The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocr..

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
steadily without any change in price. The sales
Were at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, chiefly Ameri-
can descriptions. 250 Egyptian were sold a t 6d.
to 7 d.; 500 Surat, 41d. to 41d. ; and 200 Sea
Islands, 11d. to ls. 2d. per lb. In the Railway
Share Market the transactions were limited, and
prices were at a slight decline on Monday's range.
The commercial advices from New York do not
report any change of importance. Cotton ruled
firm at previous prices, and in breadstuff's a fair
business was doing at a slight improvement. The
Illeney market was becoming easier and the bankers
Offered accommodation on lower terms. In the
Reek ending March 1 the loans and discounts
of the City Banks were augmented $1,886,783
and the specie was reduced $195,188. The pre-
parations in progress for the Spring trade, which
Ras expected to prove large, increased the demand.
Accounts from Trinidad, by New York, state
that a series of successful forgeries, to the extent of
several thousand dollars, had been committed on
the Branch Colonial Bank.

Advices have been received at Antwerp from
1110 Janeiro stating that there has been a consi-
derable rise in the price of coffee, in consequence
of the disturbed state of the country limiting the
quantity produced, and that there will be very
little for export to Europe this season. This has
caused a great demand for Brazilian coffee at Ant-
Werp, and a corresponding rise in prices. After the
rece▪
ipt of the intelligence purchasers came freely
Into the market and gave an advance of to 1 per
"lit• per half kilogramme on the prices of the pre-
ceding week. Transactions in Saint Domingo and
Ja•
va
were, however, limited. The total quantity
lu first and second hands at the beginning of the
Week was 62,500 bales, comprising 9,000 of Java,
71,000 St. Domingo, 41,500 Brazils, and 1,000
sundries.
135 r the Overland Mail advices have been re-
eelved from South Australia to the 19th Decem-
ber, and letters from Sydney dat3d the 14th De-
cernber.
Accounts from Stockholm mention that there is
t be an amalgamation of the Customs de-
partments in Sweden and Norway under one
ead. For this purpose, a mixed commission of
Norwegian and Swedish officials have been for
ilciree time past preparing the basis upon which it
have
be most judicious to unite them ; and they
laave now presented. their project to the Govern-
kent.

The p
I,roduce of wine from the Douro district in
urtugal during 1855 was 13,945 pipes, of which
v_
greater proportion was exported.
There is no feature of importance in the English
Stook Market to-day, the dealings being limited,
and the prices without material alteration. A
light improvement, however, is apparent, but the
paucity of business prevents any decided move-
Consols for money have been 92 to 92i,
and for the account the quotations from 921 have
1113aproved to 92i 4. The Scrip is nominal. The
\
1:61r .4 per Cents. are marked 75. Exchequer
illy have been 2s. to ss. premium for those dated
March, and is. prem. for the June issue.
Poreign Securities are dull, but generally
steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 98 for
Spanish
and 971 for the end of the month.
Deferred
3 per Cents. are firm at 45f, the New
4'6 eferred at 25 to 25k, and the Certificates at 6 to
Portuguese 4 per Cents., ex overdue Coupons
131.646- Peruvian 4i per Cants. 79 to 791, and
1-itch 4 per Cents. 96.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
'ticks :—.Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ; Mexi-
rt Bonds, 20k I; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per
ellta., 56 58 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ;
'9
Russian 5 per Cents., 102 104 ; ditto 4-i per Cents.,
91 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 451 ; ditto
Deferred, 26 ; ditto Certificates, i6l ; ditto Pas
iiiiNe)7t
Railway shares are dull, but well supported.
40. Anglian, Midland, and one or two others,
;to firmer. In the Belgian lines there have been a
.1:1"? dealings at rather fuller prices. Great Luxem-
bourg continue in favour. It is stated that this com-
pany will obtain a guarantee of 4 per cent. from the
Strasbourg Co., and that the only further call upon 4,
shares will be 21., but no official intelligence of
leti an arrangement has yet been made public.
East Indian are firm.
I\liniug Shares are inactive, and Banks rule
steady. 44 The City are 11. to 21. higher. Miscel-.
eons Shares are without material variation.

1114
TISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(From tile Offlcial List.)
a b. tulins., done.
),T -- / Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 2 iAi
Itulia. Bo elt 2i
Bonds £loooer Cent. Annuities
Ditto, under £lOOO _..._.
6 5 d
110118(11R for Account
11 Ditto Scrip
Illequer Scrip _
_2lB p
14-e-,

,Xcliequor Bills, 2Ad. Alii:rCh. i June.
£IOOO
£5OO 2 5 p Ild.lp
Brasil . ..
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Itli
b ellos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.
-,. ttell Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 7-
7e1,1 Warrant . "44
ean 3 per Cent
eMrllvian Bonds 4A per Cent 79/ 9
Ditto Account 79
Ditto 3 per Cent
I. Ditto Account 57 6i
°,,,i.tuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
b Ditto ex all over due Coupons .,... 46
`l4lssian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t....
',bat() 44 er Cent . 93
iTedinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 921
Vanish Boos, 3 per Cent .., .....
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
S Ditto Account . ........... ...... 25/ 4/ 5/
TPaalish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6/ 6
larkirsii Bonds, 6 par cent 93
Ditto Account 97/ i 8
,
D Dividends on the above Payable in London.
'etch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guil —
,__bitto 4 per Cent. Cortificales

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 92
Ditto Account

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PAPER MAD'4 FROM BROOM.—Among the many experi-
Illestts made 'oy Mr. Niven, gardener to William Stirling,
of Keir, M.P., is that of making paper from the
common 'croons. Mr. Niven has already patented a
1,
.It,'"ese for the manufacture of paper from other materials
44 rags, and it is said that experiments are now being
to at Messrs. Cowan's paper mill, Pennicuik, in rela-
Z 4 to some inventions by Mr. Niven applicable to the
glAterials employed in the manufacture of paper.
PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY. Ironsides, the
'Pedestrian, started at 5 minutes after 4 p.m., on Friday,
the 4th inst., for the fifth milestone from Penzance on
the Ffelston-road and back, which be was to repeat 13
unsex in 26 hours ; he finished his performance at 10
inutes after 4 p.m. on the 15th inst., thus accomplish-
ing the distance, 130 miles, in 24 hours and 5 minutes,
'lyhjels gives very nearly an average of 5 5-12 miles for
consecutive hours, and, almost incredible as it may
!Lein, at the conclusion he did not appear much fatigued ;
,ZwBe numbers of people assembled from time to time to
itilees the performance of this extraordinary feat and
Tri its completion Ironsides made a collection which was
liberally responded to.
GOVERNMENT WORKS AT DOVER.—Very extensive
public works (says the Dover Chronicles are now going
'3ll here. At the heights, under W. Moxon, and
41t the castle, under Messrs. Diggle and Lee and
-verB, hundreds of workmen are being employed in
dilapidations, and in fortlfyieg the place against
the attacks of an enemy. The Government has of late
Urned its attention to the defenceless state of Dover,
rld is endeavouring to make up in present vigi-
llee for years of neglect and carelessness. This
place
offers facilities at the heights and castle for most
complete and comfortable accommodation for more than
*",000 soldiers, and yet the Government has spent thou-
n4, nay, hundreds of thousands, in erecting new
I,temporary barracks elsewhere which might have
'est altogether dispensed with.
of Snip News.---The steam-tug Rattler, Captain Barnes
t, Liverpool, brought into this port on the 11th inst.
"0 Schooner Effort, of Glasgow, from Charente, with a
411b4C0 of brandy, having picked her up off Tuskar,
o..andoned, waterlogged, and on her beam-ends. The
a`ew of the Effort having recently arrived in Liverpcol
tilci reported the loss of the vessel, a steamer was sent
vighlieek for her, but failed to find her. The Rattler,
do le engaged in towing an Australian mail-packet
efw, n the channel, saw the vessel, and asked the captain
Australian-bound ship to give him his discharge,
t4erieh
We are told be deelined to do, and Captain
ceede , soener than lose bin prize, cut the hawser, pro-
fcrd to the schooner, and took her in tow.—Tfater•
XO4.

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