The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTRT.T.TGPNOB.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
steady, and prices were unchanged. The sales
were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,000 of which
were taken for export. The Railway Share Market
closed steadily ; the transactions were moderate.
The grain market at Brussels yesterday was
active, when about 1,500 hectolitres were sold at
an average of 30 francs per hecto., being a slight
advance on the opening prices of the present week.
The sales were effected quickly, and were chiefly
made in small lots to the retailers, who oppor-
tunely were in want of supplies for immediate con-
sumption. There would have been a larger attend-
Luce of farmers with grain for sale, but the heavy
rains of the previous night had detained them from
Coming to market. Rye was in demand, at an
average of 17 francs per hecto. At Paris also
there was a recovery in the prices of the previous
Market, with a large attendance of retailers, who
had allowed their stocks to be reduced, in expecta-
tion of a further decline. Wheat was sold at 50f.
to 52f. per sack, being an advance of about lf. per
hectolitre, and the four mark qualities of flour
were quoted at a rise of 2f. per sack, but not much
sold at the higher price. At Lille the holders of
wheat were asking an advance of 3f. to 4f. per
sack of 1i hectolitres, which purchasers who had
run short of supplies were obliged to give. The
average price was 53f. 20c. per sack for white.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
the 16th inst. does not exhibit many changes of
importance. In the bullion there has been a slight
decline, but the Reserve of Notes has slightly
augmented. The other securities, however, have
materially increased.

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion 12,455,624
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 891,412
Decrease
Government Securities
No alteration,
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed

Increase'

5,560

The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week ending Thursday
last is as follows :

Gold Coin
), ~ ...
~ Bars .....
Silver Coin Belgium ... 1,900 Ozs.
I) ft

The meeting of the Great Northern Railway
Company was held to-day, and was but thinly at-
tended. The report led to some discussion, but
was adopted. After paying the preference shares a
dividend of V. 15s. per cent. for the half-year was
declared. The directors were empowered to vote
NO/. towards the schools at Peterborough, and to
convert the debenture capital into shares.

The English Stock Market is dull, but the quo-
tations have been well maintained, notwithstand-
ing the rather unfavourable char icter of the Bank
return and the paucity of dealing. Consols for
The
have been 95k I, and for account 95g
-ulle New 3 per Cents. are 96 to 961, and the
Reduced 951 Exchequer Bills remain at lls.
to 14s. premium, and the Bonds are 1001 Bank
Stock is 218/.
Foreign Securities have been dull, and generally
rather. flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy
at 1031, and the 4 per Cents. at 104. Peruvian
have ruled firm, viz., at 82f to 83. Grenada New
Active are 20, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. 58k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Mexican,
22i Peruvian, 82 4 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 9;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per
Couts., 111 13 ; ditto 4/ per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; ditto Deferred, 24a 5 ;
ditto Passive, 6i 7.

Railway Shares are generally supported with
firmness, and Midland, Bristol and Exeter, North
Eastern, Berwick, and Brighton are higher. French
Lines are dull, and East India descriptions rather
firmer. Great Western of Canada have risen
Rigas are 11 pm.
Ottoman Banks have improved ss. to 103. Mis-
cellaneous are inactive.

HAMM FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From tit! Oficial List.)
Bank Stock
3 per emu Reduced Annuities.
3,,, Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9sh f
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
'mug Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1560 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 7-16
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
500
£IOOO
£
hall
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3h per Cent. lOO. A
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Dutch Exchange, 2h per Cent., 12 Guil —
Equador New Consolidated —
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
9,renada New Active, 21 per Cent.
'eraviau Bonds 4i per Cent B2
Ditto Account
Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
TlrkiLh Bonds, 6 por cent —
bat° Account
T)itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lOl
Diviienis on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 9sh I
Ditto, Account