The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx:

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
closed with animation, and prices were without
change. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales,
(500 for export, and 1,500 on speculation), includ-
ing 200 Pernam and Maranham, 6A. to 71d. ;
50 Bahia, N-d. ; 250 Egyptian, 60. to Bid ; and
700 Surat, 40. per lb. The Railway Share
Market was lower, but little business was done.
The Havre Cotton Market closed on Saturday
after an unusually quiet week, and at a decline of
fully 1 fr. per 50 kilos. upon all sorts. Very ordi-
nary New Orleans left off at 95 fr., lower qualities
89 fr., and inferior at from 81 fr. The sales of the
week comprised a total of 6,907 bales chiefly New
Orleans, and the arrivals amount to 6,332 bales.
The stock on hand on the 9th May was 96,307 lb.
against 95,028 ditto at the corresponding period in
1855. The arrivals of cotton by sea at the port
were 40,517 lb. since the commencement of the
year, of which 34,428 were from the United States,
in twenty-three vessels, being the same number as
last year.

The Ocean Chief, which arrived from Melbourne
on Saturday, brought 50,000 ounces of gold, valued
at 200,0001. The Invincible, Johnson, also from
Port Philip, is announced off Hastings, with
20,013 ounces of gold, and advices to the 18th
February. These continued arrivals of the pre-
cious metals and the diminution in the shipments
to Turkey, will no doubt soon prove the accuracy
of the statement made by Sir. G. C. Lewis in the
House of Commons on Friday night, viz., that the
stock of bullion at the Bank of England is likely
soon to exhibit a material augmentation.
There is increased firmness in the English Stock
Market this morning, partly in consequence of the
specie arrivals, and the prospect of an early in-
crease in the amout of bullion held by the Bank
of England. The market presents rather a quiet
aspect, but there is still a disposition to speculate
for an advance. Consols, for money, are 921 to 93,
and for account, 93- being firm at Saturday's
quotations. The New 3 per Cents. are 92 to
921, and the Reduced 91i- Bank Stock is 211
to 212. The March Exchequer Bills are ls. dis-
count to 2s. premium, and the June ditto 3s. dis-
count to par. India Bonds are marked 9s. dis-
count.

Foreign Securities are mostly steady at previous
values, but there is very little animation in the
market. Turkish Six per Cents. are dull at
971. Spanish New Deferred are at 24',1 and
Portuguese Four per Cents. at 51. Russian
are rather flatter, the 5 per Cents. being 1041, the
4i per Cents. 94i, and the Small ditto, 94/. Mexi-
can Bonds remain at 221, Grenada New Active are
18, and Peruvian 41 per Cents. 77. Dutch 21 per
Cents. are 64.

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi-
can, 22i 4 ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Rus-
sian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents.,
94 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44/ 5/ ; Ditto De-
ferred, 242 25 ; Ditto Certificates, 5/ i; Ditto
Passive, 7 _

Railway Shales are generally rather flatter, and
a very limited business has been done. Most of
the English lines are at a slight decline. The
Foreign are equally heavy, and in the Colonial no
change of importance has occurred.
Banking and Miscellaneous Shares are dull.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON.E O'CLOCK.
( Prom the Official List. 1 _

linsinAs,. done.
Bank Stock
$ per tient. Recte.cod Annuitiss..... ......... 91i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 3
Yew 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities 75.
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7ll 1.16
India Bonds, £lOOO
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2 id. March. June.
£lOOO .. 2 p ldlpar 3 (1.
_ _

£5OO 2 p 1 dlpar 3 d
Small . 4 p I par 3 d
?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE 0'0.60(2,1i.
Grenada New Active, 1, per Cent.
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditte Account
Peruvian Bonds 41 per Cent —
Ditto Account 77
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent ... 51
Russian Bonds, 1822, 2 St., 5 per Cent.... 1011
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Ditto Small . 9lt
.ipanist Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
rurkixh Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account 97/
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent —
Ditto Account 2Bi

1,,,t111,18 CM nu fe,OVA .xv rth 1 e in to-inapt,.
Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders 64
QUARTER PAST TWO.
Consols for Money 924 92i
Ditto Account