The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at nearly 5,000 bales, of which 700 American
were taken for export and 300 on speculation. The
market closed steadily without alteration in prices. The
sales comprised 4,000 American, 150 Egyptian at 71d.
to &id., 500 Surat at 41d. to 51d., and 100 Sea Islands at
Is. 1-f:d. to Is. 7d. per lb.—Railway Shares were quiet
without any material alteration in prices.
The six weeks average price of Wheat is 395. Bd. per
quarter for the towns which make official returns.
Accounts of the 18th instant, from Amsterdam, state
that the home Funds had experienced a decided advance,
owing to important purchases made. Most Foreign
Securities were likewise in favour, Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Russian, and Austrian being very animated.
Mexican were good. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
brought 57 13-18.
No ship arrivals have been announced, but we have
the remaind•-r of the Overland Mail by the steamer.
The most stringent directions having been issued by
the Post-office authorities for the entire suspension of
the delivery of letter& on Sunday, great curiosity is ex-
pressed in the City to learn how far the measure will be
liked by the trading community.
The melancholy details of the loss of the steam-ship
Orion, have excited not alone grief, but extreme sur-
prise; the allegation that a dangerous and hidden rock
existed in a place so constantly passed by vessels as
Fortpatrick is, and that the locality was, nevertheless,
down in the charts as " deep water," appearing to justify
the conclusion that gross carelessness exists in some
quarter, and that it is impossible to say how soon we may
hear of like disasters elsewhere; nor can it be otherwise
than a matter for surprise that the gentleman who states
his knowledge of this rock, acquired during his service
as a naval-packet commander, should not have communi-
cated it at once to the Admiralty. There can be but
one consolatory reflection in this case, viz., that it may
lead to inquiry and to the remedy of the evil com-
plained of.

- The last week's Railway returns, as ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under:—

1850. 1849.
Brighton £10,514 .£10,036
South-Eastern
Midland 20,805 20,793
Caledonian 6,248 6,062
Great Western .
North-Western
South-Western 12,053 11,904
The English Funds have been higher again, but the
transactions have not been extensive. The questions
which Mr. Roebuck this evening intends to ask concern-
ing the intention of Government, after the vote of the
Lords upon the Greek affair, might have been supposed
to have had rather a depressing effect upon prices, be-
cause uncertainty is always made available by specu-
lators; but such is not the case, since every one is well
aware that Lord Palmerston stands well in the Com-
mons. Consols have been quoted 96 to 96i for Account.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
9$ 1. Bank Stock is firm at 208 to 209. Exchequer-
bills nave been 675. prem.
The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have given
notice of a further amount of dollars having been re-
ceived by the Severn for the dividends, and also of the
duties pending, but this has not benefittod the Bonds,
which are heavy at 298 to 30. Grenada Stock is 18k.
Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17i. Dutch Four
per Cents. are 881 i.
Shares aro rather dull, and the turn in favour of
buyers.

QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols ... ... .. ... shut.

Ditto Account ... ...

... 96 96}

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
bank stuck

;icy Cent. Reduced Anna ... 964 A 964
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5.......... ...... 9814 X, 98 4'
,a
Gong Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o . 8 3-16 84
n lia Bonds, 1,000/ B5 88 p 88 p
Ditto under 1,000/........ .......
South Sea Stock

Ditto Old Annuities
Console for Account 96%14 96 96143
it xchequer Bills. I►,4d. & 2d
1,000/. Juno 67 p 67 p
500/. June
Small. June