The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-31 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO TI=E.

There was a fair inquiry for Colton at Liverpool on
Saturday. The mid and lower sorts of American were
rather dearer, and the market closed firmly. Sales
3,000 bales. American 4id. to bid. per lb. Railway
Shares w ere in good demand, and with a larger business
doinv, advanced prices were obtained.
The advices from the West Indies, by the Teviot
steamer, are depressed in tone, and the private letters
bear out the statements in the Jamaica and other jour-
nals.

The American intelligence is not altogether unfavour-
able for England, as we are likely yet to receive back more
of the specie drained from us.
The merchants, magistrates, and other parties in-
terested at Brussels have had a meeting upon the sub-
ject of the recent failures, and the granting of sursis.
The result has been the framing of a petition to the
Chamber of Representatives against the law which re-
gulates this indulgence, and which has proved so ex•
ceedingly inconvenient to the creditors of many houses.
Contracts and special hypothecations are disturbed, and
confidence is destroyed by the present system, and at
least, it is urged, there should be no disturbance of
arrangements entered into two months previously.
Accounts from Archangel state that the sugar fac-
tory of W. Brandt and Sons was destroyed on the 12th
of January.
The creditors of Messrs. Von Ilaber assembled at
Carlsruhe to the number of seven-eighths. The debts
are six millions of florins. The creditors did not appear
to be quite satisfied with the terms offered by the state,
and desired a guaranteed interest for a longer period
than fifteen years, otherwise, it is stated, a liquidation
would be preferred.
The Funds are very flat this morning, and there is not
much doing, although the political account from Naples
appear to be more satisfactory, and the Paris prices are
firm. The approaching meeting of Parliament will re-
vive the doubt as to the funding of Exchequer-bills,
which, at the higher rate of interest they bear, are
considered to be a security that might be advantage-
ously diminished. Consols have been 89i, and are now
89 to 891 for present transfer. For time they have been
891 it, since 89k, and are now 391 Exchequer-bills
have ranged from 345. to 375. premium. Bank Stock is
about 201 to 203, and India Stock has been done at 241.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
marked 90k to 11, and the Three per Cents. 891 to
The Foreign Bonds are rather flatter aleo. Spanish.
Five per Cents. realised 211 k, and the Three per Cents.
311 to 1. Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 26 to 27
Mexican have been at 181 to 1 ; Grenada at 20/ ;
Peruvian at 401, and Brazilian at 831. French Five
per Cents. 116, with the exchange at 25:60 ; Dutch
Four per Cents. are at 86.
In Railway Shares there is an improved business do-
,ng, and the quotations are higher.

ONE CLOSIN
vRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PR (ES
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Ann 5....,.,. 89%14 8914
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 89 1/21/a 891,ii
Sew 314 per Cent. Anns 90%% 90%
f,ongAnns. to expireJan.lB6o ..• 9 1-16 9 9
India Stock 241 243
India Bonds, 1,0001. .... . 24p 24 p
Consols for Account . 89%% 89%
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
5001. . .
Small
ONE CLOSING
i RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'cLocE.
PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Dutch 2% par Cent. .
5334
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto, Deferred 44 44
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 lB t 4 18%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 40% 40%
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Small — 2634
Russian Bonds - 109
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 2114 21%
Ditto. 3 per Cent 31%3/414 3114
Dividends on the above payable in London,
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange 2sf. 60c. 25f. 60c.
Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild — 54%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 86

PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAIL WAY SHARES. •AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen. ................. 45 ...... 27
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junetion 2%...... — ,
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21,4.....•
Belfast & County Down 10 ...... --
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20 ...... 241,4% ...... .„
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... --
Birming.,Wolverlfpton,
and Stour Valley 101. 145... ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and ClicAlliro Jun,.... 77,4 —•-• . ......
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter BO
Ditto, Thirds ... 2O
13uckingliamshire... 121. 4s. ... .. •• SIB". •••
Caledonian
..
Ditto, Half Shares
Di tto,Clydesdale Junc 50
Chester and Holyhead... 371/2 — ••••••
Ditto, Preference l2
Clarence
Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2a Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent. ..
Direct London & Ports-

mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% ......
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 12% 12
Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18
Do., Si. 10s.
Eastern Counties
Ditto (B)
Ditto, Eztension,s per
Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 13s. 4d.... .......••••• ••
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d...
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters ......... 12% —
Do., New 23
Eastern Union 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —
Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. ••••
Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 334......
East Lincolnshire ...... 12%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Ilalf Shares ... 15 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —
Edinburgh and Northern 22% ...............
Ditto, New.. 3',4 — ..
Ditto, Newport
Ditto, ditto, New 21;4. .... ..............
Excter,Yeovil, & Dora 2%
Ditto, New
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 .....
Ditto, New ... ...... .-. 40 ...... .
Do. Preference Consol. 12. h .... —.. • ...... • •••
Great Northern
Do., London and York 2%. I,
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ......
Ditto, New 40/. 5
Ditto, New 301. 3O
Ditto, New, 151.
Great Western 9O
—..— ......... ......
Ditto, % Shares 5O
Ditto, lit Shares
Ditto, Fifths.
Ditto, New 17/ .. .. 9%.....
Huddersfield and Manch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ....

Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 61
Ditto, IA Shares
Ipswich& Bury St. Edm. 17%
Do., do., and Norwich 15
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely) 2%
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, % Shares ...... 38 ...
Do. Quarter Shares... 14% 13% 123/4 13...
Do. Fifths... 8 "•"'B%l
Do. Sixteenths ....... .. 61,4 —
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/. 45......
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and G001e).... 471,4......
Do. (W. Riding Union)4l. 25...... 21A dis g';i die.
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 —
Do. % Shares (A)... 9 -•
_.Ditto ditto (B) ... 1
•••••
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 4212 —
••• —
Do., Half Shares l5
Do.Newßranch (blue) 2%..., _. --
Do. Extension (green) 21 "itz
Do. NewExten.(pink) 2% ..„.4
.........
Leeds and Think ..... . 36
Ditto, New
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%......
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport . ...... ........ 2 - ............... --
Liverp., Ainchstr &New-
castle Juncti0n......... 2% ..... ...... ••• .....
London S; Blackwall...l3/. 63.4 d.... ..... •••••• ........ 0
Do. New, No. 2 ... 41. 13e. 4d.... 1 dis. ...... 1 dia.
Do. Extension
London, Brighton. and
South Coast. ........ 50 ...... 43 421/1%
Do. Consol, Eighths. 30 -
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... ......
Ditto, ditto.-- 1852 50 —
London and Greenwich 12/ 1.5 s 4d... . .......
Ditto, Preference... 18L 17s 2d...
London and N. Western 100 153 ...... ......... 154
Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 --
Do., do., New .........2
Ditto Fifths ..... .. .. 2
Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 25
Do 40/. Shares(L. M.) 15
Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40
Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7%
Do. 10/. (M. 8.:, B.)13. 7% —
Do. 104 (M. & B.) C. I