The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-01 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY. THURSDAY EVENING.

The extreme quotations of the day in the English
Market was scarcely supported at the close, Consols
been at par for Money, and loq sellers for Account.
Exchequer Bills continued heavy. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. remained firm at 102 to*. The
Three per Cents. closed at 99 to /.
Spanish maintained the slight appearance of improve-
ment manifested in the morning. The Five per Cents.
were 238 f, and the Three per Cents., 344. Portuguese
Converted brought 52*. Colombian were 13k. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 621 f.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these:—Birmingham and Gloucester were 58 to 5;
Bristol and Exeter, 41 to I; Chester and Holyhead, li;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 11 ; Ely and Bedford, -1; Great
Western, 65; Ditto, Half, 36; Greenwich, Preference,
311 Manchester and Birmingham, 10; Newcastle and
Darlington, 28 to 27f ; Norwich and Brandon, 4:41; Ditto,
New, 2a; South-Eastern, 9/ to *; Ditto, New, 118;
Central of France, Constituted, 7 to 8; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 24; and Paris and Rouen, 20 to 4 pre -
mium. Direct Northern were at par. Eastern Counties
have been 111 8; Greenwich, 2i; and Midland and Bir-
mingham and Derby, 20f to 21 discount. National Pro-
vincial Bank of England were I premium.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was
flat, owing to the advices by the steamer. Sales, 3,500
bags—viz , 400 Egyptian, at sfd. to 7d ; 200 Surat, at
2fd. to 31 ; and the rest American, at 3d. to sd. per
lb.—Shares were, on the whole, dull. Chester and Bir-
kenhead, New, 24 ; Churaet Valley, 73k ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 581 ; Glasgow and Ayr, 62 ; Grand
Junction, Half, 103 - ; London and Birmingham, 213 ;
Ditto, One-Quarter Shares, 244 ; London and York, 3f;
Manchester and Leeds, 1111 ; Midland Counties, 106;
Sheffield and Lincoln, 11 17s. 6d. ; South-Eastern, 424
Lyons and Avignon, 2 6-20 ; Paris and Strasburg,
2/. 4s. 6d. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 31 ;
Central of France, 4f.
It is satisfactory to find that the accounts received a
few days back, that the negotiation with the Pacha of
Egypt for the acceleration of the transit of the mails
through that country had been unattended with success,
are contradicted. On the contrary, it is more than pro
bable that before this final arrangements have been com-
pleted to carry out most successfully the great object in
view. The Paella's Prime Minister, Artim Bey, had
acted most courteously to Mr. Bourne, and who was, at
the last dates, at Cairo, negotiating, on behalf of the
Post-office authorities of this country, and had with the
Pacha shown every desire to forward the object. The
subject of forming a railway to Suez was under attentive
consideration.

There are some symptoms of a want of co-operation
among the Scottish public to sustain the small note cir-
culation of that part of the United Kingdom. A sort
of foreboding is apparent that Sir Robert Peel will in-
terfere with the system, and that too with success. At
the meeting of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh
a few days since, the Chairman announced that
repre: entations had been made to Mr. Macaulay, their
M.P., of the safety of the small note system, and of
its beneficial working. The feeling, however, of Mr.
Macaulay appeared to be, as reported, that Englishmen
considered sovereigns better for circulation north as well
as south of the Tweed, and the Hon. Member did not
give any sanguine hopes that opposition to the Premier's
plans of doing away with small Scotch notes would have
any effect. However, it was resolved at this, as well as
at other meetings, to take up firmer ground upon the
question, and to crush the project at its outset.
The private letters have just been delivered from the
United States and Canada. The weather had become
extremely cold in Canada, and there was every appear-
ance of an early and severe winter. In other respects
we do not find anything of interest in the advices. From
New York it appears that a good spring trade was ex-
expected, but business at the latest dates was not very
active.

In the British Funds to-day we have but a trifling
variation to notice. Consols for the Account have been
quoted at 100 and at 100*. For Money the more
current value has been from 99k to 100 k. The
Three-and-Half per Cents. are at 102*, and the
premiums upon Exchequer Bills are at 675. to 695. The
Commissioners bought Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
at 1021, and Reduced Three per Cents. at 99*.
The allotment of the Scrip in the New Belgian Loan,
bearing interest at the rate of 2i per cent., has been
made by the contractors, Messrs. Rothschild and Co.
We have not heard of many transactions this morning,
as the subscribers have, in most instances, preferred
to hold as a beneficial investment. Nominally the Scrip
is at about 1 per cent. premium. Belgic Stock is at
104 and Dutch Five per Cents. at 98k.
Parties interested in Spanish securities have been
taken entirely by surprise this morning by the propaga-
tion of the terms upon which the marriage between the
Queen of Spain and the son of Don Carlos. For this
extraordinary information they were indebted to the
Morning Advertiser, which journal some few days since
announced exclusively . that the preliminaries for the
marriage had been completed. W hat will be thought of
the debt of Spain, the amount of which is at present
unknown, having added to it the expenditure of the
Carlists, supposed to amount to forty millions of
reels, created during the seven years' civil war? The
clergy property, which has been sold, is to be inscribed in
the great book of the .nation, thus adding enormously
again to the obligations, while even now the Treasury
has not an income to meet one-tenth of the demands
upon it. As no doubt the terms upon which this grossly
fraudulent compact has been brought about will be found
in another column of The Sun, further observations are
not necessary here. Of the feelings entertained in the
City upon the subject more hereafter. The market for
Spanish Bonds. has been very heavy this morning, the
above arrangement not being at all relished by the
Bondholders. The Three per Cents. have been sold at
341, and the Five per Cents. at 23-a. For the Portuguese
Converted Bonds the only price this morning has been
524 to 52i ; for Mexican 341 to 341; for Colombian, ex
Venezuelian, 13i, and for. Brazilian 861.
The Railway Share Market has not altered much to-
day, the Directors being principally engaged in the set-
tlement of their transactions in the Foreign Funds—this
being the account day. The latest prices for Shares are
annexed. The London and Birmingham, the Great
Western, the Midland, and the York and North Mid-
land values have advanced.
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank 5t0ck......,...., ..... 2033 i 204 203
3 per Cent.Redueed Annuities 99%4
3 per Cent. Consols.
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. M 0..... 11 15-16 12 1-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 ...... 11 15-16
India Stock ! ....... ........ .. . ........ . .......
India 80nd5,1,000.. .... 92
Ditto under 1,000.... .......
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account 100% . T
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 110.
40001. •••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••...••• 71 77 pm.
71 77 pm.
Ditto 69 67 pm.
Ditto Advertised...,....
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 86%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent....:.„....,,,, 3414 %
Ditto Deferred Stock....._. . .......... 154
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ...........
Ditto Converted 525( %
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 2336%
25Thxpii,ereecr Cents
6398. c;!
.54
CBS OF SHARES Air ON.E-CyCZOCK.
RAILWAYS.
Dutchr,opptDitto
PAID. PER SHARE
Bristol and Gloucester 3O „«.....423( 43 ... to 42%
. Caledonian
Churnet Valley
Glasgow• 50 ....... 601 ...... to
12 24%
75 .... . 138% to 133
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Ditto New Thirds ..... Birmingham.....,,,.. 100
2 23
615, 21 7
tt
oo 215_
Dit o 4 Shares 2 .... 243 to
London and Greenwich
London and Croydon
London and Y0rk........„........... • 234 3' % to
Midland
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21 ........ 47 47 to 48%
Northern and Eastern ..... 45 . .... 56% ...„ to
Ditto 14 Shares
Norwich and Brandon ........... . ..... 1114 to
Ditto New......................... ....... '2%)6 to
Yarmouth and Norwich 2O .....
Ditto New . 5 ......... 10..» , to -.-
York and North Midland 50
Ditto Scarbore' Branch ......... 10
Ditto Selby Scrip
Central of France (Masterman's) 2 ..... 434 4%... to

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