The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-06 00:00:00

MORNING, JU'NE 6, 1844.

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The English market was very quiet this afternoon,
and prices therefore exhibit very little change. Consols
for Account closed at 9Si to a ex div.
Mexican Bonds rallied a little, although it appears
that the remittance for the dividend is, as reported this
morning, very small. The closing prices were 3.5 i to
Spanish Actives were at 23i- to I. Colombian were 13i.
Russian brought 1171. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. receded to 81i.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 83- ;
Chichester and Brighton, a ; Brighton, 23- to Green-
wich, 5i to ; and Thames and Medway, 91 discount.
Bristol and Exeter, 10 ; Eastern Counties, New, 5;
Great Western, 47; Ditto, Fifths, 10+ ; Liverpool
a
594 ; Birmingham, 122 ; Green-
wich Manchester and Leeds, Half, 13 ;
d Preference, Manchester, l;f'
Midland Counties, Quarter, 8 ; Newcastle and Darling-
ton, 22 ; Northern and Eastern, 12f ; North Midland,
Thirds, 8a ; Yarmouth and Norwich, 41 ; and York and
North Midland, Scarborough Branch, 17 to 18 premium;
British North American Bank Shares were 7,1- discount.
and Santiago de Cuba Mine, 14 premium.
The advices from Jamaica, per Teviot, still allude to
excessive drought in some parts of the island.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was not ani-
mated, but a fair business was done, at steady prices. Sales
4,000 bags, including 600 on speculation.—Shares were
without alteration. The demand for Paris and Lyons
was brisk, and the inquiry generally was good. Bir-
mingham and Derby, 61i ; Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 91 ; Eastern Counties, 1 ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 68; Liverpool and Manchester, 222 ; Birmingham
Thirds, 37; Ditto Quarter, 26 ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 54; Midland Counties, 9%; North British, 2i ; North
Midland, 90i ; South Eastern, 37# ; Ditto New, 12i ; Paris
and Lyons, 31. Se. 6d ; Ditto and Rouen, 38i.
The advices per Teviot are not yet in town.
By to-morrow ship advices are expectedfrom various parts
of the world, owing to the change of wind, but it is consi-
dered that Government might long ere this have thought of
dispatching steamers to the Channel to bring off' the mail-
bags from the detained ships, if such could legally have
bean done.

The commercial advices by the Overland Mail are of as
favourable a character as could be expected, though the un-
remunerating prices are still complained of.
The English Stock Market has been very firm again, but
the closing of the transfer books limits business. Consols fur
Money have been at 104 to 99} with the dividend, and for
the openine. at 983 to ex dividend. The unfunded
debt is steady at 71s. to 735. premium. Bank Stock
has been supported at 1991. The New Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. for Money are 103 to 103 i. The Reduced are
1011 to 1011, and the Three per Cents. 99i to 991. There is
nothing calling for special remark.
The Foreign . Market has been dull ; 'Spanish Five per
Cents. are 23k; and the Three per Cents., 34} to 1. The
Passives are 54. Mexican are down again to 35i to pro-
bably owing to some intimation received privately by the
speculators, of a smaller remittance than was expected.
Colombian Bonds wore at 13i to 13} ; and Brazilian at SI
to 5. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents. have been at 62 to
e Railway Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent,
and at good prices generally. Birmingham are rather cheaper,
however. Great Western are firm, and South-Eastern rather
fluctuating. Brighton have been steady. The French lines
are well supported. Joint-stock Bank Shares are firm.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 4.—The market
continues steady, with a good general inquiry, but in the
absence of sellers business has been limited.—Eastern
Counties, 11* ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 57; Ditto, Quarter, 4i prem. ; Manchester
and Leeds, 101 ; North Midland, Halves, 45i ; Ditto,Thirds,
30 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 78} ; South-Eastern, New,

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CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red............ 99M Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ......... 100% Ditto Old Annuities
31 " Cent. R. ' 1%

.3% per ,ent. Red ......... 101 Ditto New Annuities ,
New 3% per Cent.......... 103' Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1.30 71 pm.
New 5 per Cent ..... ......, _ Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 73 pin.
Jan. 1860 12% ,Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 Consols for 0pg.... ....... 1;8%
Jan. 1860 l2 11.16 ;India Stock for Acct..,,
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Ce . ...., jPortuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent................ 'Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds ............... 814 Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent 117%
Chllian, 6 per Cent .......... . 'Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 ... ..................... Ditto, 3 per Cent 34%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred
Danish, :3 per Cent ... ......... tFrench, 5 per Cent —f. —c.
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent Exchange
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 61%
Peruvian, Ift2s, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent .........1004
SAES.
Birmingham and GloucestH R ester (100 pail) 91%
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) BO
Eastern Counties (n paid)
Ditto Registered (816 s Eid paid)
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid 2s
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto Loan Notes, 10 paid l9
London and Greenwich (121. 158. 4d paid) 7%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ....... ..............
Ditto, Half Shares, 30 paid
Midland Counties (WO paid) 9l
Ditto, Quarter Shares (15 paid)
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. 18 paid 4O
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (IN paid)
Ditto. Thirds, £2l 13s. 4d. paid :30%
South Eastern and Dover (33 25 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid)
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (2% paid)