The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE W
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very
gloomy. Sales 4,000 bales.—Railway Shares were very
heavy.
Very interesting accounts have just been received 13,.
th Hamburgh mail. At Vienna, on the 15th instant.
the idea of a pacific arrangement seems to have been
abandoned. There were immense preparations making
for a s ege, and the Hungarians had advanced to within
a short distance of the town. The Five per Cent.
Metallics had fallen to 68, and although the Bourse was
re-opened no one would deal.
In Berlin also a restless spirit prevailed among the
workpeople. Barricades had been erected and some
lives were lost, but on the 17th order was restored.
Everything must be unsettled even by these attemptk at
rioting.
The Belgian Minister of Finance has made a very
satisfactory report upon the foreign trade of Belgium
during the past year, and it is worthy of remark that
while England had to complain of a falling off, Belgium
enjoyed a larger share of foreign trade than in any former
year. The official valuation of merchandise was revised
last year.. The general imports and exports exceeded
those of 1846 by 15 and 27 per cent., the total amount
being 708,600,000; The consumption of foreign products
ncreased 7 per cent.
There is now little attention paid to anything but
the foreign news, and in the City business is dull.
The Funds are affected by the news above given.
Consols opened at 844 to 85, but have receded since to
844 4; they are now about 844 4. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per. Cents. have realised 844 to 4. India
Stock is at 237. Exchequer-bills of June are 325. to
365. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been dull again, but are
firmer in some instances. Spanish Three per Cents.,
224, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 221. Mexican
have rallied to 194 ; Brazilian Small are 724. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 444.
Shhres are rather better on the whole. A few money
purchases have given a little tone to the market, which,
however, is neither very active nor firm.
-BRITISH FUNDS THIB DAY AT ONIE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 833/4%1,4
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 84% 8$ 84%3/4
New 314 per Cent. Arms. 84141A%N
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 $ 7-16 %
India Stock 237
Do. Bonds, 10001 ..... 36 p
Consols for Account ..... ........ 84% 85 84%3/4
Exchequer Bills. Plhd. 2d.
March. June.
1,0007.
Small 35 36 p

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, S per Cent
Ditto Small
Mexican Boni's, 1846, 5 per Cent Cent
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 9B
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 2214
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21A per Cent.,l2 Guild 441,E
Ditto 41Der Cent. Certificates
ISUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWATe. PAID. nib SHAM
Aberdeen

Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 41/4 —
/ to
Ayrshire and Galloway
Belfast and Connty Down .. 17% .. .. -
Birmingham & OxfordJunct.,
cal a duly pd, or with guar. 20 . 221,4 to
Do., without a guarantee... 20 ... -
Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... .
Do., without a guarantee... 10
Bins ing., \Vol., & Stour Val. 13/.115.... ..... to
Bii kenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction..
Beaton, Stamf., & Binning... 5
Brietol and Exeter
Do., Thirds .. 25
Buckinghamshire..- l4/. 4s 45,} dis. to —.
Caledonian -
• Ditto, Half Shares -
Ditto, New 101. Preference 2%
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead..— ..... 471,4 ..... to
Ditto, Preference
Clarence. .....
Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10
D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 -
Direct London & Portsmouth 5% to
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35 -
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 ......
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
and L. & D
Ditto, 18/., E. & H lB
Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 3% 2SL.
to
Eastern Counties
• Do. New Guarant. &per Ct. 74
..... 7% to 8
Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,61. 13s. 4d.. ..
Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... ..... to
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50
to --
Do., 5 per cent.
Do., Quarter .... . ...... ...... 121 A.....
. Do., New
Eatt2rn Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1
Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 20
Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 20
Ditto scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 10 ......
Ditto, ditto ........ —........ 20 ......
Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2% — to
East Lancashire
,Ditto, New ... ..... .... .... 21
Do., Ntw Quarters
Do., 6 per Cent. Pret,