The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-17 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, FKIDAY EVENING.
Stocks closed at firm rates. Consuls 971 to 97i, and the
others much the same as in the morning.
The Foreign Bonds were not much dealt in after our first
report. Spanish closed at 23 for the Actives, and 32 to 326
for the. Three per Cents. Portuguese Converted rose to 45 to
45/, and Colombian to 134 to 13i. Belgian were 104
and Peruvian, 31g. ,
The additional transactions in Railwav Shares have been
these :—Eastern Counties, New, were P 34 ; Brighton, 74 ;
Midland Counties, 136 ; and North Midland, 11 to 12 dis-
count. Eastern Counties Extension have been 11 to 4;• Great
Western, Fifths, 61 ; Guildford Junction, 21 to 2 ; South
Western, 366 ; Ditto, Eighths, :4 ; Croydon, 2 ; Manchester
and Leeds, 43; Norwich and Brandon, 14 to ; New-
castle and Darlington, 20 to 191 ; Northern and Eastern,
; Rouen and Havre, 6 ; South Eastern Scrip, 94 ; and
Yarmouth and Norwich, 6to 61 premium. London Joint
Stock-Bank Shares were 2;c premium ; Canada Company, 7i
to 74; and General Steam Navigation Company, 13i prem.
The exchange on Paris, Frankibrt, and Hamburgh, seemed
rather firmer this afternoon. On Amsterdam and the other
places it was much the same.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)

The• sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were only.
9,500 bales, parties awaiting the arrival of the steamer. 2(0
bales were Egyptian, at 70. to 8,1 d.; 80 Pernambuco, at:
6.0. to 100 Surat at 4d. to 41d.; and the rest Ame-;
rican, at sid. to 7d., for Orleans. A fair business was done!
in Shares, but prices were rather heavy. Eastern Counties
were 10A; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 59 ; Grand Junction,
227 ; Brighton, 42i ; Midland Connt 891 ; North Midland,
90 ; Paris and Lyons, 2 17-20 ; Paris and Orleans, 33 ;
Paris and Rouen, ; South Eastern, New, 341.
The Avon having at last arrived, the community interested
in the West Indies have been much relieved of the anxiety
under which they laboured, and consider that the steamer
has proved herself an excellent. sea-boat. We must observe,
however, that the general accounts from the West India
islands are by no means satisfactory, as in Jamaica the
drought continued most excessive, and the cattle wern
suffering severely. The crops must, under these circum-
stances, prove greatly deficient. The island was healthy,
notwithstanding, and it is remarked that the population, at no
period since the emancipation, had been so well conducted.
The state of trade was very indifferent, and capital was
scarce, as well as bills, to remit to England. It will be
seen whether the new colonial tariff will affect the trade of
the island.

From Demerara we hear chiefly of political squabbling,
but the colony is said not to be in a very flourishing state,
though particular estates made good crops. Barbadoes has
been rather better off than Jamaica, but the showers have
been too partial to afford material relief. Trinidad has been
favoured both in respect to labour and weather.

From Mexico there seems to be nothing of prominent inte-
rest, except what may be contained in the Government
dispatches. The remittance for the dividends is 57,000 dol-
lars ; and private merchants, as also one or two of the mines,
have received good amounts..
The English Funds are buoyant this morning, and there is
a good business doing. The reduction of the interest on
Exchequer Bills will probably throw more of the unemployed
capital into Consols, which have touched 97i to for present
transfer, and 97i to for Account. The Commissioners have
purchased 20,0001. of this security at the highest rate. EX-
chequer Bills at 11d. are 70s. premium. Reduced Three-arid-
a-Half per Cents. have been a shade higher, viz , 103 to
103 k, and the New,lo2 to 102 k. The Three per Cents. ha'e
obtained 98* to 98g. Bank Stock has risen to 193* and 194,
and East India Stock is very firm at 2771 to 278.
The Foreign Bonds are rather lively, especially Mexican,
which, on account of the remittance, *have touched 35i for
Account, though since down again to 34*. The Deferred
have ranged from 11i to 12*. Colombian Stock has been
buoyant also at 12T, to 13. Brazilian are quiet at 79. In
Peruvian there have been further speculative bargains at ad-
vanced rates, 311 up to 321, but we may anticipate a re-
action, unless some more decided course is found to exist
than the mere prospect of Guano dividends. Spanish Bonds
have been quiet at 23A to for the Five per Cents., and at
321 to * for the Three per Cents. The news is certainly not
encouraging, but prices keep steady. Portuguese Converted
Stock is 44* to and flat ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 55* to
The Railway Shares are quiet, but in very few instances
lower. Birmingham are 135 to 134 premium, ex div. The
French lines are looking better, and also South Eastern.
Nothing has been done in Blackwell.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 15.—Although we
cannot report any improvement in our market to-day, yet
prices remain firm at the following quotations :—Manchester
and Birmingham, 40 ; Manchester and Leeds Quarter, 911;
Paris and Lyons, 2; ; South Eastern, 34i ; Ditto Scrip, 344 ;
Barnsley Junction, 3i ; Sheffield and Manchester Quarter
Shares, 7 13-16.