The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTFT.T,TGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
With an improving tendency, at extreme quota-
tions. The sales were 15,000 bales-4,000 for ex-
port and 400 on speculation—comprising 230 Per-
tiara and Maranham, at 50. to 6W.; 1,400 Bahia,
sid. to 6id.; 400 Egyptian, 6d. to 81 ; 1,500
Surat, 30. to 42d.; and 100 Sea Islands, 10d. to
is. 2d. per lb. The Railway Share Market re-
mained steady, without any change in prices.
Accounts horn Hamburg mention that letters
have been received there from Riga to the 4th
inst. and Revel to the 2d, stating that the commer-
cial activity which existed at these ports during
January was checked by the ice stopping all navi-
gation. It appears that a very considerable trade
Was carried on between these ports and Sweden,
Denmark, and the German States on the Baltic
shores ; also that a number of ships laden with
cargoes of oleaginous grains, tallow, hemp, and
flax, on English account, had left for Hull and
other British ports. It is also stated that several
English vessels had entered Port Baltic and Bol-
deraa, for the purpose of trading with the Russians,
111 spite of the proclamation, which considers the
lame au act of treason, until peace is established
formally between the two countries.
The Cotton Market at Havre continues buoyant,
and prices have advanced from 1 to 2 frs. per 50
kilogrammes, with a much larger business doing
than has been known previously. Sales to the num-
ber of 17,000 bales were effected at the following
pr es :—New Orleans, from 81f. to 99f. ; Mixed,
froina 81f. to 93f., and Georgia from 81f. to 94f.
The Stock nn hand was stated to be 66,900 bales,
against 39,800 in 1855, and 67,650 in 1854. This
trade with America is on the increase, and where

formerly a portion of supplies came from Liverpool,
they will now mostly come direct from the United
fitatea.

The latest advices from Canada contain some
interesting statistical information upon the trade
of Moatreel. During last year there was a de-
crease in dutiable imports of 1,575,885/. compared
'frith 1854, but there was an increase of free
goods to the extent of 613,779/. The fall-
log off in the revenue was 168,2991. The only
Articles in which an augmentation was exhibited
**re gin, as a substitute for brandy, raw sugar,
in consequence of a local refinery machinery, and
"sr. Articles of necessity, as well as luxury, par-
ticipated in the diminution, silks haring decreased
t 3,074/., wine 22,1541., spirits 111,000/., tea,
80,000 lbs., hardware 175,4391., metals 272,896/.,
And woollens 272,1581. This falling off
In the revenue was not produced by the
'eduction in the tariff, nor the Reciprocity Treaty
With the United States, but resulted from the
Uinitation of trade consequent upon the inability
0f the people generally to become purchasers.
The applications for shares in the Alliance (France
thud England) Bank continue exceedingly numerous,
%lad the undertaking has been very favourably re-
geived at the Stock Exchange, where transactions
eer the "coming out " are reported at 11 premium.
The Council will consist of gentlemen of the highest
respectability resident in London and Paris, and it
'4 fully expected that large dividends will be re-
turned to those who subscribe their capital.

A. statement was made by a contemporary this
tilorning, that the drafts of the Tipperary Joint
stock Bank had been returned. This is substan•
:1411Y correct, but itresulted from an accident, and
`ll4l drafts have since been paid. The payments
*ill, therefore, proceed as usual.
The Consul Market retains its buoyancy, and a
further advance upon the enhanced quotations re
corded yesterday afternoon hag taken place. As
410 Period for the opening of the Paris Conferences
IPprocches, the speculators, although generally
sanguine of the result, operate cautiously, but the
rearket is gradually improving. Consols have been.
$2 to 92i, and 91; to 92 for money. For the ao-
"Wit the prices have been 92i and 921- j, the
-Inarket a.t the present moment being rather flatter.
The New 3 per Cents. have been 921 to 931, and
the Rndiseed 92i Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 3s.
Cocoa tit.
Foreign Stocks are generally at higher quota-
tidal. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 934. and the
Guaranteed 4 per Cents. 100; to 101. Spanish
Threes are quiet at 42i, and the New Deferred at
231 There have been bargains in Brazilian 4i

Per Omits. at 93k, in Equador at si, in Equador
Nezr Consolidated at 13i, and in Portuguese 4
fir Cents. at 484 Venezuela 41 per Cents.
"me been 29, and Duteh 4 per Cents. 95i
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6171; Mexican,
.14 j'; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ;
rortegvese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
€lllte., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
3 Per Ceuta., 424 43 ; ditto Deferred, 231 24; ditto
Certificntei, 41 5 ; ditto Passive, 61 4.
The Railway Share Market is rather fiat, as the
basins ss doing is very limited, and some of the
Lawry lines are lower. Great Western have ad-
Uncect Paris and Lyons, and Great Western of
Canada shares are rather higher.
Foreign and Colonial Mining Shares are very
'lull, Banking Shares are steady, and the new
Undertakings are at the following quotations :
Western of London, I to 1 ; Ottoman, 21 to 21 ;
bisccumt, 1 to 14 ; and Egyptian, 2i to 3 prem.

RITNH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Prom the Official List. )
Rn.lnes, done.
Y , Per Cent. Redxoed Annuities ......... 92i
tyor C.,nt. Consols Anneitlev 92 j 1 2 11
6, 3 per Cent. Annuities
vansole for Asootint
I:chequer Bills, 21d.
21003 . " ' 7 5 7 d
- - - -

'Ronal - 6 3 7 2
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. '—
Ditto, 1859
, ..
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Small
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent.
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto 3per Cdni.
Iquador Bonds

Ditto Now Consolidated l4
Circled& Now Active, 13/4 per Cont. -
Pi:to Deferred • 7
kerie an 3 per Cont.
Ditto Account
liortague6o Bonds, 5 pot- Cent., Con. 1841
Dia o 4 per Cent 48i 71
Russia u Bonds, 5 por Cent., 1822, £ 5t....
IriDitto 43/4 per Cant ..
Ditto Small
BPantolt Bonds, 3 per Cent 421
Ditto Pew Deferred, 3 per Cont.
Ditto. Account 24i
TnrkiLiN Bonds, 6 per cent 935 i i i
Ditto Account
Ditto Cinaranteod, 4 per Cent 100& 1
Ditto Account .. IOOI x d
Toneauole. Bonds, 41 per Cent
Tilvtdends on the above payable to Loam
"Welk Exchange, 2} per Cent., 18 Gull ...
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Co.ssols (money)
Ditto Account, March 11 92i

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Mar La SIG/N.—The maple sugar crop of the year
1815 in estimated by the officials in Washington in the
agricultural bureau at $2,720,000. Maple sugar, being
a product of the forest, is chiefly confined to those re-
gions of the interior where it is a cheap and ready sub-
stitute for there tno costly and lees accessible product of
the cane. The large production of the present year may
he regarded as an effort of the rural population to re-
medy a deficiency in the supply of this necessary article.
now far the maple can be looked to as a permanent re-
source we can only conjecture, but the subject is worthy
of consideration. Cane grows only in the extreme southern
latitudes of the United States. The sugar maple, however,
flourishes in the greater part of the inhabited sections,
and though the article produced by it is inferior to the
other, yet, as it requires but little care, it is much
cheaper. Now, the question is whether it is capable
of regular cultivation for this purpose. Were the proper
attention bestowed it is possible that it might, since there
is no reason why a forest of sugar maples might not be
reared as well as a forest of Sugar cane. A. much butter
expedient, however, would be the cultivation of the sugar
beet, which is so successfully practised in France. About
two years since it was announced that the Mormons in
Utah had gone extensively into the rearing of this crop,
and bad erected sugar-mills and refineries, in order to
suppl mselves with sugar. The introduotion of this
cultured to the tTnited States might aflord a profitable
occupation for many of our farmers, since the price of
Nagar is such as to insure a very handsome return to the
producer. With such immense territorial possession.
We have it in our power to become in a great measure a
self-sustaining nation, rearing, nearly all the crepe re-
quired for our own use.--1114,1faclelpieia I,YO/14 APiertt',47l.