The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-26 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, AUGUST 11, P.M.
Foreign Exchanges for to-morrow's mail are very dull,
aid with an increased supply in the market, the sales up
to this evening have been extremely limited. Bankers
reluctantly yield to lower rates, but the tcndency cln-
tinues downwards. We quote Lankere' signatures 60
days' ~ight on London, 1091 ; Paris, sf. 16,] c. ; Antwerp,
sf. 17. c. ; Amsterdam, 411 ; Harnburg,h, 361 ; Bremen,
791 ; Frankfort, 411 ; Berlin, Leipsic, and Cologne, 72i.
COTTON.—The sales footed up about 1,000 bales, the
market closing somewhat irregular ; that is, to have
effected free vales some concession woull have to be
made, and to purchase considerable lots buyers would
have been compelled to have paid very full prices.
BREADSTUFF3.—The foreign advices had a bad effect
upon the flour market; Southern. kinds Lill off 20c. per
brl., and other descriptions 10c. to 1.6 c ; common to
good brands of State flour sold at $7 75 to $5 00 ; extra
ditto, $6 to $6 25 ; GAtesee, $3 50 to $9 50 ; common
to good Baltimore, &c., $7 50 to $7 75 ; extra ditto,
$7 80 to $8 75 ; Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, lowa, &c.,
$6 20 to $7 58 for common to choice extra, and $5 80 to
$5 10 fur common. Canada flour was rather dull at $6
to $7 60.

PROVISIONS.—Pork rather dull. Sales of mess mode.
rate at $l9 81 to $l9 871, and prime at $l7 871 to
$lB. Beef is inactive and prices barely sus'ained—Re-
packed Chicago sold at $ll to $l2 50.
NAVAL STORES —Sales of spirits of turpentine were
made at 44c. Common ro,in is held at $1 621 to $1 63.
Rough turpentine is scarce, and not offered. Lots to
arrive would bring $3 50. Tar, from the yard, can be
be bought at $2 50.

FREI-MITS.—DoII. We quote---To Liverpool—Cotton,
square bales, per lb, 11; flour, per brl, 13 3,1 to is 6d
Rosin, per brl, 13 9J to 23 ; heavy goods, cheese, &c.,
per ton, 15s to 203; grain, per bushel, 51d to 61d. To
London—Cheese, per ton, 393 ; flour, per brl, 2s 70 to
2s 91; rosin and turpentine, per 2301 b, 2s 76.1 to 23 9J ;
furs and skins, &c., per ton, 303 • heavy goods, oil, &c.,
253 to 303; beef, trcs, 63 ; oil cake, per ton, 253 ; grain,
8d to 93. To Havre—Cotton, square bales, per lb, 0 ;
whalebone, &c., per lb, ac ; ashes, per ton, $8 ; rice, $9.

:LATEST BY THE TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.)

'NEW YORK, EVENING, 14TH.
i The steamer Kangaroo arrived at Philadelphia
on the 13th.
The New York money market to-day is active.
Cotton is lower; New Orleans middling quoted
114, and middling uplands 111.
Flour is dearer, excepting western.
Southern wheat unchanged.
Exchange on London, 1091.
NEW ORLEANS, EVENING,
Sales of cotton for the week, 2,000 bales; mid,
dling quoted 10/c.
Freight declined to 9-32 d.
Exchange on London, 109 k.
NEW YORK (SECOND DESPATCH),
P.M., 14TH.
Since Tuesday we have received 1,500,000 dols.
in gold from California.
The English steamer Panama has been lost near
Cape Tamori ; crow saved, but ship a total loss.
W YORK, EVENING, 15TII.
The money market to-day was active.
Sterling exchange flat, and an eighth lower.
Cotton quiet.
Bread:Antis active, and tendency upwards.
NEW YORK, P.M., 15Tu.
A formidable revolution has broken out in St.
Domingo,

HALIFAX, 14TH.
Change in Ministry to-clay :
Mr. Wilkins appointed Judge, vice Judge Halli•
burton (Sam Slick) resigned.
Henry, Provincial Secretary.
Archibald, Solicitor-Goneral.
Time for elections unknovvn.
Mr. Howe Will come out for tho township of
Windsor,