The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COHMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday
closed heavily, and prices were in favour of the
buyer. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales,
comprising, in addition to American, 180 Pernam
and Maranham. at 61d. to Md., 100 Egyptian at
The Railway
71d., and 300 Surat at 30. to sd. per lb.
The Railway Share market continues dull, with a
downward tendency in prices.
Owing to the impression that Government in-
tends to increase the customs on imports, duty
was paid in two days last week upon nearly
800,000 lbs. of tea, whereas 200,000 to 300,000 lbs.
would be about an average quantity.
There is a heavy trade in Mark-lane this morn-
ing, and prices are barely so high.
The utmost interest is taken in the progress of the
Limited Liability Bill, especially since some of the
Monopolists have so strenuously opposed it. Cer-
tain manufacturers, knowing always where to bor-
row the means of carrying on a gigantic trade, are
no doubt apprehensive of competition, but the ge-
neral advantage is alone to be studied, and capital
will flow into new and far wider channels when
the law is in operation. Persons of means
Will have the opportunity likewise of get-
ting a higher return for their money, and the
anomaly of cash going begging in the Stock Ex-
change and discount market at 14 per cent., as it
Often does, when plenty of energetic and trust-
worthy men join for pecuniary resources, to extend
their business, and could well afford 5 per cent.,
and give reasonable security, will be less frequent.
The merchant ship New Great Britain has ar-
rived off Plymouth from Melbourne. She brings
about 160,0004 in gold.
The steamer America has on board also about
160,0001., and the rate of exchange on London at
New York was firm at 109 i to 1104, which may
lead us to expect further bullion remittances.
Respecting the French loan, letters from Paris
:lead to the conclusion that the excess of applica-
tions had been quite as large as has been stated,
and that, consequently, a very large sum must be
l°oked up in the Treasury. When the allotments
are made, however, a good deal of this will return
'into general circulation, and serve to ease the
money market, which has been tighter at Paris
during the last few days solely from this cause ;
•.,nOr is it likely there will be any unnecessary
'OV, as upon the last occasion the scrip was soon
apportioned.

The receipts of the French lines of railway still
a large increase over those of the corre-
sponding period of 1854. The week's takings of
~,
ko Northern are in excess by 26f. 4c. per kilo-
Metre ; the Eastern by 21f. 2c. ; the Western and
North-Eastern by 4f. 20c. ; the Lyons by 67f.
; the Mediterranean by 82f. Bc. ; the Orleans
by 32f. ; and the Grand Central by 4f. 30c.

Accounts from Riga state that the electric cora-
bilinication between that town and Dunaborg, half-
WaY from the telegraph line between Petersburg
Warsaw, has been completed. This will bring
,'lga into direct communication with both the
41,1r.ssian capitals.
f I,l€l English and French Governments are still
[,Pliting at Hamburg any large steamers they
91 obtain, and pay high rates.
a Ile English Stock Market is particularly quiet,
t-04iithe quotations are very firm, while there appears
the
Elonle tendency towards money purchases again,
e, Prices of Consols for transfer being 91 and 91k,
aft
Br °Pening at 901, For time the first bar-
s Were at 90/ and the dealing since has
ee at 90i to 91-1. The New 3 per Cents. have
fie,a marked 921 and the Reduced 91k I. The
Ihequer Bills at 21 have been 19s. to 225. pre-
!in m, and the Omnium is 4g- premium. The fine
"ea they and the abundance of money are keeping
11131 lie market without the aid of speculation.
:'aere is very little speculation in Foreign Secu-
titif s to-day, and several of them are at nominal
tri° 33. Turkish Bonds are steady, though dull, at
1. Mexican is 211 -I-, and the Spanish Passive
4,, ds are quoted 4. Dutch 2k per Cents. are
Batt, 3r, being 64.
Tt ae following are the nominal prices of foreign
4toell n:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi-
can, 214 to 21i ; Peruvian, 80 to 81 ; ditto Three
1)(5r Gents., 57 to 58; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
dto 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102 ;
t° Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
e4llisli New Deferred, 18k to 184 ; ditto 3 per
361 to 371 ; ditto Certificates, 41 to 4i ;
ditto) Passive, 4 to 4i.
ike railway meetings announced are the follow-
,lll fr .

N 1, Company. Date. Place.
‘e,': ' ster, Stour Valley, &c. Aug. 1, Colchester.
qtwru Counties
li lat, Northern
titi I l old Holderness
toa'3ciel 1Y
At 4 -(1 n and South Western Aug.lo, Waterloo Station.
letiellester, Sheff. and Line Aug. 1, Manchester.
Willi Eastern
Ictort.l
0 4 Staffordshire July 31, Stoke-upon-Trent.
F3hpb Swedish Aug. 15, Oubre.
Se nth 'shury and Hereford
nth -Eastern
iovb railway " calls" due in August are as fol-
-111,,,, Company. Date due. Call. Amount.
jin" le and Tne
P„,b,a, Y, Baroda, and Central
Dori India
D•flwall, 201 31 2 0 0 112,506
11l 08, guaranteed..... 3l 2 0 0 unkwn.
tlt eh Rhenish l5 1 0 0 82,433
9 tern of Franco, Bonds
IP'tenster and Carlisle, 16i/ 1 1 0 0 24,000
)41 Bras Extension, 21. paid... 1 5 0 0 unkwn.
i hand, 161. 13s. 4d., Pref... 21 5 0 0 unkwn.

£338,101

Total called in 1855 •
£9,853,515
girhelie settlement of the railway share account has
1:1 in. progress, and there is still upon some of the
'a3 4 " backwardation" that shows the speculators
deliver, fall have sold more than they can conveniently
11" '''fieir• Great Western are rather lower, and
fa,,' '44-Western are heavy, owing to continued un-
rOurable reports concerning the dividend. North
4fr°rd are cheaper in consequence of the ex-
o'cled postponement of the dividend. Madras
ltiiares are rather heavy. The new capital will
tc,3r b 0 guaranteed 41 per cent. Sambre and
tteaci alld most of the other foreign lines are
Y.
t4trclitecl Mexican Mine Shares are rather dearer,
the
",?jut Stock Banks have been maintained, and
‘ir eneral Screw Steam are better.

141.111611 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
/Praia the 'Opicial List.)

NI, Business done
e
% Der
,'="rit. Reduced Annuities... 913 i
1c.,,,,, aunt. Consols Annuities 9Ol i lh
(11,15,(11 Per Cont. Annuities
0/4,,i„sjor Account, i Bth August
z,„1",
_tter Bills, 24d.
21
ti.„347.: .... . ........

2d.
22 19

kr, -Sl4all._

22 I :belile;;;r:PZ,l; ........ 3. per Cent.
itt,,,
Ir,,,tie,,u,
nol7erCent. FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
tl).‘bariititts:o: or the Account 2lk
~. u Tiowl_ ,s 3 per Cent —
TN.hew.Deferred, 3 per Cent. -
.._ .
..
...assive
'''l'
L°443, 6 p:;,r cent 9oh i
In London.
bilteil
ends on the above payable,, „ 64
'lellarige, 2i per Cent. 1;., Gun
HALF-PAST TWO.
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lle
at ..:1"711g iv Ile
sit rt
the fitilF
number
officers
~,1441'1,r3' corps in Great Britain actually eervingpartiv9asfeBs,
at i the
number of non-commissioned officers and
June,
18.-14,480. They have not done much duty
ration• The number of corps amounts to 48. since Their for-
The dates as far back as 1731.
Th
t e volume in which the Duke d'Aurn
sseurs
h°r.p3r. of the formation of the Zoua,ves and the Cha
um.
ber: (I ja being gratuitously distributed in large n
i\i- 441(”Vst the officers of the French army.
ale gave a his-
EIVs? .
rector `"l'ta READINGS.—The Rev. J. C. Barret,
e ,:r c'f St. Mary's, Birmingham, has commenced .
oc't};.B° 01 new
reading to the working-men and
.3 hers, on three evenings in each week. The plan has
eZll7"st eucce4sful, the attendance on every occasion
Ti every numerous.
tbioz
.7.aeei,:gatiolutr,rpeednny stamp about to be issued are the same
'vet! -s' "ape as the penny stamps. Their colour is a
The Queen's head is enclosed in a round
0441 14' and the Words "Postage, fourpence '' are printed
enrVed line's,