The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The first series of Public Sales of Indigo for the
present year commenced yesterday. The quantity
to be offered consists of 9,019 clysts, of which 4,779
are old goods, bought in at previous sales; and
about 1,590 cheats in second hands. The qualities
of the new goods in the sale are generally of an
ordinary character, and include several parcels of
re-shipments from continental ports, and also from
New York, chiefly of 0 ud e and ordinary Madras kinds,
and by no means in good condition. Of the various
descriptions to be offered it is estimated that about
one-fifth are good and fine, and four-fifths middling
and ordinary. The Oudes are mostly ordinary,
with a moderate proportion of good middling to
fine. The Madras and Kurpah are one-fourth good
and fine, and three-fourths middling and ordinary.
The Salem middling to good, the Java fine, the
Manilla mostly ordinary and very ordinary. There
are seven packages of China green indigo, an article
of new import and not generally known. The sale
opened with very little animation, and Con'inued
dull throughout th 3 day, and the trade' evinced
little disposition to purchase, and the attendance
of both home and foreign buyers was but moderate.
Good Bengals declined 4d. to 6d. ; Ordinary ditto,
9d. ; Madras, 6d. ; Kurpah, 9d. to ls., and Oudes,'
10. to ls. 3d. per lb. The following are the highest
and lowest prices realised at yesterday's sale. Ben-
gal, 2s. to Bs. sd. ; Madras, ls. Bd. to 3s. id. ;
Kurpah, 4s. 2d. t Os. 6d. ; Calcutta Fig, le. sd.
to 25., and Sweepings, 2s. per lb.
Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with a firm appearance,
and values of all descriptions were fully id, per
lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales,
1,500 of which were taken by the ppeculafo-.. The
Railway Share Market closed steadily, and prices
were well maintained.

The tendency of the continental exchanges is
still in a downward direction, and as gold is now
a trifle dearer in Paris than in London, some
anxiety is evincel to ascertain whether_ remittances
from this side will commence on a large scale. Up
to this moment the consignments have Not repre-
sented more than would pay for the parcels of
silver received from Boulogne, and no immediate
apprehension need exist of such a drain as will
occasion a decline in the Bank's stock of bullion.

A further sum of 100,0001. in gold was sent into
the national establishment yesterday;
The Ripon, which will be despatched to-mot row
to Bombay, will take out 192,7421. chiefly in
silver.

At a meeting of creditors held to-day of the firm
of B. 0. T. Gray and Co., who recently failed, a
balance-sheet was presented, giving the liabilities
at 37,368 i., and the assets at 21,9201., showing a
deficiency of 15,448/. A dividend of bout 12s. in
the pound is consequently expected, and it was
resolved to wind up under inspection.
The demand for acc-ammodation in Lombard-
street to-day is very quiet, and .the rates continue
easy.
The Market for English Securities has improved
to a slight extent, owing to the settlement of the
Refugee question, so far as Lord Palmerston's
motion is concerned. Whilst the debate was in
progress a good deal of uncertainty naturally pre-
vaild, and the quotations were consequently
depressed. There is an impression now
that an improvement will take place, and
a few purchases have bean made, which have
tended to strengthen the market. Consols have
been 951 96 for money, and 96 to 961 for account ;
the present prices are 96 to 961, and 96k + respec-
tively. The New Threes are 96+ The Reduced
96k to 1. Exchequer Bills are 30s. to 32g. prem.,
and India Bonds 20s, prem. Bank Stock is 2251
to 227, and India Stock is 218 to 22111-.
In the Foreign Stock Market a rather limited
business has been transacted, but prices exhibit an
upward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 99i
100 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Spanish 3 per
Cents. are steady, being 431 44 ; ditto Deferred,
26f ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents., 901. Brazlian
5 per Cents. are firm at 1031 ; Mexican 3 per
Cents, at 20a ; and Peruvian 44 per Cents. 801 ;
Poltuguese 3 per Cents. are rather lower, briug
45i ; and Dutch 24 per Cents. at 651 ; but ditto
4 per Cents. are firmer, being 100 k.
Tl.e following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6; Mexican,
204 20g.; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 80 81 ; ditto 3
per cents., 55 56 ; Purtuguese 3 per Cents., 45
46; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113; ditto 4} per
Cents., 99 101; Spini-h 3 per Cents., 43i 44
Dit`o Deferred, 26 261.
About an average amount of business has been
transacted in the Railway Share Market this morn-
ing, and an advance of about # per eent, may be
quoted in most of the principal lines. Caledonians,
Eastern Counties, East Lancashire, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and North-Western, improved ss. ;
and Midland and Oxford, Worcester and Wol-
verhampton, 103. ; Great Western, declined Ss.,
and North Brills!), 10s. In the Foreign and
C.donial lines there is little alteration to report.
Northern of France declined 55., and Great In=
dian Peninsula, 53 ; Sambre and Meuse ad-
vanced 55., and Rost Indian, 5-3.
Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive, and
prices are fiat. London Chartered of Australia
have receded ss. National Provincial of Eng-
land 10s., and Bank of London ss.
In the Miscellaneous Market there is little
varation to report. Australian Agricultural have
declined 10s. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam ss, ;
and European and Anietican Steam ss. Eastern
Steam improved ss.

BI`TISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY.
( From the Official Lilt.)
Pnsinees done.
.
v ik Stock
3 per ..;ent. Reduced. Annuitire - 96 1 1
3 p.tr Cent. Consols Anre.iticF 96 51 61 51 6
New i per Cont. Annuities...-, 961 i
India Stock , .2214 218
I di% Roads, .ClutiO
')itto, under £lOOO 2O 1 'p
Q tsols t,.;r Account
Et .hegy.er 2111 s, 2:u
1000
Ditto Small ... 33 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brarnan 5 per Cont.
Buenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. lOO 99i
Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 B3
Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent.
m.3xican 3 per Gent 2oi
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent 80) i
rortuguese Bonds, 5 per Cont., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1833, 3 per Cent
Ens ;lan tonds, l 522, 1.: Sty 5 per Cent 11;
Ditto, 44 per Cent. lOO
B rdinian lionis, 5 per Cent.
Sp uisb .ikri.de, :3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
30 ttc row Deferrect;3 per Ceti'. ......... 2i4
Tarkith .;onds, 13 psi' cent. 94 100
Ditto Gnarauteed,,4 per Cont.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exllan4,, per Con:-.., 12 Guilders 654 6
aDo. 4 per Cent. Certificates
D.e 'MEE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Consols account (March 4)

THS LEVIATHAN.—We learn from the North, Wales
Chronicle that Holyhead has been fixed upon as the
p )rt from which the Leviathan will start in the spring.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.—The total number
of deaths in London, which in the previous week was
1,363, was in the week that ended last Saturday (Feb. 6)
1,314. The mortality of last week thus approximated very
closely to that which further experience leads to expect in
the first week of February. Last week the births of 910
boys and 932 girls, in all 1,842 children, were registered
in London. In the tea corresponding weeks of the years
1848-57 the average number was 1,598.
At the last quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Town
Council, the mayor inquired whether the council were
disposed to vote a congratulatory address to the Emperor
of the French on his recent escape from assassination.
"Several members," says the Kentish, Gazette, " expreesed
their opinion that the tone lately adopted by the French
newspapers towards England did not afford °coo:iris:re-
meet for the presoLtation of such an address. The
matter therefore dropped."
The Opinione of Turin, in a leading article,
allueLs to certain rumours current in that capital,
to the effect that fresh negotiations have been set en
foot for a reconciliation between lame and Pied-
"joct• This rancour appears to be owing to certain
conversations reports to have taken plAcebEtween
tl") Pore awl Mgr. 5319, bishop of Nice, now at
Rome. The Opinione, however, c niiders the
questions at issue of too serious a nuture to be
easily setiled at priisenf.
A Perlin lott ip t'• 5r Bzus:el.e,
says :—" An article in tf,e Gazette de St. Peters-
boarg of the 29th, which clearly rets forth the
rights, not only of the duchies uf Holstein and of
Lauenbourg, but also those of Schleswig, has pre-
( duced a considerable sensation in the 'diplomatic
world. Tibia artic!e declares that if Schleswig was
not mentioned in the Itus,ian despatch of the let
December last, it is not; as has been stated at
Copenhagen, because all that has bent done of late
years withregard to that achy lass been apprQved
' of at St, Petersburg."