The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, and with a good supply, at an advance of
id. per lb. The sales were estimated at 10,000
to 12,000 bales, comprising about 8,000 American
(1,000 for export and a like amount on specula-
tion,) 450 Pernam and Maranham, 61d. to 71d. ;
800 Egyptian, 6111. to 11id. ; 3,060 Surat, 41d.
to 51d. ; (2,000 on speculation,) and 100 Sea
Islands, ls. to 23. sd. per lb. There was but
little change to notice in the Railway Share
Market.

The business transacted in the Mincing-lane
Markets this week has been limited, in conse-
quence of no public sales having been held
on Wednesday, but there has been a steady demand
for most articles at previous prices. Sugar has
been rather active, and full rates, with a slight
advance in some cases, have been iealised. In
coffee transactions have been limited, and the
prices have been supported. Cocoa has been quiet,
and tea has met with a restricted inquiry. Rum
has been taken to a fair extent, and spices have
ruled rather heavy. Most of the cochineal offered
at public sale was taken in, and indigo has been
quiet, in consequence of the forthcoming sales.
The May sales of the latter article will include
7,418 chests, and the trade are busily engaged in
inspecting late arrivals. The deliveries have re-
cently fallen off, and the market is firm at pre-
vious prices. Tallow has been inactive.
Accounts from Constantinople, by way of Mar-
seilles, mention that the cessation of the blockade
of the Russian ports in the Black Sea, with the
free export of grain, and the raising of the restric-
tions on commerce by the Sublime Porte, has
created great activity amongst the maritime traders
of that city. A crowd of vessels of every nation
set sail on the 15th inst. for the Black Sea, when
the notification arrived from Odessa, which was
published officially by order of Count Stroganoff,
the Governor-General of New Russia. This Im-
perial decree announces the export of cereals,
spirits, wines, hemp, &c., to foreign countries, on
the old basis, with especial mention of the re-
establishment of commercial relations with France,
England, Sardinia, and Turkey.
Letters from St. Petersburg mention that the
Tallow Market has become active, and prices which
exhibited a decline on the 11th instant, were again
recovering. The sales for delivery in August had
risen from 136 silver roubles per berkowitz to
138 and 139, with the greater portion to be paid
in advance. Potashes are dealt in for July at 20
roubles, with all the money paid in advance, and
21, with a portion. Linseed Oil is in demand,
and flax rules at 25 roubles. The Grain Markets
are not much improved, but Rye is firm at 6
roubles. Exchange on London is steady at 37-1
and on Paris at 390, 392.
The Anglesea, Captain Thorne, has arrived off
Plymouth, from Port Philip, with 51,319 ounces
of gold.
A meeting takes place to-day of the shareholders
of the Royal Swedish Railway, to consider the best
means of recovering the affair of the company from
the frauds committed by Mr. Sadleir to the amount
of 346,4131., as stated in the report to be submit-
ted to the meeting.

The final instalments of 15 per cent. on the
Loan, and 10 per cent. on the Funding of Exche-
quer Bills were completed yesterday, but the
Money Market remained comparatively easy, and

" out✓of doors" first-class bills were negotiated at a
fraction under the Bank of England minimum.
In the Market for Public Securities no change of
importance has occurred to-day, but the quotations
continue rather heavy, in the absence of any specu-
lative dealings of importance. Consols have been
92A to 93, and 92/ to 931- for money ; for account
they are 93 to 94. The New Three per Cents. are
92/ and the Reduced 918 to 92. The June
Exchequer Bills are 3s. discount to par.
Foreign Stocks are generally lower. Turkish
6 per Cents. have receded to 97 4. Mexican
Bonds are 928 1. Brazilian New 4& per Cents.
95. Grenada New Active 18d, and ditto Deferred
7to 7i. Spanish Three per Cents. are dull at
441, ditto Deferred 231 to 241, and the Passive 71.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Cu. report the market
for American Stocks as being very quiet, prices
generally continuing without alteration. The fol-
lowing are the current rates :
_ _ .

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cents. 1857-1868...103
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...105

STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent ... 80
Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)
California 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 82
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6l-1872... 90
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 88i 89i
Mississippi_ 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bcud3 ....1877... 80 82
Tennesse 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 87 89
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 87
LOANS OF CITIES.
Boston 5 per Cent. Bonds (lYvers) ... 90 92
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85

RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 79 81
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 841 86
Michigan Central 8 p. Cent. 1860... 91
D. do. do. 1869... 93 95
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 91
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 80 82
New York and Erie 7 per Cont. Ist Mort-

gage 1867... 93 100
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... Fl 81
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 793 81
N. York and Elie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 823
3.
Panama Sterling Bonds 3. 875 . .. 81
1864... 93
Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., lat Mort 1880... 83 90
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The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—GrenadaDeferred Bonds, 19 20; Mexican,
22; ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54
56 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 101 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 94 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44.11 5 ; ditto Deferred, 23 ;
ditto Certificates, 5/ ; ditto Passive, 7 1.
Railway Shares have been depressed by the un-
favourable character of some of the traffic receipts
given under this head yesterday, but at this period
last year the visit of the Emperor Napoleon, it
must be remarked, increased the general income.
Most of the shares opened heavily, but have since
slightly rallied. The foreign lines are weaker.
r.-..Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are
inactive.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,

( Frans the Official Lie% )

Rogines, done.
Bank Stock
2123/4
3 per cent. Rethwed Annuities._ .
2 3
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 91.1 4 $ 2
.. 2i4
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860.... „
. .... .
. . .
.. . Si i
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities ...
3 3-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 17 1-16
[udia Bonds, £lOOO ...... „,
Ditto, under £lOOO 3 8
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 23/4d. March. June.
£lOOO ........... ..... ...... . par I 3 d_par
£5OO
stmall ................ . ........
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. i 3 dpar
983/4 4.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLth ‘K
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent.
Grenada New Active, 13/4 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 7B 7
Slexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, £
St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4:‘ per Cent. 91t 5
Spp118) iilll.lB, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 44
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkit.h Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account 97
Dividends on the above sayable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 02,1 93
Ditto Account

SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.-11er
Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and
Prince Albert, honoured the society this morning with
a visit to view the Exhibition previous to its being
opened to the public ; the Royal party were attended
by the Hon. Mary F. Seymour, the Hon. Ewily S.
Cathcart, Lord Alfred Paget, Col. Seymour, Lieut.
Cowell, and Mr. Gibbs. The President, J. F. Lewis,
Esq., the Secretary, J. J. Jenkins, Esq., and the Mem-
bers of the Council, had the honour of receiving the
40Y4.1 'visitors! at the Gallery..)