The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-22 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
• CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The advices received this morning from the ma-
nufacturing districts represent business as having
been exceedingly dull during the past week. At
Birmingham the iron foundries were far from being
actively employed. In some instances inferior
qualities of manufactured iron are said to have been
sold at prices lower than last quarter-day's quota-
tions, but the best brands maintain their value.
In the various trades of the district there is
nothing new to report ; almost all branches are
extremely dull, and some of them may be said
to be completely at a standstill.
The Woollen Ciotti trade at Leeds has been ex-
ceedingly quiet ; few buyers had reached the town,
and in the Halls only small quantities had changed
hands. There is no definite opinion as to what
will be the character of the trade during the year,
there being a complete absence of speculation en
the part of both merchants and manufacturers. A
hope has been expressed, however, that a fair de-
mand maybe experienced during the spring months.
The general state of the worsted trade at Bradford
was exceedingly dull. The difference between the
prices offered by purchasers and those at which
spinners are disposed to sell, lilnits transactions to
a small amount, There had been a few purchases
of piece-goods, but the orders given out for the
continental markers and for the United Saes still
continue very limited. At Halifax, no change can
be reported in yarns or goods, and prices generally
are unaltered. Rather more business has been

doing in the lace trade at Nottingham

Th©

market is now firm both for yarns and silks
which show a slight improvement in prices. The
hosiery trade at I,,,icester ,till continues extremely
dull. There are ft-w export orders in the market,
and but li'tle demand for home consumption has
been experienced. Numbers of the operatives still
continue out of work. Woo's, however, are rather
firmer. At /vlanchester business has sligh.ly im-
proved. The demand for most descriptions of
cloths had been very general, particularly for
fine and heavy printing cloths. Many of the
millowners being without stock, and were fully
engaged upon orders. A large quantity of machi-
nery, however, still remains idle, and the recovery
of trade from the late severe depression is of a very
gradual nature.

Acdounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market on Saturday manifested a very active ap-
pearance, and prices of all descriptions were
extreme. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales,
3,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The
Railway Share Market closed firmly. and a fair
amount of business was tran*actel at full rateq.

The official returns relating to trade and navi-
gation, for the month ending 31st January, 1858,
havebeen published. From these it appears that the
total declared value of the exports from the United
Kingdom for the month was 7,221,6001., being a
decrease of 1,836,505/. compared with those of the
like month of 1857. The decrease is perceptible in
coals and culm, cotton manufactures, earthern_
ware, fish, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares
and cutlery, linen manufactures, linen yarn,
metals, sillr manufactures, thrown silk, soap,
British spirits, sheep and lambs' wool, and
woollen and worsted manufactures and yarn.
There was, however, a slight augmentation in beer
and ale, cotton yarn, machinery, and stationery.
The importations of the principal articles were
smaller as regards live animals, flour, cochineal,
logwood, flax, fruit, guano, hemp, mahogany, raw

silk, spirits, tallow, timber, wine, and sleep and

lambs' wool. The shipping accounts show a slight
decrease in the amount of shipping employed, both

for the entries inward and the clearances out-

ward, in the home and foreign trade of the king-

dom, compared with that of the same month in

1857.

The Ministerial changes have naturally exercised
a further impr, ssiou upon the market fur English

securities, and to-day numereus sales have been
effected, which have caused a good deal of excite-
ment. This is always the cwe at such periods, and
until the new Cabinet is firmly established the
market will no doubt remain in a very uncertain
state. The decline at one time was as much as
iths per cent., but there is a great deal of varia-
tion, and occasional symptoms of recovery were
Visible. Consols have been 96k, and since, 96 to
968, but for money and account, the present
quotations however are 9Gi an extensive pur-

chase in speculative account having been made.

The New Three per Cents. are marked 9Gg ft, the
Reduced 96i 4. The March Exchequer Bills, 225.

prem., arid the June ditto►, 223. prem.

Bauk

Stock is 225, and India ditto: 222.

In the Foreign Stock Market there is considerable
animation, but most of the quotations are lower.
Turkish Bonds are most affected, the 6 per Cents.
being 1001 1, and the 4 per Cents., 103 k 104 ;
Sardinian are 911 92 ; Spanish, 43i 44 ; ditto,
Deferred, 25126.¢ ; Dutch 4 periCents., 1004 101 ;
and Portuguese, 45 46 '; Mexican Bonds are
marked 20.1 ; Buenos Ayres, 821 awl 80 ; and the
Deferred, 19 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 103,
and Equador, 14.

In the Railway Share Market, to-day, only a
limited amount of business has been transacted,
but most of the leading lines have fully sympa-
thised with the decline in the English Stock Mar-
ket. Noah-Western, South-Western, Midlands,

and Soulh Walt's, have declined 1/. ' • North-Eastern
(Barwick) Great Northtru, Edinburgh and Glas-

gow, and.daledonian, 1/. lOs. ; and Great- Western
and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. to 15s. The
Foreign Lines are almost neglected, but prices show
a downward tendency. Ire the Colonial Markets
Grand Trunk of Canada have receded 1/. 10s. ;
Grre at-Western of Canada, 15s. ; and East In-
dian, 1/.

Mines, Bank•, and Miscellaneous Shares have
been very inactive, and but little variation can be
quoted in,' the rates realised.

BR ETISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES _THIS DAY.
(From the Official Lislil
Balk Stock
225
3 . , eat. Redncefi Annuitier. ~
3 per Cent. Console! Annuities 96i $a6546i i i a
New , per Cent. Annuities
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 13
tithe Stock
222
t•iin. Boucle, ./.;I.Ctit; ......... ..... ....
OoLsols for Account
.. . .......... 96i f a 6
Exe,..lcer Mils, 24a
March. June.
7.5j28100e....
13500
• 22 23 p
Small

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Branign 5 per Cent.
D:tto Account,

Ditto 1852, 4 per Cent.
Buenos .Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. BI2A
Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. .
Orlilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. lO5
Equador New Consolidated l4
Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent.
~_Ditto Deferred 6
aleiletto : per Cent
Ditto Account 2Ol 20
ruvian Bonds, 41- per Cent
Ditto Account . ..
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1641 --
Ditto 183, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 4O 5A
Russian bonds. 1822. , St . ", per Cont lll i
Eitsidinian 80n,a,. Per Cent. " • per Cent.._
Ditto Accouni..' - er
Cent.
".
...
92 1A 1
Ditto Account
(February '26)
D tte ik ew Deferred, 3 pet Cent.
43i A 4 3
Ditto Account..p;. —
2 5 6
/ Tarkibia Bonds, 6
13.... r.... ....
A
Ditto Account .... . . ...e..;;t....
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cllt ... .
Ditto Account
... ............. ..
. 6
........ . - —-8
104 12
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent.....
. Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent ............... 7:: —l3l
Dividends on the ii bOVe payableta LoLoln2-
i
Lutela Exchange, 211 per Cont., 12 Guilders .
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates • ............ 101 100 A 100
1 tilteß O'C'/..001f.
Console, money
Console account (March 4)

-
MR. BATES AT LIBERTY.—At the time of the trial of
Paul, and Co., Straban, we protested against the con-
vietion ~1 pour B:,tey, being entirely without evidence.
.A.t the time, neither the public nor the awhoritLs•
Would licten to anything but making an exarntio ; and,
following the precept, rem, si possis recte, sed rem, the
,j.nry resolved to convict—with evidence, if it could be
!:1 ; if not, without it. The Crown, it turns out, has
d its roißgivings, for Mr. Bates has been set at liberty.
---Dispatck.
Tait SALlION FISHERY IN SCOTLAND.—The net salmon
fitrag the r "r—iSz• ,t!ani has be;,,n np he
titike 1, tva unen caught by boo. Th,
has been !,12ery has scarcely commenctid, but where it
. tried it has }lien successful the open season
wring let the fish well cbwii to the sea,

CORN EXCHANGE.

Day.)

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with most kinds of wheat; nevertha.
less, the demand was much less active, at about previous
rates. There was a good consumptive demand for barley,
at full quotations. All other spring corn was in fair re-
quest.

Nearly the whole of the continental markets have con-
tinued dull, not only for wheat, but likewise spring corn
and flour. The trade in the United States rules heavy.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last
week were limited. The imports from abroad were season-
ably good, viz., 11,906 qrs of wheat, 3,377 barley, 15,510
oats, 3,560 rye, 80 beans, 30 tares, 50 mustard, 92 sundry
seeds, and 2,040 brls of flour.

The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day, coastwise
and by land carriage, were on a very moderate scale, but,
for the most part, in good saleable condition. Although
factors generally were firm in their demands, there was no
inclination shown on the part of the millers to add to their
stocks. The demand, therefore, for all kinds was by no
means active ; nevertheless, compared with Monday last,
no quotable change took place in prices.
We were well supplied with nearly all kinds of foreign
wheat. Good and useful qualities were mostly disposed of
at full juices, but other kinds met a dull inquiry at late
rates.

The show of barley was only moderate, and the trade
ruled steady at full quotations.
No actual change took place in the value of malt, but
the demand ruled steady.
Oats met a dull inquiry, and inferior samples were rather
cheaper.

The supply of English beans was considerably on the in•
crease, and sales progressed slowly, at barely stationary
prices. The quantity of foreign on offer was only moderato.
For peas we had a slow inquiry, yet prices were well
supported.
The flour trade was very slow at last week's quotations.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Wneat—Essex St: Kent, !Malt—Chevalier .... 66s to 68s

Red ....

new 40s to 48s

Ditto •. • • .... old —s —s
Oitto, White now 43s 52s
Ditto old —s —s
Norfolk and •Gin-
coin, Red, old —s —a
Ditto new ••• • .• 403 48s
aye—Old ............ —2 —sl
Sew ...... •• •• •. 328 34s
Barley—Grinding .•• • . 26s 30a
Vfalting •• •. 34s 37a
Chevalier— . . 373 40s
Halt —Saffolk and No-
rfolk 58s 66si
Brown •• 513 5631

Kingston an d vtrar a 58a 66s

!Oats Yorkshire and

Linealash., Feed 203 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. .• • . 193 243
Cork, While .•. •. 203 303
Scotch, Feed..... 20s 258
neans—Tick ...•. • • .. 33s 34 •
Pigeons .. 37r 421
Peas—Grey . ••• • • • 39a 41s
Maple . • •••• • • • • 41s 433
White..• ••• • .. 403 428
Boilers .......... 42s 448
Floor—Town-made... 40. s 433
Bndolk .• .. 33s 383

Stoottn &Norfolk 313 323

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 415 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,208; in 1856, 612 ; in 1855, 239 ; and in 185!,
2,775 ; in 1853, 3,590 ; in 1852, 1,824 ; and in 1851,
1,991 head.