The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS.
CITY, TWO O'LOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterdayC
were esti-
---- mated at 6,000 bales, of which 400 Pernam and Meran-
nom deva ham, and 300 Surat, were taken for export, and 300
04lay. American on speculation. The market was well sup-
plied, and closed steadily, American id. to id., and
Surat Id. per lb. higher than on Friday last.—Rail-
lo we
way
r. Shares continued to droop, and prices were again
In the markets for Colonial and Foreign Produce
there has been no extensive transactions this week, and
the quotations have given way for several articles, the
supply of which is superabundant. The consumption,
however, is large, and there is every prospect of its
continuing so, consequently a healthy state of things
36 may be said in that respect to exist, although the
growers are not obtaining prices commensurate with the
cost of producing sugar, &c.
The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 395. per
quarter, and the last week's was 3Ps. I Id, per quarter.
The sales last week were 86,886 quarters.
A movement of considerable importance is stated to be
about to take place on the part of certain wealthy con-
tractors and capitalists, which must greatly improve the
% % % position of the shareholders in some of the small undertak-
ings that have Parliamentary powers unexercised. These
companies aro a dead letter, although very little doubt
can be felt that, if they were carried forward, they would
% be marketable to the old companies at a fair price. What
would pay new comers, however, the original share-
holders, after past losses, would not perhaps regard as
a sufficient compensation, and hence would be well in-
clined to get rid of a concern that has already excited a
distaste among them. Bought:at a reduced rate by the ca-
pitalists who now propose to step in, a moderate interest
on the original capital would amply pay
Pare 3 }4liamentary eon-
testa to go through, with labour and materials so cheapng
cheap
that from 6,0004 to 7,000 L, it is estimated, would be the
total cost per mile, and with all the experience gained by
0 former mistakes, and all the appliances of plant, and the
i 61% contrivance of leisure. Recent attempts prove that the
ia4 63 experiment may be made successful, several lines having
i 34 been taken in hand, constructed for a few miles only, the
rest being abandoned, so as to render them available as
auxiliaries to the trunk railways, and then leased.
i The Stock Market has been very dull again, arising
principally from the thin attendance of members. The
iExchange is, in fact, comparatively deserted. Consols
21%
have been 96i jfor Transfer; the New Three•and-a-
cue% Quarter per Cents., 98 to i; and the Three per Cents.,
97 to e. Bank Stock has been firm at 2122. Exche-
quer-bills have been marked 425. to 455., and India
11% Bonds 555. premium.
Foreign Securities have been heavy. Mexican Bonds
are not better than .34i to it. Spanish Five per Cents.
have been at 201 to e, and the Three per Cents. at 40f to Buenos Ayres Stock is at 55e. Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents, are 60i to
:34 Th© Railway Share Market is again worse, and the
4absence of many of the dealers leaves it without the
least support. To a great extent, the present weakness
is attributable to speculation, not to real sales.
(2(.7.21?TER TO THREE,
• ... Shut.

Consols ...
Ditto Opening

... 96k iex div.
O
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CL NE CLOSINGOCK. PRICES.
Bank stock
8 per Cent. Reduced Anne. ....... ..• 97 ',lc 9714
New 314 per Cent. Anus_ ....... .... 981A14 98 4 ssu
..one inns. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 5-16 7 5-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 7 1-16 7 1-16
India Bonds, 1,0001.., .........
Ditto under 1,0004.-- • ... ... 55 p
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 54 0 .
1,0001.
45 42 p
5001. .
.. 46 42 p
Small, ..
46 42

55 p
96%
45 p
42 p
42 p
CLOKI,IO
PRICES.
881,4

ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS, O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ......
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent..,.„
Ditto, Account ....—... ........... 55%
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. ..
Ditto, 5 per cent. ...... ...... 104
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coup.
Ditto. Account .................... 34114
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent— .......
N 33 Portuguese 5 per Cents. ............
Russian Bonds . .................
Ditto, 41/2 per Cent ............... 102%1/2
Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840.
Ditto Account..... .................. 20N lei
Ditto, Pa55ive.........,..............
Ditto. 3 per Cent .................. 40% 1/2
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent. 12 Guild.... 80L41