The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ULM Two o'CLocK.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday
prices remained unaltered. The sales were 6,000
bales, 1,000 on speculation and for export.
The Bank of England Return completed for the
week ending the 3d inst. is considered rather un-
favourable, notwithstanding the increase in the
stock of bullion. The active demand for money
Which existed for the purpose of liquidating the
commercial bills that fell due on the 4th inst. will
account for the reduction on the reserve of notes
and the private deposits. Although it is not ex-
pected that any immediate improvement will take
place in the general money market, the next state-
ment, it is generally considered, will be of a more
favourable character.

Active Circulation
Increase
Bullion
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 819,105
Decrease
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
201,580
Decrease

Accounts from Galatz to the close of April re-
port the continued heaviness of the grain market
Since the promulgation of peace, with but a very
moderate amount of business doing. The sales of
►heat had begun at Braila, where a downward
movement had likewise taken place, and supplies
from the higher districts were sold at 206 to
211 paras. Rye and barley were not in-
quired for, and prices were nominal. Freights
were also very low, and it was difficult to get ships
at the reduced rates. Two Danish vessels accepted
per quarter, and others refused that rate, but
took lls. 3d. to lls. Gd. The following are the
ruling quotations at Galatz and Braila at that
date _ _

Per Quarter.
Galatz wheat' Ist qua. 38s. 3d. to 41s. 3d.
Do. do, 2nd ... 295. Od. 38s. 3d.
Braila do. lst ... 31s. 9d. ... 345. 3d.
Do. do. 2nd .., 245. 9d. ... 30s. 6d.
Galatz maize lss. 9d. ... 16s. 2d.
Braila do.
It is reported that the dredging machine which
aas been busy at work clearing the bar at the
Sulina
the
mouth of the Danube, under the direction
of the Austrian Government, has made such rapi I
Progress that there is now 11 feet (English) water
at the entrance to the channel. The rates of ex-
change at Galatz, on London ruled 96 to 96k paras
per Pound sterling, and on Paris, 3 33-40 paras per
franc.
The Ocean Chief, from Melbourne, was tele-
graphed last night off St. Ives, Cornwall, with dates
t° the 25th February, having made an excellent
rasage of 74 days. She has gold on freight, but
quantity has not yet been reported.
The official return of the exports of bullion from
4,
port of London for the week ending Thursday
last, is as follows

_ .•
Ozz.
Silver Coin Rotterdam
„
I! Bars
Gold Coin
Hamburg
The'Partigilars of the New Loan have continued
to form the chief topic of conversation in the City
t
°;claY, and a fear is expressed that some difficulty
dill arise with regard to the price at which it wil
e taken. The meeting at the Treasury on the
19th inst. is looked forward to with interest, and
nleanwhile various calculations will be formed re-
aPecting the rate which will be accepted by the
Government.
The Funds are flatter, but no material decline
, as Occurred. There has not been much animation,
out rather more business has been done than is
usual on a Saturday. Consols closed at 921 to 93
for money, and 93i f for account, being
firmer than they were at the commence-
ment of business. The New 3 per Cents. have
Fanged from 91/ to 92k, and the Reduced
91/ Bank Stock has been quiet at 2111, and
-India Stock at 227 to 229. The Unfunded Debt
has been firm, the June bills being par, and the
March ditto 2s. prem. The Bonds are 98/ I.
Several bargains have been recorded in the Fo-
reign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. were 91i I, and
the 4 per Cents. 10l 1, being rather flat. Mexican
Bonds have been in request at 221 I. Portuguese
4 Per Cents. have been marked 50. Chilian 6 per
cents. 103 to 104, and Danish 5 per Cents. 1011.
Sardinian Bonds brought 94. Spanish 3 per
Cents. 441, and Austrian 5 per Cents. 841.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 7k ; Mexi-
can, 222. 1 ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
isa4 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Rus-
i:Jl 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents.,
6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i 5i ; Ditto De-
ferred, 241 25 ; Ditto Certificates, 51 I; Ditto
Passive, 7 i•
The English Railway Shares are generally at
Steady prices, and Great Northern, Caledonian,
4411 Midland slightly tended upwards. In the
1,
°reign lines no change of importance has occurred.
Banking and Mining Shares are dull. Canada
and receded 1/. to D.

13RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

( Pro% the Of,cial List. )

laanktock
S
211 i
3
, Per gent. Red;iced Anuuitisa . 91.} B
'A,ePer Cent. Consols Annuities 926 3 2i
''' 3 Per Cent. Annuities - i 26 11
1144 Stock
rai
'A% Bonds IMO
ditto, under ill."'
2 d
0
31'sole l'or Account
Uzehequer Bills, 26d. March. June.
E1000
.500 —
limall .. — I 1p 2 d
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 36 per Cont. oBi 4 i
Ditto, 1859
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ehilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3 4
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 —
_ Ditto 5 per Cent
Nexioan 3 per Cent 22
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1522, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Ditto Small
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
elt)anist. Bonds, 3 per Cent 4li
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account 976 a
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lOl6
. ',ion-lends on the above • avable in 1,(11,,,n.
t_Lstrian Bonds, 10 Gun., £, 5 per Cent. 846
."",igian, 2,1, per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
+-itto 46per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 94,1
TWO O'CLOCK.
~, 92i i
.. 936 i

Consols for Money
Ditto Ac count

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Parthian and Growler, 2-gunboats, were towed up
,(1° Thursday evening to Woolwich, from Messrs.
Pitcher's, Northfieet, and were yesterday morning taken
jilt() the fitting basin to be completed.
The Government freightship Rainbow, Capt. Bartlett,
has arrived at Woolwich with a heavy cargo of maho-
gany, eight weeks from Honduras. She has been hauled
Into the outer basin to discharge.
,_The iron transport Jura, 2,600 tons burden, Captain
goodie, left Woolwich yesterday morning under orders
t° Proceed to Deptford, to have her horse fittings re-
raoved. She is then to return to Balaklava and embark
the Guards for England.
Ria Swedish Majesty's corvette Lagerbjelke, Captain
411liehook, from Brest for Carlscrona, arrived at Spit-
',lead last night. She saluted on arrival the garrison and
admiral, and the salutes were duly returned by the bat-
tery and her Majesty's ship Victory. The captain was
afterwards !introduced to the authorities by Mr. L. A.
Vaudenbergh, the Swedish and Norwegian vice-consul.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—J. Pyper, to be Master of the London ;
-1:n- Hickman, to be Paymaster of the Hogue ; Thos.
• Woodward and J. Hay, to be Assistant-Paymasters
to the Fisguard ; H. Tucker, to be Assistant-Paymaster
la charge to the Scorpion ; W. H. Blayney, to be Clerk
to the London ; J. E. C. Sullivan, to be Clerk to
the Ariel ; John G. Francklyn, to be Acting-Clerk to
the yn,
Hogue ; John H. F. Alston, to be Assistant-Clerk
to the Hogue.
71 Crimean invalids were yesterday inspected by a
Chelsea board of officers at Chatham, and ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to receive their discharge,
the Whole of them being unfit for further service.