The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-01 00:00:00

V7OOl. MARICET.

In the absence of public sales, the transactions in the pri-
vate contract market are on an extensive scale in most de-
criptions, and prices are on the advance.
BOROUGH AND SPITAIMIELBS.
Only a moderate supply of old Potatoes have lately come
to hand, yet the demand for them is inactive, at prices vary-
ing from 60s to 1103 per stone. New Potatoes are in good
supply and steady inquiry, at from 8s to 15s per cwt.
TALLOW MARKET.
This market may be considered quite as firm as on Monday
last, although there has not been so much business doing in
the past weelcas in the previous one. We have just received
advices from St. Petersburgh up to the 22d of June, where
higher prices were insisted upon, and in one or two instances
paid. Town Tallow is held at 40s 6d to 41s nett cash; new
Y.C. for the last three months, 42s 6d.

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
Sales to a good extent were made in Cotton at Liverpool
on Saturday, at very firm rates. Speculators took 1,000 bales,
and exporters 500, and the total sales were 6,000 bales. The
transactions in Shares were on a moderate scale at the sub-
joined rates :--Birmingham and Gloucester, 924 ; Chester and
Birkenhead New, 191 ; Eastern Counties, 114 ; Great Wes-
tern, 123; Ditto Fifths, 23; Liverpool and Manchester, 223;
Ditto Quarter, 548; London and Birmingham, 217; Ditto
32/. Shares, 351; London and Brighton, 461; Manchester
and Birmingham, 217 ; Manchester and Leeds Half, 444 ;
Midland Counties, 944 ; South-Eastern, 344.
Much interest continues to be taken in the state of the
grain trade. Fine showers having been experienced in al-
most all the principal parts of the country, speculation in
foreign wheat has been somewhat checked. Still, however,
there is no doubt entertained that the arrivals of foreign
grain before the autumn will be very considerable from the
Continent, as well as from Canada and the United States.
It appears from the accounts received this morning from
Mauritius that the trade there had been in some degree in-
jured by the apprehension that the hay and corn crops have
been damaged by the long continued drought that has pre-
vailed in many sections of the United Kingdom. Still, for
the, autumn trade in British manufactures, considerable ex-
pectations are entertained that there will be a most abundant
demand for cotton and woollen fabrics for exportation. Yarns
have been in fair request of late.
There have not been any accounts from the Colonies this
morning, with, the exception of ship-letters, which are of old
dates.
Although there has not been any business of importance
transacted in the funds this morning, a strong tendency to
decline is exhibited in the prices. Consols for the Account
have fallen from 981 to 981, but they have since rallied to
984. A large delivery of stock is expected to-morrow. Re-
duced Three per Cents. have been sold at 994 ; Exchequer
Bills at 735. to 755. premium, and India Bonds 945. premium.
Bank Stock for the Account has been sold at 1984 ; and the
Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 1021. •
The payment of the dividends upon the Spanish Three
per Cents. were commenced this morning, but the market for
this stock is notwithstanding heavy, at 3211. The Five per
Cents. have fallen from 221 to 22j. The half-yearly interest
upon Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., and upon Portuguese
Converted: Bonds, are also in course of liquidation to-day.
Money is easy in the Foreign Market. The Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. have been quoted at 604 ex div..; Old Five
per Cents. Portuguese at 801; the Colombian eXTenezuelan,
at 131 1; and Mexican at 351 for the At:timer'
The result of the interview to be had with'Sir Robert
Peel and the Directors of the principal Railway Com-
panies, this afternoon, upon the subject of a Bill
now before Parliament, for the future guidance of
establishments of the description referred to in the measure
in question, is looked for with interest. Any attempt to
fetter the managers of the existing lines is held by them in-
consistent with the property they hold, but it is quite another
and a most important question, as far as the public are con-
cerned, that all attempts at monopoly should be checked, and
so it is hoped that the Parliament will, by stringent laws, de-
cide. A good deal of business has been transacted in the
Share Market this morning, but at prices not differing much
from those of Saturday last.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE
,O'CLOCIL
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock. s .... ..... ...... ........... . ........... 196
3 per Cent. Feduced Annuities .............. 99%
236 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .............. 102%
Ind IA Bonds,1,000.........•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••
Ditto under 1,000........ ....... ••••••••••••••••••• 96
Bank Stock for Account ... 198)6
Consols for Opening ............................ 98%%%
Exchequer Bills, 150. 1344.
10001. ...."................... ..«.„.«..75 pm.
mos. • ••••••••••••••••••••••• •• •••••••••• 73 pm.
Ditto‘gnall..... ........ •..... 73 pm.
Ditto Advertised.- ....
pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. ..... ............ ....... ....... ..... 139 %
Mexican 80nd5,1837, 5 per Cent. ..............
Ditto for the Account. 354
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. .....
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1640............. 22
Ditt• for the Account. •... 22
Ditto Three per Cent. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 32
Ditto for the Account 32%s
Dutch 236 per Cents 60% 61 60%
Dutch 5 per Cents. ...... „........ .............
New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO -
Bristol and Exeter 7O 7836 to
Chester and Holyhead 5 4% to
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O . .... ..••
Dit 014 Shares 12% .... 15%
Great North of England 100.......,.,101
Ditto New
Great Western
Ditto 34 Shares
Ditto Fifths l2 ..... «.. 22%% ••• to
London and Birmingham. lOO 219
• Ditto New Thirds
Ditto 34 Share-
London and Brighton
London and Greenwich
London and South Western
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon 14% 17% to
Ditto Scrip
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 55
Midland Counties
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. 21
North British 23x 4
Northern and Eastern 45 .....«.. 57% % ... to
North Midland •... ••••••••••••••••• 100 e.g... 94 .•........ to
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 32% SS to
Trent Valley
York and North Midland -
Ditto 36 Shares 25
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 22.—The market
to-day has been very languid, and unly a limited business
done. Manchester and Leeds Half-Shares, 434; South