The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-13 00:00:00

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The Market for Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday,
Was very steady, and closed quietly, without any
Change in prices. The sales amounted to 6,000
bales, 500 of which were taken for export and on
speculation. The Railway Share Market closed with
a quiet aspect, and prices of most of the leading
lines declined.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
report very little alteration in the state of trade.
In Manchester increased confidence is entertained,
but higher prices having been demanded for most
kinds of fabrics operations have been checked.
From Leeds we learn that an average business has
been transacted, cloths having been in more active
demand. The wool markets of Huddersfield and
Rochdale have been very animated, and prices tend
upwards. The flannel trade of the latter place is
still dull, but the mills are said to be "running
further time." In several instances, however, they
are only working four days in the week. The lace
trade of Nottingham is very inactive, owing to the
continued dearness of money, and the manufac-
turers are principally engaged in taking stock.
A further improvement in the position of the
tank of England during the week ending the 6th
lust. is represented to have taken place by the
return published last evening. The bullion has
Slightly increased and the reserve of notes has
been strengthened, while the other securities have

again declined to a favourable extent. The general
features of the return are favourable, because it
excludes the operations of the "fourth" of the
Month which were expected to render this balance
Sheet less satisfactory than the previous one. The
alterations are exhibited in the following table.

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion
Increase

£19,195,140
289.610
10,486,198
74,801
8,215.736
10,212
5,870,709
400,072
9,297,193
23.624
860,002
15.067
10,640,867
186,000
17,389,715
148,034
5,151,380
366,200

Rest .
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
JlSeven-Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities ...
Decrease ...
Notes unemployed
Increase

The demand for discount accommodation during
the last few days has become quieter, and the
Bupply of capital having increased, first class com-
mercial bills are easily negotiated at a quarter per
cent. under the Bank of England minimum rate.

In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
there was no alteration of importance, but the
tendency was rather in a favourable direction.
A farther decline of id. has taken place in the
Price of Mexican dollars, those last received having
been sold at ss. Id. per dollar.
The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
itg Thursday last is as follows :

Gold Coin
~ ff
VI If
Silver Coin
)3 If
fl
ff If
Yesterday aftornoon the French Funds closed at
4 decline of per cent., owing to the issue of a
large quantity of obligations by the Eastern of
rrance Railway Company, which counterbalanced
the favourable effect which might otherwise have
been produced by the Bank Return. This
Las increased the business of the English
stock Market,and notwithstanding our satisfactory
Bank Return, prices have drooped. Consols have
been 935- ex. dividend all the morning. The
New 3 per Cents. are 93i and the Reduced 93g
I. Bank Stock is steady at 217 to 218. Exche-
quer Bills are ss. to Bs. premium, and the Bonds

The Foreign market has been rather more active
lilan usual on Saturday. Turkish 6 per Cents.
have been 94i ; the 4 per Cents., 102} ; and
Spanish 3 per Cents., 421. Russian 4i per Cents.
14'e marked 96 to 963/4 ; Mexican, 21i ; Guatemala,
; and Danish 3 per Cents., 84 to 84g.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, si 7 ; Mexi•
ten, 21i ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto
3 Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per
Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i 42 ; ditto
New Deferred, 231 4; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ;
ditto Passive, 51 6.

A decline of fully I to Y per cent. has taken
Place in the value of most of the principal Railway
lhares. Caledonian, Edinburgh, and Dundee,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, South-
'Western, and Midland have receded ss. ; and
reat Northern, North-British, North-Eastern
Berwick, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp-
ton, los. to 15s. The French lines are also de-
Pressed. Northern of France, and Paris and Lyons
are lower by 103. The Canadian lines are steady.
The only feature in Mines, Banks, and Miscel-
laneous Shares is a sudden decline in Canada Land
shares of ,51. to 61., owing to a report that the
forthcoming dividend will be smaller than on the
last occasion.

881 TISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON i• ("CLOCK.
(From the Offimal List.)
Bostmet dor e.
14,111 t Stock
:Per Cont. Reduced Annuities
row 3 per Cent. Annuities ••• 93i 4 B
xbdia Bonds, .£lOOO ..• ••• •••• ........... ••• 2 P
Consols for Account 93i a
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO.
qmoll
Ditto Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent 984
I)EICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Danish Bonds, 3 pei Ceit., 1825
nador New Consolidated —
~. Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
y_llatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 58
!Wean 3 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
a Ditto, 44 per Cent.
•,,4 nm h tiokds, 3 per Cent 42/
4tirltieh Bonds, 6 per cent_._ -. 9li 6 4
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
nivi,enla nr, the above nayahie In Lon,o,
French Rentes, 44 per Cent. 92f. ex 25f. 25c.
TWO O'CLoC K..

C.minle (Money)
Ditto Account

. 93i i

Some extraordinary pictures of the Coronation of the
Czar at Moecow, the fair of Nijni Novgorod, and scenes
in part of Russia, have been furnished by the Russian
authorities for the Dioramic Tour in Russia, which is to
be opened at the . Great Globe, Leicester-square, next
Week.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUE CATTLE SHOW.—Yesterday
was the fourth and eoncluding day of the cattle show,
and, although there were not so many visitors as on the
two preceding days, there was anything but a slack
attendance. It is computed that upwards of 100,000
persons have visited the show this year, and no accident
or robbery of any kind has been reported to the police.
Three watermen, of Ryde, named Warne, Page, and
-Austin went in a boat called the White Mouse from
Hyde to Southampton, on Thursday night ; on their
return at 2 a.m. yesterday a heavy squall came on, which
oapsiezd and sunk the boat. Page was lost ; the other
two were saved.
RESOURCES of ASIATIC TURKEY.—Some interesting
information has been laid before the Chamber of Corn.
terse and the Commercial Association by Co]. Mess'oud
Bey. This gentleman, a Belgian we believe by birth,
has visited this country on behalf of the Pasha of Bag-
-44'1, in whose service he holds the position of Chief
of the Staff, for the purpose of purchasing steamers to
navigate, the Tigris, between Bagdad and Bassora.
In connection with this, the chief object of his
mission, Colonel Mess'oud IBey is anxious to direct
Fie attention of commercial men in England to the
!Nintnense resources of the country bordering lon the
Euphrates and the Tigris, in the hope of inducing
Item to take some practical' steps in their development.
possesses a fine alluvial soil, extending for hundreds
of miles ; from want of enterprise it is uncultivated and
waste, so that in the common language of the inhabi-
tants it is called a "desert." It is fitted to grow luxu-
riantly all descriptions of corn, rice, cotton, flax, hemp,
°,llabeariniseeds, and the mulberry. The present Pasha
has already planted half-a-million of mulberry-trees,
with a view to the exportation of silk. The apple,
the pear, the date, the fig, the olive, all thrive
there. The growth of wool is enormous, but from the
lack of enterprise it is allowed to fall uselessly from
the backs of the sheep. Vast qnantities of corn are an-
nually destroyed in order to enhance the value of what is
eft, and thus enable the Government to turn its portion
of the produce into money. The means of transit is all
that is Wanted to give these articles oommercial value.