The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLTGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily without change in prices. The sales were
6,000 bales-500 for export, including 420 Pernam
and Maranham, sid. to 61d. ; 200 Bahia, 58d. to
6d. ; 250 Egyptian, 51d. to Bid. ; 1,000 Surat,
30. to 41d., (500 on speculation) ; and 100 Sea
Islands, 10d. to is. Gd. per lb. In the Railway
Share Market there was a steady demand, and
prices were about the same as on Saturday.
The recent concession of the Spanish Govern-
ment to the Credit Mobilier of France for the pur-
pose of establishing a branch of that society at
Madrid, has attracted the attention of other foreign
banking establishments, as well as the capitalists
at Madrid. The latter have had some meetings
upon the subject, and have resolved to submit cer-
tain propositions to the Legislature, for the pur-
pose of creating a General Bank of Credit, purely
national. Preliminary arrangements have been
entered into, and a commission appointed to draw
uP the regulations of the society for presentation
to the Cortes. The members of this commission
i►re Senora Mereno, Weisweiler, Bayo, and Fler-
Illaridez.

The French 3 per Cents., which closed on Satur-
day at a decline of per cent., recovered yesterday
35 centimes for the account and 10c. for money ;
and the shares of the Credit Mobilier, which had
fallen 40 francs, advanced 15f. Still there was much
agitation on the Bourse, and the state of affairs
rather gloomy. Railway Stocks made a further
decline on previous rates of 2f. 50c., on Austrian
Society Shares to 12f. 50c., on Saint Rambert,
Mediterranean, and Midland each 5f., Orleans and
North of France 7f. 50c.
In consequence of some injury to the line of tele-
graph with Vienna, the quotations from the Bourse
have not come to hand.

It appears, from the recent meeting of the
Ecuador Bondholders, that the last dividend, due
in January, is not to be paid until next May, in
consequence of the delay which must take place
in the transmission of the money. The Govern-
ment of Ecuador seem desirous of carrying out
their agreement with the bondholders, and the
latter consider that, under the circumstances, it
could be advisable to procure the quotation of the
Gonda in the official list of the Stock Exchange,
and also that Mr. Mocato's terms relative to the
Consolidated Bonds should be agreed to. The
tosolutionsadopted embodied these two suggestions.
As the adjustment of the speculative account in
the English Stock Market has to be effected in the
course of a few days, some heavy purchases have
been made by those who have oversold, and the
l'ioes of Consols have been advanced in conse-
quence. The dealing having been all in
one direction for some time past, the opera-
tors are now naturally anxious, and arrange-
tnents are in active progress for the closing
of accounts. Consols for money have been 861 to
‘) and are now about 861 For account the
,r.ioes have been 86/ to 87, and since 86 /, while
or next month the quotation is about 86/ to 87i.
The New 3 per Cents. have been 87± to 87i, and
thel Redu3ed 861 to 87k. Bank Stock. is 2061 to
271
2. Exchequer Bills have been 9s. to 4s. dis-
count, and India Bonds ss. to 4s. discount.

Foreign Stocks have generally advanced, and
14,..50me of the principal securities there is more
. eT'itY. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen to 80f
.nd-"
81k, although they are now flatter, namely,
m* New Scrip is, however, without much
mange, being 4 discount. Spanish Deferred are
!Per cent, higher, namely, 211 to 214. Russian
Per Cents. are 95, Portuguese 5 per Cents. are
454, and Mexican 19i to 19i. Dutch 21 per
uents. ruled flat, at 631 to 63a, and the Four per
Cents. 941 to 941.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
3t01,.
mie.s:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexican, '
; Peruvian, 74 5 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 3 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 47 ; Russian 5 per
uents., 95 7 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 8G 88 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 381 ; ditto Deferred, 211 i;
ditto Certificates, 41 ; ditto Passive, 7j.
Railway Securities are very little influenced by
the movement of Consols, and some of the quota-
'ions are even a shade lower. Eastern Counties
4to partioularly heavy, and also Lancashire and
Yorkshire.
All the Foreign lines are nominal.
The Great Western of Canada are with difficulty
a4Pported.

wanking Shares are dull, and rather heavy, and
14 the Miscellaneous market very few dealings have
been recorded.

IItITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
( Pro= the Official List.
,)
Rno,A, done.
tank Stock
a Vtr utint. Itedd Annuities ace nnu - 7A 61
sw Per 3
per Cent. Cent. ConsoleAn nui Anties 874
nxities
_ .
-,'
ne Annuities, expire sth Jan.., 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 3-16
... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6}
4"ia Bonds, 21000
0 Ditto, under £lOOO 4
'Duels for Account 864 7 61 i
Ditto for Opening B7l 61
t tchequer Bills, 2id.
.0000
1500
Rmall
Ditto Bonds, 1855, 31 per Cent 973
Ditto under £lOOO 974
Ditto, 1859
PRIOES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
kexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
-P°lluguege Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
bitto Account
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 95
..., Ditto 41 per Cent
'swinish Bowls, 3 per Cent
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
214 i x d
I,P4n,eli Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 p c
lirkitii Bonds, 6 par cent —
ni tit° for the Account BOl 14 SOA i
Ditto Small
Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Venezuela
Bonds, 41 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Dutch Exchange, ‘.,3 per Cent., 12 Gull_ 631 i x d
-'
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9l .„
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