The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooK

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
very firmly, and, compared with Friday, prices
of American were a shade dearer. All other sorts
were without change. The sales were 7,000 to
8,000 bales (500 for export and 1,000 on specula-
tion), comprising 200 Penmen and Maranham, 61d.
to 7d. ; 300 Bahia, GI to bid. ; 300 Egyptian,
6d. to Bd. ; 700 Surat, 40. to 4/d. ; and 200
Sea Islands, 9d. to 2s. Bd. per lb. The Railway
Share Market further advanced, but the transac-
tions were not extensive.

The advices from Australia by the James Baines
represent the state of trade in Melbourne as having
improved during the month of November. The
demand for the diggings was very active, and it
Was expected that the inquiry for all articles suit-
ab!e for the goldfields would be maintained for some
time. The crops promised an abundant yield, and
the market for breadstuffs on this account, and
Owing to the irregular arrivals from Chili, was very
unsettled. Quartz crushing continued to produce
encouraging results, and the amount of gold
brought down by escort was increasing. During
the week ending November 5, the receipts
Lad amounted to 43,712 ounces. Among
the vessels to leave for London were the
Admiral, the Statesman, Blackwall, and Susan.
The Emma would shortly sail for Liverpool. The
Mails by the James Baines, to the great incon-
venience of the merchants and others, have taken
99 days in their transmission. Later advices,
therefore, may be expected every day.

Commercial affairs in Sydney were rather un-
favourable, confidence, after the recent depression
and embarrassment, not having been restored.
Notwithstanding the announcement on the Paris
grain market yesterday that there had been a fall
in prices here on Monday, there was no decline
there. Wheat was firm at 41f. 73c. per 100 kilos.
In flour the average quotation of the four qualities
was 89f. per 157 kilos. The factors declared sales
of 285 sacks, at an average of 88f. 68c. In rye
there was not much doing, and prices were firm.
Oats and barley likewise ruled steady at previous
quotations.

The International Association for establishing a
Uniformity of weights, measures, and moneys
throughout the civilised world are going to reBuree
their labours at Paris. The Minister of Agricul-
ture and Commerce has reserved a hall for their
Meetings in the Institution of Arts and Manufac-
tures.

It has been a question for some time past with
the Prussian Government, as to the formation of a
konopoly of tobacco throughout the dominions.
For this purpose a committee of the Lower House
Was appointed to examine the question. Their
teport being unfavourable, the Government have
abandoned their project.

Accounts from the Vienna Bourse state that
there was considerable agitation on Monday, in
consequence of some unfavourable report from
Paris, concerning the conferences, which caused
the Austrian Funds and other National Securities
to decline. They recovered subsequently, and at
the close were firm, the 5 per Cents. at 83k, Na-
tional Loan 1101, New Credit Bank 372. Ex..
Change on London had fallen to 10-3, and on Paris
to 119 i.
There is a heavy market for public securities,
and the transactions are of a limited character.
AN the settling day is rapidly approaching, many
Parties are anxious to realise their profit after the
recent improvement, and the sales thus made
have temporarily affected the market. The quo-
tations have receded about per cent., Consols
ftorn. 91 / having declined to 91i both for
Illcoey and account. The scrip is II premium. In
the New 3 per Cents. a large business has been
done at 921 to 93, and the Reduced Annuities are
911 to 924. Exchequer Bills are ls. discount, the
kads 981, and India Bonds 6s. discount. Bank
Stock is 215.
Foreign Securities are very dull. Turkish 6
Pet Cents. are firm, being 961 to 961. Sardi-
nian Bonds have been 90.1 4, Spanish 3 per Cents.
431, and Brazilian Small Bonds 1021. Buenos
AYrea are 57, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 951. Grenada
Bends are buoyant, the Active being 22 to 22k, and
the Deferred 71. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 951.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
4teeks:—Grenada Deterred Bonds, 6171; Mexican,
2°.„ IY ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 58 ;
rortuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 101 3 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
LPer Cents., 421 n; ditto Deferred, 23i 24 ; ditto
certificates, 4l ti ; Ditto Passive, 6k
For Railway Shares there is a quiet market, but
the quotations still tend upwards. Caledonian,
j'AlleaShiro and Yorkshire, and Great Western,
are at fuller rates. Foreign and Colonial lines
400 not undergone any change of importance.
Mining and Banking Shares are firm.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange has
aPPointed Thursday next for the first settling day in
the East India Coal Company (limited).

4RITIBEt FUNDS THIS DAY &T CLOCK;
(Pram the Official List.

done.
11144 k Stock
a Per vent. Red-sced
tPer Cent. Consols Annuities ... 911
t_, 3 per Cent. Annuities ... 924 3 2t 3
'hiC Annuities, expire sth .Tan. 1860...... 3 916
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 5-16
India
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1685... 161 15-16
Bonds, .01000 .... . . 6 d
Ditto, ander .21000,
tor Account
Ditto Scrip
'7.-chequer Scrip
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO . w

N5OO •
sniall
- •
Ditto Advertised 3 d
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 36 per Cent 9Bi
PitICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO, IC
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 57
(treuada New Active, 11 per Cent.
~ Ditto Deferred 7i
o‘rdinian Bons, 5 per Cent.
tnanisla Bolds, 3 per Cent 43f
wurkikli Bonds, 6 per cent
bat() Account 96i 1
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gail ...
bikto 4 per Cent. Certificates

TWO O'CLOCK.
91i i

Consols ...

Ditt• Acoouot

911

TIM NEW BISHOP FOR JAMAICA.—The Rev.
Reginald Courtenay, who has been appointed Bishop of
„.Xingston, Jamaica, was from 1842 to 1852 rector of
Thornton-Watlass, near Bedele, Yorkshire. He resigned
that benefice and went to Jamaica, became sub.visitor
and divinity lecturer at Bishop's College, and subse-
gnently Archdeacon of Middlesex, on the retirement of
Archdeacon Smith. The Bishop of Jamaica (Dr. Spencer)
does not retire upon a pension, but may, at any time he
Pleases, resume the active discharge of the episcopal
duties, in which case the Bishop of Kingston will have
ahnply archidiaconal authority. The new bishop is to
have 2,000/. fe-year. It is in contemplation to erect the
'`allhatnas Into a separate see.
THE WRECK OF THE JOSEPHINE WILLIS —DOVER.—
The divers employed on the sunken wreck of tee ship
Josephine Willis, off Folkestone, have been successful in
their operations during the last few days. All the spars,
able &c., have been cleared away, and they have been
to penetrate into the chief cabin and remove a quan-
tity of luggage, bearing the names of Miss Logan and
fir. Ray. They also secured a mahogany chest from
re cabin, which it was found contained the ship's plate,
besides many other articles of value. They expect in a
"hod time to be enabled to get all the property belong-
lag to the passengers from the cabin. Next week at-
tempts will be made, should the weather prove favour-
able, to get at the cargo.
VRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
"OW, 6 per mills premium (according to the last tariff),
Which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per
"ace for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.32
td, the exchange at Paris on London at short being
5-376, it follows that gold is about 0.22 per cent. dearer
In London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg
the price of gold is 4264 per mark, which, at the English
mint price of 31. 17e. 100. per ounce for standard gold,
ivaH an exchange of 13.5 i ; and, the exchange at Ham-
burg on London at short being 13.8, it follows that gold
1.10 per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for
bills at 60 days' eight is 109 k per cent., and, the
I,l' of exchange between England and America being
29 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is /mini-
;lllY 0.33 per cent. against England ; but, after making
dnwance for charges of transport and difference of in-
terest, the present rate leaves no profit on the transrnis-
-4104 of gold either way between the two couatrieo.
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