The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

ONEY Asa ta,

ALID

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoca.
The return issued from the Bank of England for
the week ending Thursday last thous that th.
Directors, if they had felt inclined, could have re-
duced the minimum another 1 per cent., a fur-
ther improvement having taken place in the
general situation of the establishment. Owing
to the limited demand for money the
reserve of notes continues to increase, and the
other securities are still diminishing in a rapid
manner. The decline last week was nearly half a
million, which will account for the reduction in the
amount of private deposits. While, however,
these movements increase, the available re-
sources of the Bank are so far satisfactory that
they are indicative of the stagna ion of t,ade,
it is encouraging to be able to discern symptoms of
revival which may soon increase the demand for
discount accommodation. The principal items and
the changes they present are as subjoined :
Active circulation
Decrease
Total Bullion
Increase .. 292,120
Rest .., 3:685.703
Decrease
Public deposits
Increase
Other deposits 15,496 817
Decrease
Seven-day and other billi
.Decrease
Government securities
Increase
Other securities .
' Decrease
Notes unemployed
It crease
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon all
slightly receded.
Some small parcels of gold were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday ; but they were balanced by a
similar amount being taken in.
Silver is firm, but business is quiet, and bars are
now quoted at Se. lid. per oz. standard.
Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed firmly, and the sales
amounted to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were
taken for export and on speculation. The Rail
way Share Market closed steadily.
The half-yearly meeting of the General Screw
Collier Company was held this day. The report
was adopted, and the director s authorised to take
measures to wind up the company.
The Funds have been rather firmer today, but
the market has exhibited a very inactive appear-
ance. Only a few transactions have taken place,
and these have led to no particular alteration, but
the tendency has been favourable, and an advance
of per cent, took place. Consols for transfer and
the 4th of March have been 96i to 971. They are
now 97 to 97k, and for April 971 The New
Three per Cents. are 971 f, and the Reduced 9711
Exchequer Bills have further advanced, viz.,
to 40s. and 41s. premium, and India Bonds have
been dull at '268. premium.

Business in Foreign Securities has been rather
limited, but ou9tations hare generally advanced.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 102; ditto 4 per
Cents. remain firm ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents.,
81i. ; Grenada New Deferred, 64 ; Peruvian 4i per
Cents., 83 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 ; Russian
4i per Centq., 99i 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cr nts., 4441;
ditto Passive, 6i ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 3414- ;
Dutch 2i per Cents., 653/4 ; and ditto 4 per Cents.,
1001101 k.
The following are the nominal prices f Foreign
Stocks :—Grenala DJerred BAnds, 5/ 61 ; Mexi-
can, 204 t0203/4; Peruvian 4i per Ceuti, 82i to 833/4;
Ditto 3 per Cents., 56 to 57; Portuguese 3 per
Cents.. 45i to 46i; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 to
112; Ditto 4i per Cents., 98 to 100; Spanish 3 per
Cents., 44 to 444 ; Ditto New Deferred, 264 to
24.
The Railway Share Market this morning his not
been very active, and the vatiationsin the iew lines
dealt in do not exceed 4to per cent. Great
Westerns declined ss. Eastern Countie-, L.inca-
sbire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great Northern and
south Easterns declined 10s. The Foreign and
Colonial lines were in very limited request. Paris
and Lyons improved los., and Great Western
of Canada declined 4. Mining Shares were" quiet.
Cobre Copper brought 41i and United Mexican 4.
Joint Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shales
have slightly improved. Union of Australia ad-
vanced 10s. ; Australian Agricultural, ss. ; Electric
Telegraph, 11. ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam
declined about ss.

ITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY
(From the Official Lisel
Busineas done
per ent. Reduced Annuitits 971
3 •

ner rantornsols Annsitlea 974 71
Row 3 per Cent. Annuities 97a f
ladia isonds, 1.:10un
CQuiels for Account
Ezt, ~., net fills, 24d
. 81000 •.»•••••••--
£560 37 36 40 41 p
Sm •
Ditto Advertised 37 40 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
anenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent, —
Ditto Account
Grenada New Active, 2.1 per Cent. —
~Ditto Deferred 6.}
reravian Bonds, 44 per Cent —
Ditto Akcouut ..
!Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
..: Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 451
ilassieu Bonds, 1822, #: St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 44 per Cent.
84) ...Elk ti,...ds, .i per Cent.
Ditta. Passive 63
Thrkiall nonds, 6 per ,:eat
Ditto Account
....
Venezuela Bonds, 4a per Cent
Divtaends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent., 12 Guilders 6ii
Do. 4 per Cent. Clertilleates ......
Con Sols, TW) tet:;,,Jult..
motley
97
Ditty, Amount
Consols for Account, (April)