The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

MIN Eg.

l us,,..ss d •!
raid, Nomura, 1./Icel.
to-day,
Anglo-Mexican(is. 51. p.) 100 .. —..
Asturian .......... •• • • 15 .. —..
Australian ............ 4 3% —2% 2
Barossa Range .. ...... 113 0 34 —3%
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 .. —..
Bolanos Scrip ........ .. . ..
British Iron .. .... ...... 13 5 .. —..
Brazilian Imp (is. Si. p.) 21% .. -- ..
Do. Coates and Culaba 30 32% —32
Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 1334
Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 34% 324 x.d.
Copiapo ........... •• • 14 5% —6%
General..... ........... 20 13% —l4
Real Del Monte, Uureg. U —ie
Do. Black Debentures. .. —..
Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 7% 6
Tin Croft .............. 7 10% —IL
United Mexican ..... ... 28 28% 6% —5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada .............. 32% 424 —46
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 27%
Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 i 644 —7 , %
Royal Nail Steam ...... 60 73 —69
(We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and
wlll not be influenced by Interested correspondents.]

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yestereay, were es-
timat, d at 8,000 b:des, of which 1,500 American and
200 Surat were taken on speculation. The sales com-
prised 6,500 American, 300 Pernatn and Maranham, at
Bd. to 84d., 200 Bahia at 74d. to B‘l., 250 Egyptian at
Sid. to 10d., 500 Surat at 41d. to sid., and 60 Sca Is-
land at Is. 2d. to Is. 7d. per lb. The mark« t was very
active, and closed firmly.—ln Railway Shares a lair bu-
siness was done at previous rates.
Messrs. Witherby and Hanson report of the dried
fruit trade as follows:

" During the last four weeks the arrivals of Currants
have consisted of four direct cargoes, and of about 150
tons from Germany, making the total importation this
d to amount to about 9,150
cons more than to the corre-
abuut 2,750 tons less than
about 8,5110 tons of direct
11 part has been of island
been very light at Liverpool.
he month have again been
-uit of ordinary quality and
direct and from Germany,
it. below our 1 west quota-
littldenow rMitlis unsold.
lisposition to press sales."

rpe, ;o connect the great oceans
which girt the American Continent, is likely to be ex-
plored, notwithstanding the claims of other shorter
routes, and there are some interesting details in the ac-
counts from M• xico yid New York. It is remarked that
to comprehend the facility and rapidity of the transit
for mail, and travel across the Telmantepec route, in
comparison with others, it is requisite to state the time
now taken by the way of Panama; and it must be borne
in mind that the project is intended to effect the Eu
ropean as well as the American course of trade and
passage. The British West India mail service is regu-
lated so that there ate two arrivals at Chagres from
Southampton each month, the time being fixed at 24 da3 s;
and one arrival monthly at Vera Cruz, from Southamp-
ton, the time 27 days. By the Panama route, therefore,
the line from F.ngtand to California would be about 46
days, and twice each month. The time taken from
New York or New Orleans, by the way of Pa-
nama, to San Francisco, is now never less
than 31 days. By the way of the city
of Mexico the time is estimated as follows:—From San
Francisco to Acapulco, seven days; to Vera Cruz, five
days; and to New York, six days; in ell 18 days, or
from Vera Cruz to New Orleans ihree days, being 15
days. The time from Acapulco to Vera Cruz is taken
at what several proposals have been made to carry pas-
senKers, mails, htiggage, &c. By this route it is intended
to have weekly communication with California; and as
there is the same ire quency of trips between New York
and England, the time for the European correspondence
to reach San Francisco will not excet d2B days weekly,
instead of 48 day s only twice per month by Panama.
As freight can now be transported across Mexico
at the same rates, and with equal safety us
at Panama, a strong effort will be made to turn
the gold dust of California, end all the Mexican silver,
which now go direct to England into this channel to the
city of New York. Should the mail line of steamers
be established to China, no one can doubt that Acapulco
will be one of the principal depots, and, consequently,
this route will, from its superior advantages, be adopted.
The Mexican Government is strongly impressed with
the superior advantages of this line, and the Execu-
tive appears inclined to render every assistance to the
enterprise.

Frankfort advises of the 22d inst. quote Austrian
Mete Hies at 7-11 I, and Spanish Three per Cents. at
331. At Amsterdam on the 231 inst. Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. were 57i. Business in Stocks was
dull.

The English Funds appear to be a shade firmer, but
the transactions are of the most limited extent. Consols
have been 961 for Transfer, and 961 for Account.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
marked 981 and the Three per Cents. 97 to if. Bank
Stock is at-udy at 2144, and India Stock at 263. Ex-
chequer-bills have been 465. to 49i. premium.
The market for Foreign Securities is rather looking
up. Mexican Bonds have been quoted 331, and Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cent.,. 801. Brazilian Old Bonds
are 93. epani,h Five per Cents. reali,,ed 20. The
Three per Cents. have touched 3Si. Dutch Four per
Cents. have been 91i to 1.

Railway Shares have been well maintained generally,
although the transactions are on a more moderate scale.

season, direct and indirect,
tons, which. ,about 1,150 t(
sponding la: •c4of 1850, bu
to 23d Feb yA18.19. Of
importati.2 small
growth. ' "-- I Is have]
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almost ftti
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Impo •rs &cot . ny d
The Telmantepec route to