The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

6/LONEY MARKET

LTD

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCF,

CITY, Two o'CLocff.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with a 1:e ivy appearance. The sales were 3,000
bales, 500 of which were taken on speculation. In
the Railway Share Market there was au improved.
feeling apparent, and prices were firmer.
The numerous failures announced yesterday have
produced very little excitement, the expectation of
such everts as the natural consequence of the crisis
having rendered the public somewhat apathetic.
With the exception of Messrs. Farley, Lavender,
and Co., bankers, of Worcester, and of Mr. Ward,
banking agent, of West Smithfield, the firms which
have stopped payment are mostly foreign, and their
difficulties have been caused by the disturbed situa-
tion of affairs in the North of Europe, and the sus-
pensions here. Messrs. Heine, Seaton, and Co.,
were largely connected as foreign bankers and
merchants, and their liabilities are calculated
at £400,000 ' • while Messre. Elmenhorst are
also involved for a considerable amount. Messrs.
Montoya, Saenz, and Co., in the trade of New
Granada, have also succumbed but the engage-
ments in this case are limited. While these events
are certainly regretted, some satisfaction is felt at
the assistance rendered by the Bank to one or two
large concersu, which has prevented their failure ;
and:the Bank return she wing an important improve-
ment has also. promoted: confidence, and has
strengthened the expectation of an early decline in
the mini/rum terms of discount.
During the past week large parcels of gold have
been almost daily sold to the authorities of the
Bank of England, and this led to the belief that
the return published last evening would be of a
very favourable character. The results have been
more satisfactory than could have been reasonably
anticipated, and the directors will no doubt be
soon enabled to act independently of the privilege
accorded by the Treasury letter, and also in some
measure to give greater facilities in the way of dis-
count accommodation to the core mercial community.
The augmentation in the bullion has been about
713,000/. ; and since the date whea the balance
sheet was made up, a considerable amount has been
added to the stock of the precious metals. The
reserve of notes has also been strengthened by over
1,600,0001, and the securities discounted have been
reduced by about 1,000,0001. The Government
desposits have increased upwards of half a million,
but the changes in the private deposits and Govern-
ment securities are unimportant. The principle
items and the alterations they present are shown
in the following tab'e.

Active Circulation
Decrease . 959,660
Bullion 8,069,489
Increase
-Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills 811,222
Decrease ••• 30,039
Government Securities
Decrease 7,625
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

The Foreign Exchanges yesterday wero without
any important featute, there being but little busi-
ness done. Paris and Amsterdam were rather
lower, but Antwerp and Trieste were without
alteration.

The official return of the reports of bullion from
the port of London, for the week ending Thursday
last, was as follows :

Gold Coin ... Ilambro' ... 1,370 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Hambro' 251,419 „
„ „ ... 876 „
Bars Ilarnbro' ... 234,370 „

A large amount of gold, consisting chiefly of
Australian, was sold to the Bank yesterday, viz.,
about 210,0001., and it is thought that a consider-
able quantity will be sent in to-day.
In consequence of the demand for silver for Ham-
FTO, to which place 50,1431. will be despatched to-
day per Caledonian, and the preparations for the
shipment to the East, the market is very firm, and
bars are now quoted ss. 2ga per oz., standard and
Mexican dollars, ss. Ad. per oz.
At the commencement of business the Funds
were buoyant, but since then some sales have been
made which have caused a reaction of per cent.
Several of the speculators have closed their Bull
accounts, contenting themselves with the profits
within their reach. This has occasioned the
depression. Consols have been 91-4 92, and 91ft I.
The New Threes are 91 and the Reduced 914 a.
Exchequer Bills are 4s. die, to par ; the Bonds,
99 to 99k ; and India Bonds under 1,0001. 265.
discount.

In the Foreign Stock Market, a small amount
of business has been done at prices exhibiting
little or no variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
93 to 934 ; the 4 per Cents., 99i 100 ; Russian
5 per Cents, 104 ; Spanish New Deferred, 25k.
Mexican 3 per Cents., 18 ; Peruvian 4i per
Cents., 75 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., —.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi-
can, 181- 19 ; Peruvian 4A per ents , 74 70 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 43 44;. Russian 5 per Cents., 104 100 ; do.
4. per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per dents, 40/
411 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 231 ; ditto Corti&
cafes, —.
The Railway Share Market has been rather
firmer, most of the leading lines having improved
about to per cent. Caledonian advanced 1/. 10s.
Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and Midland, 10s. ; Brighton, 15s. ; and
Great Northern and North Stafford, ss. South_
Eastern declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial
lines have been inactive, but the variations have not
been important. Northern -of France, and Paris
and Lyons advanced about ss. ; Great] Trunk
of Canada declined about 10s. ; and Great Western
of Canada about ss.
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous shares were
dealt in to a very moderate extent, and prices, in
several instances, ruled rather lower. London
Chartered of Australia declined ss. ; London and
Westminster, 10s. ; and Union of Australia, 1/. ;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam advanced about
lOs.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official Lial:)
Bnsineesdone.
till* Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l
Nay, 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l-i 6 g
laAin Ronda, £lOOO

')itto, under glOilo 26 d
OUJI. gels for Account
ExThequer Bills, 21d
1;1000 .
1-$OO . , par 4 d
, •••• .... •
Fxchequor Rends, 1858, 3i per Cent 99.1 9
Ditto, 1i59 (.8
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent 75
Russian Bonds, 1822, V, St., 5 per Cent lOl
Sp r.iEh Ponds, 3 per Cont.
MUG New Deferred, 3 per Cell*.
Tark h b i'onde, 6 per cent 92/
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on trio above payable in London.
Dutch Eriltange, 2 per Cen,;., 12 Guilders --
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO 0'01,00k..
C 6111,1018 for account

Mr. S. WooDig.—«'o observe with pleaFuro, through
ono provincial no s'spoper after another, that this accoin-
p'isbed and ceLbratect polyplionittt is making a ,;icie
tour southwards and westwards, winning golden
opinions (as he cou'd hardly fail to do) wherever he goes.
Very recently, for example, we find note of his filing
the town-ball of Dorchester to overflowing, and filling
moreover, with an audience delighted to admiration.
Another wbile we observe mention of his gathering
together a crowd of astonished observers In the assembly-
rooms at Bridgewater. And, again, be turns up, a
little later on, cramming—exactly in the same way—the
public rooms of Plymouth and Devonport. "On each
evening," says the local paper, "spacious as were the
rooms, they were inconveniently cro ivded." And all this
series of triumphs Mr. Woodin is accomplishing by the
facile repetition of his famous, and ingenious, and, we
may add, inimitable " Olio of Oddities."