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

COMMERCIAL InET.T.TGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocn.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, and prices cf American were generally
id. per lb. down ; but new cotton at 6Ed. per lb.
i 4 id. per lb. lower. The sales were 6,000 hales,
500 for export, comprising 18U Pernam and Maran-
ham, 6id. to qd. ; 50 Bahia 6d. to 6id. ; 20
Egyptian, lid. ; and 300 Surats, 3jd. to 4id.
per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady,
and prices of the leading stocks were considerably
advanced.

The Moniteur has 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 ; aud the ton-
nage of vessels entering the ports of the nation
from 3,971,000 tons in 1854 has risen to 4,462,000
teas 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 4i at 108. The Frank-
fort rates of exchange on London are 1181, and on
Paris 931. 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 payment 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 English Stock Market has been very
limited, and a heavy tone has prevailed. Consols
for money have been 881 A, and for account 88t a.
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. 87g- to 88k.
Foreign Securities are also quiet, and Turkish 6
per Cents. have further receded, being now 80i to
80a. The New Scrip has fallen to 31 and 3i dis-
count. Dutch 2i per Cents. are heavy at 631.
Sardinian Bonds have advanced to 851 and 86.
Spanish 3 per Cents. are firm at 38/, and the
New Deferred at 194.
The following are the nominal prices of
foreign stocks: Grenada Bonds, 19 to 20 ;
Mexican, 191 ; 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, 19/ to 20; ditto Three per Cents.,
381 to ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 4i ; ditto Pas-
sive, 61.

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

1855.
Great Western
North-Western
South-Western

18M.
£20,636
50,466
11,652

Brighton .
Midland .

12,539
28,670

11,315
26,952

South-Eutern..

17,988

14,841

Caledonian

11,759

11,531

Great Northern .

26,172

21,670

Lancashire and Yorkshire
North-Eastern

20,146
31,036

18,629
29,583

Railway shares are all lower and the market is
without animation. In several oases the decline is
i to i. Tina 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 PRICT S
(From the Official Litt.)

. .
- 13a.,;ness don«
Bank Stock . .. .
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 871 A
3 per Cent. Consols AnnuitiesBBg A i gi )1
Naw 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 23 per Cent. Annuities
Lang Annuities, Expire sth Jan.. NCO
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 161
In !is Bonds, £lOOO ......... ...
Ditto, under 21000
5 d
C.longois ,or Account BB3 i i i
Exchequer Bills, 23d.
£lOOO -•
5Ma11...... ..... .
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 43 per Cent . .
Cuba 7 per Ct. (Matanzas; &Sabanilla Bonds) 99i
Cquador Bonds
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the account! Bsi
Spanish Roads, 3 per Cent 3Bl
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
80A
Turkiah Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account Boi
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto for the account 3# A i d
Swedish 4 per Cent........ ................
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Data Exchange, 23 per Cent. 12 Guil 63f
Ditto for the account 631
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols
Ditto for Account Dec. 6

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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 ths slings slipped from a large cask of tab•
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 he expired shortly
after his admission. The body now awaits the coroner's
nprest.
THE WESTERN FISHERIES.—During the past week the
boats at Pulperro 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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