The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-03 00:00:00

COMILMCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed A.
firmly, with a good business doing. The sales t2i
were estimatei at from 10,000 to 12,000 bales— ,0
1,000 for export and 3,000 on speculation— 3
comprising 400 Pernam and Marauham, bad. to a
7/d. ; 200 Bahia, 60. to 60. ; 600 Egyptian,
64d. to Bd. ; 800 Surat, 40. to 5d., and 180 Sea
Islands, 111 d. to ls. Old. per lb. The Railway 22
Share Market closed exceedingly active, but with- 0
out any material change.
Advices from the French wool markets report a St.
rather dull business in consequence of the wools of 2-/3
this year's clip not coming to market earlier. At ?,0
Bourges, the clip of this year having been kept fg
back by the bad weather, the wools have not ar- 10
rived so abundantly from the wool growers as they 50
did last season, and consequently sales have not 4.
beefs active. Buyers do not exhibit much anxiety 0
to purchase. Prices at the close of the fair on the I 81t•
28th June remained without variation, at the same
quotations with which it opened, viz.—lfr. to Ifr.
Joe. per half kilo. Some qualities of an exceptional
kind realised lfr. 20c., and lamb's wool obtained
from if. 30c. to If. 35c. per kilo. At Chalon-sur-
Marne the market closed on Saturday at the same
prices obtained last year, being 2f. 50e. to 2f. 800.
per kilo. for fine washed wools, and a superior
lot brought from 2f. 90e. to 3f. At Chartres about
430 waggon loads arrived on the fair ground on
Saturday, but the day passed over without any
sales being effected ; and it was understood that
none would take place until Monday. The ruling
quotations were :—For wool in grease, Ist quality
2f. 40c. per kilo., 2d ditto 2f. 20c., and 3d ditto
2f. ; lamb's wool, Ist quality 3f. 50c., 2d ditto, 3f.
oc., and 3d ditto 2f. 80c.

• Accounts from Paris mention that the Bourse
yesterday presented a firmer appearance and an im-
provement in the prices of the Rentes occurred.
The unfavourable effects produced by the late set-
tlement of the account were disappearing, aryl the
business now transacted is described as being of a
there bona fide character.

Contrary to an opinion entertainted in many 25
quarters, the Bank of England Directors have ad- 35
journed their Board meeting without making any n
change in the minimum rate of discount, but this 10
has caused no serious disappointment, since it is
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well understood that although the reduction has 50
tot been effected to-day, it cannot be delayed ?,5
much longer, supposing of course monetary affairs
remain in their present favourable condition. xi
There is rather more inquiry for discounts in Lom-
bard-street, owing to the large mass of commer yL
-
cial bills which fall due to-morrow, the "fourth" 50
of 'the month. ;t.
,It is expected that in the course of the present St.
IrCek half a million sterling of gold will be received St;
from Constantinople. The remittances to India st.
alid China by the-Peninsular and Oriental Com-
2415*
pang's steamer, which is to leave Southampton to- 15
morrow,_ is believed to be heavy, namely, about
600,0001. or 700,0001.
The Funds have ruled at fuller quotation, and
the tendency of the market is still strongly in the
direction of a further advance. Consols have
been 95i and 96 all the morning. The New Three
per Cents, rule at 96i to 97, and the Reduced 96i
• Bank Stock is firm at 217 to 218. Exchequer
Bills continue to improve, being 14s. and 184.
Pln• The Bonds are 100, and East India Bonds
15s, prem.

In Foreign Stocks the transactions have been
numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been
bag and 107, and the 4 per Cents. 1061 for ac-
ocint, being a trifle lower. Russian 4k per Cents.
aro better, viz. 98k. Sardinian Bonds have been
92t Mexican 23, and It'll/Nu 5 per Cents.
102 k, being full prices. Buenos Ayres have risen
1, viz. to 87. Equador New Consellidated have
been flat at 14k, the Land Warrants are 4k, and
Gr.enada New Active 7i.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7k 8 ; Mexi-
can, 224- 3k ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
67 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 46k ; ditto New Deferred,
25`i; ditto Certificates, 61 7; ditto Passive, 6/- 7.
The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

18h6.
Great Western
Snnth-Western
Brighton
- Midland
south-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter " 7,290
Cheater and Holyhead
North-Western
Lon 'on Gen. Omnibus Compa. y 10,426 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,649 9,246
North London
North British 4.909 5,222
North Stafford
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,008 3,496
Shrewsbury and Chester W 3,394 2,519
Ed Waterford and Limerick
21tnburgh and GlalPw
ilove and South-Western
Great Virestern of Canada 10,608 7.643
Grand Trunk of Canada
Iforthero of France
Railvray Shareshave been rather fiat notwithstand-
jog the firmness of the English Funds. Some of
the leading lines, however, are at a slight enhance-
Meta, including Aberdeen, Bristol and Exeter,
9..%t Anglian, Great Northern, do. The French
are quiet.
Bengals are ito 1 pm. Grand Trunk
of Canada are rather better, owing to the intelli-
gence from the colony to the effect that Mr. Cap-
ley's /notion respecting the line had been carried in
the Legislature.
National Discount shares are at full prices.
liiscellaneous shares generally rule firm.

1855.
£27.582
17,737
17,678
28,246
21,067
12,206
20,408
22,306
7,017
5,639
58,569

Rizrisri FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
t From the Orwial List.
origin's.. done.
Bank Stock
217 18
3 I.er t.lent. Redxced Annuities.,.. q6k i 4
11,.,. 3 Per Cent. Annuities
,„1"41E4 Bonds, £1000
Uinsols Tor Account 953 Ritchequer Bills, 24d. 6 5f
£lOOO
..
Itnall ..
18
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 33 per Cent.. — 20 p
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. THIS DAY.
Brazilran Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Now, 1852, 43 per Cent.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account .
87
Zquador New Consolidated 143
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Grenada New Active, 23 per Cent.
I,itto Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent 74
Ditto Account
..
23 3
Peru'vlan Bonds 43 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent.
...... . ...
Ditto Account
•
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent..,, --
Ditto Account
1113 123
Ditto 43 per Cent.-
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
E3Panish Bonds, 3 per Cent
...
TSpanish Committee Cek of Coup. not fun 6 p c
urkish Bonds, 6 per cent -
Ditto Ditto Account ..•.
Small .. . —..— ...... Cent,
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per
062
ftividi Icle on the above payable In. Londor
french Rentes, 44 per Cent. .............. 94f 50c Ex 25f 30c
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Cent sBi 7 8
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols
953 6 a d
Ditto Account (July 10)

ART TREASURES EXHIBITION, 1857. Yesterday a
deputation from the executive committee had the ho.
hour of an interview with his Royal Highness Prince
Albert
the at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Thomas Fairhairn,
chairman, explained to the Prince the details of
the hPproved design for the exhibition building. Lord
verstone, a member of the general council, was also
pzese_nt, as were the Mayor of Manchester, Mr. Entwisle,
/stern, Mr. Heron, and Mr. John C. Dease, the
general commissioner. Hi 4 Royal Highness, hi the
ictiaurße cl a lengthened interview, made some valuable
„Igestions to the deputation, and expressed his con.
4 impo
Approval of trtanee.he roject, which has now assumed
p
4,..trge amounts of silver continue to be purchased on
7,1.7,11.1inent to theet the demand for India, and China,
A be
trillimitted kenos:l.in pimit.
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