The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-16 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very flat,
and prices receded 61 per lb., being id. since Friday. About
4,000 bags were sold.—There was no change in the Share
Market, and not a great deal was done :—North Midland,
906 ' • Paris and Lyons, a Is. ; Ditto and Orleans, 38 Ditto
and Rouen, 37i ; South-Eastern, 38i ; Ditto New, 12a ; Great
Western Half, 76.
Much satisfaction has been expressed among the commer-
cial and shipping interest by the announcement of the fact,
that the Commissioners appointed to consider the most im-
portant subject of constructing refuge harbours, are really
actively engaged in the task delegated to them. Our Dover
correspondent mentions that yesterday the Commis-
sioners, nine in number, were all day off that
port taking surveys and soundings. For the pre-
servation of life and the safety of property, it is ardently
hoped that the Government will not withhold the most
ample means to construct harbours of refuge in all much-
frequented parts of our sea-girt isle, where at present such
accommodation is needed.
It is the current statement in the City, that at the meeting
(a private one) of the Joint-stock Banking interests, held
yesterday, the propositions of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer for the renewal of the charter of the Bank of England,
the regulation of the currency, &c., met with pretty general
approbation—that is, no opposition is to be made to them :
the advance towards one bank of issue, however, is not liked.
The private commercial accounts received from the United
States and Canada, do not read so well as could be wished.
After all the crop of cotton will reach very near 2,000,000
bales. The Tariff Bill occupied a large share of the attention
of the mercantile interests of the Stetes, as well as of the
British North American colonies. The Stock and Share
Markets of New York were in an unsettled and fluctuating
condition. The state of trade in Montreal is thus referred to
in our advices :—" We have, within these few days, had
opportunities of conversing with gentlemen on their return
from journeys of business, made to different parts of the
United Province, in anticipation of the breaking up of the
frost; and the accounts they give of the prospects
of the spring trade are uniformly favourable, both as
respect imports and exports. 'With respect to the former,
money is more abundant than it has been fur some
time, and the lightness of stocks in the stores of the dealers is
uniform. With respect to the latter, a great improvement in
the lumber trade is generally anticipated on the opening of
the navigation ; and near and above Montreal, in the more
cultivated parts of the country, the grain trade is already in a
state of great activity. Not merely are large shipments in
preparation in the Western States, by way of the Welland
Canal and the St. Laurence ; but there will be a more consi-
derable amount than for several years to export from the pro-
vince itself."

Not a great deal of business has been done this morning
in the public securities. The quotations of Stock have been
rather heavy. Consols for Money and the Account have
fluctuated but from 99a to 99} a. fhe Commissioners bought
20,0001. Reduced Three per Cents. at 98a. For Bank Stock
the market is again lower, the presumption being that under
the New Bank Charter law the profits of the corporation
must be diminished. Some sales were made of Bank Stock
this morning at 191, a fall of 2 per cent. on the previous
value. The price now it 192. India Stock is 1 per cent.
lower, and Exchequer bills have gone back from 70s. to 675.
9d. premium. The Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have not
varied much. _ _

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Spanish Bonds have been flat this morning, the Three per
Cents. at from 351 to 351, and the Actives at 241 a, the
lower value being the latest. For Portuguese Converted
Bonds have been quoted only at 46k, the Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 61, and the Five per Cents. at 1001 1.
Mexican Stock was offered at 351, and the Deferred at 151.
In the Share Market prices scarcely rule so high. The
London and Birmingham Railway, at 130 prem., have just
been sold at 122 prem., but are rather better now. The
Great Westerns keep their ground ; the South-Western are
rather higher, but the Birmingham and Gloucester are rather
heavy. Santiago de Cuba Shares command a rise to 10
prem., and the London and Westminster Bank Shares are at
61 premium.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Otacial List)
Bank Stock 19234 193 192
S per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99%%%
334 per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lOl%
3r Cent. Annuities, 1726 98%
334 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 334 per Cent. Annuities 10234 %%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-163%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Stock
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account .......... ...... „ ....... ..
Exchequer Bills, I%d. 154 d
1,0001.
5001 ........... 70 pm.
Ditto 5ma11.........
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. .... ........ „.... 35%
Ditto for the Account. 35%%
Ditto Deferred Stock 15%%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 494
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24%
Ditto for the Account . ..... ....... ........ ...
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for 'the Account 35%304
Dutch 234 per Cents. 60% 61
Dutch 5 per Cents 10034%
New Loan 1837. 5 per Cents. 9936%
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ..... .... 93 ........ to
Chester and Holyhead 5 6%: to
Dublin aid Cashel .... 234 4% ...... to
Eastern Counties
10
_.7 to „„

Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 66 to
Ditto Registered
Great North of England lOO -
Great Western .... ....... ......„ ..... 75 11834 ...... to 11734
Ditto 34 Shares
Ditto Fifths ..... ................ ..... 12
Harwich (Braithwaite) 2 2l ... to
Ditto (Locke) " 234 2% to
London and Birmingham. lOO 222
London and Blackwall..„... ....... . 1636
London and South Western ...... 41%
London and Croydon
Manchester andpirmingham ... 40 ......... 5736
North British 234
Northern and Eastern
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ... ..... . 3234
Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich
Paris and Orleans .•.................•• 20 ...... ••• 38%1
Rouen and Havre. ...... .......... ..... 8
JOINT STOCK RANKS.
London and Westminster

MANCHEST'EU STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 15.—We have no
material change in the state of our market to- day :—Eastern
Counties, 12a ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 1081; Man-
chester and Leeds,. Quarters, 9k: ; Trent Valley, 10i ;
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 5 5* prem.
South-Eastern, New, 14 ; Paris and Strasburgh, 21;
_Man-
chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 6 3-16.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock .......... ...... .. 191 1 Indian Stock 286 pm.
3 per Cent. Red. ..... ....... 98)6 Ditto Bonds — Pm.
3 per Cent. Cons
3% per Cent. Rel ....
New 3% per Cent 102% Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1%41... 69 pm.
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 67 pm.
Jan. 1860 ..... ....... 12% Bank Stock for Acct 192
Oct. 1859 Consols for Acct 99%
Jan. 1860............ 12% India Stock for Acct —
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per Cent
113% Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent lO3 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds ..... .......... 'Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent —
Chllian, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... 14% Spanish, 5 per Cent 2l
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent.... ....... ... 35
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent lDitto, Deferred l3
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 18'25, 5 per Cent — Exchange ...... ........ .... —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., MI — IDutch, 2% per Cent...... 60%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ........100%
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) B4)
Bristol and Gloucester (30 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid) .. l2
Ditto Registered (816 s 8d paid)
Great Western (75 paid) ..,, 1.21
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Filths ,2 paid 2l.
Harwich (Braithwaite), 2
2 paid
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto Quarter Shares (2 paid) 26(
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and South Western (41/. 6s. lOd. paid)
Ditto Eighths (Iss. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk) l9
Northern and Ea,tern (45 paid)
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 2l
South Eastern and Dover (33125 4d paid)
Ditto Nlew Shares ( 4 paid)
York and Scarborough Branch (4 paid)
Rouen and Havre, 8 paid l7

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( T HIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 16.—Wind, light westerly breeze and fine.
COWES, MAY 15.—Arrd. Venus, Higarne, Batavia.
FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind, variable and light.—Off,
Maria, Millet', Calcutta •, Flora, Reeves, Valparaiso • Trotum,
Bahia, for .Aatona • Andromache, Barbadoes ; Olof, Charles-
ton, for Amsterdam ; Lucas, New York, for Cronstadt ;
Erneald, Layton, and Bridge, Baker, St. John's, N.B. ; Hor-
tensia, Buenos Ayres.