The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-15 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly and quietly, at the full prices of last
week. The sales were 8,000 bales (500 for ex-
port, and 1,500 on speculation), comprising 100
Pernam and Marnham, Gd.'; 100 Bahia, qd.!;
250 Egyptian, 61d. to i d. ; 1,000 Surat, 4id. to
51d. per lb. The Share Market closed very buoy-
antly, at a marked advance in the quotations of the
leading stocks.

Telegraphic advices from Marseilles, dated the
13th inst., state that the rise in the price of wheat
Continued at that port on an average of lf. 50c. per
hectolitre. The price of African wheat was 46f.
per 160 litres, or 29f. 50c. per hectolitre, and
Richelieu wheat was in demand at 32f. 50c. At
Paris there was considerable demand yesterday for
the four mark qualities of flour, and sales realised
91f. 50c. per 157 kilos. for the current month, 92
for 3 months, 92f. 50c. for May and June, and 93
for June and July. During the day the factors
declared to 4,509 sales of flour to be delivered
Within 30 days at 80 to 81f., and 5,999 sacks at
the average price of 86f. 56c. per 157 kilos.
Wheat was firm with an upward tendency. The
German markets do not participate in the improve-
ment of the French. At Hamburg there was
Scarcely any business transacted in wheat, and the
prices were almost nominal at the following quota-
tions :-Wheat 28f. per hectolitre for delivery,
ditto Holstein and Schleswig 28f. 25c. to 29f. 75c.
In rye a brisk trade was doing, and sales of about
8,000 hectolitres realised 19f. 75c. to 21f. 15c.,
ditto Danish 17f. 65c. ; Stettin 18f. 35c. ; St.
Petersburg 12f. 50c. to 12f. 75c. Barley was in
demand at the rate of 13f. 78c. to 14f. 50c. per
hecto. At Dantzic the prices of wheat were also
nominal, and rye not much in request at 22f. the
hecto. of 682 kilos. to 22f. 75c.
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The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1856. 1855.
. £29,168 £26,172
60,119 54,821
16,198 13,427

Great Western
North-Western
Sontb.Western

Erighto.ny—
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
Cheater and Holyhead
East Lancashire
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
North Stafford
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver
Ulster
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and Sonth-Western
Great Western of Canada
Grand Trunk of Canada
Northern of France

The demand for money on the Stock-Exchange
iti exeedingly active, in consequence of the nu-
merous applications, accompanied by the 10 per
cent. deposit, that are being sent in to Messrs.
Rothschild for allotments of the New Loan. Ex-
trenaely high rates are willingly paid for tempo-
ral'y accommodation, and during the next week or
fortnight the money market will no doubt be very
Stringent. The following notice regarding the
ithecription list for the New Loan has been issued
by Messrs. Rothschild :

" LOAN OF FIVE MILLIONS STERLING.

"Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons beg to
announce to the public that they are ready to re-
e!lve applications for the proposed loan from par-
tles desirous of participating therein, and will re-
eeuve the same until Friday at two o'clock.
"It is necessary that every application be ac-
companied with a deposit, in money, of 10 per
cent, on the amount thereof ; and if the amount
al)Plieo '-e not allotted the proportion of the
der
•aired will be returned forthwith.

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