The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
(1,000 for eiport, and 3,000 on speculation) ; com-
prising 350 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 61a. ;
with a hardening tendency, at Friday's extreme rates
for most descriptions, and an advance of Id. per lb.
on Surats. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales
30 Bahia, Sid. ; 1,000 Egyptian, at sid. to Eiid. ;
3,000 Surat, at 34d. to 4s. ; and 150 Sea Islands
Bd. to 2s. per lb. The Railway Share Market
was active, and closed with a steady aspect.

The Continental Bourses continue to improve
under the favourable political news of last week.
At Vienna, the heaviness which hung over the busi-
ness of the Bourse for so long a time has given
place to a considerable activity. The only fear is
that there may be too many speculative projects
brought forward to profit by the favourable state
of the market for new securities. Railway schemes
in Hungary and the southern provinces are looked
upon with favour, and there is a general feeling
amongst the financial community that when peace
is established Austria will benefit largely by the
outlet of her commerce in the Adriatic, and down
the Danube to the Black Sea. The shares of the
New Bank of Credit have risen to 2261. At Ber-
lin the 41 per Cents. are firm at 971 ; at Frankfort
the 5 per Cents. rule at 7i ; and at Brussels the
4i at 94k. On the Paris Bourse money is more abun-
dant than usual,and the public are investing largely.
The 3 per Cents. have risen 75c., and Credit Mobi-
lier 15f. All railway shares have added from 2i
to 121-f. to previous advanced quotations.
Letters from Copenhagen state that the confer-
ence on the Sound Dues proceeded very slowly.
The meetings are postponed from day to day, in
consequence of the non-arrival of commissioners
from some of the States interested. Among these
are the delegates from the free cities of Germany,
and the representative of Norway.
Considerable dullness prevails in the Antwerp
markets since the announcement of the peace
news. American rice is feeble at 13 florins per 70
kilogrammes. Dantzic grain is offered at 18i
florins without buyers. Coffee is rather steady at
65 to 69 centimes the A kilogramme, and cotton is
in demand at 63c. to 67c. per A kilogramme.
The Directors of the Australian Agricultural
Company have issued their report in anticipation
of the annual meeting. The accounts, which are
for the year ending Dec. 31, 1854, show a profit of
17,950/. ; but the Directors, owing to several un-
favourable circumstances, do not recommend the
declaration of a dividend. A comparative state-
Mont of the colliery operations gives the amount of
coal raised at 47,538 tons. The expenses were
36,0981., and the net revenue was 8,204/.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this date, are in round figures as under

Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton

1856. 1855.
£23,243 £20,627
50,260 45,367
12,196 10,778
9,568 8,697

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