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

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLowi

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
closed very firmly, and prices of all descriptions
were quite as dear. The sales were estimated at
8,000 bales, comprising 5,000 American, 500 for
export and 500 on speculation ; 250 Pernam and
Maranham, at 6d. to Gad. ; 1,000 Bahia (all on
Rpeculatiou), at Gad. ; 300 Egyptian, at 61. to Bd. ;
1,000 Surat, at 4id. to 421. ; and 50 Sea Islands,
at is. to is. 4d. per lb. The Railway Share
Market was quiet, at steady rates.
The advices from New York state that owing to
the favourable character of the last City Banks'
Return the market for Public Securiti(s had im-
proved. The stock of specie had increased
1,445,407 dols., but the loans and discounts were
augmented 1,057,238 dJls.
Accounts from Chili mention that a new treaty
of amity, commerce, and navigation has been
formed between that country and the United
States.

Commercial advices from Havre state that trade
is remarkably brisk at that port. The demand for
cotton continues good, and the market is regularly
supplied ; prices are consequently without much
variation, but firm. The lowest qualities of New
Orleans are given at 82f. to 87f. per 50 kilos., and
very ordinary sorts realise 92f. The sales of all
kinds during the past week amounted to 13,152
bales ; the arrivals, 7,758 bales ; and the stock on
hand up to Feb. 29 was 70,011 bales. The quan-
tity arrived from the United States during the two
months of the present year was 53,302 bales,
against 40,000 lastlyear. Wool was in demand ;
3.40 bales Buenos Ayres sold at If. 25c. to 2f. 15c.
per kilo., and 26 Australian at 4f. 75e. to Of. 25.0.
per kilo. _ _

By telegraph from Batavia, by way of Trieste,
later advices have come to hand. The demand for
coffee in that market is greater than has been for
some time, and prices are rising. At the public
Sales 30,000 piculs were disposed of at an average
of 301 florins (Dutch) per picul. The markets in
Sugar were better supplied, and prices firm. At
Louravaya 10,000 piculs of No. 16 realised 150.,
11,000 piculs at 151f1., and 36,000 piculs 131 to
14i1. At Samarang 4,703 piculs averaged 151{1.,
and 10,000 at 15f1. Rice was falling in price, in
ecnisequence of the supply exceeding the demand,
and Indigo was in request at 3651 per box.
The corn trade is heavy, and wheat is 4s. to Se.
per quarter lower.

The shipping list compiled by Mr. Miller, of the
Jerusalem Coffee-house, gives the following parti-
culars of the number and tonnage of vessels now
011 the berth for Australia, Now Zealand, Van
Diernen's Land, &c.

Vessels. Tons.
Australia, Melbourne, and Geelong '22 ... 21,24
New South Wales l5 ... 11,265
Adelaide . 8 4,565
Swan River 1 ... 406
Van Diemen's Land
New Zealand 4 ... 2,226
There is more firmness in the market for English
securities, in consequence of the intelligence that
the preliminaries of a peace have been signed at.
Paris, while the expectation that the Emperor's
Speech will be favourable impart; confidence.
Consols opened at 911 h / for money, and have since
been 91 4. Theaccount prices from 91 1 have risen
to 91/. The Scrip is 11 prem. Exchequer Bills are
2s. discount to par, and the Scrip is 1k prem.
The New Three per Cents. are 92 to 93i, and the
teduced 9l Z. to 92.
Foreign Stocks are quiet, but firm. Turkish
6 per Cents. are 95a z for money, and 951 to 96.
Span;.sh Deferred are 23l /, Russian 5 per Cents.
are mil, Sardinian 891 to 90, Danish 3 per Cents.
831, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 1021. French 3
per Cents are 73 50, with the exchange at 25 60.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bond 9, 61 74; Mexican,
20:/ ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 58 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 101 3 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
8 per Cents., 42:2 3i ; ditto Deferred, 231; 4 ; ditto
Certificates, VI 5 ; Ditto Passive, 61 Y.

Au improvement has taken place in the Railway
Share Market. Caledonian have risen ss. to 10s.,
Groat Western 18s., Lancashire and Yorkshire sg.
to 10s., Midland ss. to 10s., and Norfolk 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been dull.

Mining and Miscellaneous shares are quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY .A.T CLOCK.
(From* the Ofiinial

.<u• +,-- 'done.
8 por Cent. Redrtced A,nnuitiag ,
IPer Cent Consols Annxitieh 9IA i
L. 4,3, 3 per Cent. Annuitiee
... 921 3i
Annuities 744
L'ong An expire sth Tan. 1860 .. 31
Ditto :10 Years, expire sth April, 1885
India Stock 2234 44
C .-o,s inr Account
Ditto Scrip
Exchequer Scrip ••• ll I'
E •-ii,quer Sires 24d.
£lOOO —,, .
£5OO
~,,nll
,„. Ditto Advertised
wDitto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 9,A
Ditto, 1459
98
PRICK OF FOREIGN' FUNDS AT ONP. O'CLo• K.
Prazilisn Bonds. 5 per Cent.
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B3l
Enssiati Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1322, £St lOl3/4 x d
strd inian Bon .s, 5 per Cent.
B put i
sh 11m.ds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Defcied, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ti,-1,,,1i ',ends, 0 per cent 951
Ditto Account
•.,7,:t..1. rr. ,r, Ahnvo
~,elle ir: !,,,,%,
'French Rentes, 4i per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent 73f 50c 25f 40c
TWO O'CLOCK..
°Also's,
Ditto Account

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(rbis Day.)

Diyorr, March 3.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E.;
looderate breeze and cloudy.
RAMSGATE, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—French
Ship-of-war Faon, from a cruise.
DovEit, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Barbadian,
from the Manritiu..
PORTSMOUTH, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Co-
linda, from Callao ; Valisneria, from London, for the Cape
of Good Hope, with loss of mainyard.
LIVERPOOL, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—James
Baines, from Melbourne, with about 100,000 ounces of
gold ; Persia (s.), Ness: York, with 700,000 dollars in
specie.
BRIDLINGTON, March 2.—The Bective, of Hartlepool,
was abandoned on the 20th Feb.,after being in collision
with the Leith (a.), of Louden, hich proceeded without
serious injury; crow saved.
Prxmourli, March 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—John Pur-
dee, from Newcastle to Constantinople, to stop a leak ;
Ernest Blanche, from Santa Martha, for Havre. Sailed—
Golden Gate, for New York.
FALMOUTH, March 2.—Wind E.—Failed—Great Bri-
tain, for New Orleans; Wilbelmina, Bombay; Blue Jacket,
Madeira.
OFF BIDEFORD, March 2.—Thetis, of Exeter, in tow of
the brig Ann, of Plymouth, disrnasted, from contact with
the American ship Arctic, from Boston to Cardiff.
KINSALE, March I.—Wind E. Arrived—Hope, from
lionduras, with loss of main and mizen-topmasts.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.?
SOUTHAMPTON', Monday Morning.
Arrived—Bessie, from Sunderland ; Pacific, Stockton ;
Eden, Alexandria ; La Poule, Cherbourg ; South-Western,
(s.), Jersey.
Sailed—Limerick Lass, for Newport ; Queen, (I.),
Oporto ; Sisters and George Johnson, Sunderland ; Do.
voushire, (s.), London ; Goinalza, Australia.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.
Wind E.N.B.
Arrived—Lancaster and Potomac, from New Orleans
Victoria, Mobile ; Standard, Savannah ; Sea Belle, Char.
leston.
Sailed—Gambia, for Toulon ; William ani Charles, Gib
rafter ; Leno, Genoa.

DCBLIN, Feb. 1.
Wind W.N.W.
Arrived—Lady Cecilia, froth Alexandria.
WATERFORD, Feb. 29.
Wind S.W.
Arrived—Sylpb, from Magazan.
QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 1.
Wind E.

Arrived—Granton and Sand. Roddington from Callao ;
Esther Ann, Pernambuco ; North Star, Athens ; Abana,
Syra ; Nancy, Mazagan.

BY SUBMARINZ AND BRITISH TRLRGRAP*3.)

GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.38 a.m.
Wind N.E., fresh, and cloady, past high water.
Arrived, 2d—Wave, from Guernsey ; Barbadian, Mau-
ritius; Alford, Stettin; Anna Dorothea, Memel. 3d—
De Jonge Rent* Worcum.
Sailed, 3—Wynand, for Ilona Kong.
DEAL, Monday, 9.15 a.m.
Wind N.E. by N., strong.
gpassed—Tar, (schooner), from Swansea, for London ;
(schooner), Shields, for Rio Janeiro : her Majesty's
guboats Griper and Ilerrin2, from the River, for Ports-
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