The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-04 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK
The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
closed very firmly at previous prices. The sales
eonsisted of 8,000 bales, comprising 1,000 for ex-
port and 1,000 on speculation, including 800 Per-
nam and Maranham sid. to 61d., 60 Bahia, 6d.,
100 Egyptian 51d. to 9d., and 700 Surats 3id. to
sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market was buoy-
ant at a considerable advance.
The Belgian Government have published a state-
ment of the operations relative to the amortisation
of the National Debt from the Ist July to the 31st
December, 1855. During that period the nominal
capital raised on loan was 2,489,000 francs, and
the receipts at the public treasury 2,193,556 francs.
The total amount effected up to this date is
44,833,451 francs. The Minister for Foreign
Affairs has intimated that in conformity with the
treaty between Belgium and the Low Countries,
the duty on coffee crossing the frontiers will hence-
forth be reduced, the particulars to appear at an
early day.
Accounts from Spain announce that the Minis-
ter of Finance has resolved to withdraw his pro-
jected measure for altering the import duties, and
to establish an import upon all spirituous liquors,
BO as to raise an equal amount of revenue to that
Which was contemplated by increasing the duty on
imports. The sale of the Government domains con-
tinues most satisfactory, and the total amount now
disposed of by public auction hasreached 77,119,919
reals. The quit rents have also increased to the
sum of 23,755,311 reals, and the number of indivi-
duals who have settled this sum are upwards of
6,000.
Letters from Berlin state that an increased busi-
ness had been done in wool since the commence- 50
anent of the year. Although the quantity exported NI:
during the past 12 months was smaller than usual 80
the stocks were not much larger than in former 3
years, and if extensive arrivals from Russia had not 201.1 i
taken place a scarcity would have been experienced. St.
It was thought that an active demand for France ;:)t.
would arise owing to the reduction of the duty on 10
wool, and enhanced rates were expected to be I-2t
realised. Btso
The Shalimar, Australian Mail Packet, has ar- 40
rived at Liverpool with dates to the 14th Novem- 25
ber from Melbourne. She brings gold on freight st 25
.
to the value of 320,0001. The mail bag has not been 8 2
delivered yet, but is expected in the course of the rt.
day.

The corn trade is generally very dull, and prices
tend downwards.

The market for English Securities is very dull,
and the quotations have been almost stationary.
As the account day is near at hand the dealers are
making the usual arrangements, and the change
made "carrying over" is again heavy—viz. to
per cent. Money continues in active demand, and the
stringency recently experienced is increased by the
large amount of mercantile bins that has to be pro-
vided fur to-day, this being the " fourth " of the
month. Consols have been 901 all the morning
for money and the 7th inst., while for March the
quotations are 91 to 911. The New 3 per Cents.
are 911 and the Reduced 90-T, to 91k. Bank
Stock is 211/ to 213. Exchequer- Bills aro 10s. to
Bs. discount, and India Bonds 9s. to Gs. discount.

Some of the principal Foreign Securities are
heavy. Danish 3 per Cants. are 84. Grenada
Active, 29i /. ; ditto, Deferred, 71, and Mexican
201 t. Peruvian Active Bonds are 1 lower,
being 801, and the Threes are weaker, viz., 55k.
Sardinian have been at 89/ and 90. 1 urkish 6 per
Cents. 92i for money, and 93 for account, and
the 4 per Cents. are 100/ to 101. Spanish 3 per
Cents. rule at 42k, the New Deferred at 231 to 24,
and the Passive at 6/. Dutch 21 per Cents. brought
64i.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, Gi 7i; Mexican,
2:Peruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ;
rOlillgiese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per
Cent., 103 106 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish
3 per Cents., 42f ; ditto Deferred, 23i 4 ; ditto
Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 4i b.

Railway Shares are also at rather lower prices,
and the decline in several instances is ss. per share,
but the dealings are limited. The Foreign
.lines
are firm. Paris and Lyons have risen 15s:' Great
Western of Canada are lower.
A fair business is doing in Miscellaneous Shares
about previous prices.

ZRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
t Prom the ()tidal List. •
nu.en«.• done.
Bank Stock
2111 13
3 per conOtedeced Annuitie5...
IPer Cent Consols Annaities 9oi i i i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2i per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3A 7-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6 9.16 i
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO ... 6 d
Ditto, under £lOOO 9 6
consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 21d.
£lOOO
... ...

Small

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
banish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 B4
Equador Bonds
Ditto New Consolidated.
limed& Now Active, 13 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 7/
litexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 43 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Btrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 421 i
Ditto Account
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account •• 24
Ditto Passive
itirkibh Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Small
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lol} 100 k 1
Ditto Account lOl3 1 x d
Yenerriela Bonds, 41 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred, 10 per Cent. . . l3
Dividends; on the above payable in London.
Dutoh Exchange, 23 per Cent., 12 Gu11.., 64A 4
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 951
Do. Equador Dollar Bonds

THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, money
Ditto Account (February 7) 9Ol t

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LOND4 )N, Feb. 4.—Wind this day at noon. S. ; light
breeze slid fine.

PORTS MOIITFi, Feb. 3.—Wind E.—Arrived —Neptnnus,
from Sh ields for Constantinople, leaky, and with loss of
bowsprit and cnt water, from contact off Dungeness with
a sehoonor.. Sailed—Hope ('.s. tpt.), for Deptford ; Amity
(1.8. tpt.), Deptford; H.M.S. Ardent, Woolwich.