The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market closed yesterday
with much animation, and prices of all the current
qualities of American were id. per lb. dearer.
Surats and Egyptians were more difficult to pur-
chase. The sales were 12,000 bales (1,000 for ex-
port and on speculation), comprising 70 Pernam
and Maranham, 6id. to 60. ; 50 Bahia, 6d. to
6!d. ; 400 Egyptian, sid. to 71d. ; 1,000 Surat,
31d. 0 qd. ; and 120 Sea Islands, 10d. to 10Id.
per lb. The Railway Share Market opened at an
improvement, and closed at its highest figures.
Aifairg on the Paris Bourse yesterday continued
to present a state of indecision as the time is ap-
proaching for the liquidation of this month's bar-
gains for account. The 3 per Cent. Rentes re-
mained steady at the closing prices of Saturday,
and the 41 per Cents. for account declined 25 cen-
times. In the Share Market there was a timidity
in the demand, and a general tendency to fall.
Bank of France shares remained firm at last prices,
and • those of Credit Foncier varied from 2 to 3
francs in their fall, while Credit Mobilier shares
added a further decline of 15 franca to Saturday's
fall of 13fr. 75c. Operations in Railway
shares were languid, and quotations gene-
rally depreciated. The Grain Markets shared
no particular feature of interest. No further
fall in wheat had taken place, and it stood at 2!.
for best, and 21f. for interior qualities, less than the
high prices at the opening of the previous week.
Oats were 'difficult of sale, at a reduction on Satur-
day's prices. Flour was firm at 104 f., and it was
said that some sellers had obtained 105 f. for best
qualities.
Recent accounts from Florence contain the re-
port ,of Baldasseroni, Minister of Finance in Tus-
cany, of the public revenue and expenditure for
the year ending the 9th inst. The receipts at the
treasury had risen to 35,467,113 lire ; the ordinary
expdnditure had increased to 37,637,007 lire, and
the extraordinary-expenditure was 4,489,259 lire,
which shows a deficit of 6,659,154 lire. In the
extraordinary expenses is comprised 2,343,734 lire
for maintaining the Austrian troops in the State.

From Germany the accounts contain some in-
teresting information respecting the grain ques-
tion.p The Governors of the Zollverein have per-
mitted the free import of grain and flour, and no
doubt supplies will be sent from the United States.
In most of the German States a scarcity prevailed,
and the price of bread was very high. It is esti-
mated that the wheat crop did not reach more
than threee-fourths of an ordinary yield.
The La Plata, with the West India mail, is
telegraphed.
Money continues easy at the previous rates, and
the demand is steady. The bar silver brought by
the last arrival was sold yesterday at ss. id. per
ounce standard, being a decline of per ounce.
A heavy tone pervades the English stock mar-
ket, and the quotations of yesterday have not been
maintained. Some amount of stock has been
brought to market, and the American question still
excites uneasiness. These two circumstances
have depressed Consols fully I per cent. For
money the quotations have been 88k, but
they are now 88 to and for the account the
present prices are also 88 to 1. The large receipts
of the precious metals were expected to have bene-
fited the market, especially as it is thought that
the specie shipments to the Continent have not
been so large; but the future condition of the
money mark( t is at present so uncertain that the
public are operating with extreme caution. Ex-
chequer Bills are 3s. discount to ls. premium.
The New Threes are 88 to _