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

MONEY 31 A RKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed
firmly, and with animation. The sales amounted
to 12,000 bales, (1,500 of which were taken for
export, and 1,500 on speculation), comprising 200
Pernam and Maranham at bid. to 7d., 50 Bahia
at 6-Id., 200 Egyptian at bid. to 9d., 2,000 Surat
at 4d. to and 100 Sea Islands at 114 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 si,ree of the
principal articles higher prices have been realised.
Sugar, iu which a large business has been done, is
Is. to ls. 6d. per cwt. dearer for British Plantation
and also Mauritius, while for other descriptions
fill 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 further relative decline in the supplies of
cotton, amounting to 189,362 cwt., took place in
July, when 728,635 cwt. were imported, against
917,997 cwt. iu 1854; the exports were, however,
al,o less by 49,347 cwt., being 77,377 cwt. against
126,724 cwt. The result for the seven months
shows a reduction of 427,100 cwt. in the quantity
remaining for home use, being equal to about eight
per cent.

In first seven
months of
1855
18 .4
1853

Imported.
cwt.
5,144,343
5,596,908
5,866,629

Exported.
cwt.
586,197
607,624
796,149

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...1867-1863...105 107
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 103
Canada 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876-.114 115

STATE SECURITIES.
California 7 per Cent. Boads 1870... 80 82
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 92 93
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ...103 105
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ... 83 84
South Carolina 5 per Cen.;. Bo Ids
(Baring's) 18A-1868... 95
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 89 901
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 85 86

CITY SECURITIES.
Montreal 6 per Cent. BOUtif4 1856-1865... 83 85
'slew Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 18F.3... 80 is 2
Pittsburgh 6 per Cent. Stock 1869-1883... 75 77

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

Bonds 1860... 84 85
Aftehigan Central Bp. Cent., Convertible 96i 97i
New York Central 6 per Cent , not
Convertible 1833... 82 84

New York Central 7p. Cent., C0nver5...1864... 95 97
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort
gage

New York and Erie 7 p. 2d Mort-
gage, Convertible
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 89 90
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 81
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875...81A 82.

Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds) 1859...1860... 95 96
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist M0rt.1880... 90i 91ti
The English Funds have been very dull, and
the quotations are rather flat. Consols have been
91 to 91! for money and time, the Reduced 91* to
92, and the New 92,i. Bank Stock is at an im-
provement to 216 k. Exchequer-bills Are 13s. to
17s. premium for those at 24. In the New Ter-
minable Annuity there have been several transac-
tions at 167 to 17.
Venezuela Bolt& are flatter after the issue of
the meetin4 held yesterdity, 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 quotations are 30 to 31, being to 1 per cent.
lower. Some of the bondholders think they should
have been called together earlier by their cow_
mittee. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been heavier
at 93i to 1, an( i the Scrip at 11 to 2 prem. The
settling day for the latter is Wednesday. Spanish
Three per Cents. are 38k. Grenada Deferred have
been done at 7.

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 to 71 ;
Mexican, 21 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,
181 to 19 ; ditto Three per Cents., 38 to 381 ;
ditto Certificates. 44 to 44 ; ditto Passive, 44 to 44.

Railway Shares 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 firrn.

Mines and Banks are dull, and also the Miscel-
laneous Shares.

BRITISH FUND THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLi
From the Official List. ;

Bnltnes. don•

B suk Stock
i •,er Cent. Reduced Annuities....
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 91 i
'`A,O 3 ner (lent Arnaitiem
New 24 per Cent. Annuities. 75
.0 ,itimtie,, t,;x,•ire :"..tl. lan. W' 4 1-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15- i 6 17 16i 17
Co.;sois for Account, 6th September 9l i
~Ixeliequer gills, 24''
£1000

2d.
12 15

C5OO
.3rEtall
E chequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent looi

'I3ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO::R
Braz;lian Bonds 5 per Cent. ._ —
Ditto Small • . .
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
0.n.0. 1;,,, ,is, 3 per Cent 3B}
.- Ditto Passive
TorlriEir Ronds, 6 per cent 933 i
Ditto for the account .. 93t
Ditto New scrip, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent., 3O
Ditto for the Account ~0i 1
rividends on tins above payable in London,
French R,entes, 4 per Cent 95f..] ex 2.5 f. Sc.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Scrip 2nd Loan of 1855

p
HALP•PAST TWO.

Consols
Ditto for the teeount...

CRYSTAL PALACE.— SHILLING DAY.—AUG. 30.—Ad-
mis-ions on payment, 9,634 ; ditto by season tickets,
703.—Total, 10,337. Number on corresponding day
last year, 9,669.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Ri turn of admissions for six days
ending Aug. 25.—Number admitted, including season
ticket holders, 58,583. Amount received for admissions,
3,043/. 18s. 81.
Notice was given 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 01' 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 Governmonts which will not cede the principles of
Sharman Crawford's bill."

DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,—Yesterday a
return was issued of the divisions which took place in
the Commons last session, from which it appears that
there were 213 in all —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 body of Charles
Holmes, who met his death by the collision which took
place in the Daver 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 qweared in our columns in our report of the pro-
ceedings before the Dover coroner. The verdict of the
jury wag, that "the deceased was accidentally drowned."
MAILS FOR THE BLACK SEA, &c.—This evening mails
for the fleet aed transports in the Black Sea, and the
tro ,p 4 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 phy-ician, Dr. Alison, having resigned the
chair of the Practice of Physic in Edinburgh University,
in consequence of ill-health, several candidates have
offered themselves to the Town Counnil, and, among
others, Dr. Jenner, of London ; Dr. Layeock, of York ;
Dr. Nelligan, of Dublin ; Professor Bennet, of Edin-
burgh University ; Drs. Alexander Wend, W. T. Gaird-
r S. Douglso, of Edisivargb. . _