The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-28 00:00:00

AlONl4'ir MARKET

AND

Goam-B RCIA L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
Were estima.ted at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, in-
cludingl,3.oo American taken for export and on
Veculation. The market continued tame, but
steady, without change in prices. The sales cora-
-I)rised 700 Egyptian at sid. to 71d., 800 Surat at
2
• to 4d., 50 Sea Island at 11d. to Is. Id., and
the„, remainder nearly all American. Railway
Shares were very dull and heavy.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 595. 2d.
Per quarter, and the last week's sales were 85,984
quarters.
The public sales of colonial wool commence Oct.
19. Over 1;0,000 bales will probably be offered.
The accounts to the 16th inst. from New York,
Per steamer Baltic, have been delivered, and they
confirm the intelligence received yesterday per
telegraph, that money was rather easier; although
With specie coming away in such a stream, it is
I'ot probable there will be a permanent cheapening
of 'discounts for the present. The crop question still
engrossed much attention, and in aggravation of the
Previous difficulty in the destruction of the rice
Plantations on the rivers, Combabee, Ashley Cooper,
and Savannah, by a violent storm. Large sales of
rice were made at New York in consequence, at
advanced rates.
From Mexico, the advices are not of importance)
and it is difficult to understand whether the revo-
lution is making head, or the reverse. The unfor-
tunate prisoners on both sides had, in several in-
stances, been executed.
The Venezuela accounts are still unsatisfactory.
President Monagas, however, appeared to be
getting the ascendancy. In New Grenada the
authorities appear likewise to be stronger. The
railway was progressing satisfactorily. At Belize,
Ronduras, on the 10th August, a conflagration
destroyed the business part of the town, involving
100 buildings and half a million of dollars. The
Bolivian Government intended to forward 4,000
bauskets and 6 pieces of artillery, with munitions,
and 300 horses, to General Castilla, who is op-
Posing the President of Peru.
At the meeting of shareholders in the Wheal
Prosper Mine, held this morning, it was stated that
the prospects were exceedingly favourable, and a
Small " call" was made to prosecute the under-
taking.
The New Linares Mining and Smelting Company
in its report to the meeting held this day, states
that two new steam engines are now completed and
on the mines. The assets are 12,0521. 15s. 10d.,
and the liabilities 1,8691. 19s. 4d.
The supplies of bullion from abroad have so far
increased this week, that there must be a large
?surplus available to be paid into the Bank of Eng-
land. From the United States alone between
400,0001. and 500,0001. have been received, part
undoubtedly in transittc to the Continent ; but the
-Eagle has also arrived from Melbourne, with
350,000 i. on board, and the bulk of this, pro-
bably, is for account of English merchants. At
nianchester the dullness of the Indian and
Australian trades is complained of, and another
Inman failure, the London Vale Printing Company,
is announced.
In insurance circles some sensation has been
created by the announcement that Sir John Key,
the new Chamberlain, is going to bring the insur-
ance business of the City of London to the Mutual,
'whereas for a long series of years it had been al-
lotted exclusively to the London Life.
The market for English Stock has been quiet
again, with prices generally firm, but not buoyant.
Money is still in request among the jobbers at full
rates, the settlement of the account in the English
and Foreign markets having an influence. Consols
have been 95 to 95i for transfer, and 951
for ac-
count. Exchequer Bills have been a shade lower,
63. to Os. premium. The Bonds have realised 99i.
In the foreign market there is still a degree of
heaviness, mainly arising from the paucity of the
transactions. Mexican Stock has been at 24,i, and
Chilian 3 per cents. have been done at 751. The
Old Brazilian Bonds have been marked at 101 ;
Spanish Threes have been quoted 38 ; the. Tur-
kish Scrip is 21 to 21 premium ; Dutch 2i per
Cents. are at 52. ,
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ;
Mexican, 241 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese, 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., ¶'B to 100 ; ditto
4i per Cents., 87 to 89; Spanisk New Deferred,
183. to 181 ; ditto 3 per Cent:4., 37i to 38 ; ditto
Certificates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41.
The railway traffic retrtrns for the half year,
taking the eleven weeks completed, are generally
larger than at the corresponding date of 1853, even
where no addition has been made to the mileage
The following gives the principal figures :-
1854.
Aberdeen ............................ 222,784
Bristol and Exeter ............. 66,777
Chester and Holyhead (with Mold) 68,677
Eastern Counties, Norfolk and
Eastern Union
Great Nrthern
Gt. Soutuern & Western (Ireland) 64,911 80,731
Great Western
Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and North-Western
London and Blackwall 20,211 18,660
London, Brighton, and S. Coast 188,233 175,679
London and South-Western
173,057 296,057 190,,0101
60
Midland
North British (includ. Dalkeith) 56,803 52
25,,06
0 ford, Worcester, and Wolverh. 38,071 1134
South-Eastern
South Wales 61,153 46,298
Special allowance must in some cases be made
for changes that have been made in the form of the
accounts and the receipts of one or two amalga-
mated or leased lines.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under
1854. 1853.
Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern .................. 19, 492 20,137
Caledonian ......................... .... 11,766 11,047
Great Northern ......................... 22,077 20,040
Lancashire and Yorkshire ..... 20,933 19,929
North-Eastern ........................ 33,600 30,852
The settlement of the account in the Railway
Share market is producing the customary fluctua-
tion. The Great Western have improied a little
since the commencement of business, but there is a
decline in most of the other shares, and the " con-
tango," or charge for allowing parties to defer their
purchases until next account being so high, has
induced sales. The business doing is not of im-
portance. South-Eastern are flatter, and also
Midland, Caledonian, and North-Western. The
foreign lines are neglected.
In the Colonial and other mines there have been
a few bargains at about the former quotations. The
Joint Stock Banks have been flatter, Crystal Palace
steady, and Canada Government Debentures rather
lower.

1853.
221,015
59,681
70,114

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
( From the Oeficial Lie.)

Ba~iness done.
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities
i 6th Jan., 1860 93} $ •
Long Annuities, Expir®
1860 4 9-16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,
Bank Stock ....•••••••••
2li 13
Ditto for the Account
95
Console for Account 17th Oct. .............
Ex
f.chequer Bills, 21d. 6 9 5 8 p
1000
. 2500 ....... . . ............................... 66 99 55 pp
Small
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent 991
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY—.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOl.
Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent . •96}
Chilian Bonds 6 per eent.. ....... .
Ditto 3 per 'Cent .......................... 753
Greekßonds, Red. ..............................
Ditto, Blue ................................... 54
Mexican 3 per Cent. ..................... . 241
PeruVian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
.... 71
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. .............. .
........
•Ditto Converted, 5 per Cent., 181.1 ..• 434
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ..... 38
Ditto Passive (Converted)., ............... 4/
Turkish scrip
2i Ditto for the Account ......... . ............ 3 p
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Bonds 24 per Ceut. ex. 25 fr
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Guil .., —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK,
Console 95
Ditto October Accourit .........st".“ 95a

I SHARE MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)

LWAYS.

losing Prices
this lay.

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