The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

IVIO,Sit V AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
:CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Li'veipool, yesterday, was Very dull,
and prices were more hi favour of the buyers-1,000 bales
were sold. Business in Shares was rather better:—Eastern
Counties Registered were 14 ; Grand Junction, 226 ; Great
Western Fifths,. 19h ; LiVerpool and Manchester, 224;
Bir-
mingham, 233 ; Ditto,: Quarter, 28h ; South Western Eighths,
Manchester and Birmingham, 413 ; Paris and Lyons,
2L 15s. 6d. ; Ditto and Orleans, 331, ; and South Eastern, 35i ;
Ditto, New, 35i,,
The intelligence received from the East, Indies to-day has
been the subject of very general conversation -hi the City,
and much regret is expressed at the loss that has taken place
in the Indian army.. There have not as yet been
any commercial letters delivered, nor can they be expected
until to-morrow or. the following day. The ship-
ments of manufactures for the East Indian and
China markets are rapidly on the increase. The
mercantile intercourse With the Chinese must become ere
long of immense advantage to this country, if we may judge
from the anxiety of the merchants and the shipping interest
to enter into transactions with the subjects of the Celestial
Empire.
There is not an arrival from the North American and other
Colonies to-day of later dates than those before received.

At a meetiiig-of the Shareholders in the London and
Westminster Bank, held this morning, a dividend
at the rate of 6 . per cent. per annum was de-
clared. The balance of profits, after bad and doubtful
debts were provided for, expenses Bzr.,were stated to amount
to -51,6961. ss. 7d. From the balance of profits the income-
tax was deducted. The reserve fund is now at 66,8221. 165..5d.
There has been afirm market for British Securities. Consols
for the account have remained at 97* to 4, at which the de-
mand has continued dull up to the present hour. The Com-
missioners took their usual amount of Stock at 974 for Con-
sols. Exchequer Bills are 69 to 71, and India Bonds 89
premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
102* to 1.
The Foreign Market haS been buoyant again, and Spanish,
owing to the advance at Madrid, have touched 25* to* for the
Actives, and 34 to * for the Three per Cents. Colombian
Bonds have been 14* to 14, with a good deal doing. Brazil
Bonds are at 80*; Portuguese Old at 77* ; Peruvian at 301;
Mexican at 341 to• 35; and the Deferred at 14* to 13k.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 55*.
There is a moderate business doing in Railway Shares, and
they bear full prices generally. Great Western, South
Western, South Eastern, and one or two others, have risen,
as the list below will show :
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 97% % •
New 3% per Cent Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under 1,000 B9
Consols for Account 97%
Exchequer Bills, 1 d. 1 V
1,0001.

5001.. ... -
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Columbian Bonds. 15% 15% 14%%
Mexican Bonds, t 937, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Deferred Stock 14% L %
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. 30%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 25%%
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Deferred 14%% .
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents. —
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOl% 1C2%
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto New
Bristol and Exeter " '7O
Chester and Holyhead 5 .... .... 5%
Eastern Counties
Ditto New 25 12%% ... to'—.
Ditto Extension l3s. 4d...... 14 to
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 59%14 ... to
Great Westeni
Ditto It Shares - 5O .... ..... 69%
Ditto kilns l2 l 9
London and Birmingham. Stock
London and South Western
Ditto Eighths - •=•-• -,ii........ X .;........ -Et
Manchester and Leedsli.i. ......, ,70.;«,:...,.113X1 to
Manchester and Birmingani,,, p..p. .42 .
Norwich and Braiidon: ... I ........ 2 ' " 1%%%
Newcastle and Darlingtiiniimet. 18 . 39
Northern and Eastern ' '4s' . ... . . ... 57y...... to
Ditto Scrip` l5 • tix
Ditto .% 5hare5........ .. . ..... —.. 12% , 15%
Morth Midland" - ' 100
Ditto Thirds . 21, 13s. 4d 3o' to
Paris•and Orleans- .... ... ... : ... ....... EID .. ..... .. 33k. to 34

Parisand Roueri ' 20
Rouen and Havre. ........ ......... ... B „ ..15 .... .to 1.4%X,
South Eastern and Doiee ' ' '.50 .'"" :3534% ..... to 30— -
York and North Midland - ''' 50 :. ..... - ~.- to —.
Ditto Scarboro' Branch ...4....; , 234 —., 20 ... t 0.... ' 1

COURSE OF EXCHA]
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp 25 95
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona l4 0
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine

qGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 75
Genoa 25 95
Milan
Venice ........
Naples 384
Palermo, per oz ll7l
Lisbon s3i
-OportO 53/
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars-XS 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New'Dollars 0 4 9
Silver in Bars 0 4 11

Patersburgh, 3 Us... 36/
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 957
lrieste, ditto
Madrid 37

Cadiz

Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36

Seville

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH s.—The market
continues firm, and a fair business has been done at the quo-
tations :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Registered, 12i ; Ditto,
unregistered, 59; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 144 ex-dividend;
Sheffield and Manchester, 70ii ; Ditto, Quarters, 7i; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 42.
CLOSING PRICES,
BRITISH FUNDS.I

Indian Stock 279 pm.
Ditto Bonds 69 pm.
Ditto Old Annuities
'Ditto New Annuities.., 96%
Ex. Bills, 1,000/. I 14(1 7O pm.
Ditto 560/ .........
Ditto Small 7O pm.
Bank Stock for Acct 196
India Stock for Acct 278
,Consols for Acct ing
I FUNDS.
Austrian. 5 per Cent ..... .... !Portuguese, 5 per Cent 77%
Belgian, 5 per Cent 104% Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds 80)4 Prussian, 5 per Cent —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ceat... 37%Russian, 5 per Cent ll6
Chllian, 6 per Cent ' 108% Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent: 14% Spanish, 5 per Cent 2l
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent 35
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferred ..... ........... 14
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —C,
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 ... . .
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent 104%
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 77
Ditto New (17% daid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
. London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall (16/. 13s. 4dl) 6%
London and Birmingham (Stock)
• Ditto New Thirds (2 paid) 27%
Londqn and South Western (41/. 6s. 10d. paid)
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
Lancaster-and Carlisle ( 5 paid) 5%
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) 113%
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid)
Midland Counties (100 paid) BB
Ditto Fifths ( 2 paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (40 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) '2%
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 35%
Ditto.Scilp (25 paid) 35%
York and North Midland (50 paid) 121%
Ditto 'New Shares (20 paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (*2 paid) ......

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 9B
3 per Cent. Cons,
3 per Cent. Red lO3
New 3% per Cent...
New s.per Copt.

Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860 12%
Oct. 1859 12%
Jan. 1860 12%

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