The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

NONE V MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I Bhr.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly, but heavily, and prices of Americans were
about fd. per lb. dearer. Brazilian and Egyptian
were also id. and Surat id. per lb. dearer. The
sales were 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken
for export. The Railway Share Market was dull,
and closed with an easy aspect. Accounts from
Nottingham state the lace trade is very quiet, but
some large orders had been received from Canada
and the German markets, BO that increased
activity was anticipated. During the last few
days there has been rather a better demand
for hosiery at Leicester, and business is increasing.
The letters from Bradford are encouraging. There
has been a good demand for most descriptions of
goods, at full rates.
The Mincing-lane markets, which re-opened on
Tuesday, after the Christmas holidays, have been
moderately active during the week, and in the
event of money becoming easier there is reason
to believe that an active speculative business
will take place. Sugar has been supported,
at an advance of 6d. to ls. per cwt. ;
but during the last day or two the demand has
rather slackened. Coffee is firm, and plantation has
risen 6d. to ls. per cwt. Tea has beeu quiet,
without any alteration in prices. Rice has been
In request at previous values, and numerous trans-
actions have taken place in cocoa. Spices have
been rather dull. Cochineal is cheaper ; and salt-
petre has been quiet. Tallow has advanced.

Notwithstanding the unhappy fate of Redpath
and Robson, forgeries connected with public secu-
rities continue to be discovered. A person who
operated in stocks and shares outside the Stock
Bxchange, but who was not a member of that in-
stitution, as erroneously stated in the Times this
morning, has absconded, and a warrant has been
issued for his apprehension, for forging a power of
attorney for 5501. Consols. Besides this, he has
obtained an advance for 2,0001. on 400 forged Peel
River Shares. The members of the Stock
Exchange are much annoyed at it having
been stated that the party who had com-
mitted this fraud was a member of the " House."
Much surprise has been occasioned in the City at
the Bank of England authorities having raised the
r►te for advances on Consols to 6i per cent. This
is considered to indicate that the money market is
not in such a favourable condition as many sup
posed. There is now an active demand for accom-
modation, and 5i per cent. is charged for the nego-
tiation of the best bills.

Tho Bank of France Return is generally consi-
dered favourable.

At the commencement of business this morning
the Funds were heavy, and the dealings limited.
Since then a slight decline has occurred owing to
the announcement made at the Bank. Consols for
money have declined from 93Z. 94k to 93:1 for
money, and from 94i to 94f, sellers, for the
account. The New Three per Cents, were 94i
and the Reduced 94} I. Bank Stock is 216 to
218. Exchequer Bills are ls. to 4s. premium. The
Bonds are 98i 99.
The Foreign Stock Market exhibits a very in-
active appearance, and prices have shown a down-
ward tendency, which has been still further in-
creased by the announcement of the advance of
lihe rate of interest on loans on stock by the Bank
of England, Russian 41 per Cents. are quoted
90 to s6k, Turkish 6 per Cents. 951 and the
A per Cents. Guaranteed 1031. Dutch 2/ per
Cents. 644 641, and the 4 per Cent. Certificates
Fa f•
rho following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi-
can, 211 i; Peruvian, 771 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 41 ; ditto Deferred,
P3l 44 ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive,
114 6.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that the
market for American Securities continues active.
'During the past week there have been some con-
leiderable purchases of State stocks for investment ;
and in railway bonds also there has been more
business.

Redeemable. Per Cent.
!United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...103 105
United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 105
STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds)
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk
Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45
Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds 16 18
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 81 83
Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 84
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 100
RAILROAD BONDS. 20
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, 20
not Convertible 1875... 86 87 20i
Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 82 84 206
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds .. 1860...100 101 100
Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid...., , 16i 17i1, 100
Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... too
Do. do. do. ........ 1869... 94 95
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 91 93 20
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
20
Convertible 1883.., 80 82 20
20
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 86i 87i
10
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862..., 79 81 10
N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
20
Fund 1875.,.85 87
Panama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 90
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864... 90 92 10
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 88 89 20
There has been a very dull market for Railway
1E0!
shares, and in most of the chief lines a decline of a
to per cent, has taken place. Eastern Counties, 6
Midland, and Great Western are ss. lower ; Great
Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North 20
20
Western, and South Western 10s. each, and !00
Brighton 1/. In the French, Dutch, and Belgian
10
lines quotations are quite nominal, no business 20
having been transacted. Great Western of Canada 20
declined ss. 10
to
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 1°
also at slightly reduced values. 20

... 78 80
... 89 91
-100 101

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)

sank Stock
4
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
941 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities s
94 is}i 4
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities
Loin Annuities, expire stb Jan. 1860.• 2 15.16
Ditto 30 Tears, expire 10th Oet., 18.59 21 i
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 2 9.16 x d
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 1-16
india Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO par
Oesksois for Account ..... .. 94; }
Sxchequer Bills, 2:d.
£l000
t5OO 4
%all 4 5 p
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cont. ........••
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Mexican 3 per Cent _
oil Ditto Account
Russian Bonds, 17Q2, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 4 iper Cent. 961 i z d
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Il'l!kith Bonds, 6 per cent 951
.yitto Account 9s.iiii
Ditto
.Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Lo Account lO3l i
tlit.ct ElNAdenda on the above payable in Lona°
Ditlo 4xchanges 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders 64i x
Per Cent-Certificates . . 97i 1 8
e"TN(A. THREE O'CLOCK.
Ditto ' —'°neY
Itecnunt (Februaty 5)...
94e i
EIT1IN"

- M
SIVE ,
sAT,s, m.p - ,OIEERY of PLATE AT COLONEL LIND-
h Yesterda •
throng out te div, y information was circulated
a daring and he of the metropolitan police, of
dence of Colonel •de robbery of plate from the resi-
street, Grosvenor-squatirdesaY' M.P., 47, Upper Brook-
ELECTION Or STORict.
Ittrm FOR ST. PANCRAS WORK-
MOUSE.---Yesterday, at
ityanh,ethmeeting of St. Pancras
Vestry, Mr. Richard
lebone Workhouse was electecle late
master of St. Mary-
St.Th, to the etorekeepership of
Pancras Workhouse.
it.
it numbers were, at the
close of the ballot—Mr.
24 ; Mr. Clothier,
23 ; Mr. J. Arcber, 8 ; Mr. J. ;.1)1
RinosENTATioN Or BANDON. Jackson, 1.
Cork Reporter
understands that Mr. Francis Tho
Cauonbury-park, London, has been TorcitMackreth, of
d to become
a candidate for the representation of this borough
Mackreth was one of the late directors of theCor.k Manrci
Bandon Railway.