The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMT&E,CI "iL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
was a moderate demand at fully Monday's cur-
rency. The sales were 5,000 bales, 2,000 of which
were taken for export. In the Railway Share
Market yesterday afternoon Bristol and Exeter
were dealt in at 91A ; Caledonian, 371, , 1, and
North Eastern Berwick., 231.
The silver market continues in a very quiet state,
pending further aclvicea from India and China, but
the quotations are tolerably steady. The current
prices of bullion are :—Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz.
standard ; doubloons, Spanish, 78s. per oz. ;
ditto, South American, 7Gs. Gd. per oz. ; United
States' gold coin, 765. 2d. per oz. ; bar silver, ss.
id. per oz. standard ; and five-franc pieces,
4s. 1.14 d. per oz. Moderate purchases are still
made on the Continent, but the remittances of
gold from this side in payment are not very im-
portant. A fair proportion of the weekly supplies
of Californian gold is now taken into the Bank,
and yesterday about 70,0001. of the quantity re-
ceived by the Arabia on Monday was added to
stock of the precious metals in Threadneedle-street.
The Directors of the Canada Land Company
have issued a satisfactory statement of their affairs
from the Ist January to the 29th May last. From
this it appears that during this period 30,613 acres
have been leased and sold in the colony, against
5,742 acres at the corresponding period of last year.
The particulars of leaseholds converted into free-
holds is equally encouraging, and the result is an
increase in the receipts of 10,8381., compared with
those of 1856.
There is temporarily rather more activity in the
general demand for discounts, which, in the ab-
sence of increased animation in trade on specula-
tive business, can only be ascribed to the revenue
collections. These are generally made with greater
vigour at this period of the year, when the divi-
dend payments are approaching, and in the pre-
sent sensitive condition of the Money market the
effect of any increased pressure is at once apparent.
Full rates are, consequently, exacted by the bill-
brokers and others, but many are still confident of
another decline in the value of money, and to-
morrow a great deal of anxiety Will no doubt be
shown to ascertain the result of the Bank " par-
lour" meeting, although at present no immediate
alteration is anticipated.
The City of Washington, from the United States,
brings about 22,513/. in specie.
The market for public stocks remains in the
same dull state which has characterised it fur
some days past, and there is really no feature re-
quiring special comment. The public refrain from
investing, although the Reduced at their present
price are cheap, and speculation, at this advanced
period of the account is completely at a stand.
Consuls have been 931- 1 all the morning,"and for
the opirning they are officially marked 932. The
New 3 per Cents. are 92k to 93, and the Reduced
92k 93. Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount, and
India Bonds under 1,0001., is. discount.
In Foreign Stocks the dealings are very limited.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are marked 96, and the Four
per Cents. remain at nominal prices. Spanish 3
per Cents. are 42 to 421, Russian 5 per Cents. 110,
Equador New Consolidated 14, and Dutch 4 per
Cents. 972.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 ; Mexican,
224 3 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 79 ; ditto 3 per
Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 47 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 41 per Cents.,
--; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 21; ditto Deferred,
25i G ; ditto Certificates, 62 ; ditto Passive, 5 6.
An extremely limited business has been done in
Railway Shares, but in one or two instances a
slight improvement has taken place. Bristol and
Exeter, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
South-Eastern advanced 55., and Great Northern
and Great Western, 10s.. Caledonian have de-
clined 55.., and North-Western and North-Eastern
York 10s. The French Canadian and East Indian
lines were moderately dealt in, at yesterday's rates.

Minings were neglected, no 'business having been
reported in them.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares were very inactive.
Ottoman Bank, South Australia, and Union of
London, brought previous prices.
The Miscellaneous Shares show no variation in
prices.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official Listi)
Business done.
3 per Ccnt. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 2f
India. Bonds, £lOOO
Ditto, under £lOOO 7 d
Consols for Account,
Ditto for Opening 93i
Etenequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO 4 d
i:500

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?RIMS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador New Consolidated l4
Itusnan Bonds, 1622, t St., 5 per Cent llO
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Turkish Bonds, ti per cent
Ditto Account O6
ot,Sdencis on tt'a above London.
Dutch Es.3llange, 2 per Cenl., 12 Guilders
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates . 97i
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account