The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the past few days have been rather dull,
although holders in most instances have demanded
fully late rates. In sugar the transactions have
been limited to the finer descriptions, suitable for
home consumption, at about former quotations, but
inferior sorts may be quoted about 6d. per cwt.
cheaper. Coffee has been steady, especially good
eoloury sorts of plantation Ceylon, the inquiries for
home use having been brisk, but the high rates
denaandod by holders have in some measure checked
consumption. Tea has been firm, and at public
sale full prices were realised for most descriptions.
In rice and rum the dealings have been moderate,
and in the former article a decline of about 3d.
Per cwt. may be noted for the inferior descriptions.
For fruit there has been a moderate inquiry, and
previous prices have been fully supported for good
qualities of currants. Spices have been dull, and
lower rates have been accepted for all descriptions.
lu saltpetre and cochineal the transactions have
been limited, and no change of importance can be
reported is values. The sales of low East India
and China and other wools which commenced on
the 16th inst. terminated yesterday. About 3,000
bales were offered ; the attendance of the trade
va.s good and prices for the East India ruled much
the same as at the last Liverpool auctions ; most of
it was sold but the greater part of the other quali-
ties being held for higher rates were either bought
in or withdrawn. Tallow has been steady. P.Y.C.
011 the spot is quoted 565. ; April to June de-
livery, 545. ; and last three months, 525. 6cl. per
cwt.

Accounts from Liverpool mention that th•
Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices
of all descriptions were fully id. per lb. lower.
Tk• sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500 of which
V•re taken by the speculators, and 500 by the
•=porters. In the Railway Share Market there
Vas less animation, and values were without any
Inaterial alteration.

The steamer Pera, which will leave Southampton
to-morrow, will take out a smaller quantity of
specie than usual, atid, as the exchanges in the
ast are lower, it is expected that these remit-
tances will temporarily be made on a reduced scale.
Silver is, therefore, in less request, and the quota•
Lions are heavy, bars being ss. l Id. per oz. standard,
and dollars, ss. O'd. per oz. This will check the sup-
Plies from the continent, and, as a consequence,
The shipment of gold. from this side will diminish.
It is therefore expected that a larger portion of the
Australian and other receipts will be taken into
the Bank of England. The consignments by the
above steamer are as under :

Ceylon (gold)
Madras (gold)
Calcutta (silver)
Penang (silver)
Mingapor• (silver)
/long Kong (silver)
Shanghai (silver)

£B5O • 0
. 1,041 0 0
. 43,050 0 0
. 3,705 0 0
. 4,325 0 0
. 24,930 0 0
~ 23,170 0 0

Total £101,071 0 0

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Very little business is in progress at the Stock
Zaehange, the speculators still abstaining from
active dealing. A purchase of 100,0001. Consols for
It discount house has given some support to the quo-
tations, but they do not exhibit any symptoms
of buoyancy. Consols have been 96! for transfer,
and 961 97 for account ; they are now 962 and
961 respectively. India Bonds are about 28s. to
295. premium. Exchequer Bills, 365. to 395. pre-
; and India Bonds 101 to 1011.
In the Foreign Stock Market business is inac-
tive, and prices are rather depressed. Turkish 6
Per Cents. are 101 to 1011, and the 4 per Cents.,
1031 ; Spanish New Deferred are 261 ; Mexican 3
per Cents., 20 ; Portuguese 3 per o,2nts., 46 ;
hutch 4 per Cents., 1011 ; and Sardinian 5 per
Cents., 911.
The following are tho nominal price 4 of Foreign
stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ 61; Mexican,
19i 20k; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 82; ditto 3 per
Cents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ;
4tussian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents.,
119 101; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441 ; ditto New
beferred,
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
as hie prices of American Securities
OVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Redeemable. Per Cent.
!tilted States 6 per Cents. ......... 1867-1868...101 103
‘onited States 6 per. Cent. Bonds 1868...101 103
STATE SECURITIES.
tklabams 5 per Cent .. .. ... 78
&tees* 6 per Cent. Bowls lB6B-1872... 91 93
tarylead 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 90 92
atnassehusette 5 per Cent. (Steil. Bonds). ...101 103
6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
Bonds lB4l-1871...
efisaissippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ...
fonzisylvanis 5 per Cent. Stock
teunsylvanis 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 82 83
.;!!!lattests• 6 per Cent. Bonds
..Irginis 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84
nrilais, 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
~stan 44 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 90
ttoatveal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865...
°low Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883...

RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not Coeavertible 1875... 83 e 5
Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 82 84
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
...ponds 1860... 80 82
&Wiwi' Central (Shares), $3O paid 9 d 7 d
iiishige.n Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860...
D. do. do. 1869... 86 88
svr York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94
44•5‘ York Central 6 per Cent., not
Coovertible 1883... 82 84
skew York and Eris 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
-1883... 76 78
>K
. York and iris 7 p. Cent. Convertible-1862...
X. York and Erie 7 per Cont. Sinking
read 1875... 60 65
remains. 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 90 92
Psansylvaiia Central 6D. Cent.. Ist Mert 1880... 88 90
The transactions in th© Railway Share Market
to-day have been very limited, and a further de-
cline of about 1 to 1i per cent. may be reported in
the values of most of the principal lines. Eastern
Counties, Edinburgh aid Glasgow, Brighton,
South Western, North Eastern (Berwick),
North Eastern, (York), and South Eastern, have
receded 10s. ; Great Northern, North Western,
and Midland, 1/. ; Groat Western, and Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 11. 10s. ; and Caledonian, 21. The
roreign and Colonial undertakings have also been
depressed. Paris and Lyons are 15s. lower ;
Great Luxembourg, ss. lower ; and Pernambuco,
Gs. lower. East Indian have receded 1/. ; Grand
Trunk of Canada, 1/. ; .and Great Western of
Canada, ss.
In Mining Shares no business was reported, and

quotations are quite nominal.
For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
the demand was limited. National Provincial of
England New Shares receded 5s ; Oriental Bank,
10s. ; Provincial of Ireland advanced ss. ; London
Discount Company, North of Europe Steam, and
Australian Sgricultural Shares, were a shade lower.

UPPISH FUNDS Tlll3 DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK.
{From the Official List:)
Busineoe done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 961 i a i
laths Bondi. £lOOO
liank Stock for Account 225 _
Culsole ter Account
Exchequer 13111 s, 2d. March. June,
000
CM 36 40 I
8 nail _ 34540. I
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Exchequer Bonds, 1853, 3i por Cont 1011
Ditto, 1'359
PR [CBS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Moxican 3 per Cent
Ditto Accoant
Portuguese Bonds, 6 per Cent., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 46
Sardinian Donis,. 5 per Cent.
BD iiieh Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent•
Ditto Account . ........................... 261
Turkish Ilona, 6 per cent.....................—
Ditto Account .............................. 101 a
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ........... 103 i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Black Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Guilders
Do, 4 per Cont. Certificates lOl
.............
TYPO O'C r.o c IC„
Consols, money
Ditto, Account

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Liverpool letters state that the liabilities of the house
of Mr. A. R. Lafone, whose suspension in the River
Plate trade was announced yebterday, are ebtimated at
200,0001.
Tha precise'amount of specie taken for the East by
the mail bteam er of the 20th is 105, 8071. of which 4,73i1.
ji for Alexandria, 44,941/. fcr India and Ceylon, and
06,130/. for China anal the Straits. Nearly the whole
layer, the gold bvingabout 6,0001. only.