The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLGCI.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,500 Ame-
rican were taken for export and on speculation.
The market was quiet, but steady, without altera-
tion in prices. The sales comprised about 5,000
American, 280 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to
6id.; 1.00 Egyptian, at qd. to Bid.; and 300
Surat, at 3d. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were
very flat, at lower prices.
The wheat trade is brisk, and prices are 3s. to
to 4s. higher than last Monday.
The accounts by the America, from New York,
represent the stock market as laying sustained a
considerable fall. The money market was tight.
The specie had been drained from the banks for
payment into the sub-treasury, and also for ship-
ment. First-class commercial paper had been sold
at one per cent. for one month, and call loans were
easily negotiable at 7 per cent. There had been
one or two failures, and others were expected, un-
less some relief speedily took place. Money, it was
thought, would command still higher rates. The
exports of specie during the week ending Oct. 8
amounted to 1,325,814 dols., 60 cents., making the
total for the year to that date, 17,517,316 dols., 80
cents. The coal trade was exceedingly active.
Foreign dry goods were in fair demand, at steady
prices, and novelties were inquired for briskly.
The weekly returns of the City banks showed a
decrease in discounts and specie, and an increase
in deposits and circulation.
The Illinois, from California, had arrived at
New York with 1,218,811 dollars on board. The
state of the produce markets was discouraging ;
flour was at low rates. It was estimated that the
yield of flour this year would be about 200,000 bls.
The mining intelligence was considered favourable.
The advices from Melbourne are satisfactory with
rupect to the gold field, but unfavourable as regards
the markets. The supply of goods had increased
enormously, and many articles had been re-shipped
to England. Vessels were being converted into
bonded warehouses at Melbourne,' and every exer-
tion was making by the Customs authorities to
meet the extraordinary demand upon them. The
flour, rice, and spirits coming back will arrive to
an excellent market. The diggings are most fa-
vourably spoken of, but the roads were bad.
Private accounts from St. Petersburgh state that
a deputation of British merchants had waited upon
the Finance Minister there, and received an as-
surance that British property would be respected
in the improbable event of war, provided England
acts in the same way. There is a rumour that the
British Ambassador was preparing to leave.
At Amsterdam the stock market became more
sensitive towards the close of last week. Dutch 2b
per Cents. were on Saturday quoted at 60 to 60±,
and Spanish 3 per Cents. at 39k.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-

lowing :

COMPANY.
Aberdeen..

DATE. PLACE, &C.
Oct. 28, Aberdeen.

Charleroi and Erquelines Oct. 12, Charleroi.
Demerara

Great Indian Peninsular Oct. 31, Office.

The Stock Market has been firmer this morning,
but there has been very little doing. Since it
became known that the corn market was higher,
prices have not been so buoyant, though great
efforts will no doubt be made to prevent Consols
falling so as to allow the " puts" which should
come off to-day, being made available. There has
been a bargain for money at 91, but the quotation
since is 911 For time, the prices have been Nil
to g. The New 31 per Cents. have realised 92,t to
1, and the 3 per Cents. 90 to 1. Bank Stock is
at 213. Exchequer Bills are par to 4s prem.
In Foreign Securities there has been more specu-
lative dealing. Spanish Three per Cents. are
worth 44 to 44g, and the New Deferred 21g. Pe-
ruvian Bonds have been quoted 701 to 714. Mexi-
can Stock is at 23g. Equador Bonds are worth 5
only. Grenada have been 19?-1 for the active, and
74 to 4 for the Deferred Bonds. Brazilian Old
Stock is at 97, and the small at 97 to 98. Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. keep steady at 9G.
Venezuela Bonds have been at 30.

The Railway Share Market is inactive, but not
generally lower. Brighton, Midland, South-
Eastern, and Great Western have been the only
lines dealt in. , The French lices are well supported,
but there is no large dealing in them.
Gold Mine Shares are dull, and the Land Corn-
panics' have receded a little.
The shares of the Australian Joint Stock Banks
have been mostly nominal.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock ..................... ...... 213
1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 90 3
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3f per Cent. Annuities 921 s 1
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16y
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 -16
South Sea New Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2d.
2500

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per tent
Ditto Small
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 19.3
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
CleBn2t2,'7? i
Mexican 3 per Cent:, 234
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 40,1
5 per Cent. £ St -
Dittoßussian96s
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Tent 44
4Br per Cent
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2l
Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l2

HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols 914
Ditto October Account 914

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship Sultan, Captain John Weeks,
arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, at 9
o'clock, with dai;es from Gibraltar, the 16th ;
Cadiz, the 17th ; Lisbon, the 19th ; and Vigo, the
20th inst. With Oporto no communication was
effected, in consequence of bad weather.
The Sultan has made the run from Lisbon to
Southampton,including the stoppage at Vigo, in
four days. She brings 40 passengers, and on
freight 3 packages of specie, 22 casks and 5 cases
of wine, 54 bags of walnuts, 21 frails of garlic, 38
boxes of lemons, 3 baskets of chestnuts, 87 bags of
drugs, 40 bales of wool, 2 casks of oil, 718 boxes
and 227 barrels of grapes, 135 boxes of pomegra-
nates, 32 boxes of raisins, 79 boxes of tomatees,
and 21 packages of sundries.
This steamer was detained in quarantine three
days at Gibraltar, and, after obtaining a clean bill
of health, was admitted to free pratique at Lisbon,
but on arrival at Vigo (homeward) a quarantine
of three days was imposed upon the pas-
sengers, although those who came out from
England in the Sultan and landed at Vigo
had been liberated two days. The greatest
annoyance is given to these steamers at the
Spanish ports, where the so-called sanitary arrange-
ments cause great pecuniary benefits to the authori-
ties, arising from the gross impositions which are
practised. By this packet we have Lisbon letters
and papers of the 19th inst. H. M. steam-frigate
Odin, Captain Scott, was the only foreign vessel of
war in the Tagus. The ship Warrior left Lisbon
under sail, on the 15th, for Liverpool, being de-
clared unfit to proceed to Australia. The Mary,
Captain Millard, from Liverpool for California, put
into Lisbon for repairs on the 16th. On the 18th
the Rattler steamer arrived from Liverpool, having
been off Oporto-bar, whence she was ordered to
Lisbon, in consequence of the bill of health of the
Portuguese Consul, stating the existence of cholera
among German emigrants at an hospital, the port
and town of Liverpool being otherwise free. It was
expected that the Rattler would be admitted to
pratique, and return to Oporto in a couple of days,
when she would have completed eight days from
Liverpool, voyage and quarantine observation in-
cluded. The Waterwitch, belonging to the same
line as the Rattler, had previously been very badly
treated at Oporto, and the English Minister at Lis-
bon had supported the agent's claim for losses
consequent upon her having been illegally sent to
Lisbon, whence she was only able to return to
Oporto on the 15th.
Our correspondent was assured when the Sultan
left Lisbon, that Liverpool steamers and their pas-
sengers would, with bills of health similar to the
Rattler's, be placed upon the same footing (eight
days' voyage and observation) as the Peninsular
steamers from Southampton.
In politics Portuguese affairs present no feature
of novelty. The Ministry maintained its ground
in public opinion by the undeniable tolerance of
its internal Administration, and the entire absence
of any other party held by the Portuguese capable
of doing better.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.—The following appoint-
ments have been made in the Department of Science
and Art :—Mr. Norman M‘Leod, late assistant secre-
tary to the Directors of Convict Prisons, to be registrar;
Captain Owen, ILE., inspector; and in connection with
the Committee of Council of Education, Mr. J. J. Mayo,
assistant-accountant.