The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-31 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET

AND
COATMERCIAL INTELLIGENC.I.

CITY, Two o'(%Loot
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
With a quiet, yet steady aspect, compared with the
current rates of last week. The sales were esti-
mated at 8,000 bales, 2,500 of which were taken
by the exporters, and 500 by the speculators. The
Railway Share Market manifested an active ap-
Pearance, and prices of all the leading stocks ad-
Itanced from -/2 to 1 per cent, on Wednesday's rates.
Tho Colonial Produce Markets this week have
been rather quieter, but a fair demand has never-
theless existed for most of the principal staples.
Sugar has been dull, purchasers having refused to
give the full prices demanded by importers. Coffee
has been in steady request, but plantation Ceylon
14 rather cheaper. Cocoa has been heavy. Tea
has been quiet, and rice at slightly reduced quota-
tions. Saltpetre is dull at a decline of 6d. per
?wt.) and for Cochineal there has been very little
4inquiry, In Spices there has not been much ac-
'lllV, and prices have remained without variation.
Tallow has realised former values. The Indigo
Bales, consisting of 67,633 chests, terminated yes-
terday.
Accounts from Berlin of the 28th inst. state that
the, recent trea'cy entered into by Prussia and Aus-
tri•
a, for the purpose of facilitating the business of
the customs' on the frontiers of the two countries,
tlas been completely annulled by the unwillingness
°if_ the Austrian officials to carry out the spirit of
"'le treaty ; and it is considered that the only way of
effectually assisting the trade between Prussia and
Austria is to admit the latter State into the Zoll-
sverem Union.
The Prussian Minister of Finance
has recommended to the municipalities to choose
for
of the first class to form the commissions
ler calculating the impost dues.
Lettrirs from Hamburg mention that the failure
of
,°,ll° of the principal commercial houses at Mag-
beuU'rg, has created much inquietude amongst the
arika and the credit establishments which have
e'en created during the current year in most of the
Petty German States. It appears that many of
the
new banks are creditors of the firm alluded to.
The amount of their liabilities is about 80,0001.,
and the assets consist of extensive sugar refineries.
There has been an increased buoyancy in the
market for Public Securities to-day, a rise of about
t° per cent. having taken place. The dealings
have been numerous, and stimulated in some
romree by the reported arrival of the James Baines
Victoria, with a large amount of specie. Al-
tbcugh that vessel has been 84 days out, however, no
L.Pecial notification of her arrival has yet been given.
'me Public are buying, and the disposition to spe-
culate for a rise increases. Consols have been
92i b 92i g, and 924 For the 6th proximo
there have been dealings at 921 1, and 92 and
for December 4, 931 I. The New 3 per Cents.
have been 91i to 921 ; and the Reduced 933 g
Exchequer Bills are par to 4s. premium. Bank
Stock is 214.

The Foreign market is quiet, but prices are
generally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. have ad-
Vaneed to 91k, and the 4 per Cents. 100/ with a
further upward tendency. Venezuela 44 per Cents.
are 34k. Spanish Deferred 23g. Sardinian 5 per
Cents. 89, and Russian 4i per Cents. 961.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 7/ ; Mexi-
can, 21i ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 75 7 ; ditto
3 Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
4°3 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per
Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41/ ; ditto
Deferred, 231 24; ditto Certificates, 5/ i; ditto
Passive, 8 i•
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that in
the market for American Securities during the last
~/reek there has been less business doing, and the
nor transactions both in State stocks and railroad
bonds have been at somewhat lower prices.
gaited States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868_1044 1054.
4
,Aited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868_104A 105 i
STATE SECURITIES.
tdabarna 5 per Cent ... 82 83
fteantucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872.- 90
ryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 89 91
14.8"olinsetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). 98
.1,
_ftmlisiPPi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
.01[1(1, 1841-1871.- 40 42
.Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 15 16
t'ennsylvania. 5 per Cant. Stock
~,,Pin.sy.lvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 78 80
irglma 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
/toe r
4)11 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 85 86
aontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 78 80
perß RAILROAD BONDS.
Mortgage,
Illinois Central 7
not ConvertiblelB7s... SO 81.
Illinois Central 6 per Cent. 1875... 77 79
Illinois Central 7 per Cnt. Freeland
Bods
. 92 93
Illinois
1860
Central (Shares), $25 paid ..9 10 Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert:MG— p
Do. do. do. ..... 1869 89 91
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert :1864::: 91 93
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883.- 80 82
New York and Faie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage
1883... 83 84
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 82
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund
Panama 7 per Cent. 1875... 81 83
, Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds), not convertible
87 89
Railway Shares are all firmer, the rise, in most
cases, being ss. to 10s, on the principal lines.
Midland, North-Western, and South-Western have
been in moderate demand. Foreign and Colonial
are quiet.
Mines, Banks,
and Miscellaneous, rule at pre-
vious prices.

• BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE, O'CLOi:K.
(Front the o.ffictal List.)
Ansinebb done.
gunk Stock ..
214
3 oer Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Pent. Annuities
New 24 per Cent. Annul es
5 per Cent. Annuities ll4/ .
Long Annuities expire sth Jan. 1860... ,
. Ditto 30 ears, exPire sth April, 1885 l7i Ip' Rends £lll4lO
.. Ditto, tinder £lOOO par
vonsola for A.
92i
v coon=
--'"nolitier Bills, 2id.
111000
4
Smallp par 3 p‘
...... . .. . ._ .. ..
Ditto Bonds, . 1.858 ..
.3; pei: ...
t PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
trazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 994
Russian Bonds, 1822, ii St., 5'..p.; .ee .... : .
.., bitto 4i per Co
nt.
a rdinian Ronda, 5 Per . ee a 1
sDitto Account ...... .. ..
p- , iti Roads, 3 per ~e.nt ........
......
89
.. ..
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Celli...
...
Ditto Account ......
. .........
I't`kith Bonds, 6 per cent::: ... . . :::...
............... 9230 x
Ditto account, November 14 . .
. 91 90d 1
i i
Ditto-Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
.... ...... 991 10 .....0
Ditto Account .. ... ..... . .
Venezuela Bonds, 41 Per Cent ............. .
..
...
1992
Dividends on the above pAyable in London.
Consols, money TWO O'CLOCK.
................ Ditto Account, December ......................... 9931 1 '
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