The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday presented a very firm appear-
ance, and values again tended upwards. The sales
were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of which were
taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market
closed quietly, and quotations were without any
material alteration.

Subjoined are the particulars of the shipments of
silver by the Indus, which will leave to-morrow for
India, China, &o. :-..

Ceylon (gold)
Madras (gold)
Calcutta (silver)
Penang (silver)
Singapore (silver)
Hong Kong (silver)
Shanghai (silver)
Manilla (dollars)
Alexandria .

£513 0 0
533 5 6
167,067 16 9
600 0 0
265 0 0
3,225 0 0
10,680 0 0
2,900 0 0
1,900 0 0

Total £187,684 2 3
These supplies of silver being for the most part
obtained from the Continent fully account for the
recent remittances of gold across the Channel. The
amounts withdrawn from the Bank for that pur-
pose have not been very extensive, but the gold
received from Australia by the Donald McKay has
been bought for France, and the movement having
become larger than for a long time pait, it is attr ,ct-
ing notice as an unfavourable feature in the
progress of monetary affairs. Considering, how-
ever, that several ships are overdue from Australia
with important remittance*, and that, moreover,
supplias'are likely to come forward from the United
States,"little doubt can be entertained respecting
the maintenance of the bullion in the BAtik of
.England at a high point for some time to come.
The present scale of exports to the Continent and
the East can only absorb a limited proportion of
our aggregate imports.
The Continental Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
►ere rather firmer.
Later intelligence from Australia, which is
anxiously awaited by the commercial community,
will be received in a few days, the steamer Columbian
havingarrived at Suez from Melbourne, with 47,874
ounces of gold, valued at 191,4961. The Marseilles
portions of the mails are expected here about Mon-
day next. They will probably inform us of the
effect produced by the arrival out of the account
of the commercial crisis in this oountry.

The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine and
Electric Telegraph Company was held this day—
Sir J. Carmichael, Bart., in the chair. From the
report it appeared that the receipts of the half-year
had much increased through the Belgian cable, and
that the total earnings for the past year were
23,8481. l(. 11d. The line being now continued
to Malta, the Indian messages come thence to
Paris en the wires of the company. A dividend of
8 per cent. per annum out of the available balance
of 3,6931., for the half-year, was declared.
A." further retrograde movement has taken place
in the English Stock Market to-day, and although
there is very little doing, the tendency is further
to recede. The decline which took place in the
French Funds yesterday has had an unfavourable
effect, and the closing prices of Consols this
afternoon will probably depend in some mea-
sure upon the nature of the telagraphio ad-
vices from the Bourse. Attention is now
engrossed by the liquidation of the monthly account.
Consols have declined to 96i for money and 96/
for -the April account. They are now a shade
firmer, being 96i and 96l 97. respectively. The
New Three per Cents. are marked 961 to 971,
and. also the Reduced. Exchequer Bills are 395.
to 425. premium, and the Bonds 100 f. Bank
Stock is 226.

In the Foreign Securities a rather limited busi-
ness has been transacted, and prices still continue
heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1014 102; ditto
4 per Cents., 1044 ; Brazilian 4} per Cents., 100 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 109 ; ditto 4b per Cents.,
99f.; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911 ; Spanish 3
per Cents. 445 ; Venezuela 4i per Cents., 334 ;
and Dutch 4 per Cents., 1001.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred B mds, 5/ 6; ; Mexi-
Mtn, 23 to 201 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents, 80 to 81 ;
Ditto 3 per Cents., 56 to 57 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 454 to 465 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110
to 111; Ditto 4i per Cents., —to —; Spanish
3 per Cents., 441 to 442 ; Ditto New Deferred.
261. to 261.
A limited business has been reported this morn-
ing in the Railway Share Market, but an improve-
ment of about I -to 4 per cent. may he noticed on ton
several of the principal lines. Blighton, Lanca- 20
•hire, and Yorkshire advanced ss. North-Western, in
Midland, Norfolk, and North-Eastern (Berwick),
105. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and Great
Westerns declined 55., and South-Easterns, 1/.
The Foreign lines are inactive and at lower
Values. Paris and Lyons have declined 10s.,
and Northern of France 105. In the Co-
lonial lines a slight improvement has taken
place. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced
15s: ; Great Western of Canada, Great Indian
Peninsula, and Geelong and Melbourne, ss. Cape
Town and Dock were dealt in at I premium, and
Punjaub premium.
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are p
dealt in to a very limited extent. London Joint- 11
Stock have improved 55., and Electric Telegraph
declined ss.

1111111116111 FINDS TAU DIY AT ONE (YCLOUK.
(From the Official List.)
Business done.
"tank Stock 226
er toont. Reduced Annuities
3 per cent Consols .s. nnuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 96i 7i
C.n_sols for Account
96
Exchequer Bills, 24u
£lOOO
39 p
£5OO 42 39 p
Small . .
Ditto Advertised 39 3E p
Exchequer 000th., 1555, 36 per Cent —
I)itto, 1859
IItICES 07 FOREIGN FUNDS Al ONE O'CJLOGI „
itraxuan 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1852, 4. per Cent.
Ittinsian Bonds, 1822, i. St., 5 per Cent lO9
Ditto, 4. per Cent. ' Wi
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
knenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.
Xtexicau .i per Cent
201 }
'Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent.........
Ditto Account
DMA, Passive 6i
Sardinian Bongs, 5 per Cont.
SD bleb -44.15, .-I per L;ent.
Ditto Account
Turidto, ',mu.. per ..ent - ' -
Ditto Account
Ditv, Guaranteed. . t.er Cent. 101 k
Ivneznelit Bonds, 4i per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the Above payable in London.
Dutch Etc, anew, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilaers
Do, 4 per Cent. Certificates
T Wu o'cLouh,.
Consols, money
Ditto, Account
Alessols for Account, (April)