The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

(From The Sun of Last Night.)

There was a moderate demand for Cotton at Liver-
pool on Saturday. Sales about 3,000 bales at previous
rates. Speculators and exporters were quite inactive.—
There was still an active demand for Railway Shares.
French were duller, however. Caledonian, 4 ; Churnet
Valley, 4i; Dublin and Cashel, 13; Eastern Counties,
13i; Glasgow and Greenock, 12:1 ; Grand Junction,
Half, 1031 ; Great Western, Fifths, 26; Liverpool and
Manchester, New, 34; London and Birmingham, 32/.
Shares, 361; Ditto and Brighton, 47j-; Ditto and York,
31 ; Direct Northern, 2/. 14s. ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarter, 51; Sheffield and Manchester, 99} ;
South-Eastern, 419 ; Ditto, New, 144 ; Ulster, 39;
Paris and Orleans, 39k; Paris and Rouen, 391.
To parties connected with the West Indian and South
American trades, much satisfaction is expressed at the
regularity with which the Royal Mail Packet service is
now performed. The immense difficulties with which the
Directors of the Company have had to contend need not
further be alluded to. Notwithstanding the severe cri-
ticisms as to bad management, &c., indulged in by too
many of our " brethren of the broad sheet," the ma-
nagers of the Company have steadily proceeded in their
course of improvement. In conjunction with this splen-
did line of mail steamers, there will shortly be added
another line, reaching from Vera Cruz to Panama, thus
embracing in a series of routes the whole of the valuable
coast of South America. As soon as the plans have
been arranged for carrying out this great object, an outline
of the operations will be noticed under this head. The
contents of the private mercantile letters which have
come to hand this morning by the Teviot steamer, are
unusually destitute of matters of interest. A steady ad-
vance in the sugar trade is one of the prominent features
in the letters, and upon many plantations the use of
guano had proved of essential benefit where a laxity of
management bad been exhibited. The majority of the
planters appear to have been put upon their mettle by
improvements carried out in foreign parts who* the
cane is cultivated. This is just as it ought to be ; and
the more scientific managers of property in the West
Indies do not apprehend that any loss will accrue to
them by the admission of free labour grown sugar at the
reduced duty now imposed upon the article.
We understand that the negotiations which have been
in progress for a junction between the managers of the
projected lines of railway between Staines, Richmond,
and the Hungerford Suspension-bridge, has been all but
brought to a favourable termination. Of the great ad-
vantages this short line of railway will possess, not a
doubt can be entertained ; and by the combination of
interests now on the eve of completion, not only ex-
penses will be saved by carrying on separate interests,
but the rapid completion of the line will be ensured by
mutual co-operation.
The Funds have been very heavy- to-day, and sales
having been pressed, there is a fall of to per cent. in
the quotations. Consols for Money have receded from
1001 to 999, and for Time from 100-/- to par. The Com-
missioners bought at par. Exchequer Bills were 745.. to
71s. prem. Bank Stock has realised only 2041 to 203.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
1029 to 1011, and the Three per Cents 994 to 99.
The Foreign market has been very dull, but prices
generally are steady. Spanish Actives realise 231 ; the
Three per Cents. 34i 9 ; and Portuguese Converted,
501 • Mexican Bonds have been 34k, and Columbian,
141 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are worth 621
to 63.

The Railway Shares have been drooping, and there is
a decline in most of the quotations. The Great Western
are decidedly lower on account of the opposition line
from Windsor. The others also have been in less re-
quest.

PRICSE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank 5t0ck.,................•.. ••• •••••••••• ****** •I 1 20 QM
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities•••• 99% 99
3 per Cent. Consols. Amis. lOO% 99% 100
New 314 per Cent. Annuities .. 102% 101%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Tan. 1860 l2 1-16
'Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1959
India Bonds,l,ooo ............. ......... .. ......
Ditto under 1,000 9l
Cons°lg for Account ..........- looli%
I& 15d
1,0004 .....«..........«..... .....«..... 74 71 pm.
5001... ~ .. "............... ............ 74 71 pm.
Ditto Alan.... ...... —..-.... .... 72 71 pm.
Ditte Advertised... —

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. .......... ............... lo#
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds' 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 5O
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 —
Ditto for the Account 23%
Ditto Three per Cent. ........ ......•.....•.....•..••
Ditto for the Account 34%%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 43%
Ditto Deferred 12%
Dutch 2% per Cciit. 62S, % 73
Dutch 5 per Cents 9814%%

PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
•• • • • RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Bristol aed.E4eter
Briitol and Gloucester
Eistern Counties .......... ........... 25
Eastern Union 5
Great North of England. lOO 12534 ...... to
Great Western ....................... 75
Ditto Shares OOO”” 50 ••..•.... 8534
Ditto }ifths l2 ..... .... 25%% ... to
Hull and Selby
Kendal and Windermere
London and Birmingham. lOO ......... 212 2133 to 212
London and Brighton 5O 47% ... to
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
London and South Western ...... 41% ...... 723{ ...... to
London and Y0rk..................... 234 3% to
Midland Counties lOO .........105 ......... to
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct 2l ..... .... 4734
Norwich and Brandon
Ditto New — ..... .... 134% ... to
South Eastern and Dover ......
Ditto New ................ .......
Trent Valley
1- Yarmouth and Norwich 2O ..... .... 253434% to
York and North Midland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch ..... .... 10 .... ..... 35
Ditto Selby Scrip ............. ..... ......... 494
Boulogne and Amiens
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1 ..... .... 334% to
Paris and Lyons 2 2% to —•
Paris end Orleans ..... ......—.. ..... 20
Parisand Rouen ..... .....•......•..•..•. 20 .......• 40343( ••• to
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 19.—We have
had a quieter market to-day, and some of the lighter
Stocks have rather declined in price :—Burnley and
Accringtons, 31 ; Churnets, 4-i 9-16 ; Lancaster and
Preston, Three-quarter Shares, 281- ; Manchester and
Birmingham' Quarter Shares, 54 ; Sheffield and Man-
chester, 99 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 13k; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux, 34 ; Direct Northern, 535. 6d.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bask Stock ex die. 205 (Dittolndian Stock
3 per Cent. Red
99 Bonds ..............»,»„91 pm,
3 per Cent. Cons.
[99% Ditto Old Annuities ...
3% per Cent. Red !Ditto New Annuities ...
New SU per Cent. lOl% EL Bills, 1,0004 I%d ... 73 pm.
New 5 per Cent. ....... ....: — Ditto 5001.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11..........„ 73 Kr.
-Jan. 1660 l2 1-16
(Bank Stock for Z..
ett....
Oct. 1859 ll% Consols for Act. ' 99%
Jan. 1860 'Consols
Stock for Acct....