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

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
_CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

A very large 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—viz..
1,100 Pernara, at 4,-Id. to si-d.; 100 Bahia, at 50. ;
300 Maranham, at 41d. to 51d.; 200 Egyptian, at Sid.
to 6d. ; 400 Surat, at 20. to 2:1d.; and the rest Ame-
rican, at 3-id. to sd. per lb.—Shares were steady.
Bristol and Gloucester, 37i ; Cambridge and Lincoln,
21 ; Eastern Counties, 14* ; Grand Junction, 223 ;
Ditto, Eighth, 17 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half,
102 ; Ditto, Quarter, 574- ; London and Birmingham,
Quarters, 27 ; Ditto and South-Western, 83f ; Ditto
and York, 4* ; Manchester and Leeds, Half, 52 ; Mid-
land Counties 112 k; South-Eastern, 38k; Ditto, New, 12;
Lyons and Avignon, 21. 14s. ; Paris and Lyons, 31. 3s. ;
I Ditto and Rouen, 40-a ; Strasburg and Bale, 12i ;
Tours and Nantes, 2 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 5k ; Cen-
tral of France, 111.
There are various additional accounts in town today
from the Cape of Good hope, but we do not learn that
they contain any information of interest. It may have
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 to
soon, the privilege so afforded will cease. The present
dates from the Cape are to the 25th of October. Some
additional vessels had left the Cape for Guano, at Ichaboe.
A very strong feeling is expressed among the slier-
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 enormous
amount. A meeting of the merchants interested is, it is
said, in contemplation, in order to memoralise the
Government upon this most interesting subject. The
reduction of the duty on paper, it is also hoped, may be
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 bad arrived out, after a passage of 45 days•
In the Consol market not much business has been

transacted to-day. The price for the Account is firm at
to i per cent. above par ; Reduced Three per Cents.
have been quoted at 1001 A rise in Exchequer Bills
has taken place to 605., and upon India Bonds
to 755. premium. The new Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have advanced to 3i 'per cent. above par. Bank
Stock is at 208.

In the Foreign Stock market the principal opera•
tions have been in the Dutch Securities, the Two-and-
a- Half per Cents. having fluctuated from 63i to 64, and
the Four per Cents. from 97i to 97i. There has not
been any transactions in the Belgian Bonds to-day.
Spanish Consols are steady at 25i ; and the Three
per Cents at 31 The New French Scrip has been in
demand at 1* premium. For Mexican Stock 36 and 36i
have been the quotations, and for Portuguese Converte
61 to 58f.
_

A very-firm market has ruled to-day for all the princi-
pal Railway Shares, and in some instances advanced
prices have been realised. The Real del Monte Mile
Shares, unregistered, have beenquoted at 41 per share.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.):
Bank Stock for Account 2014
pyer Cent.,Reduced Annuities ....... 10034%
New 314 per Cent. Annuities. ... .. 1033 r

tto undei

Consols for

loovit

Exchequer Bil Li.

I%d. 134 d.
1.. .........•• 58 60 pm.
60 58 pm.
Ditto 5ma11.... mese. .... •••••••••••• 60 58 pm.
Ditto Advertised:"... ...........
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Mexican Bonds, 1237, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account... ....... .............
..
Ditto Defers ed 5t0ck................. ......
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. .............
Ditto Converted ....... •..•. ....... MP •00 • . ••••••••• SO 5834
Ditto for the Account ...
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 25
Ditto for the Account 2534
Ditto Passive Bonds ... ....... •••••• . •••••••• ••••••• 636
~-,•••••• '"`see per Cent. ••••••••••••••••••••«••••••« 37%
the Acc0unt......................
,er Cent 5................. ............ 0434 U 3% i.
o',
to fiir-the Account ... ....... ............
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates. . ...... 97%%34%
Dutch 5 per Cent 5........................ ....... 0236
PIRCES OF SHARES IHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS, PAID: PER SEAR&
Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100 ........ 9234.... to •-•
Bristol and Gloucester.... ....... 30 .... 3BN to --"
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holyhead ti ...mom 5
Cburnet Valley', 2 ........ 334 -
Dublin and Belfast Junction ...... 23; ...... 4 ...." to »....
Dublin and Osiway -
E4stern Counties ..... .......... 25 ..»..„, 14%%: to •-•
Great Southein and Western (lreland) 5 ••••••... 103{t .«....10
Great Western " ........«•...... .. 75 ......151)g 152 to 151%
Ditto Fittb5........• •........•.... 12 ««.»,• 28
London and Birmingham. a•••••••• 100 ...ern., 22114 to lOW
London and Brighton ............. 50 ........ 52%34
to 16
London and South Western .... 4134.... 75%
London and Y0rk..... .............• 234•........ 4304 ••• to ;74
Midland .....». ................ ...... 100...... 112 ......." to ''' k 4
Birmingham and Derby..„....... 100 - "
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 24
Northern and Eastern ............. 45
South Eastern and Dover ........ 3336
Trent Va11ey?......... ...
2 ..«.».. 9%.. •. 10 -
York and North Midland
Boulogne and Amiens 2 ........ 534% ... to --•
Orleans and Vierson
Orleans and Bourdeaux
Paris and Lyons 2 SUS, to ••••
Paris and 0r1ean5..................... 20 •.....•• 43%* ••• W 41
Paris and. R0uen...................„ 20 .......-40%
Strasburg and ,Bale .... ....... .... 14

Ditto 1
Dutch

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 19.---We
had a fair business doing at steady prices, with a go 7,
demand for Shares generally:—Eastern Counties, 141'
*; Lancaster and Preston, New Quarters, 4i; Anil
and Brighton, 511 ; Ditto, Loan Notes, 12k;
Eighth Shares, 2 5-16 ; Manchester and Leeds, 11'
Ditto and Birmingham, 511 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares',o:
4 15-16; South Eastern, 381; Ditto, New, 12; Dit",,t
New Creation, 10; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2i; Churni
Valley, 31 7-16; Trent Valley, 9; West Yorkshire, 7ii
Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 101. 18s-