The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-28 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDONI, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1848.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was
very heavy. Sales, 2,000 bales. American, 40, to 41-,d.
In the Railway Share-market, securities were all lower,
there being a panic on a minor scale. Hitherto, how-
ever, the effect of the events at Paris has not been so
marked in the provinces as in London, though trade,
&e., must be everywhere influenced.
No mail has arrived from Holland, probably owing to
the very boisterous weather, but papers of yesterday's
date from Antwerp notice the prevalence of great ex-
citement, and the anticipated arrival there of Louis
Philippe. The Belgian Government was keeping the
troops on the alert. The Two-and-a•Hatt per Cents. at
Antwerp fell to 45i. At Lille, Valenciennes, and Cam-
bray demonstrations were made in favour of the new
Government.
Much anxiety now prevails in the City for the receipt
of late news from Belgium, especially after the an-
nounced intention to send volunteer troops to the fron-
tier—whether for the purpose of resisting the entry of
foreign troops, or for invading other states, remains to be
seen.

Mercantile affairs are in an exceedingly dull state,
and business with the Continent is likely to be specially
affected.

g The following is an account of the dried fruit trade, as
iv en by Messrs. Wilberby and Hanson:—" The sales
of the month have been rather extensive, and at the im-
proved prices noticed in our January report. A cargo of
low Gulf fruit was cleared off early in the month at
355., and, by auction, the only remaining parcel of old
fruit, very ordinary creamy Zantes, at 255. and
275. Good and fine Patras being scarce, and
likely to continue so, is held at 425., whilst all the
fine Z Intes have been taken by trade at 40s. Good
Cephalonia cannot be purchw:ed below 395. Of the
arrivals reported above, only a small portion has been
offered for sale, there being an unusual firmness amongst
importers, who are unwilling to realise at the present
unremunerating rates, in face of a diminishing stock
both of currants and raisins, with no likelihood of the
usual supply of Turkey fruit coming forward this season.
" RAISINS.—The sales of Valentias have been of limited
extent, in consequence of the reduced stock. A parcel
of Elemes has arrived, and has been sold at 41s. to 435.,
according to quality. There are very few old Chesmes
now left, a parcel of 4,000 boxes having been sold early
in the month at 31s. to 321. Of Muscatels some direct
arrivals have just taken place;and at auction, on the 25th
instant, layers in boxes were sold at 525. to 565., accord-
ing to quality, and half-boxes at 60s. to 655. No offers
being made for bunch, they were bought in at 435.
The official reports show, that whilst the consumption of
currants since 1842 has increased 85 per cent., the in-
crease in that of raisins has net exceeded 35 per cent."
There has been a very agitated market for the public
securities, but with less business doing than on Satur-
day. Indeed parties are now disinclined to speculate,
because of the apprehension that there will be serious
embarrassments on the "account day." The stock-
jobbers are usually observant, and look with anxiety to
Belgium, Italy, and Spain, although it is highly satisfac-
tory to remark that the sales of Money Stock are
far below those for time, consequently the
public are not adding to the general anxiety by any
panic fright. Indeed it may be that large amounts
of money will be brought over from the Continent
for investment here. Consols opened at 814, ral-
lied to 83, fell to 81i, and are now 81.1 to 82.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
821 to 83i ; and the Three per Cents. 81} to 82i ;
Bank Stock has ranged from 191 to 195 ; Exchequer-
bills have been down to ss. and 15s. premium ; and are
now nominally 10s. to 20s. premium.
In the Foreign Market there has been very little
doing, and few venture upon purchases. Portuguese
Four per Cents. are 20; Brazilian Five per Cents. 75;
Chilian Three per Cents. 49; Grenada 19; and Mex-
ican, 17k. Not a bargain has been done in Belgian
stock. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have declined
from 49 to 45i, and the Four per Cents. are 75.
Railway Shares are all materially lower again, as the
quotations will show.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 813/4 82 81% 82% 813/4 81
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...... 81% 83 81% 80%
New 314 per Cent. Anns 82% 83% 82% 81%
India Stock 230 230

India Bonds, 1,0001.
South Sea Stock

Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account ...... 81% 82% 81 83 81% 82 81%
Exchequer Bills 3d.
1,000/. ........ ........ ..... 12 5 15 p 10 p

500/. -
Small .
Ditto Advertised lO 18 5 15 p

ONE CLOSING
RICES OF FOREIGN £UNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICES.
Brazilian Bonds

Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.....

Ditto. 3 per Cent l9 19
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 17% 17%
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent 2O 18%
Ditto, Account 2O 20
Russian Bonds ...
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, 3 per Cent ...... 27
Dividends on the above payble in London.
___ ... ._ ._..

Dutch 21/2:per Cent., 12 Guild.... 49 451/2 46
Ditto. 4 ner Cent Certificates 75 731/2
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 45 .....

Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junetion 314...... %
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 24
Belfast & County Down 10 ...... .....
Birmingham and Ox •
ford Junction .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10
Birming.,VVolverlfpton,
and Stour Valley 101. 145... ••• a.m.
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Jum.... Ms — ••• • ••••••...
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5

Ditto, Thirds ... 2O
Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares .. 33/4

Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and:Holyhead... 37
Ditto, Preference l2 ...... .
Clarence

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10. - —
Do. 2d 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, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 9
Do., l 8/., E. & 11.... 18
Do., 31. 10s. -
Eastern Counties........ 20
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. L.—. 6/. 13s. 4d par ... par
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... to dis % dis
Do., North. & Eastern 50
__. ,

Do Quarters
_._ /2

Do., New ... 23 - ..
Eastern Union 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121-4.
Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. ...•
1)o. (guar.6 percent.) 10

Ditto, ditto ... ....... .. 20
East Lancashire
Ditto, Now
Ditto, New Quarters 33/4 ...... .........
East Lincolnshire ...... 161,2
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,4
Edinburgh andNorthera 25
Ditto, New.. 3
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New 24..... -
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorcb. 2''it , —
Ditto, New
GlasgoW, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ••• —Bl. Cs. 8d....
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50

Ditto, New ..: .......... 40

Do.Pleference Consol. 15 - ...... • •••
Great Northern
Do., London and York 2%.
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Great North of England.loo ......
Ditto, New 40/. ...... ... 5
Ditto, New 301.......... 30
Ditto, New, 15/.
Great Western
Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 53
Ditto, VI Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O -
Ditto, New 17/ .. .. 9%... .. 7% 9%... g-%
Huddersfield and Manch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... .. 99
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ......
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ipswich &Bury St. Edin. 17%
Do., do,, and Norwich lb
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely) 2% — ......... .... .
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50

Ditto, Third;
Lancashire & Yorkshire 9. .. ..
Ditto, ditto .. 82 ..... 69 ..... . ...... . 69
Ditto, % Shares ...... 38 .....
Do. Quarter Shares... 141/ 9 %... ... 11
Do. Fifths... 8
Do. Sixteenths 614 — .
Do. Thirds (1teg.)....107.43...... .. _
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 .....
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Shen...) :Is

Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole).— 50
Do.( W. Riding Tinion)4/.25... ... 3% 4 dis 314 dis.
Do. (Presto', & Wvre) 25
~ • -

Do. I/ Shares (A)... 9
_ .

.1. , ;i11...
Ditto ditto (B) , ... I,i
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 421/2..•••• '_" •••• •-...
Do., Half Shares l7l/2 .••••• •••••• .........
Do.Newßranch (blue) 21%..... - - -
Do. Extension (green) 21/2
Do. New Exten.(pink) 21/2 — ........ • •••••
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 40

Ditto, Yew ...... ....... 2216 — ••• •.. —
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31/.2
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport . 2
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction...... 21/2

London &Blackwall 13/. 6i.8d.... 4%.. ... ........ 4%
Do. New, No. 2 5/.135. 4d....
Do. Extension
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O ...31% 30% 31 30... 283 a
Do. Cousol. Eighths 4O
Do. Guaraut. 5 per ct.., 9 ......
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... ...... ......
Ditto, ditto.... 1852 50 r.