The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

BRITts:

Bank Stock 299
3 per Cent. Red lOO%
3 per Cent. Cons.
per Cent. Red
New 3% per Cent 103%1
New 5 per Cont.
Long Annuities to expire
lan. 1861) l2 1-1 Q
Oct. 1859

Jan. 1860. ........ ..... --

Indiaß Stock
FOREIG

Austrian, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent 102%
Brazilian Bonds

Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent
Cuha Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Milan, 6 per Cent —
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18,5, 5 per Cent —
Mexican, S per Cent
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct —
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct

SHARES.
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5 paid IOU
Oreat Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4d.) s'!);
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (121. 15s. 4d. paid) 994
London and South Western (41/. 6s. 10d. paid)
London and York, 2% paid 4%
Lynn an d Ely, 1U paid
Midland (100 paid)
•Newcastle and Berwick 1% paid..
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 35%
North. Kent, `,2i paid %
Norwich and Brandon, S paid ... , ..... .•...
Richmond and West End Junction, ',paid n!
Rugby, 1 paid
South Eastern and Doter (33 2s 4d paid)
York And North Midland (50 paid) lO2
Ditto Half Shares (25 paid)
Parisand Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid ... ...... HOW. 41 ti
rails and Strasbourg, 2% paid 0

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A very largo business was done in Cotton at Liver-
pool yesterday, and the market had a lively aspect, but
prices were not higher. Speculators took 3,500 bales
and the entire sales amounted to 100,000 bales—vis..
1,100 Pernam, at 4id. to reld.; 100 Bahia, at 51d.
300 Maranham, at 41d. to 5/d.; 200 Egyptian, at 61,1.
to 6d. ; 400 Surat, at 28d. to 2d.; and the rest Alec-
rican, at 31d. to sd. per lb.—Shares were steildP
Bristol and Gloucester, 371 ; Cambridge and Lincoln,
21 ; Eastern Counties, 144 ; Grand Junction, 223,j
Ditto, Eighth, 17 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Ilan,
102 ; Ditto, Quarter, 571 ; London and Birmingham,
Quarters, 27 ; Ditto and South-Western,
831 ; Ditto
and York, •tk*; Manchester and Leeds, Half, 52 ; Mid-
land Counties 1121; South-Eastern, 381; Ditto, Newt 12;
Lyons and Avignon, 21. 14s. ; Paris and Lyons, 31.35. ;
Ditto and Rouen, 401 ; Strasburg and Bale, 121
Tours and Nantes, 2 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 51;
tral of France, 111.•
There are various additional accounts in town to day
from the Cape of Good Hope, but we do not learn that
they contain any information of interest. It may ha" •
been observed that the Commissioners of Emigration
have taken steps to ascertain the names of those parties
who are entitled to the bounty, and to lots of land on
their arrival out in the colony, which if not attended t°
soon, the privilege so afforded will cease. The preset fl•
dates from the Cape are to the 25th of October. Some
additional vessels had left the Cape for Guano, at Ichatoe•
A very strong feeling is expressed among the mer-
chants of the City in favour of the repeal of the duty
upon raw cotton. Those connected with the eXport
trade with the United States believe most confidently
that the result would be to increase the demand for our
manufactures, even in the Republic, to an enormoug
amount. A meeting of the merchants interested is, it i°
said, in contemplation, in order to memoralise the
Government upon this most interesting subject. Tl 2.
reduction of the duty on paper, it i- also hoped, may ue
accomplished if strenuous exertions are made by the
manufacturers.
We are informed, on the authority of a letter received
at the Hall of Commerce this morning, that the Precur-
sor steamer had arrived out, after a passage of 45 (WI.
In the Consol market not much business has been,
transacted to-day. The price for the Account is firm at
h- to 1 per cent. above par ; Reduced Three per Cenl,°,'
have been quoted at 1001 f. A rise in Exchequer 134A`i
has taken place to 605., and upon India 11°11'1
to 755. premium. The new Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. hare advanced to 31 per cent. above par. n 3"
Stock is at 209.

In the Foreign Stock market the principal oPer,e.
lions have been in the Dutch Securities, the Two-103".d.
a-llalf per Cents. having fluctuated from 63i to 64i, sec
the Four per Cents. from 97 to 97i. Thera has
been any transactions in the Belgian Bonds to-"e). -
Spanish Consols are steady at 25i ; and the Three.
per Cents at 374 The New French Scrip has beep °°
demand at premium. For Mexican Stock 36 and 36A
have been the quotations, and for Portuguese CouYerte
58 to 58f.
•i•
A very firm market has ruled to-day for all the nc d
pal Railway Shares, and in some instances advance,
prices have been realised. The Real del Monte M'S
Shares, unregistered, have beenquoted at 4i per share'
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List):
Bank Stock for Account ..„.. ... ..... gp9
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 314 per Cent ..... 1034 N
India Bonds,l,ooo.
Ditto under 1,0064„ .... ..... 75
Consol, for Opening 100 S%

INd. P4d-_

5860 pm•
60 58 pin-
e° 58 pm.

Exchequer Bills.
1,0001.
Ditto
Ditto
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCIC•
Chilian Bonds, tl per Cent ............. S 9 100
Mexican Bonds, 1i137, 5 per Cent. .....
Ditto for the Account. Seq
_ • 10%4

Ditto Defeat

... ..... .....
'ortuguese BORSIB, 5 per Cant. ....................
Ditto Converted ........... ...... •••••••••••••••••••••
Ditto for the Account .....».».».».».»....»»

panish Bonds, Five per Cent
Ditto for the Acc0ent,....—....

Ditto Passivi

37 t
—................. 04%4 63'
at e
_ -.it ............. ... ........... 644 )i%
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates. ...... ...... 9714%
Dutch 5 per Centa...............„....... ..... ......... 99'4
PIRCEI OF SHARES 11113 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas SWASII.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..... 02%..... 1. r
Bristol and Gloucester.... 3O ... ..... 36&..... t° -":.
Cambridge and Lincoln .... ....... 1%.,. 21414 ... to
Chester and H01yhead........m b ~....... 5% ...... to
.."'
Churnet Valley: to
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Dublin and Galway
Eastern Counties .......... . ... 25 -
Great Southein and We-st-erri. 1 to ••••
(Ireland)... ........ ....... ........ ...5 5 ....
151
..
Great Western .............. 75 151,. 152 to
Ditto Fifths ..... ................ 12
London and Birmingham.......... 100
London and Brighton ..».„,„.....50
London and South Western ..-.. 41%
..
London and Y0rk............... 2%.... 4471 "' r; 115
Midland ........... ..... ............. 100........ 112 ...... II - IS
Birmingham and Derby
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 24
..
Northern and Eastern ..„.».„..„. 45 ....
.... to
.. :-
57% ..-•• `o .....
.. -:
South Eastern and Dover ........ 33%
Trent Valley'
2 ... ..... 9%•........•
....
York and North Midland
Boulogne and Amiens ..... -
•
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bourdeaux .....« -22 ......... 7% Ti ** .- ....
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans....
................... 20
41

Ditto Thi7ee.

the Accouei

hitch 2% per Cents.,
ihitte for the Aecol

Strasburg and Bale ...... .. 14
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 19. e ,b,°o;l
had a fair business doing at steady prices, with 0,1-16
demand for Shares generally :—Eastern Counties, don
i; Lancaster and Preston, New Quarters, 4i; Ittto,
and Brighton, 51i; Ditto, Loan Notes, 12i; "jig.
Eighth Shares, 2 5-16 ; Manchester and Leeds, '
Ditto and Birmingham, 51,1 ; Ditto, Quarter Sha.r
Ditto,
4 15-16; South Eastern, 384; Ditto, New, 12!,),„rnet
New Creation, 10; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2i; L.'"" -i;
Valley, 3i 7-16; Trent Valley, 9; West Yorkshire, ,9
Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 101. 185'