The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoox.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
With an improving tendency, and compared with
Friday's rates prices of low American were id.
dearer ; other sorts commanded extreme rates.
The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, and con-
sisted of 500 for export and 2,000 on speculation
(American), 400 Pernambuco and Maranhain at
61-d. to 7d., 350 Bahia at 6/d. to 60., 600 R.iyp-
tian at 60. to 11d., 800 Surat at 4td. to 41d., and
80 Sea Islands at 10d. to 2s. 4d. per lb. The
Railway Share Market -was brisk, with an apparent
advance.

Commercial advices from the principal manufac-
turing towns and ports in France daring the past
Week show that trade continued in a very uncer-
tain state. On all sides preparations were being
made for the expected revival of business this week
upon the announcement of the re-establishment of
peace. A further impetus to trade was expected to
result from the anticipated reduction of the rate of
discount by the Bank of France. On the other
baud there has been a check given to the extent of
foreign orders by the extraordinary rise in the value
of raw materials for manufactures, at present, in
first hands. This advance in prices, which ranges
from 20 to 25 per cent. on previous cpiotations,
is submitted to by purchasers for the home
trade of France, as it occurs frequently at
periods of commercial activity, but foreigners who
can hold on prefer waiting or reducing their orders
Until prices become lower. This increase exists in
the material for fabrics of all kinds, more especially
14) Wool, and cotton. At Lyons and the chief
manufacturing towns sales are not very active, but
stocks on hand are being reduced, which wiil open
the trade for summer novelties. At Paris the manu-
facturers in fancy articles have received additional
orders, but these are limited on account of the dull-
ness of the season. This, however, is comparing the
sale of luxuries, bijouteries, bronzes, &c., with last
year, when the influx of foreigners visiting the
Universal Exposition increased the sale in those
articles beyond any year previously.
The arrivals of specie by the Africa from the
T-Tilited States, and the La Plata, West India and
Mexican mail-packet, amounts to about 729,6231.
The official returns relating to the trade and na-
Tigation of the United Kingdom for the month
ending February 29, 1856, have been published.
From these it appears that the total declared value
of exports for the month was 7,725,7471., being an
increase of 2,693,3311., compared with the like
month of 1855. The increase is perceptible in
beer and ale, butter, candles, coals and culm, cor-
dage, cotton manufactures, cotton, yarn, earthen-
Ware, glass manufactures, haberdashery, hard-
Wares and cutlery, leather, linen manufactures,
linen yarn, metals, silk manufactures, worsted manu-
factures, woollen and worsted yarn ; but there was
falling off in refined sugar, &c. The importations
of the principal articles were larger for the month
this year as respects live animals, animal charcoal,
brimstone, cocoa, coffee, corn, cotton, cotton yarn,
cotton manufactures, dyes and dyeing stuffs, flax,
glass manufactures, leather manufactures, linen
manufactures, metals, provisions, rice, spices,
spirits, sugar, tea, tobacco, wine, sheep and lambs,
Wool, and woollen manufactures. There was a
diminution, compared with the same month last
Year,,, in embroidery and needlework, fruits, hemp,
bides, gloves, raw silk, and timber.
The shipping accounts show that a larger aggre-
gate amount of tonnage was employed in the
foreign trade, both as regards the entries inwards
and the clearances outwards.
The re-establishment of peace being now secured,
most parties in business are calculating the proba-
ble future course of monetary and commercial
affairs. An immediate improvement will, it is ex-
pected, take place, and preparations will be
commenced forthwith for a revival of activity in
nose branches of trade that have recently
been comparatively neglected. In the condition
of the Money Market an important change will
gradually become apparent, and as the Bank of
_lance has already reduced the minimum, rate
~u 1 discount 1 per cent., an early relaxation
ironi the high terms exacted in Thread-
needle-street is likewise anticipated to prevent
utt undue extension of speculative dealing which
announcement of peace is likely to originate.
Much caution will have to be exercised and the di-
rectors of the Bank of England will no doubt be
aztretnely guarded in the policy they pursue. At
ae same time if an alteration for the better can
With safety be attempted it will no doubt be made
as
rsoon as possible.
Ca The Engtish Stock Market a very limited
L
business has been done this morning, but the ad
vanceConsols,
of yesterday is maintained with firmness.
uonsols, for money, have been 93 to 931, and for
account 93i The New Scrip is 3 prem. Ex-
chequer Bills, Match, have been Is. to 4s. prem.,
and those dated June are 2s. dis. The Bonds
are 98.3.
For Foreign Stocks also there has been a less
animated market. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1004
dmoney, and 1011, for account, while the 4 per
~ents. are 1011 to 1021, being firmer. Spanish
fOnds have slightly improved, the 3 per Cents.
I'aln46 to 461, the New Deferred 251, and the
Passiveare 95 %1* Sardinian Bonds for the 15th proximo
dee,-- to 051. Russian 4 per Cents. have been
ior in at 94, Mexican at 20i, Chilian 6 per Cents.
and Danish 5 per Cents. 84, ox dividend.
1;-,loh 4 per Cents. are 941.
Luile following are the nominal prices of Foreign
s,
c::ks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7i ; Mexi-
-65 ~,2CI ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
5 91 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
8 Per Cents., 103 5 ; ditto 4-i per Cents., 93 5
eitatuoische3rtpinereaCteeztsii 15p 63/4 ; ditto Deferred, 25
ditto Passive, 5; 61.
The market for most of the principal Railway
Shares continues buoyant. East Anglian, Edin-
Oghurgh,t-
, Perth, and Dundee, Great Western, North
praret_ena, and South Eastern are at advanced
" • The foreign and colonial lines are generally
steady, but rather less active.
London and County Bank Shares have im-
hred. Miscellaneous Shares are without any
nge of importance.

BarnBll FUNDS VITA DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom Ow Oficial List.

ft u.,11.,- done.
a
Per ant. Consols AnnaHine .. 93 4 3
Oonsol3 for Account C
E- I, P
March. June.
-e-ociner Bills, 24d.
£lOOO , £.560
Small , .
_ . ....... • Ditto Bon'.d-s-, .1858, 34 por Cont. 9Ba
Ditto, 1859 -
1411.1011 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'OLOt. K
'Anion Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl a d
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825
..Ditto 5 per Cent
40xicar 3 per Gent .
~ Ditto Account
AUssian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1622, £ St —
▪ Ditto 44 per Cent
mardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. . 944
t, Ditto Account 954 5
nuniii Bonds, 3 per Gent —
Ditto Account 46 4
~..uitto 1. ew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
-Ditto Account .... ,
Ditto Passive . 7s
wtirltith Bonds, 6 per cent lOO4
Ditto Account 1094 1 i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOll
1440 Account
Ditto ,tionds on the Shove oa,c.bl, I i.otioon.
Dutch 9,,
B!change,
2iper Cont., 12 Gull —
pereent. Certificates 94. x d
TWO O'CLOCK.
C°l3B°lB. money 93 4
Ditto Account

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1;11:•6 Neu Zeit, of the 27th, learns that the great de-
-11,1 'or peace recently displayed by the Emperor Alexan-
inesao
the troops
ruitrettom his knowledge of the exact state of things
Russia. The long and rapid marches of
fatig
neatue an undermined the constitutions of the men, and
sad loss of life was the consequence of such prolonged
d hardship. Russia intends to build a large
of merchant steamers at. Nicolaieff, and it is related
that they will be very like the Vladimir, a vessel which
Raveof the Turks a vast deal of trouble at the beginning
the war. The Vladimir is said to have, been built in
England, and to have passed through the Dardanelles
,111i13 Bosphorus into the Black Sea as a merchant vessel.
tee Austrian Lloyd has some 64 steamers, and when
Russians have as many they will, de facto, again be
"taNtera of the Black Sea.
See
ANNOUNCEMENT or PEACE.—In the provinces,
reZ7rdaY, the announcement of peace was but coldly
R .eThere was a slight attempt at rejoicing at
,ziall!isor, but in the great manufacturing towns in Lan-
ditre the reception of the news was by no weans cor-
' the humiliation of Russia not being deemed at all
satisfaet
ory.
(c;E:trWEECK.—The merchant sailing vessel Reformer
Cork, nine men), laden with wheat, from Alexandria to
Put into the Cleggan Harbour, near Clifden,
tin days since, under very painful circumstances. For
wateedaYs prior to reaching Cleggan the supply of fresh
Wantr was completely exhausted, and so trying was its
exc that three of the men bled themselves to satisfy the
g‘ljuniating thirst, while none of the crew bad strength
cient to give the least assistance to the pilot (who
thireLfl4l3edefacin Island) in casting the anchor, when
eggan Harbour. The supply of water g replenished and the crew renovated, the ship put
blt a for her destination on Monday, at 2 o'clock, p.m.,
Vfl, tark he same evening she struck on a sunken rock off
',_ Iland, where ahe has become a wreck. The
`ll,o2l:dain:ss brother and two of the crew were lest.-602-
Y vlndiccaor.