The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

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C ifiliiiaJiAL IN iLLid

CITY, Two o'CLoca.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
steadily, without any change in prices. Tho sales
amounted to 3,000 bales—comprising 60 Pernam
and Maranham, 6p. to 6id. ; 500 Bahia, 7d. to
7d. ; and 500 Surat, 4d. to 41d. per lb. The
Railway Share Market exhibited a dull aspect,
and prices were a shade lower.
Advices from Mulhouse, in France, one of the
chief cotton manufacturing towns in that country,
state that the demand for calicoes is steady, and
that most of the retail traders are laying in their
stocks for the season. Although the consumption
of this necessary article is not equal to what it is
in England, still it is increasing throughout France,
and the manufacturers at Rouen, Mulhouse, &c.,
are increasing the number of their looms monthly.
The manufacture of fabrics, half cotton, and half
wool, likewise at these factories, is greatly on the
increase, while muslin•de-laines are not so much

in request.
Accounts from Paris state that the Customs re-
ceipts of France during the first six months of the
present year exceeded those of the like period in
1855 by 55,000,000 f., an encouraging proof of the
increasing commercial prosperity of the country.
At the annual meeting of the Union Bank of
London, this day, a dividend of 5 per cent. for the
last six months was declared. The net profits of
the year were 121,1121. Os. 2d., out of which this
would be payable, besides 15,0001. added to the
reserve fund, leaving a surplus of 20,2261. 6s. Bd.
for the next account. The report was adopted

unanimously.
The meeting of the London and Westminster
Bank has also been held to-day—the Lord Mayor
in the chair—at which the following report was
adopted : _

"The directors have the pleasure to report that, after
making provision for all bad and doubtful debts, paying
the income tax, and setting apart 2.000/. towards the
new buildings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury, the net
profit. of the bank for the last half-year amount to
92,1121. 184. Bil. Out of this sum the directors have
allowed Merest at the rate of five per cent, per annum,
on the rest or surplus fund, which then amounts to
147,712/. 14s. 41., and they now declare a dividend to the
shareholders at the rate of 6 percent. per annum, and also
a bonus of five per cent, on the paid up capital. Atter
these payments are made, there is a balance of 8 5101.
3i. Bd., which is carried forward to the credit of profit
and loss account for the current half•year."

The English Stock Market continues dull, at
previous quotations. Both real and speculative
dealing is very circumscribed, partly owing to the
share settlement, and the quotations are conse-
quently rather flat. Consols have been 95i 1 for
money, and 951 for account. The Scrip is
marked 4i. Exchequer Bills have advanced to
198. and 235., owing to the easy condition of the
Money Market, and the Bonds are 1001. The
NevN Threes are 964 2, the Reduced 954 and
the New 21 per Cents. 791. Bank Stock is 217 to
218, and India Stock 233. East India Bonds are
255. premium.
Iu the Foreign Market the transactions have
keen very limited, and prices have slightly given
Way. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 103 to 1031 for
money, and 1034 to 104 for account. Spanish 3
Per Cents. continue heavy at 44, and the Deferred
are 23. Russian 4i per Cents. have been 984,
Mexican 23k, and French Threes 71f. 50c. Dutch
are at nominal quotations.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, if 4 ; Mexi-
-517 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4i- per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; ditto Deferred, 23 i;
ditto Certificates, 54 6/ ; ditto Passive, 6i 7.
For Railway Shares there is a flatter market, a
general decline, varying from to 4 per cent., having
occurred. This is more the result of the settlement
than anything else ; but the business done is not
large. The Foreign are dull. Rigas have receded
to sto si. Bengals, Ceylons, Euphrates, dr,c., are
Without variation. The French and Colonial are
weaker, excepting Great Western of Canada, on
which there is a slight improvement.
Mines and Banking Shares are neglected. Mis-
cellaneous are firm. National Discount Company's
shares are rather higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
( From the Ofwica List.)

!In.:inc.,' done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....
3 Per Cent. Console Annuities 9siiiii
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities 791
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 5-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3 1-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB4
India Stock
Ditto, under £lOOO 25
xstlo 2l p
Consols for Account
Consol Scrip 4l p
Exchequer Bills, 21d.
£l000
Small
‘, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
mexiea 3 per Cent —
Ditton Account 234 3
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per cent. • 9Bi x d
S t
din i a L lion:ls, 5 per Cent.
s , .i)i
p si rioyds 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 44 31 x d
Ditto ew Dderred, 3 per Cent.
DittorkTai ,;ends, oncis, o
Account _ - 23 a a
pRr cent lO3l 3
Ditto Account lO4 3i
Thtto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
" - en's on 1.,, ~.,,name savable in London.
French Renter, 4 per Cent. -
Ditto 3 per Cent 7lf 500, ex 25f 23 c
Dutch Exchange, 2.4, per Cent., 12 Guilders 65t

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols (Money)
Ditto Account (Aug. 7)

953 d

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Tio.s Day.)

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LONDON, July 16.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; 2
moderate breeze and cloudy. 2
PORTSMOUTH, July 15 —Wind S.— Arrived—Morgiana, 2
from Siena. Leone ; Switzerland. London, for Adeltdde, 2
and proceeded to Southampton ; H M.Str. Gorgon, Liver- 2
pool, with two gun-boats in tow. Sailed—Eamont (tpt.)
and Lancashire (tpt.), for Deptford. 1
FALMOUTH, July 15.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze.—Ar-
rived—Harriet and Europa, from Havana.
TROON, July 14. Arrived—Agues Taylor, from Dame- ';
rara ; Elizabeth, Monte Video ; James, Demerara ; Rua-
sia, Quebec. 1
CLYDE, July 14.—Wind S.—Arrived—Spartan, from
Dalhuusie ; Home, Montreal ; Acme, Quebec; Sceptre,
Matanzas; Cobia, New York; Envoy and Polly, Quebec. 4
Sailed—Trafalgar, for Adelaide, S.A.
DOVER, July 15.—The Metenr, from the Cape of Good `,
Hope L.) London, got on the Heads last night in a thick
fog, but came off without apparent damage and proceeded. 11