The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

C,O 111 IVIERCIAL INTELLIGENCTI I
I Shr.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed firmly, and pi ices of all de-
scriptions were fully supported. The sales were
estimated at, 8,000 bales, 1,500 of which were taken
by the speculators, and 500 by the exporters. The
Railvmy Share Market closed with a dull appear-
arm", and at a decline on previous rates.

There was an important meeting yesterday of
the creditors of the firm of Messrs. Carr Brothers,
extensive colliery miners, who recently failed.
The balance-sheet gave the claims at 678,6071.,
and the assets 716,6401., showing a surplus of
about 38,0001. If time is allowed, the estate will
be liquidated satisfactorily to all parties ; and it
liras therefore resolved to appoint inspectors
-who will superintend the winding up of the
affairs of the house. The Committee thus
nominated consisted of Mr. Bigg, the ma-
nager of the Northumberland District Banking
Company, Mr. Anderson, manager of the New-
'castle Branch of the Bank of England, and Mr. S.
G. Smith of Lombard-street.

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
very steady, and the tendency was rather favour-
abJ e than otherwise.

Subjoined is the list of the specie on board the
Volombo, which leaves to-morrow for India and
China :

Bombay (silver)
Do. (gold) 450 0 0
Ceylon (gold)
Madras (silver) 35,600 18 0
MrAdras (;old)
Calcutta (silver)
Penang (silver)
Singapore (silver) 110,670 0 0
Do. (gold)
Hong llog (silver) 222,992 7 11
Shanghai (silver)

Total £1.095,014 13 10

This is the largest remittance dispatched by one
vessel for some time past, and the numerous pur-
chases that must have been made on the Continent
fully account for the recent drain of gold from this
Country.

A return has just been published by the Bank
of England of light gold coin withdrawn year by
year from circulation, from May, 1842, to Dec.,
1856, together with its value at 31. 17s. 101 d. per
ounce. The total number of ounces withdrawn
during that period is 5,274,500'510, the greatest
quantity occurring in the first three years, when
the respective amounts were 2,067,106.542,
657,436.646, and 851,138.979. The total value
during the whole period is 20,537,5861. 7s. 2d.
The demand for money in Lombard-street is
maintained ; but the necessary arrangements for
the remittances of specie by the Colombo being
completed, some relief is now anticipated. First
class houses can still obtain accommodation at
or 5i per cent., owing to the large supply of
capital ; but the prospects of the money market are
rendered rather less satisfactory through the posi-
tion of the Bank of France, and the probability of
its administration renewing their purchases of gold.
The Great Britain and the Indomitable from Aus-
tralia are anxiously awaited, as they will bring a
large quantity of specie, and have now been more
than the average period on their voyage home.
The market for public securities is steady but
business is very dull and the purchases for invest-
ment are limited. On the whole the quotations
are tolerably well supported, but there is
an absenoe of buoyancy notwithstanding the
easier terms on which money can be ob-
tained on the Stock Exchange. Consols have
been 911 for money, and 911 for the ac-
count, which are the current quotations. The New
3 per Cents. are about 911 92 ; and the Reduced,
91k 1. Exchequer Bills are 3s. dis. The Bonds
98k, and India Bonds, 225. to 17s. dis.
Foreign Stocks are very dull, and not more than
half-a-dozen bargains have been recorded. Turkish
6 per Cents, are 95, and the 4 per Cents. 99k.
Russian 5 per Cents. were 1121 and Mexican Stock
IS fiat at 221. Belgium 41 per Cents. are 974, and
Dutch 2i per Cents., 64g.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 61 ; Mexican
3 per Cents, 221 A ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. 81 83 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
44i 454 ; tiussian 5 per Cants., 112 114 ; ditto 4-i
per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 40i ;
do. new Deferred, 25 251 ; do. Certificates, 5i 6 ;
do. Passive, 5i 6.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been very limited. One or two of the leading lines
have, however, shown a slight improvement.
North-Eastern, Leeds and North Stafford, advanced
613., North-Western and Great Western 10s., and
Caledonian 1/. South Wales declined 55., and South
Western 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets
scarcely any business was reported. Great Luxem-
bourg receded about 55., and East Indian ss.
Cl-reat Western of Canada improved 55., and Grand
Trunk of Canada declined 10s.

Money shares wore very quiet. Great Wheal
Vor receded to 3i. Alfred Consols are at 16k,
and United Mexican at

Cobre Copper have improved to 44.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
very inactive. Ottoman Bank declined about ss.
City Bank improved ss. Crystal Palace shares are
Steady, and South Australian Land receded to
321.

IBRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Trom the Oili eta/ List
Businers Jere.
3 per Cent. 'Reduced Annuities
91 $
3 per Cent. Consols A ..qitioE 9la i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 1 2 13
L)ug Annuities, expire stn Jan. 1860... „ 2 7-16
lidia Bonds, .kak.)CU
nitto, under £lOOO 22 17 el
C )1
sols ift• ‘eennut

•Fx3hequer Bills, 20.
l.ollti
S ,t-11
Fxchequer Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent —
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account 22i
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 11.21
Tarkieh Bonds, 6 per cent .
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
Do. 4. per Cent.. ex. 25 francs...
Dutch Exci.ange, 22i per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 648
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, money
Consols account 9ls .i

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LIGHT GOLD COIN.—It appears that from 1842 to
1856, both inclusive, the quantity of light gold coin
withdrawn from circulation amounted to 5,274,500'510
oz., and the value thereof (at 3/ 17e. 100. per oz) to
20,537,586/. The weight of gold coin withdrawn last
year was 107,609•423,)z., and the value thereof 419,1211.
In 1842, 1843, and 1844 the value of the coin withdrawn
was, respectively, 8, 048, 7961., 2,559 893/. and 3,314,122/.
Since then it has 'varied from 379,5631. to 718,075/
DISTURBANCE IN THE BAY ISLANDS.—The Jamaica
Morning Journal of July 25th says :—" By H. M.
steamer Perseverance, which arrived here yesterday,
with a detachmeat of the 2d West India Regiment on
their way to Demerara, intelligence has been received
that great disatisfaction existed at Ruatan. A short
time before the sailing of the steamer things had
reached such a pass that the populace broke into the
prison and liberated all who were confined there. Dis-
patches, we were further informed, were forwarded to
hie Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, asking for a
detachment of troops, and a man-of-war, to protect the
eaceable portion of the inhabitants."
40 all
Although the Bank of France have renewed the arti.
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ficial purchases of bullion on a scale which shows that 100 so
the reduction in their rate of discount in June last was 40 all
altogether premature, there seems no reason to appre- 50 all
hand that on this side the supply for the prssent will so 20 8
far fall short as to cause withdrawals from the Bank of 00 50
England. In addition to the 183 000/ announced yes- 100 25
terday from New York, some amountrom Australia the 20 all
*may also be ex- 100 20
pected this week by the Ariel. F
total actually overdue is 580,0001., and if the whole of 20 all
0001.,
this were to arrive further sums might still be looked 20 all
for immediately by any vessels making a moderately 50 2g
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quick passage. Meanwhile the demand for silver for 10
the East has become less active, in consequence
thoef
itahee 50 t
quotations received by the last mail, and
of the amount prepared for transmission by the steamer 11002000 231050
:the 20th having reached 1.250,000/.—the largest ship. 50 22i
ment ever yet made. When it is considered that our 20 all
total remittances this year to India and China will thus 25 all
be raised to about 12,500,0001. against 7.500,000/. in 20 15
the corresponding period of 1856, and that iu the same 100
interval considerable amounts of silver which would 10 all
therwise have reached England from the west coast of 25 all
Mexico have been constantly diverted thither, there is 25
all
room to suppose that an effect may have been produced 2,
which befure the lapse of many months will tend consi- 50 102
derably to check the magnitude of these operations.— 100 50
Tina City Article. • 100 50

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FOR:

Antwrp & Rotterdam
Ardennes
Belgian East. Junet.
Beziers to Graissessac
Carmeau x& Toulouse
Coal Mines and Ry,
Dutch Rhenish ......
Eastern of France ...
Do. New
Euphrates Valley
Gt. Central of France
Great Luxembourg
Italian Junction
Lake Const. & Bale
Lierre and Turnhout
Lombardo-Venetian
Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p.
Lyons and Geneva
Lyons & Mediterran.
Maria Antenla
Do. New
Namur & Liege
Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref
Northern of France ,
NorwegianTrnk. Pre]
Paris and Lyons ,
Paris and Orleans ,
Reeife & San Frau
(Pernam.) g. 7 p. c
Rome and Frmoiti
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Sambre and Meuse
')o. 5i per cent. pre]
Southern of France
West Flanders

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:0 all W.& N. W. of France
!O 6 Western of Austria
?,0 all West, of Switzerland
6 all Wiesbaden
6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref.
20 all Zealand

JOINT-STOI

!Australasia
Bank of Egypt
Bank of London
ißri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co
British N. American.
C.Bk . of Ind. Au. &Ch
City
'Colonial
Commercial of Loud
Eng,.Scot.&Aus.Cht
Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust
Ditto New
London and County
Lnd.drE.Bnkng.Corp
London Joint Stock
LonlandWestminst.
National Pro. of Eng.
Do. Ne w ...............
National Bank
New South Wales ....
Oriental Bank Corp.
Ottoman Bank ......
Provinc'al of Ireland
Do. New
R .Aus.B. &G.Im.Co
South Australia
Union of Australia.,
Do. Nov
Union of London
Unity Mutual. ..... ...d
Weetrak of Lond. 12 lid

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