The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

4:JITY, Two o'i)-booT

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
cloned very firmly at full prices. The sales were
6,000 bales, comprising 8G Pernam and MaranLion
at 63d., 20 Bahia at 6d., 150 Egyptian at sd. to i d.,
and 500 Surat at 30. to 41d. per lb. The Rail-

way Share Market was steady at a slight advance
on Friday's rates.

The intelligence from America brought by the
steamer Atlantic reports a continuance of largo
shipments of flour to Europe. The merchandise
exported was composed chiefly of breadstuff4. To
Havre alone flour and wheat to the value of about
280,000 dollars were sent during the week ending
December 6. The value of imports in the same
period was 1,670,402 dollars. The latest roturn
of the City Banks shows a large increase in the
loans and discounts, but the specie was augmented
to nearly the same amount.

The recent rise in the prices of sugar has given
a fresh impetus to the manufacture of beet-root
sugar in France, and the makers have taken pre-
cautions to have larger stocks on hand in the event
of another sudden demand. The quantity in the
different depots throughout the country had in-
creased 1,247,034 kilogrammes on the Ist of this
month from the former figures, and now there is
7,331,307 kilogrammes in store. This increase has
principally been deposited at Paris and Lille ; the
depots of Douai and Valenciennes have very little
less on hand than previously, but those of Arras
and Orleans are nearly exhausted. The consump-
tion of beet-root sugar throughout France, for the
year ending November 30, 1855-6, was 38 million
kilogrammes, showing an increase of 14 millions
over the previous year. There were 270 mann-
factories in operation, and 14 inactive at that
date.

The Foreign Bourses remain in a very dull state,
and prices of securities have a tendency to decline.
At Paris the fall in the French funds on Saturday
was 25c. compared with those of the day previous,
and, in Railway Shares there was a general decline
of of. to 10f. Shares of the Credit Mobilier were
heavy, at a decline of 12f. 50c. At Vienna the
state of affairs was feeble, and shares generally
were falling, excepting in the New Bank of Credit,
which rose from 110 to 111. Money was again
becoming dearer and exchanges rising ; on Lon-
don it was 10.47, and on Paris 1271.

According to information from Moscow it ap-
pears that the commerce of the city of Odessa is
completely annihilated. The inhabitants lament
the deserted condition of this once flourishing city.
Transactions of the smallest description for money
are scarcely known, and it is in vain that the
bank endeavours to keep up its credit by the issue
of a depreciated paper currency.
Some rumours which have been circulated stating
that the French Government intended to increase
the duties on tobacco and other produce during the
ensuing year have been contradicted by the Paris
journals as being entirely without fouadation.
The English Stock Market remains in an in-
animate condition, and a large number of the prin-
cipal operators are away from business. Until the
expiration of the Chrismas holidays the market
will probably exhibit a languid appearance, unless
some important political event occurs. There is
some revival of the impression that the peace
negociations will prove successful, owing to the
intelligence received from Berlin and Vienna, but
the quotations of the Funds have not improved in
consequence. Consols opened at 88!' «nd are
now 88i The New 3 per Cents. have been 89A-
to 89k, and the Reduced 88g I. Exchequer Bills
are 7s. to 3s. discount.
Foreign Stock are in several instances at merely
nominarquotations, but the market rules steady.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen per cent., viz.,
to 83i and the New Scrip is firmer, being 3 dis-
count. Mexican Stock is 191 to 19k, and Dutch
4 per Cents. are 94.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 to 7 •
Mexican, 191 to2o ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 52 to 54; Portuguese Four per
Cents., 48 to 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ;
ditto 44 per Cents., 88 to 96 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., 40i to 40i ; ditto Deferred, 214 to
; ditto Certificates, 44 to 5 ; ditto Passive, 7i
to N.
In the quotations of some of the principal Rail-
way Shares, a slight improvement is apparent, but
the transactions are limited. Brighton have ad-
vanced 55., and also North-Eastern, Berwick, Great
Western of Canada are well supported, but the
Foreign Lines have attracted scarcely any at-
tention.
Mining Shares are quiet, and some of the Bank-
ing rule heavy. Canada Land are rather higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK.
( Prom the 09icial List.)
Bustnost done.
X per Cent. Reduced Annuities BBi i
Now 3 per Cont. Annuities
Oonkols lor Account 8 1
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
21000 .... ........ 7 3 d
1500
%nail '3
•
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. 971 i
1859
11
PP
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON ['' O'CLO,' li.
Vatican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account . l9l
Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Passive 7l
Turizi,ll Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account B3l i 21
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account 3
Dividembi on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Gull_
Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates 94
QUARTER PAST TWO.

Consols
Ditto Account

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THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

Yesterday afternoon the carriage drives in Hyde-Park
were completely blocked up with vehicles, containing
members of the aristocracy who had been drawn to the
place to witness the sliding in the park ; but they were,
in consequence of a great change taking place in the
weather, somewhat disappointed, as only 1,500 persons
♦entured upon the Serpentine.
The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's re-
ceiving-house, which on Saturday morning stood at
231 deg., rose at noon to 26 deg., but the evening fell
to 17 deg. Between nine and ten At night a marked
alteration took place in the weather. The sky suddenly
changed from a bright blue to cloudy which quite ob-
scured the moon, showing every dication of rain.
The wind at the same time chopped round from the east
to the west, and a little to the south. The thermometer
began to rise at half past ten at Algot, and at eleven
o'clock was at 26 deg., and did not get lower during the
night. At nine o'clock yesterday n. _wiling the mercury
indexed 45 deg., and at noon it stood at 48 deg. Last
night the thermometer pointed at 41 deg., and shortly
before seven o'clock it commenced to rain, with every
appearance of the frost breaking up.
While the parties were skating yesterday near the
aqueduct on the Serpentine, several persons became im-
mersed, but were rescued by the icemen in attendance.
None of the nobility belonging to the Skating Club
ventured on the ice in this park during yesterday.
THE LONG WATER IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The
ice hero was described as being very dangerous, and is
oovered with several inches of water. Owing to the
exertions of the icemen only 500 persons ventured upon
the river.
THE OCTAGONAL POND, KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The
ice on this pond has been rendered exceedingly danger.
ous by the change in the weather, and only 500 persons
♦entured thereon, and no accident took place.

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