The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool cotton market yesterday closed
quietly but steadily, at the full rates current last
week. The sales were 5,000 bales, 1,000 of which
were taken for export. The railway share market
presented an inactive aspect at previous quotations.
Among the failures in the sorn trade, to which
reference was made yesterday, we may mention
that of Messrs. Bardgett and Picard, whose
liabilities are estimated at 120,0001. The other
firms, who were also embarrassed, are comparatively
unimportant so far as the engagements are con-
cerned.

In the Colonial Produce Markets there is more
rumness, and several of the principal staples are at
enhanced rates. Sugar is in active request at an ad-
vance of 2s. to 3s. per cwt., and coffee is also rather
dearer. The stock of these two articles in Lon-
don on the 7th instant was as under :
■uaes. 1857. 1856.
Tons. Tons.
Colonial
Foreign

Total

47,172

corzEn.

Colonial
Foreign .

5,456
3,590

4,497
3,093

Total
Tea, rice, and most other colonial products, are
higher, and a better feeling generally prevails.
Tallow is flat.
The New York City Banks through the sus-
pension of specie payments are becoming very
strong, and before the meeting of the Legislative
Assembly they will probably be in a better posi-
tion than ever before known. They wisely
determined to limit their discount operations as far
as practicable, and on the 31st ult. their engage-
men ts in this department were only 95,317,754 dols,
whereas, on the Bth of August the total was
122,077,252 dols. While these precautions pro-
tected the Banks however, they necessarily
embarrassed those traders who have been fortu-
nate enough to escape bankruptcy. The specie
is accumulating rapidly, the exports being limited,
and the imports from California are of the usual
extensive character. 111 they received they were
enabled to keep, and the deposits, which, on the
17th ult. were reduced to $42,696,012, bad in-
creased on the 31st to $51,853,158.
The demand for money is still supported with a
good deal of activity, and bankers and others can,
therefore, find full employment for their surplus
means at remunerative rates. 1 great deal of
caution is still observed, butt as failures are now
sea frequent confidence is becoming stronger.
Silver is flat, and the business transacted is of a
imited character.

The Market for Public Securities is not very
active, but a moderate business has been transacted.
Some bona fide sales have been made, which
have caused a flatter tone. Rumours of an
advanced rate of discount are circulated ;
but, although they are not believed, they add
to the heaviness of the market. There is also
a good deal of anxiety respecting the meeting of
Parliament, and the subjects which are likely to be
brought under discussion. Consols have been 89k
for money, and 891 I for account. They are
now 89 to 89k, 891, , respectively. The New 3
per Cents, are 88 to 88i, and the Reduced 88 to 88k.
Exchequer Bills are 18s. to 13s. discount, and the
Bonds 97i. India Bonds are 30s. discount. Bank
stock is 2111 to 214.
The stoppage of the Wolverhampton and Staf-
fordshire Banking Company has bad a depressing
Influence, but, all things considered, the Funds
exhibited remarkable firmness.

The Foreign Stoek Market is quiet, and most of
the quotation are flatter. Turkish Six per Cents.
__ _ _

ire 87f f ; and the 4 per Cents. 9643 97. Mexican
per Cents. are rather firmer, being 18k. Peruvian
Per Cents. are 74i ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
iind ditto Deferred, 24
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :--..Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi. 2,
eau, 171 183/4; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 73 75 ; ditto
per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
42 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 43
per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish S:por Cents., 393/4 403/4 ;
ditto New Deferred, 24125±.
A further downward tendency is apparent in

_ .
the Railway Share market this morning, the 1:
decline being in most inetanoes fully ito 1 per 101

sent. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Great-
Western, North-Western, Manchester, Sheffield, lc
and Lincoln, Midland, North-British, and. North- 2
Eastern (Berwick,) declined 108. ; East Lance 21
-
&hire, 15s. ; Bristol, and Exeter21
, Oxford, Worces- 21
Sar and Wolverhampton, and South-Eastern, V. r
and Caledonian 2/. The foreign lines are neglected t
and prices are quite nominal. In the Colonial 121
undertakings lower rates were current. Great I'Bl
Western of Canada declined 10s. ; East India ss. ;
2(
and Grand Trunk of Canada l& to 1/. 10s.
For Mining shares there was little inquiry. 1:
Alfred Consols were 14i ; Cobre Copper declined 21
to 384. 21

21
Joint-Stosk Bank shares generally are at a slight
21
decline. Bank of Australia are at 75i 76 ; Eng- 11:1
lish, Scottish, anti Australian Chartered, 17# ; 101
London Chartered of Australia, 161 ; London and 101
Westminster 444 ? and Union of London, 24. 21 Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Royal Mail
21
Steam have declined to 54. 21

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(From the Official List:2
Business done.
India Stock 213 14 111
3 per eent. z:edneed Annuities
per Cent. Consols innAltlee B9ii 9 919
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 8& $
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 1 15-16
Ditto 3U Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7!
lodic, Bonds. £lOOO
Colnols Ifer Account . .
£lOOO
DI 13 12 17 d
£5OO
12 18 d
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent —
Ditto, 1559 ..........
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian .5 per Cent. . ......
.....
M.
Ditto, 1829 and 1839, .5
per Cent......., 96+
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent.,,,, lO2
Ditto Account
Mexican 3 per Cent
....... . ..........
Peruvian Bonds, 44 per. dent ..... -
741 5
Ej:nish i3oads, 3 per Cent. .
Ditto Account .......
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Tnriubn ',ends, t; par cent....... 94i
88
Ditto Account.......
Cent.
Dividends on the:aboYe payable:in London.
Coasols, money . ..... ....... THREE CL OK.
............ 89$ 4
Ditto account (December 7) ............ 84 90

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in
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The suspension has been anno
Messrs. Bard-
core trade. Their liabilities
gett and Picard, an old house I
'arearitealty Messrs,
to amount to
about 120,000/.
The financial agent of the Portuguese
Government
publishes the particulars of the conversion, under the
deeree of 1852, and the laws of the let of junsee,„lB. 5.3,
aid the 26th of July 1856, of bonds and other
of the nominal value of 3,166,3041., making the rtittleael
converted up to the 13th of November, 1857, 9,487,1;5i.
We understand that the rent roll of the late Earl Fitz-
william, including the large Irish estates, amounted to
above 200,0001. a-year. The Northamptonshire pro-
perty, said to os lid: 30,000:.01 s left to the second son,
and the north riding property, about 20,0001. to the
I flinger, besides leaving heavy legacies.
TEIX TUBB or LIVERPOOL—LIVERPOOL, Monday.—
The Customs Bill of Entry, published this morning,
gives a return of the number and tonnage of the ships
tfhirr aishaye entered inwards from and cleared outwards
foreign ports in the week ending the 14th of No-
vember, 1857 as v 'ell as
1856. It appears that the corresponding period of
flags during the last week 88 ships of
an aggregate ton
against 51 obi 44,79.1 tons, entered inwards,
Ps, 8277.5 f
Of 82 in the number 'of sh"s' in 1856, being a decrease
tone in the tonnage ; the IP% and an increase of 12,196
during the week, 73 shipsnof umber of clearances outwards
against 73 ships and 50,266 tons
tonnage. of 36,990 tons,
crease of 13,276 tone. The total
iln 1856, being ade ,
ported inwards from foreign numberp.orat,,d. of ships re- i
year up to the 14th of Nov. Iva, g 907,0rng the present I
of 2 088,222 'tens, against 3,825, and,
2withß a tonnage
in the year 1856, ~Il9wing an increase of .1059'675 tons
decrease of 71,453 tons. The total n 8-. ahlPs and a
cleared outwards for foreign ports durtinnlb yl of shipsi
present
year up the 14th of Nov. was 4,445, with ga
toen ?,945.200 tons, against 4,255 ships, and 2 313 sn9age of
In the year 1856, showing an increase of I,‘,_ , 1 tons
sZchips and
4 decrease of 68091 torn.

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