The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

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COTEMER, (UAL INTEILLI UAW CM

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The Market for Cotton at Li'rerpool, -yesterday,
was very steady, and closed quietly, without any
change in prices. The sales amounted to 6,000
bales, 500 of which were taken for export and on
speculation. The Railway Share Market closed with
a quiet aspect, and prices of most of the leading
lines declined.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
report very little alteration in the state of trade.
In Manchester increased confidence is entertained,
but higher prices having been demanded for most
kinds of fabrics operations have been checked.
From Leeds we learn that an average business has
been transacted, cloths having been in more active
demand.' The wool markets of Huddersfield and
Rochdale have been very animated, and prices tend
Upwards. The flannel trade of the latter place is
still dull, but the mills are said to be "running
further time." In several instances, however, they
are only working four days in the week. The lace
trade of Nottingham is very inactive, owing to the
Continued dearness of money, and the manufac-
turers are principally engaged in taking stock.
A. further improvement in the - position of the
Bank of England during the week ending the 6th
inst. is represented to have taken place by the
return published last evening. The bullion has
slightly increased and 'the reserve of notes has
been strengthened, while the other securities have
again declined to a favourable extent. The general
features of the return are favourable, because it
excludes the operations of the "fourth" of the
month which wr.ire expected to render this balance
sheet less satisfactory than the previous one. The
alterations are exhibited in the following table.
Active Ci-tculation
Decrease
Bullion. 10,486,198
Increase
3,215,736
10,212
5,870,709
400,072
9,297,193
23,621
860,002
15.067
10,640,867 •
186,000
17,389,715
148,034
5,151,380
366,200

Rest ,
Increase
'Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
stteven-Day and other 8i115....
Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

The demand for discount accommodation during
the last few days has become quieter, and the
supply of capital having increased, first class com-
mercial bills are easily negotiated at a quarter per
Cent. under the Bank of England minimum rate.

In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
there was no alteration of importance, but the
tendency was rather in a favourable direction.
The official return of the exports of the precious
roetais from the port of London for the week end-
itg Thursday last is as follows
Gold Coin
~ 1,
... 270 OZ3.
f, ),
.14 Ozs.
Silver Coin
f) I)
Hamburg ... 1,400 Ozs.
,11

f, ~

Yesterday aftornoon the French Funds closed at
decline of • per cent., owing to the issue of a
large quantity of obligations by the Eastern of
France Railway Company, which counterbalanced
the favourable effect which might otherwise have
bas
produced by the Bank Return., This
4as increased the business of the English
Stock Market,and notwithstanding our satisfactory
Ilank Return, prices have drooped. Consols have
heu ex. dividend all the morning. The
l`tevr 3 per Cents. are 93! and the Reduced‘93l
i• Bank Stock is steady at 217 to 218. Exche-
quer Bills are ss. to Bs. premium, and the Bonds
98g.

The Foreign market has been rather more active
than usual on Saturday. Turkish 6 per Cents.
have been 94i ; the 4 per Cents., 1021 g ; and
Spanish 3 per Cents., 42k. Russian 411 per Cents.
are marked 96 to 961 ; Mexican, 211 ; Guatemala,
58 ; and Danish 3 per Cents., 84 to 841.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ;. Mexi-
3n, 21g- 1; Peruvian 4A per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto
per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per
Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i 42 ; ditto
New Deferred, 23 4; ditto Certificates, 51- 6;
ditto Passive, 51
A decline of fully 4 to A per cent. has taken
place in the value of most of the principal Railway
Shares. Caledonian, Edinburgh, and Dundee,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, South-
Western., and Midland have receded. ss. ; and
great Northern, North-British, North-Eastern
13erwick, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp-
ton, 10s. to 15s. The French lines are also de-
Pressed. Northern of France, and Paris and Lyons
are lower by 10s., The Canadian lines are steady.
The only feature in Mines, Banks, and IVliseel.
laneous Shares is a sud len decline in Canada Land
Shares of 51. to 61., owing to a report that the
forthcoming dividend will be smaller than on the
last occasion.

,ITlSki FUNDh THI6 DAY AT ONE tYCLOCK,
(From the °fficK4l List.)
Pustnesbdone.
'ate Stock
a . 93$ # $ i
tr,'er Cent. Reduced Annuities
r ' . 0 per Cent. Annuities - i B
~,`"'111 Rends, .ClOOO .. .
~ensols for Account 934
-Rzahequer Bills, 2id.
kiOCO .
A 8 ranil 5 p
•
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 9Bg
l'Ff
—ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
banish Bonds, 3 pes Cent., 1825
GDitto Provisional Land Warrant
;tiaternala Bonds, 5 per cent
4"i Uesica an 3 per Cent 2li
8Du Bonds, 132, £ St., 5 per Cent._
itto, 4i per Cent,
1,114,.ikh ikikus' 3 per Cent 42i
Ditt
kitn Bonds, 6 per cent 943 6 i
o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
1, 31,-'c end', on the above payable In London.
rench Rentes, 4i per Cent. 92f. ex 25f. 25c.
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