The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocti.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
very firmly, and, compared with Friday, prices
of American were a shade dearer. All other sorts
Were without change. The sales were 7,000 to
8,000 bales (500 for export and 1,000 on specula-
tion), comprising 200 Pernam and Maranham, Gid.
to 7d. ; 300 Bahia, 61. to Gad. ; 300 Egyptian,
bid. to Bd. ; 700 Surat, 4/(1. to 41(1. ; and 200
44 Islands, 9d. to 2s. Sd. per lb. The Railway
Share Market further adv4nced, but the transac-
bolls were not extensive.

The advices from Australia by the James Baines
represent the state of trade in Melbourne as having
ilnproved during the month of November. The
demand for the diggings was very active, and it
!as expected that the inquiry for all articles suit-
able for the gold fields would be maintained for some
time. The crops promised an abundant yield, and
the market for brea.dstuffs on this account, and
°wing to the irregular arrivals from Chili, was very
unsettled. Quartz crushing continued to produce
enoeuraging results, and the amount of gold
°rought down by escort was increasing. During
Ithe week ending November 5, the receipts
°ad amounted to 43,712 ounces. Among
the vessels to leave for London were the
4driairal, the Statesman, Blackwall, and Susan.
Thu Emma would shortly sail fru. Liverpool. The
'nails by the James Baines, to the great incon-
venience of the merchants and others, have taken
99 days in their transmission. Later advices,
therefore, may be expected every day.
Commercial affairs in Sydney were rather un-
Arourable, confidence, after the recent depression
kld embarrassment, not having been restored.
Notwithstanding the announcement on the Paris
Frain market yesterday that there had been a fall
111 prices hero on Monday, there was no decline
there. Wheat was firm at 41f. 73c. per 100 kilos.
In flour the average quotation of the four qualities
Ivan 891. per 157 kilofi. The factors declared sales
°f 285 sacks, at an average of 88f. 68c. In rye
there was not much doing, and prices were firm.
°4ts and barley likewise ruled steady at previous
(Notations.

The International Association for establishing a
Iltnformity of weights, measures, and moneys
throughout the civilised world are going to resume
'heir labours at Paris. The Minister of Agricul-
llre and Commerce has reserved a hall for their
keetin
gs in the Institution of Arts and Manufac-
tures.
It has been a question for some time past with
the
Prussian Government, as to the formation of a
kbetinpoly of tobacco throughout the dominions.
For this purpose a committee of the Lower House
Was appointed to examine the question. Their
report being unfavourable, the Government have
abandoned their project.
Accounts from the Vienna Bourse state that
there
was considerable agitation on Monday, in
°llBequence of some unfavourable report from
Paris, concerning the conferences, which caused
the A.ustrian Funds and other National Securities
te decline. They recovered subsequently, and at
the close were firm, the 5 per (huts. at 83i, Na-
tic)nal Loan 1101, New Credit Bank 372. Ex-
change on London had fallen to 10-3, and on Paris
,
te 1191.
There is a heavy market for public securities,
414 the transactions are of a limited character.
AR the settling day is rapidly approaching, many
parties are anxious to realise their profit after the
recent improvement, and the sales thus made
tav'e temporarily affected the market. The quo-
tations have receded about per cent., Consols
honey
01! -I having declined to 91i , both for
the
and account. The scrip is 1a premium. In
flue -"New 3 per Cents. a large business has been
9erle at 32i to 93, and the Reduced Annuities are
4'4 921. Exchequer Bills are Is. discount, the
lids 981, and India Bonds 6s. discount. Bank
stook is 215.
Poreign Securities are very dull. Turkish 6
per Cents. are firm, being 96,1 to 96k. Sardi-
Bonds have been 001 /, Spanish 3 per Cents.
311 and Brazilian Small Bonds 102?;. Buenos
Beres are 57, and Dutcl, 4 per Cents. 95i. Grenada,
?Inds are buoyant, the Active being 22 to 22i, and
'ha Deferred 71. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 951.
Stocks:—Grenada
following, are the nominal prices of Foreign
Deferred Bonds, 61 71; Mexican,
2an,
; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 58 ;
orttiguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
ents., 101 3 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 92 91 ; Spanish
...Per Cents., 42i 3 ; ditto Deferred, 23? 21 ; ditto
Certificates, 4/ 5 ; Ditto Passive,
ti/er Railway Shares there is a quiet market, but
1.1'5 quotations still tend upwards. Caledonian,
'lncashire and Yorkshire, and Great Western,
1;141 at fuller rates. Foreign and Colonial lines
a/0 not undergone any change of importance.
Mining and Banking Shares are firm.
Tie Committee of the Stock Exchange has
'PPeinted Thursday next for the first settling day in
the East India Coal Company (limited).

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814TISFI FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES

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lin4in4 do ne.
11411 k Stock g 215
kr u • ftrql•-ced Annuities... .. 92 ili q 2
1 tan. ~ .
lir-Cent consols Annnitiec 9l;i ill 1
eit 3 ner Cent. Annuities
t,l
'lg. Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1.560... 3 9-16
Ditto :30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 5-16
"itco 31 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 143 15-16
,s,
fhu ia Stock
lia Ronde, 4:woe .
0 Ditto, under 1-AdflO 2 d
'48^14 or Account
b._ Ditto Scrip
Chequer Scrip
E zehegner 1.;111.1., 2ci.
kiwi
.1i5130
"*Hall
Ditto Advertised 3 2 d
Ditto Bouds, 1853, 34 per Cent 9;i i
b PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
'titzilian Bonds, 5 per Cant.
b Ditto Small
ti.enos Ayres Bowls, 6 per Cent 57
ot
'llan Bends, 6 per Cent 104:
k_Ditto 3 per Cent GB
''.xlean 3 per gent.
Ditto Account
iA
Grenada New Active, 1i per Cent.
ti bate Deferred 7a
trdinian Bow-ls, 5 per Cent.
6"
~,inisii Bowls, 3 per Cent 43 t
411r1ri‘h Bouds, 6 per cent 95,1
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above navahle In London
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gull ...
13140 4 per Cent. Certificates . . ... 95i i 6
THREE O'CLOCK.
C MRolg
' Ditto Account 9ll

Reginald
irin NEW Mesta. FOR JAITAIOA.—The REV.
Courtenay, who has been appointed Bishop of
~'•,lOgston, Jamaica, was from 1842 to 1852 rector of
,cornton-Watlass, near Bedale, Yorkshire. He resigned
that benefice and went to Jamaica, became sub•visitor
141'1 divinity lecturer at Bishop's College, and subse-
l'lently Archdeacon of Middlesex. on the retirement of
archdeacon Smith. The Bishop of Jamaica (Dr. Spencer)
does not retire upon a pension, but may, at any time he
P'eases, resume the active discharge of the episcopal
uoties, in which case the Bishop of ingston will have
archidiaconal authority. TheK new bishop is to
Ire 2,000/. a-year. It is in contemplation to erect the
Bahamas into a separate see.
b AltunQst the passengers from Australia to England
11,3' the James Baines is the celebrated Miss Emma
',alter, an actress %horn the press of California and the
&114tralian colonies pronounce to be one of the most ac-
1341plished actiesses the stage has bad for many years.
tiring a severe gale which the James Baines eecoun-
t
7c(l this lady fell, and diidoetatid her right shoulder.
we believe, to appear here at an early date.
` RICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
• allt 6 per mine premium (according t the last )
/Ihich, at the English Mint price of 3/.o 17s. Cdrlo ner
°2ll ands for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.32 ;
the exchange at Paris on London at short being
24.,37k, it follows that gold is about 0.22 per cent. dearer
thell-1
toadon than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg
aPrice of gold is 426 k per mark, which, at the English
allot price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard cold,
tivoo an exchange of 13.5 i ; and, the exchange at Ham-
I•
rg on London at short being 13.8, it follows that gold
; 1.10 per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg.
bititie course of exchange at New York on London for
Ilia's at 60 days' sight is 1094 per cent , and, the
110 23 exchange between England and America being
11,4 "-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nomi-
4110Y 0.33 per cent. against England ; but, after making
ter Wance for charges of transport and difference of in-
sine4, the present rate leaves no profit on the transmis•
of gold either way between the two countriee.

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