The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
Accounts from Liverpool mention that the
Cotton Market yest.rday presented a very heavy
appearance, and prices of all descriptioi,s were un-
altered. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales,
1,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The
Railway Share Market closed quietly, and the quo-
tations slightly declined.
The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
tion for the four months, ending the 30th April,
have been published. From these it appears that
the total declared value of the exports from the
'United Kingdom for the above period was
3461,7231. against 38,813,337/. in the like period
of 1857, being a decrease of 5,851,6141. The de-
crease is perceptible in coals and culm, cotton
inanufacture4, earthenware, haberdashery and
hardwares and cutlery, linen manu-
factures, linen yarn, silk manufactures, thrown
Bilk, British spirits, sugar, sheep and lambs' wool,
Woollen manufactures, and woollen and worsted
Yarn.

The importation of the principal articles wore
larger in respect to coffee, corn, flour, guano, rice,
Cloves, pepper, and unrefined sugar ; but there is a
decrease in live animals, cocoa, raw cotton, dyeing
Stuffs, flax, fruit, provisions, raw silk, tallow, tea,
tobacco, wine, and sheep and lambs' wool.
The shipping accounts exhibit a slight increase in
the amount -of tonnage employed in the foreign
trade of the United Kingdom for the four months
58 regards the entries inwards, but there is a de-
crease in the clearances outwards.
In the coasting trade for the same period, com-
pared with that of the previous year, there is a de-
crease in the tonnage both in entries inwards and
olearairces outwards.
Small amounts of gold continue to flow into the
I€l,alc of England, which together with the sluggish
aelaand for money, and increasing resources of the
national establishment have revived the discussion
With respect to the possibility of a reduction in the
official terms of discount. The expectation of such
Inesure, however, is far from being general, not-
Withstanding the accumulation of notes and gold.
he current terms for accommodation range as low
21 par cent., but the average quotation is 21 per
cent.

From the report issued by the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada, it appears that the
directors will be prepared to declare a dividend at
the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, and to increase
the reserve fund to 16,5531. 21.
e The annual General meeting of the Oriental Gas
Ban any took place to-day ; Captain James
barber presiding. The report stated that gas
and
hidhting was at last introiuced in Calcutta, awhere
lanips were established in the principal streets,
a
co excited the wonder of the native?, who
ntinually resorted there. It was most painful
bto the directors to report that their engineers had
'ell all carried off by cholera, but subs quent ar-
rangements had been made fur extending the ad-
'antages of gas, which had progressed in spite of
the mutiny. The sum spent hitherto had been
stout 71,0001., and the remainder had been judi-
e:°llslyinvested at a high interest; so that the bene-
fit Could be (riven to the shareholders in the shape
ndividend on tl.e registered shares. Tuis was
'lei at 4 per cent. per annum, and was agreed to,
When the report was adopted, and a vote of thanks
Was passed to the directors.
In the market for Public Securities to-day there
418 not been much variation, the speculators bring
40W deterred from active dealing through the
l'lnXimity of settling day. The other departments
°f the "House" are eqUally quiet, and the brokers
complain of the general indisposition now evinced
to enter into operetions. At the same time, it must
bz remarked that the Funds, if they appear dull,
are nevertheless very firai, the daily fluctuation
rarely
exceeding per cent. Consols for transferate been ni ;77, and for the 3d prox., 98 ; they
now 97/ & for both, and 93 to 981 for July.
"e New Threes are 96s ; the Reduced, 96k Y ;
leheq
reuer Bills, 365. to 41s. prem. ; ditto Ad-
vertised, 20s. to 244.; India Bonds, 21s. to 225.
S
m•; ditto Loan Debentures, 100 ; and ditto
'rip, 100. Bank Stock was 220 to 222.
bean Foreign Securities very few transactions have
Ten recorded, and quo'ation3 continue
.steady.
0:„Ili311 6 per Cents, are 961 to 961, and the 4 per
16;;8'3 nominal ; Brazilian 5 per Ceuts. are 1011
Mexican 3 per Cents., 20i ; Peruvian 3
eebtse 651 ; Ru?siau 5 per Cents., 1121 ;
e"Cents 41 41 per Cents., ; French 3 per
3°) Of. 75c. ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 100 ; and
1.;)
an "ian Dollar Bonds, 69. The New Brazilian
is 1 to 14 premium.
II.: ell' few dealings were reported to-day in the
lit lwaY Share Market, and most of the leading
e 3 exhibited a further decline of about ,to per
brit''4. Great 'Western, North-Western, and North
ish declined 53. ; Edinburgh and Gies-
;"") South-Western, and Manchester, ShdEeld,
44 Lincoln, 10e. North-Eas'ern (Berwick), and
4:4 North-Eastern (York), improved ss. ; and
ilolitia-Eistern, 10s. The transactions in the
eteign and Colonial lines were unimportant.
Indian declined about 155., and Greet Wes
to
ell of Canada ss. Paris and Lyons, and Per-
-111_,.11e0 were at steady rates.
teuoint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have
len very quiet. Bank of British North America
414,
trimproved 10s. ; London Chartered of Aus-
In 53.; Union of Australia were a shade flatter.
or. the Miscellaneous Market, Peninsular and
lento' Steam declined to 802.

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-'llBll FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—. THIS DAY.
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,tut. Console Annuities 9B 7i i I I
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1441.4 Stook :
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ti.a Loan Debentures
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100
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111, 'ltICE SOF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
04alnan 5 per Cent.
lau Bonds, 6 per Cent
titiladorNew Consolidated l4i 'elieda,New Active, 24 per Cent. 2O
kßitto Deferred si
*is'4iCati .1 per Cent
1, Ditto Account
(s,l.4vian Bonds, 4i per Cent
Ditto
Account
uitto 3 per Cent.
b. ...
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It ,tto Account,
11-4ijas 111122 ESt 5 per Cent ll2
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Di llonls, 5 per Cent. .. ........
ki, l',o Account • 9 I
1),41) I.3x•ds. 3 per
, '.‘te New Deferred, 3 per (Jen'.
t.sbitt, Passive 7i
Ivillieh Cenunittee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4R
r'lo, Ronde, 6 per cent
tp.ltto Qua.ranteed, 4 par Cent.
V itt° Account
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Ts• '''t Bouds: 4i per Cent
1-)Itto A.-
374
bit ccounu
, t 4) Deferred, 2 per Cent .
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Dividends on the stove payable in London.
ertch b
~, Diq ~ntivs, 4i per Cent. _
akith''-',, Per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
bo-',l'cilahge,2per Cen:,., 12 Guilders
ter4 .0 Dor ent. Certificates
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7444.b011ar Bonds, 4,1 per Cent. 63
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b, ,1" 0P THE YACHT MISANDA.—A few days ago
44.211'6 Yacht, the Miranda, arrived in Southamptond
69 ~p't"rc a six ;mouths' cruise to the Canary
.IslarT.
bee,
"t and the United States of America.
about' 90 tons bnrtben and has a crew of nine
Ail'uY natives of the Isle of Wight and Sontbarntpc--
oß;ri• Gray undertook the voyage in searc of en
•h"911 BPecime d obtaine I a rare and }
beautiful
;15arlijd'il of !nsectZpanrtictilarly from the Canaries awl
Z." The Mirandaa reached Jamaica about the
,4trivee,L'ichich the American man-of-war. Sisquehana
``4'Gr L'u,ere with her crew struck down with yellow
148 •411 e Miranda's crew escaped the fever. Mr.
liltreeti are in a beautiful state of preservation.
hehtVei at Charleston, in South Carolina, and sent his,
ike °lza.from thence purposing to travel a thou Pan;
a -trl the United StAtea and then to come to England
auefor4-he,'ner- Ele full expected to reach this country
‘Oll b 1." or
18 Yacht but thY latter has arrived at SouthainP-
14trilese havinge made a splendid run of 4 000
'here 48 days, averaging about 160 miles a-day.
for,; la ority one insianc°knOwn of such a yacht per-
th -Tug a aim] e
Mirandad e during
44,t aar voyage as the has on
six
133Q4the. •

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