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

MONEY MARKET

AND
CONIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
with a dull appearance, and prices remaintd
without any parliciAar alteration. The sales were
6,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for ex-
port and on speculation. Yesterday being a holi-
dty in the Railway Share Market there was no
business transacted.
Although some of the items in the B ink of
England return which is completed for the week
ending the 28th ult. are unfavourabF-, the general
results are not considered discouraging. The
amount of other securities shows a satisfact ,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 fa'ling off i❑ the private deposits, which
proves that the thmand for money has been fully
maintained. The principal items, and the ch►nges
they present, aro as subjoined :
Active Circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease

. £19,788,655
53,910
. 9,55,235
50.514
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Increase
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 725.055
D -crease
Government Securities

No slterwion.
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Decrease
The official return of tip exports of the precious
metals from the port of Loudon for the week end-
ing Thursday last is as follows :
Gold Coin ... Bonlog.ne ... 9.000 Oze.
„ „ Hamburg ... 2,757 Ozs & 4,0001.
Bari ... Boulogne ... 200 Ozs.
Silver Coin ... Boulogne .. 1,200 OZ9.
... Hamburg ... 4,500 Ozs.
The European is telegraphed as having arrived at
Sties with 50,0001. in gold. By the fame 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
board.
- •• •

The Ecuadorian Corannis4on of Agency have this
day received 3,3991. 14s, 7d. on account of Ecuador
dividends.

There is rather a quieter demand for money to-
day, 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 moininE in the house.
No variation of importance has occurred in the
Foreign Market, and the closing prices are the same
as those officially recorded or: Thuri,day afternoon.
Consols have been 92/ for money and Thursday
next; and 931 for June. The Bank retur❑ has
tended to support the marliA, but speculation,
owing to the near approach of the settlement, is
inactive. The New Threes are marked 91 ; the
Reduced, 91i ; the March Exchequer Bills, 2s.
discount to 2s. premium ; and India Bonds, 9s 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., 41# ;
ditto Deferred, 24k. Chilian 3 per Cents. 75.
Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1001. Danish 5 per Cents.,
101. Equador, 141. Grenada 2f per Cents., 231.
Russian 5 per Cents. 1041. Sardinian 5 per Cents.,
933 1. Belgian 4 per Cents., 961.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 i 7 ; Mexic tin,
23i g ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 76.1 7 7 ; do. 3 per
Cents., 531 541 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 46 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Do. 4/ per Cents.,
05 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 4111; ditto Deferred,
241 25; ditto Certificates, 68 ; ditto Pasaive, 5 6.
. An extremely limited amount of business has
been transacted in Railway Shares, and prices with
one 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
France, and Southern of France advanced about
10s., and East Indian, Eastern of France, and
Lyons declined 10s.
Mining shares are inactive at about previous
rates ; and Joint Stack Bank and Miscellanems
shares were in moderate request at a slight improve-
ment on previous rates.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(Iron the Offictal List:l
Business done.
rank stock
3 Pe' Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 Per Ccnt. Consols Annuities 92A i 4 B i
Ne •
sv 3 per Cent. Annuitles 9li I
=dewLl2 per Cent. Annuities 7B
'q(l.

/I,F Aainuities, expire ;tt Jam. 1861
r_l).`tte. 3i) Years, expire, sth April, 1885.. 1S
Indic Bonds, :61(00.„ .......... .
Ditto. ,der £1000......

3 d 9

Consol.s'?oir

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.teek.
Exchequer Bills, 24d March. I Jane.
£IOOO
£500
Small . • , 2 p 1 d
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
C4ilian Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto 3 per Cent. . • 75
Danish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent
101
. 441nador New Consolidated l4 1
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1522, E St., 5 per Cent lO4l
Sardinian Bonas 5 per Cent. . ......... ... 91 1.
fiPaniEh Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per cen .
Ditto Account
tiritith Bonds, 6 per cent 92a
Ditty Account
Ditto Guaranteed, .1 per Cent.
i/itto Account lOOl
Diction 1,. a , ....., above ivae.t. 'n Lo i. n.
1/elgian, 26 per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
Ditto 46 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 46 per Cent.
T W 0 O'l ILOC &.
Conaols, money 92 i
Ditto for account
Ditto June Account...