The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-31 00:00:00

MONEY K t.
id A A. T

AND

CONMETtOTAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Accounts from Liverpool menthol' that the Cot-
ton Market on Saturday closed firmly, and prices
of all descriptions were unchanged. The sales
amounted to 10,000 bales. The Railway Share
Market closed with a very quiet appearance, and
prices were at a slight decline.
An improved bu-iness is now being transacted in
the textile manufacturing districts of the North of
England, notwithstanding the inactive markets in
Australia and India. During last week, a good
demand for most descriptions of goods was ex-
perieoc- ditiMaucl ester, L soils, L,ic ister, Notting-
ham, Halifax and Bradford, and the manufacturers
seem confident of a further improvement, despite
the big t prices of cotton and wool.
°wing to the preparations in progress for Friday
heat the 4th of the month, when as usual a large
mass of commercial bills become due, the demand for
'honey is increasing but althouja the full rate of
02 per cent, is now exacted except for the very
ht descriptions of paper, there is an absence of
Pressure, the supply of available capital still being
very large. The terms allowed by the Joint
Stuck ' eat thliainnent for deposits on call
Prevent any scarcity, and thus, except at
Periods when large payments have to be made, the
bill broke:s are very glad to transact business a
fraclion below the Bank rate. During the la-t few
(14.Y8 the settlements at the Stock Exchange have
augmented the inquiry, but owing to the recent
Investments of the public and the numerous divi-
dends in course of distribution, loans are Dego-
ei4hle at 4i to 51 per cont. on Government
Securities. The last Bank return is generally
considered to present most encouraging features,
411 the advices from Australia lead to the impres-
sion that the influx of gold from that colony is
likely to be fully maintained. Several vessels with
large remittances of gold are now on the way, in-
cluding the Norfolk, the Red 'Jaoket, the True
Briton, the Anglo-Saxon, and the Montmorency,
and some of these must ngv be near at hand,
having left Victoria early in July. The Indus
On Friday next is not expected to take out more
than 70,000/., and notwithstanding the Eastern
exchanges appear firm, the m irket for silva-r is
I:,erY. flat. If this drain undergoes any permanent
diminution, the extensive imports from Amt.rica
and Australia will cause a steady a:cutnulation of
the precious metals in Threadueetile-street, pro
vlded no new demand for gold is created.
On Saturday ab.nit 8,0001. in gold. was sold to
the Bank of England.
Last week the imports of gold and silver amounted
10 about 1,006,8111,, and the exports to 250,167/.
The advice 3 from New York report increased
6,,rciabess in the exchange on London, and we may
therefore calculate upon a continuance of specie
shipments from that side. Speculative securities
at the latest date were rathsr depressed.
About 310,000/. has been received by the steamer
La, Plata.

At the half-yearly meeting of the British Tele-
graph Company to-day a divid3nd (afcer paying the
Preference holders) at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annum was declared upon the capital of 231,0801.
The accounts of the two companies showed a joint
profit of 15,312/. Tae report was adopted. a
There is buoyant market for Public Securities,
and sYmptoms of recovery alter the recent decline
are now apparent. The transactions to-clay have
ot been very large, but in addition to a few pur-
chases by the Bears, who have become timid,
the public have continued tloir investments.
The Indian news having been fully digested, now
fails to exert so important an influence, and some
are inclined to form sanguine expectations from the
events recorded by t;ae Overland Ma 1. The fur-
tiler &cline in the price of wh-.at this mornin:,r,
'viz.) about 3s. per qua tee, also tends to strengthen
the market. Consols have been 9,)g- 2- for m )ney
and 90/ for aceount. Tiley are now 94: and
90 relp•eively, while for the o_lt. account the
Price is about 91 to 901. Toe New Three per Cents.
are
1i;
; the Reduced 94 911 ; and Exciequer
:7 Bills are 4s. to 3s. discount. Bank Stock is 210
to 27 and ditto for account, 210 E to 212.
Stoe
V y
few bargains have taken place in Foreign
'
90
Turkish 6 .per Cents. have improved to
t ; Dutch 6 per Cents. 971 ; Grenada New
'etlve, 22i ; Buenos Ayres, 85 ; and Peruvian 3
ver Cents. are 53g.The •
following are the nominal prices of Foreign
oa°eks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 ;
1811) 22 221 ; Portuguese 3 per Cell's., 441 45.'1 ;
~..erlivian 4i per Cents., —; ditto 3 per Cents.,
Russian 5 per Cents., 112 114 ; ditto 4!,-
1:, Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40 ;
51tt° New Deferred, 25* 25a ; ditto Certificates,
; ditto Passive, 51 61.
a The Railway Share Market has been rather active
with one or two exceptions prices have . ended
ilnd
Pwardsas e R t rn Counties, Great Western, North
•
'I, tern, South Western, and North S .afford ad-
E-11:°e'l 55. Caledonian, East Anglian, and North
tth ,te t 11, York, 103. Brighton recedel about 55.,
South Eastern, 1/. In the Foreign under-
Alegi
price,s are quite nominal, and the Colonial
te inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada improved
and Great Western of Canada reduced 55., and
'st Indian about ss.
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i6ing Shares are quiet. Cobre Copper are at 46.
Q:Joint-Stock Bank Shares are flat. Bank of
11dull advanced 10s. ; London and County, Sc. ;
r;e of Australia were steady.
of the Miscellaneous undertakings no business
nomportance was transacted, and prices are
quit© nominal

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/I UNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY
(Prom the Official List;) d
1138.41, 0,. BUF Ir. ers ere •
8 „ .0,1450.,
a Per 00At. t\e‘tuced Annuitib. ....
1,4 el.. e'en Uorwoil ~ nraiiieE 9oi i t 1 il i
w 3
L., , , Per Cent. Annuities 9l} g
;)i.; Annuities, expire stt Jan. 1660... 21,
India' 't. Yeats expire sth April, 1885 lt)A• 1-16
I, , '. °cis.
15 d
ink St kc 4,
so. oe for Account
zz., , ~. ...co it!• .., •413 ii,
... tiOI
--Lquer Rills, 2td.,
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.. 3 4 d
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2 4 d
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b•renequer tiondA 1856, 3i per Cent - -
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,o, i 309
ir PRICES OF :FO_TIEIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
...r. -I.
, ' z'lan r, per Cent. . ...
.""s ,3rres Bonds, 6 per Gent. B5 1 .”,,
urenada New Active, 2,} per Cent.
Pet -
Ditto Account ... .............................. .s':
Sardinian duu4s, 5 per Cent. .......... ~,„ 894
SA Kith3o4as, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cur,
Ditto Account
nrkiela Bonds, C per cent --
Dltto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
butch Lx •iiangc, q per Gen:;., 12 Guilders --
Do, 4 per Cent, Certificates
2-Hithfi; O'CLOCK.
Console, money
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Consols for account, September 9