The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVE NI NG'

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday
closed with a very firm feeling, at the full prices
of last week. The sales were estimated at 10,000
bales (1,000 of which were for export, and 1,000
on speculation), comprising 140 Pernam and Maran-
ham at 7d. to Bd. ; 100 Bahia at ; 400 Egyp-
tian at 6:ld. to 9d. ; 2,500 Surat at 3d. to 4d. ;
and 100 Sea Islands at is. to Is. 6d. per lb. The
Railway Share Market closed very heavily, with
a decline in prices of per cent.
In colonial produce this week a much larger
business has been done, and steady prices hays
been current. For sugar an active demand hae
existed, at firm rates. Coffee has ruled steady, and
native Ceylon has been taken at 48s to 48s 6d.
Rico has been rather cheaper, but not much has
been sold at the reduction. Cocoa is dearer, and
rum, though steady, has been very quiet. Salt-
petre has been at a slight advance. Spices have
been in limited request. The public sales of indigo
have proceeded steadily. Tallow has been rather
firmer. _ _ . . .

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The market for United States investments is
firm. The following aro the prices quoted by
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co.:--

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...105 107
United States 6 per Ceut. Inscribed
Stock 1867-1868...105 106
_

Newiork State 5 per Cent. Inscribed
Stock

Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Inscribed Stock ... 80 82
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 85 86
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868...103 105
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 913 921
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) —1888... 85
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 893 903
Canada 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876,..113 114

LOANS OF CITIES.
Montreal 6p. Cent. Ster. 80nd5...1857-1865... 83 85
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 80 ti 2

RAILROAD BONDS.

Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Bonds 1875... 79 81
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 85 86

Michigan Central 8 per Cent.,Bonds
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds) 1859... 93 95
Panama 7 per Cent. Bonds 1864... 95
Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent. Mortgage
Bonds 1880... 91 92

... 95 96

New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort•
gage
New York and Erie '7 p. Cent., 2d Mort-
gage, Convertible 1859... 90 92
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage, Convertible 1883... 87 88
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 81
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 84 84

On the Ist of next month telegraphic communi-
cation will be established from Vienna to Constan-
tinople direct.
The report which is to be presented on the 24th
inst. at the proprietary meeting of the English and
Australian Copper Company describes the causes of
the interruption to the proceedings of the company
from the attraction of the gold fields, &c., but
states that labour is again flowing into its ordinary
channels, although smelters and furnace ma-
sons were much wanted. The Commissioners
of Emigration here have been requested
to send out persons of this class, and have
favourably entertained the application. From
March 18, 1851, to January, 1855, the total of
copper smelted at the works was 511 tons, and the
quantity of ore consumed during the same period
' was 2,149 tons, and of coal 2,648 tons. The quan-
tity of ore shipped to England since the last gene-
ral meeting is 1,755 tons. The manager feels con-
fident of restoring the company's affairs to a sound
condition if he is furnished with furnace-men
and mechanics, waggons and coal, all of which
the directors have made arrangements to supply
without delay. The Company's copper sustains its
high reputation in India. The profit at the Spitty
works during the year was 9,0361.
The Funds are very quiet, but money purchases
have caused an improvement to 90i and 911 in
Consols for transfer, although for account they
have not been higher than 903 and 91. Exche-
quer Bills realise 225. to 255., and East India
Bonds 355. premium. The new 3 per Cents. have
been 92k to 92g.
The speculators in the foreign market seem in-
clined to " take the round" of the various securi-
ties, and unless the public follow them and buy
for money there may be an awkward settling day.
Turkish Stock is still in request, and has been 91;1
to 92g. Peruvian have been steady at 77i to 77g.
Mexican are to better, being 21i to 22k.
Spanish Deferred are to A higher, with a great
deal doing, being 184 to 19. Venezuela Deferred
have touched 13t and 131.
The Railway Shares are much the same. North
Western continue heavy, and Great Northern are
flat. Madras have been rather cheaper, and also
Scinde.

Brazilian Come; Mine is up to 4i
The London Bank Shares are firmer. Canada
Company's Shares are in request, and Peninsular
Steam also.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLiit
( From the Ogeial List.)

Business done
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 9l i 1 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 904 1/
`low 3 per Cent. Annuities
Lone Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 _
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 k
[ndia Bonds, £lOOO ~ ..
Ditto, under £lOOO 35
Consols ?or Account, Bth August 9l 903
Exchequer Bills, "'I
2(1.
£lOOO. , 22 5 19 22
£SOO
Small . — i 19 22
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent.... 101. 100 k
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO OE.
Equador Bonds
itexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 2ll 28
Peruvian Bonds, 4/ per Cent .. ..
Ditto for the Account.;.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811
Ditto ex. all over due Coupons
Ditto Small
Ditto Ex all over-due Coupons 4Ol
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36k
Ditto for the account 37
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - -
Ditto for the account lBi 10 18i 191
T lrkish Bonds, 6 per cent --
Ditto for the Account 92 14 28 11 2i i
Venezuela Bonds, 4), per Cent........... ..... 394
Ditto Deferred, 1,3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Patch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......
HALF-PAST TIVO.
Consols
Ditto for the Account 9O/ 1

The financial agency of the Peruvian Government in
London has been transferred from Messrs. C. de Muri-
etta and Co. to Messrs. Anthony Gibbs and Sons.
We understand that great reforms aro in course of
consideration by the Post-office authorities, and that it
is in contemplation to have an hourly delivery of letters
within three miles of the Post-office. Such an arrange-
ment, it is needless to observe, would be a great boon
to the inhabitants of London.
EXPENSE or DRAWING BILLS.—A return moved for
by Mr. Locke King, M.P., shows that the sum of
1,680/. wax paid to Messrs. J. J. Lonsdale and C. S.
Greaves (8401. each) as remuneration for drawing nine
bills on the criminal law of England, and 3151. to the
Hon. G. L. Elliot for preparing the Bribery and Con-
troverted Election Bills of the session of 1854.
A Parliamentary return, moved for by Mr. Moffatt,
appeared yesterday, of all warehouses in London, and
the outports of the kingdom, which have been approved
by the Board of Customs for the deposit of tea without
payment of duty.
A return, printed yesterday at the instance of Mr.
Hastings Russell, shows that in England and Wales, in
the week ending March 24, 1855, there were 2,016
wives and 4,102 children of militiamen receiving out-
door relief.
The constabulary force in Ireland consists of 35 county
inspectors, 246 sub-inspectors, 329 head constables,
1,714 constables, 352 acting constables, and 9,422 sub-
constables; making 12,107 men of all ranks, with 363
horses. " The total cost of the force in 1854 was
596,759/.
The Royal Mail clipper ship Shalimar, Captain Amos
Robertson, belonging to the White Star line of Liver-
pool and Australian packets, cleared yesterday for Mel-
bourne, and will leave the Mersey to-day for Melbourne,
with the bi-monthly mails for the Australian colonies,
and 230 passengers, and a full cargo of valuable mer-
chandise on freight.
The Brunswick, 80, was taken out of Devonport dock
on Tuesday morning and removed to Keyham, to facili•
tate the fitting of her engines. Her armament is to be
as f ollows :—Gun-deck, 10 8-inch guns, 65 cwt., 9 feet
long--18 32-pounders, 56 cwt., 9 feet 6 inches. Main
deck , 4 8-inoh, 65 cwt., 9 feet long-24 32. pounders, 50
cwt , 9 feet in length. Quarterdeck, 24 32-pounders,
42 cw t., 8 feet in length.
RAILWAY MANAGERS.--At the great meeting at Shef-
field laat week, on Administrative Reform, one of the
leaders, a friend of Sir Charles Napier, paid a tribute to
railway men, which deserves record, especially after the
Sibthor pian sneer of Mr. Drummond. He said " I be-
lieve th; if such praotical men as our railway managers
had been employed—such experienced heads as Braith-
waite Po( de, of Liverpool ; Watkin, of the Manchester
and Line; ; Adcock, of Worcester ; 'Dieu, of the
Southern and Western ; Nash, the ferreter of depreda-
tions and bubbles—we should not have had the horrid
history that- we have had. If the talent of the country
had fair pl Ay, we should not have seen such mistakes'
as we hay a had ac.. witted on all hands. No person can
go into a Goveranksent depot and not observe ther
dif-
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