The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-25 00:00:00

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
From The Sun of Saturday. Evening.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was without
alteration; sales 2,500 bates.—There was a good inquiry for
French Railway Shares, but the heavior Stocks were in dull
demand. Chester and Holyhead, 6;; Edinburgh and Gies-.
gow, 65 ; Eastern Counties, 11; ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Great
Western, 112 ; Birmingham, 237 ; Manchester and Birming
ham, 47k; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 15s. 6d. ; Ditto and Orleans,
34; ; Ditto and Rouen, 36i ; South-Eastern, 35s ;: Ditto
New, 36i. -
The result of the discussion on the Factory Bill in the
House of Commons has been a topic of very general conver-
sation in the City this morning, but the opinions are most
conflicting upon the policy of the ten hours' plan being car-
ried out.
The accounts received from the United States to-day, aer
considered to be so far satisfactory, and it is announced that
the war party, as respects the Oregon question, has been
defeated. Our new Minister at the Court of Washington,
appears to have won golden opinions from the people, and
very strong hopes were entertained that the difficul-
ties of the question would be got over. There was a
great solicitude entertained in the United States relative to
the future condition of the Cotton Markets. It is said that
an immense quantity of the staple was about to be forwarded
to Europe, and that the bold attempt to keep back supplies
had most signally failed. The quotations at New York were
principally nominal.
There are some later accounts this morning from the Cape
of Good Hope, namely to the 9th January_ There is no in-
formation from Natal of consequence. It is mentioned that
coal had been discovered. The attention of the Government
was directed to the improvement of the lands, a subject that
had not of late years had much consideration. The revenue
of the colony is represented as being in a more prosperous
state than it had been.
This is the last day for permitting dissents to be entered
against the plan for the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half
per Centi.;but up to the present hour the books, at the Bank
of England, have hut nine or ten names, and said to be for
small amounts. It will be some time before those holders in
distant parts will send in their adhesion or otherwise to the
plan. At present the amount of the objectors' stock is kept
secret. With respect to the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. of
1818, it is said that the assents are very general as far as home
holders are concerned. This is the version of the affair current
in the Market. The Commissioners did not buy to-day.
Consols for Money are firm, at 981, and for the Account at the
same rate. A bargain has been made in the Three per Cents.
of 1751, at 96i. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents, have
been steady at 102; India Stock at an improvement to
294, but bank Stock has fallen from 200; to 1991. The
premium upon Exchequer Bills has also dropped a trifle.
Business has been slack in the Foreign funds to-day.
Spanish Bonds have remained at about 25; ; the Threes at
35i, Mexican Deferred at 15; to 15k, -Russian at 117, Dutch
Five per Cents. at 101} to 102, and Colombian ex Venezuelan
at 14g. .
The Railway Share Market is pretty firm. Birmingham
and Derby have risen to 37 discount, the Thirds to 21, the
Edinburgh and Glasgow to 14; premium, the London and
Brighton to 5i discount ;but in the other lines the alterations
have been slight. Brazil Imperial Mines are at 13 dis.
MANCUESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 22.—Our market
has been quiet to-day with no improvement in prices. The
sales are :-z-Bolton and Preston, 3ci ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 47* ; Norwich and Brandon, 7 ; Manchester, Bury,
and Rossendale, 31 and 4 ; .Mancliester Assurance, 10i.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Indian Stock. — pm.
Ditto Bonds . . pm .
Ditto 01:1 Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Ex. Bills, 1,0001.
.pm
Ditto 5001 — pm.
Ditto Small . . ......
Bank Stock for Acct 2OO
Consols for Acct. 95%
India Stock for Acct 294
FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per Cent
Ditto, New Ditto... .........
Prussian, S per Cent ......
Russian, 5 per Cent ll7
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per Cent.. .
Ditto, 9 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred —
French, French, 5 per Cent....... —4 —c.
Exchange —l. —c.
French, 9 per Cent —f. --e.
Dutch, 2% per Cent 51%
Ditto, 5 per Cent 101(
RES.

Bank Stock
n per Cent. Red.... ......
3 per Cent. Cone.
336 per Cent. Bel
New 334 per Cent. 102%
New 5 per Cent ............ . ...-
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1060

Oct. 1859

Jan. 1860...........

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