The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

CITY, Two o'CLooK..
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly but firmly, and prices of all descriptions
were unchanged. The t3ales were estimated at 7,000
bales, comprising 5,000 Americans at various prices;
40 Pernam and Mara nham, at 6gd. to 70. ; 80
Bahia, at 6gd. to 61d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 7id. to
Bfd. ; and 1,500 Surat, at 43 d. to sid. per lb. The
Share Market exhibitea an upward tendency.
The Colonial Produce Markets this week have
been quiet, the quan City offered publicly having
been limited. For sugar a steady inquiry has pre-
vailed, and the prices have remained firm. Yes-
terday there was a :slight improvement, owing
to the full quotAtions realised at the
Dutch sales. Coffee has been steady, but
quiet. Tea has commanded previous rates,
and the dealings in rice have been limited. For
saltpetre there has been very little inquiry ; but
spices at former prices have been purchased to a
moderate extent. In tallow there has not been
much business transacted. The p iblic sales of
foreign and colonial wool are proceeding quietly ;
but no improvement has taken place in the prices
realised, and the attendance of the foreign dealers
has diminished.
Accounts from the Paris Grain Market report an
active business in wheat of choice qualities, but
very little doing in second sorts, with a slight re-
duction in prices. On the whole, however, the
quotations during the present week have been main-
tained with firmness, notwithstanding the favour-
able accounts of the crops throughout France. It

is supposed that the supply will be insufficient to
meet the demaud, which will be increased on ac-
count of the troops returned from the seat of war.
Choice wheat is offered at 571. to 59f. per kilo-
gramme, good sorts 55f. to 56f., English wheat
at 56f. to 571., and white American ditto has
been sold at 50f. In flour there is a difficulty in
selling to the retailers at the rates of last week for
delivery, and bargains for August and September
are. not easily closed at full quotations. The factors
yesterday declared sales of 3,906 sacks, at prices
ranging from 81f. 68c. to 102 f. per kilos. In rye
there are not many important transactions, and
prices have a downward tendency at 31f. to 32f.
per hectolitre. Barley is not much in demand,
without any alteration in previous prices. Oats
are more in request, and quotations are improving.
The Funds have been rather flatter this morning,
.owing principally to paucity of dealing. The fur-
ther creation of stock by the payment of the Loau
instalment yesterday, however, has no doubt had
an unfavourable influence. Consols have been

95i and 95a 4 for money, while for account they
have ruled dull at 951. The New 3 per Cents.

have been dealt in at 96a and the Reduced 96

to 96i. Exchequer Bills remain at 21s. to 245.

premium, and the Bouds at 1001 /.
Foreign Securities are generally well supported.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 104/. Spanish Threes

44i to 45, and the Deferred 23'S to 24. Russian 4i
per Cents. are quoted 954 to 99. Sardinian

Fives 921, Grenada New Active 20k, the do. De-
ferred 70, and Danish 5 per Cents. 105. Venezuela

are 334, to 34, and the Deferred 142, Dutch 4 per
Cents. have been 971.
There is a meeting to-day of the Venezuelan
Bondholders, at which a very voluminous report

will be presented, containing a full history of the

proceedings taken by the Committee of South

American Bondholders for the obtainment of jus-
tice at the hands of the Government of the Repub-
lic. The terms now offered for an arrangement of
the debt are considered inadequate, and are there-
fore not likely to be accepted.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7,± ; Mexi-
can, 231; Peruvian, 813; ditto 3 per Cents, 57 9 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5

per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41, per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 51 ; ditto Deferred, 23H;
ditto Certificates, 6 Y ; ditto Passive, 6i 7.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. rep rt that the
market for American Securities during the past
week has been active, and a good business has been
done at improved prices. State stocks ars scarce,
and offered only in small amounts ; whilst the
railroad bonds are more freely offered, and the

better descriptions continue to be purchased for

investment.

Iledeetnable. Per Cent.
united States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...103A 104 i
United States 6 per Cent. Bowls 18U...103i 104 i

STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent ... 80 82
Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)
Bentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-1872... 90 92
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 90 92
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). _lOll 1021
Mississippi 6 per Cent. PI. Bk.
Bonds
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 15 16
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bends 1877... 80 S 2
south Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Baring's) 1858-1868... 94 93
Louth Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds
(Palmer's)
Nmnesse 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 86 83
Tirginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 831, 851