The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

IVIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 shr.

tett CITY, Two o'CLOox. 72
kaalteTra Join Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Yesterday closed with a hardening ten- 50.
at the extreme rates of last week. The sales 13
e.a•
tak 'Lunated at 5,000 bales, 750 of which were St.
nby the arket speCulators. The Railway Shaerse
25
25
Were at exhibited,. a buoyant aspect, but pm
Tile alight decline.
which public sales of foreign and colonial wool, St.t
ere o. lnmenced on the 26th ult., terminated last to
During the series which is the first this 20
1.8 ;327.2 bales have been disposed of, compr 0
lug is- 20
c,52 wk bales of Cape, 12,312 bales Port Philip, 10
'alt 'jai"
of Sydne &c. The progress and re- 50
A°l the sales y' •H• J• 25
klu
h. are thus reviewed by Mr. H. J. St
fore. g The attendance of both home and
-1 buyers 20
Prices was larger than usual, and although St.
Avetralan advance of about 21d. to 3d. on 825 t.
Capeiwal_ll3ae.r:lied at
Which was seance and 2d. per lb. on
25
ero uci, the reluctant manner in which biddings
20'
Part
tde evidently showed an unwillingness on 10
adr of buyers to establish so large an
Parkied v• After about one-third of the wool had t'.
Nater the hammer purchases were made with
getiot,.., caution, and, on the announcement of a tt.
gess, ciat election, which materially interrupts busi- 10
Rave nd for some time in the north, prices at once
Ike Way, Middling, low and washy sorts declined 't
st.
tillrlailkZulbe.) and good Clean flocks about ld. per St.
Y wool, being much in demand and in St.
.
deßeripTliantitY, hardly suffered so much as other 12
theses
the ;ens. Several parcels of Port-Philip wool po,
~""se a-iew Clip arrived in time to be included in 16
4e(11,,8-58 1 en the average the condition is deci-
free" Pod' Some superior Cape fleece wool, ig
other '13111•
burr, realised high prices, while 20
this
lich
r, of good quality but infested with tlli
'breat drawback, suffered accordingly. It is
toth ‘4l be desired that greater attention be paid 30
kept iPaukages, as very large quantities in the pre- 10
121
Deara 'ea Were so shapeless and unsightly in ay- st.
thE, rice as to really pre udice the sale of that which j 25
qaired2s
e°,atained. South American merinos were in-
and the little contained in the sales sold
.19
-East India and other low descriptions sold 10
lea-3') at prices rather higher than last Liverpool
It is
ig 00 Stated that the London and Eastern Bank-
ttahrrPeration is about to be dissolved. This
‘4ll,A,lshinent bas branches, viz., in Mark-lane,
alojall, and Westbourne-terrace, besides those at
'Sp Ca and Bombay. As dividends of 6 per cent.
a:eu Paid, the Corporation was supposed to pos-
.% velTfair business, and the circumstances which
not certainly
this result, which the shareholders
(ton". certainly anticipate, require explanation.
th eged that all engagements will be liquidated,
'Gelder accountant called in is of opinion that a
10,-00eoriable portion of the subscribed capital, viz.,
•, Will be realised for the proprietary.
eIY active demand prevails to-day for dis-
,Etrko.aeceronlodation, and the tightness of the
has led many to apprehend increased restric-
-11), tbet negotiation of mercantile paper, espe-
s;he drain of gold to the continent is so
toil ht 4-I.le Dunbar, from New South Wales, has
In 5000 ounces
valued at 20,0001.
'ere Was no alteration of importance, but in some
Tbelie ea a slight advance took place.
"as
meeting of the East; India Com-
P"as held this day ; R. D. Mangles, Esq.,
tao;. took the chair. Mr. Sims brought forward
104 for the abolition of the six clerks of the
v 4,ler of Control as an obstruction to the efficient
Nearnetit of India, and as an unnecessary ex-
'e t° the revenue. He said the President of
'ere °l.d of Control was the representative of the
t' tninent and had now the power to nominate
detectors to act with the Hon. East India
van.
110 3', who could form an independent body
ci2r, of Control. The question led to some
Tii"'"n, but was negatived.
e Market for English Securities is decidedly
irleorto-clay, although the improvement is not
th
t an A per cent. Au impression is prevalent
" China question will soon be settled, and
I. It
Purchases having been effected a better 1.
-"
is apparent, but it is not presumed that 2_
material recovery wid yet take place th_
e condition of the Money Market. Consols t
transferll have been 921 to 93 and 93k, and for
gd3.l and 931 Long Annuities are L,
2-1-. Exchequer Bills Is. discount to 4s. Izouc,
4o: the Bonds 983 and India ditto 2s prem. 100
tded" more than half a dozen bargains were re-
-100
e ICup to one o'clock in the Foreign Stock 20
t, and since then business has remained very 20
4 20
Turkish 6 per Cents., however, aro firm at hu
teh ; Russian 5 per Cents. are worth 1071, and
4 Per Cents. 98. Mexican Bonds have risen 2U
St.
thbeelit" being 24 to 24g. 20
Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
20
100
ice
from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the uu
th The terms of the treaty between Mexico
100
fo "United States, for a loan by the latter to St.
l'iner of 15,000,000 dols., at 4 per cent. inte- 20
orWete not made public yet ; but it was said that
.ho 14 Per cent. of the import duties had been as- 20
ttars: ,i°r the payment of the interest, and that the 100
cee; 'rea on American shipping were to be re- 10
jr? Per cent. From the loan, it was also said, 100
lolls 0 dols, were to be deducted for American
tr';,.a,cd 4,000,000 dols. were to go to pay off 2200
00 -141'441 Convention creditors, which would leave ?(-,1
'—°4lol t the dispo3al of the Mexican Govern- 20
tt.The state of the republic as egarclsher dome stis 20
totes
defeated
improving. General Parodi had corn- 20
20
,r 4 ciefeated and scattered the insurgents at __
,e,tari-, and taken their chiefs prisoners. Tam-
ut"'se had at length submitted to the Govern- 11
and the last news from all other parts of the 21
The were satisfactory.
?11°Iving are the nominal prices of Foreign. 2
.---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6& 7 ; Mexl-
- 2 41241 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto Three per
ttsa(:„ u 5 ° 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ;
99' per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 4 per Cents.,
Eery' Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 41k; ditto
‘re
'u, 24 251 ; Ditto Certificates, 6g. ; Ditto
Th, ig.
,ibe, Railway Share Market this morning has
N Led. a rather buoyant appearance, although
'tieek""iness transacted has not been extensive.t
tva;ls) however, in most cases have shown a slight
upon yesterday's closing rates. Lancashire
tut rflishire rose s
10 ; Midland, ss. ; Grand
er ic o Canada and Great Western of Canada
tatOd improved
rates, the former advanced it.,
„" latter about ss. Sambre and Meuse, 10s.
"ari43,.ali d Lyons and Northern of France were
•
e
4thin Shares a very limited business has
,i.tne.,tira.,..iisacgted. Great Wheal Alfred were at 161.
Jorilittaward at 5 Fortuna,
atik stock Bank ghares have ruled rather lower ;
don and
eat9'. -Australia receded 10s. ;
t• .
uteinster, ss.
(4). a.tralia, 10s.; Ottoman Bank, 10s. Lo
and Union
b!ttle the Miscellaneous undertakings there was very
indess transacted. Electric Telegraph were
Peninsular and Oriental Steam 68.

St.
50
St.
St.

St.
St.
st.
n

20
20
10
St.

St.
St.
25
20

elltn.ris
-, FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—
TBISM&Y.
(From the Offietal List:)
1 pero Cont. Consols Annuities 3
itZg Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 9225/sure done
/: ttowle: £lOOl. . _ Ctit„._tt,°, under 21000 2 p
'"Ji for Account
......
14ikeillelti" Bills. 2A.d.: ''''''
4p 1 d
Utz"?;.......... —.. ...... • .
,_.... . . ..
.. • . l4 p par
3)no isond-s, 1858,74.pe—r—Ce.a
.tto, 11359
98$ i
itijltlCEs 6i; . waiiaii. .................. DAY.
,A
ttea4._n
.3ePeer Cent
24 31 4fi 1 f I
Nr.„2'.° 4 ount
776
,1:C:1 ml Bonds, 4i per Cent
Diutro Zsllo3ndse,rsCcpTy Cent., Con. 1841
4—i-i
kt Ditto •1856, 3Pper Cent, 43i
lAliau Bonds, 1522, i St., 5 per Cent lO7.
1,, nine Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Di„,1"3411 Roads, 3 per Cent.
tto Account . • 4li
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'
stDk 251
*bltto Account
`‘rit.h Bonds, 6 per cent 97s
itto Account
87i i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
t t, ends on t sibmirti r tyabie in Lcliccn.
tench Renter, 4a per Cent. il 1-.)hititto 3 per Cent.
k .............. 71f. 70f 7OO. ex 25f. 25e.
ch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders
' Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 98,1
7.1fRg16 O'CLOCK.
1 Ditto, Account
Consols, money ........................... 93k
(April 8) ...

FOR

all Antwrp & Rotterdam
14 Ardennes
all Belgian East. Juuct.
16 Beziers to Graissessac
all Carmeaux&Toulouse
Coal Mines and Ry
12 Dutch Rhenish
all Eastern of France
all Do. New
2s, Euphrates Valley
18 Gt Central of France,
17 Great Luxembourg I
4 Italian Junction
all Lake Const. & Bale,
all Lierro and Turnhout
6 Lombardo-Venetian
all Lucca & Pist. sp. c. p .
all Lyons and Geneva
all Lyons & Mediterran.
all Maria Ante is
all Do. NeW
all Namur & Liege
all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref.
all Northern of France
all NorwegianTrnk. Pref
all Paris and Lyons
all Paris and Orleans.,
7 Reeife do San Fran,,
(Pernam.) g. 7 p. c
7i Rome and Frascati
all Royal Danish
all Royal Swedish
all Sambre and Meuse_
all Do. 5.:4 per cent. pref,
all Southern of Franco ,
all West Flanders

10 all Do. 54 per c. Pref .
20 all IW.&N.W. of France
20 6 Western of Austria._
20 all West. of SAAzerland
6 all Wiesbaden
6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof,
20 all Zealand