The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-14 00:00:00

,N ALARKET

AND
0.:. 7:,TERCITAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLous.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with a dull appearance, but without change in
prices. The sales were from 6,000 to 7,000 bales,
1,000 for export, comprising 300 Pernam and Ma-
ianham, 61d. to 63d. ; 300 Egyptian, 6d. to 704
600 Surat, 42-4. to 4d. ; and 30 Sea Islands, ls.
to ls. Bd. per lb. Business in the Railway Share
Market was dull, and quotations were lower.
There has been a limited inquiry this week for
most kinds of Colonial produce, and the quotations
for several articles have declined. Sugar receded
6d. per cwt. on Tuesday, but it has since ruled
firmer. Coffee has been rather cheaper, and the
demand has been limited. Tea has been dull, and
common congou is 9d. par lb. Rice has been in
improved request, and at fuller prices. altpetre
has attracted more attention, and cochineal has
been at full rates. Spices have ruled heavy. la
tallow a very limited business has been done.
The intelligence from New York, by the steamer
Atlantic, states that the business season had conr
menced, and preparations for an active demand for
all kinds of merchandise were being made. Specu-
lative securities had been rather fluctuating, but
at the latest date an upward movement prevailed.
By the Atlantic Steam packet from New York,
intelligence from Sydney via Panama has come to
hand 19 days later than previous dates by the or-
dinary. This proves the necessity of establishing
without further delay a regular steam-packet ser
vice between this country and over the Australian
Colonies. The dates from Sydney are to the 15th
Dec. Confidence was returning in commercial and
financial -circles, and the number of insolvencies
had decreased to a few petty traders. The glut of
merchandise in the market was being cleared
off, • and the neighbouring colony was among
the largest purchasers. The.attention of the colonists
having been given to the necessity of growing 0
sufficiency of grain for home consumption, there
was a prospect of an unusually good harvest. This
with the large arrivals of foreign breadstuffs bad
caused flour and grain to decline considerably in
price. On all sides a more legitimate business was
doing, and the colonists now saw that it was ink"'
dicious to bolster up the trade of the colony, which
had caused the imports during three years to *3%.
ceed the exports. The former being 2,908,1221.
and the latter 2,354,5301., against the following
amounts in 1854 :—lmports 5,981,063/., experts
4,040,126/, and in 1853 respectively, 6,342,3971.,
.and 4,523,3461.

The Funds have not undergone any material
change, but the quotations have been rather flat.
After the recent activity and buoyancy, however,
a lull might have been expected ; but with favour'
able advices from Paps the upward movement
would continu3. The limited business doing in
consequence of the arrangement of- the railwai
account is sufficient to produce a flatter tone.
Csimsols for money have been 92 to 92k, and sine°
92 to 923. For the account they opened at 920 to
922, and are now about 92i 0. The Scrip is 21
premium. Exchequer Bills are Is. discount to ls•
premium, and the Bonds are 981.
In Foreign Securities there have been several
transactions at full values. Turkish 6 per Cent°•
have risen to 97i to 98 for money, and to 98k to
98i for account. Thu Guaranteed are 100 f to 1001,
and for the 31st inst. 1000-, 2. Spanish Securities
are buoyant, the Threes being 44k, and the Po'
fcrred 25. Russian 42 per Cents. are 922. Bra•
zilian 5 per Cents. 101, and Chiliau 6 per Cents•
103. Mexican Bonds have been 203 to 20,
rnvia,n 44 per Cents. 791 to 792, and Dutch 4 per
Cents. 951.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreige
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 7 ; MeXi'
can Bonds, 20-1.- g; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 pet
Cents., 56 8 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50;
Russian 5 per Cents., 101 3 ; ditto 44 por Cents.,
92 4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 4 ; ditto De•
ferred, 24:1 5 ; ditto Certificates, 41 5 ; ditto
Passive, 74 f.

Railway Shares have further improved, but the
dealings have been very limited. Great Northern
are particularly buoyant. The Foreign and Colo'
nial are dull, but also firmer.

Banking Shares are well supported. Canada
Land have risen 1/.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK•

f Frown the Oficial List. ,

'l"n. done.
ppr Cprf. Consols Amenities 921 2
Cru.nla ?or A ccount 92
Ditto Scrip
Exchequer Scrip
P
Exchequer 2.4 d,
21009
•• ..............
VSOO
Small
Ditto Bonds, k5B, :36 per Cent.. 9Bl
PRICE OF FOREIN FUNDS AT ONE o'ol4oXl'l
Brazilian Bends. 5 per Cent.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3
&T 3 per Cent ... .
Ditto AccoAt 2Ol $
Peruvian Bonds per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian Ponds, 5 per Cent., 1822, 2 St —
Ditto 44 per Cent
p. Tl, !3i,1,15. 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .
ow Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
,onds, ti pf:r cent 9 / 84:
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dittu Account
rnvldend3 on the above parthie In London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Gui] —
•
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
924 I
. .... 921

ConsolF, rnon,:y
Ditto Account

ABTISTS' GRIVERAL BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTION.

The forty-first anniversary festival of this admirable
institution for the relief of decayed artists, their widowe
and orphans, as may Le seen in our advertising columnar
will be celebrated in Freemasons' Hall, to-morrow the
15th inst. Need wo impress on the minds of such lovers
of art among our readers as possess the power to further
the objects of the institution the propriety of being lo
attendance, and otherwise contributing, to the hest of
their ability, towards its supplrt ? During the past year
no fewer than 68 cases of distress have been relieved, at
an expenditure of 1,0111. ; and if it be taken into con-
sideration what refined pleasures all persons of taste
owe to the ministers of art, we see no reason why the
benefits of the institution should not he extended during
the present year. The profession of an artist is pent!'
liarly precarious, and needs, as it deserves, as much en'
c iuragernert as can well Le afforded. Lord Stanley,
ALP., will take the chair on the occasion.