The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooK

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with a quiet feeling. The sales amounted to 8,000
bales, including 2,000 for export and on specu-
lation.

The Bank of England return for the week ending
26th ult. presents some unfavourable features, the
shipment of specie to the East, on account of the
Turkish Loan, &c., having occasioned a further
serious diminution in the amount of bullion. A 3,
however, the greater part of the recent receipts of
gold from Australia has gone into the Bank of
England, a change for the better will no doubt be
exhibited in the next statement. There is evi-
dence also of an active demand for money, but the
payment of the final instalment on the English
Loan and funding of Exchequer Bill 3 on the 24th
ult., it must be recollected, considerably increased
the prevailing stringency.

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion 9,723,130
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits

Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 845,327
Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease

Accounts from Havre state that business has
been very steady during the week, with no parti-
cular alteration in prices, excepting in grain, which
has improved since last quotations. American
wheat and flour, however, continue at low rates,
on account of the large stocks on hand from the
recent sales by auction—these consist of about
197,000 bushels of wheat and 200,000 casks of
flour. A sale of 45 tons of wheat from Brittany
realised 74fr. per 200 kilos., and some hundred
casks Baltimore flour 41fr. per barrel. Tne cotton
market continued steady, with sales of Louisiana
and mixed, at 98fr. per 50 kilos. for middling, 90fr.
for low ditto, and from 85fr. for inferior sorts. Coffee
commands an improvement in previous prices, with
a fair demand. The sales comprised 800 bags Ceylon,
at 117 f. 50c. per 50 kilos. ; 850 do. Laguayra and
Porto Cabella, from 79f. 50c. to 81f. 50c. the 50
kilos.

By the Overland Mail from India advices have
been received from Melbourne to the 16th Feb.,
being 18 days later than previous accounts. Trade
was not so brisk as had been anticipated at the be-
ginning of the year, partly on account of the unu-
sually inclement season as the autumn advanced,
and partly in consequence of the limited demands
for the gold fields. It appears that, although the
weekly average produce of gold is increasing, yet
the individual average is not so great as it was at
the commencement of the gold discovery, conse-
quently the diggers are not able to spend so much
money in imported luxuries as formerly. Therefore,
while the imports accumulate at the rate of about
eleven millions sterling per annum, the consump-
tion is probably not more than seven or eight mil-
lions, and hence apprehensions of a commercial
crisis are entertained. Shippers of goods to Aus-
tralia should bear this in mind, and be cautious in
the amount of their shipments during the summer
season. The financial state of the colony was like-
wise not so satisfactory, and the Government in
their estimates of revenue and expenditure during
this year exhibited a deficit of 164,6921.
The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London, for the week ending Thursday
last, is as follows :

ozs.
Silver Coin
9 f Bars
Gold Coin

To-morrow, the 4th of: the month, being Sunday,
a large mass of commercial and other bills has to
be liquidated to-day ; but although the pressure
during the last few days has been rather severe, it
is expected that all the engagements will be met
with promptitude. At the Stock Exchange to-day
money has been remarkably easy, and on Exche-
quer Bills advances have been made as low as 4
per cent. This has produced an improved feeling
among the dealers.
The market for Public Securities has presented a
firmer appearance, a rise of /to per cent. in
prices having occurred. For money a large busi-
ness has been done, and the quotations for Consols
have ranged from 921 to 92 for transfer, the pre-
sent value being about 921 For the Bth inst.
they have been 921 all the morning, and for the
June account they are about 93/ 1. The New 3
per Cents. are 911 I, and the Reduced 91/ ?3.
Bank Stock is 210/. The June Exchequer Bills
are 7s. to 4s. discount.

Foreign Securities have been extremely quiet,
and the transactions generally have been at rather
lower rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. declined to 91,
and the 4 per Cents. are marked 104, being about
yesterday's quotations. Mexican, for the account,
are quoted 22k. Spanish New Deferred, for
money, are at 241, and for the account 211
Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates declined about per
cent., being marked 93.
_ _

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 71 ; Mexi-
can, 21i 22i ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; Ditto Deferred,
24g ; Ditto Passive, 6 71.

Railway Shares are very dull, and without any
material change in prices. North Staffordshire are
firmer. The Foreign lines are also generally dull,
but Carmaux and Toulouse have been dealt in al
premium.

National Discount Shares are i discount to par
Banking Shares are quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Front the Official List.

Rnones, done.
Bank Stock
3 per cent. Redzced Anunities...
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92s Ma
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 3-16
Console for Account
Exchequer Bills, lid. March. June
£lOOO I 4 d 7
2500 par 5 d 1 pl
gmall par 5 d 1 pl 9 6 d
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9Bl.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanist Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Turkibh [bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Account 97i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above .avable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders
'Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificate
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Money 921
Ditto Account (June) . 93i

COUL STRINGING.—On Wednesday last, at Aberdare,
a resident of Mountain Ash underwent the severe pro-
cess of " coul stringing." The process involves the
being tied to a ladder, which is placed on men's shoul-
ders, and thus the victim is carried along the streets,
derided by the assembled crowd, and saluted by every
kind of filth—rotten eggs, of course, included. The un-
fortunate victim in this case, a collier, residing at
Mountain Ash, had incurred the displeasure of the wo-
men, in seducing a fair demoiselle of Aberdare, con-
cealing the fact that he was a married man with three
children. The sinner was seized at Mountain Ash, and
brought to Aberdare, the scene of his delinquencies ;
and it was not until the police interfered that he was re-
leased from his painful position.—Swansea Herald.
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