The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
C OrdIVIEIWIAL INTr.T.TJGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with evident firmness. Compared with Friday's
rates prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales
were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were
for export and 500 on speculation. The sales in-
clude 620 Pernam and Marauham, at 64d. to 7d. ;
and 700 Surat, 4d. to 4a-d. The Railway Share
Market was scarcely so firm as on Monday.
Commercial accounts from Holland, state that
trade generally throughout the country is steady,
with a alight improvement in the prices of the chief
articles of Colonial produce, but there are few
large transactions taking place, either for home
consumption, or on foreign account, so that the
stocks on hand are greater than they usually are
at this season of the year. At Amsterdam the sup-
ply of coffee is ample, but sales are limited to actual
requirements. Good ordinary Java is 32c. per
kilo., and Brazil 28 to 30c. for fine ordinary, 25 to
274 for middling and inferior sorts from 23c. but
there is not much demand. In sugars the tendency
of the market is to be easier. A sale of
3,000 kranjpgs of Java averaged 1 florin per
kilo. Refined Sugaris firm in price, but purchasers
are few at the present rates. A sale of 500,000
kilos. by auction, brought from 36i to 374 florins
Per 50 kilos. The market in Rice is without much
Variation. Sales of Arracan, of middling qualities
have been effected at 3 florins to 61 florins, and in
other kinds prices are firm. In Spises not many
large transactions have taken place. Nutmegs are
rather heavy, .at 156 c. per kilo. ; mace 140 c., and
cloves at 39c.-to 40c.

The Monitettr of yesterday publishes an imperial
decree, which postpones the reduction of the duties
on French Colonial Sugars imported into France,
according to the ordinance of the 27th March,
1852, until a special law is promulgated fur the
purpose.

Accounts from Lisbon state that the new law
proposed by the Goieifiment, which regulates-the
import and export duties on grain and other
cereals, upon free trade principles has met with
the unanimous approbation of the country, ex-
cepting a few landed proprietors who adhere to the
protection system. In all other commercial regu-
lations the Ministry of th• young King of Portugal
shows the utmost degree of liberality, and especi-
ally in those departments relating to international
treaties with the neighbouring kingdom of Spain.

A complaint is made by a " Shropshire Farmer,'
that the decline in the Corn market on Monday
last was stated, under this head at 2s. only, where-
as in another column the full Mark-lane report
save it at 4s. to ss. per quarter. This is explained,
however, by the fact that the Money article con-
tains the earlier portion only of the day's business,
and that the Mark-lane report is completed to the
close of the market. On Monday morning last the
decline was 2s. per quarter, but the market subse-
quently became still heavier, and the reduction
was then 4s. to ss. per quarter.
The rates of excha.nge for three months' bills on
the principal cities of the Continent, were gene-
rally- at a slight advance yesterday afternoon.

The denand for discount accommodation,
during the last day or two, has sensibly in-
creased, and full rates are charged for the
4egociation of commercial paper. This has
arisen in consequence of the preparations made
for the payment on the 29th inst., of the 25 per
Cent. on the English Loan and the 30 per Cent. on
tba- Funding operation. At, the close of next week
also the inquiry will be sustained, owing to the
amount required for tho liquidation of the com-
tercial bills falling due on the 4th of the month,
Which are known to represent a heavy amount.
There is rather less firmness in the Market for
public Securities, chiefly in consequence of the
absence of any business of importance. The specu-
lators are evidently impatient at the delay in the
declaration of peace, which many expected some
days since, and this unfavourable feeling, together
With the increasing stringency of the money market
has a depressing influence. Consols for money have
been 92} j and 924 to /.. The account prices have
been 921 and 92i -11. The New Scrip has been
seminal. The March Exchequer Bills afe 2s. to
46. prem., being Is. lower, and the Bonds rule at
88i to 98k. ,ludia Bonds haie been 10s. discount.
tiet India Stock for account is 218.

Foreign Stocks are in some instances depressed.
Turkish Bonds are to per cent. lower, the Six
Der Cents. being 97e and the Four per Cmts.
1001 # for account. The money price for the lat-
ter, however, is quoted 100 x. Spanish Threes are
141, the Deferred 211, and the Certificates N.
quador are si, Peruvian Active 78 to 781, and
the Deferred, 57.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
tog :—Grenada Deferred Bondi, 6! 7i ; Mexi-
tlu, 20 t ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
66 57 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
Per Centi., 103 105 ; ditto 44 per Conti., 93 93 ;
13Panish 3 per Cents., 44 45' ; ditto DAerrel,
24/ 25 ; ditto Certificates, 51 to 6 ; ditto Passive,
7 7i.
A. heavy tone pervades the Railway Share Mar-
ket, and a fair business has been done at a slight
reduction in prices. The reaction, however, is not.
generally of importance, being in most cases 1 to
Pei share. The Foreign Lines are steady, and
Altnahre and Meuse are 10s. to 11. higher.

Mining and Banking Shares are quiet, and Ca-
nada Land have receded 2/. to 3/.

kIIITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
t From► t 1 Ofteial Litt.;

fna•n'. Anne.

I Poi . Gent. Commis Annaitier ' I__
92} 3 4
India Bonds' £lOOO
Ditto. under glOOO ll 6 d
~.zsahk Stock for Account 9lB
I:,hßois :4' kccount
eons& Scrip 2 : p
&chequer Bills, 24d. • March. June.
RlOOO " ... . 2I p I
£5BO
`,mall
Ditto Bonds, IRSB, 34 per Cent.. 984 3
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
c:lnador Bonds SA
Ditto New Consolidated,
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Peruvian Bowls 4. per, Cent ..
Ditto 3 per Cent ' —
Ditto Accouat
eardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account .. ... ~........ ................... 911 4 4 4 3
Iln,rit•l Bowls, 3 ptalmaeAt —
Ditto Account . .
Ditto New Deferre4; 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish 74
ll'aTlish Committee Cert. of Coup. nit fun. 5.4 p c
lorki„h p,oodif. 6 par cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. lOOl
Ditto Account
Y9nezuela Bonds, 4} per Cent —
Ditto Deferred, 14 per Cent......... 123
Dividends on the above payable in tnOot,
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money . . - 923
Ditto Account, ;pH' 10 923

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TIN MISSING STEAMER PACIFIC.—We are requested
to state that the name of one of the vessels despatched
by the Board of A.dmiralty in search of the Pacific is
the Tartar, not the Tartarus.
BAD Mims FOIL GOOD EARS.—Her Majesty, it is said,
bas been pleased to sanction the Scots Fusilier Guards
baying a corps of pipers, to consist cf one piper-major
sad six pipers to each battalion. Their dress will be
similar to that of the 42d Highlanders, but it will be
some little time yet before they will appear in the front
of the regiment, as it reqnires time to organise them.
?RION Or GOLD.—The qnotation of gold at Paris is
litiftui 6 per mills premium (according to the last tariff),
'which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per
oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.32 ; and,
the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.37 i,
it follows that gold is about 0.22 per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburg the
Price of gold is 426/ per mark, which, at the English
/dint price of 31. 17s. lOid. per oz. :'or standard gold,
Rives ao exchange of 13.51 ; and, the exchange at Ham',
burg nn London at short being 13.7 k, it follows that gold
IS 0.87 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
LIOTTLICILAILERS' STRIKE.—SDNDERLAND, Monday.--
The bottlemakers employed at four out of the six bottle.
'works on the Wear struck work this morning. Their
:weekly remuneration has hitherto been—finishers, 284,;
elowers, 245. ; gatherers, 205., with dwelling-house and
fire added. The masters say they cannot cope with the
reanufactures in France and Belgium if they continue to
Pay Inch wages, considering that coal and m,terials are
at'a high figure, and they gave notice of a reduction of
the above rates to 245., 205., and 16.. respectively, which
the men declined 'Co accept, and accordingly 250 of them
have. turned out. The two houses at work continue to
pay the SAM wages as formerly.

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