The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-08 00:00:00

' MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY; QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday wee
estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which 400
American were taken for export, and 1,000 on specula-
tion. The market closed steady, at previous ratm-no
Railway Shares were dull, and generally at lower prices.
In Mark-lane the Wheat trade to-day has been very
dull, at Is. to 2s. decline, the imports of foreign' con-1
tinning extensive.
The following report upon theiren trails- fished
by Mr. Wm. Short:— •
" Iron.—Every description of this metal is flatter and
lower since last month's Circular. Bars in Wale's bare
been sold as low as 41. 155., and are to be still easily haa
at that price. Staffordshire iron could be bonghtl below
the published figures. Scotch pigs has declined to 48s.
fur mixed numbers in Glasgow, and some sales are re-
reported at• 6d. lower. The views put forth in my
annual circular in January are, I regret, thus un-
fortunately confirmed; for the prices having been forced
up to 50s. and 51s. towards the close of January, holders
brought forward their stocks, and it has declined by
rapid strides to 435.' or 4s. below my quotations of the
sth of January. Swedish iron is easier, and -may
bought at 11/. 10s. for arrival, but our stock on the siiot
is very trifling."
There are numerous arrivals from the colonies, but
the accounts are generally not of particular interest in
reference to commercial matters. The Cape of Good
Mope advices of the 17th of February notice the receipt
o 6 the intelligence that convicts were not to be sent to
the Cape.
The Continental advices are rather better in respect
to the Stock Markets, and at Vienna the Funds were
higher on the 4th inst. by if per cent. The Exchange
on London was down to 11'48 to 12 at Frankfort on the
sth instant. Austrian Metallic. were 78k, and Spanish
Three per Cents. 291. The Amsterdam market on the
6th inst. was not quite so good for Dutch Stock. In
other securities there was no alteration.
The following has been issued-officially:—
" BANK OF ENGLAND, ' tin APRIL, 1850.
" Notice is hereby, given, that the April dividends will
be paid to the public on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
" WILLIAM SADIE, Chief Accountant."
There is an exceedingly dull market for Publics
Securities, and the quotations are without the least
alteration, though not buoyant. Consols have been 96
to /. The fact that there are a great many options
coming off will account perhaps for the apathy exhibited
by the jobbers, and for the apparent wish to keep the
market in as impassive a condition as possible
for the present. The New Three.and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 97g. to 1 ex dividend.
Exchequer-bills are again higher, having touched
705., and East India Bonds have risen to 935.
premium. The extreme abundance of money, and the
great difficulty of profitably and securely placing it, are
illustrated most forcibly by the exceedingly high rate to
which the unfunded debt has risen, and nothing but an
uncertainty respecting foreign. affairs,_ prevents the ie..
vestment of capital in funded securities, which, however
high they may be, are not so elevated relatively to many
former periods of abundance.

In the Foreign Market there has been a good deal of
activity, and with various changes in the quotations.
Peruvian Bonds have been at a decline to 67i to 65} for
the Active, and to 264 and 251 for the Deferred, furthill ,
official information having been received from Dina
concerning.the loan of which 303,000 dolls. are to be raised
in the republic, and 800,000 in Europe. Equsdor Stock
has ,been at 38 1, and Grenada at 16k. Buenos Ayres
have been quoted 54, and Venezuela 31. Spanish Five
per Cents have been up to 171 to 18, and theThree,perCesti
remain at 37. The Government at Madrid is making e
show of doing something fer the foreign creditors, but
in reality this is the mere old plan of humouring, for it
is not even promised that in the present session of the
Cortes anything can be accomplished. Portuguese Four
per Cents. have been 32k to k. 3lexioan Bonds are no,-
minally 28k to 4. Chilian have been done at 941.
Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. are 56. Enemies
Scrip is worth 11 to It and Danish has risen upon the ,
more confident expectation of peace, to 3/ sad 3i prem.
Shares are dull. ,

ONE CLosull
PRICES OF Bitimil FUNDS O'CLOCK. rItICES.J
Bank stock
i per Cont. Reduced Anna
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 96% • 96%
New 314 per Cent. Arms.. . 971,136% 97% x d
Long Anna. to expire Jan. 860 - 8,1-16
India Bonds,l,ooo/........... — _
Ditto underl.oool.. 9l 93 p 94 fl
Consols for Account.... ............
Exchequer Bilis. I%d. ci 2d .
1,0001. June 7O p .. 70 p
5001. June ..... : ...... - p
Small. June
en CLOUNG
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'i.a.ooK. ' PRICES.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.. 54 5 t
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. .. 9454 94g,
- Ditto 5 tier Cent.
Ditto, Scrip ~............ 314% P , 3% p
Equador Bonds ... 3% teit 3% ,
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent 16% 16% :
Ditto Deferred
Greek Bonds
Ditto ex Over-due Coupons —
11,1,,,,...n. , per Cent. 11146, with Coupons— --
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Perbvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account 6714 67 6514 653 A x d ,
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Ditto, Account
Russian Bonds
Ditto Scrip —. .
PA% p 1% p
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account .........
OILLO, e&SSIV, Jr% 3713
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account 57 , 37
Venezuela iienas, 21Ai per Cent
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on Me above payable in Loudon.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 56 •S 5
Ditto, 4 Der Cent.' CreArtimii.ea.tzu..s.lNSEstiVss
DIAONxEd
ciB,osti.x.
VRICES GF N.:
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Pith Ei•
A.oordeen Sir -
Do. Preference Bi ...... 114 die.
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 7%......
Ayrshire and Galloway,. 7% —
Belfast & County Down 30
Barks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 -
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
Paid, or with a guaran. 20.
.
Do, withoutguarantee 20
'Arming, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
Do.without guarantee 15
BirminE,',.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 13/. 14s ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire, .
and Cheshire June 23
Bristol and Exeter 100 .....
Ditto, Thirds C.- ..... 33,1-
Buckinghamshire ...... 17%
Caledonian
Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10
Ditto,Clydeadale.Junc 50
Chester and Holyhead... 50 - ....• •• ......
Ditto, Preference l5
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ...... 5 ...
Dundalk& Enniskillen 30
East Anglian, 254, L. &
E. and L. and D..... 25
Do. 18/., E. &H. :.. 18
Do., Si. 10s., Pref... 3% —
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2
Eastern Counties.... 2O ...... 71414...
Do., New Preference, .
6 per Cent..
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61. 13k, 4d.... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. ,183.,4d... p
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. Scrip (6per cent.) 20
East Lancashire -
Ditto, New Quarters 614 — •• ....
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters •.• 654( •-• ••• ••••.••••••
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent. -
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......26% 26 27 26...
Ditto. Half Shares .. 25
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .• ••• ...., •••
Exeter.Yeovil. & Dorch. 25,a — ..
Exeter and Exmouth... 218.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle • • 4.,..• ...... 8/.65. 111 d.••• -- ••••••••••...•
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 . -6 ....
Do. Preference Consol. -• ...... ........
Gloucester &Dean Forest 121 i
Great Northern
Do., % t A Deferred ...12%...... .--
Do., % B 6 per Cent.;.: 9% 4%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% 10%%. ....... . ...
Great South. and West. -
( Ireland) ........ ... .. . 50 •-• ... . ..........
Ditto, Eighths ll4 ........ ..... -..-.
Great North of England.loo ....-217 219 ............ ' 219
Ditto, New, 401 4O
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New, 301........ 30
Ditto, New ,151
Great Western 100 .....5114 52 '52% 82 : MK
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, AShares 25 .• •.. --e- ....••••• .0 . OM. •
Ditto, ifths .....
•• •• -
Ditto, New 171........ 15 .... 6% 6%
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ..... --
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..... --
Do. Quarter Sharps... 12% — ....

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321 i
3214

ONION

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1676
634

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p

2%

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6
....
4%
10%

1 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50-
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ...... 33
Do. Quarters ... ..... 23% - . —
Do. Fifths... ....... ... 10 - dis. ••••••• •e• ... die.
Do. Thirds .... ....... . 18
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 ...... 11%1% 4......... 11%
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Sluff.) 5O
Do. (W. Riding Union) 11!‘ .:21,4...... ........
Leeds and Bradtord 6O
Leeds and Thirak ...... 50
• .-
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 314 — •••.••••....... "'-' dill'
Do., do. No. 2 10
Do., do. No. 3. 5... — ... .. . ..... .. ....,
Do., Pref. Quar ,MS 9 , ••••• ......... •,, . riiiz
Liverpool, Crosby and. ' - '
Southport
London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d — . ....... .... ...
London, Brighton, and
Sooth• Co=t-it ..-;.:409
Do.,' New, guaranteed
6 per Cent

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