The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

NI ONEf MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ITY,CLOCK.
Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed very quiet?y, and prices of
all descriptions were without any material alteration,
except Egyptians, which were id. per lb. deal cr.
The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which
were taken for, export and on speculation. The
Ilailway Share Market manifested a quiet, but
steady appearance, and prices were fully maintained
the previous day's quotations.
There has been a large business transacted this
week in Foreign and Colonial produce, and a dis-
position to speculate evidently exists, which would
tto doubt be fully developed if the Money Market
were in an easier state. Sugar has been firm at
full rates. Native Ceylon coffee has ruled steady,
and plantation has risen is. per cwt. Tea has been
quiet, at previous rates. Rice is quiet, but steady,
and also saltpetre. Cochineal has ruled firm, and
-tallow is rather dearer.
The meeting of the National Discount Com-
pany was held this day. The directors recom-
mended that a dividend of 3s. per share on the
original share; with a proportionate dividend of
3d. per share on the deposit upon the new shares,
together amounting to 6,376/. ss. 3d., be declared,
and the balance 1,390/. 9s. 7d. be carried forward
to next account. The report was adopted.
There is an exceedingly active demand for
money to-day, and the rates charged for accommo-
dation are slightly above the Bank's minimum.
This is Probably only a temporary pressure, but it
is not expected that much relief will be experienced
gat Dresent. The Bank of England have adopted `ll taout important measure, which has excited a good 3
ileal of attention in City circles, viz : that of nego-
tiating 4 and 6 mouths' bills of their customers, 3
who have drawing accounts at the establishment.
Tb/3 is considered a favourable symptom, but it is 2
ZOt likely to cause any immediate improvement in
monetary affairs.
The English Stock market is very dull, and a 2;
alight decline in prices has taken place. There is st
good deal of uncertainty regarding political 10
affairs, which checks buoyancy and imparts a 10
heavy tone to the market. Consols have been 92i St.
to 93 for money, and 93i A for the account. The St.,
New 3 per Cents, are 93f to 931 ; the Reduced
93i f. Bank Stock is 216 to 2171. Exchequer 10025 Bills are par to 3s. premium.
25
There has been rather more activity in the
20 50
Foreign Stock Market, and tlie transactions re-
ported are rather numerous. With the exception 50.
of Turkish Bonds prices have slightly improved. sti Turkish 4 per Cents. are 931 The other Stocks s.
are steady, as will be seen by the official list. St.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi-
Can, 25
21i ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,25
4 56; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian st.
5 S
,4
6per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7; St.
23 apish 3 per Cents., 40 40i ;ditto New Deferred, 10
"124; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, 20
5i .

Aiesos. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the
market for American Securities during the past
Week has been quiet. The transactions both in
11140
tat° litocks and railway bonds have been on a
11cl scale, and prices are without any material
altetation.

GOVERNMENT s
1867-1868...1043 105SECURITREdStnable. Per Cent.
I •
e
trnited States 6 per Cent.
tlnited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...10;3 105 i
STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent
... 78 80
Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 89 91
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ...1003 1013
Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk
Bonds ............. . ..... 1841-1871...... 43 45
Mississippi 5 per Cent . Cu.... Bk. Bonds ... 16 18
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock •
723 733
Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877 79 81
. ... Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds
... 83 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds
188... 83 85 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 18886... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
Mort LOANS 6 per 6
pere Cent. Ct.
enot Bnds.
Stock 1856-1865... 82 84 New Orleans
RAILROAD BONDS. '1883.•. 75 77
Coia Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage,
7. t Convertible ............................. 1875... 893 90
4.llinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 85 87
Illinois Central
7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds . ... ... ........ . 1860...106 108
Illinois Central (Shares), s`l,s paid.. • . •
28 29p
Michigan Central Bp. Cent...
Do. do. do. 3869... 943 953
'1?
0 York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1854... 92 94
IsiTerf York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 80 82
°lv York and Erie 7 •
gageper Cent. 3d Mort-
-1883... 87 89
York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 82
• York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Prtnd
1875... 83 85
Panama 7 per Cent , Ist Mortgage (Ster-
ling Bonds), not Convertible 1859... 92 —o4nama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage 1864... 92 93
er'nBVlvania Central. 6 p.Cent..lstMort 1880... 89 90
The Railway Share Market has been very inac-
ti/re) and prices have in most instances exhibited
4 slight decline. Great Western and North-Eastern
Irl3 e rv° k have receded 7s. 6d. ; North-Eastern
_ °tic, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland ss. ;
413 d North British and South-Western 10s. The
rtench, Canadian, and East Indian lines have been
Iteal.celY dealt in, and prices are unchanged. Bri-
tish Mining shares are firm, but no material varia-
I▪
lan. in values can be reported.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares are heavy. nglish,
Scottish, and Australian Char tered
have declined
Eeclined
N. Oriental Bank, ss. to 10s.
Miscellaneous Shares are also depressed. Elec-
tric
Telegraph receded 10s. London General Om-
hibus Company, Canada Government 6 per Cents.,
and North of Europe Steam realised about
former
and North

EICPI'IBU lUNDS THIS DIY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official Li.ot.)
nsinnys done
Plitnk Stock B 3 r,.er Cent. ........ Anced 216 17i
_ Ko A.nnuitles 934
N 1
._
ow 3 el. Cent i'
per Consols Annsities
!Odin n
Cent Ana 'ti Bondn, .tantio i es
9921 3 21
i 3
Ditto, under 1.000 .................. ..
Consols ler Account ...
Excb4quer 13Illa, 24a.. ............... "-- 9:3
a
• 1510 g. . : ........................... ............ ,
groall . ............. .
.. ....... . ..... 1
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 4 per Cent.
Ditto, 1859 ............. .................... 98;
PRICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDWA".T...O9NTBF. (1 r-,
bßrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .
anish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 .............. .. 8:h Ditto 5 per Coat. .............................. 1044
Fiquador New Consolidated. .. 141
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
44
Russian Bonds, Ift22, £ St., 5 per Cent.... 1091 1
- Ditto, 43 per Cont.
Sardinian Bonita, 5 per Cent.
21:, nif li Bonds, 3 per Cent.
. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per k:, n',
Ditto. Passive .
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 63
Turkikb Bonds, 6 per cent.. 934
Ditto Account 93a a
''' --ends oo the above payable in London.
1:s
Di rench Routes, 43 per Cent. 93f. sc. ex 25f. 20c.
.utitc `',' per h Exci,ange, Cent., 12 Guilders 654
''., tto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Consols TWO O'CLOCK.
,07 93; 93
Ditto Account
The an",

meeting of the Illinois Central Railway
Company is called for the 18th March, at New York.
As the wind has now changed to the westward, the ar-
rival of the Heather Bell is hourly looked for from Aus-
tralia, this vessel having been about 96 days at sea.
WINDOW GLASS EXPORTED.—
M The value of window
31,818 d, ass exported in eleven months ended November was
At the half-
n yearly meeting of the Electric and Inter-
the
rate of ational Tale yearly
hic Cornpany yesterday, a dividend at
7 per cent. per annum wag declared. The
net revenue for the half-year was stated at 27,981/.
liva BILL oN Juba
terday the first bill of 11411"
AND
E 1.11, eJtjuTdi g°ll3N EXECUTIONS..
.YesadExecutions," wall
; printtehde sees
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Theobject is to renderindg-
mectP, i!cc., .n the courts of England, Scotland, and Ire-
land effectual in other parts of ? kindom.
Yesterday morning the tri
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WraLeerno reodenlye
bAlirlaeftir.
nee
dgd
Churchill to the lion. Al iii 8
e'era rl
ti
thestgour p°o e
at St. George's, Hanover
performed in th presence of a large Agee rublage of the
nobility by the Bishop of Oxford.
orpe a
of a grand dejeuner, given by L,rd After
lcztakingt
Ltiotwhne
Grosvenor-square, the newly wedded
for Blenheim.park, Woodstock, where they p
honeymoon.
ITALUE or INSURANCE SHARES.—Yeeterday, at the
Auction-mart, Mr. Marsh offered to public auction
three shares in the County Fire-office, 10/. per share
paid, which sold at 1031. per share. 'Twenty-fie shares
in the Accidental Death Insurance Company, . per
share paid, sold at 11. per share; and f,r 125 similar
shares no bid Was obtained. Thirty shares in the Na.aid° were elH°
tional Live Stock Insurance Company, 10s, per share
Put up, but failed in obtaining a bid.

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