The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-09 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool Market yesterday
were 10,000 to 12,000 bales at firm rates. Shares im-
proved.
A sample of the latest importation of seed potatoes
just received from the Azores has been forwarded to us,
and though but little acquainted with agricultural pur-
suits, it would appear that should the failure in the
crop of this esculent be as general as reported, an excel-
lent supply may be obtained for tillage by the farmers
who are short of stock on cultivating the article in
question. It is not unworthy of remark, that
the potato blight has not in the least extended
to the Azores, and the samples here referred to
may be considered as pure. A sample may be seen at
the office of The Sun to-morrow and the next day. For
the details, those parties who are interested may refer to
an advertisement that is inserted in the usual place. It
is fully expected that very many further shipments may
be made to this country should it turn out (as un-
doubtedly it will) that seed potatoes are very scarce,
that the most ample means may be provided for the pre-
sent year's crops.
There are late accounts from the Cape of Good Hope
this morning. The oaly news of importance—and there
is every reason Ito believe that the facts are exagge-
rated—is, that the Caffres on the frontier were becom-
ing again very troublesome.
There has been a good amount of business transacted
to-day. The payment of the dividends has considerably
relieved the position of the Money Market. Exchequer-
bills have advanced to 28s. and 295. premium. Consols
for the Account have been very firm at from 961 i;
and for Money at 96* • At the present moment,
however, there is a preponderance of sellers. The
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have gone back from
97/ to 968. For Reduced Three per Cents. there has
been a fair demand at 951 8. India Stock has been sold
at 260, and Bank Stock at 2064.
In the Foreign Funds the transactions this morning
have not been of any importance. There is a slight im-
provement in Brazilian to 81/, and in Danish to 81.
Mexicans are heavy at 32, Portuguese at 81, Russian
at 109. Spanish Consols at 244, and the Dutch Four
per Cents. at 92. The Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have
realised 59k.
The Share Market has not improved, this morning,
and business is slack.
BRITISH FUND S THIS AY lT ONK O'CLOCK
(From the OfDficial List.)

Bank Stock .. • • • • .. .. 206
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95%14%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • .. 96%%,4
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97 96% 97% 96%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 1000 3-16
India Stock • • • • • • .. .. 260
th
Consols for Account • • • • • . •96M %
ExcLequer Bills. I%d. 1 d.
1,0001. • • •• •• • • 29 24 28 pm.
5001. •• • • •• • • 29 24 28 pm.
Ditto. Small •• 29 24 28 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT DNB O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 81%
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent . • • • 87%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cant • •
Ditto, for the Account .. 32
Ditto, Deferred • • • • .. 16%
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. Bl
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • . • .
Ditto, for the Account .. 5$
Russian Bonds • • • • • . lO9
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. . • 24%
Ditto, for the Account .•• 24%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59%
Ditto, 4 per Ccnt. Certificates 92 % 92
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
Itau.wara. PAID. YER SHARE.
tuber., Notting., Boston, la Eastm Jn. 2% —1 % to
Bristol and Exeter .. • • • • .. 75 .••• .. to
Ditto, New • • . • .. •. 5 .• .. 9 .•.. to
Caledonian ............10 .• .. to 71,‘
Ditto Half Shares .. • • .. 2% •• • • 11A%•. to
Ditto Extension .• • .. 2% •• • • 114 •• to
Chelmsford and Bury • . 1% •• • • .... to
Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 • • l7 IA .. to
Chester
Direct Manchester (Remington's) • • 2% •• • • 1% ••.. to 1
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 1N.... to
Direct Northern .. .. • . 2% •• • • 1 •• .. to
Dublin and Belfast Junction . • .. 10 • • 4 .•.. to
Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 • • II,E ••.. to
Eastern Counties • • • . .. 141. 16s. fld.• •.• 21% • ... to
Ditto, New .. 51. 16s, Od.• •.• p.... to
Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1,6/ 133. 4d
Ditto, ditto N 0.2, 61. 135. 4d... p x.d. to
Ditto, York Extension •• .• 10s. • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 71 .•..to 72
Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c. • • 425. • •
Great North of England • • .. .• 100 210 .••• to
Great Western • • • • 85 .•• • •.•• to
Ditto, Quarter Shares . • .. 5 .• 161,E •••. to
Ditto, Fifths .. • . .. 20 . •
Guildford, Fareham, and Portsmouth 5 . •
Hull and Selby .. • • .. 50 101 •• ••to
Ditto, Half Shares .. . • .. 7
Leicester and Bedford .. 225. .. • • % die. to
London and Birmingham • • .. ..100 •• • • 220 •• .. to 222
Ditto. Thirds • • • • • • .. .. 24 •• - 611%s .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares ..
London and Brighton • • • • .. .. 50 • •
Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • • • •. 20 •• • • 27%1A .. to
London and Croydon . • .. 13/. 155. 9d. •• •• 21 .... to
London and South-Western 411. 6a. 10d. . • .• 76 . to
London and York • • • • • • • 2% •• • • 134%• .to
London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 2%.. • • 1%•... to
Londonderry and Coleraine • • • • 71% •• • • 4 •••• to
Lynn and Ely • • • • .. .. 10 •. • • 7 .. ••to
blanch,ster and Leeds • • • • .. 82 •• • • 120 .• • • to --
Ditto, Half Shares •. . • • • • • 38 •• • • 541 A ••.. to
Ditto, Quarters • • • • • • • 2 •.. 9 to
Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 ••.• •• • • to
Ditto, Quar.er Shares (11) • • • • 2 .• • • 9 ••.. to
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. 1 •• • • 734.... to 7
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. .... par.... to % dis,
Midland •• ..100 ....144 •• •• to 1442
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • •• 18 .... 29 .. ••to
Midland Great Western (Irish) le .... 2143 s .. to
Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 42% .... to 43
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 •• .. 7% • ... to
1/Q
Newcastle and Berwick . • .. .• 10 .... 16% ••. • to 17%
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • .. 2%.
North British • • • • 20 .• .... • 241 A% ••to
Ditto, Half Shares • • . • .. • • 6 •• • • 8 to
Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • . • IIA• • • • 1% %•. to
Northern and Eastern .. • . 50 •• • • 67 •• • • to
Ditto Scrip (Issued at 5 discount) 40 ••• • 55 .. ••to
North Kent and Direct Dover • • .. 21/8 •• • • 1%14 .. to
North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425. •• .. p.. to 2 p
Norwich and Brandon •• •• .. • • 18 ••• • .... to
Ditto, New • • .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 7 .... to
Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% •.. 8% % • to
Perth and Inverness •• • • .• •• 2% •• 1% • • to
Portsmouth Direct •• 3% •• • • 1%••.. to
Rugby and Huntingdon • • • . . 2 •• • • %•••• to 1
Scottish Central .. • • .. .10 • • 13% .• •.to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • • 2% •• .. .. to
Shrewsbury and Hereford • • • . . 2% .... 1% ••.. to
South Eastern and Dover • • • • •• 33% 34%.... to 35
Ditto, New, No. 2 • • • • • • • • 10 .• . 9y4 .... to
South Wales . • • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • 1% .... to 1
Welsh Midland •• • • • • • • •• 21% •• • • 1%.... to—
West Riding Union • • • • • 425..... 114 %pto
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 2% •• • • 3/414 ••to
Yarmouth and Norwich .. .• .. 20 •• • • 241,{ •to
York and Lancaster • • • • • • • • 2% •• • • 1% .... to
York and North Midland • • .. •• 50 •• • • •• .. to
Ditto. Extension • • • • .. .. 15 • • 311% .... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
- - -

Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • •• 5 •• ,• 5%%% to
East Indian • • • • • • • • • • • • 58. •• • • %% •• to
Great Northern of France Constituted 5 •• • • 14%% • • to
Great Western Bengal • • • • • • 51. •• • • %••• • to
Luxembourg ............4 •• • • 134% .. to
Namur and Liege • • • • • • • 4•• • • 114 %•• to
Orleans and Vierzon • • • •• .. .10 .... 16% .... to
Orleans and Bordeaux • • .. . 6••••10 • • .. to
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted • . 6 •• • • 6% •• to
Rouen add Havre • • • • • •• 20 ••• • 29 ••.. to
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
National Provincial of England ••35• • • • 35N • ... to
MINES
Real del Monte, Unregistered • • • • •• •• to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY).
LONDON, APRIL 9.—Wind N.W., light breeze, and fine,
clear weather.
DEAL, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.E. to N.E., fine.—Arrd.
Jeannette and Bertha, Kollig, Singapore, and sld. for Ham-
burgh ; Candidate, Fowle, Barbadoes ; Fantome, Jamaica.
RAMSGATE, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Cronstadt,
Hatch, Galveston ; Calypso, Jorstad, Oporto ; Constance Mar-
garetha, Neilson, Fowey.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.E to N.—Arrd. Bth,
Switzerland, Knight, London, and sld. for New York ; Ori-
ental, Soy, Southampton. Sld. Ann, Seaton, Tatma-
gouche ; Swallow, Grey, Quebec.
COWES, APRIL B.—Wind N. E.—Arrd. Matador, Ballehr,
Galveston. Sld. Cheribon, Dekker, Batavia; Isabella, Rob-
son, Quebec.
TORQUAY, Aram 7.—Sld. Mersey, Buller, Miramichi;
Amethyst, Carter, Miramichi.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind N.—Sid. Nanette, Africa;
Guineaman, Stanfield, Cape Coast Castle; Alpha, Quebec;
Nestor, Smith, ditto; Florence, Brummage, ditto; Dahlia,
Hooper, ditto ; Spermaceti, Hooper, ditto ; Sylvia, ditto ;
Gem, Peverley, ditto ; Vittoria, Young, ditto ; Tweed, Lake-
man, ditto; Ouse, Williams, ditto; Baltic, Gordian, ditto.
BRISTOL, APRIL B.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Amelia, Rudge,
Africa; Augusta, Facey, Quebec; Chieftain, Walker, ditto;
Druid, Whitfield, ditto.
ABEETSTWITH, Arm. B.—WindN.E.—Credo, Humphreys,
Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.—Wind N. to N.N. W., moderate.—
Arrd. Margaret Pollock, Pye, New Orleans ; Tay, Dundee,
leaky, having been on shore on Hoyle Bank. Sld. Exporter,
Robertson, Quebec ; Highland Mary, Crossland, Quebec ;
Amity, Allan, Montreal; Elizabeth, Wilson, Newfoundland ;
James Orr, Andrew, Newfoundland.
CASTLETOUN (BEARHAYEN), APRIL s.—Sld. Leviathan,
St. John's, New Brunswick.
BELFAST' APRIL 7.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. 6th, Mozam-
bique, Pickanee, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. 7th, Re-
becca, Campbell, Miramichi.
PILL, APRIL 7.—Sid. Augusta Facey, St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Amelia, Rudge, Africa ; D-ruid, Quebec.
PORT TALBOT, APRIL 7.—The Magnet, Davis, and the
Martha Jones, in going out in tow of a steam tug, got
aground on the bar; the latter has come off with loss of boat
and slight damage, but the former remains.
DOVER, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.E., fine.—Sld. Elida,
Bentsen , Charleston.
OFP BRIGHTON, APRIL B.—Arrd. Victoria, New York.
TEIGNMOUTH, Aram B.—Wind N.E.—Sid. Active, Hole,
Newfoundland.
FOWET, APRIL 7.—Sld. Royal Adelaide, Smith, Quebec;
Euphrosine, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind N. to E.N.E., fresh.—Sid.
Duchess of Leinster, Renfree, Ceylon and Calcutta ; Indus-
trial, Marovick, Rio Janeiro ; James Duncan, Ent,
Grenada ; Eleanor, Tumey, Barbadoes ; Wave, Hougty.la,S
Thomas's ; Venilia, Knight, Saguinay ; Catherine Brown,ara
Cape of Good Hope ; Moutais, Bennement, La Gu y •
Courier de Bilbao, Cocheimbo, Havannah.

MARKET EN AS• TyIIS DAY.)
Wit.3108%111.
SmiTHFurLD.-31eadow hay, 31 3s to 418 s ; Clover ditto,
4/ 8s to 51 16s • Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 148; Wheat
Sraw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. A fair average supply, and
a sluggish demand.
CusinEnLANn.—Meadovr Hay, to 41 105 ; Clover
ditto, 418 s to 1/ 15s; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat
Straw, 11145 to 11 16s per load. Trade steady at the above
quotations.
lIITECITAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3l as to 4/ 85; Clover ditto,
41 8s to 5/ 16s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 145 ; Wheat Straw,
11 14s to 1/ 165 per loa. Both hay and Straw, the
supply of which was good, moved off slowly at late rates.
NEV7GATE AND LEADENHALL.
Our markets were moderately well, but not to say heavily
supplied with each kind of Meat, the demand fur which was
heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. Beef,
from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 45 to 55
2d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 5s per 81bs by the carcase.
MEN. s' MAE&ETS.

SOUTSIALL, Art(lL B.—Although the supplies of fat stock
on show to-day were by no means extensive, the general de-
mand was in a sluggish state, and prices were not supported.
Beef, from 2s &I to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s- ; Lamb,
5s 6d to 6s 8d ; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 10d
per 81bs.
ROMFORD, Amur. B.—We had a steady sale for the primest
Beasts, Lambs, and Calves ; otherwise the demand was in a
sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s Gd
to 5s ; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d ; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and l'ork,
8a 6d to to Bcl per Sibs, Suckling Calves, 180 to 30e; gtiar-