The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bales, with a flat market. Sales, 1,000 Surat, at 23/4d. to
3344. ; 100 Pernam, at 556 d., and 100 Egyptian, at 6%d.
The rest were principally American, and declined 14d. on the
quotations of Friday last, and 4d. on the business on
Monday. Shares were quieter. Aberdeen Railway,
434 Barnsley Junction, 8% 3s. 9d. ; Ditto, Half
Shares, 414 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire,
1214 A; ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 6
5%; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8%; Belfast and
Ballymena, 53' ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpcol, 1334 14 ;
Caledonian, 1314 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 94 9; Chester
and Birkenhead, 47 ; Ditto, New Shares, 4334 14 ; Ditto, Half
Shares, 23%; Chester and Holyhead, 11% 4; Churnet Val-
ley, 10N Is. 3d. ; Clydesdale Junction, 1136 ; Cork and
Bandon, 5% ; Cork and Waterford, OA ; Dublin and
Belfast Junction, 1014; Dublin and Garway, 5% 5 ;
Dun-
dee and Perth, 4 % ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone,
3%; Eastern Counties, 21 ; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2, 265. ;
Edinburgh and Northern, 13s %; Ely and Bedford. 3% %;
Glasgow, and Dumfries, 11. 65. IL ss. ; Glasgow, Paisley,
and Greenock, 1834 19 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 9% ; Grand
Junction, Eighth Shares, 18%; Great Grimsby and Sheffield.
6% ; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 5 4% ; Lancaster
and Preston, Three-quarter Shares, 33% ; .Limerick and
Waterford, 6% 34 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New
Shares, 37 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. ls. 6d.
1,4 London and Brighton, 6414 ; London and Croydon,
New Shares, I/. BsAa. ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 31,f1 ;
London and York, 31% 13s. 6d. ,• Direct Northern, 4CI •
_js
Leeds and Dewsbury, 4% 3% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5% ;
Leeds and West Riding Junction, 734 ; Lynn and
Dereham, 2/. 14s. 234 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 59 ;
Ditto, Quarter Shares, 104 10; Ditto, New Shares, 5% ;
Manchester and Buxton, 41. 1 ls. 3d. 4% ; Manchester,
Bury, and Rossendale, 1734 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Midland Junction, 1014 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter
Shares, 204 ; Midland Railway, 154 ; Ditto, 40/. Shares,
17 18 ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 4 ; Midland Consolidated, Bir-
mingham and Derby, 116 1141,% ; Newaik and Sheffield,
6 ; .Newcastle and I3erwick, 16 ; Newcastle and Carlisle,
4
Shares,
121., (2 Newrys ;North
aEI nne
s inl leer na
1,
wl ss.
h3adr. e
s; British, Half
5% ; North
Wales, 3 ; Oxford andßirmingham Junction,2l. 6s. sd. IA ; Ox-
ford,Worcester, and Wolverhampton, U. 185.6 d. ' • Preston and
Wyre, 36 35%; Runcorn Gap, 35 ; Ditto, New Shares
(80 dis.), 17 %; Sheffield and Manchester, 129 ; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 15 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 1% 1/. 6s. ;
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 4% ;
Shrewsbury, Oswestiy, and Cheshire, 4% ; South-Eastern
and Dover, New Shares, No. 1, 16% '%; Ditto New Shares,
No. 2, 11; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,8% ; Scottish Cen-
tral, 7 ; South Wales, 7%; Trent Valley, 20 14 ; Ulster,
48%; Worcester and Tring, 5% 5; Whitehaven and Fur-
ness, 34 14 ; Yarmouth, Dies, and Beccles, 44 ; Austrian and
Sardinian, 35. 6d. ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 27g 16s. ;
Northern of France (Lafitte's), 6; Northern of France (Ro-
samel), 234 ; Paris and Lyons English, (Lafitte's), 3; Paris
and Lyons, (Ganneron's), 3 ; Ditto (Colon's), 2/. 3s. 6d. ;
Paris and St. Quentin, 2/. 3s. 2/. 2s. ; Verona and Ancona,
IL 17s.
There are not any later arrivals in the City this morning
from the British Colonies.
A considerable amount of satisfaction has been produced
in the City among the merchahts interested in the trade with
the West Indies. South America, &c., at the advance towards
prosperity by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
Many have been the difficulties that the Directors of
this important undertaking have had to contend with
since they first commenced operations-many have been the
losses of fine ships (three we believe), and much of necessity
has been the loss of money ; but by perseverance, skill, and
labour, the concern has been worked into paying
order. Yesterday was a day of congratulation to all
interested. A first dividend (a small one, to be
sure` was declared of IL a share ; a good round
stun was paid off for losses, out of real profits and a
balance reserved for future contingencies. The proprietors
also awarded 2,000/. a year to the Directors i n future for
their services. And well do they deserve the grant. They
have had hitherto an onerous burden and up-hill work to
accomplish with many hard strictures on their conduct by
not a few of our Contemporaries, not a few of which, nay,
nine out of ten, were perfectly undeserved.
A general reaction has occurred in the value of the Eng-
Securities to-day. Money is more in demand for real com-
mercial business. Consols for the Account have sold at a fall
from 9914 to 99. The price at present for Consols for early
Transfer is 99 IA 4. From 101%theThree-and-a-Quarter:per
Cents. have fallen to 101%; India Stock to 278 ;Bank Stock
to 2101/,, and Exchequer- bills to 58s. premium.
In the Foreign Securities there has not been much busi-
ness transacted to-day, as for some time back attention has been
riveted to Railway Shares. Brazilian Bonds have been done
at 87 ; the Colombian, ex Venezulian, at 15%. The value of
Mexican is 364 lil ; of Portuguese Converted, 6314; of
the Spanish Passives, 7%; of the Three per Cents., 40%;
and of the Dutch Four per Cents. 97.
The Market for the Railway Shares has been rather heavy
to-day, but there are symptoms of a rally.

ONE CLOSINu
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock . .
3 per Cent. Reduced ... 98 % 981 A
3 per Cent. Conscls
New 31/1 per Cents IOI2IA 1011 A
Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11 9-16 7-16 11 7-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860
India Stock
South Sea Stock -_

Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account.-- ...... ...- 99 LA 99 9834
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11,4 d 6l 59 58 pm. 60
Ditto 5001.. . a 59 58 60 pm. 60
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised — pm.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds
87 87
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 151,4 15%
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ......
Ditto, Account 3614%14 3614
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted.... 6514 654
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Coupons — 273/4
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — 47
Ditto, Deferred
14% 14%
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9714 97
CLOSING
97
Ditto, Account .... 9714 974
PRICES OF
PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAY SHARES PRICES.
Aberdeen .................. 2% 5 43/4
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush .................. 1% 3 23/4 3 3
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 139
Ditto 14 Shares ...... 3
Bristol and Exeter .....70
Ditto New ... -............ 2
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 .„ _7%
Caledonian ............... 5 ...... 12%%3,474 6210
12
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......9N14 IA 'git? 94
Chester and Holyhead... 5
('Burnet Valley
9458%%% ... • 9%
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton ... :.-... . ..... 114 5l/4 5
Coventry and Leicester
Cornwall .................. 3 ... . 53,9
5%
Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth I}4 314
4%
314
Direct Northern ......... 2
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2
9%
Dublin and Galway...... 2 h.__ 61 i
EastDereh'm and Noech IN 1
Eastern Counties ......... 25 ...... 219(53
4 10% .. 203,
• /4
1%4
Eastern Union ............ 15 „ ... _
Ditto Extension ...... 1% 314%
,4%
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/ l5l 13%
6 s
Ditto, New Quarters.. 2
Ely and Bedford .. : ... ... 14
...... .. 6ji
.....
Great Grimsby and Shef• 314
..... . ................ 2%
field _
6
Great South. and West.
(Ireland) ......... . ..... 5 ...... --
Ditto Extension ...... 2% ii
Great North of Engiand..100
194 i
Great Western ......... ... 80 ......1861/2
186
Ditto % 5hare5......... 50 lO3 104 103%... /2
103 ii
Ditto Fifths .. ........... 20
Guildford, Fartem,Ports. 2%..... 65,001 6l
'' Th

Harwich .............. . ... 1• -
2341 A," • " '- 2
Hull and Selby ............ 50
Do. Half Shares ...... 2 ..-.. 21% 21 22 22
London and BirminghrtaStock)..23s
Do. New Thirds ...... 2
Do. 1/t Shares ....... 9
London and 131ackwall. 161. 138.4 d. 8 A ' 8%
London and Brighton... 50 ...... 62 63 62% 62%
London and Croydon, 131. 153. 9d. 17, 1 17%
London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 11 11
London and S. Western 41/6810d 8134 Bl3/
Do. New
London and York ...... •.. vs 3%14.. . . 34
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham 1 a
Manchester and Leeds... 73

Do. Quarters
M s%anche;ter and Birmut. 40 ~.•.. 59% _
Midland 100
Do. New
Midland, Birm., Derby...loo 116
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction
32
Do. New Brandling lO
4% 54 474 51 LL
Newry and Enniskillen. 2% 5/* ,
Newark and Sl.effield ... 1% 5? 6 8
North British
18
Do. New ' 1 5 s 514
651,(
4
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Wales .. ll4 2%••• 3
Norwich and Brandon... 10 -17
Do~ New
Richmond and West End
4%
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Triug 1
3%**••• 3%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland lth.. . . • 4%1A
Shrews., Wolverhamp ,
4t, Dudley, and Birm
211,E
South Devon... ............ 10 ...... 21A
4114 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41%
;;_, Do., No. 2. ............ 2
Do., No. 3 ............ 2%
Staines and Richmond... 1
South Wa1e5.......... ... 2% jtt
3;14i6. .
u. . . . . . . . .
6791
.194 Trent Valley ............... 2
4% Waterford and Kilkenny 1 .. ••• 4 West Cornwall
York and North Midland 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20
67% Do. Selby ............. 20

FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and A miens... 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Dieppe and Paris June. 2 ...... 2p
Great North. of France.. 4
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2
in
Louvain and Jeapp ... 2 ... . m "
Lyons and Avignon...... 2
Orleans and Bordeaux._ 2
Paris & Lyons, Laftitte's 2
Paris and. Lyons, Ga.n-
neron's, ... .. ....... 2
Paris and 0r1ean5...,,,~ 20
Paris and Rouen . ........ 20
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Rouen and Havre ... ... 14
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse .... 2
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
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Provincial of Ireland.:. 25 --
464
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 10.—The sales
are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 6; Chester