The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoc K.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
firmly, and prices of all descriptions of cotton were
unchanged from the authorised quotations of Fri-
day. The sales were 6,000 bales, 500 for export,
comprising 160 Ferman and Maranham at 6d. to
; 250 Bahia, 57gd. to bbd. ; 250 Egyptian,
bid. to Bd. ; 800 Surat, 3id. to 4id., and 100 Sea
Isands, chiefly at is. per lb. In the Railway
Share Market a firm feeling was manifested, and a
good many transactions were reported.

The advicos received from Geelong, Victoria,
mention that the receipts of gold by escort from
the 17th July to the 24th of September amounted
to 225,119 ozs. from the eastern, and 244,942 ozs.
from the western, gold fields. The obtainment of
quartz was attracting much attention, but the
in achn o ry in most cases was not sufficiently
strong, and miners were unable to get it crushed,
except in small quantities. In a great many in-
stances the quartz realised 5 ozs. per ton, but as
the machine owners frequently asked 5/. per ton
Rnd 40 per cent. on the gold obtained, a very small
margin of profit remained.

Commercial intelligence from Greece has come
to hand, containing some interesting statistical in-
formation, showing the progress made by the
people of that country in agricultural pursuits.
The quantity of land under cultivation for grain
crops has increased 20 per cent. during the last
year, and the produce more than suffices for the
wants of the people. The extent of the vineyards
has increased sixfold in the district of Corinth
within 28 years, and in the whole value, where only
40,000 stremmes (Greek acres) were laid out in
1830, there are now 380,000. Since 1833 upwards
of 80 million dollars has been expended on the vine
and olive plantations, and in the construction of
useful works for agricultural purposes.

Saturday was observed as a holiday on the Paris
Bourse, in honour of the public entry into the city
of the Imperial Guard, recently returned from the
grimes.

Accounts from Holland state that at a Cabinet
Council held on the 27th instant, it was unani-
mously agreed to that the ♦arious measures for the
regulation of the provincial imposts should be
adopted, as framed by the House of Representa-
tives ; also, that the measure modifying the law of
1822, relative to distillation from grain, should
become the law of the country, which will have
the effect of lessening the consumption of grain
for such purposes. _ _ _

The following are particulars of the Railway Calls
falling due in January, 1856

Company. Date. Call. Amount.
Blyth and Tyne 17... 2 0 0... 12,000
Bridport
Colchester and Stour Valley 28... 210 0... 22,500
Great S. &W. of Ireland
London, Tilbury& Southend 8... 1 5 0... 18,750
North-Eastern (Berwick)
Ditto (Berwick Extension) 1... 1 5 0... 112,545
Paris, Caen, & Cherbourg 1... 2 0 0... 120,000
Stockport, Disley, and
Whaley Bridge

37,500

Making a total 0f......... £514,275
There are also calls to be provided in January on
the shares of the following lines, the amounts of
which are not yet published :—Great Western Re-
duced 5 per Cents. ; London and South-Western
50/. ditto ; ditto, 401. ; Lyons and Geneva 3 per
Cent. Loan, 1855 ; Paris and Orleans Bonds, 1855;
Sambre and Meuse 101. Preference Shares ; and
Western of France.

The English Stock Market which opened steadily
has since become weaker, and a further downward
tendency in prices is apparent. No cause can be
assigned for this flatness beyond the limited deal-
ing just now in all securities. Consols after being
88,i i have receded to 88} -a. Bank Stock is steady
at 206. The New 3 per Cents aro 881 to S 9, and
the Reduced 881 1. Exchequer Bills are lower,
viz., 10s. to 4s. discount. India Bonds are like-
wise heavy.
Most of the Foreign Securities are rather de-
pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1 per cent.
lower, namely, 831 to 831. The New Scrip is
heavy, at 3i discount. Brazilian 5 per'Cents. are
quoted at 991, and the 41 per Cents. 901. Danish
3 per Cents. rule at 83, and Portuguese 4 per
Cents. at 49. Dutch 4 per Cents. have receded to
94i and 941.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7; Mexican,
19i i ; Peruvian, 74 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 4 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 891 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 40 is ; ditto Deferred, 20a 1 ; ditto
Certificates, 41 ; ditto Passive, 71.
The few transactions which have taken place in
the Railway Share Market have been generally at
previous quotations, but the market nevertheless
has evinced some symptoms of weakness. Foreign
lines are dull generally, but Dutch Rhenish have
risen ss. to 10s. Great Western of Canada are
steady.
Mining shares are very quiet, and Bank of Lon-
don have risen 10s., but Canada Land Shares are
ll
21. to 4/. lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THUS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Front the Offscial List. )

rin-onea- done. .
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Rethtced Annuities
New 3 per Cant. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire stb Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6 15.16
Paths. Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 4 d
Qoisols for Account BBl h I t
Exchequer Bills, 21d. It
£lOOO ....
Y500
limn 8 7 11
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 36 per Cent 991 11
"PP
1559
991
PRICTE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOt K. i
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 996
Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent.
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B3
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent —
Ditto Account 49
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 4i p c
Turkish Bonds, 6 par cent —
Ditto for the Account B3l i
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account 36 d
Dividends on the[above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Coat., 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
QUARTER PAST TWO.
. 881 6 x d

Consols

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Dec. 31.—Wind this day at noon, S. ;
moderate breeze and cloudy.
PORSMOUTH, Dec. 30, Wind W.S.W.—Arrived —Great
Britain (s.s. tpt. 187), from Constantinople ; Calcutta
(s.s. tpt. 195), Heligoland.
CLYDE, Dee. 29.—Arrived—Lonisa Javet, from St,
John, N.B. ; Wolfacove, Quebec; Koh-i-Noor, Demerara.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—SeTern, (s. t.), from Portsmouth ; South
Western, (s.), Jersey; La Poule, Cherbourg.
Sailed—lno, for Newport ; Sylph, (e.), London ; Ar
gyll, (s.), Chsrenton.

LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

'Wind S.
Arrived.—Augusta, from Rio de la Hache ; Ariel, Now
Orleans.
The Wm. Hitchcock, to Liverpool, wag destroyed by
lightning -In the 19th December. Crew taken off by the
screw Parkhill (arrived), which was also struck by the
electric's fluid, but damage not reported.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29.

Wind E.W.
Arrived.—Pearl and Nancy, from Mazagan ; Tar, Ida,
and Cuisachan, Callao ; Delphos, New Orleans ; Velocity,
Alexandria ; Tiger, Surinam ; Juno, Alexandria.

(111 BIIBMARINs AND BRITISH TELTWEAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.10 a.m.
Wind S.S. W. 4 hours' ebb ; cloudy.
Arrived, Dec. 30—Johnge Antie, from Worcum ; Alar,
Teneriffe ; Unition, Havre ; City of Perth, Marstrand ;
Poictiers (transport), Balaklam ; Egmond Aunze, Dieu
Dial:. ; Agatha, St. Michael's.
Sailed, Dec. 31—Erbegroozerherzog von Oldenberg, for
Constantinople ; Craigavar, Cape of Good Hope ; Queen of
the East, Constantinople.

DEAL, Monday, 9.30 a.m.

Wind S.W. by S., fresh.
Passed—Yerk Town, from New York, for London ;
Paris and London, screw-steamer, from London, for Rouen ;
Vice Roy, from Calcutta, for London.
Several of the outward-bound preparing to weigh,

REPRESENTATION OF HEREFORD.—NO candidate has
yet declared himself for the representation of Hereford,
which, it is presn►led, will be rendered vacant through
the bankruptcy of Sir R. Price ; but it is stated on autho-
rity that Mr. R. Biddulph, of Ledbury, who formerly
represented Hereford in Parliament, will again offer him-
self to the elector.