The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL IN

CITY, Two_ o'CLocK

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed quietly, but firmly, and
prices of all descriptions were without any material
alteration. The sales were estimated at 5,000
bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export. In
the Railway Share Market there was little change
to report, and prices were unaltered.

Ia the Foreign and C iloni4l Produce Markets
this week the transactions have been very limited,
and prices have ruled heavy. For sugar the in-
gniry has been very limited, and some descriptions
are fully 2s. per cwt. cheaper. Coffee has been
dull at a reduction of Is. per cwt. Cocoa has re-
ruined steady, and te•a is quiet at about previous
rates. Rice has receded 3d. per cwt. Saltpetre
has been more in request and rather dearer, and
cochineal continues steady. There is no change
40 report in Rum. Spices have been quit-A, and
tallow is dearer.
Silver continues steady, but the transactions are
temporarily limited, owing to a disposition among
the bullion brokers to await the rece'pt of further
advicas from India before resuming the r purchases.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., report that during
the Past week the transactions in American and
Railway Bonds have been few and unimportant,
and prices continue withou' alt-ration.

STATE SECURITIES.
Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78
4 tryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 87 88
ihitessachnsetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) _loo
rodinssisppi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk
1841-1871... 40 42
Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union. Bk Bonds ... 20 22
Mississippi
5 per
Pennsylvania,. Cent. Stock
z'annsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds —1877... 78 79
Tennessee 6 per-Cent. Bonds -
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .1846... 80 S 2
Virginia a per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1388... 84 86

LOANS OF CITIES.
Roston 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90 92
Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865...
New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 74 76
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist-Mortgage,
not (kinvertible 1875... 89 I'o
Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 86 89
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds
Illinois Central (Share.); ........... $3O ... 15 11, p
Michigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 143... 8
... —,
9-1
o.
ziew York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 89 91
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 80 82
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883... 78 PO
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 72 74
Dt• York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 74 76
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage. 18fi5...
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., lst 86 88
The pressure for discount accommodation, which
Was noticed a few days ago, has abated, and as the
soPply of capital in Lombard-street is larg-, the
symptoms of relief are alredy visible. It is true
that full rates are generally demanded by tho bill
brokers and others, but choice descriptions
of piper are negocia'ed a fraction under the
official rate. Toe C•ntsol settlement being
over, it is likely that increased ease will be
exPerienced, as the requiremen's of the cornmer-
cial cotnmunity are not very heavy, and, besides
4i5, a considerable amount of money is being
released through the dividends payable to railway
soil other joint stock companies. The half yearly
eetings of the principal railway companies are
being held, and the returns are gent-rally found
to be satisfactory, in consequence of the f,vour-
ftble increase that has taken place in most of
their incomes. Besides this, the joint-stock
banks are making, greater returns, and there are
numerous other undertakings .which aro distribut
lag their profits amongst the prOpriet-rs. At the
same time, it is satisfactory to perceive that the HA
of calls on account of companies in course of deve-
lopment is rather light. For instance, the amount
due upon railway shares during the-present month
is only 283,2301., whilst iu July it was 3,370,251/.
being the case the avail ,ble means at the dig-
-1).6%31 of the discount firms are increasing, whip-t
Ile 'employment for them is likely to be curtailed.
The market for Public Securities is firmer to-
day, but business is very dull. This is frequently
the ease .lost after the se-tlement of the account-,
and
on the present occasion the anxiety. felt for
later intelligence from India induces caution. The
fluctuation this morning has not been mOresthan
Per cent., but the final arrangement of the account
has led to another failure. The member who has
succumbed,. had extensive engagements in Consols.
land the amount of his liabilities is heavy. Consols
for transfer have been 931 a, and for account 90i
91.. The New Threes are 90i to 91k, and the Re-
duced 90ii. Bank Stock is 21.5 to an and India
St9ck is 215. Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount to
par, and India Bonds 18s. discount.

In the Foreign Market very few transactions
have been recorded. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
been 94a being about their pr,vious value.
Spanish Deferred have been 25 ; Dutch 2i per
Centi., 64 ; and Ditto 4 per Cents., 98i Mexi-
eau Stock is 24., and Brazilian 41 per Cents. are
95i.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
11
Stocks t--Grenada Deferred Bonds. L: onds. 6 61 ; MoI%ll,
22 ;
Peruvian 41 per Cents. 80 82 ; ditto -3 per
Cents. 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per a-nts., 441
45 ; Itassian 5 per Cents., 111 12 ; clito 41
Per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 poi- Cents., 39140 k ;
ditto Deferred, 94/ 25/ ; ditto Certificates, 51 ;
ditto Passive, 5t
Business in the Railway Share Market was
rathfer more active, and prices in some few instances
are a shade firmer. Great Northern, South-
" e4ern, and Manchester, 'Sheffield and Lincoln im-
proved, 55., and Caledonian 10s. ; North Ea'tern,
e,"r; declined 5s , tancashire and Yorkshire, and
fouth-Eastern 10s. , ,rth Eastern, Berwick, 15s•,
and Great Western,. is little change to
report in the Fortign and Colonial undertak;ngs.
Antwerp and Rotterdam reali,e 61. East Indian
have advanced to 100. Grand Trunk of Canada de-
elined to 541, Great Western of Canada to 211,
iud Great Indian Peninsula to 191.
111 Mining Shares the only dealings reported has
been in Cobre Copper, which have improved about
10s., viz., to 41k.
Joint Stock Bank Shares are very quiet. Lon-
'lnn and County declined 103. ; London and West-
minster advanced about ss. London Chartered of
Australia and Union of Australia are at previous
rates.

Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Auqtralian Agri
Culture declined, 10s., and Peninsular and Orien
tal Steam, 10s.

It
RIT I S H FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THISDAY
(From the Official List:)
cans Stock
Business dote.
215 16A
3 ~, . ~.14„ Reduced Ant.uiti,'s .....
3Apor ("cut Consols Ann•sities CiO B
New 3 par Cont. Annuities- 9oi 18
Loag Anuuities, expire ritt. Jan. 18611.„,,, _
Ditto 3`) Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB*
215 India Stock
18 13 15
Lo <<„h Bonds, .E:101)11 ... ...... ..... d
i CoLsois for Account ...... .. 90 1
ExchAquer Mlle, 24d.
£lOOO. "
4 d par
•••
v5BO 4 d par
8 All ._
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.....
• Ditto 1852, 46 per Cent.
Mexican 3 por Cent
Ditto Account 22i
Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent — i
Ditto A.ecount ..
R • •
Russian Bonds, 1822
••• .........
, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, 46 per Cent. ,
5D nish 80w15,3 per•6•Q•• ............
•••
••
981
Dittc New Deferred, 3 p
er ....... .
Ditto Account ...
Tarkio, P.onds, 6 pe'r .41i ..
• Ditto Account ....... -. * •-.
Dividends on the above P.a.; ......
-
Dutch Exi,atig*-., 24 per Cen ; , 12 Guilders 84 .. a I
u:
Do. 4 iier Cent. Certificates ....... ..., 9Ba
7HREB O'OLOCK.
Canada money ....
... 904 Consols for account, SeP•te;•l;er 9 ...... 94 1

nOYA.L TAMES NATIONAL REGATTA.—This rezatta
Yeas resumed and brought to a elo,ie yesterday. At a
little after two o'clock the Lord Mayor arrived in his
State barge. The fir-t race was the &tillers', open to
the venrld. The final heat was well contested by
Chambers, of Neyfea4tle, and Mavkinnev, of Itichr"nd
:—the former winning by a length. The Watermen' if our-oared Race, for prizes amounting to 401., was won
the Shakspere crew ; the Watermen's Pair-oared, by
:`ttaremerton and Francis. There were two or three
walks over," and at the conclu .1401.4 lilayor presented the prizession of the sport the.