The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

Cav, MONDAY EVENING.
The Funds close very firmly, Consuls being 98i to
Exchequer Bills have realised 68g. to 70s. premium ;
India Stock went back to 293 and 292 ; South Sea
Stock was marked 1124. It is to be expected that the
great advance in the former will tempt sales occa-
sionally.
The Spanish market was more lively this afternoon,
and prices ruled steady. The Five per Cents. were 251
to and the Three per Cents. 36 to There were
further bargains in Mexican Deferred, and at the ad-
vanced rates of 15i to a ; Colombian were worth 141;
Dutch Five per Cents, of the new loan brought 101.
The additional bargains in Railway Shares were not
very numerous, and as our list will show, at about pre-
vious rates.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
There was a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool on
Saturday : sales 3,000 bales, at former prices.—The trans-
actions in Rail Way Stock were tolerably numerous, but with-
out any rise in prices. Chester and Holyhead were 7to ;
Eastern Counties, llg ; Great Western, Half, 70; South-
Western, 821 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 474-; Paris and
Orleans, 35 ; Norwich and Brandon, 7 ; South Eastern, 36 ;
Ditto New, 34 to 36g.
The information which we gave on Saturday with respect
to the assents and dissents to the scheme of the reduction of
the interest upon the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., was sub-
stantially correct, and the opinion in well-informed circles—
official details being yet kept secret—is, that the amount that
will be required for those holders who do not agree with the
plan will be considerably under a million sterling. A
Morning Contemporary, gives the dissents at only about
60,00 W, but an important omission is made in not giving the
amount of assents as respects the Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
of 1818, the amount of stock involved in which is about ten
millions sterling. We believe the amount assented to is not
far short of eight millions sterling; and when the residents
abroad who are holders shall have time to send their instruc-
tions, no question is entertained but that a large amount of
the deficiency will be made up. The plan, taken altogether,
has been successful beyond all calculation.
The concession made by Government with regard to goods
imported from Peru, which have been bonded in this country
but twelve months, the auction-duty upon which is not to ha
exacted, has been the subject of some conversation among
mercantile men to-day. The reciprocal principle unquestion-
ably has been carried out to a full extent upon this occasion ;
and it is to be hoped, that as regards other countries nearer
home, the same good feeling may soon be exhibited among
those nations who claim friendly relations with Great Britain.
The West India mail brings rather later advices from Bar-
badoes ; and, indeed, in Jamaica, matters appear to have
slightly improved. Rain had fallen in the former island to
some extent.

The Funds are very well supprted, and in fact Consols
have not been done under 981 to a for Money, the Govern-
ment broker having purchased at the highest rates for the
Commissioners; and 984 to for Account. Exchequer Bills
have been 68s. to 705., and India Bonds 86s. premium. The
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have risen to 1021 to 4.
Bank Stock is 200 to 2003, and India Stock 293.
There has been a very quiet market for Spanish Bonds,
but the tone of prices is good, as the letter addressed by
the Finance Minister to the Committee of Spanish
bondholders is construed by some as rather favourable.
For our own ' part, however, we think we perceive
in it, an obscure remark respecting a new loan. The Active
Stock is 253 to 4, and the Deferred 15 ; the Three per Cents.
are nominally about 354 to 364. Mexican Actives have
risen to 364, and the Deterred to 153 ; Brazil
Bonds for Account are 82k, and Buenos Ayres 374 ; Portu-
guese Converted obtain 46 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents.
have been marked 57/to 4, and the Five per Cents. 1014 to 4.
Railway Shares are steady, with a fair business doing. Bir-
tningham and Derby realise 38 ; Do. and Glou-
cester 14 to 15 ; Brighton, 5/ to ; Greenwich, 74 ;
and South-Eastern, 131 discount'; Bristol and Exeter
are Lk to 2; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 14 to ;
Great Western, New, 203 ; Birmingham, 136 ; Ditto, New
Quarter, 264 ; Croydon, 3 ; Manchester and Leeds, 44 ; New-
castle and Darlington, 20 to ; and Paris and Orleans, 15
premium.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 23.—There
more business doing to-day, without any change in prices.
The sales are :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64), to 64 ; Lan •
caster and Preston, 38i ; London and Brighton, 441-; Lon-
don and South Western, 821 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
471 ; South-Eastern, 36* ; Bristol and Gloucester, 44i ;
Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven, 9f.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3per Cent. Red — , I
Ditto Bonds
per Cent. Cons
3% per Cent. lied — 'Ditto New Annuities...
New 3% per Cent. 102% ;Ex. Bills, 1,0001. INd... pm.
New 5 per Cent.... .....
Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small pm.
Jan. 1860 — 'Bank Stork for Acct..— 200)4
Oct. 185.9
,Consols for Acct 9,7i
Jan. 1860 — India Stock for Acct ... 292
FOREIGN FONDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent —j Portuguese, 5 per Cent —..
Belgian, 5 per Cent —. !Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds — Prthsian,s per Cent
...

—.., .
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ce. t... 37% Russian, 5 per Ccnt.......
hllian, 6 per Cent .... ..... . Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent ai
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent...—. 93 Ditto, Deferre 1 l5
D nish, 3 per Cent
Greek, l 5, 5 per Cent...... Exchange —C. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1817 — Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 57%
Peruvik, 1R25, 6 per Cent 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent lOl%

SHA RES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) B6
Ditto New (17% daid)
Bristol and Exeter ( 0 paid) ..... —..
Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (234 paid) 2
Great Western (75 paid)
Hull and selby (50 paid) 6O
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 6 paid) 914
Louis:in and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid)
London and Blackwall (161. I3s. 4,1 ) 1 li London and Greenwich (I t. I' s. 4d. paid) %
London and South Western Olt 6s. 10d. paid) 82%
M. nchtster and Birmingham 7
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 5;
South Eastern and Dover (50paid) 314
Ditto Scrip (2.5 paid) 964