The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

ONLY MARKET

AND
COMIVIRRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocs.

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all
descrip'ions were without any material alteration.
The sale 3 were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,000 of
which were taken by the exporters. The Railway
Share Market closed quietly, and prices were at a
slight decline.

The Colonial Produce Markets have opened with
a steady appearance, and for some of the principal
articles a good demand exists. For tea there is a
fair inquiry, and sugar is also in request both for
home use and exportation. The market for tallow
is thus commented upon by Messrs. Smith and
Charles's circular, dated last evening :
"The Tallow Market, which in the course of last
week declined to 524 6d for delivery in April, opened
this morning with firrnue4,, it being found that the
prompts to day of the tallow given off on April
contracts were met with punctuality in almost every
case. Higher prices were asked, and 531 6 1 was ',lid
for all April early in the day. On change a further con.
siderahle upward moiement was exhibited, and 549 6d
Was given for the same period. Toe market remained
firm in ail positions to the close, leavin7 off—Spot and
all April, 54s 6 1 ; April and June. 53s 3d to 534 6d ;
October and December, 534 6d 'o 534 9:1 ; tallow oil,
87s; do. elaine, 484 61; town tall)w, 534 3d nett cash."
Accounts from New York, per steamer Europa,
contain very little commercial intelligence of im-
portance. The demand for money continued active,
but as there was a good supply the rates remained
Without alteration.
The shares of the Russian railway scheme are
still called to 1 prem., but up to the present
time it may be questioned whether any legiti-
mate business has taken place. The undertaking is
unpopular, and prejudice against Russia willmilitate
against the exertions made by Mi!ssrs. Baring. With it
the exception of speculators few would embark in st.
such a gigantic enterprise, which is to be completed St 6
2
in 19 years, and then with a prospect of yielding 10
very inadequate profits. Judging from the opinions 12.
entertained of the scheme, there is little proba- 25
bility of the attempt to raise the required capital 25
at present-being successful. st.
10
The general demand for discount accommodation 10
continues quiet, and in some instances the best
bills are negotiated at 6# per cent. It is not su St.
P- st.
posed, however, that the aspect of the market has 50
permanently changed, although further restrictions 12
are by no means apprehended. With further ar- 25
rivals of gold, and large supplies are expected, the 5
favourable tendency may he still further developed, 20
but the Bank Directors will hesitate before they St.
reverse their policy, owing to the numerous de 50
-
mands upon their resources, which, although tem- St.
porarily abated, may at any time revive with all
their previous intensity.
There is very little animation in the English
Stock Market, the speculators and the investing
public both operating with great caution. Al-
though the Money Market is rather easier, the
Bears evince no symptoms of uneasiness, and in
the absence of purchases prices remain almost sta-
tionary. Consols have been 921 to 93 for money,
and 931 4 for account. The New 3 per Cents.
have been active at 912 to 92, and the Reduced at
9111 I. The _New 2i per Cents. are marked 77.
Bank Stock is 212 to 213, and India Stock 220.
The March Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. discount,
and the June ditto 4s. to 2s. discount.
For Foreign Stocks there is a quiet market, and
previous quotations are . generally maintained.
Cents,Turkish
100.
6 iper Cents. are being flat, and the 4 per
Spanish 3 per Cents. have been dealt
i
Nnea_t 251" 4. Peruvian per Cents, 77. Equador
wConsolidated 14i and Brazilian 4,! per
Cents. 99.
The following are the nominalrices of Foreign
Stocks :—p
Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi 'an
23g ; Peruvi 5
an per Cents., 77 79 ; do. 3 per
Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents.,
96 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41-1 2 ; ditto Deferred,
25ii ; ditto Certificates, 6# ditto Passive, 5i 6.
Very little business has been done in Railway
abates, and with one or two exceptions prices have
undergone but little var!a.tion. Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee, Midland and Vale of Neath declined
about 55., and Bristol and Exeter, 11. The Foreign
ani Colonial lines have been at reduced values.
Northern of France declined 10s. ; Paris and
Lyons, 11. ; Southern of France, 15s. ; and Eastern
of Prance, 11. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; and
Great Western of Canada, 59.
Mining Shares are at nominal values, the only
business reported being in Par Consols at 221.
For Joint Stock Bank Shares there was little in li
-
cluirY. London awl Westminster improved 55.,
and Western Bank of London 15s.
20
The Miscellaneous' undertakings are inactive, at 20
about previous rates. 17

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —TH IS DAY.
(.From the Official List:)
Bank Stook Business dote.
...................... ....... 213 12
3 per Cent. Reduced A......
OR
OR .............. 913 3
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ... .. .... 924 3
......
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .................. i i
Now 2i per Cent. Annuities ... . 91 2 1 2
....
Lo.ne Annuities, expire Jan .......... 77
. 18tio.. . Ditto 30 Years,, expire sth April, 188 2 7-16 .5._ 12 7 15.16
India Stock ..............................
Wirt Bonds, .ClOOO ................ 0
•••• •• ......... 2
Ditto, 'under £lOOO..

St.
20
[OO
00

Con-olq'or ri--.‘int .•
.•
\ ............. .. , +
£lOOO
Etchequer Bills, lid... .. M 9arch. I June.
.261 d 1 4 2 d
2500 . • ................ 3 1 I
Small .. ...................... 2 p par I 5 d
Ditto tionds, IdsB, 34 per Cent.
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Amtean Bonds, 5 per Cent.
trazilian 6 per Cent.
• —
Ditto New, 1852, 4 per Cent. . 99
Ohillan Bonds, 6 per Cent 101:1,
tquadorNew Consolidated 144
ilexican 3 per Cent _
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent
' Ditto Account
77
anssian Bonds, 1822, 1.; St., 5 per Cont lO5
;ardsaii,
91
n BOris, 5 per Cent.
O'nllll Bonds, . per Cent. ..................
... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per ceir.
tiPanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6
ki j 1
TUrhil Bonds, 6 par cent _.
Ditto Account .... . 1 4 it
Ditto Guaranteed 4 por Cent.
004 4-
).r ot, w ramble n
ends on the above :aa it Lund, .
Relates, 44 per Cent...... 91f. 25c. ex 25f. 25c.
... 3
ex 25f. 25c.6 25
per Cent.

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Consols HIRER O'CLOCK.
money
,
93i
Ditto, Atcount (May 7)

MARKET NEWS.—(Phis oay .) 120
20

HAY MARKETS.
3/itlirii-rlELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover do.,
average s; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 91 per load.
„inn supply and a sluggish demand.
d 'llligEnLerzn. —Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 03; clover
es" 31 103 to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ Os per load.
Trade dull.
A WalyzonAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Oa : clover
an!' 31 58 to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os per lead.
...rade generally inactive.

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a COLONIAL. •
improvement has taken place in the demand

..cities, and &rather active business has been
4"e at fell -
rates. Common C n ou realises I.s. O4J. to is.
oid.
Per
lb,
o g
x4ll•—The
h,,t 411.—The market rules active, and a brisk demand
urge h or home use and for exportation is experienced.
week,quantities are advertised for public sale daring the
In tho and
refined market business has been active,
prices are fully supported.
Ilt°"itE.—Plantation and Native Ceylon are in good re-
ri.est at full rates, and the demand for other qualities rules
° i,k at,. in some instances, a slight advanoe in values.
4''lCE. The matket is very quiet; no alteration in prices
eau be reported.
h ItITX.-----The demand is inactive, and but little business
al been done •previous rates were barely maintained.
.m. . .Low.----Tite market has displayed more activity, and
rices have an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot,
CA to 51s 9.-1; May and June delivery, 533 ; and last
turee months, 53s 3d to 53s 6d per cwt. A large business
,4as been done in home melted at 54s per cwt.
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, ItoTAL FRRE HOSPITAL, fIRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—The num-
Dee
_, of' patients relieved at this hospital during the week
"ing April 11, 1857, is .1,966, of which 653 were new
caseit,
a SALE- OF Sr. JAMES'S THEATRE.—This afternoon the
213°ve pretty little theatre was put up to auction
Zueeraeber
b 1 Mr. Robins, the well-known auctioneer. A. great
of persons were present, amongst whom
many of the theatrical profession. The first
bidding was male by Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury-
lam' for and, after a spirited competition,
16,500/. Nvai offered, which was the highest bid ; but the
!leproperty was not sold, as Mr Robins said he had a re-
rve of 19,900/. fur the vendor, who aocAxiirgly
bought it in at that price.

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25 all
25 all

RAILWAYS.

1 Ambg. Nottng. Bost
& Eastn. Junc......
Belfast & Ballymem
Birmng. Wolverh. 6
Stour Va11ey.........
Birkenhd. Lancsb. d
Cheshire Junct......1
Blackburn .... ..... :. I

Blyth & Tyne origins,'
£25 (iss. at £45)....
it. 100 Bristol & Exeter
It. 100 Caledonian
t. 100 Chester dr Holyhead
i 0 all Cork and Bandon
O all Cork, Black. & Pass
0 all Cornwall
.0 all Do. A
0 8 Do. B
O 45 Dublin&BolfastJunc
5 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc
,t. 100 East Anglian ........
.0 all Eastern Counties....
it. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk
It. 100 Do., do. 8.. ....
5 83 Do. New A...
15 174 East Kent ..,.....
it. 100 East Lancashire .
0 all East SulTolk ......
0 4 Do.
It. 100 'Edinburgh do Glasgow
0 1 all
lEdinb. and Peebles._
't. 1100 Edinb.Prtli.&Dunde
I
0 all Forth and ClydeJunc.
;t. 100 Furness
it. 100 Glasgow &S. Western
0 all ,Great N. of Scotland
'. 100 'Great Northern ....,
:t. 1100 IDo. A. Stock ..,.,
't. ;100 1D0.,, B. Stock .....
it. 100 IGt. Sth.&West.(lre.
it. 1100 ;Great Western. .....
t. 1100 Do. Str.V.R gua.S,
2 ' all ,Irish South-Eastern
0 . all :Lancaster &Carlisle.
6i , 14! Do. , Thirds.... ...... .
6i 12 Do. New Thirds
St: 100 Lancash. & Yorkshir.
.6 I 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ...
- I I Do., Wst. Riding Un.
! all iDo. Southport......
all London & Blackwall
100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst.
100 London &N. Western
all Do. Fifths
all Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...C'
211 Do. Eighths
100 London & S. Western
all Lndndrry.&Coleraine
1 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 Yfanch.Shef.drLineln.
I 1. Metropolitan
1 Do. .1. L. Ricardo's
arrangement
100 Midland
100 !Do. Birming. & Derby
1 all Midland G. West.(lr.)
' all Do. 1 Shares .........
1 all Newcastle &Carlisle
! all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd
9 Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry, Warrenpoint
1 & Rostrevor
100 Norfolk.
I 31 Northn. Counties Un
100 North British
,100 North Devon, Rail. &
Dock Stock . .......
100 Do., A Stock
100 Do., B Stock
100 IN. astern Berwick
23i'Do. do. Extension
161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch
all IDo. Leeds
'lOO IDo. York
100 North L0nd0n......,,
31.1 IN. &S. Wstn., Hamp.
stead, and City Jn
171 North Staffordshire
all North Western
all N. &S. Westrn. June
100 Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
16 'Portsmouth
10 ' Rhymncy
100 "Scottish Central
100 'Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St
100 'Shropshire Union
4 'Sitingbourne &Sheer
all i South Devon ......
100 :South Eastern
O all Do. 41 per c. Shares
;t. 100 South Wales 1
O 17 8. Yorksh. River Dun
0 7 D 0........... .....
0 all IStaines,Wok.,&Wok
5 all Stockton & Darling
5 15 I Do. do., 1854
5 3 I Do. do., 1855
161 Stockton & Hartlepl
t. 100 i Taff Vale
t. 100 IDo. Pref., No. I__
5 22 IThames Hay. D. &R.
D all Vale of Neath
3 all iWaterfd. & Kilkenny
3 all ,WaterforddrLimerick
) all , West Cornwall
) all :West End of London
and Crystal Palace
i all Do. A
i all Do. B
I all West London
LO all Do. First Class
9 all Do. Second Class
.0 all , Wmblodon &Croydon

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26 27
49 51
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176 1861
75 75

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BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

0 all !Atlan. and St. Law.
9 Bombay, Baroda, and
Cen,lnd,guar. 5 p. e.
all :Do.
10A Buffalo & Lake
100-!Buff., Brut& Godch.
100 !6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72
I Do. do., 1 July, '73
100 I Do. do., 1 June, '741
2s. ICalcutta and S. East.
2s'4.ECentral Oude (Lim.)
lOs !Ceylon A shares
1 Do. B. do.
all Demerara
2s. Eastern Bengal
00 East Indian
15 Do. C Shares
all D 0.4 p e.Bnds.' '57
all Do. do. do., '59, do.

3 - ip

196 - 98
95 - 97
95 - 97

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1 -13 p

-- 4
107 - 109
11 -11 p

20 all Geelong sk Melbourne
guar. 5 per cent.
R. 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada
)0 all Do. 6p c. Deben
20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c
20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c
?03 all Gt. Westn. of Canada
!04 8 Do. New
)0 all Do. Bets. payable '57
)0 all Do. do., "76, p. '6O
r
all Do, do., '73, do
)0 all Do, do., '73, without
option
X) all Madras, guar. 44 p.c
all Do, do., 5 per c.
9 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten.
9 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c.
0 5 Do. 4th Ex., do.
9 ss. Oude (Limited)
0 5 iSciude, guar, 5 per C
0 all Do

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