The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

MONEY; MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I skr.

CITY, Two o'CLocK. 12i I
The Liverpool Co'ton Market yesterday closed so
thinly, but quietly, and prices of Americans were 131
itt• per lb. dearer. The sales amounted to 10,000 st.
bales, 5,000 of which were taken for export and on
speculation. The Railway Share Market was in- 25
active, and closed at its best point. 25
At the meeting of the creditors of Mr. G. Sichel, St.
general merchant, who failed about a fortnight It:
eine; the debts were stated at 49,1441., and the 50
assets at 29,5771. It was agreed to accept a divi- 20.
derid of 10s. in the pound. The books of the firm IZI
Were in great disorder, and the liabilities were es- 10
Itinated at 143,0001. ; but it is supposed that these fg
Will run off. St.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon a 20
general improvement took place, the rates on Hol- R.
land and Belgium being particularly firm. 25
About 30,000/. in gold was withdrawn from the 2sst.
Bank of England yesterday, showing that the drain 20
has not yet ceased, even in the face of a heavy 10
silver market. The fact is, parties engaged in 10
this business are well aware that the de- st.
nand will continue, and that any large supply, or silt)
slight alteration in the exchanges, will not exercise st.
more than a temporary influence. According to an 2 0
official return, the bank authorities last year pur- -stt:

chased bullion to the extent of 6,019,4431. in bar st.
' gold, and 1,051,3881. in foreign gold coin, making st:
a total of 7,070,831/. The sales during that period St.
consisted of 1,899,6301. in bars, and 68,000/. in 11)
foreign ccn,i together 1,967,6301. The receipts 16i
from the Mint were 6,002,250/. 161
From the accounts of receipts and expenditure n.
of the South Wales Railway Company, just pub- 3
lished, it appears that the sum available for die- v.,
tribution among the shareholders is 66,8781. st:
165. 6d., out of which it is proposed to declare a St.
dividend, lit the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, on 18
the consolidated stock and ordinary shares. 12
The bill of the European and Indian Junction :.).•
Telegraph 'Company was presented to the House of 25
Commons st.
At the 16th inst. 10
At the Mutual Life Assurance Society's meeting, 10
held to-day, the accounts showed an increase of
27,7251. in the business during the past year, which,
added to the invested fund, made it on the let of
January last, 263,5681. After some discussion the
accounts wore passed.
The meeting of the Wells and Fakenham Rail-
Way Company has just taken place, when the ac-
counts, showing a balance of 1,0691. 13s. 10d. in
hand, were pasted. It was stated that every attempt
Would be made to get the line opened in June next.
The meeting of the Scinde Railway Company has
also just been held, W. P. Andrew, Esq., in the
chair, who stated that the delay in selecting the
line was from a change in the government of the
district, and that there was no doubt but that the
original line from Kurrachee to Hyderabad, would
be adopted by the Bombay Government. 'The ac-
counts showed a balance with the H.E.I.C. and in
band of 219,760/. The report was passed unani-
Money.
There has been a very firm market for English
Securities this morning, an advance of 4 per cent.
compared with the latest official quotations of yes-
terday having taken place. This movement has
been caused by purchases stimulated by the fact
that no new French loan is proposed,
and the expectation that monetary affairs will
soon experience some amendment. Consols for
Money have been 934 and for account 94 to
944, with very few transactions. The New 3 per
Cants. are 944 #, and the Reduced 94 to 944.
Bank Stock is firm at 219. Exchequer Bills (small)
are is. premium, and India Bonds 2s. discount.
Very few bargains are recorded in the Foreign
Market, but the quotations are firmer. Turkic
6 per Cents. are 954 #, and the 4 per Cents. aro
marked 1011. Spanish Securities are well sup-
Ported, the 3 per Cents. being 401 ; the New De-
ferred; 241 ; and the Certificates 64. Sardinian
5 per Cents. were 904 ; Mexican, 224 ; and Peru.
Tian 44 per Cents. 80k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Mocks ;—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 7 ; Mexi-
can, 22 ;,,Peruvian, 80 1 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto
,ti per Cents., 96 8; Spanish 3 per Cents., 404 ;
ditto Deferred, 234 ; ditto Certificates, 64 ; 12
ditto Passive, 5i 6.
The Railway Share Market has been very
buoyant, and a considerable amount of business has 100
been transacted in most of the leading undertak- 100
ings at improved rates. Caledonian have improved 100
10a ; East Anglian, 5s ; Brighton, 10s. ; Midland, 20
6s. ;North British,lOs. ; North-Eastern,Berwick, ss; E
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ss. ; and 20
South-Eastern, ss. The French lines are at no- 17i
minal prices, no business having been transacted rt.
in them. Namur and Liege advanced ss. ; Grand 20
Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Western of lgoo
Canada, ss. 20
British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares
have shown no material alteration in quotations. 100 t.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares have ruled dull. 20
National Provincial of England New Shares ad 20
-
vaneed 55., and Union of London about ss. 20,

20
50
20
10

In Miscellaneous Shares there is no new feature 100.
to report. Australian Agricultural have improved 100
&bout 55., and Electric Telegraph declined os. to 100
10s.

IRMSH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(from the Octal List:)

Ant, nest. done
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced A.nnuittee 94 k
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 935 if
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 941 i
Nowt} per Cent. Annuities..... 7B
li)ag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lBl
India Bonds, £lOOO .......... ..........
Consols for Acconnt .... 94 i
Szehequer BILL, 2jd.
ciao.
Small .. 2 p
1 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
p 'Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent ............ ~,—;
Mexican 3 per Cent ......................... gf.,
............ 22 2
Ditto Account . ....... •
.. .. ................... "
Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cont .........
Ditto Account ........ ........................... —BO
Russian Bonds, 1522, E St., 6. per Cent.,,, lla 9;
Ditto, 44 per Cent. 97 i 7
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'.
spanfah Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l i
Surklah Bonds, 6 per cent
vitto Account .. 95i i i
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account .. loli
Dividends on the above payable in Lonacn.
French Rentes, 4i per Cent. —
Ditto 3 per Cont.
Belgian, 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
Ditto ili per Cent.. ex. 25 francs ...... - f."
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Guil,.,
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .........• 9Ba
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money 93i i
Ditto, Account (March 5 ....... ...

It is stated in Paris that the dividend to be declared
at the forthcoming meeting of the Western of France
Railway eon:ll34n
snaking, with the '
total distribu•
a
Y will not exceed 22f. 50c. per share,
interest already paid, Lion of 401. for the sA.vms-Beasks.-ear,
1856.
ravings-bank.. , .
,e) amount of interest
Nov. 20, 1855, on
' ',a the united kingdom in the year ending
credited to
Commissioners, was 1,
theAt.pital sums invested with. the
savings banks beyond t '226/. The excess paid in by No
146
9.1 e sums drawn out amounted during the year to
0/., the excess drawn out by 50
the basks beyond the's
paid in to 738,9771.1 the
RUMS Paid for purchase onfnlrentook, Exchequer-bills, &c., 100
the sums
to 7,581,9531-;
7,121,9391., andthe
received for sale of stook to 100
eioners on stock, &: d.,itdested, received by the Commis- 100
of principal money received fr
credited to the trustees of savinno 989,407/. The amount 20
T:nd interest paid and
tittles on Nov. 20, 1855, was 7168nk8 and friendly so- 20
the amount of insfi
principal and interest paid to the trustee
and
naol 4 36
,238,363/.; 76
and the amount of money, principal
the trustees by the Commissioners on theinterest, due to ic.
seT,Lierities held
1855, was 36,451,041/. The value of tbe said
Nov. 20, 100
by the Commissioners was 31,137,090/.
29,
is iimber of depositors in savings-banks on Nov.
1,231,926, and the amount of deposits, :2,248674/.
Taking these together with charitable institution's
friendly societies, the number of depositors is raisedantdo IrO
1,804,833, and the amount of deposits to 34,263,135/. 10
There, were 180,110 depositors of U. and under : 5
249,876 of Si. and under ; 168,638 of 101. ; 122,786 of 25
15/. ; /5,501 of 20/. ; 130,154 of 301. ; 105:614 of 40/. ; -
51,451V0f 501. ; 86,229 of 751. ; 41,285 of 100/. ; 27,076 ,;
of 1251. ; 16,508 of 150/. ; 25,200 of 2001. ; and 1,489 160 v
of more than 2001.
100