The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

CEN E Y MARKET
AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed
firmly, and with animati°n. The sales amounted
to 12,000 bales, (1,500 of which were taken fur
export, and 1,500 on speculation), comprising 200
Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 7d., 50 Bahia
at Gd., 200 Egyptian at 61d. to 9d., 2,000 Surat
at 4d. t 0,40., and 100 Sea Islands at 111 d. to ls.
Bd. per lb. The Railway Share Market rather
improved, but business generally was dull.
There has been more activity in the markets for
Colonial Produce this week, and for some of the
principal 'articles higher prices have been realised.
Sugar, ii which a large business has been done, is
to Is. .6d. per cwt. dearer for British Plantation
and also Mauritius, while for other descriptions
fu 1 values are current. A steady inquiry has
existed for coffee, at good prices. The market for
rice has ruled firm, and in spices no alteration of
importance has occurred— cinnamon, however,
being dull. Previous rates not being offered for
Bermuda arrow-root, the parcels brought forward
publicly were taken in. Cotton has been supported,
and saltpetre brisk at former quotations. Tea has
not been Much dealt in, and tallow has continued

firm. A Pirther relative decline in the supplies of
cotton, at ounting to 189,362 cwt., took place in
July, whin 728,635 cwt. were imported, against
917,997 6vt. in 1854 ; the exports were, however,
also less by-49,347 cwt., being 77,377 cwt. against
126,724 thrt. The result for the seven months
shows a Fe-auction of 427,100 cwt. in the quantity
remaining*Yr home use, being equal to about eight
per cent.
In first seven Imported. Exported.
months of cwt. cwt.
1855
1874
1853

Messrs., D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the
market for American Securities continues inactive,
whilst prices both of State and Railroad Bonds
remain without alteration.

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cent. 80nd5...1867-1868...105 107
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 10
Canada 6 per, Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876 ..1H 115

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STATE SECURITIES.
California 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 82
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 93
Mv.ssachusettk 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ...103 105
Pennsylvaniii:s per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ... 83 84
South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Baring's) ` lB5B-1868... 95
Virginia 6 pet' Cent. Bonds 1886... 891 901
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 85 86

CITY SECURITIES.
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 80 82
Pittsburgh 6 per Cent. Stock 1869-1883... 75 77

RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cant. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 79 80
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland

Bonds 1860... 84 85
Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convertible ... 961 971
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible- 1833... 82 84
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 95 97
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort•
gage t 1867...100 102
New York and Erie 7 p. Cent., 2d Mort-
gage, Convertible 1859... 90 92
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage
N. York and-trie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 81
N. York anal kin 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 811 821
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds) 1859...1860... 95 96
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., lst M0rt.1880... 901 911,

The English Funds have been very dull, and
the quotations' are rather flat. Consols have been
91 to 911 forfnoney and time, the Reduced 91:i to
92, and the New 92g. Bank Stock is at an im-
provement 0.2161. Exchequer-bills are 13s. to
17s. premiurafor those at 2#. In the New Ter-
minable Annuity there have been several transac-
tions at 1q- to 17.

Venezuela Bonds are flatter after the issue of
the meeting held yesterd;►y, as it is apparent that
the government of the Republic has had the idea
of exhausting. the patience of the creditors, and
may yet be some time before she renders justice.
The quotaticns are 30 to 31, being to 1 per cent.
lower. Somc of the bondholders think they should
have been called together earlier by their coin_
mittee. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been heavier
at 9311 to 1, and the Scrip at 11 to 2 prem. The
settling day for the latter is Wednesday. Spanish
Three per Ceds. are 38k. Grenada Deferred have
been done at: 7.

The follow Ng are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenb.da Deferred Bonds, 6i to 71 ;
Mexican, 21/1-. to 21i ; Peruvian, 81 to 82 ;
ditto Three per Cents., 58 to 59 ; Portuguese
Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five
per Cents., 100 to 102 ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18 to 19 ; ditto Three per Cents., 38 to 38& ;
ditto Certificaps, 4f to 41 ; ditto Passive, 41 to 41.
Railway Sh#res are, in some instances, more de-
pressed, the,,,settlement of the account having
brought down.! the quotations of Great Western,
Midland, and South Eastern. The foreign shares
are firm.

Mines' and Plinks are dull, and also the Miscel-
laneous Shari:
BRITISH FITIThS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
/'From the Ouicial List.

linonen don.

Blink Stock ... ..... .
3 per Ceut. Reduced Annuities 9li 2
3 per Cent. Console Annuities
".w 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities 75
/F.! Pin imitie4, Expire litli Jan.. lggl' 4 1-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 17 161 17
Co /sots for Account, Gth September 9l i
+.xeliecpaor Bills, 24,i 2d.
I.'looo
£5OO — 15
Small — 15
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent.... 1001 2
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PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds 6,...per Cent. ...
Ditto Small ~. 102 i
Grenada Bonds,. Deferred
Portuguese Bono; 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 50
'ardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. ...... ...—. 86
panish Bowls, 3 .per Cent 3Bf
Ditto for the Aseount l9
Ditto Passive—% . 4s
Torl:l,A, Bonds, li.per cent 4:l
Ditto for the account
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent. 3O 4
Ditto for the Account 'ol 1
•lividende on the above payable in London,
French Rentes, 44 per Cent
French Rentea, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Scrip 2nd Loan of 1855 2l p
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols , 9l i
Ditto for the
,', ‘ cc mint 9l

CRYSTAL PALACE.— SHILLING DAY.—AUG. 30.—Ad-
missions on payment, 9.634 ; ditto by season tickets,
703.—Total, 10,337. Number on corresponding day
last year, 9,669*,
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days
ending Aug. 25.. L.—Number admitted, including season
ticket holders, 54,583. Amount received for admissions,
3,0431 18s. Bd.
Notice was give n by the Bank of England yesterday
that the scrip of the Turkish guaranteed Four per Cent.
Loan will be ready for delivery on Monday next. The
settling day is fixed for Wednesday next.
REPRESENTATION Or NEW Ross.—Mr. R. P. Welch,
of the county Kilkenny, has addressed the electors of
New Ross. He professes very advanced liberal opinions,
and goes for the "principle, of independent opposition to
all Governmonttovhich will not cede the principles of
Sharman Crawford's bill."

DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Yesterday a
return was issue of the divisions which took place in
the Commons last session, from which it appears that
there were 213 in. ll —viz., 147 on pubic business, which
took place before midnight, and 56 which took place
after midnight There were ten divisions on private
business, and they occurred before midnight.
THE LATE FATAL COLLISION IN DOVER-ROADS.— The
inquest before the county coroner on the b.dy of Charles
Holmes, who me his death by the collision wlrch took
place in the Dover-roads between the Vivid and the
Henry, was concluded on Wednesday evening. The
evidence given Was to the same effect as that which has
already appearedp our columns in our report of the pro-
ceedings before tie Dover coroner. The verdictof the
jury was, that "the deceased was accidentally drowned."
MAILS FOR THE BLACK SEA, &c.—This evening mails
for the fleet and transports in the Black Sea, and the
troops in the Crimea, Greece, and Turkey, will be for-
warded via Marseilles, and on Saturday evening a sup-
plementary mail for the above destinations and for the
hospitals at Ronkivi (Dardanelles), Abydos, and Scutari,
will be despatched by the same route. Letters must be
prepaid.
VACANT MEDICAL CHAIR AT EDINBURGH. The
eminent physician,Dr. Alison, having resigned the
chair of the Practice of Physic in Edinburgh University,
in consequence of ill health,
themsel4 health, several candidates have
s to the Town Council, and, among
others, Dr. Jennir, of London ; Dr. Lavcock, of York ;
Dr. Nelligan; oY Dublin ; Professor Bennet, of Edin-
burgh University;; Drs. Alexander Wood, W. T. Gaird-
ner, and H. I.loutlas, of Edinburgh.

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