The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-05 00:00:00

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00ZdIUROI.P.L IYIELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooK.
ThaLiverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
4171137, and prices wore in favour of the buyer.
,he,, Pales were estimated at 6,000 bales, includ-
-1140 Pernam and Maranham, 6ad. to 7i ;20
84b41 bid. ; 300 Egyptian, 61d. to 101. ; 310
3d. to 4d., and 100 Sea Islands, is. 3d.
24' 41 per lb. The Railway Share Market
°:ed, tamely.
abet
Cotton Market at Havre opened this month
ti:er flatly, with a heaviness in the closing quota-
ph._.ll3of May. The sales, on the 3d inst., corn-
-474600 bales. Louisiana, Georgia, mixed sorts
i3tuebllowing prices :—Louisiana, very low sorts,
ti Pet 50 kilos, good ditto 89f., very ordinary
std good ditto 105 f. ; Georgia, very low, 82f.,
1, 84 50c., and very ordinary 88f., and mixed
147 frcm 74f. to 83f. 50c. In coffee the arrivals
fete
limited, and sales were effected at the follow-
ftales :-30 bags, Gonaives 69f. 50c. per 50
k°.; 250 ditto Seremiale 65f. 50c. ; 3,500 ditto
t:i°B, price not given ; 36, ditto Demerara 128 f.
128f'.6t per 50 kilos. ; and 900 Java at 125 f. to

keeotnts from Riga report an active trade in all
ktitie
Bof export at the close of May. Linseed, of
IJetnr quality, was much sought after, and the
?erealised were above previous rates for sorts
iolgilbg 112 lbs. Hempseed was also in demand,
qtalities weighing 90 to 91 lbs. realised 3
t:lBbles9o kopecks, of which 8000 tons were die-
kre'l ; and a portion which had been in store
4°llli time realised 3 80 silver roubles, with a
Pre •
nilim for good weight. Hempseed oil for con-
141)tion sold at 38 to 39 roubles per berkowitz.
411
,I6vewas also in demand, and 40 roubles per
toll)Pitz was asked, but buyers were not inclined
Oite more than 38 or 39. Exchange on London
',41(1 on Paris 400.
eo''t the meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental
1111aly shareholders, held yesterday, a dividend
tt the rate of 7 per cent. was declared.
Thelast week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up
to
thisday, are in round figures as under :-
18b6. 1855.
kat Western
Ro°ttll:Vestern
h0:'"-Vestern
)i,,
rtilghtcn 24,249 15,133
viarit 30,839 30,636
N. tell,tia-ta2tern 19,879 19,831
d .
4, (man
li`eitt northern
trilleatnire and Yorkohire
°Nand Exeter 6,354 5,958
tot,. and Holyhead
!it4 dm Gen. Omnibus Company 11,931
k Nester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 8,864 12,386
leol.th Stafford
rth London
tfo,L.,
, Worcester, and Wolver 3,810 3,571
qltiaterford and Limerick
tow and South-Western
and Glasgow
rtlern of France
(Irek Western of Canada 12,451 9.175
rand a Trunk of Canada
,h
fourth of the month passed of satisfactorily,
verYlimited amount of bills having been returned.
14e Money Market has continued easy, and the
;zge arrivals of specie by the Atlantic and Solent,
about 767,0001., have produced a favourable
;Pression. No alteration can be reported in the
t ttrnt rates of discount, and it is expected that
ghout the present month there will be a
3' inquiry.
The itti Ttone of the English Stock market has rather
oved, the advices from New York on the Cen-
tralh American question being considered more
°4l"able. Consols opened at 941 for money,
stdbe: 95 to 95i for account, but they have since
pp 94± and 944 to 95 respectively. The New
53:13 is 1i 2 prem. The New 3 per Cents. are
Bank to 94, and the Reduced Annuities 93k
Stock rose 1 per cent., viz., to 217 and 218.
East India Stock brought 233 to 234. Exchequer
418 were ss. to Bs. premium.
In Foreign Stocks there have been several trans-
-4
ti°l3ll. Turkish Bonds are firmer, the 6 per
Cents. being 99k, and the 4 per Cents. 1031 13.
,4Panish Threes were 47, and Deferred 25k. Russian
Per Cents. rose to 108.,
, and the 441- per CentF
to
91 and 98g. Sardinian ruled steady, at 014
,to 92i. Mexican at 222 and Brazilian Fives
1
~`lO to 101. Buenos Ayres rose 1 per cent., being
~0 to
to 78.
The Ecuatorian commission of agency have re-
teived a further remittance of 3861. 12s. 10d. on
keount of the Ecuador dividends.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
,tcks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 A ; Peruvian,
j 9 ; ditto Three per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese
Ugper Cents., 50 2 ; Russian Five per Cents.,
; ditto Four-and-a-Half ,per Cents., 97 9 ;
Spanish% Three per Cents., 47 ; ditto Deferred,
; ditto Certificates, 6f ; ditto Passive, 71.
The market for Railway Shares is quiet but
Steady, the variation in prices having been gene-
rally unimportant. The Foreign and Colonial
Shares are rather flat. Great Western of Canada
have been a shade firmer.
Royal British Bank Shares are 11. lower, and
'°Yal Mail Steam have receded 1/. 103.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
f Prom the Oriciol
.sn.i,Aqa done.
illauk 5t0ck...................217 18
i1'431 tient. ftecl.s. cad ....... .
ties ............... 94$

it, Per Cent. Consols Annsiti
~v 9 3 per C'e,nt. knnui;,ios
). ""q Annuities, expire sth .Tan. 1560 —
Ditto 30 Years expire sth April, 1885 l7l 5-16
India Stock ' 234 3
'll`tik Bonds, £lOOO
1
„Ditto, under LllOOO p 5
`;lnsma ;or Account
eonsol Scrip l/ p
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
plOOO 5 8 p
-
2500 5 8 p
Rn•all 5 8 p
•
Ditto Advertised 2 p 1 d par
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. s
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account -
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 —
~Ditto 5 per Cent. lO3
4oxica.n 3 per Cent 224
Ditto Account Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lOB 7i
Ditto 4 3 per Cent.
S trdinian Bon =ls, 5 per Cent.
~. Ditto Account 9ll 2i x d
°Pstniel Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
tirk ibh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account ..
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent
20i 30
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above ,avable in 'London.
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Money 94
Ditto Account (July 10) 95 i

The Spanish Minister in Paris has decided that, on
the occasion of the baptism of the Prince Imperial, he
Will anticipate the quarterly payments to all those who,
having belonged to the French legion which fought in
the defence of the throne of Queen Isabella, receive a
Pension from the Spanish Government.
The naval armament about to be sent by Spain into
the Gulf of Mexico will consist of two ships of the line,
three frigates, two corvettes, and four steamers.
Prince Oscar, who had left Paris for Brest, returned
Yesterday on account of an accident ; the horses of his
Carriage had taken fright. The secretary was slightly
hurt.
STATE OF TRADE.—NOTTINGHAM, June 4.—The lace
trade continues quiet, the demand for the home market
being dull. There has been a good business doing in
Plain nets. The lateness of the spring has retarded the
demand for light and fancy descriptions of nets ; the fine ik
weather having now, however, set in, we may expect an
tl
improved demand for fancy articles. The American
buyers have been purchasing sparingly. Upon the
whole, the trade is very quiet. In hosiery business is
rather brisk, especially for the American market, but
the raw material still continues at a very high rate, and
our manufacturers complain very much at the extreme
prices they are compelled to give. Yarns remain firm.
MANCHESTER ART EXHIBITION.—One of the latesi,
contributions to the guarantee fund is that of the Lord I I,
Mayor of London of 5001. The committee have ap- 1.1
pointed as their secretary Mr. Minchin, who lately filled
the same office to the committee of the Patriotic Fund.
The offers of land as sites for the proposed building have
been numerous, and it was expected that the committee
Would decide on the most eligible plot last evening.
Already several of the leading contractors have visited
Manchester with a view of making offers for the erec-
tion of a building. The guarantee fund is to be raised
to 100,0001., if possible, with the view of extending, if
it shall appear desirable, the objects of the exhibition
beyond the limits originally indicated.