ditto, Halt Shares 25
Ditto, 1,4 Shares -
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 51
Ditto, Thirds -
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 -
Ditto, ditto -
Ditto, % Shares
Do. Quarter Shares 17% ••• ••••••• .....
Do. Fifths... ......... ... 10
Do. Sixteenths 6IA -
Do. Thirds (Reg.) l3 ..... - •••
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 5 ...... 53/
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... -
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 43
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
tract, and Goole) ... 50 -
Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 - ... 1% -- - -
. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
-
Do. ',4 Shares (A)... 94--
Leeds and Bradford 5O
Leads, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . -
Do., Half Shares 25 - •••
Do., (blue) Scrip...... 2%..... -
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 - ••••••.• ......
Ditto. New ...... ....... 35 - •• •-
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3%...... - ..... . .
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport 31,2 ....
Liverp., Manchster, and
Newcastle Junction... 2% -
London & Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... 4% 5
Do. Extension ... --. 22%.... - ..........
London, Brighton. and
South Coast 5O 30% 29%3014:30 30% 30%
Do.Guararit. 5 per ct , 9 ...... - ... • - - •
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... 48% 48%
Ditto. ditt0...... 1852 50 - - -
Ditto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent. -
London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... - -
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d... .20
London and N. Western 100 l2l 122 122
Do Quarters (L. & B.) '22 .....
Ditto, New .
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .• 2 ......
-
Do. 40/•Shares(L.M.) 25 -
Do. 101. (M. & h.) A. 9 ...... -
Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 9 ...... 103/4......
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... 3 . .... 3
Lonti. &S. Western 5O ...... 39%..- ..... ... .. 39%
Do. New 501. ... - .. - ..... -••••-• -
• Do. New 401. - -
Do. Tenths (ConsoL )50 - .. ••.. •• gee ..
Ditto ditto ~........ 40 - -
Ditto. Thirds.. ......131. 6s. 8d... 43/4% dis 4% dis.
Do.. New Scrip, 1848,
Pi et 7 per Cent. on
Deposit., and 5 per . • .
Cent. on Calls'
London, Salisbury, and -
Yeovil ..... ...., -
Londonderry &Coleraine 283/i .....• - .--•-•
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen
Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ... 20
Ditto (6 per et) ..... 13 ....• -
Manzhester,Buaton,and
Matlock 4 -
BlAtchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 - ••
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 -
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 111 A - ----- -
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 -
Ditto ditto . ... ..... 13 .....• -
Ditto ditto - ........»....
Ditty Sheffield and
Lincolnshire l5 . ...
Do., Grimsby Dock 2O -
Do. 'Llanchester and
Lincoln Union..... 41.2 s - -
Midlexid
.•
100 ..... 82 81 82 .....«. 82
•
Do. consolidated Pref.loo - -