The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all
descriptions were without any material change.
The sales were estimated at 6,000 bale;, 2,000 of
which were taken by the speculators. The Rail-
way Share Market presented a steady appearance,
and at fully former values.
With regard to the Liverpool Borough Bank,
the Liverpool Mercury states—" We understand
that instructions have been given to an eminent
legal firm in Liverpool to proceed at once with an
action against the directors of the Borough Bank
to recover the sum lost by one of the shareholders,
who purchased shares on the faith of the reports
issued by the directors."
An instalment of 15 per cent. is due on the Bth
proximo, upon the Indian Loan, but owing to the
prepayments, it will not cause much additional
enquiry for accomodation.
A dividend of 60 francs for the half-year has
been declared by the Northern of France
Railway.
The rates of exchange current yesterday after-
noon presented no material alteration, but the
tendency in some of the contintntal towns was
rather lower.

A dividend of 7s. 6d. in the pound has been
announced by Messrs. Bischoff, Beer, and Co.,
who suspended on the Ist December.
Farther arrivals of Australian gold are daily ex-
pected, and it is not improbable that an influx from
the United States will soon take place, although
two or three vessels have lately come in without
bringing any consignments. Whether remittances
are received from that quarter or not, little doubt
is felt but that the importation from other parts
Will continue on a large scale, and as the export
demand is very limited, a further large accumula-
tion of specie at the Bank of England is expected.
A further advance has taken place in the English
Stock Market to-day, and a moderate amount of
business has been done. Several purchases both on.
speculation and for investment are recorded, which,
together with the favourable progress of monetary
and political affairs, and the firmer tone of the Paris
Bourse fully account for the prevailing buoyancy.
The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities have
also been in request. Consols have risen to 97i
for money and account, and 97 for June. The
tendency is still in the direction of an advance.
The New Threes are firm at 96 I, the Reduced at
96 and Long Annuities at Exchequer Bills
are 335. to 345. premium ; ditto Bonds, 100 i 101 ;
India ditto, 18s. to 20s. The India Loan Deben-
tureshave improved to 100, ditto Scrip to 100 f,
but Bank Stock was rather flat at 220 to 222.
Foreign stocks are moderatively active, and
Prices rather higher. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98/
ex div., and the 4 per Cents. nominal ; Chilian
6 per Cents , 1031 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20i ;
Peruvian 4i per Cents., 82± ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
67i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 ; Russian 4i
per Cents., 1011 2 ; Spanish New Deferred, 261 ;
and Venezuela 4/ per Cents., 34i 35.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi-
can 3 per Cents., 20± ; Peruvian 41 per Cents.,
81 83 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 '
per Cents., 451 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110
112 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 101 102 ; Spanish 3 per
Cents., 444 ; and Ditto New Deferred, 26i /.
There has been very little business reported
to-day in the Railway Share Market, but a
further upward tendency is observable in several
of the leading lines. Eastern Counties and South
Wales have improved ss. Caledonian, Great
Northern, Great Western, and Midland, 10s.
North-Western, 15s. ; and Lancashire and York-
shire, it. Edinburgh and Glasgow, So u th-
Western, North British, and Noah-Eastern
(Berwick), declined 10s. The Foreign and
Colonial line, have exhibited little variation of im-
portance. Northern of France have declined about
109, ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Great Western of
Canada, and East Indian brought about previous
rates.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show
little
or no variation from former quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE . , u. OCK.
(Hroni the Official List:l
tta ilt stook 222 201
3 .
Per ,Amt. Reduced Annuities 9si 6i 6
IsTueer
.Lent Consols Annuities 97A
.v. per Cent. AnLien.,
Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860).... 911' 5i
61
6
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 14
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 18.}
India Loan Debentures lOO
v itto Scrip
4 'Dair ii,iuds, 4.1000
~,. Ditto, under 21000 2l p
voisols for Account ... .
ax.theqntr Bills, 2id. March. June.
-.1000

Sato.ll
Exchequer Bonds, 185 S, 3i per Cent....
04tto, 1159
l'R tCES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
°Milan Bonds, 6 per Cent 1034
Mexicans per Cent
Peruvian Bonds, 4,t, per Cent 82,1 4
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
Russian Bonds, 182'2, il St., b per Cent —
Ditto 46 per Cent. lOll 2
BD,nish Bokds 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
TatAibh Bonds, 6 par cent ..
Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London-
-1:1V0 (AAA), K.
Consols, money
Ditto, Account
Consols for Account, (June)