The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTET.T.TGENOE.

CITY, Two o'CtooK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was
quiet, but prices generally were well sustained.
The ordinary qualities of Sea Island were per lb.
dearer. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales,
1,000 for export and on speculation. The price of
fair cotton was 61d. for Borneo, bid. for Mobile,
and Gid. for Oilcans. The Railway Share Market
was dull, and the transactions were rather limited.
The Bank of England weekly return completed
to the 22d inst. does not exhibit any remarkable
changes, but the diminution in the stock of bullion
and in the reserve of notes was not generally ex-
pected. The forthcoming return is likely to be
still more unfavourable, in consequence of the ar-
rangements necessary for the completion of the in-
stalments due this day ou the New Loan and the
funding of Exchequer Bills. The recent arrivals
of specie, however, will no doubt swell the amount
of bullion.

Active Circulation '
. Decrease

£18,385,080
108,150
10,372,711
180,854
3,813,664

Bullion .

Decrease..

Rest....

Increase
Public Deposits

8,284
5,638,865

In crease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills
Decrease .---
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed ,•• •
Decrease

132,741
12,107,043
543,492
726,362
29,968
11,951,006
600,000
.8,425,297
859,731
5,836,745
48,120

Accounts from California, by the steamer Baltic,
state that the miners were doing exceedingly well,
and the yield of gold had never been greater than
daring the two or three weeks preceding the depar-
ture of the mail. The amount arriving at San
Francisco was large, and the Mint officials had full
employment. The farmers had completed the sow-
ing of wheat, and the breadth of land under culti-
vation was extensive.

The trading association of Holland has an-
zounced that the spring sales of indigo will take
place at Rotterdam on the sth May, and at Am-
sterdam on the Bth. The quantities to be put up
for sale at the former market will consist of 216
entire boxes and 460 small ones, and at the
latter market 48 large and 481 small. The
assessed prices will range from 350 c. to 540 c.
(Dutch). These show an advance on the actual
prices of last sales amounting to 60c to7oc. for low
sorts, 70c. to 80c. for low middling 800. to 100 c. for
good middling, and from 70c to 90c. middling and
fine. The quality of the cochineal to be brought
forward this season is stated to be very satisfactory,
and extra good sorts of zacatille will be in the
market.

The official returns of the external trade of Bel-
gium have come to hand, and show a favourable
increase in the amount of exports and imports dur-
ing the two first months of the present year com-
pared with the corresponding period in 1855. The
amount of duties received at the customs has risen to
1,560,000 f., being an increase of 350,000 f. upon that
of the preceding year. In the imports the princi-
pal increase has been in coffee, cotton, wool, wheat,
barley, flour, tobacco, cotton and woollen fabrics,
&c., and a decrease in leather, sugar, silks, glass,
dtc. In the exports there has been a diminution
in iron, oa's, &c., but a general increase in all
other articles.

During the week ending Thursday last the only
direct shipment of the precious metals from London
was of gold coin for the Mauritius, to the amount
of 3,0001.

The market for Public Securities is still with-
out any change of importance, in the absence of
the announcement of the arrangement of a
peace. Money on the Stock Exchange is tight,
chiefly in consequence of the amount due to-
day on the New Loan and Funding. Consols wore
92k a and 92a while for account the prices im-
proved to 921 The New Three per Cents. were
quoted 99k. Exchequer Bills were 4s. premium
for those dated March, and is. discount to Is. pre-
mium for the June bills. The Scrip was 21
premium..
A good business has been done in Foreign
Stocks, at full rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
risen to 97i to 981 for money, and to 981 and 99
for account. The 4 per Cents. are 1004 and 10]
for April 15. Venezuela Bonds are 28 for the
Active, and 124- for the Deferred. Spanish Threes
have been 454 to 45k, and the New Deferred 241 to 25,
being full rates. Portuguese 5 per Vents, brought
53 aild the 4 per Cents. 49. Brazilian Fives 102,
Equador New Consolidated 14k, ditto Land Was-
rants 4k, Grenada New Active 21/ to 22±, and the
Deferred 6i. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been steady
to 951 and 96.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred, 61 to 71 ; Mexican,
20 I ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56
58 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 103 105; ditto 4k per Cents., 93 95 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44k 451 ; ditto Deferred,
24a 4 ; ditto Certificates, 5a ; ditto Passive, 7f
This being " ticket day" in the Railway Mar-
ket, the dealings are principally in connection with
the closing of accounts. The rate of " contango"
has gone off for the heavy lines, while on the
smaller shares, such as Caledonian, au advance
has taken place. All descriptions of shares are,
however, at enhanced rates, and a moderate busi-
ness has been done.
Banking shares have been dull, and London and
County have ruled heavier. Miscellaneous shares
are also inactive.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAT AT eNE 0 CLOCK.

firom the (,}cirri List.

Anovo . done.
3 per !'tint Consnlp Atmmitieg 92a i :4
New 3i per Cent. Annuities
en,,,..,....,, Ac,ouut
Exchequer Scrip
Eg.eutNuoT Kitt*, ?4d. March. June
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.. ..
Vi6o
I,lmaii
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO, E.

Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Equador Bond.;
Ditto New Consolidated l4l
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Grenada Naw Active, 11 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ceut., Con, 1841 63
Ditto 4 per Cent 49
SpaniA Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
TurkiLb Bonds, 6 par cent 97a 1 84
.1
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOOl
Ditto Account
Vlneznela Bonds, 41 per Cent 2B
Ditto Deferred, 1. per Cent.
Divtdends or, tr above nayahle In London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 For Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.

i
Consols, money ... 92 92
922 92i
Ditto Aceoint

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, March 29.—Wind this day at noon, E. ;
fresh breeze and fine clear weather.
PORTSMOUTH, March 28.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—
H.M.S. Sanspariel, from Portland, and a division of gun-
boats.
PLYMOUTH, March 28.—Wind E.—Arrived—H.M.S.
Styx, from Hong Kong.
CARDIFF, March 28.—Wind E.—Arrived—Eleanor and
Ottaive, from Constantinople. Sailed—Ferdinand. Leon-
tine, for Barcelona.
QUEENSTOWN, March 27.—Wind S. E.—Arrived—Brom-
ham, from Sierra Leone, for Plymouth ; Orion, Matan-
zas ; Velosc, Constantinople ; Lady Ann, Liverpool, for
Gibraltar, to set up rigging. Sailed—H.M.S. Russell.
SWANSEA, March 28.--Wind S.E.—Sailed.—Bells, for
Constantinople ; Bridesmaid, Messina.

(PER XLEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—La Poule, from Cherbourg ; Wonder (s),
Jersey ; Affiance (s), Havre.
Sailed—Atalanta (s), for Havre ; South Western and
Express (a), Jersey; Malvina, Sunderland.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.E.
Arrived.—Patterson and George West, from New
Orleans; War Cloud, Mobile ; Cana (s s), New York.
Sailed.—Laura, for Malta and Gibraltar; Claudine,
Konigsberg.

(ST SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TRIXGRAPB.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.53 a.m.
Wind E., fresh and fine; tide three hours' ebb.
Arrived, March 2g.—St. Paul, from Stuer.
Arrived, March 29.—Charlotte, from Dram; Gymet,
Drentheim.

DEAL, Saturday, 9.41 a.m.

Wind E.S.E., strong.
Passed.—Lady Hilda, from Barbadoes, for London.
The Chaseley, from Calcutta, for London, ie anchored at
Dungeness and not in the Downs, as before reported.

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