The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMME.CIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani-
fested a languid tone at one time, but prices were
unchanged, with sales estimated at 8,000 to 10,000
bales. These included fully 1,500 for export and
on speculation. Prices, according to the brokers'
standard of quotations, were steady. Uplands,
bid. ; Mobiles, 51d. ; and Orleans, 60. per lb.
In the Rail way Share Market the stringent charac-
ter of the money market prevents much business
going fcrward, and sellers find a difficulty in sus-
taining prices.

The week's Bank return to the 20th instant is as
satisfactory as was expected. The diminution of
bullion was of course anticipated, and some had
looked for a much larger addition to the amount of
discount. The effect of this falling off is some
proof that the• rates are checking the demand.
Compared with last week the principal changes
were as follows :
Active circulation ....................
Decrease .........................
Bullion
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills
. Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Decrease

£20,371,745
276 620
11,230,207
522,214
3,161.093
13,194
3,825,021
534,830
11,764,080
141,845
980,139
6,272
10,635,359
79,319
18,789,512
490,934
4,310,485
247,005

The rates at which bills on the principal cities
of the Continent were dealt in yesterday afternoon
showed a slight decline in Amsterdam and Ham-
burg, but Paris short ruled steady, and the three
months' bills rather advanced.

The shipments of the precious metals direct from
London during the week to Thursday last, com-
prised 125,800 ounces of silver and 5,279 ounces of
gold. Most of the former has gone to Balaklava.
The Cape of Good Hope accounts state that the
directors of some of the mining companies formed
in the colony had waited on the Colonial Secre-
tary to pray for time in the taking up of their
leases, and that this request had been met by a re-
duction for the present in the rents to one-fourth.
Trade was dull but steady at Cape Town.
The general state of business on the Paris Bourse
yesterday exhibited a decline on the closing trans-
actions of the previous day, with dullness in sales.
The 3 per Cents., for time operations, fluctuated,
and the 41- per Cents. fell 50c. for bargains at the
close of the month. In the other business of the
market nothing of importance occurred. Railway
Shares failed to maintain previous quotations. The
Grain market was dull, and the dealers were cau-
tious in only purchasing small parcels of flour for
immediate use.

The restrictive measures relative to the exporta-
tion of wheat from Wallachia have been approved
of by the Sultan, the particulars of which are as
follows :—A. tax upon the exportation of wheat,
maize, oats, and barley. On wheat the tax will
be 6 piastres 15 paras, which, added to the actual
price of 4 piastres 28 paras, will make a total of 10
piastres per kilogramme. Maize 2 piastres and
paras, with the value at 2 piastres 371 paras,
makes 5 piastres the kilog. Baxley and oats will
be taxed 1 piastre 7 paras, which, added to the cost
price 1 piastre 321 paras, will make 3 piastres' the
kilog. Other products such as millet, colza, &c.,
are exempted from any tax as the quantity ex-
ported is small.
Although the dealings in the Funds have been
very limited, an improving tendency in prices has
existed, and an advance of about # per cent. has
been established. Consols, after remaining almost
stationary at 88 to both for transfer and time,
rather suddenly rose to 88i for the former, and
to 881 II for the latter. The market has the ap-
pearance of great* firmness, and if money con-
tinues easy a further enhancement is expected.
The New Shares have been 88 to I, and the Re-
duced BTh t. Exchequer Bills have ruled steady
at 2s. discount to 3s. premium. Bank Stock is
heavy at 206 to 208, and India Stock is 226.
Foreign securities have been very steady. Turkish
6 per Cents. have advanced to 794 to 79k, and the
New Scrip to 3 and 21 discount. Mexican Stock
is firmer, at 191 Spanish 3 per Cents. are 37k,
the New Deferred 19g, and the Passive 5. Danish
3 per Cents. brought 82, and Belgian 4i psi
Cents. 93i. Dutch 2i per Cents. aro 64.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20 ;
Mexican, 19i to 191; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 51 to 53; Portuguese Four per
Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95
to 98 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88 ;
Spanish New Deferred, 19i to ; ditto Three per
Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 4i ;
ditto Passive, 41 to 5.

Railway Shares have been dull, and in some in-
stances flatter. Lancashire and Yorkshire, So ath-
Western and North-Eastern are about to I worse.
In the Foreign and Colonial market there has
been no movement of importance.
Mining and Banking Shares were steady, but
Canada Land hays dropped 3/. to C.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOt.:. „
( From the Oficial List.)
Bnsinesa done
Bank Stock ... ..
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitias,.......
88 871 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 1 8 i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
1.4 nn; Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 3 7-16 6
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1883 161
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d
Consols for Account Bl 8 i
Exchequer Bills, lid.
£lOOO ....••• ..
£5OO ... 3 p 2 d
Small 3 p 2 d
Rxchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent.... 981
Ditto 1.859. .. 98 s
PRICE OF FOREIGN FIYNDS AT ONE O'CLOt K.
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B2
Ditto 5 per Cent lOOl
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account l9l 1 a d
Spanish Bonds. 3 per Cent 378
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive 5
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 791
Ditto for the Account 79i 9 i
Ditto New Pcrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto for the account
,i,ilenti, cp. tn., above Oavrthlf, in honlor,
Belgian Bonds, 2i per Cent. ex. 25 fr —
Ditto 4.3/4 per Cent. Ex. 25 fr
Dateh Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gnu _ . 61
HALF- DA ST TWO.
Console
Ditto for Via \ ~eount BB/ buyers