The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

MONE YAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.

Stocks closed much the same as in the morning, Con-
sols being 984 s for Money and Time; if anything prices
were slightly firmer. New Three-and-a-Half rer Cents.
were 1018.
The Foreign Market was dull. SpaAish Actives
brought 221, and the Three per Cents. ',33+ to t. Rus-
sian were 1204 to 121. Colombian ware firm at 138.
The additional transactions in BAilway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and C:toucester, New, were
10k; Chester and Holyhead, 1.; Dublin and Cashel, 4 ;
Great North of England, 10'4: ; Great Western, ex div.,
591 to 601 ; Ditto, Half, e; div., 314 to 32; Hull and
Selby, 14 to ; Birmingham, ex div., 123 to 124 ; Lynn
and Ely, 21 to 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half, 20 ;
Newcasle and Darlington, 24 ; Norwich and Brandon,
11 ; South-Eastern, 5.17 to 8 ; Ditto, New, 81- ; Trent
Valley, 8* to ; Yarmouth and Norwich, 101 ; and
Paris and Rouen, 18 premium. North British were at
par. Asturian Mining Shares were 2 prem.
The exchange on Amsterdam was a shade higher this
afternoon ; on Hamburgh and Trieste barely so good ;
and on Antwerp, Paris, and Frankfurt, about the same.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was steady.
Sales, 5,000 bags, all to the trade. Shares were gene-
rally dull, except Midland Counties, which were in in-
creased request. Blackburn and Preston, 78 ; Dublin
and Be !fast Junction, 34- ; Ditto and Cashel, 68 ; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 651 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Gree-
nock, 12* ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter, 10 ; Man-
chest'.m and Birmingham Ditto, 58 ; Midland, 1081 ;
Nort'n British, P., ; Sheffield and Mancester, 831; South-
East wen, 388 ; Ulster, 37+ ; Paris and Lyons, 21.
The accounts that have been received this morning
relative to the financial affairs of Holland for the first
six, months of this year, are anything but satisfactory
to. -the bondholders here, a very large diminution of re-
ceipts having occurred as respects exports as well as in
imports.
The only ship arrivals to-day are from Buenos Ayres,
but the dates are old.

From the Cape of Good Hope papers we gather tht-
following:—
" The exports and imports of the Eastern province for
the first quarter of this year, compiled from the official
returns, show abundant reason for congratulation. They
exhibit a healthy state of affairs, and a proof of undi-
minished, or rather of increased energy and enterprise,
which are most cheering ; while at the same time the)
afford the best and most indisputable proof of the capa-
bilities and steady progression of this division of the
colony. The following brief analysis will be
decisive proof of this :—The gross amount of im.
ports is, we find, 38,7301. ; of exports, 35,6451.
From the former, however, must be deducted the
sum of 4,8011. for goods warehoused, and which may
probably be re-shipped hereafter for another market.
Hence the result will leave a surplus on exports for the
quarter, amounting to 1,7161. ; thus leaving the large
military and missionary expenditure, as well as many
private incomes drawn from foreign sources, entirely un
touched in our account current of trade with
the parent country. We may safely challenge
any other British possession to exhibit an equally
healthy state of affairs, or one which affords
a more telling example of indv..try, enterprise, and per-
severance, than is here exkibited. The items afford
abundant testimony to this. Thus, the article on which
there is the greatest increase, is precisely that which de-
mands the greatest shrhre of attention from the producer,
and which may be considered as the chief staple of the
colony. We refer to wool. The value of that shipped
in the corresponding quarter of last year was 9,9971.
in the present case, 20,246 L, thus showing an increase on
the quarter of no less a sum than 10,2491., arising in part
from the increased value of wool, and in part from the
the large quantity actually exported."
There is in many quarters a feeling prevalent, that the
repudiating States of America will be shamed into an
honest course of action. And it is satisfactory to find
that the value of American shares shows signs of re-
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suscitation from the extreme points of depression that
have long ruled in this market. It may be added that
waive of the largest holders look with confidence to the
ultimate liquidation of their claims.
The Commissioners bought 10,0001. Consols at 988.
The market is heavy, money being rather more in re-
quest. In the morning the price for Money was 984.
and for the Account 98i. Now, 981 buyers is the gene-
ral value. The other stocks are dull. The premium
upon Exchequer Bills has declined to 735.
There has been a good deal of business done in the
Dutch Funds this morning. The Two-an- a-Half per Cents.
at one period were sold at a fall to 611, and the Five pet
Cents. are now only at 1004 ,• Spanish Bonds have re
mained at 221, the Three per Cents. at 331; Portuguese
Converted are at 431-, ; the Five per Cents. Mexican at
351 ; and Brazilian at 844
A° Railway Shares continue rather dull. Birming-
ham are down to 1231 and 1221 premium, but this is
ex dividend. Generally prices seem steady.
PRICES OF BRITISH }UNDS AT ONE ()'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank 199 U%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities. .... , ........ 90 %
3% per Cent Reduced Annuities lot
New 354 per Cent. Annuities.--...... ....... 101 )4
South Sea Stock...-- .............
3 per Cent. Annuities,... 1751
Consols for Account
zeliwriiiitr Bills,

97%
in 3%%

I%d. 1 %el.
............ 75 73 pin.
Ditto Small.. ...... 73 pm.
Ditto
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 10334
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. .... 3534%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent—. ............ , ~.
Ditto Converted —
Ditto for the Account, 43%
Spanish Bonds,. Five per Cent IMO ........
Ditto Passiveßonds. ' 54%
Ditto Deferred 12%
Ditto Three per Cent. ... ..... --,—.--... 33%

.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 42
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents 6l %WAN
Ditto for the Account, 61%4
Dutch 5 per Cents •••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Kn.% 100%
New Loan, 5 per Cents. (1837) .........
PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAIL PER SHARE.
Birmingham and G10uce5ter......... 100........113% 14 to 1214%
Ditto New ........ . ................... 1'7% ' 8
Brighton, Lewes, and .......... 5
Chichester and Brighton
Dublin and Cashel 2}
Eastern Counties .„........... 23 .... ..... 1.48 to
Edinburgh and Gasgow...... SO
Ditto U Stares
Great North of England.
Great Western
.. _ ..• _ . .... .... to ..-

Ditto 54 Shares
London and Birmingham. lOO 22254 ...... to 22356
London and Blackwall 1654
London and Brighton 5O to
Ditto Loan Notes .... 10
London and Greenwich
London and South Western
London and Croydon
Lynn and Ely..
Manchester and Leeds 7O l2B to
Midland Counties lOO ......... 1085(..... to 109
Newcastle and Darlington Junct 21.......„ 44
North British
Nerthern and Eastern 45 5814 to
Trent Valley
York and North Midland .......• 50 .... lOB
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
254 •....• 24%

Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, AUG. 15.—There
has been an extensive business done to-day, owing to a
better supply of Stock, at rather lower prices :—Black-
burn and Preston, 71 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Ac •
crington, li; Bristol and Gloucester, 55 to 541; Churnet
Valley, * prem. ; Dublin and Cashel, 68 and 61. Bs. 9d. ;
Huddersfield and Manchester, 48s. 9d. ; Lynn and Ely,
3* to 1 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 50; Man-
chester and Birmingham, 541; Ditto, Quarters, 5i 5-16;
Manchester and Buxton, 375.; North British, 2, ; Shef-
field and Manchester, 841 to 84 ; Paris and Lyons, 495.
and 2i ; Lancaster Canal, 39i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bask Stock 1,,9N Indian Stock. .......

---- ------
Red
3 per Cent.99s'4 Ditto Bonds — pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red lOl% Ditto New Annuities ... 97%
New 3% per Cent. lOl Ex. Bills, 1,0001. I%cl ... 73 pm.
New 5 per Cent. --Ditto w. .............. 75 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11........., .... 75 pm.
Jan 1860 — Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 ll Console for Act. 9BX
12
Jan. 1860.•.....•• •...• lndia Stock for Acct....