The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-12 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Live, p,,01 ye,ierday we firm, but
not animated. Sales, 6,000 to 7,000 bale:, including 1,300
on speculation. Shares improved a little, the market being
firm and steady.
In consequence of the late forgeries in the Buckingham-
shire Railway scrip the Share Market has been rather dull,
which was evident at the public sale of Messrs. 'Wickham
and Co. by the low prices obtained; but, notwithstanding the
imputations cast upon these sales by some of our contempo-
raries, the characters of the gentlemen who conduct this equit-
able mode of dealing are too well known to suffer by any un-
just attacks made upon them, and this was clearly evinced
by the many and valuable lots of scrip disposed ef. We
select a few quotations :—South Midland, 755. 6d.—Belgian
Eastern Junetion, 20s.—Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia,
lOs. 6d.—Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford, 32s.—London and
Croydon, 22/.—Direct Northern, 435. ed.—Newcastle and -
Berwick, 20/. ss.—Cornwall and Central Devon, 30s. 6d.—
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 675. 6d.—North Staf-
fordshire, 71. ls.—London and York, 465. 6d.—Lon-
don and Birmingham, Fifths, 251.—Boston, Stamford,
and Birmingham, lOs 6d.—North British, Halves, 111. 10s.—
Gloucester Aberystwitb, and Central Wales, 7s.—North Kent,
338. 6d.—Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 245.
Bridgewater and Minehead, 13s. 6d.—Reading. Guildford,
and Reading, 21s. Gd.—West Riding Union, 102s.—Wave-
ney Valley, 14s.—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 70s.—
East Indian, 16s.

There are no later arrivals in the City to-day. The pro-
gress of the Corn Bill seems to engross more attention than
anything else.
'The Funds are very steady to-day, but business is very
dill. Consols realise 96% for present transfer, and 963/4
for time. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 235. to
265. Bank Stock is firm, at 205. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have been 973/4 to 97%.
The propositions for an arrangement of the Mexican De-
ferred Dett, and the payment also by an issue of new stock
of the arrears of dividend on the Active bonds, have had
very little effect upon their value, and the quotations are
merely nominal. It is certain that the latter part of the
scheme is unpalatable, and might be rejected at a general
meeting of the bondholders. It is unnecessary at present to
enter further into the matter under this head.
The nominal price of the Active Mexican Stock has been
32. Chilian Six per Cents. are 96, and Peruvian Bonds for
Account bring 39 to 391,4. Spanish Five per Cents. have
been 243% %. Russian Stock has been 109% to 110%.
Dutch Four per Cents. are 91% to 92%.
The Railway Share market has been inactive, but keeps up
in nearly all respects.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock ...

• • • • • • 205

Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95%%34
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • . 9634%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% %
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 1034%
Consols for Account .• . • .. 96%
Exchequer Bills. 131 d. 134 d.
1,000/. .. •. • • • 26 23 pm.
Ditto. Small • • .... 26 23 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. • • 96
Dutch 234 per Cent., 12 Guil .. 59
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account • . • • 32
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 3934
Russian Bonds .. • • • • • • 110% 109%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. • • 24%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent ..
Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 13
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cent. 55
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 593!
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 923
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen .. . . • • • ••10.. • • • • 534 %•• to
Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastm Jii. 2%.... .. to
Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • 2 •• • • 2%74.. to
Buckinghamshire • . .• 425. .. • • % p.. to
Caledonian .. • • • • •• 10 .... 12% -... to
Ditto Extension .. • • .. 2%.... 2 ••to 1%
Cambridge and Oxford .. • • • . • • 1% •• .. .•to
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 53! •• • • 31434 • • to
Direct Northern .. • • • • • • 234 2 to 1%
Eastern Counties .• • • 14/. 16s. Od. •• .• 23% 24• to 23%
Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d ..... •• .. to
Ditto, ditto .. No. 2, 61. 13s. 4d..... 34 p.. to
Ditto, York Extension .. • • • • 10s. .. • . .... to 2
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • •• 50 .... ••.. to
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • • • 10 .... 1834 .. to
Ditto, New Quarter Shares • • • • 1232 .... 17%. .. to
Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. .... 34 p.. to
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 .... 2434 .... to
Great North of England • . • • • .100 .... 21634 .... to
I)itto, New .. • • • • • • • . 1% .... 1434 .... to
Great Western • • • • .. 85 .... .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 17% .... to
Harwich & East. Counties Junction 2 .... 1% .... to
Hull and Selby • • • • .. •• 50 —.10334 .. ••to
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. 7 .... 28 .... to
Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth .. 2 .... 1% .... to
Leeds and Bradford .. .• 26 .... 55 .. ••to
Leeds and Carlisle .. .. • • .. 2% I% .••. to
Leicester and Bedford • • .• • • 225. ... • 14 dis. to
Lelest., Tam., Bir., & Trent Val.Junc. 425. 1 dis... to
London- and Birmingham .. • • .. 100 . • 22634 .. to
Ditto. Thirds .. .. • • • • -24 .. • 6234 to—
London and Blackwall • • 161. 13s. 4d. .. • • 7% .... to 8
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 2% .. • • 33¢%,. to
London and Brighton .. •••-50 .. • . 653 to
London, Hounslow, and Western .. 2 .... 7s . ... to
London and South-Western.. 411. Co. 10d. .. 79%..., to
Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 17% •• • • 29% .... to 30
London and York .. .. • •. 2% .... .. to
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. • • 234 .... 1% .. • • to
Lynn and Dereharn • • •• 10 •• • 7 ••to
Manchester and Leeds .. • •
.. 82 • ..125 .. ••to
Ditto, Fifths • • 3 .. • • 12% .... to
Manchester and Birmingham .. •• 40 .... .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. • • 4 .... 12% .... to
Ditto, Quar.er Shares (11) • • • • 4 .... 12% .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. 1 .... 84 .... to 9
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. . 1%34 pto
Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 2% .... to 2
Midland • • • • • • • • ..100 ....155 ..., to 154
Ditto, New .. • • • . 18 .... 3314 .... to 33
Newcastle and Darlington Junction 25 .. ••to
Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 1 .... 10 .... to 9%
Newcastle and Berwick • • .• •. 15 .... 25% 26 to 25%
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. .... .... to
Norfolk .. • • .. • • .. 20 . •••. to
Ditto, Tenths .. • • . .. 2 .... 2%.... to
Ditto, Extension .. .. • • .. 2 .. • • 1% .. to
North British .. .. .. .. • • 22% .... 29% .... to
Ditto, Half Shares .. . • 834 .. • . 1134 .. .. to
North Kent and Direct Dover • • .. 1 .. to
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 420. . 4361 34 pto
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. . • 234 .. % to
Shropshire Union . .. • • 425..... dis. to
South Devon .. • • • • • • 35 .... 34 .... to
South Midland • .. .. • . 425. .... 11i% pto
South Eastern and Dover . • •. • • 3336 .... 40% .... to
Ditto, New, No. 1 .. .. • • •16 20 .. ••to
Ditto, New, No. 2 .. .. • • • • 10 .. • 1334 .... to
Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • • • 236 ... • 3% to
Welsh Midland .. .. • . • • . • 234 .... 134 .... to
West Riding Union .. • • • • 425..... 3p• • .. to
York and Carlisle .• .. • • • • 2% .... 134 to
York and North Midland .. 50 .... • ... to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 11% ~ • • to

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens • . • • .. 12 .. • . 12%.... to 12
Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .. • • 1 .... to 2
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) • • • • • • 2 .. • • 2 .... to
Central of Spain .. • • • • • • 2 .... .. • . to
Dutch Rhenish .. • • • . • • 5 •. • • 67,i, 34 •.to - 7
Great Northern of France Constituted 5 .• • . 15 .... to -
Lyons and Avignon .. • • • • • • 2 .. • • 2 .. •.to
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .. • • 7% Ti • • to
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted .. 5 .... 5% .... to
MINES
Real del Monte. Unregistered .. to