The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-16 00:00:00

MONBI MA

ITY NEWS.

ORDINARY

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
There was little change of importance in the
state of trade in the manufacturing districts during
the past week. The woollen cloth business at
Leeds has been rather more buoyant, and light
fabrics have been dealt in to a fair extent. Army
and Navy cloths have also been inquired for, but
prices generally are a shade lower. At Bradford
the export houses were very dull, little or
no business being reported for any of the foreign
markets. For the home trade, however, there was
a limited inquiry at slightly reduced values. Cotton
goods at Manchester have been more actively in-
quired for, particularly those suited to the Indian
and Chinese markets. The demand for the German
markets, however, is very inactive. For the home
trade there has been a moderate inquiry, and
most of the manufacturers in this branch of busi-
ness are fairly employed. The iron trade of
South Staffordshire has shown rather more
activity, but at Birmingham there is little change
to report in the various fancy trades of the town
and neighbourhood. The hosiery trade at Leicester
has been exceedingly dull, and in Sheffield and
Wolverhampton some large orders have been
received from the United States, which have in
some measure relieved the late extreme dulness.
The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
with a very heavy appearance, and prices of all
descriptions were unaltered. The sales were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales. In the Railway Share
Market a very small amount of business was trans-
acted, at about former quotations.
In consequence of the alteration in the corn laws
in France, wheat has been active at Mark-lane to-
day, at an advance of from 2s. to fully 3s. per
quarter.
It appears, by the arrival of the Australian mail
to-day, that gold to the amount of £660,048 is en
route for this country.
There is still a very moderate demand for money,
both in Lombard-street and at the Bank. The
directors of that establishment now experience the
effect of the competition out of doors, where rather
easier terms are accepted for the negotiation of
commercial securities, but they still retain a
fair share of the discount business at
present transacted. The market is well
supplied, and the rate of interest allowed for
deposits appears to have attracted large quantities
of capital, which are now available. Although
easier, however, the market is not expected to
undergo any important change, as there is a steady
absorption for miscellaneous purposes, and a Go-
vernment loan is not improbable.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Waterford
and Kilkenny Railway Company to-day the receipts
were stated to be £9,001 Bs. 2d., and the expen-
diture £5,350 ss. ld., leaving a balance in favour
of the company of £3,651 3s. Id., which, after the
payment of interest on loans, would leave a sur-
plus to the credit of revenue of £547 ss. 4d.
A meeting took place to-day of the creditors of
Messrs. Lloyd, Beilby, and Co., merchants, engaged
in the Australian trade. It appeared from the
balance sheet that the total liabilities were £143,087
16s. 3d. ; crs. partially secured, £2,855 ls. 2d. ;
and unsecured, £140,232 15s. ld. The assets
showed a surplus of £34,364. Some discussion took
place, from which it appeared that there would be
every facility afforded for realising the assets in
Australia. A resolution was passed for winding
up under inspection.
There has been a very heavy market for public
securities to-day, and the funds have been at a
fractional decline. This depression is mainly attri-
butable to speculative sales, but upon the whole the Blythe and Tyne it per
market is better supported than might have been c. pref. (issued at £5O)
Stk Bris. Exet.4p.ct.Stock
anticipated, white affairs abroad are in such an A2O Do. do. do. Shares
tock Caledon £lO, 4/ per cent
unsettled situation. Consols have been 911 1, 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.
and 9112 for transfer, and 911, 2- and 911 1 for the ac- Stock
ISIO7 8(107 Atplicoy lid, 5/ pc
t.
count. The latest quotations are 91: -a respectively. Isournklerle ,
1-11. ne
,The New Threes and Reduced have ranged iloczikk, ED.t. ndogp.
c. vzsßA6 7ptr. spe
p.
from 90 to 901 ; the New 21 per Cents. 76, and Do. do. Class C 7 pc
Exchequer Bills 28s. to 30s. premium. Bank Stock 11.0cgoun. . Ex. 5 pct. No.l
N 0.2
Stock is 220 ; India Debentures are 931 ; ditto Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock
Stock
Eastern Union, 4 per ct.
Stock
New 921 931 ; India Bonds are 18s. to 19s. dis-t East Lane. 6 per et.
count. _ 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths

Shares

Railways.

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,ock Edin. &Glas. 5 pc shares
ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.
:ock Furness, 5 per cent
;ock Glas. &S West. r a. spc
,ock Great Northern, 5 p. ct
ock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm
ock Do. 4/ p. c. do. do.
00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm
10 Gt. Nli. of Scotld, Ist pf
lock f Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4
p.
50 Great West.pre (Berks and
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct
ock Do. Redeemable, 41 pet
ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct
,ock Do. Irredeemable, do
ock Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref
8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf
shares
10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref
lock Do Binning. guar. stock
26i- Do. Chester guar.shares
134 Do. do. do
20 Do. do. do.
took Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock
took Lon.&Brig.spc. fr, U. No.l
:ock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2
;ock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct.
;oak Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4
;ock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun-
eaton, 5 p. ct.
lock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock,
late 3d shares
121 Londondy & Cole, 1 she
121 Londondy.& Ennis Ish
lock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct
6 Do. £6
lock Do. 34 per cent.
121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c
oi f
Do. D 4 per cent
,ock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock
,ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct
;ock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock
6 Do. with option till 1860
Lock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st.
10 Newport,Aber,&c.prer.s
p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m
10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with
option till 1866
10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares
Mock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46
Mock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847
lock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847
Mock North British, 5 per cent
lock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent
lock Nth.Dev.Rait& Dek.Co.
lock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.
lock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.
17 Do. do. do.
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1
12/ Do. do. Quarters, 1846
25 90. York, IT. &S. Purch
20 North Staffordshire
Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g
Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua .. '
Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp '
84 Scottish Central, new pr
Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb '
Stock DO. 31 per c. pref. stock '
Stock Do.Aberdeen.g,ua.6pc. :
Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. :
10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s.
10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent.
1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1.0 6 )
Stock Do .41 per cent
Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is
Stock Do. New do., 2d issue ]
Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 1
Stock Do. 44 per cent 1
20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua
25)
Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c.
25 Do. 6 per cent
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent.

Foreign Securities have also shown signs of weak- st
ness, but the settlement now occupies almost gt
exclusive attention. Turkish 6 per Cents. have It:
been 591 61, and 60 62 ; the New, 491 50 and 49 st(
to 51 ; and the 4 per Cents. 991 100. Transactions 1(1)
are recorded in Spanish 3 per Cents. at 381, ditto st(
Deferred, 26Z ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. 39 to 40 ; 5
and Peruvian 811 ; Russian 42 per Cents. are St(
marked 921 93; and Sardinian 74 to 76. St(
Business in the Railway Share Market is corn-st( St(
paratively inactive, and, under the influence of the 1
arrangements now in progress for the settlement of 1
the account, prices in several instances have shown st,
a downward tendency. Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Brighton, North Western, and Midland s:
have declined ss. ; Great Western have advanced st,
ss. ; South Eastern, 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, st:
10s. ; and Caledonian, £l. st(
The Foreign and Colonial Lines are very inac-
St(
tive. Lombardo-Venetian, Old Shares, have de- st'
clined to 5, and the New Shares to 4.2 ; Grand
Trunk of Canada have receded to 30 ; Great Indian st,
Peninsula to 93; and East Indian are steady at sti
951 96. 1
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show 12
a steady upward movement. London and West- st(
minster have improved ss. ; Bank of Egypt, 10s. ; st(
Canada Land, £2 ; and Peninsular and Oriental st 4
Steam, £1 to £1 10s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Rank Stock
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 914 1 1 I
NRW 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l
ndia Stock
Ditto Debentures
Ditto Loan Scrip
[AU° Bonds, £1,000
Ditto under £l,OOO
onsols for Account (June 7) 9ll 1
March. June.
'xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. —j --..
Ditto Small, 1d 3O 24

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1843, 5 per Cent.
Ditto 4/ per Cent. 1858
Nlexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 41 per Cent Bll
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. • 39 f
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian, 5 per Cent 75 6 4
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent. 3Bl
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. '
Turkish 6 per Cent. 591 62 59
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan. 5 per Cent. .. 34 5
Dividends on the above payable in London.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money 9ll
Consols for Account, June 7 .. •

STEADY, OLD LASS.

By
laEssD,-"ar
thine ancientAnßdDbiCddeAi ERN.
y, y,
Maintain
For thou canst keep the hounds at at bay
sea-dogs wind
ssga isles,hdind
They'll scour the main a th
thee I
Let but thy sea-do
That fain would tear
And,That wafts the
thaneethtne Britain'
olun miles !
Steady, old lass I and bide thy ay
There's might and pluck enough in
To keep all hungry hounds at bay
Or sink them in the savage sea 1 ,
Steady, old lass ! thy little rock
Is Europe's throne of liberty ;
And well can bear a battle shock,
Held in its mother's arms—the sea!
We scorn the threat of cruel knaves,
And bravely can our bosoms bare;
The love of life we leave to slaves,
Our freedom is our only care
Steady, old lass !
Yet, England, thou art only strong
When thy right hand of strength is bare;
When foemen fear to do thee wrong
'Tis when thy sea-dogs bark—Beware
Thy glory never was in war—
Thy glory is in being free !
And, by the help of Heaven, thy tars
Will hold thy heritage—the sea!
Steady, old lass I

DOCKS

SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.)

SHARES AND STOCKS.

Paid. Price. 1 Cing I Bug "'

Amberg., Notting. Bost.
and Eastern Jupotion
Belfast and Ballymena.,
Wol., and Str. Val,
Birk., L anc., and Chesh
Junction
Blackburn
Blyth and Tyne
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Blkrock,&Passage.
Cornwall
A A roves. no div
D°• until6p.c.per an
Do. B hasbeen pd.toß
Dublin andßelfast June
Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union A Stock
Do. do. B Stock
Do.Nw.A.(lta.E.U3ds)
East Kent
East Lancashire
East Suffolk
Do
Edinburg and Glasgow
Edin.,Perth, & Dundee '
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness
Glasgow & South Westn
Great North of Scotland
Great Northern
Do. do. A Stock
Do. do. B Stock
Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld)
Great Western
Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk
Irish South Eastern
Lancaster and Carlisle
Do. Thirds
Do. New Thirds •
Lancashire & Yorkshire,
Do. do. F £l6
Do. do. £9 shares
Do. West Riding Union
Do. Southport
London and Blackwall
Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh
Lon.,Brighton &S.Coasi
London & North Westn
Do. Eighths
London& South-Westn,
L'derry & Coleraine
L'derry & Enniskillen
Man., Shef., & Lincoln
Metropolitan
Midland
Do. Birming. & Derby
Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland;
Do. Shares
Newbastle and Carlisle
New., Aber., & Herefd
Newry & Armagh (def.)
Newry, Warpt., & Ros
Norfolk
North. Counties Union
North British
Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk
Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß
Do. B Stock
North-Eastn.--Berwick
Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase
Do. Leeds
Do. York
North London
N. &S. Westn., Hampstd
and City .Junction
North Staffordshire
North-Western
No. & Sou. W. Junction
Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver
Peebles
Portsmouth
Rhymney
Scottish Central
Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock
Do. Scottish Mid. Stock
Shropshire Union
Sitting bourne & Sheer
South Devon
South-Eastern
South Wales
SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun
Do. do
Staines, Wok., & Wok..
Stockton & Darlington.
Do. do. 1855
Do. do. 1858
Stockton & llartlepool
Taff Vale
Do. Preference, No. 1
ThamesHavenDk&R ail
Vale of Neath
Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterford & Limerick
West Cornwall
W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal
Do.A.—Arecv.noaiv.till
7 p.c. has been pd. to B
Do. B
West London
Do. Ist Class
Do. 2d Class

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