The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMYIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocic.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday con-
tinued to manifest a very firm aspect. The sales
were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1,000 for export,
and 2,000 on speculation-7--comprising 300 Peru am
and Marauham, 6ad. to lid. ; 250 Bahia, 6 7-161
to 6d. ; 600 Egyptian, 6)d. to 9id. ; 800 Surat,
4id. to Md., and 50 Sea Islands, 11d. to Is. td.
per lb. The Railway Share Market closed steadily
at a slight advance.
There has been a quiet market for Colonial pro-
duce this week, purchases having chiefly been con-
fined to immediate wants. Prices, however, have
generally been well supported. In sugar the trans-
actions have been moderate, and prices have been
rather firmer. Coffee has been more freely offered,
still previous rates have been maintained. Tea
ruled steady early in the week, but it has since
been somewhat weaker. Rice is heavy. Spices
have been dull, and rum has been bought freely at
firm rates. Tallow has tended upwards, but the
market has exhibited a quiet appearance.

The receipts at the Custom-house at Havro for
the month of June amounted to 3,911,952 f., show-
ing a diminution of 164,029 f. compared with the
same month last year. Large cargoes of American
wheat and gour continue to arrive at that port, and
pricer, are firm at 90f. per 200 kilos for wheat and
44f. 75c. per barrel for flour. The market for
sugar is lillit„ewise firm with a tendency to advance,
on accountibf the recent advices from the colonies
reporting 'a greater demand for export than was
calculated on ; but the local demand in France is
not equal to the supply, in consequence of the in-
creased number of sugar factories.
Further intelligence from Copenhagen relative
to the question of the Sound Dues announce posi-
tively that no convention has been entered into by
Denmark and the 'United States to prolong the
treaty of 1826. The negotiations pending between
the two countries are simply held in abeyance until
the result of the conference between the powers in-
terested is known. Meanwhile there is a tacit un•
derstanding that matters will remain in static quo
until that time. It is understood, alto, that Den-
Mark will in no way yield to the United States any
privil2ge withheld from other nations.
The amount of specie on board the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Company's vessel Euxine,
which leaves Southampton to-day for India and
China is much larger than usual, viz., 810,3221.,
chiefly in silver, for China.
The inquiry for money is very moderate, not-
withstanding the liquidation of a large qsantity of
commercial bills falling due to-day. On the Stock
Exchange money is easy, and at comparatively low
rates.

The Funds are rather flat this morning on ac-
count of a few speculative sales for the realisation
of Profits. Prices are about lower, but the gene-
ral tone of the market continues firm. Consols
have been dull at 95/ To and the Scrip is 4a prem.
The New Three per Cents. have been 96/ to 97, and
the Reduced 96 to 961. Bank Stock rose per
cent) viz., to 2181. Exchequer Bills are is. higher,
19s. to 20s. prem.
In the Foreign Market there is very little doing,
and prices ruled heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents.
have declined to 1061 and 105 i, and the 4 per
Cents. are dull at 106 g. Mexican stock is flat at
2n. Sardinian Bonds are marked 92i, and Dutch
4 per Cents. 96k. French 3 per Cents. have been
dealt in at 73f. with the exchange at 25f. 250.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 71- ; Mexi-
can, 22 3i ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
57 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5
Per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 46i 7 ; ditto New Deferred,
24i 51 ; ditto Certificates, 6i I; ditto Passive, 6/ 7.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that the
market for American Securities continues very
active, and the quotations show a marked improve-
Meat in the value of some of the leading railroad
bonds, in which during the week there has been a
considerable business.