The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-28 00:00:00

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Railways. u—Leasing Paid. Closing Prices. Businue
ompanies. done.
Berk,Sand Hants
Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 %—1 p.
Bir. and Oxford
Junc.,callsduly
paid, or with a
guarantee •• Do •• .• 20 28% 99%
Do., without a
guarantee .. De .. .• 20 27 —2B
Birm., WoL, &
Dud „calls duly
paid, or with a
guarantee .. Do .. • . 15 1154 p
Do., without a
guarantee .. Do • • 15 7 —A p
Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 17% 17% 17%
E. Lin., Guar. 6
per Cent. G. Northern 95 32% —33
Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103
Do. 54 Shares Do .. 95 50 —5l
Do. % Shares Do • • .. 12% 23 —2l
Leeds and Brad. Midland • • 50 9734 9834
Lon. and Green. S. Eastern ~ 12 15 4 11% 11%
Do., Pref. .. Do 20 24 —25
Lowestoft, Gd. 4
per Cent. Norfolk 20 IS —IS
N. & East, 5
per Cent. .. E. Counties . 50 54 —56
Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p
Preston and IL.& N. W.} 25 41 —43
Wyre • • .. 5 & La.& Y.
D 0.% Shares ADo .. 1034 —B%
Read., Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Eastern •• 20 21 91%
Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 434 7% 8
4)0. Shep. Ex.. Do .. .. 3'A 1% I%p.
South Staffords. Mr. 31`Clean 9% 334 —2% ells.
Wear Val. 6 per
Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25
Wilts, Som., &
Weymouth .. Gt. Western 60 45 —46

'REr

SHARES.

Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done
to-day.
Aberdeen
6 s dis par
• •
11121
03 44
101 )l par
r—
?%114 13
pm
Pm
11
Caledonian 101. • • • • 10 —6%
Chester and Holyhead .. 15 17 17%
East Anglian (31. 10s.)
6 per cent. .. •• • • 5
3%
Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Prof.
Do. (71. 175.) 7p. c.yref. 2 . • —• •
Eastern Counties Eaten.,
DDsoop..eNNreocew.
2n
6 p.
t.Nc.eo.n.
tl..s. •
Stock.
66 •
Eastern Union, Scrip
guaran. 6 per cent. • • 20 16 —l7 16%
Do. 101. Daben. Shares . 10 ~
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. 6% ^ • •-•
Glasgow & S.-W. Consol 100 ..
Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. 12% 13% 13%
Great South. & Western
(Ireland) eighths • . 2% 1 p.
Lancashire and York-
shire, F. 201... • • 6 13 4 dis.
Do. 6 per cent. Stock '. 100
Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per
cent., No. 1 .• .. 9 • • p
Do, 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 ..
Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 . • —• •
Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 3 p
London, Brighton, and
South Coast guar. 5 per
•
et., late Croydon thirds 100 ..
Do. pref., 6 p ct. Stock,
1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 120
Do. cony. 5 per et. 1852 50 57 —6O
Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 136 —139
London &S.-W., new • • 5 2% P.
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen, half shares .. 10 ..
Sheffield, and
Line., quay. shag No. 1 25 14 —l5
Do. new, 101. .. .. 10 11% 12% 11%
Do., W. •• .. 3
Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 132 134
Do. Consel. Bristol &
Birming., 6 percent... 100 ..
Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48
Do. do. do. .. 33 10 6 ..
Do. Erewash Talley .. 50
Do. Leic. & Swanning.
8 per cent. guar. .. 100
Norfolk Extension 20 17 —lB
00. guar. 5% per cent. 5 4% 474
Do. Waveney Valley 2 • • •
North British .• .. 5 5%
Shrewsbury and Birm.
New Guaranteed .. 8 11 11%
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 1631 15%
South Devon .. 25 14 —l6
South-Eastern, 454 p. et. 10 • •
Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. 1 • • —• •
WestLondon,lstCl.(lol.) 10 .. —••
Do. 2d Class de. (par) 20
York, Newc., and Berw., 17
Gt. N.of E. Pur. 16 —l7
4%-4%
York and North Midland
H. and S. Purch. .. 10 13( 1 dis.
POREIGN.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 10 10%
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) .. 20 18 18% 1818
Demerara 17% • • —• •
Dutch Rhenish .. 8 asi —44 dis.
East Indian _ 14 136 —1% P•
Do. do. do. .. 20
Great Indian Peninsula, • 5 % % P"
Ditto ditto • • 236 % %P*
Louvain ala Sanf•re 7% •
Luxembourg 8 1
Ditto • • • • • • • • 10 2 --
Madrid and Valentia •6
8
•
Maria Antonia • • • • 25 4
Ditto, New • • • • 734 2
8
Namur and Liege • • 20
16 _ 15% 15%
16
Northern of France •• 4 3% 418.
Orleans and Bordeaux
20 36
Paris and Orleans •. • • 20 26 2671
Paris and Rouen •• • • 16 8% 4% "I*
Paris and Strasbourg ••
20 11% 11%
Rouen and Havre .. ••
20 4 —4%
Sambre and Meuse • • 16 9 —B% db. 6%
Tours and Nantes • •
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
Nu
__
don, and Hasselt • •
8% 2 •-• 23{
West Flanders

MONEY and COMMERCIAL. NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yea erday were estimated
at 7,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export,
and 1,000 on speculation. The sales comprised 5,750
American, 050 Pernam and Maranham at Bd. • o r.(1., 400
Bahia at TO. to Bd., 200 Egyptian at 7id. to Sad., and 400
Surat at did. to 50. per lb. The market closed firmly.—
Railway Shares were flat, and prices of all kinds were lower.
The amount of business transacted this week in Colonial
and Foreign produce has been small, and the attempt to push
sales of the leading staples has resulte I in a partial lowering
of prices. Sugar has been cheaper, and also Coffee. Tallow
has ruled dull, but is within the last two days a trifle
firmer. Tea has not been active. In Spices moderate pur-
chases have been made, and Cotton has been in request.
Referring to the last-named article, we may mention the
highly encouraging report furnished by the Chevalier
Clau sen upon the Flax Movement; its national importance
and advantages, with directions for the preparation of Flax-
cotton and the cultivation of Flax." This gentleman (the
patentee of the extraordinary new process for adapting Flax
for spinning upon cotton wool and silk machinery) demon-
strates that the growth of Flax would be of immense benefit
to the United Kingdom, and we may add of our own know-
ledge to Canada likewise, and that it is not, under pro3er
regulation, an exhausting crop, inasmuch as the seed and straw,
by the aid of the new invention, could be separated from the
fibrous substance, and rendered available as food for cattle,
and thus returned to the soil in manure. It is unnecessary
to dwell at length upon this part of the subject, because
recent investigation before the Royal Agricultural Society
has demonstrated that the best crops follow Flax. One
hundred pounds of Flax has been found upon analysis not to
contain more upon an average than two pounds of mineral
matters, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon being its principal
constituent parts. At present the bulk of the article and the
expense and uncertainty of steeping it, with the unsatisfactory
circumstance that associated capitalists, by the erection of
machinery, & c., can command the grower, and monopolize
the market, is a great drawback; but 'AI. Claussen renders
the cultivator again a free agent. A compact machine,
costing about 101., separates the woody part and the glutinous
substance from the pure fibre, in conjunction with the process
of boiling the flax for about three hours, in water containing,
say one half per cent. of common soda, and subsequently
placing it in water slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid,
the proportion of acid used being 1 to 500 of water. This
process does no injury whatever to the fibre, the two ingre-
dients forming a neutral salt; but the most important part
of the invention is the subsequent cutting and bleaching
that changes the whole character of the staple and assimi-
lates it to cotton. The grower need only undertake part of
this process, as the manufacturer will do the rest ; and already
Messrs. Quitzow, Schlessinger, and Co., of Apperly-bridge,
near Bradford, and Mr. Dargan, at Kildinan, near Cork, are
carrying on the process upon an extensive scale. As licences
are liberally and economically granted to every applicant,
the possibility of monopoly is destroyed. The great results
in regard to comparative independence of cotton, every
practical man can estimate for himself. _ _

Amsterdam accounts of the 26th inst. state that Dutch
Stock was rather feebler, but business was restricted. In
Spanish there were important transactions at higher rates.
In other foreign securities there was no particular change,
but Mexican at lower rates were much dealt in.

The English Stock Market has been dull, but the amount
of business has been very small. Consols for Transfer have
realized 961% and 96%, and for Account 96% 1/2. Exche-
quer-bills have been quoted 535., and India Bonds 575. to
61s. premium. South Sea Stock has been done at 1' 04.
The Foreign Market has been rather duller. Mexican
have gone back to 33% for Transfer, and 33% % for
Account. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
quoted 853/4 and 864, being firmer. Spanish Five per Cents.
are 21% %, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 343/4. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 58%.
Railway Shares have been again depressed, and there is
a marked falling off in business. The enormous charges for
carrying off have disgusted the weaker speculators, and we
may expect for a time a much quieter market. Neverthe-
less, if a host of persons buy for Account far beyond their
means, they do Share property more harm than good, and
are no loss. A prudent speculator is always prepared with
a certain amount of funds to meet engagements and render
him partly independent of the jobbers.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 96i
964

Consols ...
Ditto Account

••• ••• •••
BRITISH FUNDS TalS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
8 per Cont. Consols Anne
Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 —
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 73ii
India Stock
Do. Bonds, 10001 6l 67 p
Ditto under 1.0001
South Sea Stock 10614
Consols for Account ...... .... 96A %
E (chequer Bills. 11,4 d. 2d.
March. Jane.
1,000/.
Small — 50 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
M saican Bemis, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto for the Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4th per Cent 8534
Ditto Account . B6q.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 Der Cent.
Russian 80nd5.1822, 5 per Cent llO ex d.
Ditto 41% per Cent. 973/4
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... ...
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive Bonds 6tj 6
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 214 per Cent.. 12 Guild
Ditto 4 per Cent. CertAficates

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MARCH 28.—Wind this day at noon N.N.W.
ABERDEEN, MARCH 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrd., Maria, Mo-
hum-, Altona ; Hoffnung, Eggess, Copenhagen. The Kin-
cardinshire, from Newcastle to the Ba,tic, put back to this
port to-day, from near the Naze of Norway, with damage
to rigging and bulwarks.
MONTROSE, MARCH 25.—Arri. Torbut Castle, Petrie,
Malaga for St. Petersburgh.
SHIELDS, MARCH 27. Wind N.W., fresh. —Arrd. William,
Kent, Catania.
HULL, MARCH 27.—Wind W. —Sid. Royal Victoria,
Charleston; St. John, St. John's, New Brunswick; Concord,
Montreal.

MADEIRA, Marten 15.—The Gojai, from Bristol to Val-
paraiso, sprung a leak, and was dismasted, 23d February, in
lat. 45, long. 15, losing two of her crew. The master and
twenty-four hands were subsequently taken off and landed
here, 9th March, by the Sygnet, Moncur, from London to
Berbice. _ _ _

MARCH 26.—Flora Muir, Stobo, Bombay; Triad
Bullock, Alexandria.
DEAL, MARCH z7.—Wind W.S.W., moderate and fine;
P.M. ditto and cloudy.—Arrd. Constantine, Calcutta ; Acis,
Medhurst, St. Michael's; Osiris, Turkis, Medi erranean ;
Nizam, Jarman, Shields for Calcutta; Martin Luther, Tul-
lock, ditto, for Ilavannah ; Sea Bird, Drennan, from River for
Adelaide, South Australia; Medora, Lowery, Ascension; Mary
Robinson, Africa; Catherine Green, Kennedy, St. Kitt,'s ;
Pearl, Langford, Montreal; Oreste, Comandich, Odessa. Put
back. Margaret, Lima.
LIVERPOOL, Dimwit 27.—Wind W.N.W., very fresh—
Arrd. Isaac Webb, Cropper, New York; Uelicia, Rio Grande;
Salopian, Harvey, Sawmills; Tempest, Patten, Savannah;
Alfred, St. Michael's; Gerolbana, Odessa. Off port, Ber-
hempen, Calcutta; Mermaid, Mauritius; Jane, New Orleans;
Elizabeth, Tonawanda. Sld. Astrologer steamer, Alexandria.
The Dryad, for Lima, got away to sea yesterday; the re-
mainder of the vessels reported as sailing did not proceed.
The Typhoon, from Portsmouth, U. S., arrived here yes-
te day. was twice struck by lightni, g, which severely burnt
one of the men, and slightly defaced the cabin.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 27.—Wind W., strong and squally.—
Arrd. Astria, Birbarovick, Odessa; Nicho, Baccunich. Alex"
andria ; Alecto, Plymouth, for the coast of Africa. Off port,
26, Besse], Rentel, Buenos Ayres, eld. for Antwerp.
OFF NORTH FORELAND, IIIARCII 27.—Harriet and Jane,
Shuan. Youghal,_

OFF Dov-iut, Minor 27.—Gipsy, Queenstown.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH, 27.—Wind W., hard.—Arrd.
Gange,, Dens, London for Hong-Kong; City of Glasgow
steamer, Havre, for Cape of Good Hope; Marge-)2 Youghal.
COWES, MARCH 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Gloria, Ekhorn,
Rio Janeiro.
PLYMOUTH. MARCH 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Galatea,
Canteris, Galatz. Put back. William, 13romhana ; British
Queen, John Cullum, Hortensis, her Majesty's ship Bonita.
BRISTOL, MARCH 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arril. Louisa, Le
Page, Pernambuco; Shalvoy, Odessa; Aurora, Vantin, and
Union , Seborn, Gallipoli.
MILFORD, MARCH 26. d Catherine,
Lagerttam,
—Wind W.N.W..—Arr
Tunwick, Hayti, for Liverpool ;
Amsterdam, for Liverpool, with loss of sails, ropes, and spars.
W S.W. to IS.N.W
WATERFORD, DIARCII 26.—Wind •
and N.W.—Arrd. Marie, Allan, Nantes.
QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 25. 26tb Arrd
arat
eDrrso;wn,A,lPphera-:
Arthur and Dalnado, Callao
nambuco ; Julius Caesar, Baldwin,
Richardson, Naples, for Ballina.
CowEs, MARCH 27.—The Aurora., from. Havannab, which
arrived in the Roads on the 25th inst., has come into har-
bour this mornieg, with ru 'der damaged, and is discharging.

RKE T W

Is DAY.)

ExcHANGE—FIIIDAY.
CORN the arrivals of English Wheat for our
Since 31°11da,rs'e, have been on the increase—they having
market, coastwise,
_amounted to 2,070 quarters, almost wholly from Essex and
The quantit greatly fresh up to-day by land Kent. The and out of condition. Although the
riage was small,
attendance
°f b°lilind's7
large, and country buyers was by no
means
all
.. __ e Wheat of home produce were in
fair request, at fily Monday's quotations. The imports of
Wheat, from abroad, have beers confined to 4,770 quarters,
mostly from the Black Sea. Selected samples of
both red and white moved off freely, at full prices.
In the middling and interior kinds, very little was doing.
The quantity oet Barley on show being very limited, Malting
parcels were hld firmly for more money Grind in and
distilling sorts ruled steady. There was st. slight impglove-
tin the sale for Malt, at extreme quotations. Very few
men
come to hand, the Oat trade was firm,. at an Oats having
ad-
vance of 6d. per quarter. Scarcely any transactions were
reported in Indian Corn. Flour changed hands freely, at
late rates.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.
English
Irish
Foreign . ..... 4,770

Barley.. I Malt.

Oats.

Flour.

Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks
2,010 1,630 1,930 910 1,290
860

1,360 I 6,190

SIVIZTEMELICI.
Although the supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market
was small, even the time of year considered, it was quite
equal to the demand, which ruled very inactive at Monday's
prices. There was rather a material increase in the number
of Sheep. Prime old Downs, in the wool, sold at full cur-
rencies, viz , from 4s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. In other breeds
only a limited business was transacted at late rates. Lambs,
the supply of which was on the increase, met a fair inquiry
at full prices. From the Isle of Wight 40 came to band per
railway. In Calves and Pigs very littlo was doing, but we
have no change to notice in their value. Mulch Cows were
very dull, at from 141 to 181 each, including their small Calf.

Per 81bs. to sinkthe offal.
a. d. to a. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 2 6 2 8
Second quality •••• 2 10 3 0
Prime large Oxen •• 3 2 3 6
Prime Scots •• •• •• 3 8 310

a. d. to 8. a'.
Inferior Sheep •• • • 3 6 3 8
Second qual. Sheep 3 10 4 2
C3arae-woolled ditto 4 4 4 6
Southdown Wether 4 6 4 8
Ditto eutof the wool 0 0 0
Large Hogs•••••• 3 0 3 6
Small Yorkers • • • 3 8 4 0
Quart?: old rigs —l6 0 21 0

Lirg7;c7;al---se Calves 3 4 3 8
Primesmallditto •• 310 4 0
inoklin Calves ..18 0 2y 0
Lamb/ ••••• • • • •
50 6 0