The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

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T\T TIK ET

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001AMEROTAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market ye=terday closA
with an animated feeling, and, compared with last
Week's rates, all descripfons were firm. The sales
were estimated at 9,000 bales, 1,000 of which we.re
taken for export, and a like number on speculation.
slight improvement took place in the Railway
Share Market, and prices advanced.
The public sales of indigo, at which 13,132
chests will be offered, commenced yesterday. As
will be seen by the following remarks contained in
the circular of Messrs. Jewsbury & Co., the news
from India has had an important influence upon
the market for this article. " The trade met at the
%lull time; 10 o'clock, to commence the sales, but
in consequence of the letters from India being
only recorded that morning, an adjournment till
12 o'clock was proposed and carr!ed in order to
give time for the leterA, are., to be read and
to receive instructions. At 12 o'clock the
sale commenced, under considerabl© excitement,
there being a large attendance of both home and
foreign buyers ; importers were vary firm, and
Bengal qualitties sold at an advance of 3d. to Gd.
pep lb. ; Kurpah, 3d. to 4d. per lb. advance, and
Madras par to 2d. per lb. advance on last May
rates. Importers have withdrawn freely to-day,
Which they will probably continue to do under the
present aspect of Indian affairs. 999 chests have
passed to-day, 600 of which were withdrawn, 155
bOught in, 244 sold. The following are the highest
and lowest prices: 241 Beng, al, 3s. 7d. to 'Ts. 6d. per lb
IQ4 Madras, 2s. 3d. to 3s. 9d. per lb. ; 36 Kurpab,
2s. 3d. to 4s. sd. per lb. ; 18 Calcutta Fig, ls. Gd.
ls. Bd. per lb. 600 withdrawn.
• There is rather more activity in the Silver Mar-
ket, preparations for the shipments on the 20th
being now in progress. 14 is estimated that the
account to be then dispatched will be about half a
Million sterling.
• There was no material alteration in the rates of
three months bills drawn on the Continent yester-
day afternoon.
- Considerable additions are being made to the
Stock of bullion at the Bank of England, nearly
all the late Australian arrivals being sold to the
authorities yesterday, about 130,0001. was taken
there, and it is expected that the remainder of the
Supply recently brought from Australia will be
Biradarly appropriated.
_ _

At the meeting of the Union Bank of London,
held to-day, a dividend of 5 per cent., and a bonus
of 74 per cent., was declared for the last six months,
which, with the dividend and bonus paid in Jan.
last, amount to 20 per cent., clear of income-tax,
for the year ; and they have added 21 per cent. on
th© paid-up capital to the reserved fund. An un-
appropriated sum also remains of 20,351/. 19s. 9d.
to be carried to profit and loss new account, for
rebate, and a further sum of 1,226/. 12s. 6d. to
(Undivided profit. It was resolved to hold a half-
yearly meeting in every year to present the accounts
of the preceding six months.
A meeting of the London and Westminster Bank
'was also held to-day, at which a dividend was de •
Oared of six per cent. per annum, and also a bonus
•Of SIX per cent. upon the capital. A sum of 9781.
63. 7d. was added to the surplus fund, which, with
interest, amounts to 154,7281. 6s. 71 . .

A further decline has taken place in the market
for English Stocks, and the tendency is still very
lulfavOurable. There is a strong disposition to
speculate for a fallowing to the Indian disturbances;
and the satisfactory prospects of the harvest and of
the money market have no counteracting influence.
Consols have been 911 and 911 I for money ;
while for the account they have been 92i f, and
91 The present quotations are 911 and 91
respectively. Tie New Threes are 911 92, and
the Reduced also. Bank Stock is 213 to 215.
India Bonds are naturally very depressed, being
20s. to Bs. discount. Exchequer Bonds are 9818.
Foreign Stocks are dull, but generally steady.
Turkish are of course flatter, but, all things con-
sidered, they are tolerably well supported. The 6
per Cents. have been 94i g, and they are now
.34i 95 ; ditto 4 per Cents. are 1021 I. Mexican
3 per Cents., 22 ; and Dutch 2A per Cents., 64 f.
2
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mezi..tn,
22 ; Peruvian, 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54
156; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 5i ; Russian 5
Per Cents., 109 111; ditto 4i per Cents., 9G 98 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ;
ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 5i 6.
• 1,„"_1:1; very limited business, has been done in the
-"'IWAY Share Mai ket, and the few transactions
entered into have, in most instances, had reference
to. the settlement of the account. A downward
tendency in prices has taken place. Great Western
have declined about 5s ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
58.; South-Western, 10s. ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 10s. ; and South-Eastern about ss.
The French lines are very flat. Paris and Lyons,
Northern of France, and Eastern of France having
receded fully to 1 per cent. Colonial lines have also
exhibited a downward tendency. East Indian 55.-,
and Grand Trunk of Canada 10s., lower.
Mining Shares are inactive and at quite nominal
Values. Cobre Copper have receded about 11., viz.,
to 49.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show a Plight reduction in price. London and
Westminster have declined 55., Ottoman Bank
about ss.

In the Miscellaneous Shares, no transactions of
importance have taken place. Royal Mail Steam
have declined to 58k, 591.

B ItITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
t (From the Official List;)
Business done.
BA* Stock
3 per • ....nt. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent Console Annuities - 1
Wig tias
v,w 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 1i i 4
Lew 24 per Cent. Annuities
,ng Annuities, expire stt, Jan. 1860— 2}
Is "k 'loLds, 41nuts
'ditto, ander £lOOO 8 d 20
Co sols ?or A cennan „ .. . 928 i li B
DrLto for Opening 9li 2
Exchequer Bile, 24d:
Simi
S i4O par
Bra al ........ 1 4 p
•
Ditto Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent .....
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Mexican 3 per Cent 22{
Sp nifh Roads, 3 per Cont.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per , en'
Sp •Tuf4). committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5l
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cant...
Ditto Account 95 4i 4
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in Lonecn.
D itch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 64 i

7IIREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Consols for account, Aug. 6 9li