The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-16 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets,
during the past few days, have exhibited little ani-
mation. The decrease for most of the leading arti-
cles having been extremely limited, and holders
not being particularly desirous of pressing sales at
present rates. For tea there has been a very mode-
rate enquiry, and at private sale common congou
realised 12i to ln per lb. cash. Sugar
has been exceedingly quiet, and in the
Refined Market scarcely any business of
importance has been reported either for home use
or for exportation. There were very few inquiries
for coffee, and no alteration can be quoted in Plan-
tation Ceylon. For fruit there has been a moderate
demand, and the few lots of currants bought in at
public sale last week have since been sold at full
prices. Raisins continue at steady quotations.
Saltpetre is dull, as also rice and rum. The de-
mand for tallow has rather fallen off, and prices are
lower. P.Y. C. on the spot and all the month, 555. ;
April to June, 535. ; and last three months, 525.
per cwt. Town tallow is quoted 535. 6d. per cwt.
net cash.

Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all
descriptions continued to decline. The sales
amounted to 4,000 bales. The Railway Share
Market' presented a very quiet appearance, and
only a limited business was transacted, at about
previous quotations.
In the silver market business is dull, and bars
are now quoted ss. lid. per oz. standard. The
dollars by the last West Indian packet have been
fixed at ss. per oz. The Dolphin arrived yesterday
from Antwerp with about 40,0001. in silver.
The meeting of the creditors of Messrs.
Walton and Sons, shipbrokers, &e., was held
yesterday, and the accounts showed the total lia-
bilities to be 80,0001., of which, however, only
40,8471. are expected to prove claims upon the
estate, and the assets 7,9001. After some lengthy
discussion it was resolved to adjourn for a fortnight
in order that an investigation into the affairs of
the firm might be made.
Money continues in limited request, and owing
to the superabundant supply, the terms remain
without alteration. They range from 21 per cent.,
and the result is that the applications at the Bank
of England are very unimportant.
The Queen Margaret has arrived from China with
683,300 lbs. of tea.
The Teviot, which has conveyed the heavy por-
tion of the Australian mails, has 192,3791. in specie
on board.
The Colonial Government geologist, Mr. Selwyn,
in visiting the property of the Port-Phillip Com-
pany at Clines, states as follows :—" I have exam-
ined all the principal quartz reefs and cru9hing
establishments in the Northern and Western gold
fields ; and the Port-Phillip and Colonial and
Clones Company's mine is the only one I have
seen of which it would be possible to say that it
leaves little to be desired, either as regards the
system of working the mine, or the general arrange-
ments and management of the machinery. It
in fact, the only well-conducted mining establish-
ment I have seen in Victoria."
There was a special meeting to-day of the Gene-
ral
Iron Screw Collier Company when the resolu-
tion for a winding up of the company was put and
orrried unanimously.
The annual meeting of the Van Dieman's Land
Company was held to-day, when a report was pre-
sented, which stated that the annual rental of
lands now amounted to 2,8661., and that arrange-
ments
would soon be made for further sales. There
vas no dividend proposed, and the report was
adopted.

The market for English Stocks has been firmer
to-day, but there is no increase of business, and the
quotations consequently show very little alteration.
Speculation is still very much restricted, but a
better tone prevails, and in the eveat of political
units making satisfactory progress, some return
:tat animation may be soon expected. Consols
• for transfer have been 96-i f, and for account
96 They are now 901 i," and 961 97 respec-
tively. The New 2i per Cents. are marked 801 to L
311 i, and India Stock has been specially transferred
at 220 to 223. The March Exchequer Bills are 38s.
to 42e. premium.
In the Foreign Stock Market a moderate amount 11
,of business has been transacted, and prices have L
not fluctuated to any considerable extent. Turkish 1.1
46 per Cents. are 102 ; ditto 4 per Cents, 1031 ;
:Brazilian 5 per Cents., 104 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per
Vients., 79i 80k; ditto Deferred, 171 ; Peruvian 3
Ter Cents. 56i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i ;
,Itussian 4i per Cents., 1001 ; Sardinian 5 per
"Cents., 91; Spanish New Deferred, 26f ; Dutch lE
2i per Cents., 651 ; and ditto 4 per Cents. 101.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
S Locks :—Grenada Deferred, 5161 ; Mexican, 19k 11
20f ; Peruvian 4f per Cents., 80k 81f ; ditto 3 per
C ents., 56 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ;
'.ussian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents.,
9'9 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44 441.
Avery limited business has been transacted in 1(
th e Railway Share Market this morning, and iu
in oat instanees a further slight decline may be re- /
p zted. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great
V tresterns, North Westerns, and Midlands, each !,
ri ceded about 55., and Great Northern, North
10 astern (Berwick), and Vale of Ninth, 10s. The
E oreign and Colonial lines are dealt in to a limited
et :tent, and show little variation from pre- -
"fa .ous rates. Great Western of Canada de- _
,cilined 55., and East Indian improved ss. 1
Mining Shares have been exceedingly dull. Par
• 04msols are dealt in at 19k ex div. ; United Mexi-
',
n at 4 ; and Santiago de Cuba at 2121.

For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
tit 9re was a very limited inquiry. London Chartered
of. Australia improved about 55., and London and
Co unty brought previous quotations. London
Ga neral Omnibus Company and National Discount
Ca mpany were at previous quotations, awl Penin-
au, Lax. and Oriental Steam improved about 10s.

•IM ITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official List:)

_
Business does.
3 P er Cent. Consols Annuities 961 i ini
Net v 24 per Cent. Annuities
Ind is Stock
led is Bonds, £lOOO
I )itto, under £lOOO 25 9
Cke sols for Account
I Liu:3llBqm Bills, 2td. March. June.
£lOOO
46500 ., .-. 3B 42 p 1
Brasil .. _. . ..
..
42 38 p I 38 42
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
, E 1 =WM 5 per Cent.
Re enos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 7g 804
Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. . -
P 1 .ruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account sf 4
. Pi rtuguese Bonds, 5 per Cont., Con. 1841 --.
Ditto 18b3, 3 per Cent 4'
IP isaian Bonds, 1E22, LI St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 4} per Cent. lOOl
114 •dinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
fillo tnish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
'AI) itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
T‘s rktsh Bonds, 6 per cent lOl
. Ditto Account lO2 1i
Ditto Guaranteed, -: par Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
301 Ltela Excl,ange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 6:i
...Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates • lOl
.21±ttEE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Consols for Account, (April 8)

SOUTH KENSIIiCITON Mustum.—During the week
In ding the 13tb of March the visitors have been as I
;follows :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free .
oil ys, 2,894 ; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings,
700 ; on the three students' days (admission to the
14 'bile, 6d., 770 ; one student's evening, Wednesday, 3:
31496 ; total, 8,679.
AUBTRALLIN CONTRACTS.—Each succeeding mail from
01W Australian colonies continues to bring large orders
Ir. im these dependencies for iron rails and pipes :or
le a rlous purposes. Another is reported, on the present
occasion, from Viotoria. An existing contract with the
tr inth Australian Government, for the supply of water 1
Wipes, to the amount of some 80,0001. or 90,000/. sterling,
i U now being carried out litre with month,
by
shipment of about 600 or 800 tons per month, notwith-
standing the combined disadvantages of the late pro-
) onged strike in the iron districts, and difficulty of
(obtaining continuous tonnaire for such large quantities 1
"dead weights,"--Mining Journal of March 13. 11

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