The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW S•
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at from 11,000 to 12,000 baler, of which 2,000
bales were taken on speculation. The market was
steady, end full prices were paid. American ors
1-16 d., and Surat and Egyptian hi. per lb. dearer.--
In Railway Shares a fair business was done at fuller
quotations.
The steamer from the United States brings late id'
vices, and the letters and papers will be delivered this
afternoon. The exchange on London was 107! to 108.
Accounts from St. Petersburgh contradict, UP°
what is stated to be good authority, the 8"
sertion of an English paper, that new trading
relations are about to be opened with Gotit
Britain. It is stated, on the contrary, that the commis-
sion appointed to inquire into the matter l ail not even
made its report to the Government Council, and that the
Finance Minister was not likely to be able to attend to
the question, being at his wit's end almost to know hove
to make the ways and means meet. We may expect' i
under these circumstances, a very speedy remittance 1()
Russia of the amount of the present leari, unless funds
have already been partly forwarded in anticipation, or
the Emperor wanted the money six months ago, wile,,ll,
117 the Five per Cent. loan was proposed. The scrip is
so high in the continental markets as some might exce.,?;
At Amsterdam it has ranged from to 11 premium. .1".
London the letters of allotment have not yet been
,out every exertion is used to make a market,
and '24, to 31 premium have been called th°
prices in Stock Exchange. Bargains li,re,
even bet n entered into at 1 premium by partli
anxious to realise, and if the public will but keep Iris
on their guard, and, heedless of any recomtnenus.
tion by interested parties, refrain from investing
in the security, the contractors and their ilottl,el;
diate connexions may find themselves saddle(' wit
more of this much be.praised stock than they cslculste.t
on, and glad, as with the last Austrian loan, to get (I°,l
of some of it even at a loss. The system of foreignlow
being objectionable in a general sense, and this loan or
posed to morality in particular, will not have a detertiogd
influence with mere speculators; but once let it be Vol%
that no profit is obtainable, and we shall hear of a 0101
useful application of capital at home. ot
At Amsterdam on the 19th inst. the Stock Mark r
was without any particular movement; Dutch 2 ,111
cents. were 55-a t) 5-16. At Hatnburgh on Fridsl last
the exchange on London remained at 13 9ja and lies
much doing. Money was easy, and funds and obar
were quiet.
Advises of September 29 have been received ffnfli
Wellington, Near Zealand. There were complaints
of the obstacles imposed in the accordance of legislauls
privileges. A survey of the coast of the islands trio
being conducted by the commander and crew of
Acheron.
The Australian accounts, per overland mail, are 7170
favourable. Another mine of great promise is sal'
have been discovered in Southustralia. R'
In the Funds there is a fair eid
money business - to
Consols for Transfer have been fluctuating from 96.1 r..
f. Bank Stock has been 207 i to 208 i. ExelletTior
bills are 58s. to 61r. premium. The New Three-suu it
Quarter per Cents. realise 984 to 99i. India Stle
at 2661. Consols for Account are 96
n-- atiolderg
The committee of Spanish American Beri
't As
have sent us an official confirmation of the stateme-.01
made yesterday, that 66,613 dollars have been reed, 0,
for the Mexican dividend by the Great Western s" jot
and thet over 30,000 dollars were packed up at TonlPt
and would have come, hut that the steamer could a,°,10,
main off long enough. We hear that about 100,000 us
will reach by the next mail, and Colonel Facto inloeSir
that 386,606 dollars are already in the Bank of visa
land for the interest. The Bonds are 29 to la Pare to
have been run up to 69 and 70, and Buenos AY*4 sits
551 and 56k. SI anish Three-and-a-Half per Cell'
36-4-
Shares are still rising, and with a steady lollejile°
doing.

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P: : .e; •- F RlTisa FUNDS O'CLOCK. 907/
"lank Stock ... 208 207% 96„,
3 or Cent. Reduced Amu
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 961 N% X% a c 96
g -w- 314 per Cent. Arms.- .... ... 983434 99%
Long Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o ...... 8 11-16 a7'6 16
-
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 8 7-16 8 7'liL
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 8 7-16 9661
India Stock
in .io tionthi, 1,0001
Ditto under 1,0001.. .„„ 95 p 96
C ,ns,,ls for Account 96%143/4
:,,xcb quer Bills. 14d. ifs 2d 61 P
1,01101. June
5001. June
Small. June 5B 61 p
041'9
(I,_ . 4.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. oNE IFIIICF
O'CLOCK. ..,
srazilian7 Bonds —•fBlii
Ditto, Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — , i 564
Ditto, Account ... ....« ........
Equador Bonds ..
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
&lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— ...,14 ,
Ditto, En Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account - -.-
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account ...........
Ditto Deferred
Sp-iniori 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London. 90
Beligan,4% per Cent. ... 9O
butch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. .6
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificate — 6

Do. Bonds
t,o- $6.
I'I<ICILS OF ~, BUSINESS DONS -oft •
,;AILWAY SHARES.
berd, en ...
PA-""' AT ONE O'CLOCK. -12140
50 • ..... --- ....•••• ••• ..... •••••
Do. Preference
Amber. Nott., Boston, .0
and Eastern Junction 7%
kyrshire and Galloway.. 7% — ............. 4"'
Belfast & County Down 28
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
krd Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
Binning, Wolverh'ton,
and D-idley, calls duly
pd, cr sith guarantee 10 - ............. °.
..
........
BB i:
andarrmkn e(
Bristoli i nn
Do. without guarantee 10
Valley
Lancashire,rne.
..
.1392120. 14.5.." —__ ......................................
.16/4%.17
—, ....
... / •
Ditto, Thirds
...
Auickingham4hire ...... 17%
Coleflonian
Ditto, New 101. Prof... 10
..........
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
'hester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 9N ............ .. ,••
Clarence
.... /
gheta.
eho'
and
di :Evl i vrxae le
erl h ' p t 0 , ,
............
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
......
....
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
•••• ...•
Do. Government Loan,
.......
1 per Cent.
10 ....«.. •••• .... /
.
Direct London t 5, Ports- . ..•.• /
mouths'4 - ............. /
Dublin and Belfast June. 40
.... 170
Dundalk & Enniskillen 30
ast Anglian, 251.. L. &
........... /
_ -

„
E. and L. and D. ... 25
.... _
Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18
Do., 31. 103., Pref... 314
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per .... /
Cent., Preference... 2 .
•-' ast3rn Conatiem... ..... 20
:
o. Ncw,Gua.6 per ct. 10
S'''
....P
Ditto,F.xtension, 5 per : ... ,e
Cent., No.l 61.139. 4d.... --p x..• ...
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d... p.••.... ~0
Do. North. & Eastern, .... /
6 per Cent. 5O ...... ...., .... . ......
... /
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ...... -- .••••• .....
........
Do. New ...43
Eastern Union, Class A
........ /
(late E. U. Shares) 25
~
,/,
.....
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6
Do., Class B& C 25
....DO .....
.. . I /
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 .- I Ilt. i. •"" ~ /
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 ...... —.• ." ..... / ,
4
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre- " . IA $,
ference Quarters ... 61 ...... ...•••• ....... sl‘
East Lincolnshire ...... 25 . • x• i•'. ..... /
tdinburgh and Glasgow 5U ...... —.. ............ /
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 .. .. .. .. .. .: /
Edinburgh and Northern 25
#%,
Ditto, Newport l5 i
.........
.
- ... .......... /
~.xeter.Yeovil, !tic Dorch. 25,,,, .
2t.
Exeter and Exmouth 2ls.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and 00 /
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar , & Ayr 50
,
Do. Preference Congo!.
7 $
Gloucester & Dean Forest 121 q — ........ ••• ° /
...
:great Northern
Do., ',2 A Deferred
Cent 75 ...... -- ......
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 1N...... 11 10% ....... /
.;, rest South. and West .. /
(Ireland)
, rest North of En gland 100 ...... .............. 7
........
Ditto, New, 40/
....
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New, 301
... 0
Ditto, New, U... ...... 15 ..
Great Western 100 691-/i 70 " ' .. 11
.•
Ditto, I,i Shares 5O ...... 34 •••• ........ /
Ditto, IA Shares
Ditto, Fifths .....20
Ditto, Now 171........ 15 ...
Hull and Selby _ ...... 59
.. /
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 - ..... • .......... /
Do. Quarter Shares... 12N1 — ..... ....••••1 /
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds - ............. /
........ /
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100
....,
Ditto, ditto ,
. • e' ,
Ditto, 14 Shares
Do. Quarters • •• ' ......... i
Do. Fifths... lO ...... —• ..... ' ........
Do. Thirds ...—..
Do. New Guarantied /
6i er Calf. ....
••''
Ditto (Huddersfield , .....
and Shoff. ).. 5O - " . 7
Do. (WV. Riding Union) 10
....... /
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - ........ 104
De. 1.4 Shares (A)... 10 - ... ..... . iO4
Leeds and Bradford 6O ..... . 103% 1 ...... -II
Leeds and Thirsk - •••"''' ... 7. dr
/
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 5% , ,".... .........
Do., do. ',lo. 2 10 ...... 6 Xs."'" ... "
Do., do. No. 3 5 .'. .. • --''' ............ /
Do., Pref. Quar., 1818 9 ...... -"" ........
Liverpool, Crosby and ... ...... /Southport . lO ...... -- ••
~.....• to
London &Blackwall...ll/. 68.3 d... -- •'''.
London, Brighton, sad 5 ••••""' d
South Coast ..... 100 ...... 851,1 e . 0
Do., New ......... '
teod 6 Inc Gent
__ 100 ...... .-r, •••% ~..

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