The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

MONEY Ivi AitK ET

ANI' •
COMMERCIAL INT ELL IGENCE.

CITY, 'TRIO o'CLOCK

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 10,000 balei, including 2,000 Anne-
,. an and 5'.:0 Surat taken for export and on specu-
lation. The market closed firmly, with prices of
:Imerican against the buyer. Other sorts were
without alteration. The sales comprised 7,500

American, 380 Pernam and Maranliam, at 50. to
71 :80 B thin, at 61-d. ; 500 Egyptian, at bid. to
7d.-; and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4id: per lb. Rail-
way Shares were steady.
Colonial produce has been taken to a limited ex-
tent this week, and prices have not in all cases been
maintained. West India sugar has slightly de-
clined ; Havannah has been field at full rates, and
Penang realised higher values. Plantation Ceylon
coffee Las been in fair request, but Native has
ruled quiet. The quantity offered publicly has
been limited. For spices a quiet market has ex-
isted, and rice has Leen heavy. In cotton a few
purchases have been male, and cochineal has risen
Id. per lb. Not much as been done in hemp,
and tallow is firmer. Tea at auction has sold
heavily.
From the official returns we find that the last
week's sales of wheat were 58,535 qrs., of barley
2,412 qrs., of oats 6,962 qrs. The week's average
prier) of wheat is given at 665., of barley at 355.
Id., and of oats at 295. 3d. per qr.
Upon the subjcet of the wool trade, Messrs.
Avant Gartside and Co., of Liverpool, report as
fol!ows

"About 1.000 ballots of alpaca have been sold during
the put month at Is. Bd. to is 91, and the bulk of the
nresent stock is held for 2s. We have a good demand at
full prices for home-grown wool, but the business doing
is somewhat limited, owing to the farmers not being
willing to part with their fleeces at present rates. There
have been sales of laid Highland Scotch as high as 9s.
10d., and laid Cheviot at 17s. per stone of 241 h. The
supplies in this market are comparatively light, farmers'
l-ts. Irish, rivininii, about one-third. Hoggs have been
in requestat 12d. to 121 d. The present very favourable
weather is enabling the greater portion of the corn crops
to be cut in beautiful condition, and, combined with the
yield, which is considered to be very abundant, will
cause the price of food to range moderately low during
the next twelve months, which will prove a great boon
to the woollen trade, and insure steady and improving
prices for wool. The manufacturers in Yorkshire are
mostly working to order, arid a very extensive consump-
tion of wool is now going forward."
The Essex, from Melbourne, has arrived with
34,843 ounces of guld. Her dates extend only to
the 7th of May.
After the agitation of yesterday and the day be-
fore we have a calm in the funds, as if speculators
. .

were waiting some new event, or the character of
affairs in general, to determine the course of their
•perations. Tie transactions cons,quently have
ibeen without importance, but their tendency has
been of a downward complexion. Consols' which
;,f t off yesterday at the reduced rates 0f95 to 13-
fer trat.sfer, and 95i- to for time, have given way
again, and ate now quoted 94 to 5 money, and
core for ac,--.ount. The last bargains, both for
money and time, were done, however, at 95, at
which rate, nut technically speaking, buyers.
deduced Threes were last bought at 95. Three
old a Quarter per Cents. obtained 96 in the first
sealing, but subsequently 951 only. Bank Stock

was bought as high as 211, but more recently was
served at 209. Long Annuities, 4 9-16. South
Sea Stock, 115. Exchequer Bills are better at 2s.
to 4s. premium. Exchequer bonds of 1859 at 984.
Foreign Stocks are quiet, and without much
variation in value. Mexican Bonds remain at 24k,
anti Peruvian 44 per Cents. are at 69k to 70 ex
:lividend. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
are quoted 90. Spanish Three per Cents. are firm,
at 38.t0 38k, and the New Deferred at 18g f. The
Yew Turkish Loan is flatter, being Si to 6.
The Committee of Spanish bondholders have not
been unmindful of the course of events in Spain,
tud the more cheering prospects opening for them
there through the *cession of Espartero to the
helm of affairs ; and, what is more still, of Senor
Oollado to time ministry of finance, who having,
when out of office, and without prospect or ambi-
tious desire of being c died to it, under the reckl• ss
system of former profligate cabinets, conscientiously
protested, for the honour of his country, agtinst
the confiscation of a large amount of excepted cou-
oons, originated, we believe, by Senor Mon, now
Is minister, with an honesty, unfortunately for
Spain, too rare, has hastened nobly to declare that
he adheres, as Minister de Hacienda, to the con-
victions he expressed as a deputy to the Cortes, and
IA a private indivi lila!, and that nothing shall be
wanting on his part to carry them into effect. We
should be wanting in a public duty here did we not
the attention of the bondholders to tho dis-
inguished services and unwearied labours of
the British ambassador on behalf of the just
claims. Undiacouraged by failures repeated, and
under circumstances which seemed to preclude
every bope of success with officials destitute of all
sense of national honour and good faith, he has not
been the less earnest and persevering in renewed
efforts. With or without instructions from home
he has not scrupled to engage his own responsibi-
lity in a constant urgence of their rights anti cause
at all convenient times. And it is refreshing to
see now, whilst never deficient in the cony esies
corresponding to his high position, he has as occa-
sions demanded not hesitated to strip diplomatic
anguttge of its meaningless forms and hypocritical
;Aliases, and to call things by their right names.
if a public servant ever deserved a grateful testi-
nonial to high deserts, Lord Howtlen surely is that
Jean, anti on the part of the public the bondholders
,vould seem the inure specially called upon to award
it. The correspondence will be given in another
;o1

Tire following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 1,
:an 24ft to 247,,, Peruvian 69 to 71, ditto 3 per
Cents. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42,
Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 41 per Cents.
38 to 90, Spanish New Deferred 18i to 18i, ditto
3 per Cents. 37A to 381, ditto Certificates sto 54,
ditto Passive 31 to 41.
The Railway share market is steady at yester-
day's closing quotations, but the transactions are
!United. Great Northern are rather higher. The
French lines show a further slight upward ten-
dency._

The dealings in mines, banks, and laud companies
shares are unimportant.
The following has just (2 o'clock) been posted at
the Stock Exchange. At this late hour for going
to press it must be allowed to pass without obser-
vation. It is stated that in consequence a request
will be served on the Committee of the Stock Ex-
change to defer Vie appointment of a settling day
in Turkish Scrip :

"Constantinople, Aug. 20.
"Monsieur le Ministre,--I❑ order to prevent the pos-
sibility if any renewed attempt on the part of M.
Trouvd Chauvel to imrede the success and the free ne-
gotiation of our loan in London and Paris, which we
assume has been already concluded with the guarantee
~f the Egypt ian.Tribute, I authorise you, sir, to declare
and to publish, in case of need, en the most formal man-
ner, that anything that M. Trouv6 Chauvel may assert
.vith the view of weakening this loan, or creating a
doubt as to the disposability of the tribute of Egypt, is
incorrect, as it is entirely disposable according to the
instructions which are in the hands of Messrs. Black
and Durand, our agents fur the loan..

(Signed) " RECHID,
"Minister id. Fureigu Affuirs."

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'ULOUE.

( Front the OPial List. )

nos+neas done
Hank Stock
per ueut. Reduced Annuituie
p . 5
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 953 4i 5
3i per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, Expire sth .Jan., ISE°
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 9.16
south Sea Stock
(Alisols for Account 13th Sept.
Exchequer liillb, 24d.
run 4 2 p
Small
2 4 p
Exchequer Bonds I`sB, 34 per Cent.
Ditto 1859,
IP
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
exican 3 per Cent.
24
Peruvian Bonds, 4:11 per Cent. ............ 694 70 x d
-tussian blonde, 04:22, 5 per Cent. £St —
Ditto 41 per Cent
•zardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent..,....... 90
,30:tnisli Floods, 3 per Cent
vinigh New Deferred, 3 per Cent. .......
Turkish Scrip
6k 5 6 p
oe the above intyache us Lono.ou.
IIA LP-PAST T IVO.
Consols
Ditto September Ac onut

CLATIENDGN (JAMAICA) MINING C• )IIPA`:T.---At
meeting of the Clarendon (Jamatca) Mining Compa,iy,
held yesterday, the report of the directors was apprcved
and adopted. The late pr cress of works, the expecta-
tion that furtherdiscoveries may yet take place, and the
t-conomical scale of expenditure were the principal points
I,rought under consideration. Although the propriety
of win ling up and dividing the remaining a-sets way
suggested, the majority expressed a different opinion,
the general feeling being that further explorations may
advantageously he made. It was stated, on behalf of
the board, that if anything shall occur in a few months
to induce a belief that, the u,,dertaking ought to be
abandoned a meeting shall be convened.
EUEiSIAN PRIZE AT VALPARAISO.—The Moniteur of
ye4terday confirms the report that the French corvette,
" GiUrrier,
Phorpie, had captured the Russian " '
31)° t'". 'a 'en with merchandise, off Valp:,raißO.
CILYSTA6 PALACE, AUGUST 31.--Siabing Day• Ad-
mission at the doors, 9,024 ; adialsiou by season tickets,
646 ; total, 9,09.