The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-03 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS I

The Englisit Punkis cteoed siigiitly lower, prices coming
at a decline from Paris. Consols were 97 to 97k. The
Unfunded Debt was supported. The Reduced TEree per
Cents were 973 to 98. Canada Debentures were 104 above par.
Spanish Bonds also declined on the Paris advises, the
Actives leaving off at 224, and the Three per Cents. at 314
to 311. Peruvian were 231 to 234; and Brazilian 783 to 79.
French Five per Cents. were 124 t 75c. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. were 543.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these . Birmingham and Derby were 384; Birmingham and
Gloucester, 25; Great North of England, 11; Brighton, 4%
to 33; and South Eastern, 153 to 14) discount. Gravesend
and Chatham, 3 ; Great Western Half, 223 to 223 ; Hull and
Selby, 9 ; Croydon, 33 ; Northern and Eastern, 104 to 3 ;
Northern Midland Thirds, 93 ; Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyme,
and Manchester, Quarter, 33 ; York and North Midland,
761; and Ditto Scarborough Branch, 181 premium. British
North American Bank Shares were 10, and National Pro-
vincial of England 3 discount. Australasia were 53, and
Provincial of Ireland 17 premium.
There was considerable heaviness in the rates of the
Foreign Exchanges.
cFrom The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool ;yesterday were again
very extensive, at previous rates. Speculators took 6,000
bales Surat, and 7,000 American, and the entire transactions
comprised 22,000 bales, viz., 7,006 bales Surat at 33d. to 43d. ;
800 Maranham, at 6d. to 63d. ; 500 Egyptian, at 7d. to Bd.;
1,000 Pernambuco, at 64d. to 7d., and the rest American, at
53d. to 6d. per lb. Shares continued firm, and a fair busi-
ness was done. Eastern Counties, were 103 ; Great
Western, 1111; Birmingham, 2433 ; South Western, Eighths,
24 ; Midland Counties, 92 ; Paris and Lyons, 23 ; Paris and
Orleans, 333 ; Paris and Rouen, 323 ; South Eastern, 351;
Ditto, Scrip, 363.
The accounts to Dec. 9, from the Cape of Good Hope, state
that all was quiet at Natal.
An impression appears to exist in influential circles in the
City that the present prices of the Funds will not be upheld,
the more so as there is a probability that the Ministers may
have some determined opposition to a portion of their finan-
cial measures. There is, however, a strong feeling enter-
tained that the recommendation of her Majestv's Mi-
nisters to Parliament, relative to the Bank charter,
will be acquiesced in, though of course not without
opposition from the friends and supporters of the
Joint Stock Banking interests, of whom there are
many ardent and influential men in the upper as well as
lower House. The list of corrected quotations will show,
however, that a decline in the value of the stock of the Cor-
poration has taken place. Consols 973 for Money and
time. Exchequer Bills realise 675. to 695. premium. Bank
Stock is at 193. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
obtain 1013 to 3, the Reduced 1023 to 3, and the Three per
Cents. from 98 to 1, have declined to 973. We can discover
nothing in the Queen's speech to throw a doubt upon the
conversion.

The Foreign Market is quiet. Spanish Actives obtain 23
to 4, and the Three per Cents., 324 to 31i; Portugues Con-
verted are at 48. These prices are all steady. Mexican have
realised 344 to 344: Dutch Five per Cents. are 101 to 1011.
Only a very moderate business is doing in the Railway
Shares, and sellers rather predominate. The quotations an-
nexed will, therefore, exhibit a slight decline :
MAscuEsTErt STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. I.—Considerable
business has been done in the following Stocks :—Chester and
Birkenhead New, 174 ; Eastern Counties Registered, 124 ;
Manchester and London Half Shares, 494 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 394 ; Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 304 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 614; Ditto, Quarter, 7 3-16;
South Eastern, 354,

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock • 193 India Stock .. 276 pm
3 per Cent. Red
3 per Cent. C0n5...... 974 Ditto Old Annuities —
34 per Cent. Red 1024 Ditto New Annuities..
New 34 per Cent
New 6 per Cent.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 67 pm
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 ......
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A i-trran, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
11.1gian. b per cent Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds . 79 Prussian, 5 per cent.., -
B imos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent
Ctilian, 6 per cent. Ditto, Metallic ..... -
Columbian, 6 per cent... 12i 'Spanish, 5 per cent
)itto 1824 Ditto, 3 per cent...
Cu;ia. Bonds, 6 per cent 93 Ditto, Deferred.... . 13
)anish, 3 per sent French, 5 per cent.l24f. 754.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —l Exchange ...... .... —f —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 I Dutch, 24 per cent. 551
i>arivian, 1825,6 perct. I Ditto, 5 per cent....
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid)
Ditto Thirds (25 paid)
Ditto Eighths ( 0 10s paid) ... ......... .. 4
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 pd) 75
Eastern Counties (23 paid)........... lO4
Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (2* p) 24
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 89
Great Western (75 paid) •••
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Harwich Extension (2 paid) .. .. 24
Hull and Selby (50 paid)
London and Brighton (50 pa d) 464
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 77
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk)
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (100 paid) 96
Ditto Thirds (211. 131. 4d. paid) 314
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ... . .. 324
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... .. 354
Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 364
York and Scarboro' Branch (24 paid) 2l
COURSE OF EXC.:ILAN GE.—( YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar ... ....... . . .....
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........2 U l2 64 Genoa . 25 95
Antwerp :25 95 Milan
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 06 Palermo, per ea 1181
Ditto, 3 months 25 on 85- 1 isb , ...... ..... 52
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 23
Frankfort on Maine ...122 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 Us.:-. 364 Buenos Ayres ......
Berlin..
Vienna, effec. ff. 3 M 956 Philadelphia "
Trieste, ditto 9 58 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ
Madrid ..
Culiz 364 Portugal Gold Coin.. 317 5
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville -