The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.,
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool Market, on Saturday,
were 4,500 bales, at steady prices.—The Share Market was
without any new feature : Eastern Counties Registered, 141;
Great Western Fifths, 211 ; Brighton Loan Notes, 114 ; South
Western, 85/ ; Paris and Orleans, 384 ; South-Eastern,
New, 11/.
Much interest is taken in the discussions which are now
in progress at the Bank of England, relative to the renewal
of the charter, and the future mode by which the banking
and currency of this country is to be conducted. No strenu-
ous opposition will, however, be offered to the Bank Pro-
prietors to the terms proposed. The managers and proprie-
tors of the joint-stock banks are, upon the whole, well satis-
fied; and at a meeting held of the private, banks, resolutions
have been passed approving of the general policy of Sir R.
Peel as far as they are concerned; but, having asked for
another interview, for the purpose of suggesting improve-
ments in the plan about which their long experience as
bankers gives them the opportunity of tendering information
to the Premier, therefore it is confidently expected that,
with some modifications as to details, the immense interest
connected with banking and currency, including the renewal
of the charter of the Bank of England, will be based upon the
scheme that has been already propounded to Parliament.
The commercial advices from New York continua favour-
able, but it seems that political agitation was still kept up,
Texas and the Presidential election engrossing chief attention.
The trade of New York seems to have been particularly
active this year.
From Van Diemen's Land we have accounts to Jan. 19.
The revenue continued deficient, but the new Governor had
already effected some material reductions in the expenditure.
The Bushrangers had not been entirely rooted out.
The Funds are not quite so buoyant, a broker of some
standing having made sales of Consols sufficient to occasion
a decline of about per cent., viz , to 991 to 1. There have
also been some parcels of Exchequer Bills thrown upon
the market, and the premium has dropped in consequence
to 725. and 745. East India Bonds are 925. to 945. premium.
Bank Stock has been quoted 194 to 1941, a decline again of
1 to 1/ per cent., which indicates that some of the
holders do not exactly like the new terms. East
India Stock has been at 288, being steady. The
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have obtained 1024 to 1 ;
the Reduced, 101 A to / ; and the Three per Cents., 98/ to 4.
The Commissioners for the Savings' Banks, &c., have taken
Consols at 99g.
The Foreign Market is rather dull. Spanish Five per
Cents. have not been higher than 24/, and the
Three per Cents. have realised 35A to 36. Mexican
Active Stock has been 351 to ; and the Deferred, 151 to 1;
being not quite so good, owing to the intelligence of the pro-
posed annexation of Texas to the United States. Colom-
bian Bonds have been 144 to A. Belgian Stock has realised
1034 to 1024 ; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
are 60/ to 611, which is rather firmer.
There is not much doing in the Railway Shares, and prices
generally are about the same.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List)
Bank Stock....

194% )91

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 4 99 4 ii3i
114 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuities t02%%1,4
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-161 f
India Stock
India Bonds,-1,000 92
Ditto under 1,000 94
Consols for Account ......... ... ..... ........ .'....
Exchequer Bills, 'lid. I%d
1,0004
5001 ............ 73 pm.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 10314 102%
Columbian Bonds. 14%%
Mexican Bonds, 1837,5 per Cent. • ••• -
Ditto for the Account. 354%
Ditto Deferred Stock 15%a%
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24y
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
• Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents 6114 60% 61%
Dutch 5 per Cents. 4.... 100%

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New 17% ...... 2<j 4
Bristol and Exeter 7O 765
Caledonian
Dublin and Cashel ... 2% 47i to '
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 8/. 6s. Pd.
Grand Junction lOO 231
Great Western

Ditto 34 Shares
Ditto Fifths l2 ..... .... 21 . ..... to
Leeds and Bradford 5 ......... 2414% ... to 24
London and Brighton 5O 44% to
London and Greenwich ..... ....... 12%
London and South Western
London and Croydon
Manchester and Leeds '7o lO9 to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18
North Midland
South Eastern and Dover 32 56 — to
Ditto New
York and North. Midland
Ditto % Shares 25
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Paris and Orleans ........... .......... 'X
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of London
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MANCHESTER STOCK F4XCIIANGE, MAY 11.—Our market
to-day is heavy, and several stocks are lower :—Chester and
Birkenhead, 30}; South-Eastern, 38 374; Trent Valley,
11/4 10; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 6 1-16 h.