The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

Alm
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The Liverpool Cotton Market closed rather
actively, and prices of all kinds were well sup-
Ported. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales,
1,000 of which were taken by the exporters. The
Railway Share Market closed with more animation,
and prices of all the leading stocks have :slightly
advanced.
A further arrival of specie was announced yes-
terday afternoon, and the t )tal amount received
within the last two or three days has approached a
Million sterling. This important and timely influx
has neutralised the unsatisfactory feeling which
Would otherwise have been experienced on account
of the large shipment of silver specified below, and
there is now some expectation that a moderate
proportion of the supplies which are still
overdue will be sold, and added to the stock
of bullion in the Bank of England. At a
late hour yesterday afternoon it was reported that
the Morning Star was off Bristol, with 46,500
ounces, valued at 186,0001., and this morning we
are advised of the Sydenham, off Penzance, with
31,462 ounces, or say 125,8481. Besides these
other vessels are daily expected, and as the silver
brought by the Parana will almost be sufficient
for the next Indian mail on the 20th inst., pur-
chases of that metal on the Continent will for a
time diminish. The market for silver remains in a
firm state, and the price of bars is still nominally
61P. to 62d. per ounce, but as usual immediately
after the completion of the shipments by the bi-
Xonthly steamers, business has become dull.
Subjoined are the particulars of the specie on
board the Indus, which leaves Southampton to-
baorrow for the East Indies and China :

• bombay (silver)
Ceylon (gold)
Madras (gold)
Do. (silver)
Calcutta (silver)
Penang (si'ver)
Singapore (silver)
Hong Kong (silver)
Do. (gold)
Shanghai (silver)

. £115,210
. 3,432
. 1,282
. 7,987
. 243,795
. 9,610
. 36,860
. 127,097
550
. 215,740

Total 4761,613

, The was scarcely any alteration in the Continea-
Lai exchanges yesterday afternoon, but rather less
Ireuiess was apparent.

An important failure has been announced of a
house at Manchester, connected with the trade of
that city. It is that of Mr. William Macintosh,
and his liabilities, it is feared, are very heavy.
several of the principal London firms will be
severe losers through this unfortunate event.
An active demand prevails for money, and at
the Present moment there is considerable pressure,
4th"ring to the provision made for to-morrow, the
of the month.
The meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental
'team
Navigation Co. was held this day, and passed
off satisfactorily. The report states that the profits
;f, the company would enable the directors to allow
Per cent, as interest for the half-year, besides
."°B. bonus per 501. share, and 3s. per 101. share.
*L
he report was adopted.
411 important meeting of railway proprietors was
held this day at the London Tavern—W. Vance,
441, in the chair—to agree upon a memorial to be
esented to the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P.,
President of the Board of Trade, for the purpose
°t ` inducing the Government to afford every en-
couragement to railway companies to stop further
Z.°_eoessions for branches, &c., seeing that they as a
body have subscribed an amount equal to upwards
I:* a third of the National Debt, and that the
public are saved 40,000,0001. a year by travelling
133' railways over the common roads. The memorial
was unanimonsly agreed to.
The market for Public Securities is rather
Liheavy, and no improvement has been caused by
the arrivals of gold, or the determination of the
!la, ilk to accommodate holders of stock while
the _transfer books are closed. The fact is,
!tteetion is too much absorbed by the pre-
illninary arrangements for the settlement, and
the unfavourable tone of the letters from Paris,
with continued weakness in the Rentes, deter specu-
lators for a rise. In addition to this there is natu-
11Y a good deal of uncertainty regarding the specie
drain and its probable effects. An exportation of
silver, to the extent of a million and a half sterling
Per month, is a serious matter, but with large
arrivals of that metal from Mexico and of gold from
lestralia, there is a probability of the present stock
vr bullion in Threadneedle-street being maintained,
,1? Indeed, no increase takes place. If it is found
t a fair amount of the supplies just received
are retained here, increased firmness will
zo
b, doubt be imparted to stocks. Consols have
ra en 93i to 94, and 93f to 94 for money ; for to-
they are quoted 931 to 94, and the price
r July is 94 •
The New Threes are 921
andthe
Reduced 92 Bank Stock is
213 i. The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. to 4s.
II:1311111u; and the "Advertised" ditto 2s. dis. to
;Premium, being lower.
°r Foreign Stocks there is very little inquiry,
Q the quotations are rather flat. Turkish 6 per
ri 'Hits. are 941 95, and the 4 per Cents. 101.1 1.
11"liell Deferred are 25-1, Sardinian 881, Mexican
22~
23, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 97.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
t2:lzCkB:--Grenada Deferred. Bonds, 6± ; Mexican,
eel 31 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 78 ; ditto 3 per
AltB.) 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 461;
ants.
5 per Cants., 107 109 ; Spanish 3 per
411 2 ; ditto New Deferred, 25± 1 ; ditto
Certificates, 61 I ; ditto Passive, 51 1.
th4n extremely limited business has been done in
it: Railway Share Market, and prices in most in-
.nees rule lower. Caledonian, Brighton, and
1,
Zeidland, have declined 55.. ; Lancashire and York-
ibire) 17e. 6d. to 10s. ; and Great Western and
th Western„ 10s. The French and Canadian
Dries are also depressed. Southern of France have
`.eded 10s., Paris and Lyons Iss and Great
ecWestern of Canada Se. The East Indian have im-
'toyed 5,1.

Mining Shares have been quite neglected, and
Prices are nominal.
For Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there was very little inquiry. Bank of South
44stralia advanced 55., and Electric Telegraph,
I,°s• There was a bargain in Chartered Bank of
4tdia, Australia, and China at 9.

IRITISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List:)
Business done.
144 k Stook -
3 b,,, 213 A
3 -b-- teat, Reduced Annuities 92 i
li,„`",,,Celitt Consols Annuities 93k 4 31 4
o,;_^ 4 per Cent. Annuities 92ft f 6
, L,"hols tor Account ...... .. 94 31
4'lchequer 13111 r, 2id. I
4300
R'rr ell ~,. 362 p I
I. Ditto) Advertised 2d 1 I
I;9ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
tU'lln C t
Ditto
3 per Cent 2?
Nixinto Account 22Z- 3
hp,tni itall -oan4s, 5 per Cent.
ty 'll Bolds, :3 per Cent.
tlt,t,c
New Deferred, 3 per Cen'. --
rit‘to Ao3ount
D'ith nonds, 6 nor cent
itho Account . 94i
Dittn ,
`4llraranteed, 4 per Cent.
3311101 •t 'den is o, the above ,sxvible in Lon,i,n.
po -L -
IR:4/change, 2i per Cenl., 12 Guilders
Ditto 3 Per Cent. CertiflcaLes

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money • t c3
931 i
Ditto, account
94
tAccount (July)

- -
ATRAp. r.
1) 4,,T ,TED IHOlDE.—Yesterday morning Mr. Wm.
Cor a'
aged 28 years, who resided at Ma3on-street,
tZtawall-road Lambeth, attempted self-destruction by
ting bis th;oat with arazor. Slight hopes are enter-
Illed of his recovery. No cause is assigned for the

tjat laat
ALIMIC BANK EMBEZZLEMENT.—We are informed
night a tele raphic communication reached this
VtY, which has sincegbeen corfirmed by letter, intima-
Zng that Henry Salmon, the defaulting bank•agent, who
6„-en.,t137 tb-vonded from Falkirk, committed suicide on
i "nuaY forenoon, by hanging himself in the stable of
wle Ilarp Inn, Conway, North Wales.—Edinburrjh
of yesterday.
C_PTIIRE
°ltrant
es Uri Uonday morning
OF THE ESCAPED PRISONER BRAITHWAITE.
at five o'clock, Braithwaite, who
,__caped from the New Bailey prison early on Friday,
"s captured at the village of Bradford.