The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-26 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of
the Bank of England, from the 27th day of January, 1844,
to the 20th day of April, 1844-, both inclusive, . published
pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98.

LIADI rxriEs
Circulation £21,470,000 Securities ...x:22,150,000
Deposits 13,615,000 Bullion 16,015,000

ASSETS.

£35,042,000
11, Downing-street, April 2,

£38,165,000

i, 1844.

COURSE OF EXCIL
Amsterdam CF. 12 5
Ditto, at sight l2 3
Rotterdam 9 U l2 5}
Antwerp 25 95
Elamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 ;0
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Botirdeaux 25 95
Frankfort ou Maine
Petersburgli, 3Us 36i
Berlin 7

A.NGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar —

Legkorn 3O 60
Genoa 25 95
Milan

Venice 47
Naples .
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 5:34
Oporto 5.3/
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres —
NewYork,2lclyssight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF MILLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons.-- 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
Silver in ears 0 4

Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 956
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37

Cadiz

I:,ilbao 36

Barcelona ...

36

Seville. --

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April 26.)
SUGAR —There has not been so much activity in the Colo-
nial Sugar market this week, as some of the trade have come
to the determination not to do more business than they are com-
pelled until after the Chancellor of the Exchequer has brought
forward the Budget. To-day buyers were more inclined to pur-
chase West India Sugar, and 300 hhds were disposed of at fall
rates the operations would have been upon a more extended
scale, had there been a larger show. The total sales for the
week are 1,210 hhds and tierces. The market closed very
firmly,
REFINED.—To-day the demand was brisker for Refined
goods for home consumption and prices are firm ; brown Gro-
cery Lumps 775, and standard Lumps 78s to 78s 6d. Of
Treacle several parcels sold, boiled from West India Mo-
lasses at 21s Gd, Patent 22s to 255, and best make 26s to 28s
per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar 25s 9d, and the Refiners
will not enter into further contracts under 26s per cwt. Loaves
at 30s to 34s for 6to 14 lbs. Molasses at lls to lls 6d, Bas-
tards and Pieces 17s to 22s per esvt.
MAURITIU s—This afternoon Mauritius was in fair request,
and 310 bags at public sale were sold at full rates ; middling
yellow at 61s 6d to 62, and low 61s to 61s 6d per cwt.
EA ST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal Sugar,
amounting to 1,746 bags 85 casks, were offered at public sale
anti sold in most cases at 6d per cwt advance ; fine white
fetched 675, goad 65s 6d to 665, middling 64s to 64s 6d, mid-
dling grey 61s to 61s 6d, middling bright yellow 63s to 63s 6n,
good 61s, damp and washed 58s 6d to 65 : is casks, sound
foxy brown 50s Gd to 52s 6d, low heavy 48s to 493 Gd per cwt.
FOREIG H.—White Havannah taken in, good at 28s 6d to
30s, middling 26s 6d to 28s, and low 23s to 24s per cwt ;-
damaged, sold at 23s to 25s for middling and good quality
washed, sound fetched privately 28s ; yellow at previous rates;
white Brazil at 21s to 235, for brown prices remain firm ;
brown and yellow Maccio for Hamburgh at 17s per cwt.
MOLASSES.—Berbice 243 per cwt. Bengal Molasses 17s to
17s 6d good quality, and 153 to 16s 6d per cwt for inferior.
Honey at full rates.

Col-FEE.—By private treaty few purchases have been made
in West India Coffee, and rather lower rates again accepted.
For Mocha prices are still going down. This afternoon there
was no public sale of any description of Coffee, and the home
trade operated with reluctance by private contract ; the regular
market price of good ordinary Ceylon is 593 per cwt.
COCOA.—Prices have given way Is per cart for West India
this week, and the market has been well supplied. Foreign
Ceeoa is held for previous rates.
TEA. —A good business has been transacted in Tea this
week, and rather higher rates are raid for the lower sorts ;
Congou common for cash has fetched is Oid to Is Id, good
common Is lAd to Is lid; Twankay common Is 2id to Is 3d;
Hyson ordinary 2s 2d to 25 6d, and Pouchong bd to 10d per lb
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deicri_ptions. There has been much more activity in
the Brandy market, and higher rates raid. Cognac best
brands of the vintage of 1838 !hhds 53 10d, puns 5s ed ;
ditto !aim Lthdi es ed, 1)11113 55 6d; ditto 16W, hhds 53 6d