The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Letters from L'verpool state that the Cotton
Idarkt.t yesterday closed with animation, and prics
of all descriptions were fully id. per lb. dearer.
good Egyptian were id. per lb. higher than last
-tre?k. The sates wore 12,000 bales, 1,000 of which
were taken 'for export and 2,000 on speculation.
The Railway Share Market continued very quiet,
and prices were a shade lower.
The advices received from Australia via Alexan-
dria, mention that upwards of a million sterling is
1/1W en route to this country, several ve,sels—in-
eluding the Indomitable, the Swiftsure, the Great
Britain, the Summer Cloud, the Lightning, and the
Sardinian—having left Victoria during May with
large amounts of gold on board. Our specie sup-
Plies are therefore likely to continue on a large
scale.. The Simla, which conveyed this intelligence
to Suez, had 40,0001. on freight. Money in Mel-
bourne was plentiful at the latest da'e, but the
reaeip's of gold, per escor, were smaller than at
the same time last year.
There is no alt3rarion to report in the general
condition of the silver market, but prices appear
very Erin. Business, however, is quiet, and
transactions are likely to be very limited until the
arrival of the Overland Mail.

About 12,0001. was withdrawn from the Balk o
tight:id yesterday.
The directors of tbe North Staffordshire Railway
Corn-any have issued a report in which a dividend
at the rate of 4 per Cent is proposed. After tbis
distribution tbero will remain a sum of 3,2431. 6s.
10 be carried forward.

Although the money market is certainly improv-
ing, and the Bank of England is presumed to be
gaining strength, it was not imagined that the
minimum would be reduced. to-d ; and when the
directors separated without announcing any altera-
VO9) there was consequently no disappointaajnt.
The demand for accommodation is not active, but
the commercial operations of the country give em-
ployment to a large amount of capital, and the die-
-I,3rount firms still find a good market for their means.
4/1 come cases paper is still negociated at 51 per
Gent

Increased heaviness has bean apparent in the Eng..
lisp Stock Market to-day, owing to renewed sales.
Business is generally quiet, but the uncertainty felt
relative to the probable tenor of the Indian news
depresses values, and speculators for a fall are
therefore encouraged to extend their operations.
Consols for money, in which there have been
Several bargains, have been at 9111 911 1 and
91 For the account the prices have been 91ii.
The New 3 per Cents, are 91 92, and the Re-
duced 91i I. India Stock is 215 to 216,
and Bank Stock 216. Exchequer Bills are
lower, viz., 7s. to 2s. discount, and the Bonds
98 India Bonds are 20s. discount.
the Foreign Market tha transactions have
be In limited, and prices are lower. Turkish 6 per
Cents, are 941 4, and the 4 per Cents. 1024.
Mexican are 224, Spanish 40 to 401, and. Chaim
per Cents 103: Dutch 4 per Cents. are 93 981.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
.13t°eks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mexican,
44 1; Peruvian, 80 2 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54
6; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 5i ; Russian 5
par Centg., 109 11 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 8 ;
I°Psuish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto Deferred, 251. ;
ditto Certificates, 51 ; ditto Passive, 51 6.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

Peat WeAtern £lBB7. 1856.
33.586 £30,733
North-Western
au% Western
arighton
killand
Bluth-Eastern 22,583 23 054
Caledonian 14.184 13.170
.9rpat, Northern
!...:ynoaslaire anzl Yorkshire 57,662 25.418
Cheater and Holyhead . 6 713 6,499
r,
,ster and Carlisle
ttclsu..ol and Exeter
zinerde,sltver,rBeneffi,!d And Linelln 11-268 9.829
North Staff n. 41 ester,
and d Wolver 4,744 3,925
8116 • 6,852
North Lona
2.647 - 2.377
Birkenhead 511
14.Ba;sttroretaieshp.oir.0-e; ***********************
73:800421 ..
26,786301
3,304 3,250
,;14.1.11bUgh and Gla.gove
‘," flow and South• Western
Dutch and
rgrattl(l Trunk
of Canada
airaolth,:cirnestern of Canada 10,032 5,197
8.379 9,858
of Prance
:The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
gain been numerous, but quotations have shown
'„l°lnlward tendency, a decline of about i per
It. having taken place in most of the principal
1111i.larea• Eastern. Counties declined ss. ; Caledonian,
13° th Western, Midland, and Nocth Eastern,
I "wick, 10s. ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
araPton,
158. ; and Great Northern and South-
caern, 1/. The French lines are fht, as also the
Canadian. Paris and Lyons receded 1/. to 1/. 10s. ;
tnd Grand Trunk of Canada, 1/. to 1/. ss. ; and
et Indian receded ss.
,Mining Shar s are flat. Wheal Trelawney are
'ci.) and Cobre Copper 45 to 46. '
Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive. Bank
of Australasia declinel U, and Bank of London
10e.

The Miscellaneous Market is dull. Australian
Agricultural have declined to 22. Crstal Palace
to 11. Peninsula and Oriental Steam were at
former rates.

tRITISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(From the Offictal List:)
IRMA Stook
3 per l:ent. fieducad 216 Annuitits Ol4 i i 4
It Per Cent oerwole Anntilties.
, 'PT 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 2 1i
"'LIZ Lulls St Annuities' expir3 Eth Jan. 1860 , 2 7-16 A
la , °ek •
ik ti ends X10410
OIL bitto, undior .£lOOO 2O d2O d
'
vanls tor A cennnt ..... .. 91i i i
Atehequer $l7

Stook llle, 20.
S 6 3 2 7 3 d
/lullll 3 2 d

9 25 d
Ditto liouCia, * 1458, 3.; per Cent.
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
MI
"Milian A per Cent.
0 bitto 1 a 829 nd 1839, 5 per Cent * ... 100
1, .
it4elllao
iettlt 3 per Bonds, 6epe per Cent
103
, Ditto Account
st4sian Rends, In 2, ,I,; St., 5 per Cent —
a uitto, 4i per Cent. 97
P'nlsll Elc4,de, !:t bitto A .Per Cont.

- ..ccount 4Ol
V'meh Ccnunittee Cert. of Coup, not fun si
I;ttrkith • 'wads, 6 per cent
Ditto Account ............................ 1 5
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account .................ay lo2+
p
Dividends on the above able in London.
%etch Exchaugt, 2i per Cen.;., 12 Guilders
De. 4 per Cent. Certificates
Cluitto Account 9B.
7IIREE O'CLOCK.
$
Conaolm, money
911 ICo mols for account, Aug. o

teaIPALLING AND FATAL ACICIDENT.—A fine lad, about
ofa 3eare ,
ge the son of Mr. Smith, bookbinder, of
2, Polygon, Somers-town, in getting over the area
-41180 f his father's house yesterday morning fell, and the
I,ikee entering his body, the unfortunate boy hung im-
tal'd until he was extricated from his perilous position.
4(11 Rever° vice the nature of the injuries he received,
at he survived but a very short time.
JONAS WEBB'S RAMS.—The annual letting o
celebrated Babraham rams has just taken place, and
;"tzleted a numerous attendance from all parts of the
thentry.
At the public letting 65 rams were hired, and
7d. total amount realised was 1,8121. 125., or 27i. 174.
bei_Per bead. This wai a high average, Although rather
fo:.."e that realiz?cl last year. In 1852 69 rams were let
4,12,21. 38. D. each ; in 1853 71 for 221. 6s. 3d each ;
00_,13 1856 77 for 331. Is. 4icl. each. The highest price
vtrnerided on the present occasion by any single ram
14 I°7 guineas, and thii is the largest slim Mr Webb
ever real:zed for the hire of one of his splendid breed.
00 hirer was Mr. Lindsey, of New York. The Earl
totiLleicester, the Earl of Yarborough, and other noble.
4'l,lll,4:sere hirers of other rams, and 70, 50, 71, 100,
1)43; s'z guineas were realized in five instances. The
'nese transacted at the public letting does not con-
:WeYe'bb};:vietvhebri,,na complete idea of the extent o.f. Mr.
seen 8 transactione as a great deal of business is con-
priv'ately. About 300 gentlemen were
I,4it at the usual dinner given by Mr. Webb to his
.V•otir°rB. Tile chair was occupied by the Hon. Eliot
krLe' 4.1. and the hon. gentleman was supported by
14.,Adeane, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, and Mr. Wynne,
Ar for Merionethehire. Among the foreign gentlemen
de p Itl
lt were Mr. Sach, .
from Coblentz, and the Marquis
tos from France