The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL LNTELLIGEATCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocii.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday
closed with a very animated feeling, at the
full advance of id. per lb. for all descriptions of
cotton. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales
(10,000 of which were ' taken on speculation and
for export). The Railway Share Market was
rather lower.

In a statement of the aggregate importations
into the United Kingdom of sugar, the quantity
for 1854 is given at 3,1319,306 cwts., against
2,298,878 cwts. in 1853. The distinction between
colonial and foreign samples is no longer observed
in the entries since last July, when the duties were
equalised.

The rates of duty upon sugar have been sub-
jected to constant changes for years past. Never,
in fact, does any article appear to have been nire
interfered with. In the year 1800, British West
India, brown or Muscovado, was charged 11. per
cwt. ; in 1813, 1/. 103. ; in 1845, only 14s. ; in
1848, 15s. 2d. ; in 1851, 11s. Bd., and in 1853,
13s. 5d., and since July, 1854, 17s. 4d.
and 16s. have been the rates on all deScriptions of
whatever growth. Since the year 1800, Foreign
has been charged as high as 3/. 3s. In the year
1800 the total consumption in the United King-
dom of all sugar was 2,156,106 cwts. ; in 1853 it
had risen to 7,272,833 cwts. ; and in 1854 was over
8,000,000 cwts. The net revenue, therefore,which
was but 2,162,1411. in the year 1800 was last year
over 4,700,000/.

The Evening Star, from Melbourne, brings about
16,0001. in gold. The yacht Mystery had arrived
out in rather less than 4 months.

The English Stock Market has been feeble, and
prices are scarcely so high. At the commencement
of business Consols were quoted 91k, 4, and they
have since been 91a, The decline yesterday
afternoon in the rates for bills of exchange upon
the principal continental cities has been one of the
causes assigned for the existing heaviness, especially
as a small amount of gold was taken for exportation.
The bulk of the last receipts of gold, however, has
been delivered at the Bank of England. Paucity of
business, now the public buying for investment is
over, and the fact the Bulls have large amounts
out, causes the present lull. Bank Stock is firm at
210. Exchequer Bills have been 20s. to 235. pm.,
and India Bonds 225. pm. East India Stock is at
235 to 238. Nothing has been done in the Om-
nium.

Foreign Securities have been dull, and even
Turkish have receded, being 84 to 821. Mexican
bring 22, and Peruvian 3 per Cents'. 481. Bra-
zilian Old Bonds have been marked par. Spanish
Threes are 382, and the Deferred 181 to 2. Dutch
2.1.2 per Cents. realised 64± to 64.
The following aro the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6.1 to 71; Mexi-
can, 21'4 to 222 ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three
per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
Spanish New Deferred, 182 to 184 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 38 to 381 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 41- ;
Ditto Passive, 3:1 to 41.

The railway meetings announced are the follow
ing

Company. Date. Place.
Bristol and Exeter June 6, Bristol.
Central Penius. of Portugal June 15, Portugal.
Furness

London and North-Western June 13, Easton-station.
North-Eastern June 2, York.

Royal Swedish July 5, Gottenburg.
Royal Danish
_ .

St.- Andrews and Quebec,
(Class A)

June 7, Parliament-street.

With less business doing sales of shares are
rather pressed, and prices consequently are lower.
The decline is not material, but it corresponds to
that which has occurred in the English funds. The
Caledonian, Great Western, and Midland have all
been lower. Foreign Shares in some cases very
active. Antwerp and Rotterdam are A- to
lower. Great Western of Canada have advanced
103. to Isis. The Belgian lines are not quite so
good.

In the Mining Market the transactions hare
been in the Brazilian at rather lower rates, and in
United Mexican at a slight decline. The Joint
Stock Bank shares are quiet at barely the previous
rates. Crystal Palace shares are about the same.

8:11:TISH --21J1%;TDS tars DAY.—CLOSING P.RICES
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a Ink stock
3 par Cent. Reduced Annuitin..
3 per Cent. Console AnnuiticE.
3 par Cent. Annuities
Lon:: Annuities, Eznire stla Jan.. .;.+lO
Oittc 30 Years, Exp:re 10th Oct., 1859 3 1.1-16
Ditto 30 Yeare, Expire sth April, 1885 164.
India Stock
India Bonds, .C.10(0
Consols .or Account, 10th July 914
2500 23
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E Tchegner Bonds 1858, 3 per Cent....... 100.1

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS TlllB DAY.
Brazilian Bond:, 5 per Cent lO9
Ditto Small
Yew Brazilianßonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. looi too
`Memos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6O ~9;
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Blll
2Ditto 5 per Cent ...•-••• •• - •
'2
e.xi,..,an 3 tka. ()cut.
Peravian Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Portugnero Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 ._
Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent 4l
Russian Bonds, 4A• per Cent ..............
Ditto Small .......... ..
'panish Bonds, 3 ;,-er Cent 3 s
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lst :4
rnr7:'•sh Bonds, 6 per cent Bl4
Ditto for the Account...
Dividends ova tll3 above r:6.yabl:, in Lon lee.
D.itch Ir.xchange, 2?; nor Cunt. 12 Cull
Ditto 4 per Cent.. Cortitleates ..... 94 51 5

THREE O'CLOCK.

C0n5015....................................
Ditto Account, 10th July 91i B

KAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander William E. Fisher, left Sheerness at 12 45 p.m. yes-
terday, and also the following gunboats and mortar vessels,
for their respective destinations, viz. : —The gunboats Lark,
Skylark, Growler, Stork, and Dapper; the mortar vessels
Carron, Havock, Redbreast, and Surly.
Tho paddle-wheol steam hired transport Jupiter arrived at
Sheerness yesterd.a:r,. at 10 a.m., to take in the mails, de-
spatches, parcels, die., for the Baltic Fleet.
The Tartar, 20, screw steam corvette, Captain H. Dunlop,
has been put out of dry dock at Sheerness.
The defects of the Geyser will be made good in the fitting
basin at Sheerness. She will not require to be put into dry
dock.

Orders were received at Sheerness yesterday to supply im-
mediately to the new screw steam transport Perseverance
mess kits of every description from the victualling stores, as
the troops are daily expected for embarkation.
Tho following steam-vessels now remain in Sheerness har-
bour :—Tho Biter guu-boat, the Horatio, Wildfire, Fearless,
Lizard, African, and P,osamond.
In the fitting-basin and dry docks at Sheerness are the
following steam-vessels:—The Tartar, the Geyser, the Trusty
(floating battery), the Pemeverance, and the Glutton, all fit-
ting with every possible despatch.
The Childers remains at Blackstakes, taking in her powder,
shell, gm__

Mr. William henry Fauckner, second master (late of the
Tengeance), has joined the Retribution for a passage cut, for
service in the Duke of Wellington.
Captain Swearof, of the Russian Engineer Artillery, who
was captured at Pomarsund last year, and sent from the
Devonshire, receiving-ship
for Russian prisoners, ti Lewe
has been allowed to return to Bomarsund with his wife, the
latter having been, during her stay in this country, in a very
delicate state of health. Capt. Swearof arrived at Sheerness on
Monday evening, with his wife ; and a Russian soldier, who
has been his servant for many years, has had his liberty also
granted to him to accompany his master. The Admiralty
have ordered a passage, with cabin accommodation, for Capt.
Swearof and his 'wife, on board the Russell, Capt. F. Scott.

APPOINTMENTS.
Clerks—John Hasler, to the Meteor, 16, screw, at Wool-
wich ; Arthur Abbott, to the Horatio, 21, screw, at Sheer-
ness.

Henry Gray, to the Harrier, screw, in
the latter,

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.
The Bremen hired steam-transport Germania arrived at
Spithead this morning early, and came into harbour this after •
noon from the East. She has brought home 212 military in-
valids, 40 non-commissioned officers on promotiox, 3 women,
and the following officers :—Captain Sir George N. Broke,
Bart., lt„N., late of the Gladiator,
6, paddle-frigate; Colonel
Lawrance, Rifle Brigade ; Lieutenant Evans, 90th Regi-nent ;
Staff Assistant Surgeons Simpson and Evans; Mr. Soady, of
the Land Transport Corps ; Captain Stephenson, 47th Regi-
ment ; and H Chevasse, hospital dresser. Tho invalids aro
in a very good state of recovery,
many of them having be-
come convalescent ; still there are a few hospital cases.
Volvo, powder-vessel, is in Sheerness harbour. Yesterday
morning she took in a quantity of ammunition. She has sails
bent and provisioned, and is now, we may say, ready for sea.
Jupiter, transport (No. 23), arrived at Sheerness from the
River yesterday morning. She takes the mails, &c., from
thence, and sails, we hear, the first thing this morning.
The Rockliff, No. 130, sailing-transport, landed her invalids
yesterday morning at Spithead, and hauled off to a berthing
hulk.

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