The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCLiL INTELLIGE.NO'Fr,

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was
closed.

The subjoined is an extract from Messrs. H. W.
Jewsberry's and Company's price current, prepared
for transmission to India by the Overland Mail :
"The Foreign and Colonial produce markets generally
have remained quiet since our last, excepting for sugar,
rice, and jute, in which articles a good business has been
done at ad vanced rates, the General Elections, and the
high rate off money checking business in most other articles,
excepting !for immediate requirements ; still prices have
been well maintaned throughout, and stocks of most
articles aro small as compared with last year. Dyes
and dyeing materials bavo been in limited demand. In
lac dye latuly a large business has been done chiefly on
°Peculation . Cochineal and Safflower have continued
steady at about former prices. From the Continental
produce markets the accounts are, that a good business
bad been dose in all articles of produce, especially in sugar,
coffee, and rice at very firm rates. From the cotton
manufacturing districts we learn that business had been
quiet, but latterly there had been more inquiry, and
Prices had an upward tendency. The increase in the
Bank rate of discount on Monday last bad, however,
checked btu iness for the last few days. From the Wool-
. len districts the reports are that trade had been dull, but
former priers were folly maintained."
The official return published by the Bank of
France is complete for the month ending Thurs-
day last, mid the general features it presents are
fully as encouraging as expected. The bullion has
increased to 9,400,0001., being 508,000/. more than
at the date of the previous statement. An aug-
mentation of 563,0001. is apparent in the note
Circulation, and of 432,0001. in the deposits. The
late intelligence relative to an increased pressure
for money is confirmed by an addition of
700,0001. to the amount of bills discounted, and of
160,0001. to the loans upon Rentes.
The Return issued by the Bank of Englani for
the week ending the 4th April is of a far less satis-
factory character, and the serious alteration it ex-
hibits fully justifies the course pursued by the
Directors. The decline in the bullion is larger
than has been known for a long time past. The
reserve of notes has fallen off more than a million
sterling, and the other securities, notwithstanding
the amount of bills which arrived at maturity on
Saturday, the 4th of the month, have been aug-
mented instead of reduced. The other items of the
balance sheet are in many respects discouraging,
but it is now presumed that affairs have taken a
favourable turn. The principal items and the
Charges they exhibit are as under :
Active Circulation

£19,537,705
480,835
9,343,720
643,839
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other, Bills 743,049
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Increase
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of the exports of the precious
Metals from the port of London for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :
Gold Coin ... Boulogne ... 6,080 Ozs.
.. Hamburg ... 5,039 Ozs. &2,0001.
Silver Coin ... Belgium 1,000 Ozs.
~ Bare ... Hamburg ...176,000 Ozs.
On Thursday a meeting of the creditors of Messrs.
11.• James Brown and Co., ship-builders, who lately
suspended, ' was held at Sunderland. It was re-
Solved to wind up the affairs of the firm Minder in-
spection, and a committee was formed for that
Purpose.

Increase

Bullion

Decrease

A further supply of about 256,0401. has been re-
ceived from Australia by the Brilliant and the
Copenhagen.
The demand for money is rather quieter, but pre-
vious rates are current.
The Funds have been firm, but few transactions
are
reported. This may almost be considered a
holiday, as many persons are away from business.
The- gold arrivals have tended to impart &m-
-iles; and the unfavourable Bank Return
being anticipated it has bad no further
influence. Consols have been 92 1. and 921 .1, but
the official closing price was 92a 1. For account
they have been 92/ I. The New Three per Cents.
are 91 ; the Three per Cents. Reduced, 914 ;
Exchequer Bills, for March, 3s. pm. ; ditto, for
June, 6s. dis. ; ditto Bonds, 981 1 ; Bank Stocks,
216 k ; and India Bonds uuderl,ooo/., ls. to ss. dis.
Foreign Securities are dull, but generally firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 94+ ex dividend, and
the 4 per Cents. are 100 g. Business has been re-
corded in the following, at the annexed prices :
Chilian 3 per Cents., 8 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents.,
90 ; Spanish Certificates, 6 ; 41 per Cents. French
4entes, 92.50 ; Exchange, 25.25 ; ditto 3 per
Cents., 69.75 ; and Dutch 2i per Cnts., 65.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign.
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6& 7 ; Mexi-
Z 1,13) 23} 1 ; Peruvian, 76 7:; do. 3 per Cents.,
`ll s;_ Portuguese 3 per Cents., 444 ; Russian 5
per' Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., 41 411 ; ditto Deferred, 241 ;
(tato Certificates, 6 k ; ditto Passive, si 6.
ie the Railway Share Market this morning some
v
Tht the chief lines have exhibited a slight improve-
*ellt) but the transactions generally have been.
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~..erY limited. Caledonian, Great Western, Lan-
411ire and Yorkshire, South-Western, and North
British have advanced about 5a., and Norfolk ss.
to 108. The French lines are also at advanced
quotations. Paris and Lyons, Northern of France,
and Southern of France, have each risen about ss.
Grand Trunk of Canada, 11.
Money Shares are dull, at previous values.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been in moderate
request. London Chartered of Australia, London
411 d County, and Union of Australia were a shade
111.gb -
The Miscellaneous undertakings are with out the
'eklt alteration in prices.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Offictal Listi)
/41.01305 e done
3
tank Stool; 2161
Per vent: Reduced Annuities 914
3 Per Cent Consols Annuities 921 ' A f
dew 3
per Cent. Annuities ......... 914 i
India Bonds. LlOOO .......... ....-.. -
Ditto, under £lOOO 5 d 1
teasels tor Account
......, ..934 i
Exchequer Bills, 24d March.
£lOOO ....-.... ......... ........... 3 p
£5OO .
Small .
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent
Ditto, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUN.DS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent .. 3 x d
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
31:)anisii Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l p o
Turkith Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
ots theadt3 o', no above payable In Lonun.
Preach Renter, 44 per Cent. 92f. 50c. ex 25f. 25c.
.., bitto 3 per Cent. . 69f. 75e. ex 25f. 25c.
Dia.teh Exchange, 24 per Cen;`,., 12 Guilders 65

June,
6 d

Consols, TWO O'CLOCK.
money
Ditto for account

DREADFUL STORM.—From 6 to 8 o'clock on Thursday
evening a storm of a most alarming Character hovered
over Stamford and the neighbourhood for some miles
around. The lightning was unusually vivid, and the
flt4llidity with which the thunder peals succeeded the
Za,them betokened the dangerous proximity of the elec-
To fluid. Rain fell in torrents, inundating many of
'oe roads to a considerable depth, and inflicting serious
4bbiur9 upon the young crops. A district of country
out three miles from the town was visited by a re-
-111, 4rkably heavy fall of bail, the stones being of an
C°ost unprecedented size and covering the ground for
in°UrB. We have not heard of any mischief being done
Stamford by the lightning, but at South Luffen‘
ti;4l, a village about seven miles distant, it struck the
4:itched roof of a large barn on the premises of Mr.
This occurred shortly before 6 o'clock, while
de owner was on his way home from Stamford
~rket. The barn had been completely filled only the
il3' previous with grain (wheat and barley), both
pbcashed and in the straw, and the whole of this speedily
r came one mass of fire. The neighbours rendered
real pt and energetic aid, being well supplied with water
,;(41:1 the late heavy rain, but they were unable to pre-
ieot the flames communicating with the house, ono poi..
,t().,° of which was thatched and adjoined the barn. The
valuable contents of the barn were completely destroyed,
forlrr! Considerable damage was done to the house, though
olnately a portion of it which had a Elated roof was
°aver'. Upwards of two hours elapsed before the arrival
°„f engines (one from Uppingham, six miles distant, and
i'other from Stamford) ;consequently consequently they were of very
i'tttle use. It was fortunate that the wind was ; bad
been otherwise a vast Z`DIOULI, of property, consisting
°f stacks, farm buildings, &c., surrounding Mr. Tailby's
premises, must have been imperilled. Mr. Tailby was
lbsured to the amount of 600 i 'which it is hoped will
9 over hie loss.

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