The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-31 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR—The market for British Plantation has not been
very active, but a fair business has been transacted on the
whole, and prices, which were previously drooping, are a
shade lower. The private sales amount to about 1,300 hhds,
and at auction 125 hhds, 10 trcs ; new Barbadoes went
readily at 65s to 67s for fine, and at 60s to 64s for low to
good yellow. Refined Standard Lumps have been at 77s 6d
to 78s per cw t.
:MAURITIUS- AND BENGAL.—Owing to the Whitsun holi-
days the public sales hare been limited. Privately the for-
mer is also quiet, and. at auction 1,204 bags of the latter sold
at full rates : white 66s to 68s 6d, low to good sound yellow
57s 6d to 60s, and &imp and washed 57s 6d to 59s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There have been no public sales.
MOLASSES.-124 puns Antigua sold at 24s 6d to 25s 6d,
and 155 puns Barbadoes were taken in at 26s to 27s per cwt.
i COFFEE.-367 casks 115 barrels British Plantation have
been brought to auction, which sold rather slowly at 25s to
85s 6d, and 90s for triage to mid Jamaica, and at 38s to 75s
for ord to fine ord Dominica. The market privately is not
quite so firm as it was. A small parcel of Domingo sold
at 31s 6d_ for good ord, and 1,200 bags of Rio by private
contract realised 29s to 32s for ord to good ord. Mocha has
sold at a decline, 821 bales realising 71s 6d to 79s for mid
greenish to good yellow ; 1,580 bags Ceylon only partly
found buyers, good ord at 473 6d to 48s; and Plantation
coloury sorts up to 82s per cwt ; 585 bags Singapore Java
were bought in at 48s for fine ord, and 947 bags I}avannah
at 455.
Rum.—This article is much the same.

COCOA.-655 bags 18 brls Trinidad partly sold at 43s to
465 for mid red, the rest being taken in at 42s to 445.
ppr cwt. .
firm ; 1,403 bags 1,600 pockets Bengal sold at
10a 6dto lls 6d for mid to good mid white.
SALTPErnE.--2,400 bags Calcutta went 6d lower, viz., at
22s 6d to 265, for 141 to 44 per cent. refraction, part being
tOken in.
SPlCES.—Cassia Linea has been steady at 61s 6d to 68s 6d
for mid to good, Tellichery Pepper has been sold at aid to
3d for half heavy, and Pimento at 3d to 3id per lb.
ICorxox.—The market is heavy.
TEA.—There are large public sales declared for next Tues-
day. The market is neglected in consequence.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 40s 3d to 40s 6d per cwt on the spot.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
ii' LONDON, MAY 31.—Wind, northerly breeze, and cloudy.
DEAL, MAY 30.-..A.M. Wind N.E., fresh breezes ; p.m.,
.E., moderate.—Sld. Arabia, Ceylon ; Briton, Mauritius ;
Camilla and J. Baker, Jamaica; Susannah, Montreal.
i GLOUCESTER, .MAY 30.—The Jane, from Dantzic, in en-
tering the pier at Sharpness Point, broke the warp, sheered
oh-er, and received considerable damage, by coming in con•
tact with the west pier.

MONE It AND Co AIMERUIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool continued very dull, yes-
today, but prrces were without any decided alteration. Sales
4000 bales, including 400 bales American and 100 Pernams
far export.—There • was rather more inquiry for Railway
Shires, and more business was done. Great Western Fifths
24; Birmingham Thirds, 361; Brighton, 46; South-West-
ern Eighths, 4i; Manchester and Birmingham, 561; South-
Eastern, 351. ; Ditto New, 10i ; Paris and Lyons, 3* ;
Paris and Orleans, ni; Paris and Rouen, 38 ; Grand Junc-
tion, 1111.
• The Directors of the Bank of England have issued the
following notice :
I " The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are
ready, until further notice, to receive applications for loans
upon the deposit of approved Bills of Exchange not having
More than six months to run, Exchequer Bills and East India
ponds, such loans to be repaid on or before the 19th of July
treat, with interest at the rate of three per cent. per annum,
and to be for sums of not less tharr 2,000/. each."
The usual promissory note will be required from the
torrowers.
1 We have no arrivals to-day.
The English Securities are again firm this morning, al-
though there has not been a large business doing. Consols
if' r iMmediate transfer have realised 99} it, and for Time 99i /.
kchequer Bills are Worth 70s. to 725. premium, and India
onds 925. premium. Bank Stock has been firm, at the
high price of 1991 to 200, and India Stock, 288. The New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1021 to i ; and the Three
pier Cents. 9614 to 1,.
Spanish Bonds are going down again, as we have the re -
ports revived as to the straitened position of Mon, the Fi-
nance Minister at Madrid. The Five per Cents. have been
iiorth 234 to 1, and the Three per Cents. 351 to h•, Portu-
guese Converted are steadier at 46 to i ; Mexican
}lave • been dull at 351; and Brazilian firm at 811.
The settlement of the account is proceeding satis-
factorily. Belgian Bonds are at 103. French Three per
qents. realise 841. 50e. ; and the Dutch Five per Cents. are
99j f, for the 1837 loan.
There has been an extremely'limited market for Shares,
and consequently prices are not buoyant. South-Eastern
have rallied, but Birmingham continued fiat.
1 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
i Bank Stock 200 1905
i S per Cent. Reduced Annuities lll%
. 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99 %
1)4 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl
New 3% per Cent. Annuitie5................ 1•2%%% •
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-16
• Ditto 50 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1959
India Bonds, 1 ,000........... ..........
Ditto under 1,000 ... ..... 92
Consols for Account ....... ..... ....... ............. 9i•%
India Stock 288%
. Exchequer Bills, l%d. I%cl
1,5001......... .... ........... .......«. 72 pm.
Ditto Small. — .......... 7: pm.
' . Ditto Advertised — 69 pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO3
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
, • Ditto Converted 465
Ditto for the Account. 45
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840.... ........ . 23%%%
Ditto for the Account ..... ......... .......
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
• French Bentes, 3 per Cent B4f. 50c.
Exchange 2sf 60c
. ....

Dutch 234 per Cents. 6l 4 %
New Loan 1837. 5 per Cents.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SMARR.
Birmingham and Derby IOO
Birmingham and Gloucester IOO
Ditto New
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered $l. tis. Rd
London and Birmingham"... .. ... 100 222
London and Brighton 5O .. .. ..... 47
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ...... .41%
London and Croydon
Ditto Scrip
North Midland ..............
Ditto % Shares 3O . 443!
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 3`23(
Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich
to ~....
York and North Midland
Ditto 34 Shares 25 ......... 54
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Parisand Rouen
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock , ... ....... ..... 199% 'lndian 5t0ck.,...„.,, 289 pm.
3 per Cent. Red. . • 91,%, 'Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
.3% per Cent. Eel lOl !Ditto New Annuities...
New 334 per Cent lO2 'Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1%d... 72 pm.
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 500/ . ...... ...... 7 t pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 72 pm.
Jan. 1860.......... 12 7.11 ,Bank stock for Acct —
Oct. 1859 l2 5.16 Consols for Acet......... 993
Jan. 1860 — 'lndia Stock for Acct. ... 288%
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 par Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent lO4 Ditto, New Ditt0..„........,..
Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent.,, Russian, 5 per Cent .....
:. Milan, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic.... .......... .
f;olombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 13% Ditto, :i per Cent .... ........ ... 34%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferre' —
Dmish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent — Exchange ... .......... ..... —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837.... Dutch, 234 per Cent 61
Peruvian, 1925, 6 per Cent.. Ditto, 5 per Cent 100%%
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ..... ............
Caledonian, 5 p rid
Eastern Count es (23 paid)
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Firths, .2 paid 21%
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto. New Thirds, 2 paid
Ditto, Quarter Slim-.• s ( 2 paid)
London mid Blackwell (lot. 13s. 4<1.) 6
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (Lt. 155. 4d. Hasid) •74
London and South Western (411. 6a. 10d. paid) 87%
Ditto Eighths (155., paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk)
Manchester 211(i Birmingham 56
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 40 paid
Ditto. Third,, £2l 13s 4d paid 29%
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) , 7
..§outh Eastern and Dover
.(33 2s 4d paid) .... .. 4 98}4 .
' -ThltiiVevl SlCara ( 4 paidr- '_' - - --.-•- - •. 1 ,-q - • ~-
Trent Valley, 2 paid S
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 25 paid
.1/
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rotten, 20 paid ••••• ..... • ...... ••••••••• ... • . ••• 39 .
Bin" And Heits $ Paid teHnitinntimilimetcorri 16