The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-04 00:00:00

MONEY and COSIMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was quiet.
Sales about 3,000 bags, at former rates. Shares were firm.
We perceive that the London, Hounslow, and Western
Railway hold their meeting on Saturday the 9th instant.
It is evident that among the railway Bills seeking to obtain
an Act of Parliament this session this line is attracting very
favourable notice. This proposed railway runs parallel with
the old Great Western-road from London, through Hammer-
smith, Brentford, Isleworth, and Hounslow, the most popu-
lous and largest commercial and manufacturing district
within many miles of London. By its bridge across the
Thames it will be the means of connecting the Northern and
Western with the Southern and Eastern Counties, command-
ing on the Surrey side approaches to all the bridges without
creating any additional metropolitan terminus. It is strange
that no railway has yet been made for this dense locality,
seeing that its former coach traffic was greater than in any
other part of the kingdom.
The Indian news received this morning is considered by
the merchants here as most satisfactory. There is now but
little question that trade has taken a turn in the right
direction.

A further improvement has taken place in the market for
the public securities to day. Consols for Account have
reached 96%, and for Money 96%, with a very steady de-
mand. The premium upon Exchequer-bills too is higher,
sales having just been made at 265. Bank of England
Stock has improved from 2041/, to 205%, and the New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, to 97%.
The Foreign Stock Market has not been so active this
morning as it was on Saturday last. Russian Five per Cents.
have varied from 10914 to 110%. The only price of Aus-
trian Five per Cents. have been 110% ex-div. The Mexican
Bonds have been sold freely at 32 and 32% for Money and
the Account. The Spanish Three per Cents. are at :37 ;
Dutch Two. and-a-Half per Cents. at 59%, and the Four per
Cents. at 91% %.
The Railway Share and Scrip Market is buoyant, and
Pward tendency. prices have a decidedly u

ONE
O'CLOCK
Bank Stock • • • • • • • • .. 205%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% %
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 9714
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10% IA
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 10%%
Consols for Account • • • • .. 96%3i
Exchequer Bills. I%cl.
1,0001... • • .... 24 26 pm. 27
5001. -. • • 24 —— Plu• 24
Ditto. Small 27 24 pm. 24
ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
110% ex My 110%
82

BRITISH FUNDS,

CLOSING
PRICES.
205%
95%
96%
97 IA
10►,4
96%

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian Bonds, S per Cent
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Columbian Bonds ,
Grenada, 1 per Cent
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 32
Ditto, for the Account 321 A
Ditto, Deferred .. 16 IA %
Ditto, Debentures .. ..
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent.....—
Ditto, for the Account .• .. • • 375
Russian Bonds .. .. 110 109% 11051 11051
bpanish Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, for the Acceunt • • • • • • —24%
Ditto, Passive Bonds • . • • • •
Ditto, Three per Cent • • • • • • 37 37
Ditto, for the Account .. 36%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. -.. 42 42
Ditto, Deferred .. 12% 12%
Dividends on the above payable in Lendon.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96% cx div
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 59% 59%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates • • 9156 % 91%
BUSINESS
CLOSING
PRICES OF PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen .. „ „ 10 .... 5% 61A 6

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2% •• • . 2% 2 ..... .. 2
Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 ....126 .. •• .. 126
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 • • 3% 3%
Bridgewater and Minehead .. 425. .• • • ••••• • • • • • 1%
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 —•• 85 85
Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... par P •• • • % P
Caledonian 10 8% 7% 8%••
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% .... 234 1% 2.... 2%
Chelmsford and Bury .. .. • -1%•••• %•••••'•'•' 3'
/8
Chester and Holyhead2234 .... 23 34 %
Cornwall and Central Devon • • 2% •• • 1%
. .
Derby and Crewe .. . .. 2% •••
••
• • • • • ....
.
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .. • • 1 31
Direct Northern 2% •• • • 1% 2
•
Dublin and Galway .. 4 .... 234 .. • . 234
Eastern Counties .. 141. 168..... 243434% 244
Ditto New .. 81. 165... .. 8% 8. p •
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61.110335. 4d. .. • •
Ditto, York Extensionl% 234 • • • • 2
East Lincolnshire 1'.4 •• • • 1% qi 34 ••• • • • I
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. .. • • 5,4 %%P• • • • % P
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 25%
Great North of England . .. 100 .• .. 214 215%
Ditto, New .. . • 1% •• • • 13% ••••• • • • • • 13%
Great Western .. .. 85 ..156 160 ......
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 90 .. •• • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 19% 20 19 19
Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .... 434 • •
Lancaster and Carlisle .• • • 40 ••• • ••••• • • • •
Ditto, New . .. 5 .• .. 10% 11 .. 11
Leicester and Birmingham .. 225. .• • • dis
Leicester and Bedford ...... 225. .... % dis. • . 34 dis
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 234 234 ......
London an 1 Birmingham • .100 .... 228 230... ..... 230
Ditto Thirds .. 24 .... 6334 64 .. •• .. 63
Dmitttoto
}Q.itiArtsers ....
22 ........ 3206%
London and Blackwell 161. 13s. 4d.
34
Ditto, New .. .. . • 4
London and Brighton .. .. 50 .• .. 66% %• • . ..... 66%
Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 .... 32% ...... 32%
London and Croydon .. .. 131. 155. 9d. 23% %•••• • • • • 23%
London and South-Western.. 411. Os. 10d. ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... 54 5334 ...... 5334
Ditto, New . 1234 .... 2434 25 ••. • • • 25
London and York .. 234 .... 14 % % • • • • 2%
Manchester and Leeds .. 82 —..........—
Ditto, Quarters .. . 2 .... 12% ••.. . • • ... 12%
Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... •• • • • • 13%
_ Ditto Extension 425..... 3% 3p•• • • • • 3% P

Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .••• • • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) 4 .... ........ 131,!
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... 1%% p.. • . 1% p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 21S, %...... 2%
Midland .. • ..-100 —l5B .... • 158
Ditto, New .. 18 35 341,E .. •• .. 341 A

_
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 47 .. • • 47
Ditto, New . .. .. .. 1 .... 10%!y .7i . .
Ditto, New, Brandling .. .. 25 •• .. 46% .. •
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. 2114 21% .. • •
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... .
North British .. • • • • •• .. 20 .... 27% 28 27 IA • • 28

Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... .10 ...... .... 10
Ditto, Carlisle Extension 23i 3 .... •• .. 3
North Kent and Direct Dover .. 24 ......
North Staffordshire • . • • • • 425... 5% 4% 5 p p
Norwich and Brandon ..
Ditto, New • • • • • • • 5 .•. • •• •••• • • • -
• .8c Cheltlun.

Northmpton,BanburY,. ... 2 .... 1% .......... 1
Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverlimptn. 12%
.... 9% si .3i ...... 91
Portsmouth Direct • • .. .. 3%
.... 3% .
. 3%
Preston and Wyre • • • • • • 25 .... 29 xd• • • • , 29xd
Reading, Guildford, & Reigate .. 425. .... .. •• • • • • 3i dis
Scottish Central • • • • • •• 10 .... 16 .......... 16
Ditto New • • • • • •• •• 2%.... 7 .......... 7
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 3%% 4 3%.. 3%
Shropshire Union • • • • • • • . 425..... 3' dis... . .... % dis.
Shrewsbury and Hereford ..
.. 2%
.... is%
.....•
.....
1%
South Midland • • • • • • • . 425..... 214% 3 p.... 3 p
South Eastern and Dovor „, .. 33%.... 3,x,
40
Do., New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 14% , ..., .. 14%
Do., New (do. 301.) • • No. 3. 15 ....
......
.... 16%
Do., New (do. 151.) • • No. 4. 2%, ... 32% .. 2%
Staines and Richmond .. .. 1
.... 1 m
..........
1%
South Wales • • • • • • • • • • 5 .... 3 ..
Vale of Neath • • • • • • 2 .... 2 ... ... 2

.G. lou.: 442255: .... .... —314. .14...1 ):: :: 15diPs
. .... ...
IslV,oersctelsttidir.,nigiUerniefodn.,
Ross,
u.
Yarmouth and Norwich .. .. 20
.... 27%
York and Carlisle . • • • • • .. 2%.... 11,4% . ..... .. 134,
York and Lancaster • • •• •• 2% .... 1% .
York arid North Midland .. .. 50 .... .......... 1%
Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 50 ..
Ditto. Extension • • • • .15 .... 26'354
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.... 12% .... 12%
FORE IGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and AlTlign3 • • •• .. 12 .... 12% % ...... . 12%
Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... —..........—
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) „ 2 „„ .......... 214
Central of Spain • • • • • • .. 2 .... 134 ........ 1
%
Dutch Rhenish • • • • , • .. 5 .... 734 %lA, %.... 7%
East Indian .• • • • • • .. ss. .... Ni ..
Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% .......... 15%
Great Indian Peninsular .. ~ ss.
.... %..........
%
Great Western Canada • • .. 3m.. .. 411 4 •• .... 4
Italian and Austrian . • • . .. 3 .... 1%
Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... 2 ......
Louvain and Jemeppe •• ~ 4 .. .
Luxembourg•
2%
Namur and Liege ......6 .... 4% •
...... •••• 4%
Orleans and Vierzon . • • . .. 10 .... 1714 .••• • • • •
Paris and Lyons Constituted „ 5 ~ , , Bli
Sambre and Meuse' ......8 .... 6 .......... 53R
Strasbourg and Bale . • .. .. 14 .... 834
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. .. 6% 6%
West Flanders • • • • • • . 4 .... 3 33i
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Australasia • • • • • • • • .. 40 .. • . 26% .. •.••• • • .. 26
MIXES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3%
- " 3%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 4.—Wind N.E., light breeze and fine clear weather.
DEAL MAY 3.—Wind E. to N.E., and E.N.E.—Arrd. 2d, Jane
Hammond, Giles, St. John's, New Brunswick; a three ; masted
steam-schooner, from westward, and sid. northward. Sld. Royal
William, Back, Quebec ; James Gray, Carter, Boston ; Norma, Jack-
son, famaica. Arrived from the river and sailed, Dolphin,
Ryan, 'Newfoundland ; Bittern, Foss, Ceylon. 3d, Clara, Crow,
Sydney and New Zealand; Berkshire, White, Sydney;
Carib, Heaton, Hong-Kong ; Seringapatam, Fennell, Calcutta; Brah-
min, Taylor, Bombay; Vihilia, Milan, Algoa Bay; Prince Albert,
Freeman, Jamaica; Chanticlere, Fassmore, ditto ; Ceres, Smith,
Honduras; William Foster, Killick, Nassau; Burnhopeside, Lorby,
Montreal. Sld. Thames, Barclay. Valparaiso; Eliza, Adamson,
ditto ; with the rest of the outward bound.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind E.S.E.--Arrd. Milford, Stowe, Sanders-
foot, for London, to stop a leak. 1. Off, George. Carson, New 'York, for
Stettin. Sid. Catherine, Simmons, for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, MAT 3.—Wind N.E. to E.—Arrd. I, Giovanni Maria,
Fatula, Pernambuco ; 2, Lady
Peel, Lenty, Moulmein ; 3, San Jose,
Faduda, Santander. Sid. 2, Mathes, Sutton, Batavia. April 9. Off,
Factory, Vanderlinden, Rotterdam,
fMorerNthew:Grdorkh.in'
Havannah ;
LIVERPOOL, MAT 2.—W., • w
W•, moderato,—Acrd. Chaseley, Lee,
Calcutta ; Ellen Jenkinson,
Trade Island, Africa, sld. March 4;
Saranak, Tinley, Philadelphia ; William, Brown, Mazagan.

MARKET iTEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.

-- --- -- -
The past week's arrivals of English Wheat coastwise were on a
fair
average scale ; but those of all other kinds of grain of home
produce were Ihnited. From Ireland and Scotland the receipts of
Oats were small, while the imports of foreign corn were by far snore
limited than for some time previously. Fresh up to day, a moderate
quantity of Wheat came to hand from Essex, Kent, and Cambridge-
shire, coastwise as well as by land carriage and samples, yet the
stands were by no means heavily filled. The attendance of both
tozinittaensdoef both
yreld and h
myersw numerous,e.•tatsolowlehrtachbkyfennadhttt a am
hence the
portion
g
spe
of the supply—commanded a ready sale at fully, but at nothing
quotable beyond, the prices obtained on this day sem:light. In the
middling and inferior kinds exceedingly little business was transacted,
at previous currencies, and a total clearance was not effected.
The accounts received to-day from most parts of the country re-
specting
general appearance of the young wheat plants state
thatc the
the future prospects are good. There was rather more tree
Foreign Wheat on offer, yet the inquiry for that article was very
steady, and last week's prices were well supported. In itonded
Wheat a fair business was transacted for speculative purposes, bat
prices underwent no change. The supply in warehouse it still on
the Increase. With Barley we were rather scantily supplied. Fine
Malting parcels moved off steadily at very full prices, but Grinding
and Distilling sorts hung on
band, yet we cannot call them cheaper.
Since our last very few parcels of Malt have come to hand, conse-
quently the show of that article to-day was small. Fine Ware par-
cels supported late figures. In other kinds, comparatively little
business was transacted. From all parts the receipt of Oats have
been scanty. Potato parcels connnanded a firm inquiry at extreme
currencies ; while the value of all other parcels was well maintained.
We understand that the shipments of Oats from many of the leading
Irish ports are increasing ; hence additional supplies may be
shortly expected here. We had a very short supply of Beans on offer,
which commanded a steady sale at late rates. In Peas there was
rather more doing, and white parcels were held at Is per quarter
more money. The Flour trade was firm, at the late advances.
SIWITZIPIELD.
From our own grazing districts we received a full average time of
YGar supply
(11. Beasts fresh up this morning, the quality of which
was unusually fine. The attendance of buyers being by no means
numerous, the Reef trade ruled dull, at a decline in the quotations of
2cl per Sibs, the highest figure for the best Scots being 4s per 81bs,land
at which a clearance was not effected. The droves from Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, embraced nearly 2,000
Scots, llome-broils, and Short-horns ; from the Eastern and
Midland districts, 300 Devons, Runts, llerefords, &c. ; from other
parts of England, 200 of various kinds ; and from Scotland 300 Scots.
The Th numbers of Sheep ware again on the increase, owing to which
the Mutton trade was somewhat inactive, at prices barely equal to
those obtained on this day ae'anight. From the Isle of Wight about
170 Lambs came to hand per railway. On the whole the Lamb trade
was steady at Friday's depressed rates. In Calves very little was
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