The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)•

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool were estimated
at 8,000 bales, of which 2,500 American were taken
for export and on speculation The sales comprised
7,500 American ; 150 Egyptian, at 61d. to 7id. ;
and 300 Surat, at 3fd. to much than
lb. Railway
shares were dull, without much change in prices.
A cargo of 50,000 pines has been received by
Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, per Trinity yacht,
Hounsell, master, 27 days from Elenthera, being
the first arrival of the season. Several vess?ls
were taking in cargoes for New York, and t'ie
planters were deriving considerable benefit from
the trade.

-~The Board of Trade returns for the month aud
five months ending the sth ult. During the month
there was an increase in the importations of cocoa,
wheat, barley, oats, rye, Indian corn, cotton yarn,
flax hemp, pepper, and brandy ; and a falling off
in coffee, flour, cotton manufactures, guano, opium,
rice, saltpetre, cinnamon, cloves, rum, unrefined
sugar and tallow. The exports show an increase
in beer and ale, cheese, coal, and culm, linen yarn,
salt, and thrown silk, and a diminution in cotton
manufactures, cotton yarn, soap, refined sugar,
and wools.
The tonnage of vessels entered inwards and
cleared outwards during the month, compared with
the corresponding period of last year, gives the fol-
lowing result :
ENTERED INWARDS. CLEARED OUTWARDS.
1852
1853

Increase .. 55,448 I Decrease 39,145
The month's exports from the United Kingdom
;o the sth June stood as follows :-
1852 ................
1853

£5,935,633
7,123,191

Increase £1,187,558

Parties in the Australian trade will be inte-
rested in knowing that the trial trip of the Great
Britain, auxilary screw steam-ship, for the purpose
of testing the capabilities of her new screw, and
more especially her sailing powers under her new
rig—a full clipper ship, has been perfectly satis-
factory.
Captain Clapton, Win. Patterson, Esq., the
builder of the Great Britain, and several other gen-
tlemen of great nautical experience, went out to
witness the vessel's performances, which took place
in the Irish Channel on Monday and Tuesday, and
all without exception gave it as the opinion, we
are informed, that the patent screw was demon-
strated by the results, to be a great improvement ;
but the most agreeable surprise to all on board was
the " doings" of this leviathian under canvass ; in
fact, we are informed, that it leaves not the shado77
of a doubt, but that s'! those screw steam-shi
in the Australian trade which have been built like
this ship on clipper "lines," were transformed,
as the Great Britain has been, from a screw steamer
with the assistance of canvas in fine weather and
with fair winds, to a sailing ship with auxiliary
screw steam power in bad weather, foul winds, and
calms, our southern possessions may with rep.-
larity be reached under sixty days.
The Great Britain's antecedents under steam are
well known to have exceeded the expectations of
her most sanguine admirers. It is therefore super-
fluous to give any quotations f•:om her log under
steam only • suffice it to say that she sa-ed as fast
and steered even better than she did on her voyage
from New York last spring. The foggy state of
the weather did not permit the vessel being
tried " with a wind," but "on a wind." She
showed on the patent log 10 nautical miles per
hour under canvass, screw fixed upright, motion-
less—with steam, Bi-lbs. pressure, and canvass,
121 nautical miles per hour ; hence it is inferred
by those able to give a sound opinion on n.au+ical
subjects, that with steam and canvass set "with a
wind," 14A- nautical miles per hour may with con-
fidence be expected.
There was rather more firmness yesterday after-
ternoon in the foreign exchanges. On Pars, 90
days' bills were taken at 25.224 to 25 ; on Amster-
dam, at 11.184 to ;on Hamburg)), at 13.71 to It ;
and on Trieste, at 11-4 to 6.
The English Stock Market has been very buoyant
again, and there is still a confident impression
that lussia and Turkey have agreed to accept
Austrian mediation. Great d4iference of opinion
prevails concerning the interpretation to be put
upon the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia—
some considering it favourable, others the re-
verse. Consols have been 97i to 98k ex dividend
for special transfer. Stock appears to be scarce,
and the payment of the dividends wor'.d have an
immediate and decided effect f-r. foreign politics

were auspicious. The New 3k per Cents-. have
been 101* 1, and the 3 per Cants. 98 Bark
Stock is steady at 2291. Exchequer Bills have
been done at Is. to 55., and Indian Bonds at 255.
premium. East India Stock is at 257 k ex.-div.
Foreign Securities have been more dealt in, but
without any marked all-Arm-km in pAe4..- Spani-311
3 per Cents. Deferred have been at 22k to and.
the Certificate has ranged cnom 51 to 6*. Portu-
guese Small Bonds, ex-coupons, have been quoted
37. Brazilian Old 5 per Cents. have been at 99i,
and the 4 per Cents. at 981. The Greek Blue
Bonds have been at Bto 81. Mexican Stock, after
being 27, has receded to 261. Russian 5 per
Cents. have been done at 117 to A, being very
firm, and Dutch 4 per Cents. have touched 961.
The Sardinian Bonds have been dull at 931-.
The Railway Share Market is very well sup-
ported, by sympathy with Stocks, but the trans-
actions are not numerous. North-Western, York,
and North Midland, Great Western, and Cale-
donian have been chiefly asked for. French Shares
are in more request.
Gold Mines and Banks are firmer. Land 0°1.3-
p7,nies steady.
The following statement is from the monthly
circular of Messrs. Lamond and Co.:—
" Throughout the whole of June, the only topic en-
grossing public consideration has been the prob_,-,-, a
result of the differences between Russia r-id Turkey.
Every other question has been regarded as of secondary
importance, attention being alone directed to the solu-
tion of this great difficulty. However unpromi.sing
appearances, and however unfavourable the nature of
these reports, there has been :,:om the commencement
of the negotiation, and there continues to be, a strong
feeling that peace will not be inteizupt-d, and it is
solely through the enormous preponderance of this
impression, that business generally has been mr'n-
tained at anything like a point approaching activity.
Even now it is clear that the v'ti of the Czar has
been rejected by the Porte, confidence in a satis-
factory adjustment is not abandoned,. and although
operations in the various department 1 of commerce and
finance are being gradually limittd, in order 10 prevent
large losses, should an adverLe movement t-le
the hope almost universally' expressed is, t'iat apa ,ffic
arrangement may speedily be effect 3d. The pro3pect of
some period elapsing before fie points in dispute a7e
brought within manageable compass has fram the early
part of the month indur.ed the ope:atoi at :he Stock
Exchange to restrict their I,rr lsactions ; and since the
settlement on the 15th, so little hr:l been done in t'ie
several markets, that prices have rear-fined from day to
day without sensible alteration. A course of proceeiing
such as this was to have been anticipr ted, because the
brokers and jobbers have naturally, with the chances of
peace or war before their eyes, recrainc3 from accepting
business, especially that of a speculative character."