The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COM KERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooic.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday cloned
steadily, at extreme prices. The sales were 79°°°,
bales, 500 for export, comprising 150 Pernara and
Maranharn, 6d. to 6d. ; 400 Egyptian, 641- t°
Bd. ; 1,000 Surat, std. to 4kd. per lb. "
Railway Share Market was quiet, and quotations
slightly lower.

The accounts from Madrid contain the 'Waco'
lars of the public debts of Spain, from which it
appears that the total amount on the 30th June:
1855, was 13,580,466,110 reals. The princiP
items of this sum, are the 3 per Cent. Stock (iIP
ternal), 2,681,011,544 reals, 3 per Cents. Deferred
1,597,289,456 r., and Foreign Bonds 4110,964,°'
The amount of the redeemable debt purchased
the state from 1851 to 1855 amounts t 0,934,9359271
reals. Business on the Madrid Bourse is improving'
and money is becoming more plentiful on acaron
of the number of foreign capitalists embarking in
Spanish undertakings. The Three-per-Cents
were done at 38, and the New Deferred at 23 .1v;
The financial operations of the new Ministel
Finance, Senor Santa Cruz, are not popular; 013.
considerable modifications will be made in 11.411
scheme of levying an indirect tax on commodiwv.
instead of the old octroi duties.
Accounts from Berlin mention that the Chamber
of Deputies have given their unanimous nanctiell
to the Government proposition to employ a par.
tion of the recent loan of 30,000,000 thalers t°'
wards paying the military expenses of the kW.
dom. The Minister of Finance announced to 06
house that he would not ask fur the proposed Jose
made by him at the commencement of the session'
Although the business at the Stock Exchange
commenced this morning at 10 o'clock, in cons:
quence of the taking of the Nevr Loan, the dealers
generally refused to operate until the Prices
~
accepted by the Government was ascertains'
It was generally believed the figure would ;
about 891, and when it transpired that
minimum fixed by the Chancellor of t°
Exchequer was 90, some dissatisfaction WA° e;
pressed as it was considered too high. The Stogy
Market consequently gave way. Consols sfi*,
being 91f for motley receded to 902, and the
account prices have declined to 91. The New ,1111111,
Scrip is lower /1 premium, and that of the funchli°
is heavy at / premium. The New 3 per Cents.
have been 92g 1, and 91 92. The Reduced Ma.
nuitics are 91i Bank Stock is 213?, to 215, 113 a
India Stock 221. Exchequer Bills are 45., 25., an

Is. discount, and India Bonds 2s. discount.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that they
has been less activity in the market for Amerie%
Securities, but prices remain without alteration.
the following quotations :

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. CO'
Redeemable. ref
United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-.105

STATE SECURITIES.
California 7 per Cent. Bonds -
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)...
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sled. Bonds). ... _
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 fs
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 /6
Pennsylvania 5 per Ceht. Stork... 74 '
id
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bondi '877... 80 so
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 84 gi
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86§
CITY SECURITIES.
Bolton 5 per Cent. Bords (Divers) ... 90 92
85
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 1
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 '

82
.1870... 80
86 86
98 I°o