The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

CODIMERCIAL IN'T'ELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoox

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly but steadily, at about former prices. The
sales amomited to 12,000 bales, including 4,000
for export and on speculation. In the Railway
Share Market a fair amount of business was trans-
acted, and prices ruled firm.
Adv;ces from the Paris grain market state that
business yesterday was very limited, and prices
were evidently declining on account of the favour-
able stato of the weather for the growing crops.
In flour there were no transactions, as the re-
tailers look forward to a considerable red uction in
the prices next week. The four mark qualities of
flour are quoted at 99f. per sack of 157 kilo?, but
sales were difficult at 98f. and some were effected at
97. Holders of stock offered to sell for 85f. for
September, but there was not much inclination to
deal amongst buyers.
Accounts from Hamburg to the close of last
month state that the coffee market bad been ani-
mated with a rise in prices. This improvement has
been calculated at k to 3-16ths of a sch. for common
qualities of Brazil and middling sorts. St. Domingo
quality has been also in demand, at advance.
Laguayra is firm at previous prices. The sales
from the 26th to the 29th consisted of 8,000 bags.
Rio and Santos at 4-1 to 5i sch. ; 3,000 ditto La-
guayra from 5 9-16 to 6il sch. ; and 1,000 St.
Domingo from. 51 to 5i sch.

The Bank of England Return, completed for the
week ending the 26th ult., is generally considered
very favourable. There is a small addition to the
stock of bullion, and as the recent arrivals from
Australia are believed to have been sufficient for
the export 'requirements, it is not expected that
any further decline will take place at present.
The reserve of notes is larger, showing a more
limited demand for money ; but as the inquiry is
now more active, an unsatisfactory change in this
department may be apparent next week. The in-
creased absorption of capital at the present mo-
ment, however, being principally connected with
the settlements at the Stock Exchange, and the
usual commercial liabilities of the "fourth" of the
month will probably be only temporary.

Active Circulation
Decrease
N 1119,0. . 12,388,804
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven• Day and other Bills 875.807
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week ending Thursday
last is as follows :

Gold Coin
Hamburg ... 356 Oz..
Boulogne 160 Ozs.
, Bars ...... Belgium ... 10,000 Ozs.
Silver Coin
,1
„ Bars. Hamburg ... 194/.
A large amount of specie, viz., between 600,0001.
and 700,0001., will be taken to the East on Mon-
day, by the Peninsular and Oriental steam-packet
Ava.

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The English Stock Market, though firmer, has
remained dull, in the absence of either real or spe-
culative dealings of magnitude. Consols have been
95,E 951 for_money, for the next account,
and 96k for- September, being at an improve-
ment of per cent. The New 3 per Cents. have
been 96a z, and the Reduced 96 to 96k. Exche-
quer Bills have further improved, being 14s. to
20s. premium. The Bonds are 1001 Li.
Foreign Securities are also well maintained, and
Mexican have slightly advanced, in consequence of
a rumour that Deferred Bonds, representing the
arrears of interest, are about to be issued. They
have been 23k Brazilian New 5 per Cents, are
Marked 102, and the Portuguese 4 per Cents. 51.
Turkish Bonds remained firm, the 6 per Cents.
1041 and the 4 per cents. 1041 ex dividend.
Swedish 4 per Cents. are 861, and Venezuela 41
Per Cents. 331. There has been a bargain in
Spanish New Deferred at 241.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks ;_Grenada Deferred Bonds, 191 201; Mexi-
can, 23i E.n ;
Peruvian ditto 3 per Cents., 57 9 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; ditto Deferred, 24k
44 ; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i f
Railway Shares are steady, with the exception of
Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire,
which have ruled flat. The business done, how-
ever, as usual on Saturdays has been very dull.
The Foreign and Colonial have been without much
variation. Rigas are lower. Sambre and Meuse
firm, and Grand Trunk of Canada at a slight
auvance.
-Miscellaneous
Shares have been quiet, and also the
-Miscellaneous descriptions.
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zrrisu FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Nrom t t Ogcial Li►t.)

Boonc,o done.
N 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annities..... 96 i
Per Cent. Consols Annuities 954 i k
0 •.. Der rent. Annuities
per Cent. Annuities ll7
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 5-16
Olt,sols,ior Account
4/ebequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
1:500 l4 18 p
4ruall
,p
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 11:05 4
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. _
Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 lO2
Mexican 3 per Cent 23A
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 4 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 1822, St., 5 per Cont.._
Ditto 44 per Cent.
8p 'mist Boads 3 per Cent
Ditto S
ewDeferred, 3 per Cent.
Tarkibh Bonds. 6 per cent lO4l
Ditto Account . ... ........ 1044 6
I)itto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent,
1041 Swedish Bonds, 4 per Cent.... ..... ..• •
Venezuela Bonds, 4j per Cent
Div( en is ou the above payable ln. London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
95i i
. 95 i
. 961 t

ConqolP, Money
Ditto, Account
Ditto, September

WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 2.—The following vessels
Passed the Bosphorus on passage to England on the 29th
and 30th ult. :—Assistance, 260 troops and passengers ;
and Crest of the Wave, 90 men Land Transport Corps,
ad passengers.
R LONDON AND VIRGINIA GOLD AND COPPER MIN.
ING COMPANY.—Yesterday the annual general meeting
.tf the proprietors was held at the London Tavern,
45iihopsgate—Mr. Ayton in the chair. The Secretary
'read the report, from which it appeared tbat since the
last meeting the directors regretted to state that several
circumstances had occurred to prevent the operations at
the wine proceeding as expeditiously and satisfactorily
4" could have been desired. It appears from the re-
turns that during the half year there has been only one
north's effective work in the myll for gold, which, how-
ever, it is satisfactory to observe, yielded 4171. 17s. 7d.
Ile samples of copper ore which have hitherto been
?and have been ascertained to be of considerable value.
,Otne were sold at Swansea at the rate of 241. per ton.
'llls Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report,
tlft it to the meeting to determint whether they should
continue operations, or at once wind up the concern,
lo'bich he considered the beat couve to adopt. A length-
ened discussion ensued, when it was eventually agreed
tl make a call of Is. 3d..per share, the directors stating
that if the appearances were not favourable, they would
call a special meeting to dissolve the company. A vote
of thankks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.
The CorrespondanCe Italienne states that 21 per-
sons were arrested during the late disturbance at
Partnignola by the Sardinian troops stationed at
the frontier. They were all insurgents intent upon
making their escape from the Modenese territory.
The leader of the band was a man named Ratti,
who has not yet been arrested. His rallying cry
was, "Respect, to laws ! The Constitution for
ever 1/ On taking possession of the custom-house
of Parmignola he found 2,000 zwanzigers (1,600 f.)
in the strong-box, which be took possession of,
and then ordered the electric wices to be cut. By
the latest accounts 450 men of the Modenese army
have been sent to Carrara. Seven persons sus-
pected of having a hand in the Ratti affair have
been arrested at Genoa. -