The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLoort.
Accounts from Liverpool state that the Colton
Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices of all
kinds were unaltered. The sales amounted to
7)000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the
•Zporters. The Railway Share Market closed
quietly, and there was no material change in
prices.

The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets this
'week have opened' with a steady appearance, but
the public sales declared are not very numerous.
Owing to the limited supply of Sugar no auctions
are advertised, and as the demand for home use is
active, full prices are maintained. The Indigo sales
are progressing slowly, and the rates realised are still
very low. Of 1,125 chests passed yesterday, only
86 were sold.
The subjoined are the particulars of the specie
en board the Peninsular and Oriental Steam. Com-
pany's vessel Colombo, which leaves Southampton
to-morrow for India and China :
Bonl,-)ay (silver) £171,225
Ceylon (gold)
Madras (gold)
Do. (silver)
Calcutta (silver) 144,285

Penang (silver)
Singapore (silver)
llong•Kong (silver)
' Canton (silver)
Shanghai (silver)

Total
There is a much larger remittance than was ex-
pected a fortnight since, the advance in the ex-
changes at Shanghae and Hong Kong having
Prstnpted increased shipments. The silver market
has been very active during the last few days, and
the quotations tend upwards.
The following special settling days have been
appointed by the committee of the Stock Ex-
change :—East Indian Railway E. Extension
shares, Friday, May 22d ; Lancashire and York-
shire new 91. shares, Monday, May 25th. Both
are to be marked in the official lists.

The operations in silver connected with the re-
Mittances by the Colombo, have produced rather
More activity in the money market, and there is
no pressure. For commercial purposes the demand
Is not very large, but full rates are still exacted.

The English Funds remain exceedingly quiet,
the variation in prices not having exceeded
per cent. There have been a few dealings
for money, but speculation is inactive. The Bulls
do not realise, and there is an absence of Bear
transactions. The market consequently continues
in an apathetic state. Consols have been 93,7 T 94,
and 93 94 for money ; and 94i ± for the account.
The New Threes are 921 /, the Reduced 92a 1, and
Long Annuities 2 7-16. Bank Stock is 212 to 2131,
and India Stock 222. The March Exchequer Bills are
3s. to ss. prem., and the June ditto 3s. prem. The
Oovernment broker has purchased 20,0001. of the
former and 10,000/. of the latter.
For Foreign Stocks there is very little inquiry,
but the quotations are tolerably steady. Turkish 6
per Cents, are about 94i being flat, and the 4
Per Cents. have been dealt in at 1011. Spanish
3 per Cents. are 41k, and Do., Deferred 251 ;
13elgian. 4i per Cents., have been dealt in at 96
to 97/ Dutch 2i per Cents., 65/ ; and Do., 4 per
Cents., 974 ; Sardinian are 91,2 ; Brazilian 99i
100i_ •

tie following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6l 7 ; Mexie „„
224 31; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 78 ; ditto 3 per
,Cents., 531 41 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i 61 ;
Russian 5 per Cants., 104 106 ; ditto 41 per
~Cellts. 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41/ ; ditto
"eferred, 25 s; ditto Certificates, 6a f ; ditto
Passive, 5i I.
limited
Shares this morning have been in very
ited request, and the few dealings reported are
411 most instances a slight reduction upon yester-
claY's rates. Great Western and Midland declined
511. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln about 55.,
and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 10s. The
Preueh and Canadian lines also exhibited a decline.
Paris and. Lyons receded 55., and Grand Trunk
and Great Western of Canada 10s.
Mining Shares rule very quiet.
Silver Lead realise 6i.
Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive at about
former quotations. Bank of Egypt and Ottoman
Bank were dealt in at yesterday's rates, and
Oriental Bank declined ss. to 10s.
In the Miscellaneous Shares no variation in
values can be reported.

Por tgibaud

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List:)
Business done.
almk Stock
„t
- Per Vent. Reduced Annuities
Neer. Cent. Consols Annuities 93,1 4 3i 4
~
.3 per Cent. Annuities O2l 1
"V''". Annuities x ire sth Jan. 1860 2 7-16
India Stock 'e P 222
111414 B"dg. 1.:1000
Ditto, under £lOOO 2 7 d
Consols for Account ...... 941 i
Ztehequer Bills, 20. March. I
tIOC3
.
t5tY) 3 6 p
~Eireall. .. ..... .
itto 80nd5.........
1e56, 34 per Cent.
Ditto, 1559
PRY
—,CES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
trazilian 5
per Cent.
a Ditto New, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent 99
.13 Bi
ti at
ol ,
P 4
•;) nodes; 17322,
. ,
Ditto ACe.ountCn L St., 5 per Cent —
.. 97i
ca.rdinian Bonas, 5 per Cent.
Spa nt
o il:titoth
AAiscocuod Account
usn,
t 3 per C cut. -
41?;
UlttC New Deferred, 3 per Cen-.
Ditto Account 25
Ttlrc-.lth Hoods, 6 per cent —
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
4 menu on the above oayablo in neak,cn.
elgeiat:, 2.i per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
t,'"tli‘tltto 44 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Exeitaug,,e, 2A per Con;., 12 Guilders 65
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

Jane.
3
2 5 p
2 5 p

TWO O'CLOCK.
Conaols money -
Ditto for account
94