The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-25 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
- CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Consol Market leaves off firmly, but not at the
highest rates of the day. The tendency is considered
to be rather upwards. The prices were 99f to 99k.
The heavy Stocks were firm ; Bank Stock was at
196 to 197. The Unfunded Debt was as in the morning.
Spanish leave off rather better, the Five per Cents.
being 24+; and the Three per Cents., 35i to Por-
tuguese Converted were at 461 ; Russian were not
marked higher than 117 i; Mexican were a shade higher,
viz. 351 to
The additional transactions in Railway,Shares have
been these:—Bristol and Gloucester were 17; Dublin
and Cashel, 3+ to 32-. Great-Western, Half, 241 to 253-;
Eastern Counties, Ne'w, 4i-; Harwich (Locke), I; North
Midland, Half, 3; Norwich and Brandon, 6; Trent
Valley, 5 to 6; Paris and Orleans, 19i; Rouen and
Havre, 10 to 10- premium. Brighton have been 3i;
Greenwich, si; Midland Counties, 13; North Midland,
lli; and Strasbourg and Basle, 4 discount.
The exchanges on the principal continental cities were
much the same, except Paris, which were rather lower.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
At Liverpool yesterday the sales of Cotton, were 3,500 bags
at previous rates, and, to the trade ; 500 Surat realized lid.
to M., 500 Pernambuco 6d, and the rest American ; 4d. to
6Ad. for Orleans.—Shares d;spleyed rather more activity.
Caledonian, 4; Eastern Counties; 114; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 66 ; Birmingham, 223 ; Do. Thirds, 37i ; Brighton,
464 ; South-Western, 88* ; Manchester and Birmingham,
54 ; Do. and Leeds, 105 ; Paris' and Lyons, 3 ; Do. and
Orleans, 39h ; Do. and Bonen, 38,1 ; South-Eastern, ; Do.
New, 11 ; Trent Valley, 7i.
There have been no arrivals announced from the British
Colonies of later dates than those previously received.
In the Colonial .and the Foreign Produce Markets the
attendance has been rather thin to-day; but still a fair
amount of business is doing. Anything like activity is not,
however, expected, until the Customs Bills have been de-
finitively settled by the House of Commons. Ministers
ought to be fully aware of the importance of an early adjust-
ment of all measures tending to influence or check commercial
enterprise. As respects the Canada trade, it is fully calcu-
lated that an excellent business will be carried on in the
present year. The stocks of lumber to be brought forward
are very large, the farmers and labourers in the colony are,
generally speaking, doing well, and the emigrants going out
are principally parties of moderate means, so that the labour-
ing population of Canada are likely to be well employed this
year.
There were not any purchases by the Commissioners to-
day. Consols for Money have reached within * per
cent. of par, but for -Account they have not been
sold so high. The current value for both is now
99a. The Three. and-a-Half per Cents. well support
their value. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has fallen
rather. Bank Stock is up to 197, and India Stock to 286. India
Bonds undef 1,0001. command a premium of 925.
A shade of improvement may be noticed in the Spanish
Stocks, the Three's having touched 351 for the Account, and
the Consols 24ii A-. Portuguese are per cent. higher, reach-
ing 47. In the Dutch, the Belgian, and other Foreign Bonds,
scarcely any variation has taken place since yesterday.
In the Railway Share Market, the principal alterations
have been a rise in London and Birmingham to 125 premium,
and in the New, to 35 premium. Most of the other Shares
were flat. Bolanos Scrip has been sold at 64 ; and the Union
of London Bank Shares, at 24 prem. per Share.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 23.—There has
been a slight improvement in our market to-day, and more
business has been done. Trent Valleys are in good request.
—Bolton and Preston, 29i ; Eastern Counties, Perpetual,
No. 2, lls. 6d. premium • Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66* ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 54; Ditto, Quarter, 4i;
Preston and Wyre, ; Trent Valley, 61 a; Manchester,
Birmingham, and Rossendale, 6.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ........ . 197 Indian ........ 2E6
3 per Cent. Red 98% Ditto Bonds ...... 92 pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Rel . ..... 101% Ditto' New Annuities._
New 3% per Cent 102% I Ex. Bills 1,0001. 72 pm.
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 500/
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 72 pm.
Jan. 1860 Bank Stock for Acct.... 197
Oct. 1859 Consols for Acct 99%
Jan. 1860 12% !India Stock for Acct....

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent Portugues, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent 103% Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Russian, 5 per Cent 117%
Chllian, 6 per Cent
,Ditto, Metallic .....« ...........
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent...... IDitto, Deferred
Danish,3 per Cent .....«..... .French, 5r e r Cent —f. —c.
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent...—. Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 , Dutch, 2% per Cent...... 61
Peruvian, 1825,6 per Cent — ;Ditto, 5 per Cent .........100%
SHARES.
Bristol and Gloucester (30 paid)
Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid
Eastern Counties (t) paid) - ...... .. . ... ll
Ditto Registered (816 s Bcl paid)
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent., 13s. 4d. paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50-paid)
Harwich (Braithwaite), 2 paid.
Ditto, Locke, 2% paid... 2%
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (12t. lLs. 4d. paid) 7%
Diito; Preference or Privilege, .£lB 17s 2d paid - 18%
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid)
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk)
Midland Counties (100 paid) B7
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 40 paid
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) 8
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) .....
Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid)
Trent Valley, 2 paid 8
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Rouen and Havre,B paid lB pi
Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid) lO
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COURSE OF ENCHAN(-I.7I—(YESTETIDAY.)
Amsterdam CR. 12 4 G:branar —
Ditto, at sighi; l2 2 Lezkocn 3O 271 j
Rotterdam 2U. 12 4--i G.anoa
Antwerp ' 25 SO Milan —
Hamburgh M.B. 13 11i Venice ........ ......... .47
Alton&
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 50 Palermo, per oz llB
Ditto, 3 months 25 70 Lisbon s4i
Marseilles .... 25. 75 Oporto 54
Bourdeaux — Rio Janeiro —
Frankfort'on Maine.. 1201 Bahia —
Petersburgh, 3 Us... Buenos Ayres —
Berlin — NewYork,2ldys sight
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 950 Philadelphia —
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37i Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Cadiz
Bilbao 36 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
Barcelona 36 New Dollars 0 4 9j
Seville — ~ Silver in 8ar5...... 0 411