The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

Total rg. 3,11,39,861 8 0
ASsETs.

Government securities
Dues from Government

17,23,874 13 10
6,8„-91 15 1

- Mint Certificates, uudue
Cash

12.27;919 15 11
80,55,118 ,11. 9

...
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Loans on depoSit of securities
Accounts of credit on ditto
Government bills discounted
Mercantile bills, ditto • 10,83;685 3 5
Dead stock, ditto 1,79,615 4 10

Total Co.'s rs. 3,41,39,804 8 0

Shares.—A. downward tendency• in the value of one
or two joint-stock companies' shares has led t) some
sales. Batik of Bengal shares are little inquired after
and slightly lower. Bengal Coal shares have further de
alined, the last sale having been effected at I,loor.
each. In others we have not had much doing.
Government Securities—The improved aspect. of the
money-market has given more confidence to the dealers,
aed, added to the reduction of the‘Bank of Bengal rates,
the value of the Four per Cents, has gradually crept up.
We now quote Company's Fours at 16r. Ba. to 16r. 2a.,
and Sicca Fours at 18r. to 18r. 8a Little doing in Fives
at 8 annas per cent. discount. Stock Receipts nomi-
nally at 15 per cant. discount.
Exchange.—On London—For the present mail the
market opened at 2s 20 for bills of the Oriental and
other banks at 6 months' sight, and 2s 2 5-16 d. to 2s
lid for first-claim credits at like sight, and ruled steadily
throughout at those figures ; while some bills for Akyab
account sold as high as 2e. 20., and in some instances
even at 2s. 2id. Bank bills at three months' sight have
sold at 2s. 21 to 2s 2d. per rupee.
On China—The rates have crept up slowly, the last
transaction having been done at 211 r. per $lOO.
• On Mauritius—We quote 531 cents per rupee, and on
.Bombay 30 days' eight papers 2 per cent.
•Freights—Tonnage to a fair extent had been taken up
for London and Liverpool at almost the same rates as
those quoted in our last—i.e 3/.. 15sT„for the former and
31. 7s 6d for the latter place, cargo consisting of rise,
seeds, and light goods in equal proportions ; but the ar-
rivals being numerous, it was expected the market
would rule lower. The receipt, however, of orders from
China by the Fiery Cross and Lightning on the 2,1 in-
stant for large shipments of rico caused much excitement,
and tonnage to the extent of 13,000 tons was taken up
at once for that country at $1 a bag, a small quantity
only having been engaged at a slightly lower rate. The
ships taken up to load with rice, we understand, are the
Acastus, the Good Hope, the Albion, the Bengal, the
Coringa, the Crescent, the City, the Bnshire Merchant,
the Hanover, the Ariadne, the Rienzi, the Clasmerdon,
and the Swarthmore, to convey in all about 170,000
bags. One or two vessels are loading for Australia, hav-
ing come under charter from that country. For. America
the rate continues at $lO a ton, although many of the
ships now in our harbour have been chartered there and
sent out at 141. to 151. a ton. The Conrad, now under
repairs, is engaged to load with a cargo of timber for
Great Britain. The American ship Qcean Rover bas
been taken up. for Havre at 31. 12e 6d to carry rice only.
The ships Affaredy. Duguescin, Himalaya, and Lafay-
ette are fixed for France. The Jules and Alai, for
Bombay, at 15r. per ton. For the Mauritius a fair
amount of business was done at Ir. 4a. to Ir. st. 6p, per
bag ; but the last two days the market bas assumed an
upward tendency, and some business has been done at
lr. Ba. per bag. It is expected emigration to the Mau-
ritius will soon be resumed.