The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was
firmer, and prices were 1-16th to per lb. higher
far American than on last Friday. The sales were
estimated at 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 were for
export and on speculation. The Railway Share
Market was dull and prices were a shade lower.
The Bank of England return for the week end-
ing Dec. 1 presents scarcely any change of im-
portance. There is a slight increase in the bullion,
however, and owing to the large arrivals from
Australia this is likely to be more apparent in sub-
sequent statements.

Active Circulation
Ircrease
Bullion
Increase

£19,075,085
24,185
11,227,107
87,170
3,185,588
50,914
4,439,589

Rest..
Decrease
Public Deposits

Decrease
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed

359,365
12,234,788
705,403
883,294
79,189
10,275,480
64,368
18,868,757
217,318
5,505,485

lucreage

12,840

Yesterday there was a reaction on the Paris
Bourse, and the prices of the French Rentes reco-
vered all they had previously declined, and ad-
vanced 35 centimes in the 3 per Cents. for money,
and 20e. for the account. The 4/ per Cents. ruled
at 91f. 50c. both for money and the account, being
an improvement of 1 per cent. on the former, and
per cent. on the latter. The following Railway
Shares improved also :—Orleans, 2f. 50c. ; Nor-
thern, sf. ; Lyons, 2f. 50c. ; Midland, 7f. 50c. ;
Western, 2f. 50c. ; Grand Central, 2f. 50c. ; and
Shares of the Credit Mobilier rose 15 francs.
In the Paris Grain Market much activity was
observable among buyers, at a decline in the high
prices both of wheat and flour which have ruled
for the last month. The best samples of flour were
offered at 108, and purchased at 107 for immediate
delivery. The factors declared a sale of 1,534
sacks, at an average of 106 f. 19c. the 157 kilo-
grammes. Wheat has fallen from 50c. to lf. per
sack of 1/ hectolitres, rye is always in demand at
an advance of 50c. per sack of 115 kilogrammes,
and oats have fallen 50c. per 3 hectolitres d uring
the week.

Commercial advices from Havre contain a letter
from the Prefect of the Seine-Inferior, relative to
a rumour which was current in that city, that the
Government were purchasing, through the agents
of the Credit Mobilier Bank, large quantities of
American wheat and flour, arrived there. The
letter contradicts the assertion, as being totally
without foundation.

Accounts from the Vienna and Berlin Bourses
inform us that the number of subscribers for the
sum of 15 million florins, set apart for the public
in the New Austrian Bank of Credit, from all parts
of the Continent was most extraordinary, and
many would consequently be disappointed in the
allotment of shares.

There has been very little animation in the Eng-
lish Stock Market to-day, partly in consequence of
the transfer books being shut for the deduction of
the interest. The quotations, however, have ruled
firmer. Consols were 898 and, lastly, 89
ex dividend for January 10. For special transfer
the prices have been 90k to 90k. The New Three
per Cents. have ranged from 8n to 89i, and the
Reduced from 898 to 89k. Bank Stock ruled
steady at 209 to 2101. Exchequer Bills remained
at 6s. to 2s. discount, and India Bonds were 4s. to
3s. discount. The Thirty Years' Annuity of 1885
has been 16. E 5-16ths.

The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market have
not extended to half-a-dozen securities, but the
quotations have been rather higher. Turkish 6 per
Cents., after rising to 84i and 85, closed at about
841 In the New Scrip no business was officially
recordud. Duonos Ayroa Donde are buoyant, viz.,
55 to 58, and Spanish have tended upwards, the
New Deferred being 20i and the Passive 7g.
Dutch and Mexican Stocks were nominal.

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks: Grenada Deferred. Bonds, 61 to 7 ;
Mexican, 19'g= to ; Peruvian, 75 to 76 ; ditto
Three per Cents., to —; Portuguese Four per
Cents., 41 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 97 to 99 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish
Three per Cents., 391 to 40 ; ditto Deferred, 20B-
to ditto Certificates, 4i to a ; ditto Passive, 71
to

Railway Shares have generally been supported.
Caledonian improved 55., Lancashire and York-
shire 55., North British 11., North-Eastern and
Berwick 155., and do. York 10s. Paris and Lyons
were ss. higher, and also Great Western of Canada.
Mining and Banking Shares were firm, but quiet.
Oriental have risen 103. Van Diemen's Laud have
further receded.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY IT ONE O'CLOCK.
Frcrri, the Otieial Lire.

Au ones- :on
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Bank Stock
3 per Lent. Reduced Anu,dtis.
3 per Cent Consols Annuities
N, ~v 3 per Cent. Annuities
.......89 B
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... .
Ditto ',?O Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 5-1 G
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6 5-16 1
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, ander E.I.M) 3
ecou,:ols ,or Account, Jan. 10 B9l 1x d
Exchequer Bills, Yid.
£l000
Small 5 1
- •
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( K.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 por Ceut 55 8
Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cont.
Ditto Passive
Tarkinh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account B4 5 4Lt
Dividends on tho above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols ... B9l

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