The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-05 00:00:00

NONE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market on Saturday closed firmly, but without
animation, and prices of all descriptions were at
fully last week's rates. The sales were 10,000 bales,
1,000 of which were taken for export, and 1,000
on speculation. In the Railway Share Market the
demand was tolerably active, but prices remained
unaltered from the current rates of Friday.
From the manufacturing districts the accounts
received this morning report no alteration of im-
portance in the various cloth and woollen markets.
rrom Leeds we learn that the mills are generally
in full work, and the operatives are fairly employed.
The prospects of the New Year are encouraging,
and an active business is expected to arise early in
the spring. In the worsted trade of Bradford the
transactions during the past week were limited,
the settlement of the annual accounts engrossing
chief attention. At Manchester the continued
rise in cotton has interfered with the proceedings
of the manufacturers and merchants.
The accounts received from New York per steamer
Africa mention that the money market in that
city was very stringent, and increased pressure
was generally anticipated. According to the last
weekly return published by the City Banks
the loans and discounts were rather smaller
owing to a restrictive policy baying been
commenced. The specie showed a slight augmen-
tation, but a decline was soon expected in conse-
quence of the export demand and the large
remittances that were being made to Savannah,
Mobile, New Orleans, and Charleston. Specu-
lative Securities were firmly maintained by the
.Bulls, who considered the tightness of the money
market as merely of a temporary character.
For some months past the Ottoman Govern-
ment has been making endeavours to constitute a
National Bank, partly with the view of raising a
loan to supply the exhausted treasury. There
were several competitors for the concession,
local as well as foreign, but advices have
now come to band announcing that a satis-
factory arrangement has been completed with Eng-
lish and French capitalists. We may therefore
expect that the projected loan of ten or twelve mil-
lions sterling, which is to be immediately negotiated,
will tend to augment the efflux of gold from this
country. Subscription lists will probably be opened
at Paris, Vienna, Constantinople, and London,
but the greater portion will no doubt be taken up
here, especially if the terms are advantageous.
The shares of the Ottoman Bank have been
rather depressed during the last few days, the
directors not having been successful in obtain-
ing the concession for the State Bank, but
they are now firmer, as the company will no doubt I
continue to transact a profitable business.
The demand for money in Lombard-street and
at the Bank of England is less active, and the best
descriptions of paper are negotiated on rather
easier terms.

The market for public securities continues re-
markably firm, with a slight tendency towards im-
provement. There is, however, very little animation.
Consols opened at 94 to 941 and they are now
steady at that quotation. The quotation for Feb. is
944 I. The New 3 per Cents, are 94i 4, and
the Reduced 941 Exchequer Bills are steady
at 4s. prem. Bank Stock is 2164 to 218.
Foreign Securities are quiet, but generally at
former quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents, have
arisen per cent., viz., to 951 4. Russian 44
per Cents, are 96 to 961, the Small Bonds 974,
French 44 per Cents. 92, with the exchange at 25f.
200. Sardinian are 881, and Brazilian Small 1004.
The Ecuatorian Commission of Agency have this
day received from agents at Guayaquil a remit-
tance of 4,672/. 3s. 2d. on account of Ecuador
dividends.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ;
Sally 212 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 774 84 ; ditto
I per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 44
per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401
401 ; ditto Deferred, 231 41 ; ditto Certificates,
51 61 ; ditto Passive, 51 61.
The Railway Share market this morning has ex-
hibited rather more firmness, and an improvement
of fully 2 to 4 per cent. may be noticed on the
Caledonian, East Lancashire, Gt. Northern, Great
Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South estern,
Midland, North-Eastern Berwick, and South-East-
ern. The-French lines are dull, and Paris and
Lyons rule rather lower. Great Western of Canada,
and Grand Trunk of Canada are rather higher.
Joint-Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares are
also at rather enhanced values.

BarrlSH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONK o'CLOUS..
(From the Officza List.)

Bank Stock -ta.,nosts done
218 16A
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
tiew 3 psr Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO
~L,Dittn, Ander £lOOO 3
Consols for Account
Bzcheqn3r Bills, 2Ad.
£5OO
21000 . ......
4 p
Small
...
11RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Fonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small 100.4
Milieu Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4l
Russian Rends, 1622, 3 St., 5 per Cent ,
Ditto, 4i per Cent. 96a 6
Ditto Small
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . .........
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
'en,. ~ - .1.,.. above aYnnie to 14,'" ••French Routes, 4i per Cent. 92f. ex 25f. 20c.
Dutch Exchange, per Cen;., 12 Guilders 644

TWO O'CLOCK.

Console
Ditto Account
Ditto (February)

91
94H

RAILTV.4.Y TRAFFIC RETURNS.

IRA.FFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

Miles
Opened,
1856.

NAME of RAILWAY.

Receipts. .

115
37%
17

26)
117
198 w
9414
20

11/11188.
Aberdeen
Belfast and Ballymena •• • •• •:
Belfast and County
Birkenhead, Lancashre, and Cheshire
Bolton, Blackburn, and West 'York
Bristol and Exeter

Chester and Holyhead... „ • *•
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ..
Cork and Bandon .. • • .. „ „
Dublin and Belfast J unction .. .. • •
Dublin and Drogheda...... • .......
Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction
Dundalk and Enniskillen.. „ „ „,
East Anglian.... • • • • • • . • .. • • .• • • ...,

183%
283
203%
ass
25%
90
286%

161
637

5%
123%
267

173 v
9
28
498
1268
52
249
2.32

828734
29%
48

57%
289
171%

1856.

1,047

2,‘;73

6,111
12,541
4,395

207,
1,021
1,266
1,181
526
964

East Lancashire • • • • • • • • • • • • • .......
Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • •. 1
Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • " 3

982
6,220
26,468
5.244
5,320

Ediaburghaiia Glasgow ..... • • • • • • • •
Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee."...
Exeter and Crediton .• •• • • •••
Furness Railway •• • •• •
Glasgow, and South-Weste •
rn.• • • • • • •
Great Northern.....
Great Southern and Western 1
Great Western ••••• • •• • •.. (..71.in?
Irish South Eastern •• •• • • • • •• ••••••
Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • •
Lancashire and Yorkshire • • • • • • • • • •
Leeds Northern .. ••••• • • • ' • • •
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport— ••
London and North Western ..... •• • •
London and Blackwa,ll.. • • • • • • • • • • • •
London, Brighton, and South Coast..
London and South Western,.......
Londonderry and Enniskillen •• •• ••
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Manchester and South Junction .• •• • •
Maryport and Carlisle •• •• •• •• • • •• • •
Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • • •
Monkiands •• •• •• •• •• •• • • •••• • • • •
Newoastle and Car1i51e..............
North British
North Staffordshire
liorth•Western •• • .... ••• • ••
Scottish Central .• o.
Scottish Midland ••
liihrewabury and Birtningh ahreWsbnry and Chester •
ShrohSoutpsh D• •• ••
ire *union
.• "
evon • • - ••• • • • ••• • • •
South
•
South Wales ••
••
•• •
• ••
• • • • ••
•• • •
TidoauethvYalosr.k...,!io•n••cas“ te••;;;;Id •••
Ulster
•
Waterford And Llea• • •ri•• ••
• • ••
••
• •
West Cornwall .e—ek ••••• • • • ••
• •
Whltehaven jnnetio•n• • "• • •'•• • ' •
York and Newcastle, I•• Be• ek• • •sr•
York and North Midland & Leeds..

6,090
27,855
5,490
29,378

5,728
22,609

60,225
1,297
12,752
14,154
601

X

97%

2,016

7,653
10,832
5,133

POIEIGIf.
Dutch Rhenish
Lyons and Mediterranetui" .•;;;•:e• •
hiontereau and Troyes• • • •
Namur and Liege .........:••••
Northern of France • • • • •
Orleans and Central ..... :..• •
Paris and Lyons :' •
Paris and Rouen. • • • • ;
Paris and Strasburgh .........•
Rouen and Havre..•
..
•• •
Western of France .• • • ..... ••• •• • .

5,676
27,348
5,550
23,904

10,105

766
977
31.469
2,710

5,021

6 022
20,601

55,499
1,228
11,074
12,641
522

2,288
3,400

9,502

693
891
28,254
2,663

5,017

1,537
2,763

922
2,371
18,609
6,913
2,920
3,608

2,776
18,635
5,507
1,895
3,245

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