The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-14 00:00:00

VENING, AUGUST 14, 1850.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool 3, sterday were esti-
mated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were
taken fur export, and 400 Surat and 1.500 American on
speculation. The market closed firmly at full prices.
—The share market was flit.

The letters and pipers by the mail steamer America
furnish a few items of interest. It is stated in a report
before us that " the harvest throughout the United
States is now finished, and we are satisfied the amount
of wheat produced is greater than ever before. In the
Western States, where corn has heretofore been the
principal crop, an immense amount of wheat has been
grown this year. In Missouri alone, the surplus is esti-
mated at five hundred thousand bushels, and this is one
of the smallest wheat growing states. The corn crop
has suffered somewhat in almost every direction in
consequence of drought, but that occurred before the
grain began to form, and, should the month
of August prove favourable, a greater amount of corn
will be raised than ever before known. All the crops
suffered considerably by the rain which fell in the course
of the late gale, which swept from Cape Fear to the
Northern Likes, but that is, comparatively, a small por-
tion of the great territory devoted to agriculture.
" Toe cotton and sugar crops suffered greatly in
consequence of the late spring and the many over-
flows to which they have been subjected. Indeed,
from all we can gather, it is probable that both
these crops will fall far below the average,
and it is possible they may be even below those of last
year. In Texas alone have those crops escaped the
disaster to which in the other Southern states they have
been subjected. A large portion of the most productive
lands in that State has this year been devoted to the
production of sugar cane, and it is probable that Texas
will be one of the principal States in the production of
sugar.

Up to the 17th of June last, we are authentically
informed, that some thirty thousand adventurers passed
Fort Laramie, on the overland route to California, and
the rush by the way of Chagres and Panama is still
very great. The probability is that the new state on
the Pacific will receive an accession to her population of
sixty or seventy thousand within the present
year. The accounts recently received from the
gold region warrant the belief that the proceeds of old
digging this season will be immense. ' Tnat state,' re-
marks a New York editor, with wonderful resources,
need care very little whether she is admitted into the
Union or .not. • Indeed, we would not be surprised if
' she got disgusted with thea Manner in which she has
been treated, and withdrew her appliCation altogether."
Dates to the 19th inst., from Mayaguez state that
sugar and molasses were very scarce at that place, the
crop having been nearly entirely bought up for the Eu-
ropean markets; but the stock on hand had not reached
so low an ebb as had 'been represented. It was stated
at Mayaguez that the news had been received there of
a terrible hurricane having taken place at Guadeloupe
and Martinique, destroying property to a very large
amount, and damaging the shipping in the harbours.
The Mexican advices are discouraging. The cholera
continued to rage severely, and told, of course, upon the
collection of the revenue. The remittance from Vera-
Cruz, c fficially reported to the Committee, is only
30,652 dollars, and from another source we learn that
there are ,about 6,000 dollars from Tampico. The
amount advised as pending for duties at Vera Cruz is
151,822 dollars 42 cents. Messrs. Manning and
Mackintosh write to the Committee, explaining
why - they haye lately been unable to send
forward an exact account of the amounts available for
the bondholders, the Customs authorities not having
delivered the bills to them, and it appears that there
would be an expense of 30 or 40 dollirs per month to
have the amounts regularly drawn up by the Customs
dells. All this will doubtless be set right when Mr.
Falconnet goes out, and we hear that his intention of
visiting the United States is abandoned, and that he is
likely to proceed direct to Mexico by the packet of
the 2d of next month. There is another change re-
ported in the American papers to have taken place in
the Finance department, Senor Gutierres having been
replaced by Senor Lacunas, and a Mexican journalist
gives the following gloomy report:—
" The treasury is not only empty, but there are no
available means by which it can to filled (at least, le-
gally filled). The state of the country arises from the
evils which have crept in and become a part and portion
of its system a Government. They must all be changed
ere any permanent good can result to Mexico."
The Amsterdam Stuck market on the 12th inst. was
rather dull. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents brought
51 to 5-16.
The Funds have been very dull again, and the settle-
ment of the Account occupies chief attention. Consols
have been marked 964 for Transfer, and 961 1 for Sep-
tember 14. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have realised 982 4. Bank Stock has been firm at 211
to 212. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 665. to 695.
premium.

- Foreign Stocks have been quiet. Mexican Bonds
have fallen to 294 for money, and to 29i I for ac-
count. Buenos Ayres at 58. Spanish Five per Cents.
have realised 174. Danish'Bonds are 102 i; and Dutch
Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. nominally 57 to.
Railway Shares are rather fluctuating. Eastern
Counties have decidedly fallen, owing partly to the
engine-drivers strikp. Great Northern are better, and
also Great Western. Brighton rather heavy. North•
Wvatern steady; a❑d South-Eastern higher. York and
Berwick have advanced.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Console 964 -I-
-_

Ditto Account, Sept. 11

... 96i :a

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISG rUND9 O'CLOCK. PRICES.
lan& Jtoc

• e- Uer.t. Reduced Arns ..... 97 971/$ 9711
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 LA A 96
N'ew 314 per Cent. Ann 5......— 98:ri % 98%
in Ha Bonds, 1,0004 ..... B6 p 86 p
Ditto under 1,000/. ...... .... 87 90 p 90 p
''onsols for Account 96 5/ 96%
Exchequer Bills. 114,1. 1i 2d
1,000/. June 66 69 p 69 p
5001. June
Small. June 66 69 p 69 p

ONE CLOSING
PRICES or FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
mitten ttonds
Ditto, Small
Ditto, New, 1813
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.— 58 581/2
- Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent - 103
Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Itextclua, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... 291/ 29%
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 41,4 per Cent 82% 8234
Portuguese 6 per Cents.
Russian Bonds
Ditto, 41,E per Cent
Spstust. 5 per Cent. 1840 I7IA 174
Ditto, 3 per Cent... ....

Dividends on the above payable in London.

Dutch 2' per Cent.. 12 Guild. ... 57
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates... 89th
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN
RAI i.,WAY sBARES. PAID. AT ONE .O'CLOCK. pßicEi
.„.

bu.:,kinghamshlre - .. 1714
Ca!sdoni an
.astern Cottxtie.q... ..... 20 ...... 6jg 5%......... 53/4
Ditto,Extens!on, 5 per
Cent., I.ln .l a 61. 138.4 d.... %p .. •.•....•• 34 p

Do., NewPref.rence, - -
6 par Cent.:...
East Lam:whim
lir,at Northern
Do., % A Deferred ... 121,4 2 t 4, %........... 2%
D0.,,1i B 6 per Cent... 11% 6% % .. ....... ... 6%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 121%. ll 111 ii
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Great Western 100
Ditto. New 171....... 15 ....
Hull and Selby .. . . .... 50 ...... -
.

Ditto, Half Shares ... 25
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100
Leeds rind Bradford
Leeds and Thirak ...... 50
London & Black wa11...11/. 6L 3d 41A1% ....
London, Brighton, and
' South Coast— ..... 100 ...... 801 A x.d. BOIA x.d
Do.Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 ...... 11 10%

Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent . —lOO 138 x.d.
f.,,,ndon and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... ......

Ditto, Preference,
Londoa and. N. Western 1(X) lll 1 X. ..... ...... 111%
Ditto, New Quarters 17 lB 173/4 ...
London & -',.W..storn 100 .... 593/4 60
l )o_, New Preference.. 5 - •••
Midland lOO ...... 33%4 33
1)o., 501. Sham
Do. Consolid. Bristol &
Binning., 6 per ct.... 100
North British __ .......25
North Staffordshire ... 174 6l 6l/4
Beading, Guildford, and
Reigate) .18 --.— ......
Royston and Hitchin ... 6 ti
..
... _ .......•..»••
Do. Shepreth Eaten . 54
Scottish Central
Shropshire Union - 214
South Eastern MIA l4l/4 l4l/4
'York. Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ......—... 25
no. Newcastle Eaten, 20 ...... 91/4 A.......- %
D. •G.N.E.Preforonce 9 ... 4 .. ....... , 4
York and North Midland 50

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 14.—Wind at noon N., moderate
bre( z^ and cloudy.
SWANSEA, AUG. 13.—Arrd. Lady Pi-ie, Parker,
Cuba ; William Nicholson, Rees, Cuba.
MILFORD, AUG. 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Hope,
James, Quebec ; Cinderella, Liverpool, for Rio Janeiro,
leaky ; Lelean, Lelean, Rio Janeiro, for Lisbon, with
sails split,
WREXFORD.—SId. Menapea, Quebec.
SLIGO, AUG. 12.—Wind N.N.—Arrd.
Kirkpatrick, Quebec.
SHIELDS, AUG. 13.—Arrd. Susan and Sarah, Sey-
mour, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, AUG. 13.—Wind N.—Acrd. Anna,
Quebec.
HULL, AUG. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Ross, Brown,
St. John's, New Brunswick ; Robinson, Rodd, ditto.
Sid. Miramichi, Miramichi.
SAUNDERSFOOT, AUG. 13.—The Allison. of London,
Swansea to Constantinople, struck on a ledge off Caldy
Island to-day, makes much water, has taken assistance to
pump, and proceeded to Milford to repair.
FISHGUARD, AUG. 13.—The master of the Conquest,
of Newport, reports having seen two la:ge ships in con-
tact, off Orm's Head, 7th inst.; one had her bowsprit
carried away, and returned to Liverpool.
SUNDERLAND, AUG. 13 —The Beater and the United
Kingdom, both of this port, were in contact off Flam-
borough Head on the night of the 10th inst.; the former
lost bowsprit, and the latter had her bulwarks stove.
Both have arrived here.
PLYMOUTH, Arra. I3.—Wind variable.—Sld. Anna
Maria, Australia. Off port, Magdalene, Westeryard,
Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh.
NEWPORT, AUG. 13.—Wind N.E.—Sid. Medina,
Queba c.
CARDIFF, AUG. 13.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Mary,
M'Connel, Quebec ; Mary, Roberts, Dalhousie. bld.
Cayenne, Baltimore; Nicaragua, Quebec.
DEAL, AUG. 13.—Wind N.E. to S.E. and S.—Arrd.
Hendrika, Lourens, Batavia, for Rotterdam.
LITTLEHAMPTON, AUG. 13.—Arrd. Beulah, of Scar-
borough, with loss of bowsprit, sails, &c., having been in
contact with a steamer this morning, off Beachy Head.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 13.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Thomas
Church, Pratt, New Orleans. Sid. Shannon, Acapulco;
Keying, Newburyport; Anne, Montreal; Gertrude, New-
foundland; Pearl, ditto; Chippewa, Bombay; Sir Robert
Peel, ditto; Roe, Africa; London, Valparaiso; Harle-
quin, Barbadoes; Independence, New Orleans; James
Brown, Philadelphia; Roscius, New York; De Witt,
Clnton, ditto; New England, ditto; William Wort, ditto;
Cluny. St. John's, New Brunswick; David Frost, Quebec.
PORTSMOTH, AUG. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Regulus,
Newcastle for Rio de Janeiro, with loss of bowsprit,
heathens, &c., and bow damaged, having been in contact
with a brig yesterday morning off the Wight. Sid.
Bombay, Cape and Bombay.
COWES, AUG. 13.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Olive Branch,
Quebec.
SCILLY, AUG. 12.—Wind N., squally.—Arrd. Argente,
Liverpool, with loss of topmast, &c., and making a little
water.

Lin'en,

CARLISLE, AUG. 12.—Wind W.—Arrd. Ant, Dalhousie.
CLYDE, AUG. 12.—Arrd. Mary and Ann, Wilson, Ja-
maica; A unbassadress, Foody, Dalhousie; Packet
Bowser, Berbice; Woodstock, Blair, Quebec; Mary
Campbell, Bullah, ditto. Sid. Borneo. Batavia.
DUBLIN, AUG. ]2.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. James
Andes, Baker, Norfolk, U. S.; Wave, Halpin, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
KINGSTOWN, AUG. 12.—Arrd. Auzil, Galley, Trinidad.
SHIELDS, AUG. 11.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrd. Poly-
nesia, Tate, Miramichi ; Mary Brack, Hunter, Dalhousie.
Sld. Columbian, New York; Keepsake, Quebec; Horner,
Boston, U. S.
ILFRACOMBE, AUG. 13.—The Victoria, Cardiff to
London, sprang a leak off here yesterday, and has
come into the harbour.
NORFOLK, VIE., JULY 27.—TheVirginia Ann, Charles.
ton to Bordeaux, put in o❑ the 24th July, with loss of
spars. sails, and other damage. The Houthandel, Am-
sterdam to Charleston, put in on the 26th July leaky,
vessel much strained, &c., having experienced heavy
weather. The Racer, New York to Nassau, N.P., cap-
sised during a gale on the 19th July, drifted on shore
at Cape Hatteras, and went to pieces; three men
drowned.
NEW YORK, JULY 31.—The Annie (Dutch ship),
Rotterdam to Boston, which was on shore on Goose
Island, United States, on the 11th May, has been given
up as a wreck, having bilged and lost most of her keel.
The Java, from Cardiff; arrived at Charleston on the
24th July very leaky, and much strained, having been
on shore on the Ship Bar. .

The Sidney, Quebec to London, with master sick, and
crew refusing to do duty, was spoken 12th July, in Ist.
45, long. 56.
The Jphn Carver, Havannah to Trieste, arrived at
Owl's Head on the 20th July, with loss of spars, sails,
&c., and would proceed to Learsport for repair.
The Concordia, of Sunderland, leaky, with loss of
sails, &c., aad making for the Delaware, was spoken on
the 19th July, 127 miles S.E. by E. of Cape Henspen.
A large ship was wrecked on the Diamond (Cape
Hatteras Shoals), on the 17th July, and all hands
perished.
ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, JULY 31.--Her Ma
jesty's steamer Plumper got aground in Digby Gut,
Nova Scotia, on the 25th July, but got off in about six
hours, with loss of false keel, &c., and is now in Digby
Basin. The Selina, of Dundee, Dublin to this port, was
last on Grand Manan during a fog on the 30th of July;
crew saved.

YARMOUTH, UNITED STATES, JULY 27.—The Sut-
cliffe, Liverpool to St. John's, New Brunswick, which
wt s on shore on Cape Sable on the 20:h July, has be-
come a wreck; materials and part of cargo saved.
HALIFAX, JULY 29.—A vessel, apparently belonging
t) Prince Edward's Island, dismasted, and three men
dead, and no name on her stern, was fallen in with near
the coast of Labrador, by a shallop, arrived at this port.
AUG. 3.—The Airnilla, for Swansea, got on shore at
the mouth of St. Mary's river, but was gut off with some
damage; would discharge.
GASPE, JULY 20.—The Gentoo, London to Quebec,
which was o❑ shore below Fox river on the sth July, has
been got off.
'ho Wave, Limerick to Quebec, which was on shore
at Cape Rosier on the 6th July, has become a wreck,

Wheat.
Qrs. Qrs.
English ...... 990
Scoteh•• •• •• ••
Irish •• •• ••
Foreign •• ••

Barley.

Qrs. Qrs.
470 1,550

Sacks
580

3,070 1 3.110 i 4,880 I -
BOUM:MEI BOP IVIABILET.

For all kind of Hops the demand was heavy, and
pric, s have a downward tendency. The duty is still
called 200,000 L