The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-27 00:00:00

M ONLY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was rather an extensive demand for Cotton a'
Liverpool on Saturday, and the market el, sed with much
firmness l't ices we re folly sustained. Tl e sales were
estimated at 6,000 to 7,000 bales, and coml. ried about
6,000 Ansel-L.:in at 2i if. to 51d.; 300 Pernams and Ma-
ran hams at 41-d. to 51c1; and 400 Surats at 22d. to 3id.
The Railway Share market improved.
There are no ship arrivals to-day with later news, but
the Hibernia steamer has arrived, and her letters will be
in town to-morrow.'
Ity the last accounts from Russia it appears that the
cold had set in, and that the navigation was likely to be
impeded.
Much saisfaction is expressed in the City at the ap-
pointment by Government of various commissions of in-
quiry into the expenditure of different public offices, and
as the subject is attracting much attention here, and the
proceedings will be narrowly watched, it is ex-
pected that the efforts of Government will be directed to
the higher and sinecurist servants, not to the working
and often under-paid clerks. The Mint, it is admitted on
all hands, must be completely reformed, as it can never
be borne that individuals there should be receiving
larger incomes than the Prime Minister, and other
members of the Cabinet; and for performing their work,
too, in a manner not considered by any means satisfac-
tory, when compared with other countries.
The meeting of Spanish bondholders is now being
he'd, but it has not sufficiently progressed to allow of
our giving the result.
I'he fruit trade at Christmas is usually interesting,
and we take, therefore, one or two extracts from the re-
port of a broker's firm:—
" Currants have declined 2s. to 3s. per cwt. since our last
report. This was caused at the early part of the month
by frequent public sales, and an apparent determination
in importers to effect sales on arrival, and by the low
price of very good old fruit. The price of this article is
now sufficiently low to merit the confidence of the trade,
and too low, it is thought, to last long in face of those
ruling in the Morea, of the rate at which the consump-
tion is proceeding in this country, and of the contin-
gency of a continental demand. Several of the
cargoes recently arrived have been withdrawn from
the market, and its aspect is firmer than has been the
case since the opening of the season.
" Until ten days ago, when the price of raisins was re-
duced at the outports, sales were proceeding here,
though not on a large scale, at 38s. Importers hare
since submitted, but with reluctance, to 375., for large
parcels only. A few cargoes are still expected from
Spain, but with the stock of raisins here of 2,000 to
2,400 tons of all kinds, and the clearances now proceed-
ing—at the rate of 90 to 100 tons a day, it is likely that
the stock at the end of the year will be reduced to a
small compass. Muscatels, bunch and layers, have com-
manded high prices as compared with the last two years.
Sultanas have declined to 70s, at which sales have been
made. In other Turkey fruit the sales have as yet been
on too limited a scale to call for particular notice. On
the whole, the prospect of dried truits, as regards con-
sumption, is better than last year, and we may expect a
considerable reduction in the stock of all kinds before the
close of the year."
The Funds aro very good this morning, and the mar-
ket has a rising tendency. A good deal of money
business has been done. Consols have touched 87i 1,
though one bargain was effected at 871. Bank Stock
is worth 188 to 189. Exchequer-bills are 38s. to 445.
premium, according to date. East India Bonds re-
alise 365. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 86i 4, and the Three per Cents.
86 to I.
The Foreign Funds have been very quiet. Spanish
Five per Cent. Stock is firm at 12. Portuguese Old
Bonds have been quoted 69i. Brazilian small Stock is
at 75. Chilian realises 84 Mexican Bonds have been
211 to Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are 72i;
and Dutch Four per Cents. 72i to 73.
In Railway Shares business is still rather dull, and
prices are not buoyant.
ONE CLOSING
I'M 'ES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock lBB 189 1891st$
3 ior Cent. Reduced Anne B6 L 414 86 86
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 87% 5,k % 871%
Ndw 314 per Cent. Anna............ 86%4/41/2 86%
&song Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 ... 8 9-16
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860.... 8 13-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. 39 p
Ditto under 1,0001.. ....... 36 p 36 p
Consols for Account. 87%%% 87%
Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
1,000/. March
1,000/. June ...... ........-
Small, March... .. 44 41 g 41 p
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS DNB CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small 75 75
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.... •• 831,4 831,E
&lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846 2114 2114
Ditto, Account
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 69% 69%
Russian Bonds ... lOOl%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, 3 per Cent ...... 25
Ditto. Account ..... ... ...... ..... 25 tA4

TIIE SUN, LONDON,

London, Brighton, and

Do. Consolidated Pref.loo

Do., do., iO/. Shares... 20 ... .. 9%...... .... ...

South Coa,t, 5O
Do.Guarant.s per et.., 9
1)0. l'ret. Con. 5 per et. 50 ..
Ditto, ditto.— 1852 50 —
Ditto, New Si., guar.
6 per cent. . 4
L m don and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... ... ••
Ditto, Preference... 18' 17s 2d...
London and N. We.:tern 100 ... -116% ' 115% 117 117
ih, Quarters (L. & B.) 22
Ditto, New -
Do to, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... --
Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25
Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9
Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 9 ...... 10 .
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... 2% 2%
Lon,!. &S. Western
,)o. New 501. ... ..... 42%.. -
Do. New 401. 34 - -
Po. Tenths (Consol.) 50 -
Ditto ditto ..... .... 40
Ditto. Thirds.. .-13/. 6s. 8d
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
P ef. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... ......
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil ..... .... ._.... 114__ - -
London,lorry &Coleraine 283/4 ...... .......
Londonderry and Ennui-
killon
Lowestoft (4 per et ) ... 20
Ditto (6 per et.) .... 13 -
14anzhester,Buxton,and

Matlock 4
Manchester, Sheffield,

and Lincolnshire...-100 - •.• • 00000000

Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) 10

Ditto, Newlol. Fief... 10
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40
Ditto ditto . ......... 13

Ditto ditto

Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire l5 . ........ --
Do., Grimsby Dock 2O
Do., Manchester and
Lincoln Union..... 41.
Midland ......... 76 7714 76 /At 761,4

Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do. Consol. Bristol and
Birming. 6 per ct.... 100 116% 1151,E 115%

Ditto,Brisi.BiGlocstr. 38 ...... .....
Ditto, ditto .. l4l. 185....
Ditto,Leicest.& Swan-

nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western

Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Ni.wcastfeand Oathsie...100
Do. Quarters 25
Newmarket ... ..... . 20 —
Do. Extension .........21. 125....
Newport, Abergavonny,
and Hereford . 6 .s.•• .... ...•
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpomt,
and Rostrevor 2O
Norfolk ......... ....... ....100
Do. New 204 .. . 10
Do. Guaranteed,s pct. 20
Do. Guaranteed 5% pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4 ......
..• .--
Nor tbißritiah ........ ... 25 ..... 15
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Extension O% .....•• -.•-• ....... ••• -
Ditto, Thirds .... Bk .. .. 3% 3%
North & South-Western 2
North Staffordshire
orth Wales . 3%
North-Western .. .. lO
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhamptonj:..... 50
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate lO
Royston and Hitchin ... 2 ..... 1%.....„ l%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 25
Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham, &
Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7%
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ......
Shrewsbury and,l3irrh... 9 ...... —..- —
Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 ...... ...
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ......
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. MM.)
Ditto Halves ... ditto 81,2.... .. ...
Ditto Oswestry ..... 173/ ...... .....
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10
Shropshire Union
South Devon... 5O ..... .... ..... -
Do. Preference
South Staffordshire 6 % ...... ............ .
South Eastern
uo., No. 1 24 —
Do., N 0.2. .. 22
Do., No. 3 ............ 25 ...... 13
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10
South Wales ...... 28 ...... 7
•• 7
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-
meron's Stuff. C0a1.... 6 - ••• .. ........ 4 -
Taw Vale Extension ... 8
Thames Haven Dock