The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-04 00:00:00

E SUN, LONDON, SATVRDA'Y MOIINING, JANUARY 4, 1845

and Brighton, 52; London and South-Western, New, 41
premium ; London and Yerk, 4f ; Manchester, 80it,..L,
and Bury, 1221# ; Manchester and Leeds, 128 ; Ditto,
Half, 551. 6s. 7d. ; Midland Counties, 1161 ; North Bri-
tish, 71. 13s. 9d. ; South-Eastern, 411 ; Ditto, New,
141 ; York and Scarborough, 52 ; Lyons and Avig-
non, 21 ; Paris and • Lyons, 31; Paris and Orleans,
31. 13s. ; Paris and Rouen, 41i; Paris and Strasburg, 3;
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 71 ; Boulogne and
Amiens, 5; Northern of France, tik 1.
There are not any arrivals in the City this morning
from the Colonies of later dates than those previously
received.
At this season of the year there are numerous trade
circulars, drawn up from official sources, relative to all
the different branches of trade. As the tea trade is one
of prominent importance, and as there is an agitation
in progress in favour of an alteration of the duty to Is.
per lb., the general summary of a circular sent to us by
a well-known broker, will be read with interest. It is
as follows :
" The Tra Market throughout the past year has not
been distin,.;uished by any unusual characteristic; the
improvement which marked its commencement was main-
tained by speculative purchases of considerable extent,
until the announcement of the Budget in April, when.
no mention having been made of tea, the principal part
of these inveetments was again brought on the market,
forming with the arrivals, then becoming heavy, a sup-
ply more than adequate to the demand; prices of com-
mon Congou gradually declined, and in the months of
September and October were depressed to the lowest point,
viz. 9d. to 10d.; towards the close of the latter month
some extensive purchases were again entered into at 10d. '
arid 101 d. and from that time to the present buyers have
been found to take off readily all the common Congou
brought on the market, which is now firm, with but
little of that quality available under I Id. Early in
November the demand was extended to Twankay,
which served to advance quotations from Is. 11d. to
Is. 3d. The scarcity of first class and Ho-How kinds
of Congou since August and September has been much
felt by the trade, and has induced, of late, business in
these descriptions by private contract at some consider-
able improvement on first cost. The low stocks of the
fine classes of Greens with which the season commenced
led to an eager demand ; the early arrivals were gene-
rally taken off at very remunerating prices ; the de-
mand continues good for nearly all descriptions, with
the exception of Gunpowder, of which the supply has
been recently more abundant."
The further accounts received to-day from India are
not of particular interest, and if there is say diffetone•
in the tenor of the mercantile advices, it is, that they
are better than those received in December.
The market for the Public Securities is to-day ad.
vancing, and there is a fair business doing. Consols
have been marked boot for the opening without the
dividend. Exchequer-bills have been steady at
635. to 655. premium. The Government broker,
on account of the Savings' Banks or Annuities
only, however, continues daily to invest about 15,0001.
in New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. This does not
look as though the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended
to propose a reduction of interest. Shortly there will no
doubt be a surplus for the National Debt Commis...
sioners, but whether they will cancel stock or deficiency
bills with it remains to be seen. The dividends will be
payable next week, and may improve prices, unless upon
the opening of the tranfer books sales are pressed.
New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 1031 and
Reduced Three per Cents. 10011. India Stock is up to
2871 and 288.
There is again rather a quiet market for Foreign
Stocks. Spanish Actives have been marked 2711, and
the Three per Cents. 3Gf H. Mexican Bonds are 351 1;
Columbian have improved to 141 1, and Brazilian
are 891. Portuguese Converted have rather
receded, being 59 /. Dutch Four per Cents. are 971
The Railway Shares continue rather buoyant. South-
Western have rallied again, and the Great Western,
Birmingham and Gloucester, &c., continue as before.
London and York are somewhat fiat. Direct Northern
about the same as previously to a slight advance.
PRICE OF BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities loon
New 3* per Cent. Annutiee
Long annuities; Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2i 1-16
India Bonds 1,000/ 7B pm.
Ditto under 1,0001 —
Consols for Opening
India Stock
Exchequer Bills. lid. lid.
1.000/.

SOW.

- 63 65 Pru.

Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised .....

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican I;onds, 1837, 5 per Cent
Ditto for the Account .. 35ii
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
• Ditto Converted 594
Ditto for the Account 59
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 27*
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto 3 per Cent... 361
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 21 per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditto 5 per Cent 99
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. SPIER SKARN.
Birmingham ant Gloucester 100 lO5
Ditto, New...
Bristol and Gloucester
Cambridge and Lincoln
Churnet Valley 2 " 4
ThrectNorthern 2i
Dublin and Belfast ..Junction ,21
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union
Great Western 74 155

Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Fifths
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham .100 2281 to
Ditto, New Quarters......... 2
London and Blackwall
London and 8right0n.......... 50 .
London and Greenwich ...... 121
London and South Western.. 411 ..., 7si
Ditto, New — ....•• 441 . . .... to 34
London and Croydon
London and York... :.... ...... 21 ..... 4.1
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto 4 Shares
Midland 100 ' 1154 ...... to 1164
North British
North Kent
Norwich and Brandon 8 ...... 14 ..... to
Portsmouth Direct
Richmond and West End Juuc. 1
Rugby ... I • 1411...... to
South Eastern and Dover ... 334
Ditto New.........
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North' Midland :.. 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch - 10 32 ...... to

Boulogne and Amiens._ ..... . 2
Lyons and Avig,non
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Strasburg..
.2 ... 2i ...... to 3
Rouen and Havre l2 ...... 24-I__ to
114NCUESTER STOCK EXCJL&NGE, JAI?. 2.—We hare
had a strong Inarket, witk a rather extensive business
doing. London and Birmingham, 228 ; Manchester and
Leeds Half Shares, 55 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
53k ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 5.1; Midland, 401. Shares,
6 5k ; Preston and Wyre, Guaranteed and dividend, 39f ;
Barnsley Junction, 4-ti ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire Junction, 6 5-16 ; Blackburn, Barnsley, and
vAecrcproionlg, Accrington,, 31
London and York, 4,1 ; Lynn and Ely, 2i ;
3/ 13a. 9d., 34 15d. ; Bolton, Wigan, and Li-
Great Northern of France, 2* prem. (French), 2-4 C prem.
(bUih).

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3} per Cent ..

Long Annuities ioexpireJan.lB6o 12 1-16
India Bond►, 1,0001..

mu
Ditto under 1,000/.
Coniols
India Stock for Account ...... 288
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., lid ... 63 pm.
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent - 294
Russian Bonds
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid 76/
Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid
41
Caledonian, 5 paid 4l
Cambridge and Lincoln, 1/ paid • 2
Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid .... 54
Direct Northern, 2/ paid ........................... 2i
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2/ paid— . ... 151
...... ... 5
Eastern Counties, 25 paid,
Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 paid
10a
Great Western, 75 paid .............................. 157
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid ... .................. - 924
London and Birmingham (Stock)•
... .. .. .. ...... 229
London and Blackwall, 16k 7/
London and Brighton, 50 paid sla
Loudon and South Western, 41k paid 77
Ditto New
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. paid..... - l7
. London and York, 2/ paid - 4s.
. •Manchester and Birmingham, 40 paid ......
Midland, 100 paid '
Newcastle and Berwick, 1/ paid 7
Northern and Eastern, 45 paid 5B
Richmond and West End Junction, 1 paid 24
South Eastern and Dov 0; 334 paid 4l/
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid • l4 •
York 'and North Midland, 50 paid
• Ditto Extension
Lyons and Avignon, 2 paid 24
Orleans and Bordeaux, 2 paid 74
Paris and Orleans, 20 paid
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.---(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibraltar.. ..• ..........
Ditto, at eight l2 6 Leghorn •
Itotterdata 2U. 12. 8/ Genoa - •
Antwerp 26 0 Milan ...... .... .........
Hsonburgh ...... M.B l3 14 Venice ....
Altona ............... ... 13 14 Naples -••••• • • .... 391
Paris, 3 days' sight.. 25 70 Palartno..lw 05
MU*, 3 months...... 25.95 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux ............ 26 0 'Rio Jancire
Frankfort on Maine.. 122 Bahia . - • -
Yetersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Ay( as —
Berlin 7 NewYork.::dyssight
Vienna, elfee. 6.3 M 957 Philadt•lrl'ik' ......... '."
'I Haste, ditto fl
. .... .
Madrid 364 Foreign I :mad, bars...o 17 9
Cadiz
Bilbao
36 New %iii,(0011i..••• 0 0 0
Barcelona
36 New Doaars ......... 0 4 9g
Saville Silver iu 54.ra ...... 0 4 114

EARL Ganz.—We are
glad to announce that the
heo4lth of this venerable nobleman continues to improve,