The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken
for export and on speculation. There was rather
more inquiry but without alteration in prices.
Railway Shares were firmer.
The tone of the corn market this week has been
firmer, and English descriptions are about ls.
dearer, foreign having risen in proportion.
According to a statement by Mr. Edward Rainford,
" The arrivals of wheat from the Black Sea and
Mediterranean during the week have been 56 car-
goes, of which 38 were sold while on passage, 12
since, and the following remain on sale :—Jessie,
2,167 quarters Saide wheat, from Alexandria ; 10,
2,100 do. soft Roumelia, Varna ' - Cygnet, 1,086 do.
Galatz, Galatz ; Caliope, 1,400 do. Saide, Alexan-
dria ; Sharp, 2,108 do. Polish Odessa, 64 do.
Odessa maize, 60 do. rye, Odessa. To which may
be added of previous arrivals :—Erse, 2,723 quar-
ters Behara, from Alexandria ; Agitator, 2,658 do.
mixed Egyptian, Alexandria."
The returns of the Bank of England for the week
to the 18th instant, give but a slight increase in
the specie, the exports evidently neutralising the
receipts. The amountito the credit of the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer has increased a little. From
the reduction in private deposits, it is proved that
money was still in demand. Compared with last
week, the changes are as follow :
Active circulation..
Decrease
Bullion
Increase
Rest

£21,654,800
453,770
• 16,253,313
49,785
3,445,498
4,897
2 440,107
458,200
• 12,177,209
179,836
1,086,779
32,572
11,757,704
183,962
13,346,376
68,904
7,858,420
500,080

Increase.
Public Deposits..
Increase ..
Other Deposits ..
Decrease .
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase
Yesterday afternoon, the foreign exchanges ware
without essential change. Paris, 90 days, was
firmer at 25, 274 to 32k. Amsterdam remained at
11 16 to 16k. Hamburg was lower, being 13 4f
to 51. Trieste improved to 13 12 and 13 18.
Gold is still in demand for exportation to the
Continent, and all that the Cleopatra brings will
be purchased for that destination.

The report of the Great Northern Railway Com-
pany was adopted to-day ; but the surplus for divi-
dend for last half-year was agreed to be divided as
follows, in consequence of counsel's opinion to that
effect :

" At the rate of 41.18 x. 3d. per cent. per annum on the
original undivided stock, which will give far the half-year :
"On original stock 21. 9s. 10. per cent., being 12.. 3gd. per
undivided 251. share.
" On B stock, 31. 10s. per cent., being Bs. 9d. per 121. 10s.
Bor share.
" On A stock, 1/. Bs. 3d. per cent., being 3s. sid. per 121.
10s. A or # share.
" A and B stocks together, 12s. 31d. = to 251. original
share.
Leaving to be carried to the current half-year's account the
insignificant—not to say indivisible—balance of 34/. Os. ld.
In the last sentence of the sth paragraph of the direc-
tors' report, viz., " This will leave, as the first dividend to
which the A Stock has beeome entitled, 14 per cent.," the
14 per cent.' becomes amended to 11.8 s. 3d. per cent.
The amount of gold exported from London di-
rect in the week to Thursday last was 630 ounces,
and of silver 7,400 ounces, all to the Continent.
The Arabia steamer is telegraphed.
The English Funds have been rising, and the
accounts from Vienna are still considered favour-
able as to the adhesion of Austria. The announced
entry of the fleets! into the Black Sea has given
great satisfaction, and inspires much confidence.
The Foreign Stock Market is very inactive, but
prices are firmer. Mexican have risen per
cent., viz., to 241; to 25k, though at the present
moment they are rather flatter again. Sardinian
Bonds have improved to 821 and 83, or 1i per
cent. higher than yesterday. Spanish New De-
ferred are dull at 184. Brazilian Small Bonds are
quoted 98. There have been no dealings in Rus-
sian or Dutch Bonds.

Railway Shares are active, and a general en-
hancement has taken° place. Great Northern are
up 1/. to 1/. 10s. The A Shares, 11. to 2/. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 17. Brighton, 10s. North-
Western about 10s. to 11. Midland, 1/. North
British, 11. to 11. 10s. South-Eastern, 1/. to 1/.
10s. York and Berwick, 11. York and North
Midland, 10s. French Shares are quiet, but
Northern have improved about ss.
BRITISH MINES.—The report of Mr. J. S. Lane,
is as follows :—A limited business is doing at the
following quotations :—Mollands, 13s. to 14s. ;
Shebas, 13 to 14 ; West Phoenix, 8 to 9, and
Goldens 1/. to 10.

The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not
officially quoteid, are as follow :—Metcalfe, k to g
premium ; Sue River, 4 discount to par; Port
Royal, to 1 premium.
Gold Mines are neglected, the Land Company
nominal, and the Joint Stock Banks higher, though
with a hinited business doing. Loudon and West-
minster has risen 10s., the New South Wales fully
1/., and Union of Australia 10s.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
(Prom the Oficial. List.)

Rnsineas done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Ol, ii- 2 li
New 3i per Cent. Annuities 93i i i
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ~, 51 5-16
Consols for Account 16th March
Exchequer Bills, ld.
£lOOO
2500 lB p
Small lB p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Small
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ...... .... .
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lBi
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Consols
Ditto March Account

TWO O'CLOCK.
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DEPARTURE OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE.

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY MOANING}.—Her Majesty's
steamer Vulcan left Portsmouth this morning, at eight
o'clock, with the Rifle Brigade (2d battalion), for Malta.
The weather was beautiful, and the sea smooth. The
wind light and fair.