The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CnocK. 1
Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with more animation, and
kie
e 3 of all descriptions slightly advanced. The
sales, were estiumo,el at 10,000 bales, 5,000 of
ich Were taken by the speculators, and 2,000
bythe exporters. The Railway Share Market
t'ed With a quiet appearance, and there was a
i
I,;lat decline on yesterday's rates.
The Foreign Exchanges were generally a shade
"iller yesterday afternoon.
108,3351. will be despatched to-day to the
thrazils by the steamer Teviot. In addition to
!14rge remittances of gold known to be on the
64Y from . Victoria, nearly 150,0001. must now
'llear at hand. from New South Wales, and it is
e IP"ted that the influx from both colonies towards
the
'lll-1 of the month will be considerable. The
tio4l3' has arrived from Alexandria with the
'77/• in gold conveyed to Suez by the Austra-
rall„3teamer European, and a portion, if not all,
ol; this amount is likely to be sent into the Bank.
market
the arrival of the Overland Mail, the silver
j'''et continues exceedingly dull, and the re-
D,t3of that metal from the Continent arc unim-
ii,rt'Llt• The cm rent quotations" of bullion are :
to'ir gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard ; unrefined
N(1) 778. 101 d. per oz. ; United Stitea gold
.coin,
tt,3d. per oz. ; bar silver, ss. lid. per oz.
Igard ; and five franc pieces, 4s. 111 d.. per oz.
44 the discount market there is still a brisk in-
(fittliVor accommodation, and it chiefly emanates
4'l the commercial public, notwithstanding the
ilel'eral quietude of trade. During the next two or
t '" day
thi's the settlement of the Consul account at
Steek'Exchango will probably increase the ap-
th'eattons for accommodation, but no alteration in
terms is expected, as there is a large supply of
"bllital in the market. The rate still allowed
illthe discounts firms for deposits en
11,
place them in the possession of
largo
amount of available means, and if the de-
'ld only partially subsides in the course of a
l),? 413'8, there is no doubt that a decline of -1- or 1
4: Cent. will take place. Au important sum will
d be liberated through the payment of the divi-
a,l4,4B) which will also assist in imparting some
'qittional case to the market.
h,4 Blight improvement has taken place in the
-gate
,et for Public Sefcuri,ies to-day, owing to the
Ze'llgenaents in connection with the settlement.
a,e,:eral. purchases' have been made on ;this
t—nuts and a firmer tone has been produced.
ofetY little business has been done for the month
ittitt)ctober, as most parties are desirous of
e
te,ttaillitig the nature of the Indian advices before
iinitting themselves to, any important extent.
~licluidation is now engrossing chief attention.
it,c °l3 have been 90-g 1 for money, and 904 91. for
ti,,-,1311it• They are now 90i and 91 911 respec-
eerl' The transfer books for the New Three per
tiC' are now closed, but a special transfer has
e 0441 Place at 90/. Exchequer Bills are ss. dis-
-1,4) and the Bonds 981 1.
()zit °reign Stocks are exceedingly dull, and up till
place k not half-a-dozen transactions had taken
blit;e. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 2, being
Ao?int• Peruvian 3 per Cents. are 55i, and
iti:lguese 3 per Cents. 451.
koek° following are the nominal prices of Foreign
" :•--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5.1 ;
2li ; Peruvian 41. per Cents., 791 80i ;
Qri°, 3 per Cents., 551 5G ; Portuguese 3 per
45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ;
141 4i per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
tee ; Ditto New Deferred, 251 ; Ditto Cer-
ates) 61 51 • Ditto Passive, 52 61.
4
ttettThere has been a rather active loudness trans-
it,t"o Railway Shares, and prices have in most
tallees improved. Caledonian have advanced
21. "' ; North British, 21. ; and Scottish Central,
te pastern Counties, Great Western, North Wes-
ki',) Manchester, Sheffield, and London, Midland
Dr' Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, im-
cii°„?ed ss. South Eastern and Vale of Neath de-
t 'led 5s ; and North Eastern, Berwick, and Edin-
14glo, Perth, and Dundee, 10. F. The Foreign and
Truk
lines are extremely quiet, the dealings
T;',?, Paris and Lyons, New, shares at 14g ; Grand
Ihrit'xik of Canada 501 ; and Groat Western of Ca-
'`A4 New Shares 10k.
P°tling Shares are at quite nominal quotations.
int Stock Bank shares are inactive. Colonial
tankto 47•
declined to 29 and London and Westminster
Illt• In the Miscellaneous market there is little
Q:tiola to report. Crystal Palace, London
"e''3l Omnibus Company, and Peninsular
octal Steam, wore at previous values.

BIIITISII
FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY
( l'rcni the Offictal Liste)
a4i, 13nsiners dote.
't Cent. Consols Annnittes f,pa
.$
_$

Itid4 ~. Per Cont. Annuities Sh'ilt- 90i
tott 6tock
1 :10.;for Account, Oct. 11
leer Bills. 21,d.
4000
4:..11
N)
5 d par
po ~ 1
z Lt I 5 d par
c-equer Bonds, 1858, 35 per Cent 9Bi
itto, 1559
t lIIIICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—TP-1S DAY.
kz'h„.
Doi l 5 nor Cont.
Iv, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent ...
84,;4', 1843
ij.B4 Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825
itt° 5 per Cent.,
1) ,('''' 3 per Cent —
1%; "0 Account
ipian Bonds, 45 per Cent --A
lq,to 3 por Cent —'
Po Account ... . ... 555
.."°l?nese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 ---
o
Ih, t 01853, 3 per Cent
:1`,741an Bonds, 5 per Cent.
t „It,to Account 895
%11 Bonds, 6 per cent
Ite.„ Dividends on the above payable:in London.
icCu Routes, 45 per Cent. —
Itto 3 per Cent 661.75c. 50e. ex 25f. 20c

THREE O'CLOCK,
CO_ naolB, money
uoutiola account (October, 14) 9oi

DIT~~i NEAP STREET FROM WIIITECHAPEL TO SEIOIIE.
(() 'Et• "--- Yesterday morning the now thoroughfare
li9lllltereial-street) from High-street, Whitechapel, to
6 ,
10
-street Shorediteb,' was opened for foot passengers,
hot for 'public carriage traffic. The hou.es on the
4,7 u Side of the thoroughfare have been pulled down,
buildings of a modern character are being con-
Itted on the same site.
Pointed out that if the offer of te Europen and
iittlle'ioan Steam Company to establhish eight a
screw
t:4'nere on the 'Mediterranean and the Bed Sea, so as to.
1e7,4,1° reinforcements to be rogularly supplied to India
b", the overland route during the next six months, should
f,"eepted, it would affere facilities for a weekly mail
tc.Tl„ that country, by the departures being arranged al-
v--"a,tely with those of the Peninsular and Oriental
'4e1,3. The question it is believed, is likely to be
this week.
pMixer OF TUE DESTITUTE.—At a meeting of the St.
atera4 Board of Guardians yesterday,the master of tbo
I,li,house and Cl,rke, the superintendent of the casual
to4111.1)1,°18, were censured by the board for noe-attendancie
"`) rules respecting tho relief of the destitute app.t-
ttrlt3 fir relief and a motion for the suspension of the
Ltaltlsr was only set aside on account of the matter having
('4,71 referred to the officers' duties committee.
hpLhe advises received by the Brazilian mails this week
t,,mr to have further stimulated the shipments of
)11:elo to that country which have been going on for
tait-nY rnenths past. Teviot mail steamer to-morrow
17,3 ''ut 108,335/. in sovereigns.
tA:FAL ACCIDENT TO A JOCKEY.—We regret. to state
o,,r„`ne accident which occurred et the Ipswich races
-thursday, the 27,h ult , to the lad George Deer, the
,p; of Nev;, terminated fatally on Monday.
Do. Star of Peace and Californian, which were ap-
to leave Sydney on the 4th and 30th of Jane
,:I,ectively, will, it stated, bring the former 91,522
and the latter 50,000.
TATS OF TRADE.—MANCCIESTER, Tuesday Evening.
1)011111
,tuarktt to-day
.may be quoted generally /d. per
ding than this da y week. Buyers esitae at
,0 ceding this advance ; but where businessh t has been
neluded they have been obliged to submit in nearly all
e.„R
EitonelB: The business done is quite large enough to keep
Iik:" down and spinners under as large engagements as
q()fore •
Now , •
S -Thy Di tin

ItIAP.,:gTES--ahis Day.)

RAILWAYS.

:losing Priv,
this day

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34 - 35
15 - 20

4 - 5

10
201 - 2(4
48 - S 1
31 - 31

17 - 13
96 - 97

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96 - 97
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3usiness done
this day. St.
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