The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, FEB. 5.
Money Market-The supply of Government and State
stocks on the market hes been quite moderate and the
demand active. The prompt payment of the interest on
the Pennsylvanian bonds in gold and silver has had a
good effect upon that stock. Great confidence is now
f,lt in the stability of all the dividends paying.
State Securities-The annual financial report of the
various States show them to be in a healthy and im-
proving condition. The quotations of the leading stocks
are as follows :-United States Sixes, 1868, 1121 ;
1867, 1111; 1862, 1091 ; Fives, 1853, 100 i ; Ohio
Six' s, 106 ; Kentucky, 103 ; New York Fives, 103 to
104 ; Indiana, 73 ; Pennsylvania, 50k.
In exchange business has been very large for this
steamer, probably larger than the business of any other
steamer will reach this year. Sterling has again ad-
vanced, and closed at 9 to 9+ per cent. for leading sig-
ta'urea. The bulk of the business, however, has been
at 83 to 9 per cent. Some southern sterling, first
Blase, sold at 9 per cont. Francs were 5 dolls. 281 c. to
5 dolls. 271 e. for best names, and 5 dolls. 25c. for short
sight. SJale good Southern franca sold at 5 dolls. 3510.
A portion if the demand for sterling was for remitting
Pennsylvania interest.
Cotton-( Wrigla's Circular)-We extract the state of
the market for Canada on the 23d ult., by last circular,
which was prepared, in which was quoted an advance of
ic. to ic., as having taken place during the preceding
fortnight, with very large sales. On the day the steamer
sailed there was a desire to sell, and a decline was sub-
mitted to. On the 24th the disposition to realise was
increased, and sales were made at a reduction of ie. per
pound. On Friday, the 28th, the accounts by the
Niagara, with the Liverpool dates to the 12th of Ja-
nuary, were received by telegraph, and on the following
day the letters were to hand showing an advance in
Liverpool of its, with a good feeling and fair prospect
of the continuance if a large business in the manufac-
turing districts. Their accounts caused a reaction and a
partial recovery of the decline, with a fair amount of
business, continued up to last evening; the market clos-
ing firmly but quiet at a reduction of ie. from quotations
as gia en by the Canada.
13readstaffs-In bi eadstuffe there has been a fair busi-
ness doing. The quotatious are-Western Canal, from
4 dope. 87ie. to 5 dolls. 25c. per barrel; southern de-
scriptionr, 5 dolls. 12ic. to 5 dolls. 25e.; corn meal,
2 dolls. 871 c.; Indian corn, 59a. to 62ic. per bushel;
white Genesee, 1260. to 128 c. re: bushel; Ohio, 105 c. to
110 c. per bushel.
Iron-Scotch pig is held more firmly at 21 dolly. 25c.
to 21 dolls. 50c. cash, per ton. English bars firm at
42 dolls. 80c.
Freights are still, and the business is moderately
active. The business if the last three days is, in the
aggregate, as follows:-To Liverpool, 36,000 bushels of
corn, from 4id. to 53.; cotton, 5-32 d. to 3 161; flour,
Is. 6d., and heavy goods, 20a. to 225. 6d. To London,
10,000 lb. of whalebone, FL; 2,000 barrels of turpentine,
25.• 60 barrels of ashes, 275. 63. To Havre, ie. it, again
asked for cotton. To Stettin, a Swedish ship took a
cargo at 63., for St. Domingo, of logwood. To Ant-
werp, 400 bales of cotton, 4c. To Rott-rdam, a vessel
filled up at /e. A Swedish brig, for Ilatnburgb, was
tratzu up at 27e. 6d. for lugwood; at 3c. for liquids; and
an Oldenburgh schooner, for Bremen, at 255. for log-
wood and 3c. for liquids. To Glasgow the rases were
for flour is. 63.; rosin, Is. 9d.; beef, 3s. 63. per tierce;
heavy goe,ds, 20.; cotton, 3-IG.
NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 1, 6 P.M.
The cotton market has been very quiet today, and
prices have a downward turn. Sales do not exceed 500
to 600 bales, including middling at 1 lie. to I lie. If
hese quotations be correct there has be en a decline of
ull half a cent. since the 30th.

PROTIDENTIIL ESCAPE OF A FEMALE, AND COW-
ARMY CONDUCT OF A MAN.—About eight o'clock on
the evening of Monday, the 4th must , the wife ( f Mir.
William Burford, grocer, &c., who resides within a few
yards of Pontardulais-bridge, heard the cries if a person
in distress. On going towards the spot from whence the
cries proceeded, she found a man standing on the brink
of the river, who was so terrifiel at the sound of the
water, that he declared he could not move another step.
Mrs. Bui fird (who hourly expected her accouchement to
teke place) took the man fly the arm, and directed him
which path ho should take. She was in the act of fol-
lowing, when her foot slipped, and she herself fell into
the river, which at that place is very deep. She
sank three times, but eventually caught hold of
the branches cf a tree which overhung its banks.
Her sister, w he, fortunately, was in the house at
the time, beard the splashing in the water,
and soon proceeded to the spot with a light; her cries
now brought another female to her assistance; and, by
the united efforts of the two women, they succeeded in
bringing the apparently lifeless body of the uenrtunate
woman from the water, and conveying her home. A
crowd of men and women soon collected, who were in-
formed ( f the circumstances of the case. A party was
sent to endeavour to find the "noble specimen of man-
hood," with strict orders (which, we doubt not, would
have been willing obeyed) to bring him back, and intro-
duce him ie.-0 tbe cold berth so lately occupied by his
kind-het,rted preserver. Fortunately for the cowardly
fellow, the darkness ( f the night favoured his escape,
and he eluded the vigilance of his friendly pursuers.
Mrs. Burford remair el for several hours in a state of
' unconscicusress; but in the morning she was safely dee
' livered of a flee boy. We aro happy to aid, that both
• mother end child are now as well as can be expected.—

Cambrian.
INTERTION OF DER MAJESTY TO VISIT HOLY-
ROOD PALACE.—We have much pleasure in being able
to :announce that it is the intention of lee Maje,ty,
either in going to. or returning from Balmoral next
autumn, to visit Holyroed Palace. It ir, as )et, un-
known what ltngth of time the visit will extend to, but
fcom the preparations reported to he under consi-
deration in connexion with the providing of aecom-
mcdAtior, there is a probability tl at her Majesty and
the Court may spend a few days at the Palace. We
sincerely trust that this expectation will bo teAlised.—
,SceLman.