The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

NONEIt MARILE

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'OLoox

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
at the extreme rates of Friday. The sales were
estimated at 12,000 bales-2,000 for export and
3,000 on speculation—comprising 30 Pernam and
Mirnham, 6:d. ; 210 Bahia, Old. to Gad. ; 300
gyptian, 6id. to 'lid. ; and 700 Surats, 4d. to
4id. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed
steadily at its best point.
The total amount of specie brought by the two
Vessels which have arrived from New York, viz.,
the Niagara and the Washington, is $1,010,670, or
about 202,134/. The adv ices, which are only a
Week later, mention that the cotton market was
active, and that full rates continued to prevail. In
the week ending the 13th ix It. the imports exceeded
-the exports to the extent of $1,070,370. The
money market, it is alleged, was never more
abundantly supplied, and the current rates for
loans on call were 5 to 7 per cent.
The trade reports from France to the close of
the week show a sensible improvement in the state
of business both at Paris and in the manufactur-
ing departments. Merchants from the provinces,
Who have abstained for some time to make pur-
chases, now begin to buy largely. The retailers
have been less busy, as the sales of novelties for
the season had terminated ; but the return of fine
weather has influenced the ordinary branches of
trade, which is added to by the purchases made by
foreign visitors. The trade in silks has experienced
.an important rise in prices. It is said that within
the last 15 days this advance is not less than 20
Per cent. on raw siks. Other branches of trade
are improving, and the depression caused by the
inundations is quickly passing away.
The second ordinary meeting of the Bank of
Asia was held to-day at the London Tavern. The
report was very brief, and merely stated that the
differences of opinion arising out of various ques-
tions of detail had now been arranged with the
Mercantile Bank, the consequence of which was
that a joint application for a substituted charter in
favour of the amalgamated bank had been presented
to the Privy Council, which the directors hoped
would be successful. The accounts were very
limited, and showed the following totals :

Capital—depo,dta
luttrest

£79,933 14 1
368 4 1

Disbat sed

~E:79,565 9 2
Tho assets were to the same amount. After a few
observations the report was adopted.
The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies
With $2,134,646.
The instalment of 20 per cent. on the New Loan
having been paid on Saturday, it is now expected
that the Money Market will become much easier
than before, and many predict that A further re-
duction in the minimum rate will take place next
Thursday, or in the following week at the furthest.
The payment of the dividends will shortly be made,
when the supply of capital will consequently be
increased.

The English Stock Market continues to improve,
a further rise of per cent. having occurred this
morning. Notwithstanding the extraordinary
buoyancy of the market, it may be mentioned as a
rather curious feature that parties are selling Con-
sols and buying French Stock, which it is evident
is gradually recovering from its recent depression.
There is not much doing however in the English Mar-
ket, owing to the arrangement of the Foreign Stock
and Railway Share accounts, which is still in pro-
gress. Consols have been 951 g all the morning.
The dealings in the New Threes and Reduced
Annuities have been at 96i R, and 95 respec-
tively. Exchequer Bills are 125.t0 155., and India
Bonds also 12s. to los. premium.
The New Loan is about 4to I, and Consols for
August are 93 to 96.
There is a brisk market for Foreign, at higher
prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. have reached 1071
and the 4 per Cents. 1063. for account. Spanish
Deferred are rather dull at 25k, the Passive at 6i,
_ _

and the Certificates at 61. Russian Fives are 111,
_ _ _

Ditto 41 per Cents. 984. Sardinian Fives 921,
being higher prices. All South American
descriptions have taken an upward turn, as will be
been by the annexed quotations. Brazilian 5 per
Cents., 101 ; ditto small, 100!1: Buenos Ayres, 83 ;
C'ailian 6 per Cents., 105 ; Grenada Now Active,
20 ; ditto Deferred, 7a Mexican, 23a Peruvian,
80i 82, and ditto 3 per Cents., 58. Dutch are
nominal.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Mexi-
can, 23 I ; Peruvian, 8) 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
66 8 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 109 ; ditto 41 pet' Cents., 99 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 47f ; ditto New Deferred,
25i 4 ; ditto Certificates, 61 7 ; ditto Passive,
7i.
The Railway Market continues in an excited
state, and despite the arrangement for the account,
numerous fresh tramactious have been recorded, at
a rise varying from 103. to 15s. per share. Cana-
dian and Indian are in demand at fuller prices.
Pernambuco have advanced, and the Belgian lines
attract increased attention. The French Market
may be generally deemed firmer.
Mines, Banks., and Miscellaneous are quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
1 Nrovi, the Oftial Lift.)
Busine,.. done.
8 per Cent. Rerte.ced Annuitias.,... ........ . 953 2 i
Now 3 per 'dent. Annuities .... ...... . ..• 96i 3
Lone Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... .
Ditto 31 Years, expire 10th Oct , 1859 3i
India Bonds, £lOOO .. ..
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d
£IOOO
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent..
Ditto Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.. s3
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO5
Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent 233
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent BO4
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.,,Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, 11 St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto 4i per Cent. -
Ditto Small 961 x d
Strdinisa, Bonqs, 5 per Cont.
Ditto Account o2f
Sp ~ lost vioq(ts, :4 per t:out
Ditto Account
Ditto t,' ew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. n-.A. fun 6!
T.lrkkh ';.m Is, 6 per cent lO7 '
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
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Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4il per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.

C msuls
Dittu Account (July 10)

General Todleben is daily expected to arrive at
Vienna. It is his intention to visit the most remarkable
fortresses in Germany.
A. WELL KNOWN ENGLISH MONK.—We read in the
German papers of a well-known eccentric—"A monk,
whose name is Spenct-r, and who is a member of a noble
family in England, is making a pilgrimage through
Hungary, with the permission of the Pope, his object
being to establish praying societies, whose special task
it will be to pray in chapels that the English nation
way be converted and return into the bosom of the true
church." The monk alluded to is the brother of the late
Earl Spencer.
ENTRY OF THE GUARDS INTO LONDON.—It is ex-
pected that ate three battalions of Guards (upwards of
3,000) from the Crimea will make their entry into Lon
don tat Wednesday or Thursday. A large number of
the beroes who fought at Alma, Inkertnan, &c , and re•
turned home invalided, will j yin their respective batta-
lions at the Waterloo static n, and march with them
through the metropolis to Hyde-park. Prince Albert
will bead the Grenadier Guardsas Colonel, and the Duke
of Cambridge as Colonel of the Snots Fusiliers.
IMPORTANT TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS—THE QUEEN'S
THEATRE, GLASGOW.—On Thursday, at the J. P. Court,
George Parry, lessee of the Queen's Theatre, GI eendyke-
street, pleaded guilty to performing the whole or part of
thi " Hunchback" and " Lady of Lyons," without hav-
ing obtained the necessary licence for so doing, in terms
of the act of Parliament. He was fined 51., being 50s.
or each offence.