The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-26 00:00:00

CITY, Two o'CLoom.
The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
quietly, at precisely the current rates of Friday
last. The sales were estimated from 9,000 to
10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for ex-
port, and 1,000 on speculation, comprising 230
Pernam and Maranhani, 6a 1. to 71d. ; 200 Bahia,
6,1 d, ; 200 Egyptian, 61d. to 'ad. ; 1,500 Surat,
4kd. to sid. ; and 200 Sea Islands, at Is. to ls.
4d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed
quietly, and prices were a shade lower.

The weekly commercial report from Antwerp
states that business was a secondary consideration
daring the past week, in consequence of the fetes
given to the King, absorbing the attention of the
public. What little business was done in the grain
market showed an inclination to firmness at pre-
vious quotations, with a rise in wheat and rye.
The sales of wool were chiefly parcels from Eng-
land, Hamburg, and Buenos Ayres, which realised
full prices. The sugar market exhibits a tendency
to decline, while coffee presented an upward
movement.

The news from Copenhagen relative to the
found dues are more encouraging than ever of an
approaching solution to this vexed question, and it
is expected that if all the European states interested
agree to the capitalisation, there is every proba-
bility of the United States ultimately coming to
the same arrangement.
The accounts from New York, per steamer
Washington, report continued ease in the money
market, but the loans and discounts of the
City banks, according to the last return,
had slightly decreased, which was generally
considered a favourable feature. The bullion,
however, was also smaller, owing to the ab-
sence of arrivals from California. During the
week ending the 10th inst. the exportation of
specie from New York was nearly 1,300,000 dols.,
and for the year to that date more than 21,000,000
dollars.

During tho fortnight ending yesterday the
amount of bills drawn by the Honourable East
India Company on the three presidencies was
24,988/.

Yesterday afternoon there was a reaction in the
prices of English Stocks to the extent of about /
per cent., from which there has not yet been any
recovery. The market, however, is stationary,
and the tendency at present is rather in the direc-
tion of an improvement. Consols for money are
95 to 94, and for account 951. Exchequer
Rills are lls. to 13s. premium, and the Bonds
low,. The New 3 per Cents. are 95 to 96k, and
the Reduced 95i, }.

Foreign Stocks are very quiet, but well sup-
ported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1038 a, and
the 4 per Cents. nominally without alteration.
Russian 41 per Cents. are 981, Spanish Passive Gil,
and Dutch 41 per Cents. 98-1. French Threes are
70.50, with the Exchange at 25f. 221 c.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Mexican,
191 201 ; Peruvian, 82131; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 9;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 44 51 ; ditto Deferred, 241
25 ; ditto Certificates, 6 1; ditto Passive, 61 7.
The Railway Share Market is rather heavy in
anticipation of the settlement of the account, to-
morrow being " making-up" day. Great Western,
Brighton, North-Eastern (Berwick), and some
others, aro ss. to 10s. lower. Great Western of
Canada shares are flatter, but the foreign descrip-
tions are dull, at almost previous values. Riga and
Dunaburg shares are 11 g prem.
Mining Shares are inactive, and in Banks there
is scarcely any movement. Royal British are
down 10s. Ottoman are 10k. In Miscellaneous
there is no change to report.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( l'rom 171.1 Official List. )
Rusints, done.
3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9ss
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
Now 3 prn. Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l3ri
India Stock
Cons xs .or Account
Et:lacquer Tll'l,
4_ooo
%nal)
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 33 per Cent. lO9l
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Russ'an Bonds, 1522, St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4i per Cent. ...
Bp-mist Bokds, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Passive
Ta7kith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
h .-.• en is 0,, the, above odysoia in Lon ion
French llentes, 43 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent
2A per Cent., ex. 25 francs ..
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
TWO O'CLOCK.
Conol,, money 9SA
Ditto, Account

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