The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-02 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
8,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for ex-
port, and 1,500 on speculation. The market closed
firmly; ord. and mid. kinds of American were id. per
pound dearer.—Railway shares were very heavy.
The colonial produce markets, which have been closed
for the holidays, will be re-opened to-morrow, and a fair
number of sales is declared, including Sugar and Spices
chiefly.
The accounts received at Lloyd's of the numerous
wrecks around the coast have excited intense interest,
and the many lives lost almost in sight of the shore, and
without the least prospect of assistance being afforded,
add to the melancholy character of the details. The
loss of the steamer from Dublin is the topic of general
conversation, and a list of the passengers will be
anxiously looked for.
The United States' private accounts are not yet deli-
vered, and we may ref6r to another column of The Sun
for an outline of the news brought.
There are late Cape of Good Hope and Graham's
Town advices this morning, but we find nothing of par-
ticular interest in them. The colony seems to be pros-
perous, though retarded for a time by the opposition to
the introduction of convicts.
We learn from Holland that the Dutch merchant
vessels seized by the Neapolitan Government with
tobacco on board were likely to be released. The Funds
at Amsterdam on the 30th ult. were animated, and
Dutch Stock was in favour. Spanish and Austrian
Bonds were likewise sought for. Portuguese were with-
out change.
At Frankfort on the 30th ult. Austrian Bonds were
quoted 78/, and Spanish Three per Cents. 281.
The summing up of the Manchester market for the
month which has just ended is not so satisfactory as
could be wished, and the cause is sufficiently explained
in the following extract from a letter sent to us by
Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving:—
" March has failed in sustaining its ordinary reputa-
tion for material and beneficial activity, a fact which
need excite no surprise when all the adverse causes by
which the market has been surrounded are taken into
consideration. During the last ten days a slightly im-
proved feeling has been visible, arising from some consi-
derable transactions having taken place in 40-inch
shirtings, and in 7-Bths printing cloths, which have
placed many of the manufacturers under contract for a
few weeks hence, and caused prices of both descriptions
to be vary firm. With this exception, the market, from
the commencement to the close of the month, has been
of a very dull, gloomy, and unsatisfactory character,
accompanied with a further decline in the value of both
cloth and twist.
" Great irregularity in prices has naturally existed,
and to a great extent still continues. Stocks have,
however, not increased generally, notwithstanding a
comparatively limited demand. This is accounted for
by the extended working of short time,' and the deter-
mination acted upon by many of the spinners and manu-
facturers to make timely concessions in prices, in
preference to holding stocks made from high-priced
materials."
The English Funds have been very buoyant again,
and opened with a rising tendency, which has been
checked a little, however, by one or two sales made.
Consols have realised 96} to 964 for transfer and ac-
count, but are now 96 to The dividend payments
are now looked to as a probable support to the market,
and the quarterly revenue amount has its weight, while
the Bears depend wholly upon foreign politics, and by
no means despair of a turn yet in their favour. It may
be, however, that they had sold freely early.
in the present account, and will be unwilling further to
extend their operations before settling day. The Ger-
man question is the question just now, and we shall see
whether Prussia has the resolution to carry out the line
of policy recently laid down. The difficulty with capi-
talists is to keep their surplus money unemployed, and
while trade offers no extended opening railways are ne-
glected, and foreign loans subscribed to with avidity,
the home funds offer almost the only outlet. Exchequer-
bills have been quoted 645. to 675., and India Bonds
have risen to 88s. and 91s. premium.
The Foreign Stock Market has been rather fluc-
tuating. The accounts via New York, of a trifling
emeute in one of the Mexican provinces, coupled with
the public meeting that has been called, and when the
election of further members on the committee must be
proceeded with, have led to a speculative sale or two,
but in reality there is very little doing, and the in-
trinsic value of any security cannot be affected by
mere local occurrences. Holders are damaged only
by the positive inaction or wrong doing of their
debtors. Mr. Robertson's promises on the Bth inst. a
full reports upon the Mexican Debt, and a meeting to
receive a statement of what the now committee has done,
is convened for the 11th inst. The Bonds have been as
low as 28/, having opened at 29. They are now about
28e Peruvian Stock has been at 691 to 701 ex divi-
dend. Brazilian Old Bonds have been marked 86i ex
dividend, and Equador are 3;1. Spanish Stock has been
marked 36?-„ Danish Scrip is 21, and Russian
premium.
Railway Shares have been heavy, and with less doing
are generally rather cheaper.

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PRIM OF BRITISH FLTNDS O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Ann uittes... 9614 A
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 834
India Bonds, 1,000/ 9l p
Ditto under 1,000 c.. ES p
Consols for Account 96%%
Exchequer Bills. 14d. & 2d
1,000/. June 6l 67 p ,
5001. June ... .. .. .. 64 67 p
Small. June 64 67 p

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds B6th x d 86th x d
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.— --53
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ....
Do., 2 per cent
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent..... —

Ditto, Scrip 3l p 3% p
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent 16%
Mexican, 5 par Cent. 1846, with. Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..-
Ditto, Account 29 28%
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted, 1841 32
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Itussian Bonds ..... ..... 1071,E 107%
Ditto, 414 per Cent.
Ditto Scrip l% p 1% p
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto 1849
Ditto, Passive
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account
b,ividends on the above payable in London.
Beligan, 4;. per Cent.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. ..
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates —
Do. Bonds
rRICES OF ;BUSINESS DONE CLOSINri
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRIt Ei.
A berdeen
Do. Preference Bl - dis
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 7I ......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7%
Belfast & County Down 30
I3erks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per et.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarautee 20
Binning, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
.00. without guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ...
Birkelhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 23
Bristol and Exeter 100
Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 33}
Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10
Ditto,Clydeadale June 50
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l6
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 6 ...
Dundalk & Enniskillen 30 - ••• .• ...... .••
East Anglian, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do. 181., E. & H.... 18
_ Do., Si. 108., Pref... 3% -

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Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2
Eastern Counties...
Do., New Preference,
6 per Cent........... 10 ...... ........ ......
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent. -
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
Easterni Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 ...... ..........«•••
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 -
Do., Class B & C 25 - -
Do. Scrip (6per cent.) 20 ......
East Lancashire 25 -
Ditto, New Quarters 614...... •• -
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 6k...... -
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent,.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 28
Ditto, Half Shares -• 25
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25
Ditto, Newport.,
Exeter,Yeovil. & Dorch 25,,, —
Exeter and Exmouth... 2Is.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle 81.65. 8d....
Gla sgow,Silmar., & Ayr 50 ......
Do. Preference Consul.
• •..
Gloucester & Dean Forest 121 ....., •
...
west Northern
Do., lyg A Deferred ... 12'h......
Do., %B 6 per Cent-. 9% —
Do., 5 per. Cent. Pref. 121 h l 078
Great south. and West.
(Ireland) 5O - ••• ..... •••••
Ditto, Eighths 1 IA
Great North of England.loo ...••• -
Ditto, New, 401 4O • -
Ditto, ditto 35 . — .........
Ditto, New, 301
Ditto, New:ls/ l5
Great Western 100 ...... 541/z 54 54%... g3y.
Ditto, L,‘ Shares 5O ...... 26% 271 A ... .. 27);,c
Ditto, IA Shares - ....... .. 134
Ditto, ,e &las -
Ditto, Now 171.- .... 15 ... _ 6% I
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, 'Ulf aharois ... 20 ~.... —.

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