The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-17 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000
bales, at steady rates. Shares were rather more dealt in.
One marked effect of the abrogation here of the duties upon
provisions will undoubtedly be, as has always been con-
tended, to throw into the hands of our merchants a very
fair proportion probably, or at any rate some proportion, of
the trade with foreign ports as regards supplying them with
provisions. Strange as it may appear, our facilities, by
means of machinery for the grinding of corn, the
manufacture of biscuit, &c., are so extensive as to
warrant the expectation of England becoming one day a vast
depot of foreign corn, while, with a liberalised tariff, we shall
doubtless become extensive carriers of sugar, coffee, and the
other important staples with which, in return for British
manufactures, our merchant vessels are so richly freighted.
Ready to take advantage of every promising market, our
enterprising ships will ever be on the alert. Iv► e may, there-
fore, usefully indicate from time to time the existence of dis-
tress abroad where there is a chance of British enterprise
affording relief. By a decree of the Governor of French
Guiana, the duties of entry on alimentary substances, spe-
cially intended for the sustenance of the blacks, are to be
immediately abolished, and on the important grounds thus
explained in the official document, dated Cayenne, in May
last :

We, the Governor of French Guiana, having seen the 22d
and 31st articles of the royal ordinance of the 27th August,
1828, respecting the Government of French Guiana; having
seen the embarrassment of the colony for want of food for the
sustenance of the blacks, and whereas, the drought which
has overspread the country since the month of November,
1845, until the month of April last, basso much retarded the
sowing of the crops of the earth, at the same time that it
has checked the growth of those already sown ;
Considering that this distress will necessarily be prolonged
until the first months of the season of 1847;
It being, in consequence, necessary to encourage the tem-
porary importation of foreign food, to ensure means of sub-
sistence for the workmen, and to facilitate to commerce the
means of affording food at the smallest possible cost to the
inhabitants; having seen the urgency of the crisis, at the
suggestion of . the Governor, by the advice of the Privy
Council, we have decreed and do decree as follows:
Article 1. Food specially desie:ned for the sustenance of the
blacks—flour of cassavi, rice, maize flour, and maize in grain,
that shall be introduced into this colony, from this day until
the 31st of December next, shall be exempt from all entrance
duties.

Article 2. The Governor is charged with the execution of
this decree, which shall be published in every place of
business, and shall be inserted in the official bulletin of the
colony. By the Governor,

PARISET.
CADEOT.
The Funds Lava been rather more animated to-day, but
there is no alteration in the quotations. Consols have been
95% to for present transfer, and 9t for the August ac-
count. The premium upon Exchequer-bills is rather flat, at
143. to 10s. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
realised 971/2 to %. Bank Stock is 208 to 208%. The settle-
ment is going off easily.
The }oreign Bonds have been more lively. Spanish Five
per Cents. are 2414 %, and the Three per Cents., 36%.
Mexican realise 27 to 271%. Brazilian Five per Cents. are
85. Portugues Four per Cents. are 4514 to 461/.
Shares have been rather in favour of the buyers, the old
lines being best supported.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .• 208% 208
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96% 96 96
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% yi 95%
Three per Cent. Annuities, 172 G 93% • 93%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 9734% 3i 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 5-16 10 5-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 1-16 10 1-
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. 20 25 25
Ditto, under I,OOOL
Consols for Aug. 27
Exchequer Bills.
1,000/.
5001. -.
Ditto, Small
Ditto, Advertised

LUUTISU JFUNDS.

I%d.

I%d.
14 10 pm. 10
14 10 pm. 10
14 10 pm. 10
14 10 pm. 10
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 85 85
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 86 86
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . ..
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 52 52
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. . 21 21
Ditto, Deferred .. .. ..
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 27 27%
Ditto, for the Account ... .. 27 IA 274
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 39
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 81% 82% 82%
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. .. 46
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 46% 45% 46% 45%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 24% 24%
Ditto, for the Account • • .. . 24% . 24%
Ditto, 5 per Cent. '38,39,4,0, div.lB4o
Ditto, 1846 .. .. • • .• • • 18% 18%
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 5% 5%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 36% 36%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2%....
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. .. 130 131 ........ . 13 _
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 4% .. • • • 4 !14
Buckinghamshire ..- 425. .... % dis dis.
Caledonian .. 20 .... 13% . 1334
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 2% . . .
Derby and Crewe .. 6% % 6 lei
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... 34 •• ..
Direct Northern .. 234 % % ........ 1
Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 185..... 24% .. •• .. 2454
Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 8% 834 p
Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... .• ..... ••• 2%
Eastern Union .. 25 ..........
Do. Extension to Norwich .. 2% .... 21 3 .. 1%
East Lincolnshire .. • • .. IX .... %
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 73 ...•
Ditto % Shares .. .. • . 10 .. 17% •• • 17%
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% ......... -
Great North of England . .. 100 ....223 2243 E 224%
Ditto, New .. .. 5 59% • ..... 593(1
Great Western .. 85 ....15334 152...... 152
Guildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth 5 .... 5%34
Leicester HMI Bedrord 225..... % % dis.
Leicester, Tainworth, &c. .. 425. .... 1 % dis••••••• 1% di..
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 234 .... 1% .......... 134
London an Birmingham . • • 100 .... 229 22834
Ditto, Thirds .. 32 .... 7234 72
Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... 31 31
London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 40. 9 ..... 9
London and Brighton .. .. 50 .. . 66 .......... 66
London and Croydon .. • . 131. 153 9d... 23% • • 23%
London and Greenwich .. 121. Iss. 4d. ..........
Do. Prefer. or Privilege .. 181. 17s. 20. 2334 .......... 234
London and South-Western-411. Gs. 10d... ........ • • 79%
Ditto, New .• .. • . 17% 28% 29
Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 22 ..... 22
London and York .. 2% 7/4
Ditto, Half Shares .• 2% %
Lynn and Dereham .. • . 15 .... 1034 •.
Manthester and Leeds .. .. 82 .... .... • ....•
Ditto Extension .. 425. ...• 21.4 p...... • • 2% p
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. 85 8450 .. •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .... 14% 14%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• 10% 1,4 . ..... 10
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• .• %34 p % p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% 334 l%
Midland .. ..100 ....15 I
Ditto, New 24 .... 3934 401 A
Newcastle and Darlington Janet. 25 ....
Ditto, New . 1 .... 1134343'.. 11%
Newcastle and Berwick .. •. 15 .... 26%% 26%
Norfolk .. • . .. 20 .... 27%
Ditto, Extension .• • • • . 2 .... 2% 234
North British .. 22%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 834 12 .. l2
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 154 .... 234 34 2%
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... •• ••
Ditto Scrip (issued at 5 dis.) .. 45 .... -- • • ........ 70
North Staffordshire .. 425. •• .. 3% 3 p.. 354
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 3% •• • • 4NI •••• • • • • 4%
Preston and Wyre 25- •..•• • • •-.—
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 234 •• • • 514 ••• • • ..... 534
Richmond • • •• • • • •
Scottish Central .......10_ .... 1934 •• • • • . 193.4

Ditto New • .. • • • • • • 234.... 8.- •• •••• • • • • 8 -
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 234 .• • • .... • 2%
423..... 1% % dis 1% is.
425. % p par .... par
SouthBh rss ijshire
Midlandtinion
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3336 •. 45% •• •• •• 45%
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 23% 23 .... • • 23
Do., New (do. 33/. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 16% % . • 16 %
Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 19% ..• • • 19%
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% .... 3% % ........ 334
South Wales .. • • 5 •• • • 1% % • • 1%
Welsh Midland .. . • • • 2% •• • • 1 .• •••• • • .• 1
West Riding Union 425. •• • • 2% P•• ••• • • • 2% P
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 10 .. • . .. •••• • • • . 4%
York and Carlisle .. •2% .......
York amd North Midland .. •
.. 50 .... •• • • •• . —
Ditto, Selby .. .. • . .. 30 .... 79 . .••• • .. 79
Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... .. •• • •
• ... 35%
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.— 1 •. • 13% % 13%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Central of Spain .. • . 2 .... %......
Dutch Rhenish .. 6 .......• .. 7
Great Western Canada .. ...
3%.... 4% • 4%
Luxembourg .• • . .. 4 -I A, 1%
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 13 12% x d.. 12% au
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 8% ...... 834
Paris and Lyons Constituted .• 5•• • • 5%14 34 ••• • • • 5%
Paris and Rouen .. .. 20 .... 38%..„..•.., . 38'6
Strasbourg and Bale . 2 • • 14 .... •• .• 4

DLINES.

Real del Monte, Unregistered —3%.......,.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THISDAY.)
LONDON, JULY 17.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy.
DkAL, JULY 16.—Wind W. to W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Ann Lackerby,
sE'Cartney, Calcutta ; Tyrian, Robinson, Ceylon ; Teutonia, Tukens,
St. Jago de Cuba, and sailed for Bremen ; Boughton le Spring, Cou-
sins, Jamaica ; Mason, New Orleans ; Elfwerson, NeW York, and
sailed tor Hamburgh. And. from the River, Reward, Salmon,
l'ort Philip ; Hamlet, Wilson, Sydney, New South Wales i Sophia,
Saxon, Cape Good Hope and Calcutta ; Ellenborough, Close, Cal-
cutta ; Nunez, Flight, Africa ; Eclipse, Adams, River St. Lawrence;
Naples, Crowell, Boston. Sid. Prince of Wales, Browne St. John's,
New Brunswick. Put back, Lord..Metcalle, for Quebec.
OFF TILE SOUTII FORELAND, JULY 16.—Robert and Louise, Bahia
for Hamburgh.
Orr DARTMOUTH, JULY 14.—Sidonia, Sierra Leone, for Hamburgh.
PLYMOUTH, JULY IG.—Arrd. Wm. Bromhamn, Hacking, Sierra
Leone. Sid. Weterben and Edward for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, JULY 16.—Wind W.S.W. —Arrd. Indian, Pam, Quin-
tano Bay, sailed April 22.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Sardinia, Crocker,
New York. Sld. Phoenix, Boush, Virginia ; Melville, Alexander,
Shippegan ; Gazelle, Lakey, Newfoundland.
CLYDE, JULY 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Warringaford, Barbadoes ;
Gondola, Rennie, New York. Sid Kyle, Boyd, Batavia..