The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

MONEY 'MARKE

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CtooK.
Advices from Liverpool mention that in the
co
on Market yesterday there was a good demand,
1,11.,d extreme quotations were current for all kinds.
1-_ll9 Bales amounted to 12,000, about one-third of
which were taken for export and on speculation.
The Railway Share Market presented a steady
;Peet, and prices of all the leading stocks ad-
4„need, and the market closed at its best point.
The Bank Return, which is completed for the
ii.neksk ending the 4th instant, is not altogether sa-
tisfactory, and were it not for the reasonable sup-
position that an improvement in the position of
the establishment has taken place since that
,"'e it would no doubt excite some unplea-
sant predictions. As it is, however, the changes
l're3ented are construed favourably, the decrease
--e private deposits and theaddition to the other
;,..., the
not being greater than might have been
Peeted, from the augmented pressure for money
i 1 Sequent upon the payments of the " fourth"
B'wnt, and the settlements at the Stock -Ex-
Change. A decline in the bullion was also anti-
cipated, seeing that in the week represented the
rain of gold continued, while the influx of coin
iron
L Ireland must have almost ceased. There
I've now been fresh supplies from Australia,
ro,ieh, besides checking the drain from the estab-
ltsotnent, have strengthened the amount of the
Precious metals held there. A feeling, conse-
Panay prevails that the next official balance-sheet
Rill exhibit some amelioration in this respect, while
the
diminished pressure for discounts, though to a
414'11 extent only, will perhaps occasion a favour-
14_ change in the other departments: The chief
.erns, and the alterations they show, are as sub-
Active Circulation
Bnllio Decrease
.. 9,979,246
Decrease 160,730
Rat ******* 3,514,949
• In crease
Public Deposits
Increase
D.
••

Othe,

,eposits
Decrease
"Yen-Day and other Bills 788,171
Decrease
Governrnent Securities
Sher Decrease.
Securities 4 17,901,683
ri Increase
°tee tnemployed
Increase
The official return of the exports of the precious
Wail&le from the port of London for the week end-
g Thursday last-is as follows :
Gold Coin
, Bars
... 3,000 Ozs.
Sil'ver Coin ... .. .
~ ~
Hambro' ... 220 Oss.
then the Fo're ign Exchange, yesterday afternoon,
waa no change of importance.
7540 e Persia from the United States brings
'1241. in specie, is
but as the exchange on this
"ontr
unfavourable, it is no doubt merely in.
;tutu to the Continent.
ratettere is a good demand for money to-day at full
a °twithe Budget contains the various
ivoe.ures anticipated, the Funds now droop, thus
realTrlg the effect of the financial exposition was fully
h4ses As soot as the ,market opened sales corn-
oelt,l and since then some large parcels of stock
been disposed of, causing a decline of about
r cent. This is not a very important reac-
but ),,11eidering the extent of the late rise,
(q the dearness of money checks any decided
euLalice• The advices from India report no parti-
Donr alteration in the exchanges, and the drain of
Will therefore continue, which is certainly not
wall your of prices, as in a few days further sums
004 robably be withdrawn from the Bank.
lop 11?Pla for money have been 93k and 93/ ;
• nadie account the transactions have been
lib:* to 944, 94, buyers, and they are now
lalar I_l4 On, 94. The New 3 per Cents. are
k oelEed 04i I, and the Reduced 94 to 944. India
klB 219. Exchequer Bills are ls. to 3s. prem.
beeo the Foreign Market the transactions have
11 of a moderate character. The Turkish
th; Per Cents. have receded to 941 95, and
Per Cents. are about 104 ; Spanish De-
-44-1e:?, 241 ; Russian Small, 97 • Portuguese,
,• and Dutch 4 per Cents., 981 99 ; Vene-
C• e;zi Active are 374 ; Peruvian, 80 ; Mexican, 22
-",„424 ; and Grenada New Active, 22k.
sta e following are the nominal prices of Foreign
e'uCta :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi-
Ran, 24 ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
WI 561 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
aPer Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 96 8 ;
larlish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto New Deferred,
; ditto Certificates, 6} 1 ; ditto Passive,
• -
There has been a fair amount of business trans-
bred, this morning, in the Railway Share Market,
ut prices have been influenced by the flatness
II the English Stock Market. Caledonian,
r• ipburgh, Perth and Dundee, and Great Western
6 declined 10s. ; Great Northern, Brighton, South-
extern, North Staffordshire, and South Devon,
; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 7s-
'th.' to 10s. ; Landb.Sbire and Yorkshire, South-
„,,Tv estern, and South-Eastern improved about ss.
he Frenoh lines are at nominal quotations, and
the Canadian rule steady.
British and Foreign Mining Shares have been
117 inactive, and prices have undergone no change
„
-4,any importance. •
but 40int Stock Bank Shares have been in request,
at rather lower rites. Commercial of Lon-
don declined be., and Union of Australia 1/,
Miscellaneous Shares are steady. Electric Tele-
Ph have declined 15s and Peninsular and Ori-
ental• Steam advanced 10s.

1141111311 FUNDS TFIIS DAY AT ONE )'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 1%11,ft.. done
s Per Cen t. Reduced Annuities 94 A
741,Per Cent. Consols Annniti
43
es 93i
It
" 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 1
Per Cent. Annuities ll3l
India Stock
Consols for Account . 94A 4
lizehequer Bills, 24d,
£1000
£5OO 2 1 4 p
Small
Ditto Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent 984
b bitto 1859
"tICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 6
16licau 3 per Cent • 22
pitto Account ' 22A
ismeian Bonds 44 per Cent BO
ertugUese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44i
Ditto Account . ..
rtiaseian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 44 per Cent. ......
. Ditto Small . ..
97
'PI, nitt Bolas, 3 per Cent. .....
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per cen.. .. .................... —___ •
lDitto Acoonnt .............................. 24i
'urkihh Bonds, 6 per cent .....................
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ........... 1014 i
Yonscuela Bonds, 41 per Cent .............. 371
oix wends a,i toe above payable in Lonacn.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Guilders --.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money . 93
Ditto Account ...i;