The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

MONEY IYIARKET

AND

coniraERGIAL INTELLIGENCIk

CITY, Two o'CLooK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
quietly, at the full prices of Monday. The sales
Were 6,000 bales, comprising 4,500 American
(1,000 for export, and 500 on speculation), GO
Pernam and IVlaranham, 6 i. ; 70 Bahia, Gld to
; 300 Egyptian, Gd. to 9d.; and 1,200 Surats,
4id. to old. per lb. The Railway Share Market
continues quiet, and prices slightly receded.
Commercial advices from Hamburg state that
the coffee market continues firm, and the prices
demanded by the holders of stock are submitted to
by purchasers. The supply to this market is mo-
derate, which assists in keeping up the price of
coffee, and will doubtless have the effect of raising
the rates at the ensuing Dutch sales by auction.
At Rotterdam there is scarcely any business doing,
in anticipation of these sales, but the position of
the market is very firm, and Java of good
quality is not to be had under 321 c. The state
of the market at Amsterdam is much the
same ; buyers are waiting anxiously until the sales
begin next month to make their purchases. In
the sugar markets a reduction in prices took place
at the close of last week, especially at Hamburg,
Where sellers reduced their prices on an average 8
sch. in raw sugars, and 41 sch. in refined ditto. At
Amsterdam and Rotterdam the sugar markets are
dull, with a downward tendency in prices ; and
at Antwerp business is in a complete state of stag-
nation, and prices are nominal.
Accounts from Vienna state that the Emperor
has signed the concession to the Francis Joseph
Railway. _

The suspension has been currently spoken of in
the City during the last two or three days of a firm
rather extensively connected as drysalters and acid
Makers. This branch of business, we believe, has
recently been less profitable than usual, and the
liabilities of the house in question are stated to be
large.

The official returns relating to Trade and Navi-
gation, for the month ending July 31, have just
been published. From these it appears that the
total declared value of exports from the United
iiingdom, for the month, was 9,968,2261., being
an increase of 1,817,8431., compared with those of
the like month of 1855. The increase is perceptible
In alkali, clieese, candles, coals, cotton manufac-
tures, cotton yarn, earthenware, linen manufac-
tures, linen yarn, machinery, metals, silk manu-
factures, sugar, woollen and worsted manu-
factures, and woollen and worsted yarn, and tea.
The importations of the principal articles were
larger for the month this year as respects live
animals, brimstone, cocoa, coffee, flour, raw cotton,
Cotton yarn, dyeing stuffs, flax, plate glass, leather
manufactures, rice, spices, spirits, sugar, timber,
and sheep's wool. There was a diminution, com-
pared with the same month last year, in bark,
corn; nitre, embroidery, fruit, guano, mahogany,
Oils, quicksilver, tallow, and wine.
The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade
of the United Kingdom, for the month, of 173,372
tons for the entries inwards, and of 163,688 tons
for the clearances outwards. _

In the coasting trade, for the month, there was
very little alteration, viz., 113 tons more were em-
ployed than in 1855 for the entries inwards, and
15,158 tons for the clearances outwards.

At the meeting of the English, Scottish, and
Australian Bank, this day, a dividend was declared
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. A branch
Would be opened at Adelaide, in South Australia.
The sum left for appropriation was 11,5741. 19s.
After some discussion, the report was adopted.
The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele-
graph Company has also been held, at which a
dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum was
declared, which will show a balance in favour of
the company of 3341. Gs. 6d. The increase of
traffic over the corresponding period of 1855 was
1,7911. 18s. 10d. The report was adopted.

At the meeting of the Thames Haven Railway
and Dock Company, it was decided to proceed
'with the works of the dock, it being understood
that no call would be made in the present year.

At the special meeting of the National Discount
Company certain rules were repealed and others
substituted, in consequence of the increased capital
of the company.

The Funds remain dull and stationary, without
the least symptoms of a revival of business.
Rather more activity prevails in the Foreign
Stock and Railway Share Markets, where prepa-
rations for the settlement are progressing satis-
factorily. Consols are 95k to 95k for money,
and about 95g- for account. The New 3
per Cents. are marked 96 to 96k, and the Re-
duced 95a 1. Exchequer Bills are 11s. to 14s.
premium, the Bonds, 1001, and India Bonds 15s.
premium. The New.2l per Cents, have been dealt
in at 80.

The operators in the Foreign Market ate princi-
pally engaged with the half-monthly settlement ;
Consequently very few fresh bargains have been
recorded. Turkish Small Bonds are quoted 1031,
and the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 104 to 1041.
There have been dealings in Spanish New Deferred
at 25, and in Russian 4 per Cents. at 98/, but the
other securities are at nominal rates.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 A ; Mexican,
22 Peruvian, 82!4-31 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58,i,-, ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 44i 51 ; ditto new Deferred,
251 ; ditto Certificates, 6 1; ditto Passive, 6i 7.
The Railway Share Market is under the influ-
ence of the necessary arrangements for the
adjustment of the account, which is Bullish. The
rates of " continuation" are not generally heavy.
Most of the principal lines are kto lower, includ-
ing Caledonian, South-Western, Midland, South-
Eastern, and Great Western. The Foreign and
Colonial are dull. Rigas are 1k g prem.

Mines aro nominally firin. Banks are quiet and
rather flat. Royal British have receded ss. Mis-
cellaneous remain without material variation.

BRITISH FUNDS- THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Front the Official List:
mistnese done.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 95'4 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 951 11,-
..11,.ew 3 per Cent. Annuities
.11.„ eve 24 per Cent. Annuities BO
14011 g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5-1 G
Ind;a Bonds, £lOOO •
C)nsols ror Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
Ditto Bonds, 1853, 3. gar Cent.. lOOl
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 44 per Cent. . 9Bl
spanisb gouds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Defei zed, 3 per Cent.
Tarkibh Bonds, 6 per cent
Ditto Small
'Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent,
Dividends on the above payable in London
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, money 9SA I
Ditto, Account . 951 a

CUSTOMS' RETURNS IN FRANCE.—The Constitutiennel
remarks as follows on the Customs' returns just pub-
lished :—" At the first glance it would appear that com-
merce has materially fallen off, since the customs' duties,
which had produced nearly 33 millions in July, 1855,
only gave 161 millions last month, making a difference
of 50 per cent. This, however, may be very readily
explained. It may be remembered that a second addi-
tional decline on the indirect contributions was voted
last year, which came into operation at the beginning of
August. What was the consequence ? The merchants, in
order to avoid the payment of this extra charge, paid the
duty in July on the greater part of the merchandise in
the bonded warehouses. It was, in consequence of
this payment, by anticipation that the customs' du-
ties, which in July, 1854, only produced 131 millions,
increased to nearly 33 millions in July, 1855. This
latter amount cannot, therefore, serve as the basis
for any useful comparison. Looking at the returns
of July, 1853, it will be seen that there has been
an increase last month of three millions, and that the
first seven months of 1854 only produced 80 millions,
while the corresponding period of this year has given 100
millions. While on the subject we may add that the
export trade, which has not been influenced by the same
causes, is steadily improving, and that the return of the
Movement in the different mercantile ports shows a con-
siderable increase in the number or tonnage of vessels
Arriving or galling.",