The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, though quietly, at tae full rates of last week.
The sales were estimated at 9,000 bales-1,500 for
export, and 1,000 on speculation—comprising 400
Pernam and Maranham, at 6gd. to 7d. ; 400
Egyptian, 61d. to Bd. ; 1,500 Surat, at 11id. to
is. 2d. per lb. ; and 40 Sea Islands. In Railway
Shares there was no particular alteration to note.
Accounts from Havre report a quiet market for
cotton during the past wear, without any variation
in prices. The sales of the week consisted of 5,856
bales ; the arrivals, 12,698; the stock on hand at
the close of the week, 124,637 hales)
against
132,105 bales at the corresponding period last
year. The quantity imported from the United
States amounted to 11,660 bales, against 2,622
bales during the same week in 1855 ; and the num-
ber of vessels from America was nine.

The position of the French wool markets at the St.
close of last week was generally quiet, partly oc- 3,61•
casioned by the number of manufacturers who had 25
proceeded to the wool sales in London. Sales
were easily effected when the holders of stock
10
made a reasonable reduction on the high prices St.
which ruled at the commencement of the season. 1°
50
In Champagne and Burgundy the best washed 20
wool continue to sell for 4 fr. 60 c. to 6 fr. per !It:
kilogramme ; and at Paris Metis-Merinos are dull lit.
of sale at 2 fr. 20 c. to 2 fr. 60 c. per kilo. At
Chalons and Soissons, good qualities are in demand sitt.
at full prices. St.
The latest advices from New York state that the St.
market for breadstuffs in that city was very active, 12
the shipments of wheat in the last week to which 50
the accounts extend having amounted to :500,000 1:
bushels. Accounts from the agricultural districts St.
represent the appearance of the growing crops as
2(1
very favourable. Money continued abundant, and 11
the Banks at the reduced quotations were transact- St.
St.
ing a large discount business. 20
The Joshua, which arrived yesterday from New 10
South Wales, brought 5,0001. in gold. Her ad- 14
vices were not so late as those previously received. 10
The yearly meeting of the Commercial Bank of
London took place this day, when a report was

read, showing a net profit of 38,9751. 15s. 6d. for
the year ending 30th June last. A dividend was ;t 2e i
declared for the year of 71. per cent., to which the st.
directors now added a bonus of 41. per cent., mak- St.
ing 11 per cent. for the year. A balance of 1,1751. E
14s. 9d. remained to be carried to the reserve fund, 100
which, with the interest for the last year, amounted &I;
to 70,8211. Os. 3d. The balance-sheet exhibited a 20
total on both sides of the account of 1,944,9821.
13s. 9. The report was, after a few observations,
adopted unanimously. qt.
The English Stock Market continues dull, but St'
the quotations rather tend upwards. Many of the St,
leading operators are absent from the City, and sstt..
the attendance at the Stock Exchange is limited. 25
Consols have been 95 for money, and 951 25
for account. Scrip is at nominal quotations. The 8
New 3 per Cents. have been 961 and the Re- St
duced 95/ 96. Bank Stock is 2171. Exchequer
Bills have been 20s. to 235. premium, and the 20
Bonds 100 k 4. X
Foreign Securities are dull, but generally firmer, liCt
Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 44k, the New X
Deferred to 24 to 24k, and the Certificates to 61. et
Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy at 1041, and the 4 St
per Cents. at 1061. Venezuela Active brought l(t
34, Russian 4i per Cents. 98k, Grenada New Ac- St
tive 71, and Buenos Ayres 85k. Dutch are at
nominal quotations. 2(
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 21
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7± ; Mexi-
can, 23 ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents, 57 9 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5
per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100 ; 2
Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i 5i ; ditto Deferred, 2
24i ; ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. g
Railway Shares have been without any general
movement of importance, and the dealings are still 1
on a small scale. Some of the heavy shares are
loWer. Riga and Dunaburg shares have risen 2
10s., but the other Foreign lines are generally dull.
Canadian have been dealt in to a fair extent at
about previous prices. Ceylons are 1i 1 pm., and _
Bengal A pm. tu
Banking Shares are heavy. Union of Australia ,0020
have declined 2/. to 31.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES,
(From the Official Lid.)

, -
- Tinstness done.
Bank Stock - 217 i
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9si 6
per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cont. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth .Tan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 34
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 3.15
India Bonds, £lOOO ........., 22
Ditto, under £lOOO 22 p
O3usols for Account
Exchequer Hills, 2id.
£1000
E5OO 2O 23 21 24 p
Small
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. —
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Buenos A Ares Bonds, 6 per Cent. — -
VlDitto Account
Grenada New Active, 2i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Sp Knish Bowls, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
4panish Committee Cert. of Coup. nA fun 6i i
T ,rkihli Bonds, 6 par cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Small
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent.
Ditto Account 34 3i
Dividen is on the above payable
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols ..
Ditto Account (Aug. 7.)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON, July 22.—Wind this day at noon, S. to W.;
light airs and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, July 2L—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Durham (s.s. tpt.), from Constantinople. Sailod.—H.M.S.'s
London and Belleisle, for Devonport.
PLYMOUTH, July 20.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Curacoa,
from the West Indies, Amsterdam ; H.M.S.'s Centurion
and Brunswick, Portsmouth ; Silistria, Akyab.

(PER ELBOTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Edith, from Newport; Billow, Waterford;
Ripon, steam-transport, Portsmouth ; Light and Sign,
Sunderland.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind N.W.
The Isaac Webb, which went ashore at Alrowich on the
Oth July, was got off yesterday's tide, and towed into the
Sandon Dock.
Off—Duchess de Brabant, from Calcutta.
Sailed—Jane and Advance, for Quebec ; Fidget, Lisbon.
DUBLIN, July 21.

Wind W.S.W.
Arrived—Ripley, from Barbadoes ; Catherine, St.
John's; Lass, Courton.
KINGSTON, JULY 21.

Wind W.S.W.
Arrived—North Branch, from St. John's ; Bazalace,
Ancona.
QUEENSTOWN, July 21.

Wind N.W.
Arrived—Hilton Maid, from Athens ; Julia, Laguna.
Sailed—Express, for Amsterdam; Mauritius, steamer,
Gibraltar.

(Br sußMAanci AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.9 a.m.
Wind calm ; tide, 51 hours' ebb; fine.
Arrived—Zwei Gebrobers, from Rostock ; Yarborough,
Canu ; Johannes, Marstrand ; Louisa Cecilia, Skive ;
Oden, Nordkioping ; Deptford, Stettin.
Sailed—Malabar, for Moulmein ; Southampton, Cal.
cubta ; Orwell, Port Phillip.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m.

Wind northerly ; light.
Anchored—Joshua, from Sydney, for London.
Passed—Transport, from Calcutta, fur London ; Emil,
Loudon, for Cardiff; Themis, London, for Cardiff.

THE REPRESENTATION op FROME. —Yesterday the
nomination of candidates for the seat rendered vacant by
the successio❑ of Lord Dungarvon to the earldom of
Cork and Orrery took place at the hustings in the mar-
ket-place. The candidates were Major W. G. Boyle,
(Liberal), younger brother of the pre; ent Earl of Cork ;
Lord E. Thynne (Conservative), brother of the late and
uncle of the present Marquis of-Bath ; and Mr. Donald
Nicoll, ex-sheriff of London, who contested the repre-
sentation of the borough at the last election. The show
of hands was in favour of Mr. Nicoll. A poll was de-
manded for Lord Thynne and Major Boyle, which
takes place to-day.

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