The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-25 00:00:00

Asturian .• • • • • • • • • • • • •
Australian • • • • • • • •
Barossa Range .. • •
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip ........ • •
British 1r0n... .••.. ••
Brazilian Imp. (ia. 51: i?.)

3;4 3% 2%

Do. Cocaei and Ctdiba

Do. St. John del Rey • •
Cobre Copper . .
Cophspo ...• • ..... • • • •
Mexican & S. American
Real Del Monte, Uureg.

32% 32
5% 1934 xd
39% 41
6% 734
139, 14
3% 4

Do. Black Def)entures

Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba ......
Tin Croft
United Mexican
30=7

7,-
634 -7%
3q-2%
az xmants.
33 - 34'x(
45% - 46
1074 - 12
25 - 25%
15% - 17%
2734 - 28 4

Australasia ....... .
British North America
Colonial
Commercial of London
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.

National of Ireland ....
Previncial of Ireland....
Do. .N ew
Union of Australia
Do. New .
Union of London ......
Urnon of Madrid •

18% - 20%
42 -44
15% - 15
35 - 33%
3 - 36
12% - 13%

Canada •• .. •• ••
Gen. Steam Navigation
Penin. & Oriental Steam

SCZLLANEOUS.
32% 44% 46%
14 26% 28
all 6914 71 x.d
5 11 934 xd 2cd
60 75 —7B
ble for the errors of the Official Lists, and
interested correspondents.]

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Royal Mail Steam . .....
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will not be influenced by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales, of which 300 American and 400
Surat were taken for export, and 300 American on spe-
culation. The sales comprised 4,000 Anu.rican; 100
Pernam and Maranham, at 643. to 70., and 850 Surat,
at 3d. to 4ktlaper lb. The market was well supplied and
closed heavily, with prices of American icl. per lb. lower.
—Railway Shares were steady.
The Colonial Markets have been very steady for
Sugar, and Coffee has been firmer. Rice is held for full
prices, but with less inclination to buy.
The following is an extract from " Instructions to
Shipping Masters," issued by the Lords of the Commit-
tee of Privy Council for Trade, dated March 8, 1851 :
" Reduction of fees on short voyages—For the pur-
pose of reducing the fees payable by masters and owners
of ships which make short and frequent voyages, and
the deductions to be made from the wages of crews on
account of such voyages, the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade have been pleased to direct
that the fees payable upon the engagement and dis-
charge of crews, under Schedule B of the Mercantile
Marine Act, shall not be paid more than twice in one
year, in respect of the same ship ; so that, after
making the ordinary payments on two voyages,
any further engagement or discharge of the
crew may be effected without further payment. The
year for the above purpose is to be taken as com-
mencing on the let January, and ending on the 31st
December. The above arrangement will of course have
the effect of preventing any deductio❑ being made from
the wages of crews, either for entries or discharges, on
more than two voyages in the same ship in one year.
"Regulation as to fines—lu places in which Forms
U and H aro not totally suspended, the shipping master
should not in future issue those forms unless they are
asked for; and in every case in which they are asked
for should make both master and crew understand that
they are entirely optional, and that either some, or all, or
none of the regulations need be adopted, as the
case may require; and a copy of A or B, as the case may
require, should in all cases be offered to the master, to
he made accessible to the crew, instead of Form U; and,
unless tkat form be preferred, should be furnished instead
of that form. In the home trade especially, care should
be taken to explain that these regulations need not be
adopted, and that such only (if a ly) should be taken as
may be suited to the particular case."
The accounts from the Amsterdam Bourse quote a
firm market for Public Securities. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. were 58 3-16.

A slight improvement occurred in the foreign ex-
change* as regards the rates tor bills upon llamhurgh,
&c. The quotations, at 90 days, were '.3 7f to Am-
sterdam, was steady at 11 171 to 4. Aatw.rp advanced
to 25 20 and 25 25. Paris was firm at 25 17i to 25 22k.
Frankfort was a shade lower, being 118 i to 119. Trieste
also was rather wor*e, viz , 12 36 to 38.

Insurances upon half a million sterling in specie to
arrive from the United States have been effected by
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
The English Stock Market has undergone no varia-
tion. Consols have been 96-a for the opening. Ex-
chequer-bills are 435. to 465. premium. India Bonds are
538. to 563. premium. Bank Stock is worth 2121 to 213.
The accounts from Paris are favourable, but this seems
to have no effect on the English Funds.
The Foreign Market has been in a very passive condi-
tion. Spanish Three per Cents. are 40i. Mexican
Bonds have been marked 34k, and Peruvian Five per
Cents. 87k, being each flat. Brazilian New Bonds have
been at 87i to 88. Belgian Four per Cents. are at 91k.
Shares are exceedingly bad again, especially Midland,
South-Eastern, Great Western, and North-Western.
French Shares are firm, owing to the advanco at Paris,
but with very little doing.

Consols ...
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