The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

• CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 American,
100 Bahia, and 500 Surat were taken for export.
The market closed tamely with a tendency in
favour of buyers. The sales comprised 3,000 Ame-
rican, 50 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 6d.;
360 Bahia at 61d. ; 200 Egyptian at 60. to rid. ;
1,200 Surat at 3d. to 41d., and 80 Sea Island at
ls. to Is. 10d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull.
The ship Neleus arrived from Melbourne, does
not bring dates later than March 11. She has gold
to the amount of 52,913 ounces. The Woolloo-
mooloo, which arrived yesterday, brought 8,793
ounces. There are now on the way from Sydney,
the Anglesea with 4,262 ounces, the Waterloo
with 1,631 ounces, the Hertfordshire with 400
ounces, and the Prince of Wales with 100 ounces.
These are in addition to the other vessels formerly
noted as having left the Australian ports in Feb-
ruary, and many of them not yet arrived.
The crew of the ship Tubal Cain set fire to that
ship outside Port Philip Heads, on the night of the
3d of March.

The great punctuality which Brazil has ever
exhibited in the payment of interest upon its debt,
gives it a high character in Europe, and shows that
whatever disturbances have arisen in the provinces,
its Government must have the elements of sound-
ness and popularity. There is less known of this
large empire than many of the smaller states, and
a publication just issued under the title of Brazil, the
River Plate and the Falkland Islands, by Mr.
William Hadfield, many years resident there,
enters into every topic that can be conceived to be
of interest. The work becomes additionally inte-
resting, as containing the South American sketches
of two diplomatic functionaries, namely, Sir W.
Gore Ouseley and Sir Charles liotham ; the latter
furnishing much new information relative to Para-
guay and the region of the Amazon. Great changes
have within the last few years been established in
the habits of the planters, who are now much more
approximating to the customs of the older coun-
tries. In the year 1808 there was not a printing
press in the country, but now no large town is
without its journal, generally well conducted,
and there are educational establishments in all
the Provinces. The difficulty of procuring
labour is a great drawback, and the immigration
of free labourers appears to be the only means of
alleviating it. There are vast regions in the Bra-
zils where outdoor labour is practicable to natives
of Great Britain; but Coolies from China would in
the other districts better answer the purpose. By
the side of slavery, however, free labour can never
prosper, consequently the introduction of the one
must lead to the decline of the other. The imports
and exports of Brazil are upon an important scale,
and the imports from Great Britain amounted in
the year 1852 to nearly 3,500,0001. The national
debt appears to be about seven millions sterling,
but the income is fully equal to all charges, and
there is now a good surplus. Upon this, and many
other interesting points, no work can be so use-
fully consulted as Mr. Hadfield's.

There is a flatter market for Public Securities,
the paucity of business being as much the cause of
this as anything else. Consols have been 91 to
91k for the opening, ex dividend, which is to
per cent. worse than yesterday. The New 3i per
Cents. have been at 91a to 92, and the 3 per Cents.
at 91i to Bank Stock is firm at 204 to 206. Ex-
chequer Bills are par to 4s. premium. The scrip
of the New Bonds has risen to premium.
In the Foreign market there is an entire pause,
and the quotations are merely nominal. Russian
5 per Cents. are not so high as they were a few
days since, having been marked 99k. Swedish 4
per Cents. have realised 86. Dutch 4 per Cents.
have been 89g. Brazilian Small Bonds have been
quoted par.
For Railway Shares the market is declining, being
affected by the heaviness of the other securities,
but the sales are not ,at all numerous. London
and North Western have receded about 10s. ;
Brighton, 15s. to 1/. ; Great Northern, 10s. ; and
the Caledonian and Great Western in about the
same proportion. The French lines have been
steady, without any appearance of animation.
Namur and Liege have improved.
The Mining Market is rather better for 'United
Mexican, and one or two other of the foreign shares,
but the gold shares are still neglected.
The Joint Stock Bank shares have been dull,
but Australasia have been done at a slight advance.
The Crystal Palace shares are again rather flat-
ter. The Peninsular and Oriental shares, owing
to the non-declaration of a dividend, have receded
2/. to 4/.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( _Prom the Uftzial Lint. )
liminess done.
Bank Stock

3 per Cent. Redhead Annuities 9134i4
3 per Cent Consols Annuities
New 31 per Ceut. Annuities 9li 2 13
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Yoars, Expire stb Jan.,1860 4 9-16 3
Consols for Opening 19th July
Exchequer Bills, 2jd.
21000
2500
Small
Exchequer Bonds Scrip
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small ............ ...... .

100

Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 998
Swedish 4 per Cent.... ...... ........... ...... 864
Dividen.is on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange., 28 per Cent. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 per Cant. Certifieates ..
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols far Opening 19th July 9l a z d