The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-20 00:00:00

RAILWAY SEA kRE MARKETS.

MANCHESTER, APRIL 18.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Tho sales are—Birkenhead and Holyhead
Junction, 24s.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 14
ton, Newark, and Sheffield, 265. 6d. dis.— Churnet and Blythe, 1 dis.
—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 6% p.— Glasgow and Dumfries,
1% dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 11,4 p.—Liverpool and
Bury, 5 7-16 p.--London and Manchester (Remington's), 1% dis.
—Ditto (Rastrick's), 1% dis.— London and York, 1 dis.—Manchester
and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 6% p.—Manchester and Bin ning7

ham Confirmation and West Riding, 15-16 dis.—Manchester and
Leeds, Sixteenths, 9 3-16—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 2%
dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 19s.—North Eastern, 17a. 6d.
—North Staffordshire, 38e. 3d. p.—Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., Is. dis.—
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 4% dis.—Sheffield and-Man-
chester, Quarters (N 0.2), 4 p. e.—Ditto, ditto (No. 2), IA dis.—llitto,
ditto (No. 3), Is. 6d. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, dis.—
Trent Valley and Midland Grand Junction, dis.—West Riding
Union, 265. c. p.

LEEDS, APRIL 18.
Svocx EXCIIANGE.—There is little variation to note on the Share
Markets during the week. The transactions have been limited in
extent, and prices pretty stationary. The settlements for the ac-
count caused a temporary advance and appearance of improvement
for a slay or two, but blustering news from America checked invest-
ment, and stock of all descriptions receded to its former position,
closing with but few buyers. A growing desire evinces itself among
scripholders to facilitate the winding up of new railway projections,
and several meetings have already been held in Leeds on the subject;
but it will require a little time ere the bulk of the holders are recon,
tiled to meet losses which they are willing to admit are eventually
inevitable. At present "like drowning men they catch at straws,'
and in the illusory hope that something in the chapter of accidents
may turn up to the advantage of the particular schemes in which
they are interested, they hold on blindly 'while the little that might
be rescued from the general wreck is being swallowed tea in further
costly proceedings. In some instances a feeling of rivalry has ob-
tained such hold on promoters, that they feel it derogatory to them
individually to abandon the schemes with which they have become
connected before their rivals have left the field, while hopes of amal-
gamation keep others -struggling on. All are equally fallacious;
where amalgamation with existing interests is likely, arrangements
have already been made or proposed, and opposition now among new
schemes which are at heavy discounts is but emptying the coffers to
their own injury, while the mere "holding on" without object, save
the chance of an indefinite something, is surely manifestly impolitic
at this time. We hope, for the sake of those whose means do not
just.fy further risks, that no such mistaken influences will be allowed
to interfere with the abandonment of very many of the profitless
schemes now before the public. The sales are—London and Croydon,
21 cash—Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 8/. 18s. p.—Midland,
New, 11% p.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington). IA p.—Hud-
dersfield and Manchester, in dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 2% p.
—Leeds and Bradford, 23 Liverpool and Bury, New, 1%
North British, 4% p.—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, Bs. 6d. p.—Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 4% dis.—London and Portsmouth.
14 dis.—London and York, 225. 6d. dis.—West Riding "Union, 31. 66.
6d.— Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &e., 30s. dis.—Bradford, Wakefield.
and Midland, 21s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 14s. die.—
Leicester and Bedford, 15s. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland, Is. dis.—Midland and Thirsk Junction, 20s. dis.—North
Western, 6s. dis.—Welsh Midlands, 255. dis.