The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

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COMMERCJAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocs.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
611111 Y, but the demand was limit •cl. Prices were
without any material alteration. The sales were
estimated at 5,000 bales. The Railway Share
Market closed with a rather more active appear-
ance.) and there was a slight improvement in prices.
Another small mercantile failure was announced
cm 'Change yesterday afternoon. It was that of
14e8'81'n• Ashmore and Sons, engaged in the drug
and oil trade, and although their transacti,ms were
not very large, the liabilities are estimated at from
OAR to 50,0001.
Thy Bank of England return completed for the
week ending the Ist inst., is quite as unfavourable
43 was anticipated. The decline in the Lullion is
Important, but this movement was expected in
e3e2equence of the rapid influx of gold which lately
took place to the Continent. This movement, how-
ever, has now been arrested, and it is thought
that a portion of the anticipated supplies from
Australia will soon replace some of the deficiency.
The reserve of notes has been trenched upon and
there is an increase in the other securities of up-
wards of two millions owing to the preparations
which Were making at the date of the return for
the payments on the 4th of the month. The state-
nlent is consequently unsatisfactory, but there is
reason to believe that a better one will be published
next week. The principal items and the changes
they present are as subjoined :
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Active Circulation
• Increase . 328,585
Bullion
Decrease
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 766.489
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Seco -Lies
............... 18.217,524
Increase ........................... 2 165,969
Notes unemployed ....................... 5,229,400
........................... 695,185
Decrease
The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week ending Thurs-
day 'ast is as follows :I--
Gold Coin •••

Belgium ... 1,500 °rt.
Boulogne ... 520 „
Boulogne ... 36,500 ,
~ ~ ... Belgium ... 35,000
Silver Coin ... Boulogne ... 2,600 „

Bars ..

Although the demand for silver is quite free,
Prices have been maintained. Yesterday the bars
received by the last West India packet were sold
at ss. 2d. per ounce standard.
A. great deal of conversation has taken place on
the. Stock Exchange in consequence of an endeavour
that has been made by a Joint Stock Bank to get
back some money they have pa4d away on cheques
at the t. learing House by mistake, the party draw-
ing upon them having no assets.
The directors of the Great Western Railway
company have announced a dividend at the rate
of i per cent. per annum, and this has materially
Produced considerable deprestsion in the value of
the shares. For some days past a strong tendency
In a decline has been noticeable, but to-day a
further fall of from 4 to 5 per cent. has occurred.
The Market for English Securities has been very
quiet to-day, and rather less firm in consequence of
the unfavourable Bank' return. This has led to a
le'vr sales, but, generally speaking, the transactions
have been unimportant. The market will remain
in au uncertain state until the further intelligence
ne anxiously awaited from India shall arrive. Consols
wif9lll°l3ey have been 9011, andfor account soi The
,;_arket being heavy they declined about 1 per cent.
New Threes are 901 to 91, and the Reduced
90 2. Exchequer Bills have continued at 45. dis-
count to par, and the Bonds are 98g Bank
but
n
Stock is dull at 216.
Fre
Stocks have attracted very little atten-
tion, hilthey generally rule at lower prices.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 931 94, and
the 4 per Cents. to 99A- 2. Venezuela 4k per
Cents. were 32i ; and the New Deferred, 12 ;
Grenada New Active are 22 ; and the Deferred, si.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :•—Grenada Deferred Bonds. 6 61 ; MeKi;
22k ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. 80 82 ;. ditto 3 per
Cents. 54 56 ; Portuguese, 3 per Cents., 441
451 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto C.
per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 39140 k ;
ditto Deferred, —; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ;
ditto Passive, 51 6.

The Railway Share Market to-day has been
inactive, and but little business has been done,
except in Great Western shares, which, owing to
the sinalln,!ss of the dividend. announced, have de-
clined about 5 per cent., viz., to 551, 56, and WI.
The other lines are also at lower values. Caledonian,
and North Eastern Berwick have receded 159.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, South-
Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
Midland, 1/. Norfolk, 103. South-Eastern, ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been steady,

and there- is little variation to report in prices.
ast Indian have declined about 10s., Grand
Trunk of Canadl, Great Western of Canada, and
Great Indian Peninsula realise previous rates.
Mining Shares are inactive. Cubre Copper have
declined to 41i-
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show little variation in rates. English, Scottish,
and. Australian chartered have advanced ss.
Australian Agricultural declined 10s., and Electric
Telegraph improved 1/.

LLITISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY
(Iron) the Official List;)
Business dere.
nk Stock
3 ;Jr,. cent, Reduced Anutitlas
3 Per Pent `orsolg
_New, per Cent. Annuities 9l 901
uo, 9oi 4
Exchequer Bill ,

si, ,
4 d par
.••••
i,,,,
~
4 d par
It mall •
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, :.1 per Cent 9S A
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Grenada New Active, 2,} per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
urkith Bonds, 6 per cent.... —
Ditto Account .. 9:l
Ditto Guaranteed, I per Cent.
Ditto Account •• •
Venezuela Bonds, 4? per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 1. per Cent. . • I2A
Dividends on the above payable ‘-, n trn.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Cor gels money
Ccnsols account