The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-04 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JULT 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been doing a very
quiet business to-day, closing dull at about yesterday's
Eighths, new, 6s. 3d. Z.—East Lancashire, 221
quotations :—London and Ngrth-Westerns, lo9a i
LpaitUtcoa'shire and Yorkshire, 99 84 i—Midlands, 85 41
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 351 c.—Dutch
Rhenish, 2.16.3. p.—North Eastern, York Capital Stock,
32R—Great Western of Canada, 26i—Eastern Counties,
10.13.9., 16.3.--Blackburn, Bh—South Eastern, 23i—
Royal Bank, 418—Royal Insurance, 2.11.3. p.

MANCHESTER, JULY 3.
STOOS EXCHANGE.—The market has been doing a
large business to-day, with better prices, but closing ra-
ther weaker. Eastern Counties, 10 11-16—M. and B. C.
Qrs., p.—Great Western of Canada, 26k—Midlands, 85k
—Blackburn, B—East Lancashire, 22 3.l6—Sheffields, 351
—Ditto. Pref., 12 15.16Dovers, 23k 1-16—Leeds, 98i—
Dutch Rhenish, 25 p.—North Western, 61—Great Wes-
tern, 6-tk -London Stock, 1091—Great Northern A, 10k
North British, 10k.

BIRMINGHAM, JULY 3.
STOWE EXORANGE.—This market was active to-day,
and prices tending higher, at the following quotations :
London and North-Westerns, 109 4—Great Western Bir-
mingham Guaranteed Stook, 75i.

LEEDS. JULY 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —North Eastern, Yorks, 32i I
Midlands 85 North Eastern, Leeds, 191—North British,
10.

TEA.-- The market has been exceedingly quiet, and the
quotation s are quite nominal. Common congon is firmly
supported! at 9d, but very little business has been tran-
sacted either for home use or for exportation.
ST:MAR.—A. good business has been done in this article
by private contract, and fully previous rates have been ob-
tained for all descriptions of both foreign and colonial.
Importers continue to demand high rates, and but little
has been announced for public sale. Mauritius brought
44s 4d to 46s per cwt. The refined market has also ruled
very firm, and brown lumps brought 56s per cwt. It is re-
ported that the Russian Government has reduced the im-
port duty en sugar about 8s per cwt Penang mid to good
brown 41s to 425, and Java good greyish 46s to 47s 6d
per cwt.
COFFEE.—The firmness exhibited in the market still
continues, and no public sales have taken place. Privately
a good business has been done, and Plantation and Native
Ceylon have realised higher rates. Clean Native brought
51 to 52s 641 per cwt. Mocha has been much inquired for.
Cocoa.--This article has been in better demand, and
full prices have been realised. Guayaquil 48s to 48s 6d ;
for good inferior, 47s 6(1 per cwt.
RICE.—The market has been flat, and previous prices
have been barely supported: Ballam, Os 6d ' • Bengal, goad
pearly, 12s 6d to 13s; Java, white, lOs 6d to 13s; old white
Bengal, 12s per cwt.

has boon no business reported in this ar-
ticle to any extent. One parcel of Demerara realised 2s 4d
per proof gallon.
SPlCES.—Nutmeg met a steady demand, and brought
full prices ; small to middling, is 10d to 24 4d ; middling
to good middling,brown,
2s 5d to 23 9d ; good bold 3s Gd
per lb. Mace rued firm ; low middling to fine, is 11d to
2s 3d ; fine bold pale, 33 2d er lb. Cloves went rather
cheaper; good and fine, 1s lid. Black pepper brought
firm prices ; Batavia, grey, 4,“; Penang, small black, 44d
to 44-d ; Penang, white, 7,id to 7jd ; for middling good
bold Cayenne, 6d per lb.
COCHINEAL has been in less demand, and prices have
rather given way. Teneriffe silver, 3s 10d to 3s lid ;
black, 4s to 4s 3d ; Honduras silver, 3s 10d to 4s id.
SALTPETRE.—The market has been firm, and prices have
slightly advanced. Bengal, 9 1-6 to 7. lbs refraction, 303
to 303 Gd, B?slbs to Nibs 325, and tilbs 31s 6d per cwt.
TALLOW.—The market rules very firm. P.Y.C. spot,
47s 3d to 475 6d ; last three months, 483 3d to 48s 6d per
cwt.

GREEN FRUIT.—Lemons have improved in value. A
parcel Messina, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale,
wont at an advance of 2s to 3s per case. The crop of West
India pine apples is backward.