The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-11 00:00:00

MONEY MA _KET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly, yet firmly. Compared with Friday's rates
Prices of all kinds were the same. The sales were
estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 have been
taken on speculation. The sales include 340 Per-
tam and Maranham, at fild. to 7d. ; 140 Bahia,
6id. to Gad. ; 500 Egyptian, 61d. to 9d. ; and
1,000 Surat, 4gd. to 4d. per lb. There was a fair
ablount of business done in the Railway Share Mar-
ket, but prices were much the same as on Satur-
day.

The commercial advices from New York are con-

Pidered favourable, and although much anxiety was
"iriced to obtain further political information from
Europe, still the improved prospects of peace con-
tinued to operate beneficially upon monetary and
Mercantile affairs. Capital was abundant both in
Wall-street and among the commercial community.
The Banks discounted freely, and most departments
trade were becoming very active. The last
Weekly return of the City Banks exhibited some
Important changes. The loans and discounts were
larger 41,344,132 dollars, and the specie increased
157,138 dollars. During the week ending Feb. 23,
the imports exceeded the exports to the amount of
1,293,629 dollars.

Commercial advices from France show that a
killing of uncertainty still exists among traders in
f'lleY wares, and the usual orders for bijouterie,
bronzes, dr,c., have been kept back, which has ren-
dered the season very dull to the manufacturers.
134 the other hand, the silk factories at Lyons and
id-lewhere are iu full work, with orders from Ameri-
eala and English houses, and on Russian account,
rich will keep them employed for the next two or
.three months. At Paris the sales of spring novelties
gage not yet commenced, in consequence of the
backwardness of the season, but large purchases
l
44've been made in woollen. manufactures.
In the provinces trade has improved, and manu-
facturers of general articles of merchandise are
1411 Y employed with town and country orders.
Those of Alsace and Rouen have had their stocks
4) completely taken off that purchasers have had
difficulty in obtaining supplies ; and prices, which
'ad been declining for some time past, have ad-
i!lice(l. Generally speaking, such a steady state
°I trade has not existed for some time, as there is
apparently all absence of speculative transactions.
41 the same time, all are anxiously looking for-
*ard to the close of the present month, when the
result of the peace negotiations will become known.
:eanwhile, the feeling displayed in the commercial
(41(1 shows that the majority are sanguine of a
4
gwourable result.
Telegraphic accounts from Hamburg state that
'lrices have been received there from Norway
killiclinciug that a serious commercial crisis has
(I::ceurred there. In the city of Bergen alone 20
°uses had suspended payments.
Notwithstanding the adjustment of the account
ti active speculation for an advance in prices pre-
tails in English Stocks, and the least political in-
Ziligence of importance from Paris may be expected
k exercise a material influence upon the market.
auY of the dealers have deferred " carrying over"
their
accounts, and the rate this morning ad-
-4llced to fully :1 per cent., a higher point than
has been known for some time past. Advances on
1,
tegiblic Securities are only obtainable upon onerous
°eAand for the last few days large profits have
realised by some of the influential jobbers, who
have procured money from the Bank of England at
about 6 per per cent., and have retailed it on the
Stock
Exchange at 8,9, and 10 percent. This morn-
, Consols opened quietly and at a slight decline,
iZ• 91 1, and after having risen to 911 they have
jleB receded to their former value. For the 18th
1 The
there have been dealings at 921. to 921.
e New Scrip is 1a premium. The New * per
/lCents. are 77, and the 5 per Cents. 115. Exche-
leer Bills are I.s. discount to par, and the Scrip is
11 prem. India Bonds are Gs. to 2s. discount.
?or Foreign Securities there is a dull but steady
market. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen to 96
141 962, but the 4 per Cents. are rather heavy at
0. Venezuela Active are 232, and the Deferred
21. Sardinian Bonds have risen!, per cent., viz.,
„
47, 91. Grenada New, Active are worth 91k, and
Deferred q. Brazilian 5 per Cents. have been
and Belgian per Cents. 95.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
k
Ics :—Mexican Bonds, 20 ± ; Peruvian, 79 81 ;
It,t° 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Russian 5 per Cents.,
1,
103 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 3
r:t Cents., 43 ; ditto Deferred, 24 ± ; ditto
8434 i 61 7i.
1111 Railway Securities there is no movement of
1111)ertance, but some of the quotations appear
eaker. South-Western have declined 55., and
NOllll-Western g. Among the Foreign lines that
bate been dealt in are Grand Trunk, Great Indian
elliesula, and Great Western of Canada, which
h
al'e ruled steady.
he4eada Land Shares are 1/. lower. Banking
4tes remain dull.

IltqD3H FUNDS THIS DAY 0 CLOCK.
(Prom the Oticiai Litt.)

i t, Ilnqin.... done.
Itr Cent. Cone°ls Annuities 913 1 $ i
iblir 2i per Cent. Annuities 77
ti-V. Cent. Annuities ll5
bi:l4 Bowie, tiouo
fa`to. udr £lOOO
"ivolp n
:ore Account, Aptillo
k. hCola Ditto Scrip
"'c b er sici p
qteh equer Bills, 20d.
.21000 ............. —. ..... ... ••••••••
400
, %nail .
uitto Bonds, 1858, 3A per Cent.
I,litto, 1859
•
Ir'ICTE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOi:Ic
44tilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
iacla Nevr Active, 1A per Ccnt.
1111,4? Deferred 6l
ii„ "alien Bonds, 5 per Cont.
vihish Bonds, 3 per Cent .
,4itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
1,1: jt) ii
tt. to
PAccountasi v e -1i
7i 7
1,11'4•11 Bonds, ti per cent ....:
Ditto Account
bitte 4 per Cent
Iti:)itto Account
Iheztiela Bonds, 4/ per Cent 2BA
Ditto Deferred, 10 per Cent. . .... .
It, Dividends on the above raysble in London.
Tlian 2A per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
*-itte,l:. 93
per Cent.. cx. 25 francs
TWO O'CLOCK.
91A 913
... 92i 92;

2 6 a
921
la pm

1 d par
1 a pAr
ldlp

93

C,nsol., money .......
bitto Account, April 10 ..

IVI4EXET NEWS.—(This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.
4150 ITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 5/ 158 ; clover .10.,
°s to 61 14s; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load.
t;"!de steady.
44"MBRItLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 5s to 51 17a ; clover do.,
'
84 to 61 12s • and straw, 1 / 5s to 11 103 per load.
federate supply, and a steady trade.
40" liITECHIPEL.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 158 ; clover
Tt:' 41 88 to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load.
Tr tolerably firm.

TkIifiTRRDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.—
dh ° Weekly review from the Amsterdam and Rutter-
Produce-markets state that, although business was
se;Paratively inactive, prices were well supported. Ind
tt"„ar, and coffee few operations have taken place, an
bag partially declined through the condition of the
ain trade. Indigo exhibits firmness, and some parcels
as: changed hands at rather higher quotations.
n—L°tlntf--The letters from Rouen mention that the
ti/he-iliket for manufactures was steady, but that diminished
evitY waii expected, owing to the approach of the
atter holidays.
prodt/1"ING A CUlLD.—Considerable excitement has been
4,,eed in the quiet village of Thixendale, near 111.al-
ti u3,' the burning of a child. It appears that Catherine
p 4'o, the mother of the child, was known to have been
ario%nont for SOTIIC time. She went with her mother to
44.IY,si.eian in Malton on Wednesday, the 20th ult., and
41, birth to the child while residing with her parents ;
ori the Friday night following, her father being from
4-nn Dale, the grandmother, is supplied to have
int the child in the house fire. after having previously
sitterred it. Upon information being given to Mr. Con-
spot "Perintendent police-officer, he repaired to the
discovered some calcined bones (being the only
teTaina) in the ashpit. He took the mother into cus-
8005r' and the grandmother, who had absconded, was
all also secured. On beirg interrogated, it was
at,,jekd by the younger prisoner that she had been actu-
the ,"Y the desire to conceal her confinement, owing to
14 j'r")ue denunciations of her father when previously
mother fatnilYway, this bring her second child. The
trw er and grandmother have both been coramittod for
at York asaizes.Alancitatsr Exontinfr•