The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 2,000
bales only, the market being very ,quiet; 400 bales were
American, on speculation. Prices compared with Friday last
were %d. to /id. lower per lb.-Shares were steady, and a
large business was done. Aberdeen, 25s ; Barnsley Junc-
tion, 7 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 314 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire, 10 934 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Ac-
crington, 6% ; ißolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 10% 11;
Caledonian, 9% 10 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 6%;
Chester and Birkenhead, 46; Ditto, New Shares, 38 381 A ;
Ditto, Half Shares, 22% 23140 Chester and Holyhead, 8%;
Churnet Valley, 7 71/4 ; Dundee and Perth, 3 ; Dundalk and
Enniskillen, 2% ; Eastern Counties, 213/4 %; Ditto, Per-
petual, 265. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61%; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 15% 1 ; Edinburgh and Northern, 1%; Ely and
Bedford, 2%; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 171% 18 ;
Ditto, Half Shares, 8%; Grand Junction, 226; Ditto, Half
Shares, 113 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 3%; Great
Western, Half Shares, 101% ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 40%;
Lancaster and Carlisle, 351, ; Limerick and 'Waterford,
4% 1/2 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% 1/4 • London
and Birmingham' 232 ; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 44 ; Londonderry
and Enniskillen, 2 ; Lcndon and South-Western, New 501.
Shares, 12 ; London and York, 3% ; Direct Northern,
4% 41; Leeds and Thirsk, 41A ; Leeds and West Riding,
6% ; Lynn and Dereham, 1%; Lynn and Ely, 5%; Man-
chester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 11% ; Ditto, New
Shares, 5 6s. 3d. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rosendale, 14% ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 1714 ; Midland Rail-
way, 140 140%; Ditto, 401. Shares, 13% 16s. 3d. •, Ditto,
Fifth Shares, 33A ; Newark and Sheffield, 2% 2% ;
North British, Half Shares, 41. 95., 4%; North
Union, 142; Preston and Wyre, 313 A ; Sheffield and
Manchester, 111 112; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 13% 13% ;
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 41% WA' ;
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 3/, 12s. 6d. 31. 1 ls. 6d. % ;
South-Eastern and Dover, 43 4314 ; Ditto, New Shares,
No. 1, 18 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 2, 12% ' • Ditto, New
Shares, No, 3,8% ; Scottish Central, 51% ; South Wales,
; Tring and Worcester, 3/. 18s. 9d. ; Bordeaux and
Toulouse (Mackenzie Company), 2/. 12s. 6d. 2/. 16s. 3d. ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 2%; Central of France, 173/4 ; Lyons
and Avignon (English); 2/. 12s. 6d. 2/. 14s. ; Northern of
France (English), 6%; Ditto (French), a 14s. ; Paris and
Lyons (Laffitte's English), 41, 4s. 41. 10s. ; Ditto (Ganne-
roe's), 21.105. ed. W. 11s. 6a. ; Paris and Rouen,44% ; Paris
and St. Quintin, 461.; Sambre and Meuse, 6; Verona and
Ancona, 20.

Accounts from the Continent describe the mortality among
the cattle as continuing very serious, In Belgium another
contagious malady, Palled the black typhus, is said to have
broken out, and our farmers, from all we hear, have very
little reason to be alarmed at the prospect of extensive im-
portations. For the sake of the consumer it might be wished
that it were otherwise. Owing to the influx of German
labourers into Holland, the Dutch Minister of the Interior
has decided upon employing natives only upon the
public works, unless in cases of special recommendation
by the englneeri, on account of talent or other qualifications.
It would appear by this that employment is scarce in Ger-
many, and indeed, from circumstances mentioned under this
head a few days since, we Mieyg such to be the ease.
The English Funds have been very dull. Consols have not
been higher than 993/ % for Money, and par for Account.
Exchequer-bills have been 625. to 60s. premium.
The Foreign Investments have been also very quiet. Spanish
Five per Cents. have reillised 3014, and the pas§ive,-N ;
Portuguese Converted are 68 to ig; MeXlean have touched
363 A to 37 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
63% 1%.
'The Railway Shares are generpy iAlciady, but with
s
c
a
m !ouch 4oing. 'l%e French Shares are very
buoyant.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'QI.1(:)Q1X..
(From the 01#piul List.)
3 per Cent. sConiai Anne 99% 3A
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13%d. 11,4 d.
1,000/.
4pc4:4 •••
~,.•,.,,• •• •:• 60 59 pm.
Ditto Sundt.
- Ditto Advertised ..... pm.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent,
Pitto fpr the &punt.•
....
.„ 87 863%
Ditto peferred Stock
Portuguese Dallas, per Cent
Ditto Converted
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 30%
Ditto Passive Bonds 74%
Dutch 2% per Cents
CPO. OPalgeates . 0)612%
:PRICE OT SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen ............... ........ 217 2% to

--- -7-
Armagh, Coleraine, lk,rtrush 1% l3/ ~. to e 4.),,,
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 „.1331,4 1341/2 to 134
Ditto, tiulf Shares „,". „ 3 . 534%... to
Bristol and Exeter . . 70
.. 8,3 „.,.. to
Caledonian ~,,,,,,,,,,,~,• 5
Cambridge and Linco in ... PA ...... 63A %% to
Chester and Holyhead 5 .. ... 81
Churnet Valley
Pirect Northern
Dui)1111 a;ul Veltst artloctioit 0/,.., clog-. to
Dublin and Galway 21%. 3
Eastern Counties
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
.. to
Eastern Union ~,,,,,,
~ ~„„ 10 ".,.. ~--.,..„ to =--
Ditto Extension . , 112., „ „ 8%34„, to
Ely and Bedford.. ....... ~,,, 1 ~.„. 2
Great Grimsby and Sheffield.- 2 A 3% to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Great North of England...... 100 -
Ditto New f.3. ~ ~ 21% to
Great Western ~•,,,„..,•„„,. SO
Ditto % Shares 5O l.Ol
Lancaster and Carlisle l5 ...... 3534 to
Lincoln, York, and Leeds l% l% to
London and Birmingham ...100 235 ,„., to
Ditto Thirds , . .2 „.„. 44 ...... to
Ditto quarters
London and Croydon . 1334 181h...... to
Loudon and South Western.. 41% 7934. . to '---
London and York... ..... ...... 2% 3%IA „ . to
Lynn and Ely
Mancheitei and Leeds 73 .....148

Midland .....100 l3Bl/ to 1393/4
Ditto New
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 lO7
Newcastle &Darlington tiunc. 24 —_

Ditto New Brandling
Newcastle and Berwick
Richmond and West End Junc. 1 -
Rugby, Worcester, and Tring 1
Scottish Midland .,. 1
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 44%... to
South Devon
South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 43%...... to 44
Ditto New, No. 1 8

Ditto New, No. 2........ 2 . ... 12% to 12
Ditto New, No. 3 2%
Staines and Richmond.— .... 1
South Wales
........ 2% 6 to

,-
Waterford and Kilkenny 1
West Cornwall
_ll4 •1 4 to

Yarmouth and Norwich 2- i 2B -..... to
York and North Midland ... 50 lO 2

Ditto Half Shares
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Bordeaux and Toulouse . 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette 2
Great Northern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 ... 10%3/ %% to
Paris and Lyons (Laftltte) ~ 2
Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's) 2 ...
Paris aad Orleans 2O ...... 52%4... to
Parts and Rouen -.. .„ 2O ...... 45%,
Paris and Strasburg,..
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse ... 2
Strasburg and Bale ~.