The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-22 00:00:00

IVTONEZ VIAP.,KET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK

The Lirerpool Cotton Market closed yesterday
with an animated appearance, and prices ef Ame-
rican qualities were irregular, but generally Id.
per lb. dearer. The sales were 20,000 bales (in-
cluding 2,000 for export, and 8,500 on speculation),
comprising 300 Pernam and Maranharn, 61d. to
7;d.; 560 Bahia, 6&d.; 2,500, 7d. to 10d.; 2,5G0
Surat, 4d. to 41d.; and 2,000 Sea Islands, 10d.
to is. 51. per lb. The Railway Share Market was
rather heavy.

The weekly trade reports of the principal French
markets state that buyers are now more numerous,
both in the chief manufacturing towns, and the
departments, consequently business is more active
than it was at the beginning of the month. Those
who had held back during the conferences have
now come forward since the official promulgation
of peace. In the departments where many of
the retail dealers had limited their purchases
stocks are quite exhausted, and they have become
pressing upon the manufactures to meet the increas-
ing consumption. Speculators, at the same time,
are ordering goods of all kinds extensively ; and
the prices are rising rapidly. Advices from the
manufacturing towns of silk and cotton fabrics are
satisfactory. Those of Alsace and Rouen are ex-
ceptional on account of the rise in cotton and
wool and other raw materials ; at the same
time the large arrivals of cotton from the
United States are expected to relieve the
market. The demand for cotton yarns is consi-
derable, and there is an advance in prices at Colin],
Maberly, and Breale. The trade of Paris has not
much improved since the announcement of peace,
and the shopkeepers complain of dull trade com-
pared with the same month last year; but this is
accounted for by the active season which prevailed
before the opening of the Exhibition. The Pari-
sian manufacturers are busy with foreign orders ;
but articles of bronze and bijouterie are not much
in request. . _

The Money Market continues in a comparatively
easy state, and the preparations in progress for the
liquidation of the final instalments of 15 per cent.
on the present loan and 10 per cent. on the Fund_
ing of Exchequer Bills, due next Thursday, have
not materially increased the demand for discount
accommodation. First class commercial bills are
negotiated at 5i per cent. ; but during the next
two or three days a slight advance upon this rate
is not improbable.

In consequence of so many of the operators at
the Stock-Exchange having made arrangements to
b 9 present at the grand review off Spithead, the
market for Public Securities is rendered even
quieter than for some days past. The quota-
tions, on this account, have exhibited renewed
symptoms of weakness, a decline of per cent.
having occurred since this time yesterday. Consols
have been 921 to 93 for money, and 93i for ac-
count. In the NeNN Threes a moderate business
has been done at 92 to 921, and the Reduced
Annuities are 911 to 92. Bank Stock has risen to
2112 and 213. Exchequer Bills, March, are at
par, and the June ditto at 3s. discount to par. The
Bonds are marked 981,- g.

Foreign Securities are generally rather lower.
Turkish 6 per Cents., after being 981 have de-
clined to 93. Spanish Deferred Bonds are 241 1.
Peruvian 4i per Cents. 77k, and the 3 per Cents.
54. Mexican Stock is heavy at 22i Chilian 3
per Cents. are 69, and Brazilian New 41 per,
Cents. 941. Sardinian Bonds arel per cent. lower,
viz., at 951, and Russian 4i per Cents. rule flat
at 941- to 95k. Dutch 2i per Cents. are firm at
61 to 64i, and the 4 per Cents. at 93.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i 54; Mexican,
222. 3 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 53
41 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 94 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 45 ; ditto Deferred, 24k ;
ditto Certificates, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive, 7 A.
Railway Shares are dull, and prices generally
tend downwards. Great Northern have receded
fully 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, V. ; North
Western, 1/. ; Midland, 1/. ; and the others in
proportion. As regards the Foreign undertakings
there is a general decline, and the Colonial parti-
cipate in the flatness which pervades all other de-
scriptions of securities.

Mining Snares are very inactive, Banks are at
nominal rates, and the Miscellaneous are neglected.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Rron, the Ofßeiat List. )

flown- done.
Pank Stock ......
Rullteed Auunitias..„.. ........
3 per Cent Consols Annnitieb 934. 24
N'esv :3 nor oPnt. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... :-43k, 3_16
Ditto Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 24 15- 6
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1585 .. 17 1-16
CAccoutlt ............ ............ 93h
Tchequer ?id March. .Tun©.
'l9O
500 ........................... ... 14p Ildpar 3 d
Z
•.. • 52 p I3dpar
Ditto Bonds, 1558, 3i per Cent. ..........
.............. 98a
Ditto, 1559 ...................
eHicp, OF FOREIGN FUNDS ',AT ONE o'C,'LocE,

Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. ................
Ditto New, 1852, per Cent. .......... 9.4
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ......................
Cent 69 •
Ditto per ........................
.)1
3 1,.., • ent, ...... •.... ......
Ditto Account .............................. 22,
Peruvian Bon is 4A per Cent ............. , .
Ditto 3 per Cent .................. al
........
Russiau roods, 1522, t St., 5 per Cent....
Ditto 13 per Cent. . .......................... 5i
84, d muit:tioli.3s, 5 per Vent. ..••• •••• 95i
Ditto Account
Sp, 1.10-i is'. is, .4 per Vent
Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Du I, i•oons, ,; per cent
Ditto Account 93 8
i a
7,1,,1ends on the above ~table in London
Dutch Exchange, 2? per Cent., 12 Guil GU 4
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
92i 93
93

Consol4, money
Ditto Account

THE MEN BURNT AT BALAICLAVA.

1, Wbitehall•yard, April 21,1856.

Sir Joseph Paxton presents his compliments to the
editor of The Sun, and will feel much obliged by his
giving insertion to the following extract of a letter just
received at this office from the Crimea :

" Commissariat Branch Army Works Corps,
Balaklava, April 5.

"Dear Sir,— I beg herewith to return the letter& and
papers of those unfortunate wen burnt on the 17th ult.
" It may be a satisfaction to their relatives to know that
they were decently buried, ant that I am having a head-
stone, with their names cut in it, to respect the spot where
they lie.—l am, &c.,
(Signed)

" F. WAKEFIELD,
" Principal Superintendent.