The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-01 00:00:00

tion of the duty on northern iron, fit for steel. The
proposition to diminish the duty found but few sup-
porters. Incidentally it was proposed to lower the
duty on steel, and this proposition was supported by
a few Members. The great majority of the persons
present, however, were in favour of the status quo.

There has not been much busines done at the Bourse this
afternoon. Towards its close almost all the securities have
somewhat receded. The Three per Cents. were 82f. 95e. ;
Four per Cents., 106 f. 50c. • Five per Cents., 119 f. 75e. ;
Bank Actions, 3,285 f. ; Belgian Four-and-a-Half, 99f. ;
Belgian Two-and-a-Haf, 574 f. ; Spanish Active, 37if. ;
Spanish Passive, 7 ; Piedmont, 1,235 f.; Roman, 102 if.

The following are the quotations for the railways:—

Paris and Orleans, 1,242 r. 50c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,020 f. ;
Rouen and Havre, 810 f.; Marseilles and Avignon, 952 f. 50c. ;
Strasburg and Bale, ex div., `254f. 25c. ; Orleans and Yierzon,
680 f. 50c. ; Boulogne an Amiens, 547 f. fioc. ; Du Nord,
7561. 25c. ; Alontereau and Troyes, 4351. ; Fampoux and
Hazebrouck, 500 f. ; Bordeaux and Teste, 185 f. ; Grand
Combe, 1,590 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 31.
Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... 1%
Barbadoes
Boulogne and Amiens.. 13 Namur and Liege 4
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 12
Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. Over Yssel
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2%
_ ---‘4to ( --'.l. 3%
C

citic Coast
2entral of Spain .....
Ceylon .

Ditto (Ganneron's).
Ditto (Calm's).—
Ditto (Sud Est) 2l/4
On

Demerara
Dendre Valley ......
Dutch Rhenish ...... 8%
Dieppe & Paris Jonct.
Dijon and Mulhouse ...
East Indian ........
Fampoux & Hazebrouk
Grt Northern of France
Constituted
14
Do. Pepin le Hallear —ls
Great Paris and Lyons 2%
Great Western Bengal %
Great Western Canada
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction
Do. North Midland —
Do. Extension

Paris and
Paris and Rouen . 4O
Paris and Strasburg
(Ga nneron's
Do. (Compe de L'Est)
Do. (Aymard's)......
Paris aad St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre......
Royal North of Spain.
ISambre and Meuse ....
!Strasburg and Bale ....
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's)
Do. ( Lefebvre's)

Jersey
Louvain and Jemappe 2l/
Lyons and Avignon 2%
Luxembourg

Do. (O'Neill's) —
Trinidad
Verona and Ancona.... --
West Flanders 5

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE._

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000
bales, 2,000 of which were on speculation. The market was
very firm, and with an upward tendency. The Shares of the
old Railways were not so much dealt in, but Scrips were
lively.
In the City this morning there is but little business doing.
Indeed the attendance of the merchents is very thin. As re-
spects the balances of the private and the Irish Stock
Bankers of the metropolis, we have every reason to be-
lieve, from the infforrnat ion just communicated to
us, that for many years past, such large amounts
have not been left in hand, on customers'
account, as was found to be the case last night. The appre-
hensions entertained in some quarters of a scarcity of capital,
in consequence of the large deposits that have been paid up
on new railway schemes, appears to have entirely vanished,
for money is now really plentiful, so much so that dis-
counts upon first-class commercial paper can be done at 3%
per cent.
The Consol Market has been rather dull to-day, at from
94% to 94% for the Account. There have not been any sales
of importance made. Exchequer-bills have touched 295.
premium, but they are now a little lower. The Reduced
Three per Cents. have receded from 9514 to 95. Bank
Stock is at 204, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. at 97%.
The Spanish Three per Cents. are in request, at 3914 ex
div., and the Five per Cents. have been sold at 29%. The
Dutch Two- and-a-Half per Cents. have improved from 9334
to 94%; Brazilian Five per Cents. are worth 811/), and
Mexican, 32%.
The Railway Share Market has been firm this morning.
The demand is comparatively trifling, but where bona fide
transactions have been entered into, a better range of value
has generally been realised.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 204
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 to'Ai 95
New 31% per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 lO%
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 11/2d.
1,0001.
5001.
Ditto Small — .. 26 29 pm..
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Bl%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferreu
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 —
Ditto for the Account 29%
Ditto Deterred
Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto for the Account. 39%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent 961/
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES Al ONE