The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY MA RKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TNV 0 o'CLOCK.

The cotton market at Liverpool closed yesterday
with an improved appearance. The sales were esti-
mated at 20,000 bales (including 2,000 American
for export), comprising 300 Pernam and Maranham
at 51d. to 64d., 1,500 Egyptian at 51,d. to Bd.,
4,000 Surat at 3d. to 4d., (1,000 export), 120
Sea Islands 10Id. to 2s. Old. per lb. There were
taken on speculation, 2,500 American, 500 Egyp-
tian, and 1,000 Surat. Railway Shares were
steady, but firm.
The exports of bullion by the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company's vessel,
which left Southampton this day, were 52,0001.,
nearly all to Bombay.

The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
received from the Mexican financial agency here
the following statement, dated the 16th inst., on
the state of the conversion :
Three per Cent. Bonds issued—
Letter A, No. 1 to 25,948
Letter B, No. 1 to 8,936
Letter C, No. 1 to 8,392
Letter .13, No. 1 to 8,388

Capital £10,227,200
Five per Cent. Bonds not yet presented for con-
version-
-45 Letter A •• •
13 Letter B
8 Letter C
12 Letter D

... £4,500
... 1,950
... 2,000
~.. 6,000

Capitil

The English Funds have been flat, and subjected
t• a sudden reaction of no less than / per cent.,
Consols having opened at 93 and 931 for transfer,
and been since quoted 92g. The prices for account
have been 93f, and with a sudden fall to 92a,
though now 921 'l. The rumours current to ex-
plain the reaction are various. One version is that
Lord John Russell is about to return home, and
another that the Emperor of the French has left for
the Crimea, but there is no means yet of ascertaining
the precise grounds of the decline which proves the
sensitiveness of the market. The New 21 per
Cents. have been done at 781. Exchequer Bills
have been done at Gs. to Bs., and India Bonds at
11s. premium. East India Stock has realised 225 k,
and Bank Stock 216 for account.

Foreign securities have been very inactive.
Turkish Bonds are fairly maintained, however,
being 80 to 81. Spanish Peruvian, &c., are nominal.
Russian 4& per Cents. have been dealt in at 90. 1
Dutch 4 per Cents. are buoyant at 94i to owing
to a purchase of 200,0001. by Government being
authorised by the States General of Holland.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 20a to 20i ; Peruvian, 70 to 71 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 501 to 50k; Poriuguese Four per Cents.,
42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 18a ; ditto Three
per Cents., 364 to 37f ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5;
ditto Passive, 4 to 4i.
The Railway Share Market is weak, but the
sales have been very limited. The transactions
have been principally iu Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and. York-
shire, and Brighton. The Foreign lines have been
dull.

In the Colonial Mines not much is doing, but
the United Mexican aro again in demand at ad-
vanced rates. The Joint-Stock Bank Shares have
been at previous rates.
Berlin Waterworks are now quoted with 11
more paid up. Peninsular and Oriental Steam
aro firmer.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Oficial hi a. )
Business done
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 2a
New 2i per Cont. Annuities 7Bi
[ndia Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO
Bank Stock for Account 216
Console for Account, April 93.k 2f
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
21000
2500 6 9

Small 6 9
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO::S.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO2/ 1i
Russian Bonds, 4i per Cent 9O
furkish Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account BO3 80
Ditto Small
Venezuela Bonds, 3A por Coat. .............. 23A
Dividends on tho above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 (Ital 63
Ditto 4 tier Cent. Certificates ...... 94i
lIALF•PAST TIVO.
C3usolc 921 B
Ditto, April Account