The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

MONEY MA R KET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
estimated at 7,000 hales, including 2,000 American
taken for export and on speculation. The market
closed with firmness at previous rAtes. The sales
comprised 6,500 bales of American, 50 Pernam and
Maranham at 61d., 400 Egyptian at 70., 400
Surat at 3d. to 3td. and 20 Sea Island at ls.
to ls. 2d. per lb. Railway Shares were steady.
The West India accounts notice the various
plans suggested in Jamaica for raising the value of
the Island Notes, but none of them seemed imme-
diately practicable. The Panama Railway was
drawing labour away, which had given rise to much
discussion.

The accounts received from Hamburgh state
that the French troops arrived in the Baltic had
all the requisites for a winter sojourn, including
the hospital necessaries, &c. It was supposed the
islands of Oesel and Dagoe would be occupied.
These are in the Gulf of Finland, and the first
named is tolerably populous, facing, in some
measure, the coast of Courland and Livonia. In
Poland, General Rudiger, it was stated, will be
Commander-in-Chief of the army, and during the
war,Prince Peter of Oldenburgh, brother-in-law of
the Grand Duke Constantine, will be the Viceroy.
Accounts from Holland state that a Dutch mer-
chant ship, which was captured in the Baltic, and
escaped from our English cruisers, had been for-
mally demanded from the Government, at the
Hague, by Lord Clarendon. This story seems
very improbable.
The meetings of the Danish Cabinet are stated
in advices from Copenhagen to be very frequent.
Letters from Birmingham referring to the iron
trade mention that the resolution which was adopt-
ed at the last preliminary quarterly meeting, when
it was declared that the prices of iron should con-
tinue at figures not before nominally acknowledged,
while 20s. to 40s. per ton advance was demanded
on the last quarter's terms, had given rise to some
dissatisfaction. There was a threatened strike on
the part of the puddlers, which, however, would be
powerfully resisted. The trade continues firm and
prosperous, and with every appearance of continu-
ing so.
There has been a dull market again for public
securities, and the quotations are without any
material change. Consols have been 92i to for
transfer, but not lower than 921 for account. The
rumour of several arrests again at Paris was spoken
of as adverse to prices, but the support which the
market most needs is some positive indication of
Austrian policy. The steamer Tamar, from Mexico,
brings upwards of 300,0001. in specie. The New
31 per per Cents. have been quoted 93 to 93k, and
the 3 per Cents. 92i to 921. Exchequer Bills have
been done at par to 3s. premium, and India Bonds
at 2s. premium. East India Stock is firm at 225.
There have been no transactions in Bank Stock.

There is quite a stagnation of business in the
Foreign Stock Market, only one bargain being
quoted, namely, in Spanish 3 per Cents. at 37i—
a slight improvement. All the other securities
are nominal. Russian Fives at 97 to 99, and
Mexican at 24g to 241. The remittance for the
dividend is 72,000 dollars.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexi-
can, 24 to 24 ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; Ditto 3 per
Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 39 to
41 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per
Cents., 81 to 83 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to
18i ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 36i to 371 ; Ditto Certi-
ficates, 3 to 4 ; Ditto Passive, 31 to 4.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing :

Name. Date. Place.
Central Peninsula of Portugal Aug. 1, Lisbon.
Cork and Bandon
East Kent
East Lancashire Aug. 16,
Great S. and W. of Ireland
Leeds, Bradford, & Halifax Aug. 4, Leeds.
London and South-Western Aug. 10, 34, York-road.
Manchester, Shef. and Linde Aug. 2, Manchester.
Newpt. Abergavn. & Hereford Aug. 10, London Tavern.
North London Aug. 4, Euston-square.
Royston and Hitchin Aug. 10, 15k, St. Helen's-p.
Sambre and Meuse Aug. 10, 61, Moorgate-at.
Ditto ditto
Stamford and Essendine
Stockton and Darlington Aug. 9, Darlington.
Wear Valley
There is not much animation in Railway Shares,
but there is generally a rising tendency. The lines
most dealt in are—Great Northern, Brighton,
North Western, and Great Western. The foreign
lines are very dull.
Mining shares are extremely inactive, excepting
Pontgiband, in which there have been several bar-
gains. Joint Stock Banks are neglected, and
Land Companies are flat. Crystal Palace are
weaker.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL9(:l‹
(Prom the Oficial List.

Business ,on,,
• Cent. Reduced Annuities poi 92
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 92i 4 A
34 per Cent. Annuities .
Lung, Annuities, Expire sth Jan., ISO 4i
i)ittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 44 j

[mho. Stock
India Bouds, £lllOO
Consols for Account 17th August
Exchequer iulis, 2,d.
I:1000
£5OO 4 p par 4 p
Small
Exchequer Bonds, 1858
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37j x d
Dividends on the above payable ii London.
HALF-PAST T WO.
Consols
Ditto August Account 924 j