The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-09 00:00:00

MONEY IVIARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoca..

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was
steady, and holders were enabled to obtain -firmer
prices. 7,000 bales changed hands, of which spe-
culators and expoFters took 1,500. Fair cotton
was quoted at 6id. for Boweds and Mobile, and
61d. for Orleans. The Railway Share Market was
dull and languid, and the transactions were limited,
but the quotations were sustained.

The following ,review of the Silk Trade for the
past month is extracted from Mr. H. W. Eaton's
circular :

" The Silk market, during January has been ex-
tremely buoyant, especially in Chinas, the probability
of peace having quickly dispelled any fears that might
have arisen from the report of unexpectedly-large ex-
ports from China. The operations have been very
considerable, producing :an advance of Is. to 2s. upon
best third and the lower sorts of Teatlee, and making
Nos. 1 and 2 current at 191. 61, and 18s. 61,
with rather an upward tendency even in them.
Taysaams have fully participated •both in the demand
and advance, and Chinese throwns, best qnalities, are
again selling freely from 16s. 61 to 17s. The letters
just received from China report the total shipments to
England to date to be 25,356 bales, against 27,641 bales
at the same period last season ; of these 13,000 bales
have already arrived. The shipments to other parts
are estimated at about 3,500 bales, making the total
exports of the season 28,500, and the settlements 31,000.
Prices at Shanghai were rather lower, but the rise in
the exchange would counteract any benefit arising from
that. As regards our prospects, looking at the general
scarcity of silk throughout the producing countries of
Europe, and the analysis of our present stocks and those
afloat, with reference to the large deliveries, I am in-
clined to think that the late advance will be fully main-
tained, and may beeves susceptible of further improvement
before the new silk can be brought to market, should no-
thing political occur to check the currency of the present de-
mand. Bengal silk has experienced its share of the present
demand, but without a corresponding advance in price,
except for a few small parcels of extrafine sorts. The re-
cent imports, however, as well as goyim' other parcels,
have been taken freely at prices not previously obtainable.
In Brutia silk there is nothing new, but in Persians
OVerything has heen sold at 10s. Oct to lie. 9d. In Ita-
lian silk there has been more doing at higher prices, but
the extremely limited stock, as well as imports, pre-
clude any particular feature."
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The Bank of England return for the week end-
ing Feb. 2 exhibits some important alterations.
Owing to tie recent arrival of the Champion of
the Seas with gold, the item of bullion is rather
largely increased. The active demand for money
that prevailed, in order to meet the payments of
the 4th inst., occasions the augmentation in the
other securities and in the private deposits :

Active Circulation.
Decrease
Bullion
Increase..
Rest

£19,120,635
177,970
10,705,876
359,773
3,410,082

Increase
Public, Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other BilLs
Decrease
Government Securities

33,450
3,782,879
518,676
13,807,258
935,705
815,880
28,147
12,092,361

Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed

543,900
18,216,497
1,465,841
5,411,985

Inere-ase 537,010
The international commission appointed to report
upon the practicability of cutting a canal through
the isthmus of Suez, to unite the Mediterranean
and Red Sea, have issued their statement addressed
to the Viceroy of Egypt, which contains spare in-
teresting particulars. At first they proceeded
with their survey to ascertain if it was practicable
to cut a canal by way of Alexandria, but the nu-
merous engineering difficulties which presented
themselves, at once caused them to abandon that
life. After a careful examination of the bays on
the coast of the Red Sea, they found that the Gulf
of Peluso was not much further than the port
of Alexandria from the town of Suez, and that the
Intervening country presented few obstacles to
establish a navigable canal in a direct line. The
opinion of the commission was unanimous on this
Point, and they set to work and finished their plans
accordingly, which propose a general depth of 8

Metres, and a width from 1,600 to 2,500 metres.
The estimated cost of the whole when finished, is
Said down at 200,000,000 f. It is to be hoped that
the labours of this commission will not be wholly
lost fer the want of capital to complete the under-
taking, the restilts of which are incalculable in

extending commerce.
The Great Northern Railway Company have de-
clared a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 6

Per cent. The return upon the Great Western
Shares for the six months will be 2 per cent.
During the week ending Thursday last the ship-

raents of the precious metals direct from London
were 1,610 ounces of gold to Boulogne and Rotter-
dam.
There has been rather a flatter market for Eng-
lish Securities, and the transactions have been
limited. The Bank Return, although more favour-
able, has not therefore produced any effect upon
prices. Consols for money opened at 911 and
have since been 91/ For the account the quo-
tations declined to 91 ;5„ but afterwards recovered
to 912 and 914. The New Threes were 921 1, and
the Reduced 91i /. Exchequer Bills wore firm
at 7s. to 3s. discount, and also India Bonds at the
same rates. East India Stock was at 223 k.
Foreign investments have likewise ruled quiet,
but firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., after being 932
to 1, were 921 to 93, and the 4 per Cents. were
10i to 101. Spanish 3 per Cents. were 421, and
the New Deferred 2311., being rather lower. Peru-
vian Active Bonds have been dealt in at 801.
Russian 41 per Cents. at 921, and Dutch 21 per
Cents. at 641.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 71; Mexican,
20 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 421 3 ; ditto Deferred, 231 41 ; ditto
Certificates, 42 5 ; ditto Passive, 61
Railway Shares have generally been steady, and
in a few instances, including Great Northern, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, Midland, Norfolk, and some
others, an advance occurred. The Foreign lines
ruled dull.

Mining and Banking Shares were quiet.
The Shares of the New Discount Bank are called
is to 2 pm., and Egyptian Bank are lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Oficial List.)
Buslns., done.
3 per Cent. Recheed Annuitios oll'i
B,yer Cent. Consols Annuities 91 i i
"W 3 per Cont. Annuities
India Stock 223i
India Bonds, £lOOO
Dltto, under £lOOO 3 7 d
Console :or Account
Exchequer Bills, 20.
21000
£560
Small • .......... .. 63
37
ad
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 9B
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 44 per Cent
BP ',nigh Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Now Deferred, 3 por Cent.
Tnrkith Bonds, 6 per cent 23i
Ditto Account 93 i 21 3
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOl
Ditto Account loot x d
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i por Cent., 12 Gail 641

TWO O'CLOCK.
C)nsole ........ . ...................... .......... 914 13
Ditto Account

GAROTTE ROBBERIES.—Another of these cowardly
and dangerous robberies, which are becoming so general
and alarming in and about the metropolis, was com-
mitted on Mr. Thomas Bond, many years collecting
clerk in the establishment of Child and Co., 43, Leices-
ter-square, who had been spending the evening on Wed•
nesday last with a friend at Camden-town, and return-
ing home, at about 12 o'clock, down Tottenham-court-
road, and having crossed Oxford-street, into Crown-
street, Soho, was proceeding for the Haymarket, when
he was suddenly seized round the neck by a than secreted
in a corner of the street, and so tightly throttled that he
Was quite unable to make a noise or offer resistance,
while two more ruffians rushed upon him, and, having
snapped his watch guard in two, robbed him of his watch
and 235, in silver from his trousers pocket. Fortunately,
there was no further personal violence or injury, but
Mr. Bond was rendered perfectly insensible and left
prostrate on the pavement.

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