The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-08 00:00:00

Mr 0 N -1414 Y MAR KE T

AND
CO2I.UERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
%tUnated at 9,000 to 10,000 bales, including 2,000
American and 500 Surat taken for export and on
Peculation. The market closed very firmly with
American Id. to id., and Surat id. higher than
°ll Friday last. The sales comprised 750 Egyptian
at Od. to lid. ; 1,500 Surat at 2-id. to 4d., 100
Sea
Island at 11d. to ls. 3d., and the remainder
American. Railway shares were flat.
211 e six weeks' average price of wheat is 795. 2d.
Per quarter. The week's sales are 60,083 quarters.
1:1 a report upon the dried fruit trade by Messrs.
\17.1
therby and Hanson, it is remarked of currants
that

Iti:rlie reaction reported by us on the 6th ult.,
en extensive purchases were being made here at 905.,
4t
as within a few days by an advance to 100ss.,
to,hiell price several parcels of finest 1851 Fruit were
'en by Grocers. The bulk of the business of late has
1855r1 in middling and good 1852 and 1853 Fruit. which
I,,gcl,ng largely into consumption. Fine 1851 Fruit is
FII4IY held at . and 105 s. Th lower sorts of 1851
tlit are neglected : they are considerably below their
Per value last Autumn, when they were only 15s.
ro' eat. below fine 1851's, whilst now the difference is
8. and 40s. per cwt. The accounts from Greece do
A
o hold out any better prospects for the 1854 crop.
11'elegaaphic despatch received this day, dated Patras,
/Lit May, states that " The blight had attacked the
red bunches with great virulence."
4e following is an extract from a letter received
b'kessrs. Keeling and Hunt, respecting the grape
er°P, dated Lisbon, 27th May, per Madrid steamer
R et,p ectiug grapes, it is yet too soon to form
ecl opinion, as they are only now in flower, and no
De'e eau form an idea of what may be matured ; the ap-
i44anee so far is good, with a great show of fruit ; but
te Borne districts the disease has made its havoc by al-
t,adi withering the young bunches, and should it ex-
d, the vines may be reduced to the same state as
t season."
pork,
accounts brought by the Atlantic, from New
notice a very active stock market. Bread-
liffs tended upwards. Cotton continued dull.
(re amount of specie on board is over 400,000
:liars. The rate of exchange on London was 9i
1% premium. Stocks improved. In freights
there
was no alteration.
Thet advices from California respecting the mines
!e highly favourable, most of the miners having
71 successful. Some very rich new diggings had
;78°4 discovered. Money was tight at San Fran-
co. There was a prospect of an increased de-
adl for consumption in most of the markets,
mowever.
I, There are tenders invited for the 19th instant
or a loan of 50,0001. to British Guiana, and
'WO/. to Trinidad, being the remainder of the
08.
ila authorised under the act passed a year or two
Lek.

The
English Stock Market presents a great con-
;4t compared with the last two days, and the
hutting of the transfer books having reduced the
4i °l:ley business to the narrow limits of special
dealings by payment of an extra fee, there is one
feat prop to the market taken away. Consols
hate
L been 92 to 92i for transfer with the dividend
t'icluded ; and after opening at 91k receded
i.9oi, and are now 911 without the dividend.
;i4 is still a comparatively high price. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91- to
and the Three per Cents. 91 Ito a Bank Stock
8 worth 204 to 206 ; Exchequer-bills and India
ads have each been par to 4s. premium ; Ex-
t).°
"quer Bonds are to t premium.
In foreign stocks there has been scarcely any
business
doing. Grenada Deferred stock is at 61,
au
Mexican have been done at 24. Brazilian
small Bonds have realised par. Spanish Three
Per Cents. are 191. There have been no transac-
til;"3 in Russian, Dutch, or Peruvian, which are
°rainally the same as yesterday.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
'° this day are in round figures as under

~.Great western
£25,482 £22,749
4orth-Weitera
.„tuth-Western
13,i !ghton
'oictland
e Caledonian,
16,436 16,410
r,4ledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 16,118 14,465
Great Northern 17,559 16,260
N7'4llcashire and Yorkshire 19,802 19,140
Newcastle
and North Midland
L'ewcastle and Berwick 30,971 24,853
—"(111 Northern
*Epsom week.

Where has been no great change in the English
ilway Market, but business is not so active, and
e some instances there is a downward tendency.
4.leclonian Shares have been at a reduction, and in
1 ,11eashire and Yorkshire, and the York and Ber-
*, there has also been a decline. French Shares
moe been rather cheaper.
the Mining Market there have been a few
transactions at the previous rates.
4 The Land Companies' Shares have been dull,
the Crystal Palace continue heavy.

ID r
—.IISII FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Froth the Oticial List.)
1143, unsiness done.
k Stock ... ..... .. .. 206 4
iPer Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l i 2
a Per Cent. Consols Annuities ..,.. shut 94 2 1 with
Lem
Cent. Annuities, 1726
Low iii per Cent. Annuities 9lg is 21
btig Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
"la Bonds, £IOOO
(\_uitto' under £lOOO 4 p
'°4golsfor Opening 19th July 9ll .1 901 11 ii x. d
tzch :quer B.lls, 240.
,1.000
£5OO
~z Small 5 1 p
chequer Bonds Scrip
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
.R.a.zilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
big() Small
Otdor Bonds
itettAda Bonds, Deferred
1, ziean 3 per Cent.
kerll,.. vian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 65 6
t',.; iaik Bomb, isl:2, 5 per Cent. £ St lOO4
ti,',alan Bonds, 5 per Cent B5 a d
'''4Bit New Deferred, 3 per Cent..... 194 20
D Dividends on the above payable in London.
11tch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates , .
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Opening 19th July .... 91g ix a