The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-26 00:00:00

by the Bank of England caused an improvement in the British
x4c1199 ;
Funds generally towards the latter part of yesterday. Consols
for Money closed at 894 4 ; and for the Account, 894 4 ; at
which price they opened firm this morning. There is. how-
ever, but little doing, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, are 894 5 ;
New Three-and-a-Half, 98
Cents. Reduced, 99 4 5 ; eranßdillTs,hr2e2e-2a4ndp-rae-mlllf per
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Exchequer
A further improvement in the price of Mexican Stock has
taken place in r onsequence of the announcement of a dividend
of 21A per cent. being advertised, payable on and after the Ist
of April next. The present quotation is 36 I/4 Al; Spanish Ac-
tive Stock opened rather firmer, and are now 24% 14 ; Pas-
sive, 514 %; Deferred, 125 i ; in the other Securities there is
no alteration; Portuguese Five per Cents. are 324 4; and the
Three per Cents. 1914 3/4.
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. 23.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 934' Grand Canal Stock ...
Ditto Reduced ••• Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 825
Ditto New 1830 984 Ditto 4 per cent ...
34 per Cent. Debs.
The English Securities have become depressed since the
opening. Consols for Money are now heavy at 891 89*, and
for the Account, 891 894. Exchequer Bills have reached
25 premium, at which price they may now be quoted Three
per Cents. Reduced, 893 89i; New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents., 985, and Reduced Three-and. a-Half per Cents. 994.
In the Foreign Market business has been principally con-
fined to Mexican Stock, which has receded to 355 ; Portuguese
Five per Cents. are 324 ; Spanish Active Stock, 245 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half, 52* ; and the Five per Cents., 1625 ; Co-
lombian, 224.
In the Share Market there is but little doing. Great Western
continue to maintain their advance, being 874, and the New
Shares 611; London and Brighton are 355 ex loan notes.
The Hamburgh has just arrived, with the letters of Tuesday.
The exchange on London was the same as the previous mail.
Gold has however advanced 3/4 of a shilling, being quoted 4314.
Consols, Money, 894 4; ditto, Account, 894 a ; Colombian ,
224 i ; Mexican, 355 4 ; Spanish, 24i 5.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ... 170 :India Stock ..... • •••
3 per Cent Red ... 894 1 Ditto Bonds —pm
3 per Cent Cons 894 .Ditto Old Annuities ...
34 per Cent Red 995 ;Ditto New Annuities...
New 34 per Cent
New 5 per Cent . — I Ditto 5001.... 25 pm
Long Annuities :,oexpire Ditto Small 23 pm
Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 12 13-16 Bank Stock for 0pg,...1711
Oct 1859......... 12 11-16 India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860. ........ Consols for Acct ......
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per vent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 poi cent — Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nd5.......... 651 Prussian, 5 per cent
Buenos Ayres 6 percent Russian, 5 per cent —
Chilian, 6 per cent..... Ditto, Metallic . ....
Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 245
Ditto, 1824.. ....... ..... 224 Ditto, Deferred . . 124
Danish, 3 per cent —i French, 5 per cent 118+. 50c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — .Exchange f -•c.
Mexican, 5 per cent:'... 364 (French, 3 percent. -.-'. -.-c
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cent. . 52
Peruvian, 1825, t per et. 15 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 1024
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd) 56
Bristol z•nd Exeter (70 paid) ....
Cheltenham and Great Western (721 paid) 22*
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ..... 95
Ditto Debentures ( paid) .... ........ ...101 9s 2d
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)... ... 45
Great Western Railway ( 65 paid) B7
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) . ........
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) 355
London and Birmingham (90) .• •••
Ditto Thirds (32 paid) . 571
London and Greenwich Railway (.21) I'd) 65
London and South Western
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ll5
North Midland Railway (100)
South Eastern anti Dover (48 paid) . 26
York and North Midland (50 paid) ... ......
Ditto New Shares (15 paid 29
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibraltar . . ... 47
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. /2 i 34 Genoa , ... 25 95
Antwerp l2 8 Milan
Hamburgh M.B. 13 144 Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 70 Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 27
Frankfort on Maine-. 1514 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres
Berlin-- ... ............ 7 New York, 21days sight 464
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 31. 955 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto ... *9 56 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid ..
Cadiz 364 Portugal G old Coin ...3 17 5
Bilbao ... 355 New Doubloons OO Oi
Barcelona
Seville ... 355 Silver in Bars 0 414