The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGI

CITY, Two c.'t !Loc.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yeste Hay closed
firmly and with animation, and all descriptions
were quoted 1-16 d. per lb. dearer. The sales were
12,000 bales, 2,000 for export and 3,500 .on specula-
tion, comprising 380 Pernam and Mar anham at
Gad. to Bd. ; 100 Bahia at Go. to Gad. ; 100
Egyptian, at 61d. to 7d. ; and 1,000 Sura t at 41d.
to 54d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was
quiet, but prices were a shade lower than, ,on Mon-
day.

A telegraph despatchic from Berlin men Mons that
advicei had arrived from St. Petersburg announc-

ing the definitive resolution of the Russ 4 an govern-
ment relative to the construction of th.e principal
railways throughout the empire, and th at the con-
cession for this purpose has been gr anted to a
society formed by capitalists of different, countries,
among whom are named the chiefs of the Credit
Mobilier of France and Messrs. Baring, Hope,
Stieglitz, and Hottinguer. The concession is for
eighty-five years, and a minimum interest of 5 per
cent. is guaranteed to the shareholders by the
Russian government. The lines are to be finished
in 10 years.

The ..14oniteur of yesterday publishes two decrees
relative to the export and transport of cereals from
Algeria to France. The first abolishes, up to the
31st Dec., 1857, a previous decree, interdicting the
exportation of wheat and barley from Algeria to
any foreign country ; and the second continues up
to the same period the privilege accorded to
foreign vessels of carrying grain, flour, rice, &c.,
betwe en that colony and the principal French
ports in the. Mediterranean.

Lator advices from the Continent give further
evideTice of the increasing tightness of the various
money markets, produced almost solely by the
extraordinary demand for 'the precious met:lB.
The policy adopted by most of the German Banks,
►iz., of raising the rates of discount, has been fol-
lowed by the Banks of Amsterdam and Holland.
Others, it is expected, will also soon have to resort
to restrictive measures, as the supply of capital in
Particular States is becoming exceedingly con-
tracted, to the serious inconvenience of the com-
mercial interests. In France the high rates which

now rule for discount accommodation have a de-
pressing influence on most branches of business,
and speculative transactions on the Bourse are
very circumscribed.

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ("de,
hot vary to any important extent, but the tendelxy
Was rather downwards.

The market for English Securities still exhib its
a heavy appearance, and the transactions are very
limited. Besides the unfavourable conditioY of
the Money Market, the Italian question now. con-
tributes to the weakness of the Funds ; as id al-
though, as before remarked, very little Hess is
transacted, it is of an adverse character. 'Consols
for transfer have been 931 I, and for ace ,cunt 93i
to 94. Exchequer Bills continue firm It 14s. to
178. premium, and the Bonds are 99i. - East India
Bonds have been 178. premium. Ind; a Stock is
230,

'Very few bargains have been repc arted in the
Foreign Markets. Turkish 6 per Cent s. have been
101 k but are now rather firmer, viz., 101.1 to
102. Spanish remain without alto' ration ; the 3
Der Cents. are 43, and the New Deferred 24g,
Russian 5 per Cents. have been de alt in at 1074 ;
ditto 4i per Cents. at 97 ; and G renada Deferred
lit 7i. Mexican Stock rules firm. at 22i. Portu-
iMese 4 per Cents. are 98.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks • Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 to 7 ;
kexican, 22i to ; Peruvian, 79 to 81; ditto
a Per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
qto ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 to 109 ;
ditto 41 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; Spanish 3 per
Cents., 4l 31; ditto Deferred, 24k if; ditto.
Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 6k 7.

The English Railway Shares, with the except=ion
of Caledonian, Great Western, and North-Ea`itern
terwick, which are firmer, are mostly to per
tea. lower, but without much activity in b'asiness.
La the Foreign market there is no change of im_
Aortance, and the Colonial rule dull at about pre-
lions quotations. Rigas are steady.

Most of the joint stock bank shares lave been
largely dealt in at reduced prices.

Miscellaneous shares are also depressed.
Canada land are 2/. to X lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THISPAY AT ONI4 ('CLOCK.
(From the Official List

ilnsines, done.
I nor Cent. Consols Annuities .. o3l i
tlldia Stock .. 230
Itirti,. 'Howls, £l000
Ditto, under £lOOO
vonsols for A ccount
E (chequer Bills, 2id.
i-:1000
ae 0 l4 17 p
mall
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 99i
Ditto, 1859
I'RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLW ‘K.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2
qtennda New Active, 2k per Cent.
,_`` Ditto Deferred 7k
!!exiean 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont lo7i
Ditto 43 per Cent.
, 9.l4nist Bonds, 3 per Cent 43
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
„, t'itto Account
Atrkith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account , .. lOll $ 2
_. . _

D:,,Cends on the above :•ayahle In Lonlob
butch Esclounge, 21 per Cen',., 12 Guilders
L itto 4 per Cent. Certificates 93
TWO O'CLOCU.
Consols, money 934 94
Ditto Account...

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