The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with much animation. Compared with Friday's rates
prices ofAmerican and Surat were *d. per lb. dearer.
The sales were 12,000 hales, including 140 Pernam
and Maranharn, at 60. to Old.; 50 Bahia, at 6d.
to 61d.; 100 Egyptian, at 53d. to 60.; 300 Surat,
at 34d. to 40.; and 80 Sea Islands, at 10d. to
18d. All other kinds were unchanged. The Rail-
way Share Market was animated, and a large
amount of business was transacted.

Opinions in favour of peace are less confidently
expressed on the Foreign Bourses, and the general
rise in all securities last week has not been main-
tained. At Paris the 3 per Cent. Routes fell 65
centimes for money and 70c. for the account, and
it was expected that there would be large losses
amongst the speculators at the morning settlement.
All the principal railway shares have fallen. North
of France 5f., Eastern Old Scrip 3f. 75c., do. New
7f. 50c., Lyons 10f., Mediterranean 10f., Midland
If. 25c., Western 5f., Grand Central 2f. 50c.,
Geneva If. 28c., St. Rambert 2f. 50c., and Aus-
trian Society sf. Bank of France Shares rose yes-
terday as much as 30f , while Credit Mobilier fell
40f. Other shares without variation.

The activity exhibited in the continental import
markets recently is ou the decline. Accounts
from Antwerp and Havre state that all speculation
in sugars is at an end, and dealing prices have re-
turned to the old-established range. At Antwerp
75,000 loaves of refined sugar were held at reduced
prices for want of purchasers. Coffee, however,
at the same market, maintained its improved quo-
tations with firmness, and ordinary Brazil brought
from 60c. to 66c. per kilogramme. Stocks on
hand were considerable, and sales were limited.
The Cotton Market there is without animation,
and there is an uncertainty in the prices from the
principal manufacturers' districts adjacent. Good
middling American sells from 70c. to 71c. per
kilogramme. At Havre the cotton market is
firmer, and best qualities are in request.
The receipts of the principal French railways
during the last week continue to improve. On the
Northern line this amounted to 1,020,516 francs
against the corresponding week in 1854 at 781,703
francs, and from the Ist January to 2d December
of this year the total was 45,767,702 francs, being
an increase of nine million francs over that of last
year.

The advices received yesterday from America
mention that the movements in the wheat trade
had, for some time previously to the sailing of the
steamer, excited considerable interest. Extensive
supplies were arriving from all quarters, the
greater portion of which was consigned to one
party who, it was believed, acted on behalf
of the French Government. The demand
for all descriptions of breadstuffs, considering the
large quantities on hand, exceeded that of any for-
mer period, but at the latest date the markets had
assumed a quieter appearance. The orders which
arrived out from this side, however, were sufficient
for a time to prevent any reduction in the quota-
tions.

Letters from Birmingham state in reference to
the iron trade that more animation prevails, and
some large orders have recently been given out.
The quotations for iron of all descriptions have
advanced, and it is expected that the upward
movement will continue. Pig iron is ss. per ton
dearer than it was a fortnight since.

At the commencement of business the English
stock market assumed a heavy appearance, but
since then there has been more firmness and an ad-
vance of to k per cent. has taken place.
Prices within the last day or two have been
depressed by heavy sales of New 3 per Cents.
and Reduced Annuities, and the market is now
exhibiting some slight symptoms of recovery.
Various rumours are circulated in connection with
the reported negotiations for peace, but very little
importance is attached to them. Consols for ac-
count have been 881 to 89, and are now about
691 to 89k. The New 3 per Cents. Lave been 89
to 89a, and the Reduced 884 to 89k. Bank Stock
is 210 to 2101. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. dis-
count, and India Bonds 61. discount.
Foreign Stocks are generally rather firmer, and
Turkish 6 per Cents., which opened at about 83/ to
84, have risen to 844. Tho New Scrip is heavy,
however, at 3g- to 3113- discount. Dutch 21 per
Cents. are per cent. lower, viz., 63i, and Vene-
zuela Bonds have ruled flatter, the Active being
251 and the Deferred 114. Spanish New Deferred
are supported at 201, but Sardinian are not higher
than 83. There have been transactions in Brazi-

Tian 5 per Cents. at 99, the Small at 99/. Grenada
Active at 19, the Deferred at 6.1 ; and Peruvian 44
per Cents. at 75k. _

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 63/4 to 7 ;
Mexican, 19R. to ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 52 to b 4; Portuguese Four per
Cents., 41 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 97 to 99 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish
Three per Cents., 393/4 to 40 ; ditto Passive, 7 to
7i ; ditto Deferred, 20i to ; ditto Certificates,
4,1 to
Railway Securities are without any general
change of ipportance, but in some lines the deal-
ings have been rather more numerous, especially
in Midland. Brighton, however, and a few of the
other principal lines, are at nominal quotations.
Great Western of Canada rule weaker.

The Mining, Banking, and miscellaneous under-
takings are quiet but steady.

.:EITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK.
Pro, the OtTscial List.

Bummer. do,
Bank Stock
3 ~er gent. Reduced Annuities._ . •
3 per Cent Consols Annuities Shut
New 3 per Cent Annuities ...... 89,E a 9 I
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860._ 3
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 , 161 a
In tta Bonds, £lOOO .
)0,1803 ;or Account B9 8i 94
E (chequer Bills, 20
2 d
500
4 1 5
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 984 7i
„ 1859 ...... 934 74

'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOf K.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. • + 93
Ditto Small
Grenada New Active, 1i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
SArdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Turkibli Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account B4 3a 4/
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. -
Ditto for the account 3A a
Venezuela Bonds„ 44 per Cent 2si
Ditto Deferred, 1§ per Cent.

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guil... 63i

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols
Ditto for Account

89} f

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).

HAY MARKETS.

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Samar:l:rm.—Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 6/ Os ; clover ditto,
41 15s to 71 Os ; and straw, 11 4s Od to 1/ 10,3 Od per load.
A moderate supply, and a steady trade.
CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ 83 to 6165: clove' do.,
47 15s to 7/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 108 per load.
Trade tolerably firm.
WHITEORAPEL. —Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 6/ Os; plover
do., 4/ 128 to 717 e ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 10s per load.
Supply moderate, and trade firm.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has been dull, but prices remain un-
altered.
SUGAR.—There have been no transactions in this article
of any importance, buyers waiting the result of the public
sales, which take place to-day.
COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon continues in fair demand,
at previous rates. Other sorts are dull of sale, at rather
lower quotations.
RlCE.—This article is rather lower in value, being af-
fected in a slight degree by the fall in the corn market
yesterday.
TALLOW.—The market has been exceedingly dull, not-
withstanding considerable purchases have been made for
spring delivery, and although prices receded to a large
extent, few purchasers could be found yesterday ; towards
the close, however, a better feeling prevailed. The latest
quotations
March,
rch 67s d ;
were667B 3d ; for the year, 67s 94 to 68s • Jan.
to
new Y.C. on the spot, 67s ; 693;
South American, 655; Auetralian beef, 645 per cwt.

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