The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-21 00:00:00

MARKET
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CITY, Two o'CLocn.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
steady. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. Up-
lands brought 5d.; Mobile, sid.; and Orleans
51d. per lb. During the week 49,580 bales found
buyers. The Railway Share Market was very
quiet, and prices were without alteration.
In adverting to the New Loan Messrs. Smith
and Charles observe that their view of the prospect
of peace has received, as they consider—
" A considerable augmentation of force from the only fact
in connection with the case that remained to be disclosed—
we refer, of course, to the terms to which the Chancellor of
the Exchequer was prepared to submit. Consols closed yes-
terday afternoon, and opened this morning, something above
90. The new loan has been given to Rothschilds, at a price
equal to 87,i for Consols. It was perfectly optional with the
Government to accept or reject the offer made, and we confess
that we can account for their acceptance of such terms
on no other hypothesis than that the necessity for fur-
ther loans is inevitable—in other words, that there is no proba-
bility of the Vienna Conferences ending in peace. It was sug-
gested, yesterday, by one of our leading journals, with con-
siderable ingenuity, that Rothscbilds being so intimately as-
sociated with Austria, the price about to be offered by
them for the loan would furnish some evidence as to the ter-
mination of the conference. And this, no doubt, would have
been so had these capitalists taken the loan on their own ac-
count ; but it so happens that the subscriptions sent in to
these gentlemen have been sufficient to absorb the entire
amount, so that their share in the transaction is little else
than that of agents between the Government and the public "
The weekly return of the Bank of England
made up to the 14th inst. shows many changes in
the account, but they are referable chiefly to the
quarterly, official, and dividend payments. The
amount to the credit of the Government is greatly
diminished, and the balances of private depositors
are proportionably augmented. The repayment of
loans made upon stock while the transfer books
were shut caused a reduction under the head of
Other Securities, and, either from purchases or ad-
vances upon deficiency bills, the amount of the
Government Securities stands higher. In the bul-
lion there was a further slight decrease. Com-
pared with the previous week, the changes were as

follows
Active circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease
Rest

£20,383,830
571,470
15,022,652
56,166
3,123,446

Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other Deposits
Increase

37,853
2,720,640
3,288,255
14,233,796
2,833,921

Seven-Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities

.947,721,
42,882
13,673,713

Increase
Other Securities
Decrease..
Notes unemployed
Decrease

646,964
13,266,068
389,927
7,967,535
612,605

Yesterday afternoon the rates at which bills of
exchange were negotiated on the principal conti-
nental cities were generally a shade higher.
The shipments of the precious metals from Lon-
don direct, during the week ending Thursday last,
were 173,200 ounces of silver and 60 ounces of
gold.
The calculation given in another part of The
Sun respecting the price which the Consols of the
new loan cost the contractors is calculated with
money worth 4 per cent., but this may mislead, as
at their present market value Consols would only
give a buyer 3 per cent. per annum. The nearest
price at which the new loan can be estimated is
871. 13s. as the cost to the contractors.
The Stock market continues remarkably firm,
considering the new loan, the increase of taxation,
and the enormous expenditure of the year, for
which, as most persons will think, an English
army of 100,000 men ought to be maintained in
the Crimea, independent of our forces else-
where ; and it is generally remarked that in
any other country there would be fuller value
shown for such a total. The budget has been
criticised, and the increased income tax
is more disliked than the addition to the sugar
duties. Consols have been 89 to 891 for transfer,
and 891 to 891 for account. The New Three per
Cents. have been 881 to 89k, and the Reduced 88k
to 1. Bank Stock is at 2111. Exchequer Bills
are 4s. to Bs., and Indian Bonds 12s. premium.
Che " Omnium" of the new Loan has fallen to 11
and 01 premium. For 11. annuity during 30 years
the quotation now is 16k.
The Foreign Securities have been dull. Turkish
Bonds are firm, however, at 741 to Russian
are 981. Spanish and Mexican have not been
dealt in.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6} to 61; Mexi-
can, 20g- to 264 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three
per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90;
Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 361 to 36i; ditto Certificates, 4i to 51;
ditto Passive, 31 to 41.
The English railway shares have been very in-
active, and the foreign quiet, but fully maintained.
The mining market is firm for St. John del Rey.
United Mexican are scarcely so high. Crystal
Palace are lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
(Fran the Oficial List.)
Business done
tank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced ...
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
ew 3 per Cent. Annuities
:mile Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ...
Ditto 30 Yeaie, from sth April l6ll
India Bonds, .ClOOO
Ditto, under tlOOO l3 15
lonsols lor Account, 10th May 9O
Omnium
xehequer Bills, 24d.
t 1000
Small 6 7
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
lussian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. St 9B
'ardiniau Bonds, 5 per Cent...
'nrkisli Bonds, ii per cent
Ditto for the Account .. . • . 74i 4 511
Ditto Small ..
,v,dends on the above pin eta,- in Lon !.•^
Dutch Exchange, 211 per Cent. 12 Guil. 624
TWO O'CLOCK.
89„ 9)
8911 90

Consols
Ditto, May Account

MARKET NEW,s—(THIN ii.e Y.

COVENT' uA}WEN.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Turkeys, 4s Gd to 7s Od ; Geese, 6s Od to 7s Od each;
Ducks, is 9d to ,2s Od ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od;
wild do , is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 9s to 12s per doz. ;
large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to
3s Od ; Chickens, is Od to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s Gd
to 4s 6el; Hares 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 3d each ;
Partridges, is 9d to 2s Od ; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 3s 9d;
Leveret"-, 2s Od to 2s. 6d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to 78 Od ;
Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lis
Gd to 128 Gel, and English lls 6d to 15s Od per dozen lbs.
English Eggs, Os Od to 103 Od ; French ditto, 5s 64 to 6s 6d
per 120.

The supplies of vegetables are very moderate for the time 100
of year, and th ope of fruit are limited. The demand is 100
inactive, as follows :
FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to 12s per lb ; apricots, 20.
Os to Os per doz. ; hot-house grape; lOs Od to 20s 0(1 per lb ; 100
foreign ditto, 10d to is 8d ; melons, Os 0,1 to Os each 20
peaches, Os Od to Os ; nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen , b
Apples, 4s Gd to lOs Od per bushel ; pears, 63 Oil to
7s Od per half sieve ; Orleans plums and green gages Os to
Os Od per punnet; ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums,
3s 0 to Os Od per half sieve; cherries, Od to Os per pound ;
lemons, 9(.1 to Is 6d per doz.; oranges 5s to 10s per 100; fil-
berts, 93s per 100 lbs ; cobuuts, 180 s to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to 01 per 100; figs, is 01
to 28 6d per lb.
VEGETABLES.—Savoy cabbages, 9d to is 'd per dozen;
red ditto. 2s to 3s ed per dozen ; French beans, is 6 i
to 2s Gd per 100 ; brocoli, 10d to 2s 3d per bundle ;
potatoes, 90s to 135 s per ton ; vegetable marrow. Od each ;
peas, Os Od to Os Oil per bush.; broad beans, Od to is per half
sieve ; turnips, 3d to 6d per bunch ; carrots, Gd to 8d per
bunch ; cucumbers, is Od to 2s Od each ; garlic, Od to
Os 8d per pcund ; spinach, 2s Od to 4s Od per sieve ;
onions, Gs 0,1 to 8s Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s
per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to Gd
horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley 3d
to 4d per bunch ; celery, sOd to 2s Od per
bunch ; endive, is 6d to 3s per score ; beet, is 3d to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os Gd to is Od per dozen ; small
salad, 2(1 to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to 1s Gd per
pottle ; artichokes, 48 to Gs per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Is
6d to 28 per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ;
radishes 9d to is per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s Od to 4s
Od per half sieve; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is Oil to 2s 0(1 per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s
per 100. ; ihubarb, Gd to la Od per bundle ; sea kail, Os
Od to 2s Od per punnet ; asparagus, 4s to 10s per 100.