The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-12 00:00:00

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CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The accounts received from the various manufac-
turing districts represent that during tt e past week
the demand for summer goods has slightly increased,
more particularly at Leeds where light fabrics
suitable for summer wear have been actively dealt
in. The Easter holidays, however, have interfered
with the regular course of business. At Halifax,
the unseasonable change in the weather has checked
the sale of worsted goods ; there has also been
a considerable falling off in he sale of piece goods.
In wools and yarns there has been very little busi-
ness transacted, and at the public sale of wools of
Messrs. Cheeseborough and Sons the prices realised
were fully as high as expected. At Leicester there
is little activity to notice in the hosiery trade. A
few shipping orders have been given out, but there
is a great scarcity of orders for the American, and
the demand for home consumption still continues
inactive. Business at Not inglaam has been dull,
and the chief demand has been for home
use. A thorough revival of activity in the lace
trade is not anticipated for some time to
come. At Birmingham aff►ire in the iron dis-
tricts have assumed a rather more settled aspect.
The demand for the American and East Indian
markets, however, continues very inactive. There
is little improvement at the iron foundries of the
district, and a considerable number of the opera-
tives still continue out of employment. In the
lighter branches rather more activity prevail, but
the button trade remains depressed ; and the
colliers of the neighbourhood have all returned
to their work at the reduced scale of wages.
The hardware trades at Wolverhampton con-
tune very heavy, and the saddlers' ironmongery
trade at Walsall has not been in so inactive a state
for many years. Business at Manchester has been
Very dull, and the advance in prices obtained
during the earlier part of the week was entirely
lost. In yarns, however, for export there was a
fair demand chiefly for the German markets. The
home trade in yarns, however, has not been active.
The Liverpool Cotton market on Saturdday
closed heavily, and prices of all descriptions were
without any material alteration. The sales were
estimated at 6,000 bales, 1,500 of which were
taken by the speculators. In the Railway Share
Market there was less animation, and quotations
were unchanged.

In Lombard-street the demand for money con-
tinues moderate, and the payment of the April
dividends seems to have increased the available
supplies for commercial purposes. Every facility,
so far as accommodation; is concerned, is offered to
the mercantile community ; but while trade in the
colonies, the United States, and on the continent re-
mains so depressed, no improvement can be expected
here. The traffic returns from the various railways
still denote the extreme inactivity of business, and
the same conclusive evidence is afforded in France.
As the summer approaches, however, some revival
ill ay be experienced, for the news from the India
markets is more favourable, while in some of the
States of America encouraging symptoms are also
manifested. Large supplies of Australian g )1d are
coming forward, and some of th_ na are now over-
due ; these will assist in keeping the money market
in an easy state, and insure a large stock of
bullion in the Bank vaults.
A favourable impression has been caused by the
advises received this morning from America, which
give the exchange on London at the advanced quce
Cation of about 108. This is still about 14 per cent.
itgainst England, but as the tendency was upwards,
it is concluded that the exports of gold from this
country will be limited.
Very little business is doing in silver, and the
quotations are almost nominal. Bars are ss. 11d.
per oz. standard, and ss. per oz. for dollars.
In the English Stock Market to-day the
transactions have continued on a limited scale, but
the prices appear steady in the absence of un-
faVourable operations. Until the announcement
of the Budget no revival of business can be ex-
pfbc:ted, and in thA meautinle "Mk
heavy. The only security in w e y
buoyancy is India Loan Debentures and which d
fo
ad-
vanced to 991 and 100. Therl 1. de uifonnsolsr
tbrtiransier have been 964 g ; and for account,
961 4. They are now 96,i 4 and 96i respectively.
The New 3 per Cents. are 951 f, and also the
Reduced, while the New 24 per Cents. are 804 I.
Bank Stock is 220, and India ditto 2204 ; Ex-
chequer Bills are 38s. to 40s. premium, and India
Bonds 181. to 225, premium.
A. limited business has been transacted in the
Foreign Stock Market, but the prices are firm.
Turkish 6 per cents. are marked 974 ex-dividend,
and the 4 per cents. are 1.04. Russian 4i per cents.
are 1001 Spanish 3 per cents. 43g. Mexican,
191 4, and Buenos Ayres, 79. EquaJor Land
Warrants, are 24.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi-
can, 191 20} ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 81 83 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., 55 7 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 44
Per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43i 444;
ditto New Deferred, 24.
A limited amount of business has been transacted
today in the Railway Share Market, and the
Variations_ in prices have not been important.
Lancashire and Yorkshire and Caledonian have
improved about ss. ; and North-Western and
South Wales, 10s. ; Eastern Counties, Midland,
North-Eastern (Berwick), and Great Western, de-
clined ss. ; and South-Western, 10s. to 15s. ;
13righton, North-British, and South-Eastern are at
previous rates.

In the Foreign and Colonial lines the dealings
have been very small. Antwerp and Rotterdam
bnproved about it, and Dutch Rhenish, Great
Luxembourg, and Bahia and San Francisco were
at former quotations. East Indian have improved
10s., and Great Western of Canada about ss.
Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Indian Penin-
sula are at steady quotations.
Mines, Banks, and miscellaneous shares are at
almost nominal quotations. London Onartered of
Australia have improved 10s. ; Union of Aus-
tralia 55. ; London and Westminster declined ss.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOtiii.
(From the Officsal List;)
Business done
te.at Stook . 220
1 $7,. , eat. Reduced Anunittoe
5
b,,ta evr ,:ent 'Ammon; Annsities
1; ' per Cent. Annuities 9i
evir 2i per Cent. Annuities
I"ja Stock ' ll-16
220 h
India Loan Debentures 994
Ditto Scrip
4 i i
Iglu ,luude 99
, £lOOO
n NU). under £lOOO zl 18 p
'4oLsole for Account
QlOOO . . 2id. March. June.
.....
at? c ...... ...................................
3----G 135
35
Exchequer 13.04.8-4 iii",- 'a . /................ 6 X 100 i
Ditto. 1859 • 4,,, -4 per Cent .l„,
101
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Braila= 5 per Cent.
...
pei:•6zi;i:
ktnenos Ayres Bonds,
Ditto Account ...... .
ktladOr New Consolidated ... ..........----• ..

-- .......... . .... .. -:.
iirttoPro;isional Land Warrant ........ 2i Ate:lean 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ... ... 191
DDitto,
Atteiian Ronde, 1A22, t, St., 5 per Cont..—
Ditto, 4. per Cent.
S ‘O.l •somd., 6 per 'Ant. ... —
Ditto Account,
t`lcittisti 'sonde, h p.r cent . —
tlittio Guaranteed, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Account lOl

Dividends on the above payable In London.
TWO O'CLO( K.
Ditto,
Consols money 96
AecoUnt96

TIR BRIGHTON EXPRESS.—The 5 o'clock down express
tpey rain from London to Brighton now performs the jour
of 50 miles 49 chains.in one hour and ten minutes.
is The time is kept to a minute, and the motion of the train
easy in the extreme No stoppage whatever is made
the London and Brighton. That (together with
jeae excellent condition of the rails and carriages) is the
rtt of this expo,li'i iu4 trav,Tiog. There is not the
east hurry-.
GHAT Noherrving.—llerepatli.
f RTHERN RAILWAY.—Mr. Walter Leith.
artQetly the superintendent of the Great Northern, has
Thi! Withdrew
secretary in the room a Mr. Mowatt.
ellange has induced, we understand, Mr. Denim
his resignatioe.—llerapaa.