The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-25 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. I SHARE

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
are of an unsatisfactory character, the excitement
occasioned by the preparations for a general elec-
tion having in a great measure interfered with the
usual course of business. The state of continental
affairs, too, also presented an obstacle to any active
operations being carried on in goods suitable to
those markets. At Leeds during the past 'week
very little business has been done in ordinary
cloths, but summer fabrics have met with a steady
sale and many of the manufacturers are still well
employed. At Bradford the market exhibited con-
siderable heaviness, and the transactions in yarns
and piece goods were unimportant; prices, however,
continued firm. Business at Manchester had been in a
great measure suspended except for India goods, the
late favourable advices from Calcutta having given
some impetus to trade in those particular descrip-
tions of goods. At Leicester the hosiery trade is
-without much animation, and the demand for cot-
ton hosiery has fallen off. At Nottingham, how-
ever, a fair amount of business has been reported,
both in lace and hosiery, and most of the manufac-
turers are fully engaged upon large orders for the
United States. The iron trade of South Staffordshire
continues exceedingly dull, and at Birmingham the
operatives in many branches of trade connected
with the town and neighbourhood are only par-
tially employed. At Sheffield and Wolverhampton
the state of trade has been less satisfactory than
for some time past. The orders from the United
States have been smaller, and for the home and
continental demand there has been scarcely any
inquiry. At Walsall the saddlers' ironmongery
trade is exceedingly dull.
The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
tion for the three months ending the 31st March
have been published. From these it appears that
the total declared value of the exports from the
United Kingdom for the three months was
£30,520,794 against £23,510,290 in the lik3 period
of 1858. The increase is most perceptible in beer
and ale, coals and culm, cotton manufactures,
earthenware, haberdashery and millinery, hard-
Ware and cutlery, linen manufactures, linen yarn,
refined sugar, woollen manufactures, and woollen
and worsted yarn.
The importations of the principal articles were
large as regards live animals, oats, rum, cotton,
flax, spices, unrefined sugar, tea, wine, and sheep
and lambs' wool. There was a diminution, com-
pared with the same period of last year, in cocoa,
Coffee, wheat, flour, potatoes, provisions, raw silk,
tallow, timber, and tobacco.
The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the
amount of tonne ge employed in the foreign trade
of the United Kingdom for the three months of
65,583.f0r the entries inwards, and of 231,570 tons
for the-clearance outwards. In the coasting trade
for the same period there is also an augmentation
of the tonnage employed of 414,139 tons for the
entries inwards, and of 265,771 tons for the clear-
ance outwards.
A steady demand for money is still reported in
the general Discount Market, the Indian loan and
other financial arrangements having lately absorbed
la large amount of capital. The check which has
been given to commercial enterprise by the un-
favourable state of political relations has caused
less activity in the inquiry for mercantile purposes,
but other requirements have supported the market,
and there is evidently an upward tendency in the
rates of discount, although the minimum of the
sank of England is still maintained at 21 per cent.
Increased depression is experienced at the Stock
Exchange. At first the Funds appeared steady,
but extensive sales on foreign account have since
taken place and the result is a general
decline in values. Consols, which were
931 b, have dropped to 93d and they
are now 93
•i-; Further extensive sales have
been made, and the tendency is still unfavourable.
The New Three are marked 921 1, and the Reduced
921 t. Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at 325.
to 358. premium ; Indian Debentures, 951 96 ; and
the New
issue, 2to 11 per cent. discount. As only
2 per cent. has been paid towards the new loan, a
further decline would probably induce some of the
subscribers to forfeit their deposit, so that even
now this financial operation may not prove so suc-
cessful as was at first anticipated, unless the autho-
rities Compel the subscribers to adhere to their
contract. Bank Stock is 223 to 2241.
In Foreign Securities the transactions have not
been very
numerous, but the quotations show a
decided fall.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have been
about 80 to 82, and 76 to 78, and the New Issue 66
to 70, and 65 to 67, which is a further important
decline. Venezuela Deferred have fallen to 161 ;
Spanish 3 per Cent. Deferred to 291; ; and Sardi-
nian to 69,1 70. Russian 41 per Cents. are 98 ; Mexi-
Can, 19a ; Buenos Ayres, 92' ; and ditto
Deferred, 18. The Austrian
Loan is 6 to 4 dis.
A most decided change has taken place in the
";.
sliway Share Market in sympathy with all classes
peculative securities, the decline, compared with
previous rates, being fully 2to 3 per cent. South
Westerns have receded £2 ; Eastern Counties,
Great Tv
—`""erns, East Lancashire, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, North Easter Eastern (Berwick), and South
l
Eastern £2 10s.Great Western, Brighton, Mid-
an ;d, and Caledonian, £3 to 55.; and Norfolk,
X 4-.

The Foreign lines have fully participated in the
general decline. Northern of France have receded
42 10s.; Bahia and San Francisco, 10s. Lombardo-
venetian old shares were dealt in at 6,1 to 61, and
6 to 61 for the new.
In the Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada
have declined £1 10s. ; Great Northern of Canada,
£1; Great Indian Peninsula, £1 55.; and East
£3.
TT Ant-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
_r-o in very limited request, but prices are lower.
ottoman Bank have receded to 171 17,1,-, Union of
Australia to 491, Peninsular and Oriental Steam
to 80 and 81, and South Australian Land to 36.

HALF-PAST TWO.
The Funds have further receded to the extent
of to I per cent., Consols being 931 buyers.

THE FRENCH BOURSE.
(FROM REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
The French 3 per Cents., at 12 o'clock (this day),
Were 63 65, being considerably lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
1 i i
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92
93
3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities
92
Now lndia 3 per
ck Cent. Annuities
220
Ditto Debentures 96 5/
a a I
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
March. June.
xellequer Bills £lOOO 2d. & lid.. 35 3 I
Ditto /.500
' ' ' 33 —
Ditto Small, 11d.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1829 and 1839
.., Ditto 1858, 4f per Cent. 94 3/
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. 79
IrDitto Deferred
lexican 3 per Cent. _ Ditto Account
nuggian 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent
..stibitt? '4l per Cent.
98
t rdinian, 5 per Cent. 691 70
"Parlish 3erCe t — Ditto Per n tto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
~,Ditto Account
l'irkiBh 6 per Cent
Ditto Acconnt Ditto New Loan B2 80
Venezuelan
Account
5 per Cent. 7O 66
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent.
Ditch Exchange,
on the above payable in London.
-liatch Exchange 12 Guil. 21 per Cent Ditto Certificates,
s, 4 per Cent.
—96

Consols, Money . TWO O'CLOCK.
.......... .... 93i
Consols for Account (May 5) 931

The last accounts from Constantinople state that
Abd-el-Kader intended to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca,
but, in submission to the Ottoman Government, ho has
alsandoned the design.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, Mgr. Raus-
cher, has returned to that cityafter several months' absence
at Rome.
The subscriptions for the Swiss rifle match,
'which is to take place this summer, amount to 35,335 f, The
swiss residing in Constantinople have sent 1,200 f.
The Dutch Government, after considerable hesi-
tation, has authorised the Jesuits to establish a mission in
the Dutch East Indies; and several of their body are to
proceed forthwith to Batavia.

18 DAY.)

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share Railways. Closing \ Business
Price.
12.10 Amberp,-., Notting. Bost.
and Eastern upofion 10 5; 61
50 Relfaxt and Ball-, mesa all
13.14 Bir., 'tool., and Str. Val all 75 85
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh
Junction lOO 60 62
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35
Stock Bristol and Exeter .. 100 91 93
Stock Caledonian
Stock Chester and Holyhead 100
50 Cork and Bandon all - •
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all
20 Cornwall
10 Do. A all 5 55
1A roves. no div. all
10 Do. B
until6p.c.per an. all
hasbeen pd.toß.
50 Dublin an dßelfast June. all
25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 81 9
Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16
Stock Eastern Counties lOO 574 58/ 56 54
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.Ulds) 81
25 East Kent all 12 14
Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 89
20 East Suffolk
10 Do"
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 711 725
Stock !Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 261 27
10 IForth & Clyde Junction all
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Wesin BR) 92 94
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 105
Stock Great Northern lOO 100 101 97 8
Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87
Stock Do. do. B Stock lO3 131 133
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vi.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57
12 Irish South Eastern all
50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 83 86
165 IDo. Thirds
1613 4tDo. New Thirds l6 11 12 p
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 925 925 90 90
16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 id
9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 Id
3 Do. West Riding Union 5
20 Do. Southport
Stock London and Blackwall all 62 65
Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh
Stock Lon.,Brighton S.Coast 100 110 112 107 8
Stock London & North Westn 100 93 035 22 15 5 1
124 'Do. Eighths
Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 915 90 891
25 L'derry & Coleraine
25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 1 8
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 385 36
10 Metropolitan
Stock Midland lOO 1005 1015 99 85 75
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 75 77
50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all
25 Do. Shares all
100 New astle and Carlisle all
25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 12
10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9
20 IN-ewry, Warpt., & Ros all
Stock, Norfolk lOO 57 59
50 !North. Counties Union 35 34 3 d
Stock i North British lOO 555 565 54
Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO
Stock DO.A Stk.— Arec.no div
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100
Stock Do. B Stock
Stock North-Eastn.---Berwick 100 90 905 884 it Id
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 15 d
Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 161
Stock'Do. York lOO 74 745 725 I
Stock North London lOO 102 105
10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd
and City Junction 23 ls.
20 North Staffordshire l7l 45 41 d 125
20 North-Western
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8
Stock;Oxford, Wor.,& Wolxer lOO 32 33
10 !Peebles all
20 I Portsmouth
10 'Rhymney lO
Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109
Stock Rooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83
Stock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46
10 ,Sittingtourne & Sheer all 31 25 d
Btock'South Devon lOO 43 45 43
Stock'Soutli-Eastern
I lOO 675 685 641 55
tocklSouth Wales
20 'South Yorks. & Itiv.Dun all 65 68
20 Do. do lB
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11
25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 37
25 Do. do. 1855 7
25 Do. do. 1858 i 7
Stockton & ilartlepool 165
Stock Taff Vale
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22
Stock Vale of Neath lOO 62 68
stock Waterford & Kilkennv 100
50 Waterford & Limerick all
20 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all
5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till
7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 35 31
5 Do. B all 7 75
20 West London
10 Do. Ist Class all
20 Do. 2d Class

I'Rl

Railways.

NCE S

Blythe and Tyne it per
c. pref. (issued at £5O)
Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock'
Do. do. do. Shares
Caledon £lO, 44 per cent
Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.
Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc
Do. do. 5 p. ct.
,Cork k Bandon, 54 p. c
Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun
E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc
'Do. do. Class B 6 pc
I Do. do. Class C 7 pc
Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l
Do. do N 0.2
;Do. New 6 per ct. Stock
,Eastern Union, 4 per ct.
'East Lane. 6 per ct
B.& W. York. Jcn. firths
Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares
Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.
Furness, 5 per cent
Gins. &S West. ft. 5Pe
Great Northern, 5 p. ct
Do. 5 pc Redm.,top.c.pm
Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm
Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf
( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4
p. et. pref. Stock
Great West. (Berks and
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct
Do. Redeemable, 44 p et
Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et
Do. Irredeemable, do
Do. sp. of. Redeem. Pref
Do. Birm. Pref. Shares
Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf
shares
Ho. do. 5 p. ct. pref
Do Birming. guar. stock
Do. Chester guar.shares
Do. do. do
Do. do. do.

Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock
Lon.& gu. No.l
Do. pref., sp. c. No. 2
Do. New gua., 6 p et...
Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4
Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun-

eaton, 5 p. et.
Lon.ArS: W, 7 p.ct. stock,

late 3d shares
Londondy & Cole, 4 shs
Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh
Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et
Do. 26
Do. 31 per cent.
Maryport & Car., 4 p.c
Do. 4 per cent.
Do.
IMid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock
Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct.
Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock
Do. with option till 1860
Do. Leic. & Itit.pref. st.
Newport, Aber, &c. pret .5
p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. e m
Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with
option till 1866
Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares
Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46
Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847
Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847
North British, 5 per cent
Do. New, gua. 5 per cent
Nth.Dev.ltail.& Dsk.Co.
N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.
Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.
Do. do. do.
Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1
Do. do. Quarters, 1846
80. York, H. & S. Purch.
North Staffordshire
Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g
Do. do. do., 2d gua
'Do. 4a p.c. Db. stk.in perp
Scottish Central, new pt
Scottish N.-Eastern deb
Do. 34 pert. pref. stock
Do. Aberdeen. gu a. 6 pc.
Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.
South Devon, Ann. 10s.
Do. Fixed 44 per cent.
South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1 0 6 )
Do .44 per cent
Do:Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is.
Do. New do., 2d issue.
South Wales, gua. 4 p.c.
Do. 4a per cent
S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua.
Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e.
Do. 6 per cent
Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent.

paid 1 Closing Business
•I Price. Done.