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

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoex I
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 Maranham, at 6ld. to 7d. ;
and 700 Surat, 4d. to 4id) 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 slight improvement in the prices of the chief
rtieles'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-
* of coffee is ample, but sales are limited to actual
teeuirements. Good ordinary Java is 32c. per
and Brazil 28 to 30c. for fine ordinary, 25 to
41% for middling and inferior sorts from 23c. but
there is not much demand. In sugars the tendency
the market is to be •easier. A sale of
!(1400 kranjaugs of Java averaged 1 florin per
kilo. Refined Sugar is firm in price, but purchasers
few at the present rates. A. sate of 500,000
kilos. by auction, brought frOM 36i to 374 florins
Per 69 kilos. The market in Rice is without much
'ariation. Sales of Arracan, of middling qualities
44ve been effected at 3 florins' to 6- florins, and in
?tiler kinds prices are firm. Iu Spices not many
-rge transactions have taken place. Nutmegs are
kther heavy, at 156 c. per kilo, ; mace 140 c., and
closes at 39c. to 40e.
The Moniteur of
.yesterday publishes an imperial
oeeree, which postpones the reduction of the duties
en French Colonial Supra imported into France,
according to the ordinance of the 27th March,
84.2) until a special law ,is promulgated for the
I,rPose.
.Accounts from Lisbon state that the new law
proposed by the Government, which regulates the
l'aport and export duties on grain and other
4reals, upon free trade principles has met with
tie unanimous approbation of the country, ex-
"ging a few landed proprietors who adhere to the
protection system. .'ln all other commercial regu-
stions the Ministry of the young King of Portugal
Sows the utmost degree of liberality, and especi-
in those departments relating to international
treaties
with the neighbouring king-loin of Spain.
4, A. complaint is made by a " Shropshire Farmer,
that the decline in the Corn market on Monday
'44 Was stated, under this head at 2s. only, where-
-1441 another column the full Mark-lane report
°re it at 4s. to ss. per quarter. This is explained,
wever, by the fact that the Money article con-
-4.4.1nts the earlier portion only of the day's business,
tr that the Mark-lane report is completed to the
eof the market. On Monday morning last the
cmdeclinen was 2s. per quarter, but the market
became still heavier, and the reduction
then 4s. to ss. per quarter.
vs-the rates of exchange for three months' bills on
Principal cities of the Continent, were gene-
'4lY at a slight advance yesterday afternoon.
d 1113 - demand for discount accommodation,
'icing the last day or two, has sensibly in-
eilte.eed, and full rates are charged for the
commercial of comercial paper. This has
erl in consequence of the preparations made
or'the payment on the 29th inst., of the 25 per
th on the English Loan and the 30 per Cent. on
1,1!) Funding operation. At the close of next week
80 the inquiry will be sustained, owing to the
;mount
k required for the liquidation of the coin-
at'elal bills falling due on the 4th of the month,
Which
are known to represent a heavy, amount.
I.There is rather less firmness in the Market for
snblic Securities, chiefly in consequence of the
v
Okence of any business of importance. The specu-
dra are evidently itrpatient at the delay in the
days
of peace, which many expected Some
)r since, and this unfavOurable feeling, together
41 the increasing stringency of the money market
1:44 , depressing influence. Consols for money have
tu 92f and 92i to 2.. The account prices have
lien 9. and 92 'The New Scrip has been
a° final, - The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. to
4Prem., being is. lower, and the thuds rule at
WO 984. India Bonds have been 10s. discount.
India Stock for account is 218.
T:.°reign Stocks are'in some instances depressed.
r.kiall Bonds are Ito per cent. lower, the Six
la Cents. being 971 f, and the Four per Cents
for account. The money price fur the lat-
(o',.however, is quoted 100,i. Spanish Threes are
I,j, the Deferred 24t, and the Certificates
iltoklor are 5%, Peruvian Active 78 to 78%, and
"Deferred 67.
ht9hic following are the nominal prices of Foreign
tecks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71. ; Mexi-
-6t41 23 t ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
t 57;..Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
eer Cents., 103 105 ; ditto per Cants., 93 95 ;
i 4
341.1311 3 _per Cents., 44 45.1 ; ditto Deferred,
; ditto Certificates, 5% to 6 ; ditto Passive,
A I
ittt. ieavy tone pervades the Railway Share Mar-
-42 and a fair business has been done at a slight
unction in prices. The reaction, however, is not
I,llerally of importance, being in most cases I to
Wr share. The Foreign Lines are steady, and
d;/,ihre andlieuse are 10s. to 1/. higher.
tining and Banking Shares are quiet, and Ca
dada
Land have receded 21. to 3/.
ti

4tr.C.1131:1 FUNDS 'rash DNY TON 1,. r.F CLOCK..
I From the °Piot List.

P, done.
tilewi Cent. Conle Annaitios
is • 921

" . _
i:i4 Ronda, ,ElOOO ... . .. .
/44,t0. rimier 7,1000
t : Stock for Account 't 18
i6°lll for Account
;Chequer Bilis. 21d. March. June.
£lOOO •
vie o •••
blhuall
1.'1%444 'amide, 1855, 31 per Cent.. 9Bl a
p.7°E OF FOREION FUNDS AT ()Ng O'CLO. S.
imader Bonds ' r4
"I'IRII Bowls 41 per Cent ..... 781 8 a
!tto 3 per Cent „ .
S Ditto Account
T:IF1 Roth.,w :i per Cent —
1 !Ito Account
Ditto
Few Deferred, 3 per Cent.
hp, Account
l'ltiiiiii Coitee rt. of Coup. n'.4 fun ss,
' . 7:4l'h Ro mm
nde, t 6 peCre cent
Ditto Account
INltte Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. • 1001
Ditto Actount

Dividends on the Above payable in LOTleini
TWO O'CLOCK.
,onsols money 92R
Ditto Account

MISSING STEAMER PACIFIC.—We are requestel
le 4.
sltti
ate that the name of one of the vessels despatched
th the
BOard of Admiralty in search of the Pa ific is
tTartar,' not the Tartarus.
4„b NEWS FOR GOOD EARS.—Efer Majesty, it is said,
--7een pleased to sanction the Scots Fusilier Guards
rlti,l'ne a eorpa of pipers, to consist cf one piper-major.
Itsits7t6ix Pipers to each battalion. Their dress will be
ki.:"l4l' to that of the 42d Highlanders; but it will be
of time'yet before they will appear in the front
Ishe regiment, as it requires time to organise them.
atm GOLD.--The quotation of gold at Paris is
stl;l,llk6 per mills premium (according to the last tariff),
(40,1 at the English
.Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per
th- fen standard gold, iv an exchange of .25.32 ; and,
it e„exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.371,
thilOws' that Paris. is about 0.22 per cent dearer in
Mid.Y.l.4en than • By ad lees from Hamburg the
.m.
Miro. Cq gold is 426 i per mark, which,
. at the English
price of 31: 17s. 100. per oz. ;or standard, gold,
hups an exchange of 13.51 ; and, the exchange at Ham
is °n•London at short being 13.7 j, it follows that gold
0 87 :per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg.
"-TLEMAKEUS STRIKE.—SIINDERLAND, Monday.—
, v,ol?,_bettlemakers employed at four out of the six bottle-
srerate en the Wear struck work this morning. Their
bloZ1.1: remuneration has hitherto been—finishers, 28a.;
tse-LreS24s. ; gatherers, 205., with dwelling-house and
rea -•`"led. The masters say they cannot cope with the
nufactures in France and. Belgium if they continue to
1411/L11:ell wages, considering that coal and initerials are
the- Zigh figure, and they gave notice of a reduction of
she !rove rates to 241., 205., and 16,.. respectively, which
declised to accept, and accordingly 250 (If them
ha tainted out. The two houses at w( rk continue to
m
3iq.te flame wages as formerly.
se t• LON OF CLASSES IN INSTITUTES.—At
of the committee of the Hants and Wilts Adult
-"°,l Society, held at Basingstoke, ou the 19th
iht7,b, -185 d. it was resolved,—That a sum, not exceed-
iNt..`.* be allowed for travtll ng epzsases to members of
,t4iiirsutiona in union with th s so,iety, who may be
%viers
of
presenting themselves far examination at the
Arts in Jllllo.l2ext.