The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-07 00:00:00

MONEY 'MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed
very firmly but steadily, and compared with the
rates of Friday prices of all kinds were the same.
The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, (1,000 for
"Pert, and 1,000 on speculation), comprising 300
b3'ptian, Old. to 9d. ; 600 Surat, 41d. to 40. ;
a..srld 80 Sea Islands, 11d. to Is. 11d. per lb. The
-mailway Share Market was quiet, at about the
Previous currency.
Advises from New York, by steamer Arabia,
state that the Stock Market continue flat. No
alteration had occurred in the condition of mone-
tary affairs, and no reduction in the rate of dis-
count was expected. The specie movements was
t ec°lning very important, and consequently
attracted the attention of capitalists. It was
expected, in the course of a few weeks, the
export of the precious metals would not
be
80 great, as the foreign trade was likely
materially to increase. Until the internal naviga-
tion was resumed much activity however could not
b® looked for ; but as soon as the deep snows had
Passed away, and the railroads, canals, and lakes
were in a condition to admit of the transport of
g°36, immense quantities of produce would arrive
at the seaboard for shipment. It is stated that the
er'nrmoue crops of last year had scarcely been
too°llehed, and prices, it was thought would
-nseq"ntly decline upon the supply in the
markets increasing. As far as could at present be
ii.,dged, the next harvest would be equal to the
The high prices which ruled during the last
I:Ttig Beason gave a great stimulus to cultivation,
-11'' the breadth of land now in wheat is said to be
greater than ever before known.
t The Prussian Minister of Commerce has posted
a decree on the Bourse at Berlin regulating the
gale of foreign and home stocks as follows :-Ist.
The
brokers are not allowed to dispose of any shares
11111" a they are fully paid up. 2d. All Prussian
allhares Of industrial companies, net having their
errangementa completed, are not allowed to be
":tg°tiated. 3d. The negotiation of foreign stocks,
e°l3llPletely paid up, is interdicted. 4th. The
stUerial decree announces that the publication
fini
rtbe quotations will be officially regulated. In a
t0e,:i43110 decree it was stated that any agent on the
4rae infringing these regulations would lose his
license, No improvement has taken place in the
Prussian Funds'
The market for public securities is dull and some
flo
the
in prices is apparent. This isowing probably ,
of
the arrangements in progress for the adjustment
'tie account on the 10th inst. Business has been
resumed
suelned in Some of the securities for which the trans-
too books have recently been closed. Consols for
z1.1::!3T °P
2 enedat 93 to 939, but they have since been
53. The account price is 92i to 93, and for
-3; the quotation is about 93a to 931. The Scrip
3 4Prenl. The New Three per Cents. are 92&
,
•5 1 ; and the Reduced 914 to 92k. Bank Stock
It
4,21 to 215. India Bonds are 10s. disc, and
Ibellequer Bonds 981 to
4ci. or Foreign Securities there is a quiet market.
t..o:e.t.tltion has chiefly been directed to Mexican
114-,e4, the prices of which after having been 231,
ar,;e„ since declined to 22k. Grenada Deferred
6- Russian 5 per Cents. 106, and the 4i per
tid3' 95. Spanish Deferred are 25 and the Com-
mittees Certificates 5,1. Turkish 6 per Cents.
.solla 102 have receded to 1012 The 4 per
Deferred
however, are higher, viz., 102. Venezuela
"eferred are 13 to 13i, Dutch 21 per Cents., 63i
and the 4 per Cents. 93/.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 71 ;
(Lan, 22i ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
Per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4m per Cents., 93 95 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 459 6 ; ditto Deferred, 244
"t ; ditto Certificates, 5i ; ditto Passive, 71 1.
There is very little variation to record in the
quotations of the principal Railway Shares, which
a 5. generally quiet. Great Western are rather
i)s,'t, but Midland, on the other hand, are firmer.
Dutch Rhenish, Great Luxembourg, Paris
vskl_, Lyons are all at a slight improvement.
as radon on and County Bank shares have improved,
d most of the other shares are firm. Australian
`ltricultural are heavy, but Van Diemen's Land
nave risen 53.
Betin

8R FUNDS THIS DA:T.—CLOSING PRICES.
(Prom the Ofwial List.)

Rn•,.. done.
tisk Btoo,
• 215 121 x d
S "r
tiknt7Redxeod /Inanities...
wel'etr Cent Consols Annuities
. 93 i 2k m d
Low 311er Cent. Annuities
Ditto
Annuities Axil' e sth Jan. 1860...
I-hit° 3 -' -'ir ' April, 1885... 161 11-16
Lid- 0 Years, expire sth
10 d
P10'18... $.3000 . . .
10 5 d
r,_ hop under E.lOOO
r, "0' ?r Account
.
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Each 1P....... '''''''''''''''''''''
3 12
''''''''''''' : P
March. June.
lequer '31114 23d.
£lOOO ' 2p I
k 5430
%nab '' ******************* ".... ******** 5 2 p 1 2 d par
. • •• •
bitt If'''. ............ • 981 A
0 onda, 1858, 33 per Cent..
k„ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
.
".,,./os mos Bonds, 6 per QIIItt, .. • 591 -60 . •
uitte-A,
r4l c'c'll
ore_ 1,
bitta - till 4evr Conaolidated IS3
iksei):ta!:_nab:ocipetZ•rrAfl7ll. per Cent.
7-61 i
.: ..............
Rbitto Account '
tNan Honda, s.per Cent., 1522, £ St IO
8 a.litto
t 4i Per Cent.
1740 huirda 3 cent itto r ' Pe.r
51).„. elv Deferred 3 per Cent.
/%. 'WlCommittee Cert. of Coup. not fun• ul P u
wilt •
Ditto
Committee 6 per cent
102.11 f 2
7,44? Accotint
tf!tto Guaranteed; 4 per Cent. ..... .....•••
102 li
,Ditto Aceount .. .isk • 4iS '',..14`; —
Zetiteta Timid% it IPer.Cent 4-qtto Decd, ,
b, • t),„,dendau
oinitp,...eraboveCelit;
4tell p
b. , qty 664 2i per Cent.,
1:3;i1;"b1e.f.1.4.i;0nd103u.1
95/ 43
it% ' tent. Certificates
THREE O'CLOCK.
.
a Consols 'rnonoy.-..
bit ' Ditto Account (10th April) 92i 3

CRIMINAL COURT.—(Thin Day.)
The

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tan Pril session of the above court was opened this
11:'ing by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Right
shalltheßecorder, Aldermen Sir J. Duke, Sir C. Mar-
k and Sir H. Muggeridge, Mr. Sheriff Kennedy,
tr. ''herlfr W. A. Rase, Mr. Under-Sheriff Stone, Mr.
oder-Sheriff J. A. Rose, &c., &c.
Th
0 first edition of the calendar contains the names or 105
prisoners.
The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, ex-
p:•led his satisfaction that, notwithstanding a longer
0d thaneioe usual'bad elapsed since the last session? .the
offender was .not unusually heavy, either in point of
zia„-et's or number. There were two serious cases of
tes-rder for trial ; but as the bills were found at the last
prell:l3s they would not occupy their attention upon the
Dp„, !It cceasion. The only classes of offences that ap-
iii"tted t° be at all increased were burglary and coining.
rmi‘tle winter time, when the nights were long, it gene-
de 3' °centred that there was an increase in the former
"ription
of crime, but at this period of the year it
callTtlBnal to see so many cases of burglary in the
he ;guar. With regard to the other description of crimes,
egretted that at maiy recent sessions it had been his
takBfC4l 11C0 to observe upon the' great increase that had
seven Place in offences of this description, and the
ritqtre„__y of punishment that the court had in comic-
,s4",°o felt,itself called upon to inflict in all cases where a
ttetnetien took place, appeared to have bad no
mend in Checking the crime. His lordship said be
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-ened these facts partly with a view of
Berne tradesmen on their guard, but, he at the
Rood title
must observe that they ought to exercise a
of al of caution before they resorted to the step
titter
ce'unt
to
ng a person into custody who might haen
erfeit coin. It would occur that the most
14 "eat and respectable person might undoubtedly be
,fito!session of a counterfeit piece of coin, and might
der,..„t,t a tradesman without the slightest intention to
r j and he had lately observed, with considerable
ilegdret, that instances had occurred where such persons
sereeen given into custody. He would therefore ob-
that &►tradesman, when counterfeit money was
jarteimented to him, would do well to make inquiries
ellithetr°hteb. party uttering it, with a view to ascertain
likwas, in a respectable condition or not, or
re: Yto have committed the act knowingly, before e
iiltred to the very serious step of giving the person
Begtiecallet°43', and subjecting him to all the serious
ces that must necessarily and unavoidably be the
"ntequetice of such a proceeding.
t„, ThB grand jury then retired, and the Court proceeded
KIP%) of the heinous of the session.

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