The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

MO E Y rind CONI tj -1.9 F S.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm,
at Friday's quotations. The sales were about 5,000
bales, a small portion of which was taken by export, rs.
—For Railway Shares there was a very dull and gloomy
market, and prices were again lower.
The state of the dried fruit trade in London becomes
interesting as we approach the winter season, and
Messrs. Witherby and Hanson, brokers, have furnished
us with the following particulars
The clearances here for home consumption exceed
those at this period of last season, and there is no rea-
son to apprehend much, if any, diminution in our deli-
veries before Christmas, as compared with former years.
On the contrary, the consumption is likely to be stimu-
lated by the superior quality of this year's crop and by
a short supply of raisins. Though the arrivals will
soon be heavy, it must be borne in mind that, during
the month of November of last year we received at this
port by twenty-eight ships no leas than 4,000 tons of
currants, and that the clearances for consumption from
20th September to 20th December reached that quan•
tity, and for export 700 tons. Had the quality of the
fruit been equal to this year's crop, the consumption
would bare been larger."
Of raisins, it is said that they have again fallen in
price, although the arrivals are small, and likely to be
inadequate if a good demand sets in.
There are later dates from the Cape of Good
Hope, viz., to August 12. Major Warden, who,
with his small force, had been allowed by Pre-
torius to retire beyond the Orange river, had
posted himself to wait for reinforcements. There
was still a hope of an amicable settlement with
the Boers, for, although Pretorius was determined in
his bearing, he had committed no hostilities.
The America, from New York, brings advices of dull
markets for grain and cotton. It is mentioned in the
New York accounts, that—
" The value of merchandise and amount of specie im-
ported into this district for the week ending the ith
instant, exclusive of that sent to the warehouse, and the
amount of duties on the same, in each of the past three
years, were as annexed:—

Commutcz or VIE POIST •r NIR Tom.—WEEKLT IIL2OIIII.
Week ending Oct. 6. 1846. 1847. 1$ 'S.
Free g00d5:.............. 311,046 dolls. 126,480 210,124
Dutiable goods ••••• . • • .. 635,532 961,619 1,177,8 1

Total mdso .• .• ...... 946,478 dolls. 1,088,099 1,387,915
Specie ...... ••.. • • • ..... 32,830 dolls. - 8,373
Duties recei'red...... 180,3641 239,192 999,251
" This exhibits an increase daring the week, this year,
of 299,826 dolls., independent of the receipts of specie.
Of the imports for the past week, 437,560 dolls. were in
dry goods; and the value of dry goods warehoused was
about equal to the amount withdrawn. The amount
of drafts on the Treasury, for the week, was
531,057 dolls., which exceed the amount received fur
duties 231,806 dolls."
New Grenada papers have been received via New
York. The most prominent subject in these files is the
progress of the Presidential election now going on in
New Grenada. General Lopez seems to be the favourite
candidate—out of the 1,293 votes of the Houses of
Assembly of the provinces of Bogota, Tueja,
Velez, Pampeluna, Mariquita, Nerva, Cauca, and
Socorro, the General received 593. His most formidable
opponent is Dr. Gori, who received 320. The remain-
ing votes were scattered among five other candidates.
The election was not as yet concluded. From all that
we can gather from our files everything was going on
quietly and prosperously in New Grenada;and it is to be
hoped that it will long remain so, as the unhappy con-
dition of Venezuela ought to be a lesson to the other
republics to avoid all civil dissensions.
The Funds have had a firmer tone, a natural reaction
after a sudden decline, but the transactions are more
limited than yesterday. The accounts from Vienna
are somewhat tranquillizing, though by no means
decisive. Consols are 84k for 'Transfer, and
84i for Account. Exchequer-bills realise 365.
premium for those dated in June. Bank Stock has
improved to 184 and 1841. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. are 834 to 84.
The Foreign Securities are dull. Spanish Fire per
Cents. bare been as low as 103. Mexican steady, at
19i
Shares are flat again to-day, and Midland, North
British, the York lines, and South-Western are rather
lower again. In North-Western a good deal is doing
at about previous rates.

- ONE CLO:iINO
ritICEB or BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICLS.
tiank Stock 18.04 13414
3 per Cent. Reduced Anne 8314% 83%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 84,4 1414% 3414
New 314 per Cent. Alms...—. . B3 84 $4
Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860
,Oct.
itto Oct 10, 814
1859.. ... •••• • • 8 3-16

Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 8-16
Consols for Account 84143i
Exchequer Bills. & 2d.
1,000/. March
1,000/. June 36 p
500/. June
Small, March .. 36 p
Small, June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS a3rE
O'CL9CL
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent
Ditto. 3 per Cent 441,E
lklexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 191,4
Ditto, Account 19%
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Russian Bonds
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 /i/i per Cent -
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.

8 9-16
84%

33 p
a‘ p
38p
35p
35 p
CLOSIIs(,
?RICE S.

Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 44% 444
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONN CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES,
Aberdeen 5O .
Amber. /Nat., Boston,
and Eastern Junction
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5
Belfast & County Down 17% ...-
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10
Birming.,WolYerh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 143...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June 10
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 6
Bristol and Exeter B5 ... ..
Ditto, Thirds
Zuckinghamshire... 141. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares

... --

Do. New 101. Pref..... 5 ...... 3
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5 -
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per CL 10

Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. GoTernment Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth - 51/4 ......
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 20
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ....••
Do., 18/., E. & 11,... 18
Do., 3/. 103.
Eastern Counties
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent... 7l/i 77e.-.••• ..... .... 7%
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... A dis A die
Do. North. & Eastern
50 50 —
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters ...
Do. New
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
__.

Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, ChM B (1. &
and B.) 2O —
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . ...,
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 10 ......
Ditto, ditto .
Ditto (C. & E.) guar.
5 per cent.. 2% ...
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 61...... ... —
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters
East Lincolnshire ...... 23
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l3 -
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2%
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ..• —EL 6s. :d.... ..._ —
illasgovr,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... .

- -
• 000000 . •••
Do.l'reterene(7 Consul.
Great Northern
Do., ji A. Deferred ... 121/¢...... 23/4... ........ ... :e%
Do., i., B 6 per Cent.
guaranteed ... ....• 4% ...... !ei,
IA
Do. Extension 2 ~,i ...... ..... "••
+heat South. and West.
(Ireland) ... 42% 2l
Great North of England.loo ......218 I, 216 . 215
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O
Ditto, ditto 25
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New, 15/ —
Great Western 2O ..... 661,i 67 ... 66
Ditto, % Shares 5O ......
Ditto, 14 Shares - 131,4
Ditto, Fifths
Ditto, New 171........ 13 ... ..
-Xi
Huddersfield and Manch. 30

Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... _
Ditto, IA Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ......
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 .....
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... .. 25 ...... .___ 25
Do. Quarter Shares... 171/2
Do. Fifths... ........ ... 9
Do. Sixteenths 61,4 —
Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13
• Do. Nrer,Gua. 6 per ct. a ...... 4%
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ......
Ditto 1,4 (late Hud-
dersfield and Shell.) 43

Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50
Do.( W. Hiding Union) 7 ••
...
.. • ••
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. V 2 Shares(A)••• 91i•••••• ••.
Leeds and Bradford SO
•••
Leeds, Dewsbury, Ise—. 50
Do., Half Shares 25 ...„
"
Do., (blue) Scrip.--
Leeds and Thirsk ...... .50
Ditto, New ........ ..... 35
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31,4•41 .......