The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoo

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
heavily, and prices of all kinds lean to the buyer.
The sales yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales,
600 of which were taken for export, comprising
650 Pernani and Maranham, 61d. to 7id. ; 100
Bahia, 61d.; and 600 Surat, 4d. to Sid. per lb.
The Railway Share Market closed at about Tues-
day's rates.

At Havre business has been very brisk this week
in the grain and cotton markets. The sales of
wheat comprised 60,000 kilos. of Brittany at 76f.
to 79f. per 200 kilos., 10,000 kilos. at 78f., 72,000
kilos. at 80f.,. and 46,000 kilos. at 88f. ; flour,
2,800 barrels, New York, from 39f. 50c. to 43f.,
and 200 barrels, Baltimore, at 43f. The
advices from the United States, regarding
the cotton market, announcing a diminution in
the stocks on hand, caused a firmness in prices.
Many purchasers from the interior bought at the
old prices, and 1,200 bales of Louisiana realised
from 89fr. to 93fr. per 50 kilos. The arrivals
from New York on the 19th comprised 5,120 bales
of mixed, Louisiana and Georgia, a portion of
which was sold before it was landeJ.
At a meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation,
held this day—Harry George Gordon, Esq., in the
chair—the report, after a speech from the chair-
man, which was well received, was adopted unani-
mously, and a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum was agreed to. The auditors and di-
rectors retiring were re-elected, and a vote of
thanks was passed to the chairman and directors of
the company.
The Indemnity arrived yesterday with 7,367
ounces of gold, and the Eagle has been announced
this morning from the same place with 66,464
ounces.

The easier condition of the money market
has induced the Bank of England Directors
at their "parlour" meeting this day, to remove the
additional 1 per Cent. imposed in October last on
the negotiation of paper having more than 60 days
to run. The minimum charge is now therefore 6
Per Cent. for all classes of bills. The influx of
Specie into the Bank of England, the favourable
state of the Continental exchanges, and the
cessation of shipments of the precious metals
to Turkey have rendered this measure advisable,
and it is confidently expected that monetary affairs
Will now gradually improve. _ _

Business in the English Stock Market has been
Circumscribed, an indisposition having been evinced
to operate until the result of the Bank meeting was
ascertained. When the above announcement was
Made, however, the market, contrary to general
expectation, became rather flatter. Consols opened
at 94± for for money, and 94} for account, but
aubsequently became rather flatter. They are
now, however, firm at those quotations. The
New Scrip has been dealt in at 1 to
20 premium. The New Threes are 93 ,
and the Reduced 93 to 93/. Bank Stock
has advanced 1 per Cent., being 2151 and 216.
Exchequer Bills have farther improved, those
dated March being is. premium, and the June
ditto 2s. to ls. discount. The Bonds were 981
Foreign Stocks have been very dull. Mexican,
however, were firm at 231, and Danish 3 per Cents.
have risen to 84 and 84k. Portuguese 4 per Cents.
have brought 51/. Spanish Deferred are 461, and
the Certificates 6. Turkish 6 per Cents. rule firm
at Ogz.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7/ 2 ; Mexi-
cal; 23 Z ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Portuguese 4 per
Cents., 50 52 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ;
Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 96 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
46i ; Ditto Deferred, 25k i ; Ditto Certificates,
ti 6; Ditto Passive, 7 4•
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under ;--
18b6. 1855.
Great Western . . £27,033 £25.797
North-Western
South-Western
Brighten 14,441 12,172
Midland
South-Eastern ...... 19,194 16,162
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 6,348 5,835
Chester and Holyhead
London Gen, Omnibus Cornpai.y••• 9,417
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 12,022 9,444
Oxford, Worcester and Wolver 3,857 3,410
North Stafford ' 7,628 6,304
North London
Glasgow and South-Western 5-9" "55
Zdinburgh and G1a,=,,,0w ******
5 477 4.890
Northern of France ' 32,637 35,815
Great Western of Canada 16,712 11.877
Grand Trunk of Canada

Most of the leading railway shares are at pre-
vious quotations, but North-Eiitern, Barwick,
and one or two others are at a slight improvement.
In the foreign market the Demerara, the Great
Luxembourg, and Paris and Lyons are at enhanced
quotations. The rise in the latter since Tuesday
is The Riga shares are 1.4 prem., and the
Lombardo-Venetian 6 1 prem.
Banking, mining, and miscellaneous Shares are
Steady, but quiet.

11MTISII FUNDS MIS DA.Y.- CLOSING PRICES.

(Prom t 1 Ofcial Liar.

!tr.,r. done.
ink Stock
a
a Per Cent. RedE.ced Annuities...
N Per Cent. Consols Annuities 941 i i
r9`7 3 per Cent. Annuities
ew 21 per Cent. Annuities 7Bl
"g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 3.16 1
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 3-16
India Bonds. 11000
pl'itto, under £lOOO 6 2 d
~,""IROIR 7or Account
',mud Scrip 24 1/ p
Exchequer Bills, 2jd March. June
£lOOO
£5OO — 11 d
Rmall 2 p 4 1 d
Ditto Ditto, 1 Bonds, 1858, 34 per
•Cont. .......
98Ri 2.! i
859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 991
Ditto Small 991
Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 ..
Ditto New, 1813 9S
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. —
, Ditto Account .
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B4 i
Mexican 3 per Cent 233
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent
kissian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
r. Ditto 4i per Cent.
ulDknislp Bo4ds, 3 per Cent —
bitto Account
VaulEili Committee Cert. of Coup. notfun 6 5i 6i 6 p c.
liKit,h Ronde, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
o Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Account lOl 3
Dutch
''iv,r ends on the above ..v•h,, ,t, London.
-'ch Exchange, 2., per Cent., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . 95i

THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols for Money .. 944
94
Ditto Account (June 4)

GOLLMICK'S CONCERT came off on Friday evening
'3Bt the Beethoven Rooms. N. Gollmick has long been
ee
of as one of the most agreeable composers
,gut piano-forte music. On this occasion
him
him
tZ,.(Ig the most gifted composers of the day. H.
In-" clot:Lanett, and trio, for pianoforte and stringed instrn-
,,:"B, are works of real genius. They are fresh, on-
ral, and full of melody. The enthusiastic applause Of
ellrnhee of connoisseurs was bestowed upon them. M.
fort ultnick played several minor compositions for the piano-
:or:
sicharming little pieces, admirably adapted for the
%wing-room.
f— ar* G". N. Edwards has been appointed to the office
physician to the City of London Hospital
ibr.biseasea of the Chest, Victoria-park, in the room of
Andrew Clark, rec.mtly resigned.
CA: Ulf COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND
%e 413 - LIVERPOOL, Wednesday. The Canadian
ani Navigation Company's scre steam-ship Inan,
ProPttairi T. Jones (under contracw t with her Majes dity's
ilaii`f4neial government for the conveyance of the mails),
witield from the Mersey to-day for Quebec and Montreal,
a l 82 cabin and 102 steerage passengers, with
,p'ge and valuable cargo of merchandise on freight.
TheT3C. AMERICAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 21.
lilted States' mail steam-ship Washington, Captain
o.er'elldY, Railed this afternoon for New York, with the
4'ldt:flan' French, and English mails, 195 passengers,
t_fair amount of English and French niereh,ndise.
tru.;.N;Tanderbilt line steamer North S Lieut. Hower,
fo,2t: itshee7o,etchtei:lB::_morrow from New York en route
r men, with mails and passengers. Sue WU bring