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London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

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tiONEY IVIARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed steadily, and prices were
id. higher on all deFcriptionss. The sale; were
estimated at 12,000 bales, 6,500 of which were
taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export. The
Railway Share Market manife-ted a firm ap-
pearance, and prices slightly advanced.
There has been a meeting of the creditors of
Messrs. Ashmore and Sons, general merchants,
who suspended payment on the 7th ult. Mr.
vhatteris, the accountant, submitted the balance-
skeet, when it appeared that the insacured debts
amounted to only 10,3251., and that sufficient as-
sets will be realised to pay 10s. in the pound. The
immediate cause of the failure was stated to have
arisen from losses sustained through an alteration
ini the tariff on goods shipped to the United States.
It Was eventually agreed to wind up the estate
under assignment, and Messrs. Crokat and Chattel is
Were appointed trustees.
It is announced that the dividend on the shares
°J. the Glasgow and South Western Counties will
be at the rate of 5 per cent. against 4 per cent.
last year.
The official returns relative to trade and naviga-
tit3,ll.l for the seven months ended the 31st July,
07, have been published. The total declared
value of the exports from the United Kingdom was
73)027,9131. against 63,936,6421. in the correspond-
ing Period of the previous year, showing an increase
of 9,031,2711. The increase is perceptible in coals
toneuhrt, beer and ale, cotton manufactures, cot-
yarn, earthenware, fish, haberdashery and
millinery, hardwares and cutlery, linen yarn,
Machinery, silk manufactures, British spirits, sheep
and lambs' wool, woollen manufacture.;, and
Woollen and worsted yarn.
The Imports of the principal articles were larger
as regards live animals, cocoa, barley and oats,
dyeing stuffs, flax, fruit, potatoes, raw silk, tallow,
timber, tobacco, wine, and sheep's and lambs' wool.
There was a diminution in bristles, Indian corn,
flour, raw cotton, guano, hops, rice, thrown silk,
spices, rum, and tea.
The Shipping Accounts exhibit an increase in the
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade,
entries inwards, as will be seen from the following
table, and also for the clearances outwards :

Vessels.lBs7.Tm". 185 G.
Vessels. Tong.
16,588 4,462,805 ... .. 15,G78 4,266,294
CLEARED OUTWARDS.
1857. 1856.
Vessels.2s,2Bo Tons. Vessels. Tons.
5,967,002 23,12) 5,320,913
In the coasting trade, for the same period, there
were employed :

ENTERED INWARDS.
185 G.
Vessels. Tons.
76,436 7,225,284

CLEARED OUTWARDS.
1857 1856.
Vessels - Tons. Vessel;. Tons.
84,276 8,202,612 83,913 7 614,145
The rates of Continvntal exchange were rather
flatter yesterday afternoon.
A Considerable portion of the gold brought' by
the Great Britain has been sold to the Bank of
England. Abont 147,0001. was taken there yes-
terday, and 240,0001. has followed to-day, as the
supplies required for the continent aro limited.
The market for English Securities has been very
fluiet throughout the day, speculation being sus-
pended until the overland advices come to hand.
TLere is no particular variation in prices from
those
current "after hours" yesterday, when, owing
to the expression of adverse opinions as to the
probable tenor of these next accounts a decline of
per cent. took place. Consols have been very
dull at 903 / for money, and 90i a for the account,
they are now 90 41, and. 902- respectively. The
New Threes are 91i the Reduced 91 and
Long Annuities 2 7-16 Exchequer Bills are par,
and India Bonds 20s. discount. Bank Stock has
en deno f 911 4- -
°r oreign' Securities there is an apathetic
market, and no fluctuation of importance can be
noticed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 941 and
the,, 4 per Cents. remain nominally steady.
Spanish New Deferred aro 251 1. Portuguese
Per Cents. 45,
and Mexican 22 to 22k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks
:--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ 6i ; Mexi-
can) 221 ; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 81 83 ; Por-
tuguese 3 per Cents., 44i 45i ; Russian 5 per
o lellta., 112 114 ; ditto 4?3- per Cents., 97 99 ; Spa-
-:11 3 per Cents., 40 4q ; ditto New Deferred,
' 4i; ditto Passive, 5 6i•
The Railway Share Market to-day has not been
very active. This, however, being making-up day,
preparatory to the settlement of the account, some
4,
ew
bargains have been reported to effect the neces-
sary arrangements. Prices, however, exhibit little
variation. Caledonian have advanced 10s. ; North-
Wes t ern South-Western, North-Eastern (Ber-
/vick), and South-Eastern about ss. ; Great Nor-
t7"l3l 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire declined
arld Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, ss.
al foreign lines are quiet. Paris and Lyons showed
alight improvement. Grand Trunk of Canada
declined ;bout 155., and Great Western of Canada
improved 10s.
`joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
Tioderkttely -
active, at about former quotations
/1,11441 of Australia, however, declined 10s.
``ITISLI FUNDS.—CI.OSIN (3. rIi,ICES —THIS DAY.
(From the Official Listil
Business done.
Rik (From
215 14 15A
341)" Cent. Reduced Annuities
N per Cent. Console Annuities 9ok
tw, e,tw -), Per Cent. Annuities 9ll g
/4, Per Cent. Annuities
Annuities' expire F7tl, Jan. 1860— 2 7.16
I ~Years, expire sth April, 188
big() 31 5 18 1-16
non • .•
1",, or Account
4"nequer Bills 21d.
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parldlp
-zehequer Bowls, 1858, :1i per Con` — uitto, 1359
Maxi:ellloES OP FOILEIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
i,ortuzu 3 per Cent 22i 2
bitio ese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 ---
.1) 110,1853, 3 per Cent
Ditt`c` 1,14,18, per 'nut.
Turk eh L ,ow Deft:area, 3 per Ceti'
Turkish C; per cent .
Dividenls on the above payable In London.
Con-s°.o THREE O'CLOCK.
Cousol3, money • 91 5
for account., September 9