The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

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IVES' MA RKET

°1914 AND

T t'ff CE.

demand
CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.
and for cotton at Liverpool yesterday
4.4:48i
he b. ve;, and the sales amounted to fully
Les (of which 6,000 were for export, and
411._ sPeouiation), at the extreme rates of
1 t• The Railway Share Market was dull,
'l?Aces tended downwards.
loilignastity of guano imported into the United
Was, in the years below, cited as follows :
1852. 1853. 1854.
ilk. , Tons. Tons. Tons.
,pePrts ...... 1 29,889 ... 123,166 ... 235,111
tiA
tar..,.iionly... 86,293 ... 106,312 ... 221.747
CPua Qs from Australia, as advised per tele-
1/44Pear to report better markets, but the
i juitB here who know the large quantities of
Store are satisfied that shipments hence
Pay for some time.
.jar
Canada
amount of specie, $1,600,000, brought
anada from New York, and the rise in the
it
kigis.e to 110, show how favourable the com-
ance is just now for Europe. The Cali-
k'd
g°1(1 production was increasing.
large
k,ese amount of bullion that has for some
till 4 arriving here, and the great, addition
I,ecagequence to the total held by the Bank
gland, has occasioned decided ease -in the
'arket, and led to very current rumours
reduction in the Bank minimum rate of
gat
vt would this day take place. Apart from
°I the present fully supply of the pre-
tiltals, there are certainly many favour-
1115fIllts that will account for this view. The
~f clobange in China are more to the advan-
itacrobants here, and the shipments of silver,
4° advance take place, will be curtailed.
°Oorate beneficially, inasmuch as the large
ot
the metal which we periodically receive
hlllth America can be made available in dis-
, g our trade balance with the Continent, or
I:Lirchano of gold, more useful to us according
4adard by law established here. There is a
IPect, likewise, notwithstanding the glutted
,1 5' of the Australian markets, that we shall in
'negate, and from time. to time, receiveleavy
°'e ; for whatever may be the losses upon
!euandise sent from the United Kingdom,
Dent of one-third of the prime cost, without
ua for the freight and charges, would bring
millions sterling. From New York the
j 4
tit°Ports are large, and with an advance in
pt
elalillni upon bills they must for the
leontinue. The very dullness of trade
nlallother cause why money accumulates,
kjee it is easily understood why the Bank
ioo expected to lower, the Honourable East
t,hraPany being itself a lender at 3 per cent.
I'erieds and upon Government security, al-
Pet
18obliged, in terms of its agreement, to al-
tceab. upon the deposits of the rail way com-
q,ieh it has sanctioned. Having thus far
Y a reduction might be made, we can men-
-1 ekttrary causes in operation. Firstly, ;here
4qcrtainty attending the war; secondly, the
lki efloiency la the reven uewhich will necessitate
:g. It is supposed that, under the new
illetit, Savings Bank Stock is being sold, to
tit Ted by inscriptions in a new book of the
,_t this comes to the same thing, since f10at-
',411;:,4.1 is thereby absorbed. The Sardinian
‘ellt. takes also a million from our Trea-
-6.,.kti. L the Bank of England might, perhaps,
613 r delay cheapening money until the issue
VVialess it considers that it ought, by lower-
ints, to assist the Chancellor of the Ex-
A little further delay, we think, would
VI, able.
'll3ilieh Stock Market has been heavy in
ii2Pe of business, and while sales for money
bt) be imminent the moment a rally occurs,
!'lot be expected to be otherwise. The
MA still has the credit of furnishing this
:t An indefinite anxiety prevails about the
atvt,:the Vienna Conferences, and the expecte-
-1)2. Peace are not sanguine. Consols have
tr to 93 for transfer, and 92i to 93 fur
~ • Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to
7ti- India Bonds 10s. to 13s. premium.
eitook is at 226, and Bank Stock for account
10 21.6.
ril

25
St.
20
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25
4i 2s

ign Securities have been very quiet. Spanish
have been 3;, and Portuguese Small Bonds
,11(,xican Stock is quoted 20/, Grenada 161,
1311eilos Ayres 581. Russian 5 per Cents. are
i) az id Dutch 21 per Cents. at 62 to 63.
tol lowing are the nominal prices of foreign
2*--- 'Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi-
-0 to 20/ ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three
)10gt'i., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
NT ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
41141 our-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
NI I New Deferred, 18i to 18g ; ditto Three
Itoli its., 36. i to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to si;
14
.14ssive, 4i to 4i.
isill' ast week's railway receipts ascertained. up
i 6T are in round figures as under :
ttItti;:111 restern
£50,607 £49,857
Iv restern
' t,,,nWestern
illti,ko, a
10 833 10,212
-
,i4d.l.la.s.ie. .... ....................
13,008 13,4c)7
wk „,niaa 10,634 10,527
i,.orthern
°Ni ire and Yorkshire
,'t astern
;a settlement of the half-monthly account is
Ats:e4itig in the Railway Share Market, and the
,
'i
I.‘'arY from 1-16 to -1 for carrying over, while
elr instances there is a slight backwardation.
'qFi Upon the whole are more elastic, South-
-40411) North-Western, Caledonian, and Lan-
-13.(it/1 and Yorkshire, having been in most de.-
let, The foreign lines are very quiet, at al.Jout
tr:."jous rates.
tt ratted Mexican Mine Shares are firm, and San-
s° de ~, . .
ici Cuba in request. Austra!ian Agricultural
jia, al'e rather higher, and Crystal Palace have
cEvecl. The Banks are much the sPame.

St.
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St.
25

20
20
50
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FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE, O'CL ' + .
IL ( Prom the Official List,
It 001 A Business done
21 - ecnsols Annuities 921 3
Per Cent. Annuities BO
Ct C°
,"
toads, £l000
It stock for Account 2146 16
°I"
te, nor Account, April 928 3
Aeq.'aer Bills, 21,0..
je
'O
l'kli"°°
44411 6 5
li 9 ,
LZltler Bonds 1858, 36 per Cent. 996
ck tk, Itto
iellaicet 1859,
OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON O'CLOCK.
il,,
(La Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 53,
I LN 47 11, 011dS, 16 per Cent
',A ,tll-- 0 per Cent.
tt. ese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811
L-,t,,
ik X. all over due Coupons 39A
V% goads,
1822, 5 per Cent. £St ''9i
: L 3 per Cent 37
NI ,Olvidends on the above payable in London.
14 •,tella.iiito, 26 per Cent. 12 Guil , 624 3
1 '0 4 per Cent. Curtille,ates. .

HALF-PAST TWO.
Congola 992 3
ditto. April Acc,rint