The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

Yesterday being Good Friday, no business was
transacted in the Liverpool Cotton and Share
Markets.

The Bank of England return completed for the
week, ending the 15th inst., exhibits some impor-
tant changes, arising principally from the payment
of the instalments on the New Loan and funding
of Exchequer Bills, there is evidence consequently
of the demand for money having been active, but
it has since become easier, and the next return will
probably show an improvement in this respect, the
stock of bullion slightly increased, and should re-
mittances from America continue and the large
amounts known to be on their way from Australia
arrive, a material augmentation may be expecteA.
The imports of the precious metals during the past
Week have amounted to about 360,0001., but the
exports have been larger, viz., 469,0001. Small
Parcels of gold are coming from the Continent, but
for political purposes gold is still remitted to Tur-
key and elsewhere.

Active Circulation
Decrease
Lt Bullion
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits,
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
'even-Day and other Bills
Decrease
Government Securities

£18,493.230
126,770
10,553,565
3,155
3,805,380
12,810
5,506,124
1,129.938
12,650,535
634.549
756,330
21.589
11,451,006
N.) alteration.
19,285,028
365 685

Other Securities
__ In crease

Notes unemployed
Increase

5,984,865
120,245

A.ccounts from the Vienna Bourse state that
there is great heaviness in the quotations of the
AuArian Funds and other securities. The 5 per
Cent. Metallics have declined to 86, and the
41 Stock to 77. Railway Shares are down 211.
30kr. to 2571, and Shares of the New General
tank of Credit have fallen 1611 to 344. Money is
likewise becoming scarcer, and the spirit of specu-
lation is beginning to have a depressing influence
on the state of affairs. The rate of exchange on
London has risen to 10-6, and on Paris to 1204.
Much anxiety is felt at Madrid as to the result
of the financial project brought forward by the
lieu' Minister of Finance, Senor Santa Cruz.
The Duke of Victoria has declared to the Cortes
that he will support the measure of the
mister, and calls upon that assembly to vote the
budget of revenue after they have passed that of
expenditure, as a duty they owe to the Govern-
bent, so as to enable them to carry on the public
service. Perhaps it may be requisite to make
some slight modifications in the items ; but the
Principle of funding the fixating debt has now be-
c°rne a matter of necessity, to ease the financial
operations of the state, and to allow the Govern-
ent means for developing the commercial and
Industrial resources of the country, as/well as pro-
eecuting the means for public instruction and the
like. If the Cortes reject the budget, he declares
that the whole of the Ministry will resign, and
accede to the decision of the Assembly.
The advices from New York by the Arago, which
are three days later, contain very few items of
commercial importance. In breadstuffs there was
a fair business doing at previous rates.
There has been a very small attendance at the
tock Exchanga to-day, many of the members be-
ing from town. The Funds have been almost
nominal at Thursday's quotations, as the transac-
tkmn have been limited, but there have, neverthe-
'ean, been increased symptoms of firmness. Consols
have been. 92g ft, and 92 ft for money. Th 3 prices
for account, after being 92i clo,cd at 92 The
scrip is 21 ft. Exchequer Bills are ss. pm. for those
of March, and Is. dis. to ls. prem. for those dated
June. The Scrip is 2g- prem., and the Bonds are
981 India Bonds have been 12s. to 7s. dis.
Poreign Stocks have been firm. Turkish 6 per
,e'ents. have been 974. to 985, and the 4 per Cents.
1004 Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 45i,
and the New Deferred to 2141. Russian 5 per
Cents. have been dealt in at 1041. Mexican Stock
is 20+ Brazilian Bonds are 1025, and Dutch 4
or Cents. 96.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 7± ;
eln, 20 201 ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
60 58 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian
~
per Cents., 103 105 ; ditto 4& per Cents., 92 91 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 442 451 ; ditto Deferred,
24i 25 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, 711•
Railway shares have generally ruled firmer, but
Northern
dealings have not been numerous. Great
-Northern advanced 5s Midland 10s., and North
Stafford ss. Foreign and Colonial lines have been
dull.

Mining shares have been quiet, and banks firm.
'4rlada. Government's G per Cents. are per cent.
1,

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AM ONE O'CLOCK.
(Frans the Oacial List.)
8u0n,1.• done.
Per Cent. Consols Annuitiep 923 R 4
„Ildie. Bods, £lOOO
;•,"''Bo4, inr Account
onsol Sci ip
Exchequer Scrip
Ea Checrler Bills, 20. March. June.
£IOOO
5
8500 p t 1 11p
Brnall -
1)44) Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9Bl i
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOI K
liraallian Bonds, 5 per Cont. —
Ditto Account lo2i
It
"cal, 3 per Cent
Itussian Fonds, 5 per Cent:, 1622, £ St lOl4 x d
P %emit Rowls, 3 per Cent
Ditto /Jew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
„,. Ditto Account
411,-tith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account 9' 7,1 8i
Ditto Small
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent noi i
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above paveoe in Conlon.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols
Ditto Account