The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-01 00:00:00

Id ON 11; If and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

• There was no rally in the market for the British
Securities this afternoon, and the transactions were at
the following rates :—Consols for immediate transfer
931 to 934, and for Account 931 to '93i. Exche-
quer Bills brought 575. to 60S. premium, and East
India Bonds 50s. to 525. premium ; Bank Stock was
dull at 165. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
realised 1011 to 104, and the Reduced 1001 to 100 a.
The Foreign Funds closed flatly, except Portu-
guese, which supported their value. The New Five
per Cents. continued firm at 38i to 381, and the Con-
verted at 34 to 321 ; Mexican Stock receded to 321
to 314 k, owing to the account of Santa Anna's re-
newed hostilities against Texas. Brazil Stock was
dull at 63; Belgian' Bonds were at an improvement
to 104 and 1041; Spanish Actives gradually fell to
17k to 174, the Three per Cents. being 21k to 214 ;
French Five per Cents. were steady at 118 f. 25c.,
with the Exchange at 25f. 60c. ; and Dutch Two-and-
a-half Cents. were quiet at 521 to 52.
The Railway Shares were in very limited request,
and generally at about these rates :—Great Western
19, the New 11; South Western 18, and York and
North Midland 41 prem. Edinburgh and Glasgow
were 34, Brighton 13i, and South Eastern 27k dis-
count. London Joint Stock Bank Shares were 31,
and London and Westminster 21 prem.
'ft-et West India papers will be in town to-morrow,
the steamer having been seen to enter Falmouth. So
much for Post-office management.
(From The San of Last Night.)
The letters •and papers received this, morning by
the Colombia, British North American packet-ship,
are or considerable interest. By far the most im-
portant step adopted by the United Legislature of
Canada during the short session was the passing of a
law imposing-tr duty of 3s. per bushel on the produce
of the United States, on its admission into our colony.
This step had been readily adopted, in conformity with
the views of her Majesty's Government, as expressed
in a dispatch that had been received from the Colo-
nial-office. •

The wheat crop of the United States in the year
1839 was, according to the census return, 84,833,000
bushels ; it is esthnated that the crop of th 3 present
year will exceed that of 1839 by 30 per cent., or
nearly one •third, giving an aggregate production in
1842 of 110.269,000 bushels.

There was a good demand for Cotton at Liverpool
on Saturday, and prices were fully supported. Sales
5,000 bales, of which 1,500 American to speculators.
—Railway Shares were steady. Great Westerns,
New, at 611 ; South Eastern, New, 161 ; Liver-
pool and Manchester, Halvesi 83k; Birmingham, 180;
and Brighton, 36+.

The Wine trade are much gratified at the prospect
of an early settlement of the commercial treaty with
Portugal.
_ _ _

The- Stock Market is flat, and prices are per cent.
lower. Consols for immediate transfer 93i to 934,
and for Account 93i to 934. Exchequer Bills are
worth 565. to 60s. premium ; and India Bonds 50g. to
525. premium. New Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
bring 1011 to 101 f. Reduced Three-and •a-Half per
Cents 1001 to 1008-, and the Three per Cent. Annui-
ties 92k, being all lower. The purchase of 10,0001.
for the Savings Banks has been made again this
morning. The price was 924 for the Reduced Three
per Cents. Bank Stock is worth 165.

- The news from Lisbon is more satisfactory, as the
commercial treaty was agreed on,. and only awaits
the ratification of England. The terms are consi-
dered to be most in favour of • Portugal, though
both countries will probably be benefited. The
stock has improved slightly, and the price
of the New Five . per Cents. has been
381 to and of the Converted, 321 to 1. Spanish
Bonds are flat, the Actives at 17:3,- to 171; and the
Three per Cents. at 21i. Mexican are down to 32k,
and 31. Colombian are nominal. French Three
per Cents. obtained 118 f. 25c. ; and Dutch Five per
Cents. 100 to 1001.
For Shares there is not much inquiry, but prices
remain about the same. Edinburgh and Glasgow are
3i the. New, ; the Manchester and Birmingham,
24; the Northern and Eastern, 8 ; and the South
Eastern Scrip., 31, discount. Great Western are 19 ;
South Western, 184-; Paris and Rouen, 21 to 2i; and
York and North Midland, 41 premium.
The British Queen, which left New York on the
7th inst., as is ascertained by the George Wash-
ington packet, and the Columbia steamer, has not
many passengers on board. She is 24 days out.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 29.—We
have had a good general inquiry for railways to-day,
but owing to the scarcity of stock, business has again
been limited. Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares,
41. 2s. ; Sheffield and Manchester, 3- and ai ; Man-
chester and Leeds, 66 to 67 ; Ditto Half Shares, 28 to
281- ; Manchester and Birmingham, 191 to 20 ; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 461 to 474 ; Manchester and Sal-
ford Water Works, 511.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Sank Stock
.165 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ....,... 924'Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons-- 93 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3, per Cent. Red... MCI Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent... loli Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 57 pm
11Tqw 5 per Cen' — Ditto 500/... .. •59 pin
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 57 pm
Jan.' 1860 ... ...... 12a Bank Stock for Acct. 254
Oct. 1859
Jan. IWO l2 °-16:Consols for Acct.
' FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent lO4
Brazilian Bonds... 63
Bueno sA y res 6 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent.
Colombian 6 per cent —

Portuguese, 5 per cent
Ditto, New Ditto as
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 pei cent —
Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Spanish, sper cent 173

Ditto 1824
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 794
'Danish, 3 per :cnt.
Greek, 1825;5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 3li
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct.

Ditto, Deferred—.
French, 5 per cent.llBf. 25e.
Exchange ..... --f
French, 3 per cent. --f. —c.
Dutch, 24- per cent....... 52*
Ditto, 5 per rent. .. 10911

SHARES.

Edinburgh and Glasgow (5O paid) ...... 46i
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid) 4g
Great Western, (65 paid)
Ditto New Shires (50 paid ..
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) ...... .... ....
London and Brighton (50 paid) 36,-1
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 594
Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid)..... 19g
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Paris and Rouen (18 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip (20 paid) ... 164
York and North Midland (50 paid)
... ...... 91