The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLo(m,

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, at the full currency of last week. The sales
amounted to 6,00 J bales, 500 for export, and
1,000 on speculation, comprising 200 Pernam and
Maranham, 6d. to sd. ; 120 Bahia 6id. to 6d. ;
100 Egyptian, 60. to Old. ; 300 Surats, 41-d. to
sd. ; and 100 Sea Islands, 11d. to is. 2d. per lb
The Railway Share Market was extremely dull,
and prices were a shade lower than on Monday,
with little or no business doing.
Accounts from the principal grain markets in
France report a general decline in prices, including
that of Marseilles, where, notwithstanding the con-
tinued large arrivals of grain from the shores of the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea, there has been
scarcely any alteration in the prices for some time
past. Advices of the 6th inst. announce that the
quotations have given way under the pressure of
the excessive supplies in the market, 45,000 hecto
litres having arrived from the Sea of Azoff, and
25,000 do. from Odessa. The imports of grain,
chiefly wheat, from the Danube and the Turkish
provinces during the month of August, at the most
moderate calculation, could not have been less than
1,500,000 hectolitres. While the imports from
Russia and Turkey have been increasing, those
from Africa have decreased, and the best qualities
of wheat from thence have been scarce in the mar-
ket. To show that the variation in this kind *of
grain has been very limited, it is mentioned that
the quotations before the recent decline were 43f.
per hectolitre for ordinary qualities, and are now firm
at 42f. per ditto. The Government have been re-
ceiving large quantities of oats returned from the
.
Crimea.

The advance made in the rate of discount by
the Bank of Prussia has been followed by a similar
Pleasure by nearly all the banks in Germany. The
Banks of Leipsic, Frankfort, and Brunswick have
already enhanced their terms for discount accom-
modation. It is evident the demand for money on
the continent generally is becoming very active.
The amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East
India Company during the last fortnight on the
three presidencies was 44,099/. 64. Bd.
A further arrival of 64,000 ounces of gold, valued
at 256,0001., from Australia, has been announced
this morning. Advices from Melbourne to the
26th June have also been received.
The settlement of the Consol account has been
in progress, and the charge for " carrying over"
is still about per cent. The tone of the market
/as rather improved, but the transactions are
limited. Rather more favourable accounts have
been received from the Paris Bourse, and these, to-
gether with the specie arrival referred to above, have
exercised a beneficial influence on prices. At the
same time any buoyancy is checked by the fear
that money will continue dear, and that the Direc
tom of the Bank of England may be compelled
before long to raise the minimum quotation. Con-
sols for money have been 94! g-, and for the Bth
proximo 941 to 95. The New Three per Cents.
Lave been specially transferred at 95/. Ex-
chequer Bills are Is. lower, viz., 13s. to 16s.
premium, and the Bonds 100 to 1001.
Foreign Stocks are generally supported at pre-
vious rates. Turkish 4 per Cents. are 103;i I.
Spanish New Deferred are 251, and the Cer-
,tificates 5. Mexican are steady at 221 Por-
tuguese 4 per Cents. 491, and Dutch 2i per Cents.
.45 to 65i.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
toelcs; Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i to 7 ;
Atexica.n, 221 to 22i ; Peruvian, 80 to 82 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 58 to 59; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
45i to 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 to 110 ;
ditto 4-1 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; Spanish 3 per
Cents., 4q to 45± ; ditto New Deferred, 25 25 I;
ditto Passive, C to 7.

In tie Railway shares the alterations are not
very important. Caledonian ; Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee ; Lancashire and Yorkshire ; and
Ilidlp,rd, have been lower ; and the general ap-
Pearence of the market is heavy. The French aro
rather firmer ; and the Colonial remain steady.
Rigas axe 1 prem.

mini ng, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares have
been (hill, but generally firm. Provincial Bank of
Irelen d shares have risen to 1/. to 11. 53,

IRITLEH FUNDS TIES DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(From, tho Official, List.

. ..,
ilnsinas. Anne.
I Per' rent. Ccmols Annuitiev 94} 3 3 i L.
now 3 per Cent. Annuitice
India !sonde, .i.'ICCO
Cons} As 'or Acconra, Bth October
1110111 i 31 Scrip 3i p
Et :7huquer I:ilitt, 21d.
21000 . l3 16 p
E5110
'quill
13 itto Bonds, 1858, 3; per Cent lOOl 100
D itto,, 1859
P.R.:ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY,
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto , Account
Peruviat , Bonds 4i per Cent —
Ditto Account Bl
Portutti I eso Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 9
Ditt, ), t per Cent.
Bp• ni, L }toads, 3 per Lent —

.
Ditto . :Tow Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Bpanis, Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5,1
Ttirkit. 3 G per cent
Ditt o Recount IO3A
Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lO3l B f
1) Pamen:ts on the above payable in London.
Dutch Ext liangc, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders G 5 a a
Ditto 4 yer Cent. Certificates .
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 94i
awiDitto for Account, Oct. 8 94i