The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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I TY. Two o'Ceoca
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was
• steady, and closed at the full prices of Friday.
The sales were 9,000 bales, 4,030 on speculation.
• The Railway Share Market continued very firm,
and the quotations of all leading stocks advanced.
. Reports upon the state of commerce throughout
the principal French markets for raw produce have
• come to.hand. The markets for sugar are quiet,
and prices have a downward tendency. At Havre
foreign sugars have fallen a little. A sale of 486
cases of Havannah brought from 23f. 25c. to 41f.
75c. per 50 kilos. At Nantes and Bordeaux trans-
actions were almost suspender]. Accounts received
from the Antilles to the close of December state
that sugars were extremely scarce there, and quoted
On the plantations at 29f. to 35f. per 50 kilos.
In coffee the demand has been very animated, and
prices are maintained. At Havre 5,100 sacks of
Ceylon sold during the last fortnight brought
from .115 f. to 118 f. per 50 kiloaramines ; 2,800
bags of Java 124 f. to 127 f., 300 bags of Rio
Janeiro 54f. to 61f,, and 1,500 bags of Hayti 114 f.
to 124 f. Trade at the Wino Halls has been gene-
. rally dull, but the holders of large stocks aro not
. inclined to sell at a reduction. As Bordeaux good
qualities of St. Vincent have sold at 572 f. per 912
litres, and inferior qualities of other brands at 350 f.
St. Macaire, of 1853, has been in demand, end sold
at 500 f. per 912 litres. Caliors, of the first quality,
is 950 f., and inferior 700 f., but not much in re-
quest. White wines generally are Lower, but holders
not inclined to sell. At Borey the spirit market
is quiet, and the usual sales for Paris consumption
are limited. At Bordeaux, Languedoc sells at
150 f., and common beet-root spirit at 113 f.
In the discount market the demand for money
Continues active and full rates are now current.
The improved feeling in commercial circles engen-
dered by the prospects of an early peace has led
to an extension of business, and the preparations
Making for large transac ions as the spring edvances
May have, in some measure, occasioned the increased
inquiry for accommodation.
About 200,000/e of the gold brought by the
Champion of the Seas from Australia is stated to
have been sent into the Bank of England, and the
remaining 300,000/. will probably he taken for the
Continent. The latest advices from Melbourne
Mentioned that several vessels would shortly leave
for England, and the quantity of specie on board
IS expected to be large.
After the regular hours of business yesterday
the English Funds were even more buoyant than
they had previously been, and the highest quota-
tions, then current, were the opening values this
luorning. Since then, however, the rressure for
Money has been felt with much severity, and
loans upon Consols have been taken at 7to 8
Per Cent., while the t‘.,contango" has ruled
at about 4 per Cent. Consols for money after
being 918 have slightly receded to 91i
for the 7th proximo they have been 911, /, and
since 91k, . The March quotations are about 911.
The new 3 per Cents. have been 921 to and the
Reduced 914 to 92. Bank Stock is 210 to 211, an
advince of 1 per cent. ; and East India Stock has
been done at 219/3 to 222. Exchequer Bills are 6s.
'to 25., and India Bonds 2s. discount.
Foreign Securitiesaro mostly at enhanced values,
and the dealings have been to a moderate extent.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen /3, being 92 to
924, and the 4 per Cents. are 102! , while for the
amount they have touched 1031. Spanish 3 per
Cents, are 42, and the New Deferred 22 to 231,
which-is a slight improvement in both instances.
Sardinian are firm at 881 to 89. Russian 5 per
Cents. have advanced to 106, and the 4!-; per Cents.
to 92g. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are 48, Peruvian
4iperCents. 80, and the 3 per Cents. seq. Mexican
Stock is higher, viz., 201 I. Brazilian New zik
per Cents. are 92k, and Dutch 2k per Cents. 644.
The following- are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stooks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6:Z71; Mexican,
20ai Peruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 101 104 ; ditto 0 per Cents., 91 93 .; Spanish
3 per Cents., 411 42 ; ditto Deferred, 23 ; ditto
Certificates, 64 ; ditto Passive, 51.
Very little movement has occurred in the quota.
dens of Railway Securities, and the highest rates
of yesterday have generally been supported. Cale-
donian, -Great Northern, Great Western, Lanca-
Shire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, have all
risen fully per share. The Foreign are dull, and
the Colonial rule firm.

Mining Shares are at nominal values ; the Banks
are inactive, aad the few dealins recorded in the
iniscellaneous market are at former rates.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES
I'M?* the 06rtetat

~.,•,•,••• done.
auk Stock
ueut. Red :teed
•92 13
° Per Cent Consols Annnitie,,
N.s 3 uer Cent. Annoitie,
...... 2 e,
.I`jew 2i per Cent. Annuities
~1-40ng Annuities, expire 'it/. .Tan. 1860 •.
MUG ..4o Years, expire 10th Oct., 187,9_ 3}
Ditto 3' Years, expire sth Jan , 1860 3f 5-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1835 l6 11-16 9-16
Witt Stock
India Bonds, £lOllO .
)itto, under V.OOO
4:onsets for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2:41.
• ttnan
2500
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 1459 Ditto, ...
under £lOOO 9'4
' PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Prazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent.
Grenada New Active, 1 per Cent.
• Ditto Deferred
zican, 3 per Cent.
P.eruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.
• Ditto Account
'Ditto 3 per Cent
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Cun. 1341
Ditto 4 per Cent
',Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cont., 1822, £ 5t.... 105
Ditto 4A per Cent . 921
bilrdinian Bons, 5 per Cent.
-13Panisb Bonds, 3 per Coot
Ditto New Deferred, 3 par Cent.
9tirlxl4ll Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
• Ditto Account
ol atyw,
Mach Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 °nil_ 611
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
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92 1 4

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C ingol,, money
Ditto for Account Feb. 7

THE CUNARD MAIL STRA3I SHIP CANADA.--LIVER-
POOL, Jan. 28.—0 n her late outward passage to Halifax
and Boston the Canada encountered as sever
re;:tlither
.
a't it has ever been the lot of these vessel,meet
From the time of her departure, nit the '22d
of Dec ,
until her arrival at Halifax she met with nothing b heavy gales of wind, ace 'monde,' by she,wer: of 11;,il andnd
snow. It is much to the credit of her corntnan,l aer
cfEcers that this Vessel held her e ay, notwithstanding
the tempest, although it is scarcely to be wondered di
i t
when it is remembered that only once have these steam•
ers turned back during the 15 years or so they have
crossed the Atlantic. The boats were swept from the
davits, blown into shivers by the violencs of the wind,
and the bulwarks funnel. and rigging bear tvidence of
the severity of the storm, although on her arrival in
Liverpool. she presented but little appearance of the da
usage compared with what was observable on her reach-
ing Boston. Sir George Simp.on arid the passengers
presented Captain Lang with a valuable present, in con-
sideration of the seatnanship he displayed and of his for-
Tax MAlLS.—Sonthamptnn, Jan. 28.—The Penin-
'atilar and Oriental co,„
Pany:s steam-ship Madrid, Capt
Cook, sailed this a,ternoon with the mails for Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar ; 31 passengers,
among whom are Viscount Villa Nova, Dr. Barbeir,
and Captains Fn'coner and Lakg ;
14 7171. in specie—
for-Lii•bon 11,5-82/.,•Cadiz 3,135/ , and a full gene-
cargo. The Sultan,
Captain Evans, with the home-
tal
Ward portion of the Peninsular mail, is expected about
the ad proximo. The Pera, Captain So the next
1111 - to arrive with the heavyportion of they. india, China,
and Mediterranean mails. In consequence of the acci•
dent which occurred to the Pera's machinery on the out-
Ward voyage, as well as her detention at LiAen, owing
to the severity
,of the quarantine reg,nlations at that
Pnrt, the arrival of this ship is not ex ,ecterl until about
the 14th January, The Ar 3, Captain -Field, will sail
for Gibraltar, Alaila, and Aiexandriri, with the Outward
portion of the India, China, aiid Meilitetranean mails.
e Royal Maii Cii:npany's steam ship Atrato, Captain
bvnolley, with the West India, Mexican, and PacificaiLntaile v,,, is
expectede about Wednesday or Thursday next.
thoseiiYe preparing to convey the outward mails to
ports on the 4th proximo.

MONEY Id A .1-?, KE T j EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
(This Day.)