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

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COMMERCIAL P.TTIMLIGENO72.

CITY, Two o'CLoox.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, but the demand was limit-d. Prices were
Without any material alteration. The sales were
estimated at 5,000 bales. The Railway Share
Market closed with a rather more active appear-
aece, and there was a slight improvement in prices.
Another small mereandle faiure was announced
oniChange yesterday afternoon. It was that of
Messrs. Ashmore and Sons, engaged in the drug
and oil trade, and although their transactions were
not very large, the liabilities are estimated at from
30,000/. to 50,0001.
The Bank of England return completed for the
Week ending the Ist inst., is quite as unfavourable
!s was anticipated. The decline in the I ullion is
nnportant-, but this movement w.ts expected in
consequence of the rapid influx of gold which lately
took place to the Continent. Th's movement, how-
ever, has now been arrested, and it is thought
that a portion of the anticipated supplies from
Anzitralia will soon replace some of the deficiency.
The reserve of notes has been trenched upon and
there is au increase in the other securities of up-
W4rie of two millious owing to the preparations
Which were making at the date of the retain fer
the payments on the 4th of the month. The state-
ment is cmisequently unsatisfactory, but there is
reason -he believe that a bete er one will be published
next week. The principal itetris and the changes
they present are as suhj 'hied :

. £19,905 980
. 328,585
▪ 11,302 152
• 370,826
• 3,536.9'13
increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven-Day and other 8i 115...
19.370
Increase
Government, Securities .................. 10,596.081
Decrease. ........................... 500
,524
Other ecurities .......... . .............. 18 217
Increase ........................... 2 165,69
Notes unemployed ....................... 21,9,629
185
400
Decrease ........................... ,
The official return of the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week endicg Thurs-
day last is as follows- :
Gold Coin ... Belgium
ff Boulevie
~ Bars ... Boulogne ... 36,500 „
~ ~ ••• Belgium ... 35.000 „
Silver Coin ... Boulogne ... 2.600 „

Active Circulation ............
Increase ........••••••••
Bullion

Decrease

Rest

Al:ht_met the demand for silver is quite free,
Prices have been maintained. Ye.terday the bars
received by the last Nest India packet were sAci
at 53. 2d. per ounce standard.
A great deal of conversation has taken place on
the Stock Exchange in consequence of an endeavour
that has been Made by e, Joint Stock Bank to get
back some money they have pa'd away on ch( ques
at the t bearing House by rid-take, the party dra g-
ing upon them having no wise's.
The directors of the Great Western Railway
Company have announced a dividend at the rate
of 1 per cent. per annum, and this has materially
Produced consideralde dmession in the value of
the :hires. For some days past a strong tendency
t° a decline has been notice tble, but tO-day a
further fall of from 4 to 5 per cent. has occurred'.

The *Market for E iglish &Clarifies has been very
quiet to-day, and rather less firm in c;msequence
cf
the unfavourable Bank return. This has led to a
few F.-ales, but, generally speaking, the transactions
have been unimportant. - The mai ket will remain
in au uncertain sta.te until the further intelligence
13° anxiously awaited from India shall arrive. C,
rnsols
f(mmoneyhavebeen 90i andfor account 902 i. The
market being heavy they declined about s per cent.
The New Threes are 90i to 91, and the Reduced
"I 1.• Exchequer Bills have cntinued at 4s. dis-
count to plr, and the Bonds are 98 Bank
St-6c is dull at 216.

Foreign Socks have attracted very little atten-
tion, but they . generally rule at lower prlces.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 932 94, and
the 4 per Cents. to 99aA. Venezuela 41 per
Cent,. were 32 ; and the Ne-,v Dt:ferred, 12 ;
Grenada New Active are 22 ; and the Deferred, si.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bond,. 6 6 : Alexi ',II,
22± ; Peruvian 4, per Cents. 80 82 ; ditto 3 per
Cents. 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Ct-nts., 44'
45 ; Russian 5 per Cants., 111 13 ; dito
1
per Cents., 97 99 ; SpaniAli 3 rr Cents., 39 406
ditto Deferred, —; ditto CertificAtes, 5i 6 ;
ditto Passive, 51 6.

The Railway Share Mirket to-thy has been
inactive, and but little buc,ilvss has Leen done,
except in Great Western shares, which, owing to
the smallness of the dividend announced, have de-
clined about 5 per cent., viz., to 55/, 56, and 50.
The ot h9r lines are also at lower values. Caledonian,
and North Eastern Berwick have receded 15R.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, South-
Western,- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
Midland, 1/. Norfolk, 10s. Sonth-Eastern, ss.
The Fortign and Colonial lines have been steldy,
and there is little variation to report in prices.
East Indian have declined about Grand
Trunk of Canada, Great Western of Canada, and
Great Indian Peninsula realise previous rate?.
Mining Shares are inactive. eobre Copper have
declined to 41i g•
Joint Stock Bank and -Misc-llaneons Shares
show-little variation in rates. English, Scottish;
and Australian chartered have advanced ss.
Telegraph improved 1/.

11 aITISTI FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY
t-• (From the Official Lists)
Businets dote.
Rank gt,)ek ..
3, ;3?' Cent...
Reduced AnnuitltA NV a i
?Per pant f‘r,ilfjolo knui4itifF ``oi g a
Cie Cols
per Cent. Annuities 9i VO4
A-10 for Account ..•
'Elchoquer 13ii17, 24d.
ct000 .
I'so(w
jigmall •• * •
Fscbequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 99 ?;
Ditto, 0359
'PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.

Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred iii
tukit.h Tlemia, 6 per cent , -,.. ...... -
Ditto Account
Ditto Gnar•lntced, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Veneznela Bonds, 41 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 14 per Cent. . .
Dividends on the above payable ' ~ 'n.
TWO O'CLOC K .
. 9O A
'2 Oi I

ror sole money
Consols account

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Aug. 8.---Wind this day at noon, S.W.,
light breeze and cloudy.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 7.—Sailed—Port Glasgow, for
Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, Aug. 7.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Shel-
bourn, from Bahia. •
PLYMOUTH, 7.—Wind N—Sailed—Gipsy Queen,
for Qnebpe. Aug.*
FALMOUTH Aug..7.—Wind N.—Arrived—lmmanuel,
from Rio Jan'eiro.
SH"Lps, Aug. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—John
ick, for New York.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning•

Wind N.
Arrived--13raganza, sere steamer from Lisbon ; Ayr
shire Lnas, Stettin. w
,
Off—Rowena.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 6.

Wind N.W.
Arrived—Lucetta, from coast of Africa, for Glasgow.
Off—Almonde, from St. John's, N. 8., for Mai-govt.
WATERFORD, Aug. 5.