The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-10 00:00:00

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
There was a firm market for Cotton to-day, and prices ri-
-mained steady. Sales, 5,000 bales.—Great Western Railway
shares were firm, and Paris and Lyons in demand; but the
inquiry for other shares was dull. Eastern Counties, 118;
Great Western' 122 ; Birmingham, 222 ; Manchester and
Leeds, 101;; North Midland, 94; South Eastern (New),
Ili ; Paris and Lyons, 14- ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux,
2/. ss; Lyons and Avignon, 21. 7s,
There have been accounts received to February 22 from
Hobart Town, and February 29 from the Mauritius, but they
are not of importance. At the former place trade continued
dull, and in the latter the conduct of the labourers was the
chief subject of complaint.
' The wool sales are in progress, and about previous quota-
tions are being realised.
The Funds Imo been dull to-day. For special transfer,
Consols are not marked, and for the opening and ex divi-
dend they are 98 1. Exchequer Bills have realised 71s. to
735. premium ' • _Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are
101 i, and the Three per Cents., 98; to 99. Bank Stock has
been steady at 199 to 1991, and India Stock nominally at2B9.
The expected annulment of other contracts by the new
Spanish Finance. Minister has been carried out, and although
it would certainly be desirable to get rid of loan contractors,
and the revenue-farming system altogether, we may question
whether issuing new stock, or collecting the proceeds of
tobacco sales, &c.. into the hands of the mere Mini-
ster of the day, are the safest modes of accomplishing
that end, and *fiord the best guarantee to the bondholders.
The Three per Cents. hare dropped again to 34 and 338, and
the Five per Cents. to 22i 1 ; and it is not unfair to surmise
that speculation alone supports them at anything like these
quotations. The South American Bonds are neglected.
Chilian realise 104. Russian Bonds are firm at 118;„ Danish
at 88k, and Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. at 614.
The Railway Shares have been steady, though without
being in much request.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 7.—Our market
to-day has been quiet, and prices, with some exceptions, are
rather lower :—Dublin and Drogheda, 64 ; Eastern Coun-
ties, 114; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66; ; London and
Brighton, 44 ; Manchester and Leeds, 103 ; Ditto Half
Share, 43; Manchester and Birmingham Quarter, 4i; Shef-
field and Manchester Quarter, 11 9-16.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 199% Indian Stock pm.
3 per Cent. Red 99 ;Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red ..101% Ditto New Annuities ...
Nen* 3% per Cent 102% Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 1%d.,, 73 pm'
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire . Ditto Small 73 pm.
Jan Ir.& 12% Bank Stock for Acct..,,
Oct. 185 '.... .........
Jan. 1860 — India Stock for Acct....
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian. 5 per Cent — ;Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent lO4 ;Ditto, New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds -+Frussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, ti per Cent... --!Russian, 5 per Cent llB%
Chlllan, 6 per Cent ..... ...... 101 Ditto, Metallic
r.:olornbian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent a3%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent....,. 'Ditto, Deferred..,,,„,,,.....
Danish, 3 per Cent — !French, 5 per Cent —f. —e.
Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —e.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ......... French, 3 per Cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1832...... !Dutch, 2% per Cent 61%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... ;Ditto, 5 per Cent looq
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 9214
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
Caledonian, 5 paid
Great North of England. 100 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Filth,, 12 paid 22%
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid) 25%
London and Blaekwall (16/:l3s. 4d.) 7%
Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (Wt. 12s. 4d. paid) 6%
London and South Western 441/. 6s. 10d. paid)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid)
Di; to, Half shares, .?O paid
Manchester and Birmingham 59
Midland Counties (100 paid) 92%
Ditto, Quarter Shar:s (15 paid)
Newcastle and Darlington Junction. 21 paid 43
North British, 2% paid 2%
North Midland (int; paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 40 paid
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) 7%
South Eastern and Dover (33 25 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid)
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid ,
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28%