The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AN'D
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
There has been rather more activity displayed
in the market for Foreign and Colonial produce
during the last few days, and for most of the lead
ing articles full rates have been obtained. Tea,
however, was inactive, and declined about Id. per
lb. The better qualities of sugar have been well
supported, and coffee maintains its value. Rice
and rum have been at steady quotations, and
for saltpetre there has been an active inquiry at an
improvement of about 63. to ls. per cwt. The
public sales of indigo have proceeded very slowly,
and a considerable quantity has been withdrawn
Owing to the low rates current. Good useful
qualities, however, maintain the rates realised at
the commencement of the sale. Talow has been
dull, but prices are rather firms r. P. Y.C. on the
spot, 535. to 535. 3J. ; June delivery, 525. 9d. ;
and last three months, 50s. per cwt.
Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices were
well supported. The sales were estimated at 10,000
bales. The Railway Share Market presented a
steady appearance, and quotations slightly ad-
vanced.
About 120,6001. in gold was taken from the
Bank of England yesterday. It appears that large
quantities of silver are being sent to Boulogne, and
the movement, it is feared, if continued, will soon
exert an unfavourable influence upon the Money
Market.
The arrivals announced to-day include the Arago
from New York, with specie to the amount of
17)200/., and the Morning Star, from Melbourne,
with 19,1321.
It is fully expected by those who take a special
interest in financial affairs that the Bank return
to-night will exhibit some important and unfavour-
able changes. The bullion has been trenched upon
to a considerable extent through the remittances to
the continent, and some alterations are also looked
in the reserve of notes.

The Money-market still ratains an easy appear-
ance, but the demand is rather more active, owing
to a slight increase in the commercial requirements.
On the Stock Exchange money can be obtained at
11 to 2 per cent. on Government securities.
In the Market for English Securities the trans-
actions to-day have been very limited, and until
the result of the debate which will commence this
evening is known, no revival can be anticipated.
consuls have been 97i ± for money, and 97/ if for account. They are now 97f for the latter.
The New Three per Cents. are 951 96 ; the Re-
duced, 95i ; and the-- New 24" per Cents., 804.
Billsa Loan Debentures are 100 g 4. Exchequer
, 375. to 41s. prem. ; the Bonds, 1011 .
Bank Stock is 221222&.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been
rather more active, and prices are steady. Turkish
6 per Cents. are 963 ; ditto 4 per Cents. nominal.
Russian 4i per Cents. are 1011 102; Venezuela 41.
Per Cents., 361 37k ; Ditto Deferred, -14 i ; Mexi-
can 3 per Cents., 203 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents.,
861 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 611 ; Brazilian 4i per
eents., 1021; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 823 ;
tquador Provisional Land Warrant, 3i ; Grenada
New Active, 21. ; Belgian 4i per Cents., 994 ;
Dutch 4 per Cents., 994 ; and Peruvian Dollar
tonds, 63,
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—.Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7; Mexi-
can 3 per Cents., 20i ; Peruvian 43 per Cents.,
86 88 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 60 62 ; Portuguese 3
Per Cents., 45i 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111
113 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per
Coats., 44 ; and ditto Deferred, 26i 27.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
as the prices of American Securities :

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
treited States 6 per Cents.
1867-1868...104 106
"'led States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...101 106
Alabtt STATE SECURITIES.
kelit WM 5 per Cent
... 78
I'll, IleicY 6 per Cent. Bonds 186 S-1872... 91 93
ii....7leaud 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... —l9o_
192 j
Cs?. lausetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... •Oi 01.
13:.11PPi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
ktimilnu.B .................. . ...... lB4l-1871...
I' "IPpi 5 per Cent. Union k Bonds ... --
peetilllaYlvania 5 .. 78 80
per Cent. Stock
1, tlaylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ....1877... 81 83
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds
Tiz,„-4 2 Per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84
--'l4 a Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84
tteowntr
tosto,, , , LOANS OF CITIES.
6 Cent. Bonds 1883... 90
6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865...
Orleansper Cent. Stock 1883...
lit.
R AD BONDS.
:?18 Central 7 eRr RAILROAD BONDS.
Mortgage,
Illi,°` Convertible") 1875... 81 83
111,6°!8 Central 6 per Cent 1875... 80 82 ioul, Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
4i4 11c18 1860... 80 92
Ati„,°Pl Central (Shares paid.
New144.,...",°. do. do. ....... 1869... 85 87
pork Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 95
r,* York Central 6 per Cent., not
4,;(3avertible
1883... 81 83
''''' York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
-4//IsB 1883... 70 72
4: -ork and Erie 7p. Cnt. Convertible.B62...
,York and Erie 7 peer Cent. Sinkin.lg
P. 21" 1875...
14-41334 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 83 90
114s7lvania Central 6p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 81 89
Itk very moderate business has bean done in the
ilwaY Share Market this morning, and prices
tapete fluctuated to the extent of about to 1 per
vieut• Caledonians have declined ss. ; North-
al,eistern and Midlands, 10s. ; and Great-Western,
e' EaFtern Counties, and Lancashire
114 Yorkshire, have improved s'. ; North-
Istritish and Brighton,i 10s. to 15s. ; and Great
OAhern and Manchester, Sheffield, and
tak 'Lleoln) 1. The Foreign and Col( nial under-
•
ah,lrls are very dull. Great Luxembourg,
67' Sambre and Meuse have improved about 58.
67t Indian declined 108., and Great Western of
,;1.a51a brought previous values.
flat,°int Stock Think and Miscellaneous Shares are
cio,London and County have declined ss. Lon-
1' Chartered of Australia, Union of London, and
—undon •
iolota . Joint Stock have barely sustained previous
trona.

th, 1...............--....--
-.Arm',
"rt FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE (re] OCR.
liptv.
8,, (Prom the Offiesal List:)
t teek
up,..:-4t. Reduced krinviities . 221 9i.............. 95g 13 i
Nit '-kalt Commit Annuities 971
Ite:.;Per Cent. 4 thilli Li-
pdi,ltto 1 Per Cent. Annuities 80i
13 Loan Debentures
11'. gcrip
111.
..... .
100. i
. .
t:i4t ha/3th), ZlO6O
.... ..
Dol. t°. under 000._. ....
........,...... 22
4°13 4
fa

k,„_ $r Account
7 4equer 13114*
8 lid. March. Juno.
i.......
,4 .............. .................. .40 p
tzehe .... - ..• ..... ......... .... 41 1
quer Ronde, 1858, Ri per Cont —
444
Att,,,°4 1159 .................. .
tit ''./18 Op FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Ipuell 5 per Cent.
11141,14° 421 Per Cent
o.4B,oAYres Bonds, 6 per Cent,
1r,,, 1 A eeonnt
823
............. .
giuitl,-,ll44°rNevir Consolidated ...............
k:to I"r' ()visional Land Warrant
r,t!acta New Active, 2i per Cent.
'tl.riltl3,per Cent ........ -.
....... .. .......... 203
.0114,44 per Cent .....•
k•-qtDittodocount ... ......................... 86 i
tn 3 per Cent. ...... . ....... . ... . .... ...
61i
48"1an Bond., 1:c22. X St., 5 per C'ent. ..
..
bit
i,„ to, 41 per Cent. .......................... 1014
',kith Bonds. 6 per cent.. ................... 961
bit
Dm itt°, Account
........................ 9EI i
lezuela Bonds, 4i per. . Cent ........... ..
...... 36*
13. to Account
4
tto Deferred, 2 per Cent. ......
.
114,,. n Dividends on the above payable in London.
i:,.la
hla 4i per Cent., ex. 25 francs .....
.6'o xchange, 2.i per Cent, 12 Guilders 6" i
,
9
re- 4 nor Cent. 'Certificates
-'1 1h . Dollar Bonds, ,4 per Cent. 636
••••• o v-
90 O'CLOt K.
Consols T V
mney .... . O7i
.. ••• ..... .- •
-o%sola for account

CANNON.— On
4:11 ,4.WoRTH's POLYGONAL RIFLE
134:1,84m!Y, tl.te 11th inst., Experiments were tuade Doib "5 with one of Whltworth's 32-pounder titi4l4l bore rifle guns, in the presence of the autho-
caatstShirooen.
414%4-'O4, 9 feet 6 irides long, and 56 owt. The first
joilligatihoods gave average results, butji Ata7.t, lie:,
ofloauortah.
-he e gun burst into fragments.— c
1 [4.41,
tip 4 1. ARTIST:IINT.] —IS CONSUMPTION CURABLE ?
leo 41 Ilia and families liable to, or who have suffered
ithilweQ* ravages of this fearful sccurge, will find an
siltrint. to the above question in the article on Con-
,,,ohi-„,;.°,11 ttov, publishing in the Household Physician.
que,e-I', of Islo. 3: Consumption—its Originout)
Con-
iliis} etl3.4fut mode of Cure- The Nuisery, and the Disea.ei-
‘lPitlllitdiroettn.--. Measles ; brunkennes! and its Diseases—
lola_a__ity „,. of the Heart, &c. Published every tor_
it''lce id., by
°Y 411A.Berger,
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aewsagente.