The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-25 00:00:00

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MONEY WA

_ND
COMMERCIAL INTE LLIGENCIt,

CITY, Two 4)'01,:,f-1
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, with a hardening tendency. Prices of Ame-
rican were id. per lb. higher than last week.
The sales were estimated at 15,000 holies, com-
prising 5,000 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to
7d. ; 700 Egyptian, at 6d. to BAd. ; and 1,500
Surat, at 41d. to 51d. per lb. r:111,..., Railway Share ,
Market was quiet, but prices we're steady, at Tues-
day's currency.
Advices from Turin state That the drain of silver gt
specie has been going or. for some time in that 50
city. Almost every diligence which comes from 50
Lyons brings hundred sof thousands of francs and io
crowns in payment for • silks and other raw produce, 10
which disappears from the bank shortly after it 50
arrives. The expoeLs of specie to Naples, Geneva,
and elsewhere, amount to ma/1y millions of franec
t.
in a week, to the great injury of commerce. The St.
Bank have given notice that they will not discount ,ist*
to merchants in specie for Sol ne time, as they have 25
only one million of crowns in cash for three mil- 3t•
lions in notes, which causes any decrease of coin to ll'
create great perttv:bation n the money-market. at.
The provisional agreem,3nt made with the Great 10
Northern of France Railway Company for leasing it)
the Mons and Menage 1 ine was agreed to this day, St•
guaranteeing 6 per cer it . per annum on the origi-
10
nal shares.
It appears that the r v:cent resolution of the Bank
of Belgium with regar id to the exchange of French
20f. pieces in gold, a': a discount of 21 per cent.,
has created much am. barrassment, and given um- 12
brage to the Frenc' a Government. The rate of 50
exchange in silver 'ls 19f. 80c. for the 20f. piece, 1661
but even this is nof easily obtained on account of it.
the scarcity of silo ter in Belgium, while the holders ,g
of notes can demand payment in sf. pieces, so that 1/i
it benefits them' then they exchange their silver St.
for gold and remit . the same to France. It is hinted 20.
that the attention of the Government has been 10
drawn to the subj. 301, and that they may prohibit 12
the currency of Bc ilgian 20f. pieces in France. 10
The Directors of the Bank of England have in
held their mee Ling, and no alteration has F
been announced in the minimum, rate of dis-
count, although there was an impression in
some quarters tb at an increase of A per cent. ,
would have been deemed advisable. During
the last few days the demand for discount
accommodation has. ;been very active, and full rates
have been current ; but the principal circumstance
which has given ' rise to the expectation of an ad-
vance is the restr iotive policy now pursued by the
continental ban's,. In Prussia the pressure has
been so se/ere that the Bank of Berlin has raised
the rate from '5 to 6 per cent., although it is not more
than a fortnight since the rate was altered from 4
to ri per cent. Notwithstanding the quotation in
Threadneedle-street is still 4i per cent., there is
every probability of a change before long, and many
suppose it cannot be deferred beyond next week.
English Securities, at present attract little atten-
tion, the various markets having become much
quieter. The quotations continue heavy. At
the commencement of business, the Funds
Were est almost nominal quotations, an indis-
position being evinced to operate until the re-
sult 'of the Bank " parlour" meeting was ascer-
tained ; but when it was reported that no
chr4nge had been determined upon the market
slightly improved. Consols for transfer have been
9:4 to 94 and 931 to 94 ; for account they have
been 931 to 94 and 941. Exchequer Bills are
steady at 13s. to 17s. premium, and East India
3Bonds are 'marked 14s. to 17s. premium.
The Foreign Market has remained in a dull
state, mad prices have not varied to any material
extent:. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 101 to
102, but the 4 per Cents. are nominal. Spanish
Th':ees are 43±, and the Deferred 24k. Russian
'i.ves are firm at 108, and Peruvian 4i per Cents.
at 791- Buenos Ayres are flat, being 80k.
batch 2i per Cents. have been marked 64
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
IStocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 to 7i ;
Mexican, 22i to ; Peruvian,. 79 to 80 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 57 to 58 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
.4 to 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 to 109 ;
ditto 4i per Cents., 96 to 98 ; Spanish 3 per
Cents., MI 31; ditto Deferred, 241 ; ditto
Certificates, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i. 7,
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

it.
50
4t.
St.

5
5
20
10

1856. 1855.
Great Western
north-Western
Bontb-Western
trigh'ion 18,979 17,872
Illidl•And
41011-Eastern -. 25,910 25,747
Calr.tdonian
Gr eat Northern
, ,
,L Ancashire and Yorkshire
tiristol and Exeter 7,735 6,762
theater and Holyhead
-nest Lancashire
lanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,043 9,377
north London
North British 5,666 5,541
:tTorth Stafford
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolrerb 4,435 4,006
traff Vale 4,633 3,760
Jlster 1,404 1,400
;Edinburgh and GlaQgow
•Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 7,426 6,215
tHasgow and South-Western
clreat Western of Canada 12,293 9,288
Tortbern of France
Railway Shares are all at improved rates, the
:(3neral advance on the heavy stocks being i to -i.
Where is not much activity, but a moderate
amount of business has been done in Great
Westerns, Midland, Caledonian, North- East-
trn (Berwick), and Lancashire and York-
Shire. Foreign and Colonial Railway Shares
remain without much fluctuation. Rigas are firm.
Mining Shares have been dull, but in those of
tb•e Joint-Stock Banking Companies there is still a
la rge business. To-day, however, they are rather
0 rmer.

KET S AR,II MARKETS,

tr. 4.. aid.

A•
Aathg. Nottng. Boas.
and East°. Jana.
all }Liras: &
all Birming. Wolverh
'tour Valley
all Birk e,Md. Lau,sl..
Cheshire Janet_
.11 1;u. Chesh. do Erk.
all Do., d 0...........
all Myth & Tyne origina
£25 (issd. at £4l
1100 /Bristol and Exeter..
100 'Caledonian.
all Chester t Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon..
all Cork, Black, t Past,
18 Cornwall
all Do. A
8 Do. B
45 DublinißelfastJunc
all Dun. P. 4 Aber.
100 East A.uglian ........
all Eastern Counties.. .
WO East. Unie n, A Sti
100 Re., B. Stock
84 Do., New A......
10 East Kent
100 East Lancashire
100 Edinburgh 4GlasgoTs
all Edinb. and Peebles
100 Edin. Prth & Dundee
all Forth & Clyde June
all Furness
all Do. Extension......,
100 Glasgow &S. Westmi
all Great N. of Scotlnd
100 Great Northern
100 Do., A. 5t0ck.....,..
100 Do. B. Stock
100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ;
100 Great Western .
100 Do: Stour Val. Rai
Gnu. Stk
all Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
14i Do., Thirds
12 Do. New Thirds
100 Lancash.andYorksh.
Do., Wst. Riding Un
all Do. Southi ort
all London & Blackwall
100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst
100 Lond. and N. Westn
16 Do. Fifths
5i D0.101.8h.,M&8 (1
Do. Eighths,.
100 London and& Westn.
1i Lon. Triby. & South.
Barking Sh
all Lndndrry&Coleraine
5 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk
it. 1100 Manch.Shet&Lincln
82a. De., Man. &Lin. Un
1 Metropolitan..,......
100 Midland
100 Do. Birmng. & Derb3
all Midid. G. West. (Ire.:
all Do. Half Shares
111 Newcastle & Carlisle.
all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd
8 Newry & Enniskille•
all Newry, Warrenpoini
and Rostrevor
100 Norfolk
3i Northn.Countiesnn
100 North British
100 Nth. Devon Rail &

Dock Stock
100 Do., A Stock.
1100 no., B Stock
'lOO N.Esstern—Berwic'
23i Do. do. Extension
16$ Dodo. G.N.E. 'tura
all Do. Leeds
100 Do. York
100 North London
31 is Ni.&S,Wstrn.,liamr•

stead, and City Jn.,
17i North Staffordshire ,
all North Western
all N. &S. Westrn, Jun,
1 Ox., Wore.. & Woly.
14 PGrt.sircouth
100 Scottish Central._
100 Scottish?didland '
100 Shropshire Union ...
all South Devon
100 South Eastern
100 South Wales
15 3. Yrk.sh. & Bay. Drip
5 Do
all Staines, Wok. &Wok'
a:1 Stockton & Darling.
10 Do., do., 1854
1 Do., do., 1855
15 StG:.kten & Hartlepi
100 Taff Vale .
100 Do. Pref., No.
42 rhames Hay. D.& B
all Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limerieli
all West Cornwall
all West End of London
and Crystal Palace
all Do. A
3 Do. B ....„
all West London
all " imbledn &Croydon

Antworp&Rottcrd,
Ardennes

Atlan.& St.Lw. leased
at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tnk.
of Canada

Belgian Eastn. Jam
Beziere to Graiseeesa
Bombay, Baroda, an
Cen.lndis, g. 5 p. c
Do.

Buff. & Lk. Flnr. Ry.
Carrneaux & Toulouse
Coal Mines and Ry
Demerara
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Do. New
East Indian, g. 5 p.,
Do. A and B, do
iDo. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c
Do. do. D, gu. 5 p, c.
p.c.Bnds.,'s7
Do. do. do., '59, do
Geo'ong Az Melbourne
guar. 5 per cent. .
Gd. Tk of Canad aA
Do. Cert. of Deben,
con. into Stk.
Do, Comp. 6 p. c., do.
at. Central of Fran,
Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c.
Do New, guar.. 5 p. c.
Great Luxembour,
Constituted Share
Gt. Western of Caned
shares
Do. New
Do. Bds., payable 's'
Do. do., '76, p. 'CO
Do. do., '73 do.
Do. do., '73, without
option

bade Const. & BRA,
ILIOITO and Turnhout
'Lombardo Venetian.
Lucca it Pist. sp. c.p
Lyons and Geneva ..
Lyons ag Mediterran
Ifadras, guar. 4 p.c
Do. Now do., 6 p. c
Do. 44 p. c. Eaten
Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c
&aria Antonia ...

Do. do. New
gamin 4 Liege (wits
Interest)
Do. (ex interest)._
Do. do , G p. c. Pref
northern of France
gorwegianTrunkPre
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds

Paris and Orleans...
Recife & San. Fran.,
(Pernam.) g. 7 p. c,
Riga & Dunaburg is,
at 801. per share..
Rome and Frascati..
.loyal Danish
goyalSwedish
Sambre and Meuse_
Do. b# p. cent. Pref.
iciude, guar. 5 p. c

Do..
ionthern of France
R. Andrew's an(

Quebec (A)...
'Vest Flanders
Do 5 A per c. Prof_
W. &N. W. of Franc.
West. of Switzerland
lYiesbaden
Z-411and ........