The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ 15s ; new
do., 31 Os to 41 5s ; old clover, 41 lOs to 6110 s • new do., 31
Os to Si 8s ;
and straw, 11 8s to 11 14s per foad. A full
average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 8s to 51 15s; new
do.. 31 Os to 418 s ; old clover, 41 lOs to 6110 s ; new do.,
31 Os to 51 8s ; and straw, 11 9s to 11 16s per load. Both
hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations.
WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 51155; new
do., 31 to 41 6s ; old cover, 41 10s to 6112 s ; new do., 3/
5s to 5110 s ; and straw, 11 8s to 1/ 14s per lead. Supply
tolerably good and trade rather dull,

AND
COIT7II-%!:Pr:ITAL INTELLITGLNCL,

The Bank of England return for the week ending
the 16th inst. does not exhibit many changes of
importance. In the bullion there has been a slight
decline, but the Reserve of Notes has slightly
augmented. The other securities, however, have
materially increased.

£20,079,170
33,420
12,455,624
39,321
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 891,412
Decrease
Government Securities
No alteration.
Other Securities ...
Increase ....
Notes unemployed
Increase

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion
Decrease

15,270,195
791,262
6,200,560
5,560

The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week ending Thursday
last is as follows :
Gold Coin
t) )9
~ Bars ......
Silver Coin

If

... 1,000 Ozs.

The meeting of the Great Northern Railway
Company was held to-day, and was but thinly at-
tended. The report led to some discussion, but
Was adopted. After paying the preference shares a
dividend of 1/. 15s. per cent. for the half-year was
declared. The directors were empowered to vote
rOO/. towards the schools at Peterborough, and to
Convert the debenture capital into shares.

The English Stock Market is dull, but the quo-
tations have been well maintained, notwithstand-
ing the rather unfavourable char icter of the Bank
return and the paucity of dealing. Consols for
money have been 95, I, and for account 95 12-.
The New 3 per Cents. are 96 to 96k, and the
Reduced 958 a. Exchequer Bills remain at 11s.
to 14s. premium, and the Bonds are 1001 Bank
Stock is 218/.
Foreign Securities have been dull, and generally
rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy
at 1034,, and the-4 per Cents. at 104. Peruvian
have ruled firm, viz., at 82i. to 83. Grenada New
Active are 20, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. 58k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks Grenada Deferred Bonds, 74 ; Mexican,
224 ; Peruvian, 82 4 ; ditto 3 por Cents., 57 9;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4/ per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; ditto Deferred, 24i 5 ;
ditto Passive, 6 7.
Railway Shares are generally supported with
firmness, and Midland, Bristol and Exeter, North
Eastern, Berwick, and Brighton are higher. French
Lines are dull, and East India descriptions rather
firmer. Great Western of Canada have risen
Rigas are 11 # pm.
Ottoman Banks have improved ss. to 10s. Mis-
cellaneous are inactive.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the OffiCiCa List.)

_
itnsine” done.
sank Stock
3 per 'Ant. Reduced Annuities .. .
3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 954 i
New 3 per Cont. Annuities
.... ..........
L'°ll4 Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 7-16
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24th
EIOOO
£500
limall
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent
PItICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCE.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cont., 12 Gull_
Equador New Consolidated
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds 44 per Cent 824
Ditto Account
Ditto, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ' sB.f
T Lrkihn Bonds, 6 par cent —
Ditto Account
4itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lOl

Lividen Is on ttc above payablo 1n Lonnor.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, money 954
Ditto, Account

MONEY MARKET

CITY, TWO, o'CLool .
The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
steady, and prices, were unchanged. The sales
were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,000 of which
were taken for export. The Railway Share Market
closed steadily ; the transactions were moderate.
The grain market at Brussels yesterday was
active, when about 1,500 hectolitres were sold at
an average of 30 francs per hecto., being a slight
advance on the opening prices of the present week.
The sales were effected quickly, and were chiefly
made in small lots to the retailers, who oppor-
tunely were in want of supplies for immediate con-
sumption. There would have been a larger attend-
ance of farmers with grain for sale, but the heavy
rains of the previous night bad detained them from
coming to market. Rye was in demand, at an
average of 17 francs per Lecto. At Paris also
there was a recovery in the prices of the previous
market, with a large attendance of retailers, who
had allowed their stocks to be reduced, in expecta-
tion of a further decline. Wheat was sold at 50f.
.to 52f. per sack, being an advance of about if. per
hectolitre, and the four mark qualities of flour
were quoted at a rise of 2f. per sack, but not much

sold at the higher price. At Lille the holders of
wheat were asking an advance of 3f. to 4f. per
sack of I hectolitres, which purchasers who had
run short of supplies were obliged to give. The
average price was 53f. 20c. per sack for white.