The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-18 00:00:00

MONEY :MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLofio,

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the
demand was limited, bat prices were without
change, and the sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500
for export. In the Railway Share Market a fair
busines2 was done.

From St. Petersburg we hear that trade is be-
coming active, and preparations are being actively
Made for the prosecution of commeroial enterprise.
The letters state that at no previous period were
the local traders so busily occupied with
Such arrangements, several merchants having
left for nearly all the principal towns in
Europe to found branch establishments, agen-
cies, &c., through which the trade of Russia
can be more quickly developed. The construction
of banks, railways, and other important uudertak-
legs were likewise engaging attention. The Ros-
man Government and the mercantile body also are
fully aware that to repair the damage doue to their
country by the war, in a commercial point of view,
energetic measures will have to be adopted, and the
greatest encouragement, therefore, given to the
various projects which are being mooted with that
object.

Letters from Constantinople state that financial
questions continuo to be the order of the day in
the capital of the Turkish empire. The non-arrival
of the representations of the Paris Credit Mobilier
Company, has strengthened the chances of foreign
eaPitalists, who have offered their services to the
Ottoman Government to establish a National Bank
bPon a sure basis. It is said that there is likely
to be a fusion of the interests of Messrs. Roths-
ebild with those of Mr. Layard, who is at present
it Constantinople, as the representative of the
Ottoman Bank recently formed in London.

Accounts from the French Wool Markets state
that the attendance of buyers on the plains of
Yersailles, Brie, Valoise, and Maltien, for the new
Clip, has been smaller than usual. This is attri-
buted to the high prices demanded by the wool
growers, which amount to 15 and 20 per cent.
above those of 1855. Under these circumstances
the manufacturers are not inclined to lay in large
Stocks. The prices of best merino wools in grease,
averaging from If. 18c. to If. 20c. per 4 kilo.
IhOW an advance of 30 per cent. on last year's
quotations.

The Belgian Moniteur publishes the following
return of the receipts on the State railways, for
the month of April, and the four first months of
this year compared with the corresponding periods
last year. The items are as follows, showing a
falling off in the gross receipts for the month and
firrourable increase during the four months :-
1855. 1856.
Total for April 1,888.936 fr.
Previous quarter... 4,656.013
Total four months... 6,544 950

The receipts of the telegraph establishment dur-
ing the mouth amounted to 28,401 f. The falling
oft has been been both in the passenger and goods
!NE; and attributed to the opening up of the new
411 e from France to Northern Germany.

AA:cording to a Parliamentary return just issued,
the number and tonnage of vessels entered inwards
411 d cleared outwards at the twelve principal ports
of the kingdom for the year 1855 was as follows,
:iz., entered inwards, 24,006 vessels, tonnage,
6)372,301 ; cleared outwards, 22,863 vessels, ton-
nage, 6,426,566. The number of vessels that
Iltered each particular port was—London, 9,770 ;
ILiyerpool, 4.197 ; Hull, 2,053 ; Bristol, 567 ;
.INewcastle, 3,836 ; Southampton, 839 ; Leith,
''2oo ' • Glasgow, 412 ; Greenock, 266 ; Dublin,
297; Cork, 360 ; and Belfast, 204.

The English Stock Market opened this morning
With firmness at the latest quotations current yes-
"rday, and further symptoms of improvement
LOe since been exhibited in an additional rise of
Per cent. Consols have been 941 f- and 94i f.
,_ue scrip is 3 prem. Bank Stock remains at 217
1,1 218. The New 3 per Cents. have been 94-& to
ti it, and the Reduced 94/ f. Exchequer Bills,
"uu/., are 7e. to lOs. prem.
b The Foreign Market has also sensibly improved,
it except in one or two securities the dealings, up
the present time, has been limited. Turkish 6
ter Cents. are 1 higher, viz., 1001, and the 4 per
Cents. have reached 1041 and 105 for the account.
Cents.
Deferred Bonds are 25g. Russian 41 per
nits. 981, and Sardinian 921. Mexican Stock
'te risen 1, viz., to 231.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign.
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ;
"dßPeruvian, 23i ; 7B 80 ; Portuguese 4 per
~ 50 2 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto
44 Per Cents., 97 9 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 47 1 ;
d.tto Deferred, 251 1; ditto Certificates, 6i 7 ;
itto Passive, 7 f.
A considerable business has been done in Rail-
itiq Shares, and a decided improvement in prices
noticeable. Caledonian, and the other Scotch
111108, are particularly buoyant, some of them being
to 2/. higher. The Englitth lines are at a
tiltilar enhancement, and of some descrip-
t244 purchases have been eagerly made. South-
:eetern, and one or two others, are as much
31. higher. During the last two or three days,
When
so much uncertainty prevailed relative to
6 American differences, this description of pro-
V'ttY was neglected, but the public, as well as the
ieeulators are now buying largely, and their opera-
as have had a material effect upon the market. The
r°,l*eign are rather active, and in most cases dearer.
,s,lonial have taken an upward turn, and the Ca-
'4,4-jail have advanced to a fair extent.
Baking Shares are steady, and the Miscellaneous
.41e quiet.

btaTISH FUNDS THIS DAT.—CLOSING PRICES
( Prom the Oficial List.)
itelk Stock
217 18
tile'er Cent. Redmond Annuities.
r.. IV per Cent. Annnitloe
‘mtitli r

4 lionds, £lOOO
o.,Ditto, nder 21000 l3 p
ri:"aol. for Account
-Msol Scriper 3 p
Zzailequ Hills, lid.
£IOOO
£5OO 7 10 11. p
Rraall
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. 991
At.PRIOES OF FO
FUNDS THIS DAY.
—trian Bonds, 5 per C Elent.
4‘bitto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 lOOl
lettada New Active, 2/ per Cent.
7,.,/ican 3 per Cent —
itto Account
it u
4Rlian Bonds, 1822, g St., 5 per Cent 2-2
4,-uritto 4i per Cent.
& dinian Bowls, 5 per Cent.
-1) %ma Bowls, 3 per Cent 47
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent
q'llit.ll Ponds, 6 per cent looi
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account lO4l i 5
,
h otvtdends on the above ~Sable In London.
`'ltteh Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 651
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols
Ditto Account (July 10)