The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed very firmly, and prices
of all descriptions tended upwards. The sales
amounted to 15,000 bales, 2,000 of which were
taken on speculation, and 2,000 for export. The
Railway Share Market manifested a ,steady ap-
pearance, and quotations were fully maintained.
The amount of gold taken from the Bank yes'er-
day was only 11,0001., but the return which will be
published in the Gazette to-morrow evening is
expected to show a large falling off in the bullion,
the withdrawals during the last week or ten days
having exceeded a quarter of a million sterling. It
has chiefly been appropriated to the purchase of
silver, which is in demand at firm prices, although
the state of the Eastern exchanges remains without
alteration, and there seems nothing to justify the
impression that remittances on a large scale
will be resumed. When the gold, known to be
coming from Australia arrives, the temporary
deficit caused by the recent efflux will, no
doubt, be made up, unless the adverse
Movement should be accelerated, and this seems
scarcely probable, seeing that the continental de-
mand continues quiet. Ihe Bank of France having
a superabundance of precious metals, does not re
quire supplies from this country, and it is only at
periods when tie authorities there open contracts
for large quantities of gold, that any serious dis-
turbance in connextion with the specie movement
is experienced.

There is a moderate demand for discount accom-
modation, and the brokers find increased employ-
ment, but the general terms remain without any
material change.

At the Vauxhall-bridge Company's meeting, to-
day, a dividend of 12s. per share was declared.
Renewed buoyancy is perceptible in the market
for English Stocks, and the settlement has pro-
ceeded satisfactorily. Some moderate purchases
have been made for investment as well as on specu-
lation, and although the movement in prices has
been limited, the tendency is very favourable.
Consols for transfer have been 971 2 ; and for June
2,97 i and 97i 98. The New Three per Cents.
are 96 4, and also the Reduced India Loan Deben-
tures are 1001 2. The March Exchequer Bills,
40s. prem. ; and the June ditto, 355. to 38s.
prem. Bank Stock is 22132 to 223 ; and India
ditto, 225.
The following is from the Committee of Mexican
Bondholders :

"The Committee have received advicea from Mr.
Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 2d ult. Gen. Parrodi,
after his defeat at Salamanca, bad capitulated at Guada-
lajara on the 23d of March, which would probably lead
to the pacification of the interior and the adhesion of the
army to the present Administration. Although this
seems to put an end to the government of Senor Juarez,
Vera Cruz still hell out, and Tampico was besieged
when the packet left. No Minister of Finance had as
yet been appofnted. The agents in Mazatlan had shipped
2,2.45 dots. by 11. M 's ebip Magicienne, wbich reduced
the balance remaining in Mexico to about 3,4G0 dcls.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market his been
ra,ther more active, and quotation have advanced.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98i 994- ; Brazilian 5 per
Cents., 102 / ; Danish 5 per Cents., 103 ; Grenada
New Active, 20/ ; ditto Deferred, 6g ; Mexican 3
per Cents., 21 ; Peruvian 4z per Cents., 84 1 ;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46± ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 1111; ditto 41 per Cents., 102 ; Sardinian
5 per Cents., 921 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 38 ;
ditto Deferred, 16 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents , 991.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6± ; Mexi-
can 3 per Cents., 201 ; Peruvian, 83 85 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45/
46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4/ per
Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; ditto
Deferred, 26/ 27.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day,
are in round figures as under :

1858.
Great Western £28,048
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton 13,133
midland
South-Eastern _ 16,229
Great Northern 23,287
Lancashire and Yorkshire 22.599
Bristol and Exeter 6,041
Chester and Holyhead
Lancaster and Carlisle
North-Eastern
North Stafford
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,024
West Hartlepool 3,147
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee
Glasgow and Sou'h-Western
Scottish North-E..stern . 3,552
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada 10,989
Northern of France

1857.
£28,592
61,186
14.606
13,293
30,736
16,769
23,573
22,457
6,281
5,348
6,213
34,457
7,507
4,030
3,108
5,796
3,439
6,500
3,514
9,974
15,256
39,409

There has been a very limited business done to-
day in the Railway Share Market and a slight
downward tendency in prices is exhibited.
Caledonian, Great Western, Lancashire and York-
shire, North Western, and South Western,
declined 5s ; Norfolk, 15s ; Eastern Counties, and
North British 1/. ; and South Eastern The
Foreign and Colonial lines have been very quiet.
East Indian advanced about 10s., and Paris and
Lyons declined 1/.

Joint Stock Bank Shares are extremely dull.
Bank of Australasia have improved 53., and Pro-
vincial of Ireland 53. City Bank, and London
and Westminster were at former quotations.
The Miscellaneous Share Market is very quiet.
Australian Agricultural have declined ss. Electric
Telegraph improved ss. Eastern Steam were
steady,

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(Prom the °Petal List;)
Bank Stock .
3 per I%ent. Reduced .kiluE Mei 9E4- # 4 $ i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
ti ii
tm
Na', 3 Ter Cent. Anit, , s
New 2i per Cent. Annuities Bl
Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860) lg.
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 li
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 180 13 15-16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB3
India Stock
225
India Loan Debentures lOO3 !'
Isdit. Bonds, ..Cluni) ..... ..... ..
CoLsols for 4 CCOM .... " (June 3). .
Ezaheqnar Brno, 25d. March. Juno.
£lOOO . ........... 4O 1385 9 p
V 560
_ _

8n141•••••,• 00000 • . •
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brea-wan 5 per Cont.
Ditto Account
Puenes Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Bl
Banish Bonds, 3 pei Cent., 1525 _
Ditto 5 per Cent lO3
EquadorNew Consolidated l4
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 6s i
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Oitto Account 2l
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent --
Ditto Account B4l 4 3a 4i
Ditto 3 per Cent. -
Ditto Account . . , 59
Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account,
Rus.iian Bonds, 1r122. .i.l St., 5 per Cant lll4
Ditto, 44 per Cent. lO2
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cant.
Spanish Bowie. 3 per Cent.
Dittc New Deferred, 3 pox Cent. .
DIU, Passive ................
Tarklah Bonita, 6 por cent
Ditto Account . ...................................
.. -...... :' f79- i
Otto Guaranteed. , Iser Co.nt. ...
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent . .
_ Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent.
• Dividends on the gbova payable in London.
Belgian 11 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Dutch Eau' ange, 2?j per Cen;., 12 Guilders --
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
ft !MEE 0 T.TocK,
Console 8
, money - 97 i
Consols for Account, (June 3) 97t

'
CANCER HOSPITAL.—the sixth annual meeting of this
institution was held yesterday in the board room,
Pic-
; 0. Farrer, Esq., occupied the chair. The report,
as read, showed that thanks were eminently due to Dr.
Marsden and the other medical officers. It was to be
regretted that the building fund had not during the year
increased to the extent anticipated, and consequently the
erection of the new hospital had been delayed: The
president of the institution, the Earl of Airlie, r.it.n the
!:oul?tess and other patrons, had several times visited the
Institution at Bronap.on. The general balance in band
at the commencement of the year wro 1321. 54.
which with the donat;ons, &C.. as also 3,0001. borro,:ed
_tnortgnge, made a total (I 7 ,9221. 62. 4d., of which a
yttatice remained of 321 104. 11d., in addition to the
funded stock. The report having been adopted, the
meeting closed with thanks to the -chairman.