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London, England, 1851-12-22 00:00:00

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u t ina: Prises.

Agua Fria ...•
Anglo Californian
Ave Maria
Asturian • • •• •• •• •• •• • •
Australian
Earossa Range .. • • ....
Brazilian Imp. (Is. 5/. p.)
Do. Cocaes and Cuiabal
Do. St. John del Roy..
Czthre Copr or ..
Copiapo ea. ••••• •• • ••
General .• • • • • • • • • • • • ••
Mexican& S. American
N uvean Morn'c ••
Real Del Monte, Unreg.

2 - 1
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it -

13%- 3%

19N - 21
33 - 34%
- 74
13S, - 14
-
1 -1%

Do. Black Dcbcntarea .

Do. Red Debentures ..
.santiago de Cuba
Tin Creft .. • • • • • • .... • •
Mexican•••..••.
West 31ariNsa .. • • ....
JOINS

- 374
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3 -9
1 -74
34 sz.wn.a
-
164 -49
--1110
25 -26 U
18% - 17%
28N,

Antralamia
I'tritish Nurth America..
Colonial .... ••••• • • • • •
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock ....
London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.

De. New ...... • • • • • •
.National of Ireland .. • •
Orient al rank Corperat.
I'm:1mill of Ireland.. • •

Ib 17%
27 28%
435 y 45 z
15% 16%
35 35%
3
!4%

17% %

Do. New
Anion of Australia .. •

Do. ice-x
Union of 7.0r,--
Un:on of :e scud • ....
DT X ;

AC7.IL:
32%

Canada ........
Gen. Steam Navigation
renin. & Oriental Steam
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam .. • •
Settling days in the ram
tered shares, ntl, en,

LANEOUS.
43 49%
27 Wi 23
72 —l's
171( 18%
79% 89%
)ecember. Ticket days for regis-
Account days, 16th and 31st.
so errors of the Official Llzla, and
1 correspondents.)

70 75

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will not be influenced by

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY. TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 500 American were
taken for export, and 500 Surat on speculation. The
market closed steady at previous rates. The sales com-
prised 4,500 American, 300 Pernam and Maranhao), at
sild. to 61d., 100 Egyptian, at 50. to 7d., and 6,000
Surat, at 2d. to 3J. per lb.—Railway Shares were dull
at nominal rates.
The following is from Messrs. Sohn:23er and Mummy's
Circular, dated Now Orleans, Nov. 20, and famished by
Mr. James Irvine, of Liverpool:—
"COTTON,—Our review of the 15th inst. left the Cot-
ton market in a very firm position. The business since
then has remained very active, and notwithstanding the
unfavourable accounts received in the early part of the
fortnight, factors remained firm in their demands. The
favourable accounts received per steamers Africa,
Atlentic, and Asia, reporting an advance in the Liver-
pool market, and bringing the quotation of 4id. on the
15th of November, in Liverpool, attributed materially to
a further advance in prices.
" The receipts have again been inadsquate to the de-
mand, and all Cottons, as soon as offered, were taken off
the market; so much so that (a thing that perhaps has
never occurred before at this time of the reason) our
market is left abaolutely without stock or supply besides
the daily receipts. Buyers for all quarters have partici-
pated in the business. Last week a goa d deal was taken
for the North; this we( k the purchases were for France,
Great Britain, for the Continent, and a few thousand
bales on speculation. We advance our quotations ic.
Occasional lots have been sold even higher. The raiuy
weather of the lest few days has very much interfered
with outdoor business, preventing the late receipts of
Cotton from being sampled, and in consequence very
little Cotton is on the market. As to the future course
of prices, we cannot hope that they will rule materially
lower until the stocks accumulate largely, which will
take some time. In the meantime, the orders are so
numerous from all quarters, as all cur shipping ports
continue to be very poorly supplied, that many begin to
doubt if prices will be effected to any extent, even with
very abundant supplies; and we hear it often expressed,
that if the present consumption is kept up, all the Cot-
ton that can be produced this year cannot supply any
heavy stock, as all the markets aro more or less bare of
Cotton, so that there is every prospect that prices, even
in the Spring, will not rule much, if anything, under 7c.
for middling.
" The bad weather, noticed in our last, and the heavy
rains during the fortnight, have, no doubt, destroyed a
large quantity of Cotton, which, with a continuance of
propitious weather, would have been gathered; and
2 700,000 bales is now considered an outside estimate.
We quote now ordinary to good ordinary, 6i to 7; low
middling, 7i; middling, 74; good middling, Bto 8i;
middling fair, 81 to 81; fair, Si to 81.
" Sales during the fortnight, 84,200 bales. Receipts
at this port, 343,751 bales, against 249,649 bales last
year. Increase of receipts at all ports, 38,710 bales.
" Rio CCITEE.—Our last review left the market very
firm, and we quoted Bc. for old, and Sic. for new Coffee.
At those rates some speculation purchases were made
in the beginning of last week, until towards the end of
the same a more general demand set in, owing to a re-
ported rise of the inland rivers, and holders succeeding
in obtaining an advance—a pretty large quantity chang-
ing hands at Sa,;., to 81c. for old and new. The demand
for the West is fair; still buyers are holding back, in
the hope to lay in their supplies at lower rates, as at
present holders are asking above their views; and the
general impression appears to be, that in the face of
heavy receipts, and with a stock of 53,0005. (which,
moreover, is badly assorted, being composed mostly of
oil Coffee), prices will barely be maintained, and that
old Coffee will rule in the vicinity of Bc., while now will
command 9c. Many think that new prime will further
advance; this, however, will depend upon the receipts
and the future recounts from Rio.
" We quote as the market rates—Ordinary, 7i to Bc.;
fair, Sic.; prime now, 9c. 6,200 bags new were sold to
arrive at Bic. Sales of the past week, 20,000 bags; this
week, 12,000. Arrivals direct, Rosamunde, 6,150 bags;
Banshee, 5 570 bags; Clintonia Wright, 3,100 bags;
Reindeer, 4,025 bags.
We may hero state that the United States will re.
quire fully 900,000 sacks this year, of which New Or-
leans, at least:, 400,000 sacks; and shippers to this port
may be governed by this when we state that the general
opinion is that Coffee laid down here at Bc. to 9c. may
be considered very safe.
",Receipts 94
,876 sacks against 58,265 sacks last year.
"Stock this day, 52,921 sacks against 34,258 sacks
same time last year."
e A statement of th© Debenture Debt of some of the
railways from which official returns were obtained up to
the end of last year, has been completed by Mr.
Slaughter. The total exceeds 55,000,000/., bearing in-
terest from 3to 5 and 6 per cent. The general average
is barely under 4 per cent. As some of the leading
railways have given notice of an intention to capitalize
a part of their Debenture Debt, or to reduce the interest,
the range for investment will become circumscribed in
future years. The following is a condensation giving
the result of the calculations made:—

Surplus profit after
payment of inter-
est equal to further
interest at the
rate of
Brighton £63,827 161; per cont.
Eastern Counties
Midland .................... 165,776 13}
South-Eastern
South-Western
North-Western ............. 432,385 10. ...
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Great Western ...
Caledonian
The reports from all the Continental Stock Markets
are satisfactory, and a further material rise is reported
from Frankfort in the Exchange, favourable to the Aus-
trian Government.
The letters from the United States and Canada, by the
mail steamer, came to hand this morning. The New
Yorksa are December 8. Money was a little scarcer.
It wa expected, however, that this would be only
temporary, and no excitement was produced by the
occasional mercantile failures. It is stated that,—
" More than four and a half millions of dollars of double
eagles were coined in November, and nearly that amount
in double eagles were exported in the same length of
time. This coin gives greater facilities for shipment
than would otherwise exist, and the exportation is, no
doubt, larger on that account. This large coin is melted
up in England and recoined, so that nothing is gained
by devoting eo much of the time of operators in the
Mint to this branch of coinage."
The United States Government has entered into a
new contract with New Grenada, by which the latter
yields its original contract for the transportation of the
United States mails across the Isthmus of Panama, and
a contract has been made for this end between the
United States and the Panama Railroad Company. It
is supposed that if this arrangement be made mails will
be carried through San Francisco to New York in
twenty-four days. The lino of railway was finished
from Navy Bay to three miles this side of Gatune.
The New Orleans journalists profess to give later
news from the Rio Grande, but nothing certain appears
to have been known of the position of Caravajal. Reports
were current that he had been largely reinforced, and
would renew the attack in a few days, while, on the con-
trary, it is asserted by others that the movement had
been crushed.
The news from Paris of the decided majority which
is being obtained by Louis Napoleon have given firm-
ness to English Stocks, and there is an improvement in
the quotation of Consols to 97 and 97k.. the lee est price
of the morning having been 96k. The New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents. have been 981 g, and the Three
pet Cents. 97fr a. Exchsquer-bills are rather better,
48s. to 525. premium; and India Bonds have been 60s.
premium.
Foreign Securities have been duller. Mexican have
not been done higher than 201 and 27. Brezdian Old
Bonds have touched 95, and are now 944. Spanish Five
per Cents. are 204 to 21, and the Three per Cents. 40
to fr. There have been sales in the French Five per
Cent. Rentts at 101; and in the Three per Cents. at 64
75, with the Exchange at 25 25. Dutch Four per
Cents. are at 90. and Russian Four-and•a-Half per
Cents. at 1021 to 1. Sardinian Stock is 84 to
Railway Shares have been in much better demand,
and both home and foreign realise advanced prices. Gold
Mire Shares are also dearer. Joint Stock Banks are
steady.

Amount of Interest on debt during 12 months.

CLOSING
PRICES

ONE
rniess OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK.
3 1,,e:-Iteduced
NENe 3M per Gant. Anns-
t (ig Amts.. to cx_pir.: J an.18'.30 7 1-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6 13-16
I ;dia Eondn, 1,0004.
Ditto under 1,0004 6O p
CSI3OIB for Account ! 97% 6% 7

97%
98%
7 1-16
6 13-16