The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-30 00:00:00

MONEY A: P E
J.Q

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOF.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed quietly, and last week's
prices were fully maintained. The sales amounted
to 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the
exporters, anti 1,000 by the speculators. The Rasl-
Way Share Market closed with au active appear-
ance, and with a slight advance in prices.
The Vinaeira has arrived from New South
Wales, with advices to the 25th January. She
is not supposed to have any gold on board.
Several vessels are now due from Australia, and
as they convey a large supply of gold, their
appearance is awaited with some anxiety.
Although the shipments of silver on the 4th
by the steamer to India and China are not
expected to prove so large as or late. The wll
probably exceed half a million sterling. Even if
the comparative reduction is limited however, it
is encouraging, as this movement of the precious
metals is one of the chief causes at present affect-
ing the money market. The demand for silver is
not very active, but moderate receipts are still an-
nounced from the Continent, about 25,0001. having
arrived yest,rday.
_ _ _

The Directors of the Bank of England, as was
fully anticipated, have not imoosed any addi-
tional rest! ictions, and their deliberations at the
Weekly court to-day were not protracted. Dur-
ing the next few days the money market will
no doubt remain in a very stagnant state, owing
to the preparations for the 4th proximo, and the
Settlements in the Stock Exchange. To-day there
a full inquiry in all departments. Out of
doors high rates are charged for discounts, and in
the " House " 7 to 8 per cent. has to be paid for
loans on Government Stock..

A failure has been declared on the Stock Ex-
change this morning. The party in question has
sustained heavy losses in French shares, Turki,li
stock, and fluctuating securities. His lia-
bilities have not yet been ascertained.

There has' been no movement of importance in
the English Stock Market to-day, but business is
very dull, and the quotations remain heavy. Since
the Bank meeting separated the market has been a
shade firmer, but as the arrangement of the Foreign
Stock and Railway Share accounts is now in
progress speculation is exceedingly quiet. Con-
kolg have been 92-12- - for money, 92/ for
the 7th proximo, and 931 a for June. The Now
Threes are marked 91* the Reduced, 911
the March Exchequer Bills 2s. discount to is.
Premium, the June ditto ss. to 33. discount, and
India Bonds, 9s. discount.
The Foreign Market is very dull, and prices have
tended downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
been 92i 3, and the present value is about 92* s.
Spanish 3 per Cents. are 41 to 41g. Russian Small
97. Buenos Ayres 85, and Dutch 4 per Cents.,
94.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in roard figures as under :

1857.
Great Western £28,439
North-Western
touth-Wastern 14,060
Brighton 14,478
Midland
liot.th-Eastern 17,656
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
etieeter and Holyhead
East Lancashire 6,259
sLancaster and Carlisle
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,223
North Stafford
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4.014
r.:I "'burgh and Gla-gow
Grand
and South-Western
'rand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada.... 14.370

1856.
£26,743
59,327
16,221
17 260
29,606
16.856
21,743
21,785
6,035
5,139
5,852
5,581
9.561
7.015
3,332
5.294
5.854
5,242
15.563

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds. 61 7 ; Mexic tn,
23 R ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 'MI 77-; do. 3 per
Cents., 531 54k ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ;
kissian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Da. 4 per Cents.,
95 7 ; *4panish 3.petr Cents., 4111; ditto Deferre 1.
44_1 25; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, s!i- 6.

In the Railway Share Market the transactions
reported are extremely limited. Prices, however,
have shown a slightly upward tendency in some in-
Stances. Eastern Counties improved ss. ; Great
Western, ss. ; South Western, 10s. ; Midland, ss.
,pts 108,, and North Eastern, Berwick, about ss.
• the French lines prices have receded to
tconsiderable extent, particularly in Paris and
'lons, which have fallen fully 2/. to 3/. Northern
• France 10s. to 155., and Eastern of France ss.
Grand Trunk of Canada, and. Great Western of
~'4oada have been rather firmer, as also East In-
wap, and Great Indian Peninsula.
Mining Shares exhibit no change in values re-
cilliring a report.
Joint Stock Bank Shares have been dull, and
generally at lower quotations. London Joint
4tock have declined 10s. ; Oriental Bank, 15s. ;
and Ottoman Bank, ss.
In the Miscellaneous undertakings prices show
no alteration of importance. London General
Omnibus Company, and Peel River Land were a
Shade lower. ,

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK..
(From the Official List:)
!Ilk Stock
212.1 14
° Der Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li 2i
leer Cent. Console Annuities 921 i i
T (I‘7 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 if i A
-".lz A.nunities, expire :ith .iSn. 1869._
hDitto 39 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 3.16
ll* Bonds. £lOOO • -
bitto, under £lOOO 9 d
c %sots for Account . . 921
BAchequer Bills, 20. March. I June.
WO .lp 2di 53d
1580
Small
l' pm... 2 d 2 1)15 dpar
--•,,ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE o'cLo. t
a
Ileues Ayres Bouds, 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account B5
, jai' Bonds, 1422, t St., 5 per Cent ,
"itto, 44 per Cent. —
titto Small
T:,lith Bowls, 3 par Cent...
413 1
I,Kinh Bonds, 8 per cent
Ditto Secount

,en i 4 on above ~tne 4' -10 n.
11tv.
clb Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders
IJitto 4 per Cent. Certificates 97 k
Two O'CLOC K.
Consols, money .. 92
Ditto for account
Ditto June Account... 93 a