The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-25 00:00:00

44.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,
CITY,- qUARTE R TO THREE.
There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool again
yesterday, and prices were lower. Sales about 3,000 bags,
including 800 for export and 200 American on speculation.
There was but little deing in Shares, and prices were
lower.

At Messrs. Lamend's auction of Railway Shares yesterday
afternoon the sale went heavily, and prices were again lowa.
Still a very fair business was done, and it is remarked that
there are always buyers, at a price, to be found at these
auctions, for shares of every description,, whilst on 'Change
they are, during many periods, totally unsaleable :-Bideford
and Tavistock, 6s. 6d.-Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and
Dublin, 1 ls.-London and Manchester (Remington's), 18s.-
North Staffordshire, Churnet and Potteries, 51. 75.-Caledo-
nian (New), 2/. Is.-Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 7s. 6d.
-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 78.--Ambergate,
Nottingham, and Boston, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Leicester and Bedford,
13s. 6d.-Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, 11. 75.-
Blackwell Extension, 11. 18s. 6d.-Northumberland and
Lancashire, 18s. 6d.-London and Manchester (Remington's),
18s.-Louvain and Jemeppee, 1/. Bs.-Essex and Suffolk,
10s. 6d.-London and Manchester (Rastrick's), 3/. 9a. 6d.-
Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 16s.
Regret is again most strongly expressed at the still further
delay that is given to the passage of the Corn-law Bill
through the House of Commons. It is now to be apprehended
that it will be the middle or the latter end of next week be-
fore the measure will be sent up to the House of Lords.
Should the same resistance be made there, an
incalculable amount of injury must be inflicted upon
the trade and commerce of the country. At the same
time it must be admitted that very many importers and
owners of goods under lock have within the last two days
cleared extensive parcels of silks, icc., giving bond to pay
the duties, should not the propositions of the Premier be-
come the law,of the land. The public sales of colonial and
other produce are in the meantime checked enormously,
which rent and charges are pari passu, hourly in-
creasing. There was .a very large timber sale at
Garraway's Coffee-house, last night, but it went off heavily,
as we are informed, for the reason just stated.
There has recently sprung up a good demand for bullion
for exportation to Hamburg, Itotterdam, Belgium, and else-
where-of coin to Rotterdam alone, about 16,000 entices were
shipped_off in the week ending the 21st instant; and to Bel-
gium 1,120 ounces-of bars 44,000 ounces in the same period
were sent away. and 700 ounces to Hamburgh.
The Consol Market has been steady this morning. The
Government brokers made their customary purchases. Con-
sols for Money were sold early in the morning at 95%, but
they since advanced again to 96. This has been also the
sale value fur the Account. In the Three per Cents. of
1726, there was a purchase made at 95%. Exchequer-
bills have been done at an advance to 275. premium ; but
India Bonds have been rather heavy at 255. to Ns. premium.
India Stock for the Account, is firm at 261.
Mexican Bonds have remained rather heavy at 31. This
is but a nominal quotation however. Spanish Consols are a
shade lower than yesterday, being now sold at 2514 to %.
The Three per Cents. have Just improved from 3614 to 36%.
In the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. sales have been
made at 59% %; and in the Four per Cents. at 9414. The
Brazilian Five per Cents. have realised 83; Chilian, 99%;
and Russian at 108.
In the Railway Share market business was slack to-day.
BRITISH FUNDS. CLOSING
PRICES.
95 'A
95 %

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Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% 96
Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .. 95%
tong Annuities, Expire Jan. 8, 1860 ..
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10%
Endia Bonds, 1,0001. ,!_ • • ..
25 30

- _
Ditto, under 1,0001. ..
South Sea Stock .. • • .•

Ditto, New Annuities
lonsols for Account • • •

. 95 14

India Stock for Account ..
Exchequer Bills.
1,0001. ..
500/. ..
Ditto, Small

.. 261 261
134c1.
23 27 Pm• 27
26 27 Pw• 27
26 23 28 pik. 28

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PRICES.

FOREIGN FUNDS
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 83
Chili= Bonds, G per Ceut .. .. .. 99%
Equador Bonds .. • • .• • • • •
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..