The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.)
Intair
Siurrtimm).—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 120 to 31; Init-
ial ditto, 3/ 3s to Si 103; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to
'3l 15s • Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 5/ 53; Oat Straw, 116 s to 11 as
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. The best Meadow
Hay sold steadily, at full prices ' . buff otherwise, the demand
was in a very sluggish state, at barely late rates.
CUMBEELAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15. to 3?; use-
ful ditto, 31 3s to 3110 s; fine Upland ditto, 31 128 to 3' 18s;
Clover Hay, 41 to Si; Oat Straw, 1/ is to 11 9s; Wheat
Straw, 119 s to 1/ 11s per load. Trade throughout dull, at
the above quotations.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31;
useful ditto, '3l 3s to• 3/ -10 s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 lOs to
3114 s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 518 s ; Oat Straw, 1/68 to 1/ 6s ;
Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 10s per load. Supply good and
trade very dull.

Sl:GAlL—Holders oCOLONIALf
British Plantation have since our last
accepted lower prices, which has led to more activity, and
about 500 hhds have found buyers 6d 10 is below the rates
obtainable on Friday. week. The public sales have only of-
fered 135 casks Barbadoes - 960 bags Bengal,' and 1,327 boxes
Havannah. The Barbadoes sold readily at Tuesday's prices,
viz., at GOs 6d to 66s 6d for mid to fine yellow. Nearly all
the 13en,, al was disposed of at 61s 6d to 67s for fine yellow
to • good white Benares, being rather 'dearer. The Ha-
Vannah was all taken in at 25s Gd to 29s 6d fer low
to good white, but of old importation ; subsequently, how-
ever, about 309 boxes of the better sorts have been sold at
295. The' only transaction worth. reporting prirately con-
sists of a.cargo of yellow Havanna!), containinr, 2,200 boxes,
which have been sold afloat at 21s 9d, deliverable at Venice.
The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the
Last and West India Docks, was 1,289 hhds, 108 tierces, 272
barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 415 hhds,
19 tierces, 53 barrels. The stock in the same places is 2,822
hhds, 403 tierces, 458 barrels.
• COFFEE.--There has been very little doing.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week; at the East and
West India Docks, was 111 puns, 30 hhds; there were taken
for home consumption 101 puns, 19 hhds, and exported 180
puns, 141 hhds. The -stock in the same places is 8,159 puns,
1,536 hhds.

TEA.—The market is tolerably steady, and the deliveries
are good.
TALEow.L--P.Y.C. is 40s 3d to 40s 9d per cwt on the spot,
and Town 425.

MODE Y Alsip CumMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 3,000
bales at previous rates.—Shares were better. Birmingham
and Gloucester Quarters were 22* ; Caledonian, 4; Eastern
Counties, 11* ; Birmingham, 225 ; Brighton, 46* ; South-
Western, 87 ; South-Eastern;37 • Paris and Lyons, 3* ; Trent
Valley, 9 ; Paris and Orleans; 39g.
We are again without arrivals to-day.
A plan is on foot for establishing steam communication
from Panama to Lima, thus completing the line on the
western coast of South America as far as Valparaiso. The
energy and experience of Mr. Wheelwright, who has already
linked the first part of this substantial chain, is directed to
the connection of the further portion ; and for the interests
of commerce and civilisation it-is ardently to be desired may
prove successful. In fact, we- believe there is very little
doubt of this, as Mr. Wheelwright has addressed a letter to
the merchants trading with South America, to inform them
of the forwardness of his arrangements which will enable
him to commence operations, it is hoped, early in the year
1845. Our commerce and influence have already been ad-
vantaged by the boon we have conferred upon Peru and
Chili, but yet more important results will follow from the
completion of the line, as there -will be a communication
carried on across the Isthmus of Panama, both for goods and
passengers, which can be conveyed to that part of
South America by the West -India Royal Mail steamers.
It is important also to remark that the route to
Australia and Canton ' will also be ' reduted by' this
new steam communication, as from England via Panama and
Lima-to Sydney, will be•less than 13,000 miles, and to Can-
ton under 15,000 miles. As regards the latter, however, the
overland mail would always exercise the pre-eminence: As
upon a former occasion there appeared in another part of The
,Jun a very ample review of Mr. Wheelwright's pamphlet,
and of his position towards the Pacific Steam Company, it is
unnecessary further to comment upon that, and. we are glad
to find by that gentleman's letter that he is •likely to make
satisfactory arrangements for co-operating with his former
allies.
The Funds are to-day influenced but slightly by the set-
tlement of the Consol Account, although there is a tendency
to a turn in favour of the buyers. There is a continuation of
about * to Jelly. Consols- having been called 991 to * for
Money, and 991 to for Account. There has been a money
bargain at 99j. Exchequer Bills are 71s. to 735., and India
Bonds 925. premium. = Bank Stock is firm at a further ad-
vance of -to 1 per tent., being ns ; and- East • India Stock
has risen to 288 and 289. The New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 102* to 1.
The Foreign Market has been dull again, and Spanish
Bonds droop. The Five per Cents. are 23k; and the-Three
per Cents. at 35* to *. Portuguese Converted Stock has
been marked 46* to 1, and is dull ; Colombian Bonds are 14
to * ; Chilian, 103 ; and Brazilian, New, 771; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Centi. are:firm at, 61j.
The Railway -Shares-are not very brisk. -South-Eastern
and Brighton are rather lower; and Birmingham and South
Western steady.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
, Bank Stock. 199
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .... 185(%
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities ...... ..... 994%36
334 per Cent. Annuities, 1818 10134
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3% per Cent. Annuitie5........... .....
Long -Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1865.... l2 7-111%
India Stock ....... ............. 288 289
India Bonds,l,ooo.- ........... .....
Ditto under 1,000 92
Consols fer Account .... .........
Exchequer 'Bills, • I I%d. 1 %cf.
..«.».«. ........... .. ........ 71 pm.
Ditto n
Ditto Advertised........-
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ...........
Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839
Chilian Bonds,6 per Cent lO3
Columbian Bonds. -
1414
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. • •••
Ditto Converted 413V4
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB4
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent. •
• • Ditto for the Account . 3544
Dutch 2% per Cents „ 61%
Dutch 5 per Cents, ..... ........ ..... 100 M.
New Loan 1837; 5 per Cents...... 99C;
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY 'AT ONE.
' RAILWAYS. PAIR. PER SHARE. •
, Birmingham and Gloucester"... 100 91 -... to
Bristol and Gloucester • 30 46 ••—• to 46
Eastern Counties ..... 23 . .... 11
Ditto New Registered W. Ss. Pd.
Ditto Perpetual 5 per sent l.3s 4d.... 0% -
Edinburgh Glasgow ' 50 '
London and Birmingham. lOO 2'24
• Ditto New Thirds ..... .....
Dit 034 Sliares 2 21(4 to 27
London and Brighton .......:...»..' 50-: 46
London and South Western...... 411X'.:«» 37 4.
Ditto Eighths
It%
London and Croydon
Manchester and Leeds 7O lO4 .. to
North Bt MAI -
South Eastern and Dover . 32% 36%4 36 to 35% yi
Ditto New
Paris and Orleans 20 39% to 39
Parliand Rnuen 2O 38% • to -
Rouen and Havre. -
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 27.—There iS no
material change in our market to-day. Eastern Counties,
Old, 111; Ditto,Perpetuals, No. 2,10 s. 6d. premium; Man-
chester and
.Birmingham Quarters, 4i ; Huddersfield Ca-
nals, 211. ' ' •• '