The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

MONEY

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AND
COT,INERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotten Market yesterday closed
With a dull appearance, and prices remaintd
Without any parlicnlar alteration. The sales were
0,000 bales, 1,000 of which were t ►ken for ex-
Pert and on speculation. Yest,3rday bring a holi-
dhy in the Railway Share Market there was no
bus'ness transacted. _ _

Although some of the items in the Bank of
England return which is completel for the week
ending the 28th ult. are unfavourabh-, the general
zelults are not considered diecouraging. The
amount of other securities shows a Fafisfact ry
diminution, the total being now under eighteen
Millions sterling. The reserve of notes, as well as
the bullion, have declined. There is also a con-
siderable falling off in the private deposits, which
Proves that the demand for money has been fully
Maintained. The principal items, and the chinges
they present, are as subjoined :
Active Circulation
tlncrease
Bullion
Decrease

. £19,788.655
53,910
9,555,235
50,514
1 Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
• Seven-Day and other Bills 725,055
Decrease
Government Securities - 11,333,126

No alteration.
Other Securities
Decrease -
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of the exports of the precious
ketals from the port of London for the week end-
itg Thursday last is as follows :
Gold Coin ... Boulogne ... 9,000 Oz 3.
„ „ ... Hamburg 2,757 OM & 4,0001.
, 83r3 ... Boulogne ... 200 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Boulogne —. 1,200 Oze.
„ „ ... Hamburg ... 4,500 Ozs.
The European is telegraphed as having arrived at
Suez with 50,0001. in gold. By the came oppor-
tunity we hear of the safety of the Oneida, whose
Passengers have 'been brought on by the above
:vessel. This information has given great satis-
faction in the City, as it was feared that the ship,
With all on board, was lost.
The Havanna has arrived from Australia, but it
is not yet ascertained whether she has any gold on
beard.

17,729,004
673 353
3,519,830
129,30

The Ecuadorian Commission of Agency have this
44Y received 3,399/. 14s. 7d. on account of Ecuador.
dividends.

There is rather a quieter demand for money to-
Y, but no reduction in the rates is submitted to
by the discount houses.
The broker whose cheques were returned yester-
day has been declared this mornin&, in tLe house.
No variat'on of importance has occurred in the
Foreign Market, and the closing prices are the same
48 those officially recorded on Thursday afternoon.
Consols have been 92 for money and Thursday
next ; and 93k for June. The Bank return has
tended to support the market, but speculation,
?Wing to the near approach of th© settlement, is
inactive. The New Threes are marked 91 ; the
Reduced, 91i ; the March Exchequer Bills, 2s.
discount to 2s. premium ; and India Bonds, Os. to
3s. discount.

A large business has been done in Foreign
Stocks, and the quotations have been fairly main-
tained. Turkish 6 per Cents. were 921 , and the
4 Per Cents. 1001. Spanish 3 per Cents., 41i ;
ditto Deferred, 24/. Chilian 3 per Cents. 75.
Ilrazilian 5 per Cents., 1001. Danish 5 per Cents.,
I°l. Equador, 141. Grenada 21 per Cents., 231.
Russian 5 per Cents. 1041. Sardinian 5 per Cents.,
94 1. Belgian 4 per Cents., 96k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :•—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexic tn,
~
g ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 761 7745; do. 3 per
531 541 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 46 ;
Russian' 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Do. 41 per Cents.,
95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto Deferred,
24i 25; ditto Certificates, 6g ; ditto Passive, 51 6.

t. Au extremely limited amount of business has
°nen transacted in Railway Shares, and prices with
°no or two exceptions have exhibited but little
change in value. Caledonian, Eastern Counties,
and Great Western were about ss. higher, and
Brighton, North Western, South Western, Midland,
and North Eastern Berwick declined ss. In the Fo-
reign and Colonial Lines a moderate business was
transacted. Grand Trunk of Canada, Northern of
Prance, and Southern of France advanced about
ta., and East Indian, Eastern of France, and
Yon's declined 10s.
Alining shares are inactive at about previous
rates ; and Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous
ilnaT es were in moderate request at a slight improve-
-lent on previous rates.

It aIIISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY.
(-From the Offictal List.)
8 Business done.
as Stock 214
pT
'
' Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll $ $
~,i. Per Cent. Consols Anunities ()21 4 i a I
iew 3 per Cent. Annuities 9li A i
141724 per Cent. Annuities
lig Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1869_,
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l3
Lltdia Bonds, £lllO6
Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d 9
vonse% (or Account • , 921
Es !hequer Bill , ?..id.. March. I June.
):11000
E 509
Small 2 p 1 d
BraCERIS OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
•,: ___
n_s per Cent.
vailian Bonds, 6 per Cent - x d
Nto 3 per Cent.
uanish Bonds, 3 pei Cent., 1825 —
a Ditto 5 per Cent lOl
44111ador New Consolidated l4 i
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
tillssian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont lO4l
ti ikrdi n i a n Bonds,
5 per Cent.
n
P'""iii h Bowls, :i per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cm'.
T Ditto Account 2ll
"Likli Bonds, 6 per cent S23
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
bitto Account look
,i Idends on the above nayable in 'Anion.
l'e'lgian, 26 per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
a Ditto 46 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 96
"rtivian Dollar Bonds, 4A pir Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, money
Ditto for account
Ditto June Account... 93/ 5
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