The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.-

In the Cotton Market a fair businesa was done at Liver-
pool yesterday. Sales 5,000 to 6,000 hales, of which 1,000
to 1-,500 were on speculatim and for export. Shares were
much the same.

The sale of Railway Shares by auction, by Messrs. La-
mond and Co., went off flatly, and buyers did not come for-
ward briskly, owing to its being Account-day. Great Indian
Peninsula, 65.-Calcutta and St. George's Point, 6s. 6d.-
Gloucester, Abervstwith, and Central Wales, ss. 6d.-South
and Midland, 11. 45.-Bridgewater and Minehead,
Warwickshire and London, 1/. 195.-Ipswich, Norwich, and
Yarmouth. 11. ls.-Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries,
135.-Great Eastern and Western, 175.-Hull and Barnsley,
1/. 65.-Oxford and Cambridge, 15s. 6d.-Reading, Guild-
ford, and Reigate, 165.-Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds
(Norwich Extension), 21. 10s.-Ipswich and Bury St. Ed-
munds (Extension to Cambridge and Ely), 1/. 10s.-North-
ampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 11. 4s. 6d.-Louvain a la
Sambre, 1/. 10s.-Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, 2/.-
Guildford, Fareham, and Portsmouth, 4/. ss. 6d.-North
Kent, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Goole and Doncaster, 11. 7s. 6d.-North
Staffordshire, Churnet, and Potteries, 5/. lls. 6d.-Madrid
and Valencia, 1/. 25.-Rugby and Huntingdon, 1/. 25.-Lon-
don and Manchester (Remington's), 155.-Leicester, Tam-
worth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley, 1/. Gs. 6d.
The features in the Bank of England return for the week,
to the 23d inst., are briefly these :-
Notes issued
Increase
Rest inereag,3
Public deposits increase 725,066
Other deposits decrease
Seven day and other bills increase 7,333
Bullion
Increase
The whole circulation of Great Britain to April 25. and for
four weeks, was 39,024,151/., whereas in March it had been
37,586,824/. The increase in England, therefore, was
1,232,3281., and in Scotland and Ireland 204,999/.
The Bank of England returns we have given from week
to week, but the private bank averages made up from the
Gazette for the Bankers' Magazine, and included of course in
the above estimate, give a total of 8,044,363/., or an increase
of 352,354/.

Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the
beginning of April state that the affairs on the frontier
are very threatening. The Governor had declared
war against the Gaika tribes, on account of the as-
sassination of part of the escort, which was conveying
a few Kafir and Hottentot prisoners to Graham's
Town for trial. The troops and armed burghers were
steadily advancing to the ceded territory, but Sandilli and
his confederates were said to have retreated further into the
interior. A serious conflict was expected, the Kafirs having
so long bearded the colony.
The English Funds have been very quiet to-day, and are
flat at yesterday's decline. Consols realise 961% to for
present transfer, and 96% to 3/4. Bank Stock is quoted
2061/2. The New Three- and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 97 to
%, and the Three per Cents. 95 to 1%. A sale of Exche-
quer- bills has just reduced the premium to Ss. and 10s.
The Foreign Stocks are heavy. Portuguese have fallen to
53 and 521/2, owing to the unfavourable news from Lisbon.
Mexican Bonds have been 291% to %. Spanish Three per
Cents. have been 37 to %.
Shares have been flat again.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock .. • • • . • • 206%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% 95 95
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96%14
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 9 15-16 10
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. • • • • 27
Consols for Account • • .. • • • • •• 96%%
Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d.
8 10 pm.
Ditto, Small .... 19 11 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • 38%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • •
Ditto, for the Account • . 29% %
Ditto, Deferred • • . • • . • 151/
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. • . 39
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • • 80%
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. • • • • 534
Ditto, for the Account .. •• 55
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. .. 24
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 37% 37
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 36%
Dividends on the above payable in London.

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen .. . .. .. 10 .... 4 .... to
Buckinghamshire .. .. 425. ...• 14 p.. to
Cambridge and Oxford .. .. .. • • 1% %.... to
Eastern Counties .. • • • . 141. 16s. 0d... • • 231,( •• • . to
Ditto, York Extension • • • • 10s. •• • • 114 .. • • to
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester • • .. 2.74 •• • • 1% .. •• to
Leicester and Bedford 225. .... p.. to
Leicst., Tam., Bir., &Trent Val..Tunc. 425. .... 34 die. to
London and Birmingham .. • • .. 100 •• • .227 .. • . to 228
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. .. 2 .... 28 .. to
Ditto, Fifths .. • • .. • • • • 2 .. •. ' 25X .... to
London and Brighton • • • • .. 50 .... 651 • ... to
London and York • . .. • . 21,E .... 2% 134 .. to
Midland
Ditto, New • • • • • • .. 18 .... 31N .... to 32
Ndwcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 to
Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 1 .... 91,41 X .. to 9
Ditto, New, Brandling .. • . .. 25 .... 44 ••.• to
North British .. .. • • .. 22X .... 29% .... to
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. .. 1 114 .. to --
Ditto, Dalkeith .. • • .. 25 .... to
Ditto, ditto .. • • .. .. 5 .... 6 .... to
North Staffordshire .. • • • • • • 4,25...,, 3% p.. to
Shropshire Union . .. .. .. . • 425..... 11X dis. to
West Riding Union . .. • • • • 425..... 2 p.. to
York and North Midland .. .. • • 50 ..., •• .. to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 11 .. to

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. • . .. 12 .... 11% .... to
Great Indian Peninsular .. • • .. 58. .. • • %..•• to
Northern of France Constituted • • • 5 .... 13sy .... to
Orleans and Vierzon . .. • • .. 10 .... 14 to
Orleans and Bordeaux .... 10 .. • • to 9%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 .... 53‘ .. to 6
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted .. 5 .... 4% .... to ---
Sambre and Meuse .. .. • . 8 .... 514, .. ••to
MINES

Real del Monte. Unregistered .... to
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam .... .. C.F. 12 10% Gibraltar.
Ditto, at sight •.. 12 7% Leghorn
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 11 Genoa .....
Antwerp • 26 20 Milan
Hamburgh ......3f.8. 13 15% Venice......... •• •
A1t0ua........... • .... Naples
_391/,

Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 85 Palermo, per 0z.... ... . 119
Ditto, 3 months...... 26 10 Lisbon.. .. .... .. .. .. .. 52%
Marseilles - . .......... 26 15 Oporto ................ 82%

80urdeaux.......... .. 26 15 Rio Janeiro .......... 233 y
Frankfort on Maine.... 123
Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Buenos Ayres ...... ..
Berlin .... ..... ..... • • New York, 21 days' sight

Vienna, effee. flo ••• . • • 10 11 Philadelphia ..........
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 12 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madtid —.. • • ........ 3G14 Foreign Gold in bars.. XS 17 9
Cadiz • • •.. : ........ 36►% Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5
Bilbao.. ...... • • ...... New Doubloons .... 0 0 0

Barcelona
Seville.. •

New Dollars .... •• • • 0 4 9%
Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY),
LONDON, MAY 30.—Wind at noon, S.W., light breeze,
and fine clear weather.
RAMSGATE, MAY 29.—Wind S.E., light.—Sld. Valhalla,
Griffith, New York.
DEAL, MAY 29.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E. and S.E.,mode-
rate.—Arrd. Colon, Rasadillo, Havannah; her ajesty's
ship, Nautilus, on a cruize. Arrd. from the river and sailed,
Pandora, Cothey, Sydney, New South Wales; Teazer,
Medhurst Trinidad-; Elizabeth, Midwinter, Grenada; Per-
severance, Bennett, St. John's, New Brunswick.
Cowzs, MAY 29.—Wind light and variable.—Warwick,
Weeks, Havannah and Matanzas.
OFF PLYMOUTH, MAY 28.—Maidstone, Nash, Madras;
Dart, Newton, Madeira.
OFF THE LIZARD, MAY 25.—Creole, Colford, Dominica.
NEWPORT, MAY 29.—Sid. Abagun, Finney, Boston.
LivEnnooz, MAY 29.—Wind N.N.W.—Sid. Louisa Jane,
Christian, Monte Video ; Ellen Jenkinson, Henderson,
Africa; Albert, Bryan, Belze ; Ocean, Willard,,Nevr York;
John and Thom as, Moore, Newfoundland.
DUNBAR, MAY 28.—Sid. Sterling, Gordon, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
CLYDE, AI AY 28.—Sid. Clansman, Peck, New York ;
Akbar, Giles, Mauritius; James Dunlop, Howie, Honduras;
lanthe, Hunter, Montreal.
DUBLIN, MAY 28.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Sarah, Fletcher, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
LIMERICK, MAY 28.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Sarah, Quebec.
LONDONDERRY, MAT 18.—Merchant, Clark, Philadelphia;
Fanny, Quinn, Philadelphia; 19th, Levant, Faulk, Phila-
delphia; 26th, Mary Campbell, Berger, St John's, N. B.

. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
COVENT-GARDEN.
Pines, 78 to lOs per lb; Strawberries, 10d to is 6d per oz. ;:
Hothouse Grapes, 10s, and Cherries, is to 58 per lb „-
Apples, 2s 6d to 8s per bushel; Oranges, 4s to 12s ; and.
Lemons, 6s to lOs per 100; Rhubarb, 6s to 8s per dozen.
bundles ; Asparagus, 2s to 7s per bundle ; Seakale, is to 2s Bd.
per punnet; French Beans, 2s per 100 ; New Potatoes, 4d.
to is 6d per lb; Brocoli, 4s to 8s ; Cabbages, 8d to is per
dozen; Greens, is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches; Celery, Is,
and Horseradish, 2s to 3s per bundle; Mushrooms, is per
pottle; Peas, 53 per half sieve ; Spinach, 6d to Sd.
per junk; Cauliflowers, is 6d to 3s per dozen; Cucumbers,
Is to 3s 6d each ; Carrots, 3s, and Turnips, is to 2s per dozen.
bunches; Gooseberries, Is 6d to is 9d; and Currants, 4s to
5s per gallon.

NEVIGATE AND zautainmasx.
We have to report a very dull inquiry for each kind of
Meat on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d tc.
3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d; Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d;
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs
by the carcase.—Turkeys, 3s ad to 8s ; Goslings, 5s 641.
to 7s; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 3d ; Ducklings, 3s to 3s 6d;
Tame Rabbits, is 4d to is 8d; Pigeons, 8d to Is; and.
Guinea Fowls, 4s to 5s 6d each; Surrey Fowls, 8s to 10s;
and Chickens, 4s to 7s per couple; Fresh Butter 10d to
Is ld per lb.

NEWPORT.
Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Lamb,
5s 4d to 6s- 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s
per 81bs. Supply moderate, and trade dull.
BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 7s to 16s ; Brills, 3s to 4s ; Cod Fish, 2s to
8s; Whitings, 4d to 8d; Mackarel, 4d to 8d; Lobsters, is
to 3s 3d; and Crabs, 8d to 2s 3d each; Soles, 8d to 3s 3d
per pair ; Salmon, 10d to Is 4d ; and Eels, 4d to is per lb.

WHITECILEIVEL.
- Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Lamb,
5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4810 d per Blbs.

RUNGERPORD.
The supplies of most articles were somewhat extensive,
owing to which the demand was in a very inactive state, and
prices had a downward tendency.

BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
8d to Bid ; of Household ditto, Gd to 7id per 4lbs loaf.

IXX DE It111.13.10ET:
Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2%d to 3d per lb ; do. 641 b
to 721 b, 3d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31/0 ; do. 801 b to
881 b, 3,14 d to 31,0 ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 3 lAd to 4d ; do. 961 b to
1041 h, 4d to 41/id ; 1041 b to 1121 b, 44d to sd. Calf Skins,
each, 3s to 6s Gd ; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 5s 10d
to 7s 6d; Hunts and Half-breds, 4s 8d to 6s 9d; Dowus,
4s to 5s 3d; Lambs, 2s 93 to 4s; Shearlings, 6d to Bd.
mair IMELZVEMICES.
Smrruirrimm—llleadow Hay, 31 3s to 4145; Clover ditto,
41 5s to 5/ 15s ' • Oat Straw, 1/ 123 to 1/ 143; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 163 per load. Trade dull, at barely late
rate,.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 41 53 Clover
ditto 4/ 4s to Si 14s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s; Wheat
Straw, 1114 s to 1/ 17s per load. A moderate Supply, and a
heavy demand.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 414 s ; Clover ditto,
4l 5s to 51 163; Oat Straw, 1112 s to I/ 14s ; Wheat Straw,
good, and trade dull.
1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply

STEPNEY FAlR.—Extensive preparations are being
made in'Stepney for the fair, which is to be held during the
Whitsun holidays. It will be the last fair held in Stepney,
the fields having been already measured out for building
purposes.