The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, and with a good supply, at an advance of
id. per lb. The sales were estimated at 10,000
to 12,000 bales, comprising about 8,000 American
(1,000 for export and a like amount on specula-
tion,) 450 Pernam and Maranham, 64d. to 71d. ;
800 Egyptian, Qd. to llid. ; 3,000 Surat, 41d.
to 51d. ; (2,000 on speculation,) and 100 Sea
Islands, ls. to 26. sd. per lb. There was but
little change to notice in the Railway Share
Market.

The business transacted in the Mincing-lane
Markets this week has been limited, in conse-
quence of no public sales having been held
on Wednesday, but there has been a steady demand
for most articles at previous prices. Sugar has,
been rather active, and full rates, with a slight
advance in some cases, have been realised. In
coffee transactions have been limited, and the
prices have been supported. Cocoa has been quiet,
and tea has met with a restricted inquiry. Rum
has been taken to a fair extent, and spices have
ruled rather heavy. Most of the cochineal offered
at public sale was taken in, and indigo has been
quiet, in consequence of the forthcoming sales.
The May sales of the latter article will include
7,418 chests, and the trade are busily engaged in
inspecting late arrivals. The deliveries have re.
cently fallen off, and the market is firm at pre-
vious prices. Tallow has been inactive.
Accounts from Constantinople, by way of Mar-
seilles, mention that the cessation of the blockade
of the Russian ports in the Black Sea, with the
free export of grain, and the raising of the restric-
tions on commerce by the Sublime Porte, has
created great activity amongst the maritime traders
of that city. A crowd of vessels of every nation
set sail on the 15th inst. for the Black Sea, when
the notification arrived from Odessa, which was
published officially by order of Count Stroganoff,
the Governor-Gdneral of New Russia. This Im-
perial decree announces the export of cereals,
spirits, wines, hemp, Asc., to foreign countries, on
the old basis, with especial mention of the re-
establishment of commercial relations with France,
England, Sardinia, and Turkey.
Letters from St. Petersburg mention that the
Tallow Market has become active, and prices which
exhibited a decline on the 11th instant, were again
recovering. The sales for delivery in August had
risen from 136 silver roubles per berkowitz to
138 and 139, with the greater portion to be paid
in advance. Potashes are dealt in for July at 20
roubles, with all the money paid in advance, and
21, with a portion. Linseed Oil is in demand,
and flax rules at 25 roubles. The Grain Markets
are not much improved, but Rye is firm at 6
roubles. Exchange on London is steady at 371
and on Paris at 390, 392.

The Anglesea, Captain Thorne, has arrived off
Plymouth, from Port Philip, with 51,319 ounces
of gold.

A meeting takes place to-day of the shareholders
of the Royal Swedish Railway, to consider the best
means of recovering the affair of the company from
the frauds committed by Mr. Sadleir to the amount
of 346,4131., as stated in the report to be submit-
ted to the meeting.

The final instalments of 15 per.cent. on the
Loan, and 10 per cent. on the Funding of Exche-
quer Bills were completed yesterday, but the
Money Market remained comparatively easy, and
" out of doors" first-class bills were negotiated at a
fraction under the Bank of England minimum.
In the Market for Public Securities no change of
importance has occurred to-day, but the quotations
continue rather heavy, in the absence of any specu-
lative dealings of importance. Consols have been
92; to 93, and 921 to 93k for money ; for account
they are 93 to 93/. The New Three per Cents. are
921 1, and the Reduced 911 to 92. The June
Exchequer Bills are 3s. discount to par.
Foreign Stocks are generally lower. Turkish
6 per Cents. have receded to 97i Mexican
Bonds are 921 Brazilian New 4i per Cents.
95. Grenada New Active 181, and ditto Deferred
7to 7i. Spanish Three per Cents. are dull at
441, ditto Deferred 234 to 24k, and the Passive 71.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report the market
for American Stocks as being vary quiet, prices
generally continuing without alteration. The fol-
lowing are the current rates :

Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868_105
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-105

STATE SECURITIES.
..
Alabama 5 per Cent . 80
Alabama 883 82
K California Kentucky
ck y576p perpeer rCCCe ene
nut Steßß ooln.nl nssg Bonds)lB6 —1872... 90
mThitersyilsaenii(lipis pe6r Cepnetr. (Scteenrlti.ng
P810.1n8d45EL.k...1871... 4
... 83.3 4
8953
Bonds
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16 1.£.!
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
1877._ 80 82
... 87 89
PennsylvaniaTßeo nsVirginiant Virginiaoens' 566 p rrer crs Cent. t:
B.C.
LOANS
B4OSnnoAtotdnen.sfißlss(is
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OF
Fvß:
CITIES.
(Divers)
Bonds) ) .
1886...1888 8486 889627
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Convertible 1875... 79 81
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860... 81i 863
Michigan Central 8 p. Cent. 1860... 91
Do. do. do. 1869... 93 95
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 91
New York Central 6 per Cont., not
Convertible 1883...
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort-
gage 1867...
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 81 86
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertihle 1862... 79i 813
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 81i 823
Panama Sterling Bonds
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... 88 90
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—GrenadaDeferred Bonds, 19 20; Mexican,
22a Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54
56 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 94 6 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44A 5 ; ditto Deferred, 234 ;
ditto Certificates, 5i ; ditto Passive, 7 I.
Railway Shares have been depressed by the un-
favourable character of some of the traffic receipts
given under this head yesterday, but at this period
last year the visit of the Emperor Napoleon, it
must be remarked, increased tha general income.
Most of the shares opened heavily, but have since
slightly rallied. The foreign lines are weaker.
Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are
inactive.

80 82

Bhr.

20
5
10
18

93 100 1 20,

to
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. 20
(Prom the Oficial List.) 40

1-16 17
hank Stock
212 i
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Exchequer Bills. 2i3• March. June.
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par ....._
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988 i
April, 1885
60...