The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-24 00:00:00

tylONVir MARKET

C7OrcancTA.T. INTELLI GEN 01`..

CITY, Two n'i% 0 I'.
'The Liverpool Cotten Market yesterday closed
'with firm prices, at an advance on Americans of
id. to H. per lb. over the current rates of last
week. All other descriptions were at a slight im-
provement. The sales were estimated at 20,000
hales, 2,000 of which were taken by the exporters,
and 8,000 by the speculators. Tho Railway Share
Market closed firmly, a good amount of business
havilig been done, and prices of all the leading
•tocks advanced.
Accounts from Marseilles to the 20th inst. state
That the market for wheat has returned to a quiet
state, and the recent upward movement in prices
is arrested. Should this be continued for a short
time longer there is every probability of a decided
fall. At the same time it is to be feared that any
decline will not be of long duration, as further un-
favoural4le news have been received from the
Countries producing grain. The letters from the
Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff announce that
Many foreign trading-vessels have returned from
thence in ballast. In Greece the authorities pro-
hibit the export of grain from the country ; and
other States in the Mediterranean are likely to
adopt the same coarse.
The commercial advices from Riga are to the
It6th instant, and report feebleness in the produce
market for export, in consequence of the supplies
from the interior being insufficient to meet the de-
mand. This is the case particularly with linseed,
which has caused the price of ordinary qualities to
advance to 10 silver roubles per tchetwert. As the
export-trade of the season shows symptoms of draw-
ing to a close, shippers exhibit great anxiety to fill
their vessels expeditiously, and hence freights are
rather higher than in ordinary seasons. The dis-
turbed state of the money market, however, checks
their desire to purchase produce, as high prices and
heavy exchanges affect their profits considerably.
A moderate business has been transacted this
week in colonial produce, and of some of the prin-
cipal staples large quantities have been sold at full
quotations. Sugar has been freely offered by pub-
lic sale, but owing to the active demand for home
use the prices have tended upwards. Coffee has
been quieter, but fair purchases have been effected
at previous rates. Tea has been in request, rice
tlaiet but steady, and cocoa at full values. Ginger
has been cheaper, and also mace, but pimento has
ruled firm. Rather full terms have been current
for saltpetre, and the transactions have been nu-
merous. Tallow has ruled firm. The Indigo sales
have progressed steadily, but with rather less ani-
mation. the 6th proximo the public sales of
Colonial Wool will commence. About 47,000
bales have already arrived.
tiff he demand for money in Lombard-street con-
rles active, and full rates are still maintained.
_"11 the Stock Exchange there is an ample supply,
lind loans are procurable at 5 per cent.
A The price of silver is heavy, at ss. r.d. per ounce.
411 large amount is expected by the next West
1s and Mexican steamer.
There is a much quieter market for English
Securities to-day, but the quotations, notwith-
standing a slight reaction, are exceedingly well
inPported. The public are operating rather less
reclY, and the speculators continue to act with
taution. It is expected that the Bank of
it, gland Return, to be published this even-
'.7lg) will be rather more encouraging. Consols
4ur transfer opened at 921 g, then declined to 92/ 1,
g.,4_11(1 are now about 921 /. The account prices have
Ben 92g and 92 Exchequer Bills are
TB. premium, being flat ; and East India Bonds
uleat 2s. to ss. premium. The New 3 per Cents.
have been 92k and 91/ to 92 ; and the Reduced
"kunuities are 914 i•
The Foreign Stock Market is also rather less
"tive and some of the quotations are a shadelower.
Tur ish 6 per Cents., which yesterday ruled at 90
th° 90i, have been 891, 90k, but the 6 per Cents.
ave been very firm at 99/ /. Spanish Deferred
?tock is 24, and the Committee's certificates
have been dealt in at 6. Sardinian 5 per
Cents. are marked 89k, Russian 5 per Cents.
1061 107, Dutch 21 per Cents. 63k, and Ditto 4
per Cents. 941. There has been a bargain in
Erench 3 per Cents. at 67 25, with the exchange
at 25 20.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 71 ; Mexi-
can, 214 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 74 76 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
43 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 108 • ditto 46 per
Cents., 95 97; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 421 ; ditto
Deferred, 231 24; ditto Certificates, 4i s±; ditto
Passive, 6k I.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that the
market for American Securities still continues
active, and during the past week some considerable
amounts of the best State and City bonds have
been offered for sale, for which purchasers have
been readily found. The business in the various
railroad bonds and shares has been exceedingly
limited, and there is at present more disposition to
sell than to buy them. The following are the quo-
tations :

Recjoemable. Per Cent.
i
United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...104 105 i
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104 1051

Alabama 5 per Cent STATE SECURITIES.
... 81 83
Bentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-1872_ 90
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 91 93
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Steil. Bonds). ~. 98 100
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 15 16
Pennsylvania 5 per Coat. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 78 80
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
Mont
Poston 5 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 85 86
real 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85
Nevi Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 78 80
O. do. do. 1884... 79 81
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
Il__
lino riot
is Ce Convertible 1875... 79i 80)
ntral 6 er Cent 1875... 78 80
Bons Illinois Central 71' per Cent. Freeland
s
.D 2 93)
i
Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid 1860.. 9
11 p
Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860...
I,T,,ew 13°. do. do. ........ 1869... 89 91 x.,.7w York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864._ 91 93
' York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 80 82
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort 1883.80
........ . 1867... 98 100
4`wiv York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage
.............
1883... 83 84
}.Yorliand Erie i . oent C ........ 1862... 81 83
vulrtiodrk. . and Erie i per *Cent. Sinking , p,___ 187a... 81 83
l'.'uarna 7 per Cent., lst Mortgage (Ster-
i)_uag Bonds), not convertible 1859... 90 92
I,"'_lnalua 7 per Cent., lst Mortgage.. 1864... 90 92
" Ylvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist M0rt.1880... 88 89
A moderate amount of business has been done in
~irao_uebst.ur hof the principal railway shares at steady rates.
ualedon ian
fz:cg, Perth and Dundee, Great Western,
Lancashire and Yorkshire,Brighton
and Midland are at siightly advanced yalnes._
Great Western of Canada, and Grand Trunk of
muaenuasdeaahnadve_improved about i, and Sambre and
clined I, anXtsti)landian 1, Eastern of France de-
Bank Shares ar is and Lyons i. Joint-Stock
are current for e buoyant, and improved rates
Bank of Australasia
of the chief undertakings.
tered of advanced 1, London Char-
InA. setralia I,
Miscellaneous' and :Union of Australia I.
rePerted, at steadu liyShares a few transactions are
meta 6
Per Cents. d i*
quotations• Canada e.c in ed
Govern-
advanced 1, and, National DiscountElecteroicraTpaenleygria.ph

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(From the Officzal List.)
ftn.frrik, done.
Bank Stook ................................... .... 212 13
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ............... 91$ i 4
3 her Cent. Consols Annaitiev •
............... ,i2gii
trsv, n per cent. Annuities .............. .. 92i 1i 2 1t 24
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 2 13-16
IndiDitto $9 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 11-16
a Stock ....................................... 226
India Bonds. .£lOOO ~...... ................ . 52 p
Cons Ditto, under 21000 ...................... ..... p
ols for Account ............................
E 100( .. 924 i i
Exchequer Bills, 2id.
Z 500) ........... .... ................... 5 3 p
5ma11............. ............................ 2
... .................................. 3 7 p
PRICES OF FOREIG-N FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilisn Bonds 5 per Cent. .................. 100 i
Ditto Small '
994
Euenos Ayresl.34.4; ...... . 6.e71}.....‘......"
ChilDitto Account ... ".. "' ............ •
F 76
iad' Bonds, 6 per Cent ..
.....,
................... 104
Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent. : ...
..
...........• 764
Russian Bonds, 1822, t St•, 5 ... ..
6....... 10A '
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per oc;". per ent•-• ,
ShDitto Account ..
per'.....,. ..
.......... ''' ,i! G
~ipt 14m.,ds 3 n ter ...... ..-**••••• ••• '''T °
Ditto New Deferred, 3 p 64. ...........
Ditto Account .................................. 2-4
2 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. lit. fu ... 6
,rltii.ti l'onds, ; per cent ................ _ ... 903 x d
Ditto Account . ..................... ... 90i gyi 904 gyi x d
'Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ......... ..• 994
Ditto Account ................. .....
.... y i
.. .. 9, g
11%.inezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent ........... "4 -
, en
„ .. , ahoy. .yable In Lo..n:ot.
1 reneh Rentes, 44 per Cent. ................. . --
..... 67f. 25e. ex 25f. 200.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Datei, k4ear
1314° 4 PernCent. Certificates ......... .... 94i er,t,,
Dine"Dit"'4B. money ............. TARES 0 0L0CK............... ... 924 73
.money
November 6 ,„ ...... „, 92 g