The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

MONEY MA

KET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Letters from Liverpool state that in the cotton
and share markets there was no public business
tr ansacted yesterday, it having been observed as a
close holiday. Business in the other manufactur-
ing districts has also been interfered with by the
festivities of the season, but the private advices
speak in confident terms of extended operations
early in the new year.

The Return from the Bank of England for
the week ending on the 20th inst. is not so
satisfactory as those recently published, owing to
the effects of the run upon the Irish banks, which
necessitated a hasty withdrawal of gold in order
to strengthen their position. There is consequently
.a reduction in the bullion, and likewise a material
a ddition to the other securities. The increase
visual at this time of the year is observable in the
private deposits, and the revenue collections have
arther augmented the public deposits. Probably
t. be next statement will show a further unfavour-
a;b4e movement in the position of the establishment
but, since it will have been caused by exceptional
ei rcumstances, and such as are of a harmless cha-
rs eter, there is no apprehension lest the progressive
in tprovement which was anticipated shall be more
th an temporarily checked. The following table
at ,ows the principal items, and the alterations
11 lhich they present :

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion
Decrease
3,240,390
13,717
6,891,949
591,394
9,493,093
450,271
822,242
11.051
10,870.431
229,564
17.654 460
825,732
5,863,890
40,705

Best
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Increase

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
no alterations of any importance took place, but
bills were scarce and in good demand.
The bar silver brought by the last West India
steamer has been sold at Rid per ounce, and the
price is now rather firmer.

The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :

Gold Coin
Silver Coin
ft

Tile official returns relating to trade and naviga.

'Con for the month ending the 30th Nov., 1856,
have been published. From these it appears that
the total declared value of exports from the United
ingdom for the month was 10,272,0751., being an
Increase of 1,512,2261. compared with those of the
like month in 1855. The increase is perceptible
in beer and ale, butter, coals and culm, cotton

Manufactures, earthenware, glass manufactures,

haberdashery and millinery, hard wares and cut-
lery, linen manufactures, linen yarn, machinery,
thrown silk, stationery, refined sugar, sheep and
lambs' wool, woollen and worsted manufactures
and woollen and worsted yarn ; but there was a
falling off in leather, silk manufactures, soap, and
Cordage. The importations of the principal articles
were larger as respects pearl ashes, animal charcoal,
brimstone, cocoa, wheat, barley, beans, Indian co, n,
flour, oatmeal, raw cotton, cotton yarn, dyeing
atuffs, flax, currants, hemp, hides, leather manu-
factures, linen manufactures, palm oil, potatoes,
provisions, raw silk, spices, brandy, rice, saltpetre,
'Unrefined sugar, tallow, tea, timber, wine, and
sheep and lambs' wool. There was a diminution
in live animals, bark, coffee, needlework, oranges
and lemons, raisins, mahogany, palm and cocoa
mut oils, opium, and quicksilver.

The Shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the
4tmount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade
Of the United Kingdom of 106,720 for the entries
inwards, and 69,005 for the clearances outwards.
In the coasting trade 164,519 tons more were
employed for the entries inwards, but there was
' a decrease of 19,467 tons in the clearances out-
Wards, as compared with the corresponding month
of 1855.

There has been a buoyant market for Public
Securities, owing to some purchases of stock by the
-Pears. The tendency of the market is evidently
upwards, and these speculators are therefore in-
duced to close their accourzts. Consols have been
94/ 4 and 94k -a. The Nr.lw 3 per Cents. are 94i Li.
and the Reduced 94k Exchequer Bills and still
heavy at ls. diScount t,o 2s. prem.
The Foreign Market is also firmer. Turkish 6
Per Cents. have berm dull at 95i to 95k, and the
4 per Cents. have advanced to 1031. Spanish
'are well maintained, the 3 per Cents, being
42t, and the New Deferred 241 K. Peruvian
q per Cents. have been dealt in at 77i 78.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 2q Peruvian 41, per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto
a per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto
.4.1 per
-cents., 96 8; Spanish 3 per Cents., 42 3 ; ditto
Deferred, 24k 24/- ; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto
Passive, 6 i•
Railway Shares have generally advanced to
Per cent., but in one instance, viz., Great Northern,
the improvement has been to 1 per cent, The
44 unctions have been very limited. The Foreign
Li nes ruled dull, and the Canadian undertakings
are rather firmer.

Mining and Miscellaneous Shares have been
leglected, but in Banks there have been a few
bargains, at firmer prices.

lIIRTTISH FUNDS THIS DAY :LT ON ' ' ''CLO :K.
(From the Offima List.)
tPer Clint. Reduced Annuities
:Inv 8 ner Cent. Annuities ... ..... 941 4 i
insole kir Account ............. 94i ;1
Exchequer rifils, 24d.
£lOOO. ••.. ......
i. 5ma11...... • •
4-LUC/ER OF FOREIGn FUNDS AT f/N E ivrl.o' .4
•
litaaßian Fonds, 5 per `‘lent. —
Ditto Account
bitto Small
Wrenads New Aitive, 21 per Cent.
~,,Ditto Deferred 6l
"lexicon 3 -per cent
) Ditto Acc0unt.......21.
;ravioli Bonds 44 per Cent
°.,.srtuay.ess Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
tilt.* 01853, 3 per Cent
ut:tto Account 4M
9p''+ .1 h rio, ds, 3 per cent
bitto Account 424
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
caritieh Ponds, 6 per cent —
bitto Account 951 i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. —
~ Ditto Account
V-9nezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent.
F.,. pi,ifienri, on . • abore arable in Loneoa.
rench Itentes, 41 per Cent. —
Ditto 3 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOC ii.
941 1

'Consols

.„ The British Government has presented a sword to
ha captain of the An trian steamer Lucia, in acknew
tedlltnent of the servioe which he not long since rendered
hs.°a British merchantman which had got on a sand bank
11,3° Adriatic.
PABLI&MENT STREET MIIRDER.—Sir G. Grey
vori:eg made inquiries respecting Longo, the yenng man
, -.1) seized Marley, the murderer, and finding him to be
:plan of good character and intelligence, has appointed
him to be the messenger at the Bow-street Police-court.
,e....tIaiOTION OF THE NEW MASTER TO MAR7,ERONE
"cicHOTISE.— Yesterday, at the meeting of the directors
Neon uardians of St. Marylebone, held in the wnrkhou-e,
road, Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, formerly master and
katron of the Wbitechapel Union, were unanimously)
blasted, on a ballot, to the office of master and matron
Of St, Marylebone Workhouse.
MlNlNG.—Christmas week is not much of a business
week, and as this does not form an exception to the
Faunal rule u r remarks will b limited. Some vhares
have been brisk, especially AlfrAl Consols, which have
1141:1 to 18, 181 ; Great Alfred shares have not been
" firm, and have varied from 13 to 12, 12i ; Trelawny
shares have advanced to 19, 20, and no sellers ; North
tofty si, 6d ; Herodsfoot inquired after, but no sellers ,
5; East Basset, 70 to 75 ; South Carn Brea, 17 to
1?# ; Great Southern Tolgus, 14 to 144, buyers ;
ev.)7l GreA 425 to 4f.39 ; East Rio!, :325 ;
4.4% I.4rmi,ecs, '4;h; to 27U ; liuited
Ines have been sought after, at 135 to 140, but no
QOM—irking Journal of Ms clay.

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