The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

MONEY T 4. A ET

CO.TEYEacii;:,.L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with heavy buying, and. prices of Americans were
id. per lb. higher, and in some cases even
1-16 d. per lb. dearer than last week. Surats were
also id. per lb. advanced, but other kinds were
unchanged. The sales wore 15,000 bales, 2,000
for export,- and 3,000 on speculation, including
400 Pernam and Mai:auham, W. to 7d. ; 600
Egyptian, sd. to 7d. ; 600 Egyptians, sd. to 8d ;
2,500 Surats, 3id. to 4d., and 109 Sea Islands,
10d. to Is. Bd. per lb. The Railway Share Market
was quiet, but without any particular feature. •
The Colonial Produce Markets have again be-
come very inactive, and the prices of course of the
leading staples have receded. For sugar the de-
inand has almost ceased, and lower rates are asked
by the importers. The decline has generally
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amounted to 6d. and is. per cwt. Coffee has been
in good request, and the market is steady ; cocoa
has ruled quiet, and tea dull. Common congou is
about 9id. per lb. The duty on a large quantity
of this article has been paid, owing to an idea that
an increased impost will soon be levied. Rum has
not met with a brisk sale, and rice has remained
at about previous quotations. Saltpetre is rather
cheaper, and cochineal is Id. per lb. dearer. Spices
have been firm. In tallow a large speculative busi.
cress has been transacted.
From America the accounts report a slight im-
provement in the foreign dry goods market, al-
though the importation continued heavy. The
banks, having confidence in the position of affairs,
had been discounting more freely and upon easier
terms. This had not only buoyed up the prices of
the speculative securities, but had also produced
more confidence among the mercantile community.
Intelligence from Switzerland mentions that the
subject of railway communication through the
Cantons of Vaud and Friburg is engaging the at-
tention of the Federal Government. t a session
of the Assembly held at Born the council agreed to
the construction of a line So the Bernese frontier by
Way of Thorishaus and to the frontier of Vaudoise
by way of Payerue. The total length of the line
will be 46 kilo's., and - the cost of construction 9
million francs. Of this sum the city of Friburg is
to fulnish 2 millions. This railway will be in con-
nection with the Western Swiss Railway Company,
Whose line reaches the Bernese frontier from Ge-
neva ; and whose capital was furnished by the
Credit Mobilier Society of Paris.
The fall in flour at Paris continues from day to
(lay ; and the supplies arriving in the market ex-
ceed the demand. The diminution in price upon
all sorts has averaged from 3 to 4 francs per sack of
157 hectolitres, during the-last eight days. Choice
qualities are now quoted at 99f. and 100 f. per sack,
411 d the four inferiorkinds from 92f. The factors de-
clared a sale of 293 casks, at the average of97f. 88c. per
sack. The fall in wheat is in proportion, best kinds
selling at 59f. 5Uc. per hectolitre and a half, and
inferior from 47f., being a further decline of 2f.
Rye has receded as much ; first quality is quoted
Itt 35f., and second at 34f. Oats is down if. for
best sorts, and if. 50c. for common, the prices
4hging from 23f. to 2'71.
The opinions of " Investigator" relative to the
Present position and future prospects of the Great
western Railway Company have been published in
the form of a pamphlet, and although the state-
fents made are of ex parte character, still a
arge amount of information is given that may
Prove of much importance to the shareholders
• usrally.
There has been rather a depressed market for
-ceglish Securities, and at one time the prices were
luny per cent. lower than yesterday, but there
has since been a slight recovery. The realisation
°I pinata by the speculators exercises an unfavour-
thle influence, but the quotations ar e most. affected
the increased stringency of the money market.
'etisols opened at 90# g for money, then declined to
11, and they are now 93i 4. The account prices
have been as low as
.901 4, but they have rallied
again to 901 I. For. March there have been deal-
Irts at about 91 and 9.1 i. The New 3 per Cents.
t'e 91a 1., and the Reduced 901 to 91. ExchequerVals, owing to the money pressure, have dropped
.`,° 125., and 9s. discount. Bank Stock has risen
Per cent., being 212 to 213.
Foreign Stocks are very dull, and rather heavy.
~4-he dividend upon the Turkish 4 per Cents. is
'OW payable, and business has been done at 1001
div. The 6 per Cents. are per Cent. lower,
I„.".eitig 94 -Jr. Sardinian have been rather firmer,
,„,Iz.) 90. Spanish Deferred are 23k, Peruvian 4i
per Cents. 80, and the 3 per Cents. 56. Chilian 6
f)i!r Cents. are 1024. French 3 per Cents. are 91.50,
exchange being 25.25.
4,‘ The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Steaks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 74; Mexican
;-Bertsvituar 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Clantat.,-:66-4514
.ortuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 103 106 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
,
~Per Cents., 431 ; ditto Deferred, 2311 4 ; ditto
Certificates 6 4 ; ditto Passive, 4 si.
Messrs. L. Bell, Son, and Co. report that during
the past week there has • been less activity in the
market for American Securities, but prices have
l'eniained without alteration :

STATE SECURITIES.

Uedeemable. Per Cent.
... 73 75
1877._ 81 83

Pennsylvania per Cent. Stoet-
-rennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bond s.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
„not Convertible 1875... 78 80
411inois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 83 85
The Railway Market is remarkably steady, and
L° Borne cases an advance is noticeable. Son.th-
,western have improved 1/. to 21., and North-
„riestern 55., bat Great Northern are heavy. The
French shares are firmer.
tanking and miscellaneous shares are dull.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(From the Official

- arv,inP, done.
Dank Stock
6 per ueut. Reil7,lced .6.nnuitist4
....3 Per Cent. Consols Ann.uities OO i $ 1 i
New 3 tier Cent. Annuities • 91$ 4 i
,Per Cent. Annuities ll3
'"),,g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1865 l6i
°dia. Bonds, £1 ;0 ..... .
._
r. Ditto, under £lOlO 7
'Onsols for Account
Exchequer Rills, d.
£lOOO. ... - 9 12 6 10 a
X5OO 6
Small
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PRICE OF FOTtEIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLIT K.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lo2i
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent.
Ditto Account BO
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 56
Sardinian Bon4s, 5 per Cont.
Ditto Account
*pinish Beads, 3 per Cent
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Iluo,ii,ll Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account l.OOl X a
Dividends on the abox, p5.7%:11e b London.
?tench Routes, 41 Der Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent,.
1 TIO O'CLOCK.
C -in golg, 7th hat... 9C4 i
Ditto for Account Plarch) OIA i

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