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

MONEY and COMMERCIAL
CITY, QUARTER 7 0 THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday We,,,,r4
estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which 50"
American were taken for export, and 1,000 on specula
tion. The market closed steady, at previous rates."
• Railway Shares were dull, and generally at lower prices'
In Mark-lane the Wheat trade to-day has been veil
dull, at ls. to 2s. decline, the imports of foreign cop'
tinning extensive.
The following report upon the Iron trade is furnisbd
by Mr. Wm. Short:—
" Iron.—Every description of this metal is flatter
lower since last month's Circular. Bars in Wales bell
been sold as low as 4/. 155., and are to be still easily ils"
at that price. Staffordshire iron could. be bought below
the published figures. Scotch pigs has declined to 40'
for mixed numbers in Glasgow, and some sales are 11
reported at 6d. lower. The views put forth in PI
annual circular in January are, I regret, thus PO:
fortunately confirmed; for the prices having been forego
up to 50s. and 51s. towards the close of January, holder!
brought forward their stocks, and it has declined bl
rapid strides to 435., or 4s. below my quotations of tb°
sth of January. Swedish iron is easier, and may bl
bought at 11/. 10s. for arrival, but our stock on the spo
is very trifling."
There are numerous arrivals from the colonies, bi?
the accounts are generally not of particular interest it
reference to commercial matters. The Cape of GPI
Elope advices of the 17th of February notice the reoeir
of the intelligence that convicts were not to be sent 0
the Cape.
The Continental advices are rather better in respeo
to the Stock Markets, and at Vienna the Funds wig°
higher on the 4th inst. by 11 per cent. The Examine
on London was down to 11.48 to 12 at Frankfort one I
sth instant. Austrian Metallics were 781, and Spaol!
Three per Cents. 291. The Amsterdam market on to 4
6th inst. was not quite so good for Dutch Stock.
other securities there was no alteration.
The following has been issued officially:—
" BANK OF ENGLAND, IsT APRIL, 1850..4
" Notice is hereby given, that the April dividends W
be paid to the public on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
" WILLIAM Ssznx, Chief Accountant.",
There is an exceedingly dull market for rabill
Securities, and the quotations are without the /01
alteration, though not buoyant. Consols have been 9'
to 1. The fact that there are a great many option,
coming off will account perhaps for the apathy exhibited
by the jobbers, and for the apparent wish to keep this
market in as impassive a condition as possibl
for the present. The New Three-and-a-Quarto;
per Cents. have been 97/ to I ex dividend'
Exchequer-bills are again higher, having toecbow
705., and East India Bonds have risen to 99*,
iremiurn. The extreme abundance of money, and 03;
great difficulty of profitably and securely placing it,
illustrated most forcibly by the exceedingly high rate'
which the Wended debt has risen, and nothing basil
uncertainty respecting foreign affairs prevents the 19#
vestment of capital in funded securities, which, however
high they may be, are not so elevated relatively to inali
former periods of abundance.
In the Foreign Market there has been a good deal.'
activity, and with various changes in the quotatiorlt
Peruvian Bonds have been at a decline to 67/ to 651 fu:
the Active, and to 264 and 25* for the Deferral, Wall'
official information having been received from Lill
concerning the loan of which 303,000 dolls. are to be raie,
in the republic, and 800,000 in Europe. Eqqador Slo'
has been at ai and Grenada at 161. Buenos An'
have been quoted 54, and Venezuela 31. Spanish
per Cents have been up toll to 18, and theThreaperCeo.
remain at 37,
,The Government at Madrid is malting ;
,show,of doing something for the foreign creditors, bit
in reality this is the mere old plan, of humouripg, for It
is not even promised that in the present session of 1110
Cortes anything can be accomplished. Portuguese Po'
per Cents. have been 321 to 1. Mexican Bondi; are Or
minally 281 to Chilian have been done at 941
Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are 56. R014'14
Scrip is worth 11 to I*, and Danish has risen uon
more confident expectation of peace, to 3f and 3i pre*
Shares are dull.

ONE CLngfl°
PRICES OF BRITISH PUNDi O'CLOCK. ntegs.,
BAuk btOCk. -• 205 4
per Cont. Reduced Aims .....
96Si
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 961/s - j
New 314 per Cent. Ann% -.. 974A% 97% 146
Long Anna, to expire Jan.1860
India Bonds, 1,000/ -
Ditto under 1.0001..
Consols for Accott at ' 96 96% 96 R
Exchequer birth. 1% u. a 2d
1,000/. June70 p 70 P
500/. June
Small. June 67 70 p 70 P
4
rig CLOW
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O' CL oh
uCK. l'itlCE°.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 54 61,L
Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent. .. 04% 94),
Ditto 5 oar Cent.
314 p 3 .....
Ditto, Scrip 74 $ i
.. ..
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 11/2 per Cent l6l a 16
Ditto Deferred
Greek Bonds
Ditt,- _ __
i

.o ex Over-due Coupons —
.h"* ...,,,, , per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto; Ex Jan. Coupons
Per. vian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account
674 67 654 65%
Ditto Deferred
,
....-.
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Ditto. Account
Russian Bonds ..... -...---
Ditto Scrip l% % p Ili t
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account ..... do., .1110 en
:
Ditto, Passive 3% SIS
Ditto. 3 per Cent
.
Ditto, Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2,4 i per Cent .... 31 SI
10
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. li
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 5G 1/T
• •
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certitteates 85% IA x 4. 85 1
PRICES OF PAID. .IsUaNEBB DONS cl,yel4o
--3,
RAILWAY SIiEWES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. pith P
Aberdeen
Do. Preference Bl ...... I!,‘ dis. „.... 14 °P
Amber. Nott., Boston, . '
and Eastern Junction 7%...... ......
......... .0
Ayrshire and Galloway 7%..,,,,
_,-0
Belfast & County Down 30... , .0
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per:s per ct.) 6. . .... ---
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls'duly
Paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 ••••
--
Birming. Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
Do. without guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.— 23 - ........«.....
Bristol and Exeter 100 ... ..
Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 33i.
Buckinghamshire ..«.. 17%
Caledonian
Ditto, New IC4 Prof... 10
Ditto,ClydesdaleJune 50
Cheater and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5
Direct London & Ports-
month
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ...... 5
Dundalk& Enniskillen 30
East Anglian, 251., L. & •
E. and L. and D...... 25 - ...
Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18
Do., 3/. 10s., Pref... 3% -• •
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2
Eastern C0untie5......... 20 ...... 741,(
Do., New Prefaence,
6 per Cent.. lO - Ditto,Extension, 5 per ..•...........
Cent., No.l ..... i. 6/. 138.41 --. p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 -
00. New
Eastern Union, Class A ,
• (late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6
Do., Class 13 & C 25 . 2%...... ...... ..
Do. Scrip (6per cent.) 20
East Lancashire
NON*. ..
Ditto, New Quarters 64 ... ......,....
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters
... 6k — .......«.....
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent.
Edinburgh and-Glasgow 50 26% 26 27 26...
Ditto. Half Shares ... 25
-.
119,.
Ditto, Newport ..... 15 .. ... .... ...
Exeter.Yeovil, & Dorch..
25,a --
Exeter and Exmouth.., 21S.
Glasgow, Dumfiies, and
Carlisle
...........
...... 8465. 3d.•..•••• :h.
Glitsgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... •-• .....
Do. Preference ConsoL -
Great Northern
% f•••
Do., % A Deferred ... 12%...... --
Do., %B 6 per Cent... 9%...... 4%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% 10%%. ...... '. .. •
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Ditto, Eighths ll4 ••••• ..,.,.N.......
Great North of England.loo 217 219. ....... . ... 21v
Ditto, New, 404 4O --.
Ditto, ditto B5 - ....
...............
.T
Ditto, New, 304........ 30
........ .;,...... 0°
Ditto. New ,151 l5
........ ...•••. .....,
Great Western 100 ......514 52 523 62 : 1111,
Ditto, % Shares
Ditto, 4 Shares
Ditto, Fifths .....
Not/
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ...
6/8
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 -
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..... -- ...... ...
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — ........ r.-
. .....
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
IMMO
Ditto, Thirds
...
Lancailiire & Yorkshire 100 ...... 33
Do. Quarters ..«..... 23%
Do. Fifths...
10 ,
Do. Thirds ...... ........ 18
Do. New, Gus. 6 per ct. 10
Ditto (Hudderstield -
...
and Shetf:) ........... 50
Do. (W. Riding Union) 114 "2% ...... .. ...... 24
Leeds and bramord 6O ...... .44 .
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 ....- ........
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% ••••• "" disc
Do., do. ..... No. 210 • -- ••••••
Do., do.
......NO. 3 5
Do., Pref. Quar., 1848 9 -... .... ........ a. '"". '
Livorpeol, Crosby and
Southport'.
... 10 - ..... ...
Landon & Blacksvali...ll/. 6s. 3d - ... .. ~... I'm
Landon, bright(); id

... /OP
1
0
6
•

..

7'

....P
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2%

6~
4
10~

-
South Coast... ....100
Do.,- New, guaranteed
6 per Celli •..0 n...