The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-19 00:00:00

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MONEY DIA2MET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Cria-, Two o'CLool-:

The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed
quietly at last week's prices. 51'he sales were be-
tween 7,000 and 8,000 bales, 2,1i00 for export, and
500 on speculation, including 400 Bahia, at 61d. to
61d. ; 200 Egyptians, at 6hc-1. to Bd. ; 1,000
Surat, at 4d. to kid.; and 60 Sea Island, at lid.
to is. 7d. per lb. The Share Market was also
quiet, and prizes were a shade lower than on
Saturday last.

Advices from the Continental sugar markets
state that an active business has been done in raw
sugars, while the demand for refined has dimi-
nished . At Havre during the past week the
principal kinds disposed of were Antilles at 66f.
50c., and Havanna at 46f. per 50 kilos. The ar-
rivals comprised 1,379 carriques from French co-
lonies, 3,506 cases Havanna and Metanzas, and
500 cases Bahia. At Marseilles the inaction of the
previous week was followed on the one ended the
16th ine. with some large transactions in Antilles,
at a slight improvement on previous quotations.
This day the half-yearly meeting of the Lon-
donderry and Enniskillen Railway Company took
place, when a favourable report was presented,
showing a gradual increase in the receipts of the
line. The gross traffic of the half-year v ras
16,1051. A balance of 6,6831. remained in fav our
of revenue, out of which a dividend of 2s. Gd. per
original preference share was declared. The re-
port was adopted.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have an-
nounced the result of their examination of the
various documents relating to the concession and
privileges in the possession of the Riga and Duna-
burg Railway Company. This result is unfavour-
able, it having been resolved that the shares of the
Company shall, for the present, be omitted from
the official list. Of course the general public are
not acquainted with the precise contents of the
various documents in the hands of the Dir3e-
tors ; but the mere fact of the statements,
contained in the original 'prospectus hav'lng
been ignored by a subsequent announcement, to
the effect that the 5 per cent. guaranty e is
not on the fixed sum of 12,000,000 silver ror ,bles,
as at first alleged, but only on the amour ,t ex-
pended in the construction of the line,/ i 3 quite
sufficient to justify the Stock Exchange Con amittee
in adopting the step already mentioned. Tile quo-
tation of shares in the official lists is some guaran-
tee of the bonaafide character of the and ertakings
to which they belong, and although no, one will
question the integrity of the directors ,3f the com-
pany in question, still they have made, a mistake,
and inadvertently misled the public, and the
committee are therefore warranted in, prohibiting
dealing in the shares. Arrangememits may be
made, however, by which the porealarity of this
project will be wholly restored, and it may
yet happen that the statements sot forth in the
prospectus will be ultimately verified, for it can
boldly be supposed that the Russian authorities
should have allowed the company to assume so im•
portant a position in England, unless they were
prepared to recognise it, and to ratify the ukase of
the late Emperor if such a pmeeeding were neces-
sary. The directors, however , are confident of the
future success of the under taking, and of being
able to reassure the shareho,lders that their pros-
pects have not been materially damaged by the
discovery that the guarantee is not on a fixed
amount of capital.

The muds have remained at the closing quota-
tions of yesterday, and the market continues in an
inactive state. The dealings for money are limited,
and it is remarked that the Government broker
has ceased purchasing for the present. Consols
for transfer are 95 to 95k, and for account 95 -a.
The New 3 per Cents. 95 to 96, and the Reduced
951 j. Exchequer Bills are 108. to 13s, premium,
and the India Bonds lls. to 14s. premium. Bank
Stock is 217.1 to 2184.
There is very little variation to notice in the
Foreign Stock Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
heavy, at 103/- I; and the 4 per Cents. rule firm at
1031 Russian 4i per Cents, are 981. Sardinian
a per Cents., 921 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., 441.
South American Stocks are inactive. Dutch 6 per
Cents. have been 97k.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexican,
221 1 ; Peruvian, 81 21 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 571 82 ;
Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; 'Russian 5 per
Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa-
nish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; ditto Deferred, 241 4 ;
ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 61 7.
In the Railway Share Market there is generally a
slight decline. Caledonian and the Eastern Coun-
ties continue very heavy. North Eastern, Ber-
wick, and ditto York are about 103. lower.
foreign rule dull at about previous values, and
-the Colonial are flatter. Rigas are about pre-,
mium.

Banking and miscellaneous shares are heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES.

(Franz th! Oficial Litt. )

,nsin.-. done.
Bank Stock
3 per cent. Reduced Annuities 9ss
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities t4s $ i 5
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lBa
India Bonds, £l('4lif
Ditto, under £lOOO l4 11 p
Co,sois for Account
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
2'l000.
£5OO lO 13 p
Small l3 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825
Russian Bonds, 1322, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4A per Cent. . 9B)
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. ... ........ .... 92i 2
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ... ............ ..... 44i
Ditto New Deferred, $ per Cent.
Tarkith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
~
nivieeni. ~tl, ',hove ,ayablo in Loath,
Prench Rentes, 44 per Ceut.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 644 i
Ditto 4 per Cent. CertiticaZes
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 95
Ditto Account (Sept. 10)

MARIILT NEWS.--;'lbis Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 58 to 51 158 ; new
do., 3/ Os to 4/ Ss; old clover, 4/ Os to 6/ 103; new do., 31
I.os to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1i Ss to 1/ 13s per load. A mode-
rate, demand.

CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 5/ 15s ; new
do., 31 Os to 41 12s ; old clover, 41 Os to 61 10s ; new do.,
VBs to 51 Os ; and straw, 118 s to 11 14e per load. Trade
steady.
WHITECHAPEL. —Old /meadow hay, 31 Ss to 5/ 12s ; new
do., 31 to 41 10s ; old clover, 41 10s to 61 103 ; new do,, 31
6s to 510 s ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 13s per load. Supply
Moderate.