The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-05 00:00:00

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which the Treasury is deprived, and lastly ten copes
assignations per pood for the expenses of the adminis•
tration of the salt works. In adding to the prime cost
so an iced at the trifling profit which constitutes the net
beneficial interest of the Crown, the sale price of the
• salt may be ascertained. This price is specially fixed
for each store deposit, according to the di,t•inces which
the sat has to be carried and the expenses of carriage
borne by the Crown.
In 1840 the sales of the salt of the Crown produced
the sum of 6,948,416 silver rubles, or 124,319,957
• rubles assignation money. The net result to the Trea-
sury by this operation was 4,141,849 sd%er rubles, or
14,496,474 rubles assignation. To these quantities
must be added 776,..183 ponds of salt of private pro-
duction. There have been years when the quan-
tity of salt sold has been more considerable, but no
conclusion can be deduced from the fact in respect
of internal consumption, because the circum-
stance may arise from accidental causes. Thus ie
1839, for example, the sales of salt ascended to more
than 31 millions of poods, because all the speculators
were eager to lay in large stocks on account of the false
reports in circulation at the time of an approaching
considerable rise in the fixation of the sale price of
Crown salt. The annual average of the sale of salt for
internal consumption is generally at the rate of 25
millions of poods.
The pood is equal to about 861b3. ; and the silver
ruble to 3s. 2ild. sterling. The population of Russia
by last returns 611 millions of inhabitants.
SUN.—The Funds have experienced a slight re-action
in consequence of sales having been effected, which
seems to be only of a temporary nature. The current
quotations of the morning were 89- and at the close
of business this afternoon, 89-4- to In the Unfunded
Debt, on the other hand, there was quite a contrary
movement; a purchase to some extent, said to be on ac-
count of thg Bankruptcy Court, led to an advance it;
prices of :it. to ss. in the premium of Exchequer Bills.
viz., to 21s. and 245. East India Bonds were also rather
higher, being ss. to Ss. prem. Bank Stock was worth
167 to 1671 i, which is an advance of to 1 per cent.
Reduced Three-and-a-Hall per Cents. were at 99i to
and the Three per Cent. Annuities at 894 to 89k.
Foreign Stocks were also rather flat. Spanish Active
i!onds receded to 25t, and 25i, Mexican Stock from
29:41 and 30, to and 29, and Colombian, from 221. and
23, to 221 and 22, Brazilian Bonds of 1829 were at 53 t(
531, and Peruvian at 16. New Portuguese Five per
Cents., maintained the rally to 32-t ex div., and the
old Fives were at 54. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
were marked 51 to 514, and the Five per Cents.
100 to 100.

The Share Mlrket underwent no particular alteration.
Great Western Railway were 22, the New 10:1; the Bir-
mingham 79, the New 261; and the York and North
Midland 42 prem. Brighton Shares were 11i; North
Midland 21; and Eastern Counties 14 dis. London
Joint-stock Bank Shares were at 21, and London and
Westminster 2 prern.
The rates for Bills of Exchange were this afternoon
fully supported, the prices being as follow :—Paris 22F
75e. to 160 e.; Antwerp 12 31 to 12 4; Frankfort 150;
Trieste 9 52; Ilinnbargh 13 101 to 1; and Amsterdam
12 44 to 1.