The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-22 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, and prices of American were generally
id. per lb. down ; but new cotton at 6gd. per lb.
is id. per lb. lower. The sales were 6,000 bales,
500 for export, comprising 180 Pernam arid Maran-
ham, 6id. to 6,1 d. ; 50 Bahia 6d. to 6id. ; 20
Egyptian, 7id. ; and 300 Surats, 3id. to 4d.
per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady,
and prices of the leading stocks were considerably
advanced.

The Moniteur Las published a comparative
table of the commercial affairs of France, daring
the ten months of this year ending October 31st,
with the corresponding periods of 1854. These
tables show a marked augmentation in the quan-
tities and value of imports over any previous year.
This is attributable to two causes—the incentive to
trade on account of the War in the East, and the
Exhibition of Industry at Paris. The total im-
ports of merchandise for 1855 are valued at
164,327,000 f. against 120,827,000 f. in 1854, show-
ing an augmentation of upwards of 43 millions of
francs, approximating to 35 per cent. Of the
more important items we marked the following
wheat 6,685,000 quintals against 5,013,264 last
year ; cast iron from 72,222 tons in 1854 to
101,851 tons this year ; and wrought iron from
8,679 to 44,502 ; cotton tissues respectively
6,568,000 kilogrammes to 7,991,900 ; and the ton-
nage of vessels entering the ports of the nation
from 3,971,000 tons in 1854 has risen to 4,462,000
tons in 1855.

The latest advices from the continental Bourses
present no particular feature in the German
Stock Markets. At Vienna the 5 per Cents.
for money were stationary, and the New
Loan ruled feebly at previous quotations, while
the exchanges on London and Paris remained at
11.01 and 131 florins. At Berlin the 4 per Cents.
were firm at 97, and the 4 at 108. The Frank-
fort rates of exchange on London are 118 k, and on
Paris 93k. On the Paris Bourse the animation
presented at the beginning of the week continued.
This buoyancy is rather remarkable, as no great
political or financial event has occured to influence
the operators. During yesterday the 3 per Cents. not
only maintained the previous rise, but made a
further advance of 35 centimes for money, and 30
for the account, whilst the 4i Stock remained un-
altered, but firm at 91.
Accounts from the foreign grain and flour mar-
kets continue to show great firmness at the high
quotations of last week, but with no apparent ten-
dency to advance. At Paris flour for immediate
delivery commands 106 f., and for December 107 f.,
and large dealings are taking place for the firit
three months of 1856 at speculative prices. The
principal grain markets in Belgium show an average
for the week of 38f. 68c. for wheat, and 25f. 55c.
for rye, against 38f. 16c., and 24f. 91c. respectively
for the previous week, At Antwerp the grain
market was firm, with the arrival of regular sup-
plies ; while in coffee and sugar business was done
at the recent high prices, and those who had stocks
on hand were holding on. In Prussia the high
price of grain had caused the Government to pro-
hibit the distillation of spirits from grain.
From Belgium we learn that the Minister of
finance has brought forward his budget for the
ensuing year in an amended form, limiting the in-
crease on the year, of extraordinary credits, to
22,000,000 of francs.
Since the pay ment of the instalment of 10 per
cent. on the English Loan increased tightness has
been experienced in the money market, and within
the last two days the demand for accommodation
has become so active that the rates exacted have
generally exceeded the Bank minimum. This led
to the conclusion that the Bank would increase
the charge to-day, but the Bank meeting separated
without the adoption of any such measure. Still
there is a belief that some official notification will
appear in a day or two, the nature of which, how-
ever, is not mentioned.

Owing to the anxiety to ascertain the result of
the -Bank "parlor'' meeting, the business trans-
acted in the Engliih Stock Market has been very
limited, and a heavy tone has prevailed. Consols
for money have been 88,4 4, and for account 881
At the present moment the quotations for the
former are 881 and for the latter 881 the im-
provement being caused by the separation of the
Bank meeting without the adoption of any further
stringent measures. Exchequer Bills 12s. to Bs.
discount. Bank Stock 208 to 209. The New
Three per Cents. 87i.t0 884.
Foreign Securities are also quiet, and Turkish 6
per Cents. have further receded, being now 808 to
80g. The New Scrip has fallen to 31 and 3/ dis-
count. Dutch 2 per Cents. are heavy at 63k.
Sardinian Bonds have advanced to 85k and 86.
Spanish 3 per Cents. are firm at 381, and the
New Deferred at 19i.
The following are the nominal prices of
foreign stocks: Grenada Bonds, 19 to 20 ;
Mexican, 19i 4 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 94 to 96 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88; Spanish
New Deferred, 19i to 20; ditto Three per Cents.,
38f to I; ditto Certificates, 4i to 4i ; ditto Pas-
sive, 6f.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this date, are in round figures as under

1855.
£24,229
54,855
12,840
12,539
28,670
17,988
1],759
26,172
20,146
31,036

Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern...
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern

1854.
£20,636
50,466
11,652
11,315
26,952
14,841
11,531
21,670
18,629
29,583

Railway shares are all lower and the market is
Without animation. In several oases the decline is
i to i. The Northern of France are steady, but
most of the colonial lines tend downward.

In Banking and Mining shares there is scarcely
anything doing. Australian Agricultural have
risen, but Canada Government Debentures are de-
pressed to that amount.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING FIRICFS
(Prom the Official List.)

Btpuness done
Bank Stock ..... . ... 209 8
3 per Ceut. Reduced Annuities -
3 per Cont. Consols Annsitie9 BBi
Narr 3 per Cent. Annuities - 8A 7t
New 2i per Cent. Annuities 72
L Annuities, Expire sth Jan. l8(:0
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April,' 1885 16i
Bonds, £lOOO .....
Ditto, under £lOOO
d
consols for Account BBi
Exchequer Bills, 2d.
£IOOO
Small •
__3 9 d

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS Tlll.B DAY.
Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent.
Ditto Now, 1852, 4 per Cent ..... 92i
Cuba 7 per Ct. (Matanzas &Sabanilla Bonds) 994
Equador Bonds
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ........
Ditto for the account] Bs}
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3Bi
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Tarkibh Bonds, 6 per cent BOl
Ditto for the Account Boi a I
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto for the account d
Swedish 4 per Cent... ..... ..................... 88
Dividends on the above payable in London.
D itch Exchange. 24 per Cent. 12 ..... 63i
Ditto for the account 63i
THREE O'CLOCK.
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88i

Consols ...
Ditto fol. Amount Deo. 6

A. MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH.—Yesterday morning
Evan Thomas, aged 55 years, was employed in loading
casks of tallow at a wharf in Tooley-street, when by
some means the slings slipped from a large cask of tal-
low, which fell on the poor fellow from a considerable
height, with a tremendous crash. He was at once
picked up, in a state of insensibility, and taken to Guy's
Hospital, where it was ascertained by Mr. Dyer, the
house surgeon, that the poor man's ribs were broken.
Every attention was paid to him, but be expired shortly
after his admission. The body now awaits the coroner's
nquest.
THE WESTERN FISHERIES.—During the past week the
boats at Polperro have been taking from 2,000 to 6,000
pilchards each, which have sold at 20s. Per 1,000. At
St. Ives the drift-boats have secured from 1,000 to 6,000
herrings each per night, which have been disposed of at
2s. 3d. per hundred of six score. A large quantity of
fine pilchards have also been captured.

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