The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Ti ie Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
with more tone and confidence, and prices of every
sort of cotton unchanged from Friday's quotations.
The sales were 8,000 bales (500 for export and
1,0015 on speculation) including 130 Pernam and
Mart tnham, 6d. to bid. ; 120 Bahia, 51d. to 6d. ;
400 3 Egyptian, Sid. to Bd., and 1,000 Surat, 3d.
to 4i. d. per lb. 10,000 bales have been imported
since Thursday. In the Railway Share Market the
Tema nd for shares is exceedingly quiet, and prices
were a shade lower than Friday.

Ru mours were afloat on the Paris Bourse on
Sattr rday that the Bank of France were going to
sell 'their Rentes, the truth of which was not enter-
tain,ed, although some speculators had circulated
that the sale had already commenced. The 3 per
Cent. Rentes fell to 64fr., and remained so at the
close of the day. Though there has been no agita-
tion in the market, the public funds have gradually
declined towards the close of the week.
The intelligence from Melbourne by the Balla-
r- it, which brings 120 oz. of gold, mentions that
t 1 iere was a good demand for that article, at 31.
1 6s. 6d. per oz. She brings dates nearly a month
1 .ter than previous advices. Commercial affairs
pnerally were still suffering from the recent crisis,
and business continued extremely dull. Other
causes likewise tended to maintain this depression
amongst the Melbourne merchants. The winter
months are al waysinactive, the bad state of the roads
preventing the conveyance of supplies to the interior,
and on the gold fields the traders had overspecu-
lated. • they had large stocks on hand, and hence
few orders arrived in town. Also the fact of the
banks purchasing gold themselves on the gold
fields, instead of through the brokers, had ren-
dered it unnecessary for the diggers to come to town,
whefe they invariably gave an impetus to trade by
their lavish expenditure. It was calculated that 3 or
4 months must elapse before any decided improve- i
mentt could be expected. However, as the spring
advances, they look forward to better prospects,
for then the settlers will be requiring their annual
supplies for their stations. Provisions were rather
dull, but flour was in demand at 441. per ton. In
general merchandise the market was glutted with
boots and shoes. Hardware, however, for building
Purposes was in demand, spirits were not much in
request, brandies had fallen slightly, and compara-
tively little rum was consumed, sugars were steady
at good quotations, wine had improved, and to-
bacco was dull.
The advices from Van Diemen's Land mention
that considerable excitement had been occasioned
by the proposed alterations in the tariff, and that,
in consequence, large quantities of the articles
which would be affected by them were being daily
taken out of bond. Wheat, flour, and all kinds of
grain had declined in Hobart Town, owing to the
lower range of prices that prevailed in the other
colonies.
The accounts from New York state that the
!market for public securities were buoyant, and
there was no difficulty in obtaining discount
accommodation. The last Banks' return
showed a large decrease in the loans and
discounts again, namely, 453,601 dollars, and
there was a slight augmentation in the specie.
During the week ending Friday the 12th, there was
an excess of imports over exports to the amount of
2,839,602 dols. There had been a very large busi-
ness transacted in breadstuffs, but at the latest
date the market had assumed rather a quieter ap-
pearance. Flour was in demand for shipment to
France, and vessels were wanted for consignment
to that country. Large orders were reported
to have been given out for both wheat and flour,
on account of the French Government. Consider-
able purchases were made by the Greek houses,
and for Germany large quantities had been taken. ,
It was mentioned that the planters had grown '
more this year than last, and that cotton, to a
smaller extent, had been cultivated. The crop of
the latter, it was supposed by some, would reach
3,500,000 bales, but others estimated it at about
8,000,000 bales.
There is an appearance of flatness in Eng-
lish Stocks, occasioned by further rumours re-
specting the possibility of differences between Eng-
land and America, and these have tended to coun-
teract the good effect which would have been pro-
duced by the arrival of gold from Australia. Con-
sols opened at 881 to 881, and are now about 88i
to 88k. The Unfunded Debt is rather weak, being
at 3s. discount to ls. premium. India Stock is
226. The New 3 per Cents. are 88k to 884, and
the Reduced 87/ to 871.
The Foreign Market rules quiet. Turkish 6
per Cents. are 79i 11, and the New Scrip is 2i
discount, being firm. Venezuela Bonds are 26.
Sardinian 5 per Cents. 841, and Russian 5 per
Cents. 954. Mexican Stock is 192, being flat.
Peruvian Active Bonds have risen to 73. Brazilian
Noun Bonds are 99 to 994.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks Grenada Deferred Bonds,. 18 to 20 ;
Mexican' 19i to ; Peruvian, 71 to 3 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 51 to 3; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
43 to 5 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 8 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 8 ; Spanish
New Deferred, 191 to ; ditto Three per Cents.,
37i to 8 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to ; ditto Pas-
sive, 4i to 5.
In Railway Shares there is not much alteration,
and the business doing is eirtremely limited. As
the settlement of the account takes place on the
31st instant, preparations are being made in con-
nection therewith. Still, however, in some cases,
higher prices are obtained than on Saturday.
Great Western are active. Foreign lines are
dull. _ _

The Mining and Banking Shares rule firma.
Union of Australia are 1/. higher. Canada Land
are without any particular alteration.

URITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.--CLOSING PRICES,

r From the Official. Lin.

Busines, clOn,
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities,,...,...
2 per Cont. Consols Annuities BB} 4 I
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
India Bonds, £l000
Consols ;or Account BS I i a
Erchequer Bills, 24d.
21000

X5OO
4nntll
Bzchequer Bonds 1858, 34 per Cent.... 98. i
Ditto 1859, ~ ~. 08113
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. . 99i
Ditto Small
Ditto New, 1843 lOO
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent 99k
&lexicon 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 410 per Cent 73 21
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 9si
Russian Bonds, li per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
B?anish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Spani-h Committee Cert. of Coup. rot fun 4I p 0
Turkicli Bonds, 6 per cent 79 I i
_ Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Ceßt. 26

nividendsontr3e above payable in LontThr.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull 64
THREE O'CLOCK.
Console
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