The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

1

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
OM, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Funds closed well. Consols at 973 to
Spanish Bonds were not quite so good ; the Actives
lorttag 22"1- to 23, and the Three per Cents. 313 to 31k.
Mexican were 344.
Shares -11 continued buoyant.
fork.ign exchanges were not higher.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday the sales
Were 10,000 bales, being brisker. Specultors took
°AA bales, viz., 200 Pernam 6id., 300 Maranham at
50. to 6d., 300 Egyptian at 63d. to 84d., 600 Surat at
8V• to 43d., 300 Bahia at 64 d., and the rest American at
s • to aid.--Shares were fully supported, a largo busi-
3.e'ss being done. Eastern Counties were 104- ; Grand
_unction, 235; Great Western, 110; Birmingham, New,
Brighton Loan, 11/. lls. 3d. ; South Western, 76 ;
Ditto and
Counties, 903 ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 13s. 6d. ;
IQ° and Orleans, 333 ; South Eastern, 36.
The debates at the East India House, which corn-
Menced this morning, relative to the Armors of Sincle,
alt.trrect, much interest in the City, and a most important
"slir-tch to the Secret Committee from the Governor-
General, has been handed to us.
After a series of years of non-user of a most stringent
id.highl roper notification and regulation, the Bank
Directors-hae re-issued an quiche, dated 1808, informing
stock-brokers that they are liable to penalties if they
i
entifY parties not known to them.
A fair amount of business has been done this week in
the Colonial and the other produce markets. There are
ut feW complaints now of the scarcity of silver specie,
la
atl, immense supplies have this week been furnished to
e tank of England of the new coinage.
Mercantile accounts, of Nov. 10, from the Cape of
dud„o`"4 Hope give a return of the trade of the colony
i 7 ring the three months up to October 10th, by which
appears that tho exports were to the extent of
5,625/. Irovements were making in various parts
Of the
colony
The Funds to-day are very buoyant. The Commis-
sioners have purchased 10,000/. Consols at 97g. The
/Zest recent bargains in Consols have been at 973 to
9,7 i„; in New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102 to
1,
c:11- ; in Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 1024
8103 ; and in the Three per Cents. at 97i. to 98*
1 stock has been down to 192 to 1923-4 ; and East
6„48, Stock 276 to 2751. Exchequer Bills obtain
tO 665.; and India Bonds 82s. to 81s. prem.
I The Foreign Market, is barely supported generally,
Au
is not so animated, so that where sales are forced,
ti
e tendency seems rather downwards. Spanish Actives
TEo been 223 to 23; and the Three per Cents. 314 to -a.
cican have been 333 to 34* ; Colombian are 113 to
12; and Peruvian 23 to I. Portuguese Converted Bonds
Ige 46.1 to 47. Brazil are 78 to 1. Dutch Two and-a
'alf per Cents. have b,-en 55 to 54 .
s,A good deal of business is still doing in the Railway
I.;“"tres, but, althou_h generally buoyant, a few are to
se, had at a shade of decline. Great Western, )lull
"113 Y, Birmingham and Derby, Croydon, and York
814 North Midlnd are ery fi. Eastern Counties,
kwall, Birmiangham, v
Southrm Western, and South
Eastern are slightly favourable for buyers. Joint-stock
zanks are quiet, but nominally are supported.
14NCIIESTER STCCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 25.—The
market still continues active, with a good business doing
At .
intprovine• prices. Our transactions are :—Edinburgh
tad o
b• Glasgow, Quarters, 14 13-16ths ; Manchester and
sitrelineliam 394- ; Manchester and Leeds, Halves,
48'49 '
; ditto Quarters, 10; Midland Counties, Quarters,
4`l ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, .5 1-16th ;
Eighth,
and Carlisle, 5 13-16ths ; South Western,
2 9-16ths and 23 Manchester Assurance, 10, 93
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
aenk Stock
Per Cent. Red.
98i Ditto Bonds
3
311)er Cent. Cous.... .. 97i Ditto Old Annuities —
14, re, Cent. Red lo2i. Ditto New Annuities..
Nee...w per Cent
Lonper Cent.
J6Annuities to expire Ditto Small 66 pm
uan. 1860
12 13-10 Bank Stock for Aect... 192
Oct. 18.59
•
*Tan. 1660 ...... !Consuls for Acct...... 97i
11,101. FOREIGN FUNDS.
p,,i).4...._•,434, 5 pei.cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
t'al"ri b per-bent, — Ditto, New Ditto
tsr:44au Bonds . — Prussian, 5 per cent.
otl.idi.rius Ayres 6 per cent. Russian, 5 I.)er cent...
Qv "n, 6 per cent. Ditto, Nletallic ...... .
84'4411'411, 6 per cent... 121 Spanish, 5 per cent 22i
to 1824 — IDitto, 3 per cent..........
Bonds, 6 per cent lll 'Ditto, Deferred.... 136
tr"sh, 3 per !era — JFrench, 5 per cent. —l. —e.
ales;h' 825, 6 per cent — iracnange ...... —f
bit,:ean, 5 per. cent.
Per 6 per cent. Dutch, 4 per
"ian,1825,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 Der -ent.... 101 i

SHARES.
Birmingham and Pfrby (100 paid)
61
Ditto Eighths (1/ 10s paid) .. •• Si
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ..••••••• ••• —67 f
• Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) s9i
Grarosend, Rochester, and Chatham (2i p) 24
:,--. :Orett Western (75 paid) llO
Ditto Halt Shares (50 paid) 711
Run and Selby (50 paid)
Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Loudon and Brighton (50 pa d) 441
London and South Western (411 tis 10d pd) 77
• Loudon and Croydon Railway ( Trunk)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ...
- • Ditto Quarter Sharos ( 2 paid) 9i
Manchester and Birmingham ( 40 pair: )
~.Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
Asrwiek and Brandon (2 paid) .....
Newcastle and Darlington Junction(ls paid' 30
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
• Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
South ;Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ......
Ditto scrip (`25 paid) ...
York and North Midland
Ditto New Shares (20 p
COURSE OF EXCHAN
-\tattw!rdam
,
unto, at sight
aotterdarn . ..... ...2 U I2 6i
Antwerp ' :25 95
iiiircbur I- 'U B 13 15
Altona g '
Pa,ris, 3 days' sight
liitt°, 3 months 25 90
Ilarsei,les . 25 95
Ll°.-, Urdeaux ..
••
•••
25 95
nkfort on Maine 122
,ef•e. sburgh, 3 Us.
ft'itri
..
7 '
rie',, ........
T.-na, etlec. A. 3M. 9 56-
\i'l,st e-,. ditto 9 58:',.
CZllirili , ..
Eliibto". ...
114"1 ....
...
•
363
Reveille
......

36
:50 paid) .. 124
laid)

GE.-(YESTERDAY. )
._..

[ .
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 85
IGenoa
Milan
Venice
Naples
Palermo, per oz 118 i
I isbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight
Philadelphia
I-RICIES. OF BULLION, PIM OZ
Foreign Gold, bars 4:3 17 9
Portugal Cold Coin.. 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 10
New Dollars.. 0 4 9a
Silver in Bars... 0 4 1

THE AFFAIRS OF SIlsiDE.
10 "'e have merely time to call attention to the fol-
:ing important communication relative to Sinde,
-
tee by Lord ELLENIIOROUGH to the Secret Com-
ae
(i dtee on the affairs of India. It leaves no doubt—
., this view we have always taken of the subject
%Lila Sir c „„," NAPIER. had no choice, and was
u in
self-defence to occupy the country. The
het anent Was laid before the meeting of Proprietors
zo'at the India House, vesterday:—
TIA GOVERNOR VOF THE SECRET COM-