The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-01 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING,

The Funds closed this afternoon with a steady appear-
ance, Consols being 974 4, but without much doing. The.
heavy Stocks and the Unfunded Debt remained as in the
morning.
The extreme rise in Spanish Three per Cents. was not quite
maintained after the accounts were balanced, but the disposi-
tion continues to be favourable to a rise. The Five per
Cents. were 25i to 4, and the Three per Cents. 354 to 4.
Peruvian were 304 to 4 for Account. Colombian were .134 to
4. Dutch Five per Cents. receded to 1014.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these :—Great Western Half were 184 ; Hull and Selby, 104.
to 11 ; Birmingham, l 3 ; Guildford Junction, ; South
Western, 344 ; Newcastle and Darlington, 12 to 114 ; North
Midland Half, 44 ; Ditto Thirds, 84 ; Paris and Rouen, 124
to 4 ; Yarmouth, 64 ; and South Eastern Scrip, 104 premium.
South Eastern were-i 4. discount. National Provincial Bank
of England New Shares were 4 discount ; Provincial of Ire-
land, 17 ; and Union of Australia, 4 to 1 Rremium.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool Market yesterday were
6,000 bags at former rates ; 50 Egyptian, 'ad. to 84d. ; 100
Bahia, 64d. ; 200 Maranham, 6d. to 64d. ; 150• Pernambuco,
64d. ; 500 Surat, 34d. to 4id. ; and the rest American,
at 54d. to Bd. Speculators took 1,000 bales.—The
Share Market has been dull. French Stock and South
Easterns met with a poor inquiry. Birmingham and Glou-
cester, 734 ; Chester and Holyhead, 54; Grand Junction,
225 ; Birmingham, 232 ; Brighton, 43 ; South Western
Eighths, 31; North Midland, 89* ; Paris and Lyous,2l. 165.;
Paris and Rouen, 324 ; South Eastern, New, 354.
There are no late Colonial accounts in the City to-day.
The private accounts from Gibraltar state that smug-
gling to a considerable extent was carried on there,
and, indeed, if our other advices be correct, at all
quarters, illicit trade was carried on into Spain almost
without a chick, not a few of the officers appointed
to collect the revenue participating with the smugglers
in the profits arising from an evasion of the Customs' duties.
No question, however, that with a settled Ministry these
mal-practices will be almost entirely put a stop to,
and the-revenues of the country most materially benefited.
The Report relative to the affairs of the bankrupt Bank of
Manchester has been the topic of much conversation in mone-
tary circles in the City, and the immense losses incurred by the
Directors and Managers of that ill-fated and misconducted
concern, , will, it is hoped, be a warning to others wilt) may be
solicited' to enter into speculations and adventures of a
doubtful character.

The Government brokers bought 20,000/. Consols this
morning at 97i ; and, beyond a fluctuation of a fraction, the
rates have been thus quoted for Money and Account all day.
The premium on Exchequer Bills has been rather heavy at 68s.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have, fallen * per. cent. The
Three-and-a-Half, per Cents. have also drooped a trifle.
The: attempt at conversion to a Three per Cent. (not a Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cent. as reported, as that would be mere
trifling with the matter), is, we believe. a settled point. Bank
Stock has fluctuated between 194 and 194.
This is the Account day in the Foreign Stock Market, and,
as yet the, adjustment has proceeded safely. Spanish ,Three
per Cents. have advanced from 34* to 36i, but are
now 35k. The Five per Cents. have touched 24i to 25,
and the Deferred 131. Mexican Stock is a trifle lower than
yesterday, and Belgian Bonds the same. Peruvian is quoted
now at 30, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 55, and Por-
tuguese Converted at 45g.
The Share Market is firm to-day. The London and Bir-
niingham Railway have improved to 136 premium, and the
York and Scarborough to 16 premium. National Bank of
Ireland Shares have just been quoted at 31 discount; and the
Real del Monte Mines (unregistered) at 5.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 28.—Our market
is firm to-day and stock is sparingly offered :--Eastorn
Counties, 10 5-16'; Ditto, Registered Shares, 123-16 to j ;
Ditto, Perpetual, 1/. 6s. 10d. ; London and Brighton, 43* ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 40*.
CLOSING PRICES.