The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
steadily, and prices were at a slight improvement.
The sales were about 2,000 bales. The Railway
Share Market closed with a steady appearance, and
prices were fully maintained.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
the 2d inst., is not so satisfactory as could be de-
sired, for although there is a slight increase in the
bullion, the reserve, and the public, as well as the
private deposit, an augmentation in the other
Securities is exhibited. This alteration is to be ex-
plained by the preparations for the 4th of the
month. On the whole, the var'ous items present
little feature of importance, but the next one
will, no doubt, be awaited with interest, because
it wilt show the effect of the commercial paym6nts,
and also tare liquidation of the 2,000,000/. Exche-
quer Bonds due yesterday. At present the imme-
diate cause which led the Bank to suspend its loan
Operations is not ascertained, but future returns
Will no doubt prove that it was advisable for the
directors to husband their resource 4. The princi-
pal items and the changes they exhibit aro as sub-
joined

Active Circulation
Decrease
Bullion
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills ` 755.370
Increase .. . 30 315
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Increase
The Riga Railway Company have issued a ❑ew
prospectus. The term of the concession is stated
to be for '75 years, with a guarantee of 4l per cent.
per annum, and a sinking fund. The line, it is
estimated, will cost about 1,343,000/. The shares
are to be reduced from 1001. (their original amount)
to 201., and on these 201. shares M. 10s. will be
required to be paid, which will be redeemable at
par out of the sinking fund at stated intervals. All
crown lands are to be given free of expense ; and
as it is to pass through a commercial district, the
prospects regarding its success are likely tJ impart
confidence to the shareholders.

The official return of the exports of the precious
metals from the port of London for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :

Gold Coin ... Belgium ... 180 Ozq.
„ Boulogne ... 4,080 Ozi.
... Hamburg ... 100 Ozi. & 3,8501.

Silver Coin Hamburg ... 800 Om.
„ Bonllgne ... 800 Ozs.
„ ... Belgium ... 800 Ozs.

The Funds opened with a very buoyant appear-
ance in consequence of large purchases. The Go-
vernment broker bought a further amount of Ex-
chequer Bills, viz., about 30,0001., awl this naturally
tended to support the market. There has since
been rather less firmness owing to a few of the
operators having realised their profits after the
advance, which has affected the values to the
extent of per cent., but they are still very strong,
with an upward tendency. Consols for transfer
have been 93;1 1, 931 1, and 93i '1!. For the ac-
count they have been 941- and 941 Their
present value is about 931, 94, and 941 respec-
tively. The New Threes are 921 ; the Re-
duced 92 ; the 5 per Cents. 1141 ; the June
Exchequer Bills 2s. discount to par, and the
Bonds 9811 4.
-
Foreign Securities have remained firm, and busi-
ness is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. have ruled steady
641 1, and the 4 per Cents. Guaranteed have been
dealt in at 1001 ; Spanish Deferred Bonds are
251 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; Dutch 2 i per Cents.,
651 ; ditto 4 per Cents. 971 ; Mexican Bonds,
_ ;
South American Securities were at nominal
prices.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stooks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexic
23i ; Peruvian, 77 78; do. 3 per ; Cents., 51 55 ;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 oei
Cents., 104 106 ; Do. 41 per Cents. 95 97 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 *; ditto Deferred, 25 ;
ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6.

In the Railway Share Market prices have ruled
steady, and the business done has been unimpor-
tant. Caledonian and South-Eastern improved 108 ;
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, ss. ; and Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 1/. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
and Midland declined about ss. ; and North-West-
ern, lOs. The Foreign and Colonial undert +kings
were very quiet. Grand Trunk of Canada rose 1/. , but
the other lines exhibited no change in value.
Mining Shares were inactive. Condurrow brought
163.
For Joint-Stock Bank Shares there was a mode-
!ate inquiry, and yesterday's rates were in most
instances realised.

Tie
Misc.ellaneous undertakings were very quiet.
Netherlands Land, London General Omnibus Com-
pany, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, brought
Previous values.

lIRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(From the 011imal List:)
vE?nk Stock
211
it; 13
Per tient. Reduced A.nuuities
.1 per Cent- Consols Annßities 93giWi
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i 1 t
8 Per Cent. Annuities ll4:'
Loa:: Annuities, expire stt. .tau, 186 u
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 3-16
ildis Sends. 130911
Ditto, under £lOOO 4 d
Consols for Account ... .. 941 i i
Exchequer Bills, 2 tel. March. I Juno.
£1000
£5OO
Small.-- I ••••• •
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Mexican :3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Spanikh Bolds, 3 per Cent.
Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Cen .
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 61#/
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent .. ................
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .........
.Ditto Account
1031
~1 wends 0,, the above %wawa In Langan.
Dutch Exchange, %. per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 653/4-
Ditto 4 por Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOC E.
Consols, money 93i 4
Ditto for account

• 911,- 4

DEATH OP REEVES, THE VOCALIST.—The New York
correspondent of the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
(April 18). givesthefellowing :—" Poer Reeves, the tenor
singer, who was with the Pyne and Harrison troupe re-
cently, died on Saturday, the ilibinst., o f dropsy, leaving a
wifeand three children entirely destitute. He was a
brother of the celebrated Sons Reeves, the English
vocalist."—Era of this day.
THE METROPOLIS ROADS.--Yesterday the Commis-
sioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads north of the
Thames held a public meeting at their office, No. 22,
"for the purpose of letting by auction,
to the best bidders, for the term of one year from the
Ist of July next inclusive, the toll payable during such
Year at the gates and bars upon and by the side of the
several roads in the district." The commissioners
Present were Mr. Lambert Jones (chairman), and
Messrs. Pownal, Kempshead, Questin, Bitlihed, and
There was a numerous attendance of lessees
connected with the metropolis and all parts of the
country, among whom, it will be seen, there was no
competition fur the several roads, except for the Edgware
and the City-roads, the latter having gone up 3001. beyond
what it fetched at the sale last year. The tolls put up,
and the prices they were offered at, which prices were
what they produced last year, were as follows :—The
toile at the Kensington, Brentford, and Islewortb-roads.
at 14,950/. The tolls arising from the upper division of
the Tyburn and Uxbridge-reads, and the lower division of
the Uxbridge-road, at 9,210/.; do., arming from the llar-
row
i.e arid liampstead•roade, at 4,834/. 134. 4d. The tolls
ct the upper and lower districts of the Stamford-hill-
ra4o;dist:,gand of the Green lanes ditto, at 8,0101. The tells
from the Hackney and Lea-bridge roads, at
,°°o/- The tolls arising from the New North road, at
01. ; ;
and those from the Marylebone and Finchley-
"ds, at 1,550/. Neither of the above tolls were let or
sold for the year. The tolls arieing"from the Kilburn
JunEdgvvare roads, which were let for the year ending
ae 30, 1857, at 3,3401., were knocked down for
~1- ; and those arising from the City-read, which
ere let for the clear yearly rent, ending June 30, at
2.5601.,e,.. realised 2,8401. The former were purchased by
T, Taylor, and the latter by Mr. Bolton.