The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

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CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 American
taken for export. The market was quiet but steady,
and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales
comprised 4,500 American, 100 Pernam and
Maranham at s.ga. to 61d., 30 Egyptian at 61-d.
to 6gd., 300 Surat at 30. to nd., and 60 Sea
Island at Is. 31d. to 2s. 2d. per lb. Railway
Shares were less active, at lower prices.
The Foreign Exchanges for three months' bills
were firm yesterday afternoon, Paris being 25
271 to 30 ; Antwerp, 25 25 to 30 ; Amsterdam, 11
17± to 171 ; Hamburg, 13 6 to 6i ; Frankfort, 1181
to 118, and Trieste, 11 35 to 40.
The Atoniteur contains a statement of some in-
terest concerning the imports and exports of grain
and flour in France from the Ist of August, 1833,
to the present month, with the movement of prices
in the various markets appointed for striking the
averages under the sliding scale according to law,
as received to the 2d inst. From the tables it ap-
pears that the imports since the period stated have
been 7,345,612 hectolitres of corn, and 949,199
metrical quintal plus 45 kilogrammes of flour, of
which it is calculated that about 3,500 hectolitres
were the produce of the new crop, coming chiefly
from Algiers, Spain, and Belgium.
The exports for the same period figure only for
2,633 hectolitres of wheat, and 4,221 metrical
quintals of flour. Within the same dates the war
administration had introduced for the particular
service of the department 354,873 hectolitres of
wheat.

Taking into account these several figures, and con-
verting into grain the flour imported, of which the
949,199 metrical quintals are equal to 1,898,400
hectolitres, it results that the aggregate quantity
of the imports has been 9,598,885 hectolitres of
bread stuffs. The Custom-house which had regis-
tered the greatest amount of entries was that of
Marseilles, where the declarations reached to
nearly four millions.
The prices of wheat had varied from 18f. 60c. at
La Fleche, to 30f. 17c. at Lille. There has been
a decline on all the markets but four, viz.—at Lille,
a rise of 3f. 85c.; at Rouen, of lf. 4c.; Pont Aude-
mer (Euro), lf. 53c.; and Fleurance (Gers), if. 53c.
The decline in many localities had surpassed 10
francs.
The advices from the Mauritius, brought by the
Screw Steam Company's ship Argo, come down to
the 11th of July, and may be regarded as of a
favourable character, commercially to judge, by
the improving state and prospects of the island
revenue, the figures of which follow for the guar
ter indicated, with those for the corresponding
quarter of last year, thus :
import dues.
Quarter ending July 5, 1854, £16,400
Pf July 5, 1853, 13,375
The totals for 1854, ......
„ 1853,

Export.
£3,69G
2,123
520,102
15,498

Excess, 1854,
The island papers express a confident expecta-
tion that this prosperous condition of the reveime,
representing, in fact, both consumption and pro-
duction, would not only be sustained throughout
the fiscal year, but improved upon.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Railway Pas-
sengers' Assurance Company this day, a dividend
for the half-year at the rate of 4 per cent. per an-
num was declared. The sum of 1,8021. had been
paid in compensation for losses by accidents. The
report was adopted.
The English Stock Market is very inert, and the
amount of speculative dealing limited. There is,
however, much firmness observable in the quota-
tions, the weather being still most favourable for
the getting in of the harvest, and the foreign in-
telligence not being of a character to weaken con-
fidence. Consols for money are now 95 to but
have been done at 951, and for account the quota-
tions now are 951 1, which scarcely vary from the
range of the transactions as quoted yesterday.
The 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities have been 95
to 951. Bank Stock is flat, iu dealings from 209
to 2101. Exchequer Bills are worth 4s. to Os.
premium, and India Bonds 4s. to 7s. premium.
Exchequer Bonds of 1859 are at 99.
In Foreign Securities" business is circumscribed.
Brazilian Small Bonds are at 1011. Russian 5 per
Cents. 90, the 4i per Cents. 90, and the Dutch
4 per Cents. 94 and 94-i, being firm rates. Spanish
Deferred Bonds are marked 181, and the Turkish
Scrip has been 53 These are the only trans-
actions officially recorded.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 6i, Mexi-
can to 25k, Peruvian 71 to 73, ditto 3 per
Cents. 51 to 53, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 43,
Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 4i per Cents.
88 to 90, Spanish -New Deferred 13i to 18k, ditto
3 per Cents. 37-i to 38, ditto Certificates 5± to si,
ditto Passive 4 to 43.
The Railway Share Market still presents a dull
appearance, and prices are generally a shade lower.
As exceptions, however, m ust be noted Eastern
Counties, East Lancashire, and North-Eastern,
which are fully supported. The Foreign Shares are
very little dealt in, and the quotations, conse-
quently, are for the most part nominal.
Mining, Banking, and other Shares are without
particular alteration in value.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(Front the ()filial List.)
RUSillf.P• Am,
Sank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 951 55
3 per Cent Consols Annuities . , 95
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 13.16
India Bonds, £lOOO
95
Consols for Account 13th Sept.
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO
2500
Small
Exchequer Bonds 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto 1859; „

46
~ 4 7
.. 4 7

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
101 i
Ditto Small
Russian Bowls, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 99
Ditto 44 per Cent 9O
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lBi
Turkish Scrip
Okidends on the shove payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2? per Cent. 12 Guil —
Ditto for the Account 94i 4
LIALF-PA ST TWO.
Consols
Ditto September Account