The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

rITTY Two o'CLOO

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
closed very firmly at previous prices. The sales
consisted of 8,000 bales, comprising 1,000 for ex-
port and 1,000 on speculation, including 800 Per-
nam and Maranbam bid. to 6P., GO Bahia, 6d.,
100 Egyptian 51d. to 9d., and 700 Surats 32d. to
sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market was buoy-
ant at a considerable advance.

The Belgian Government have published a state-
ment of the operations relative to the amortisation
of the National Debt from the Ist July to the 31st
December, 1855. During that period the nominal
capital raised on loan was 2,489,000 francs, and
the receipts at the public treasury 2,193,556 francs.
The total amount effected up to this date is
44,833,451 francs. The Minister for Foreign
Affairs has intimated that in conformity with the
treaty between Belgium and the Low Countries,
the duty on coffee crossing the frontiers will hence-
forth be reduced, the particulars to appear at an
early day.

Accounts from Spain announce that the Minis-
ter of Finance has resolved to withdraw his pro-
tected measure for altering the import duties, and
to establish an import upon all spirituous liquors,
so as to raise an equal amount of revenue to that
Which was contemplated by increasing the duty on
Imports. The sale of the Government domains con-
tunes most satisfactory, and the total amount now
disposed of bypublic auction hasreached77,ll9,9l9
reals. The quit rents have also increased to the
aura of 23,755,311 reals, and the number of indivi-
duals who have settled this sum are upwards of
6,000.
Letters from Berlin state that an increased busi-
ness had been done in wool since the commence-
taent of the year. Although the quantity exported
during the past 12 months was smaller than usual
the stocks were not much larger than in farmer
Yearn, and if extensive arrivals from Russia had not
taken place a scarcity would have been experienced.
It Was thought that an active demand for France
Would arise owing to the reduction of the duty on
Wool, and enhanced rates were expected to be
realised.

The Shalimar, Australian Mail Packet, has ar-
rived at Liverpool with dates to the 14th Novem-
ber from Melbourne. She brings gold on freight
t° the value of 320,0001. The mail bag has not been
delivered yet, but is expected in the course of the
day.

The corn trade is generally very dull, and prices
tend downwards.
The market for English Securities is very dull,
and the quotations have been almost stationary.
As the account day is near at hand the dealers are
baking the usual arrangements, and the change
made "carrying over" is again heavy—viz. to a
Per cent. Money continues in active demand, and the
stringency recently experienced is increased by the
large
amount of mercantile bills that has to be pro-
'(lud for to-day, this being the " fourth " of the
month. Consols have been 901 a- all the morning
for money and the 7th inst., while for March the
quotations are 91 to 911. The New 3 per Cents.
41. e 91i and the Reduced 9g to 91i. Bank
tech is 2111 to 213. Exchequer Bills are 10s. to
68• discount, and India Bonds 9s. to Gs. discount.
Some of the principal Foreign Securities are
'heavy. Danish 3 per Cents. are 84. Grenada
Active, 291 ; ditto, Deferred, 71, and Mexican
12% I. Peruvian Active Bonds are A lower,
being 801, and the Threes are weaker, viz., 551.
Sardinian have been at 891 and 90. I urkish 6 per
Cents. 92i for money, and 93g for account, and
the 4 per Cents. are 100; to 101 k. Spanish 3 per
Cents. rule at 42±, the New Deferred at 231 to 24,
and the Passive at GI. Dutch 21 per Cents. brought