The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-17 00:00:00

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T) EOAPg•

AND
COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
lv:th a very quiet aspect, and prices remained un-
altered from last week' currency. The sales were
7)000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export
41101 on speculation. The Railway Share Market was
611, and the transactions were moderate, at a
alight decline on Tuesday's values. _ .

It is expected that the Ripon, which will leave'
Southampton. for India and China early next week,
will take out a comparatively small amount of
aPecie, viz., about 600,0001. The advices just re-
ceived from India announce an important decline
iq the Bombay exchange, and if a similar movement
bas taken place in Calcutta there is reason to believe
that the monthly exports will sensibly diminish.
At present,' therefore, the inquiry for that metal is
ihnited, and prices continue flat. A portion of the
American dollars recently received has been sold at
Old. per ounce, and the bars by the Atrato have
realised 61id. per ounce standard. Very few pur-
chases are being made on the Continent, but occa-
lionally small amounts are received. The. Albion,
from Boulogne yesterday, brought about 18,0001.
The West Indian steamer which leaves to-day
Will take out 12,7931. and 10,0001. in silver.
The following resolution, passed by the directors
of the Great Northern Railway Company, has been
Posted at the Stock Exchange :—" That henceforth
deeds of transfer will be allowed to be registered
for any amount not less than 10s. of any of this
company's stocks, and that all transfers outstanding
at this date will b 3 registered irrespective of
amount." - -

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under
18b7.. 1856.
Great Western
£32,899 £32,773
North-Western
South-Western
•tirighton
YLidland
South-Eastern ~... 24,508 25,023
Great Northern . 23,235 22,937
J-fancashire and Yorkshire 27,257 25,084
.Laucashire and Carlisle 7,553 7,296
.sast Lancashire 7,245 7,148
Zristol and Exeter 7,237 7,413
)banter and Holyhead - 7,182
Ma nchester, Sheffield, and Line 3111 11,672 10,555
North London
North Staffard
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,777 4,222
South Devon -
West Hartlepool
Edinburgh and Glasgow
kottish North-Eastern 3,824 3,694
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada
The' Bank of England, as anticipated, have made
40 alteration in the terms of discount. In Lom-
bard-street the demand is active, and full rates are
current.

At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
,Bank Stock, held at the Bank of England
to-day, there was dividend of •5i per cent.
agreed to, the profits during the six months
being 775,660/. The Rest amounted to 3,840,625/.,
and after this distribution it would remain at
3)040, 210/. _ _

The limited business transacted in Public Seen-
lities has not occasioned any variation in values,
'nit the market appears steady, not withstanding
the Bears seem encouraged by the less favourable
state of the Money Markets on the Continent.
Speculation, however, is very quiet, and the
14vestments of the public are very unimportant.
Consols have been 908 # for money, and 903/4 if for
October 14. They are now 903/4 and 91:18 respec•
Lively. Exchequer Bills are 7s. discount, and the
Bonds 983/4 India Bondi under 1,0001. were 225.
discount, and India Stock is quoted 210.
Very few transactions have taken place in the
Foreign Stock market, but the quotations generally
remain firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95i., and
the 4 per Cents. are nominally steady. Russian 5
per Cents. are 109 ; Ditto 43/4 per Cents., 98# ; and
uutch 4 per Cents., 100.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mex;-
lan, 21k ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 79 80 ;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per
Cents., 109 111 ; dirt 4h per, Cents., 97 99 ;
Spanish 3
,per Cents., 40 40 ; ditto Deferred,
251 8 ; ditto Certificates, 61 6 ; ditto Passive, 516.
The Railway Share Market this morning opened
at about yesterday's quotation?, but subsequently
rather more firmness has been apparent. Caledo-
nians have improved fully 21., Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee 65., South-Western 55., and South
Devon ss. ; Eastern Counties, 7s. 6d. ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire 4, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Great Western and North-Eastern
(Berwick) each declined about ss. The French lines
we're steady. Paris and Lyons, Eastern of France,
Northern of France, and Western of France realised
about former rates; Great Luxembourg and. Dutch
Rhenish were a shade firmer. The Colonial Lines
Were inactive. East Indian advanced about ss. to
108., and Grand Trunk and Great Western of
Canada were steady.
Mining Shares were fiat. Sortridge Consols
Were dealt in at 1i 2, and Alfred Console declined
to 13k.

Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares are
rather firmer. Bank of Egypt, Loudon Joint
Stock, and Ottoman baying Elightly improyed.

In the Miscellaneous Shares there is no varia.
tion of impoitance to'note. Australian Agrieul
tural have declined about 53-.

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I arriSll FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official List;)
Business done.
8 Por Cent. Consols Annuities 9oiiiiaii
India Stock
14., '6oildes .C.l,lit
Ditto, under £lOOO 22 d
dank Stock for Account ' 2lB 17 18
uqi KOl,l for 1 co.on-,. , •
Exchequer 13111 e, 20.
.tilituu
. -.500
8 gall,. 046 61.111 ,
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, :i4 per Cent 9B,
Ditto, 1i59 ...