The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

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COMIYIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'Ceoerc.
Acc)unts from Liverpool state that the cotton ,
Market yesterday closed eWI an active appearance,
and prices of all de criptiotess were fully fcl. per
dear-r. the sales we e estireat-d at 20,000 tales,
1,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The
Itail.vay Share Mirk .t closed quietly, bet quota-
tions Ali htiy improv-d.
Tile supplement .1 sales of low wools, chi,:fly con-
sisting of
try, Chinese, South Am rican, and
Uermati dosciptions, terminated yesterday aft er-
ford high rate, being fully id. per lb.
above th se rtalistd in Live: pool, were current
thro
ughout.
.0 There has not beers much animation in the
and CJlonial Produce Marlects this week,
but most art isles have realised etea ly quotations.
Sugar has been in good request, and, owing to
as active demand from the retinets and grocers,
an advance of 61. per cent., which has been since
nili,q'itied, was established in the week. Of West
India descriptions the arlee have l can extensive.
‘.
frt the 22d inst. the stock of British plantation, and
n(),l.eigit sugar in London was 62,018 against
u° ,720 tons at the corresponding period last year.
T imposts from January let to August 22d were
" follows, viz. :-1857, 152,962 tons ; 1856,
1
i"'7,,,,683 tons; the decrease this year being
21 tons. Coffee has advanced in price,
some qualities of plantation being 2s. per
e2vt• dearer than last week, and the inquiry
4 increased. The sock on the 22d lust.
Was 144,818 against 201,667 cwt. last year, while
the imports to that period were 23,497 cwt. in 1857
against 313572 cwt. in 1856. Rice has continued
tit and the late decline has not been re-
covered. This stork of this article is about
45,006 tons against 45,909 tons, at the same date
lastcp Year. Tea is rather firmer, and common Con-
bban is worth 14id. per lb. fir the better kinds.
4oni.haS been dell, at aboat previous values, and
Prices have brought full rates; but business has bleu
4411. Saltpetre, owing to the news from India, his
advanced, and there isa good demand. The stock on
the 22d uts :E1 folio : 1857, 4,377 tons nitrate po-
rts, and 904 tons nitrate soda against 4,877 tons, and
'Ol6 tons respe tively iu 1856. Caliuerl is at
*lfull,,ratee, and indigo has further improved 3d. to
b' Per Cwt. The fine wing table shows the deli-
'eries and stick of this article :
fae, Deliveries. - Stock.
rms Ist Jan. to 22d Aug. 221 Aug.
1846 ...... ..... 17,718 chests
........ 16,657 ~ 25,917 „
1„-- ...... . .... 20,251 ~
............ 18,772 „
6,":110 market for tallow is firmer, and P.Y.C. is
`ns
.3cl. per cwt. on the spot.
„_ Bank authorities made a further purchase
.YblaterdaY of about 37,0001. Australian golf. At
Present the sum brought by the Indomitable is un-
aPPropriated, but as the bullion dealers are post-
k°
i)lntlg their arrangements for the Indus until
tion &livery of the overland mail, a por-
The nlaY be sent int ) the Bank vaults.
European mail steamer has conveyed 51,0001.,
isWhich will probably be received next weAc. Gold
e "Ming forward from Rus=ia, but nut in large
itities, for although the exchange is favourable,
tacles to the export of that metal are imposed
ic)os
Y-Imperial command.e,,_ttbjoined. are the days appointed for the shut-
'lig and re-opening of the Transfer Books :--
Transfer Books. Shut. Open.
Bask Stock let Sept, 2oth Oct.
3 per Cent. Reduced. let
New 3 per Cent Bas ...... 21st Long Annuities lt - „
Ist
Annuities, 1859 ft •• ••• 20th „
Do. Aprtl, 1885 let ""•• 20Gh
Renewed heaviness has been visible in the market
for Public Securities to-day, and the alteration in
Plrsices is about I per cent. At the same time it
stand still,
operations
14"1-1(1 be observed that busineis is almost at a
owing paY ly to a disposition to postpone
until tlie Queen's speech has appeared,
end Partly also to the arrangement of the Foreign
;stock and railway share accounts, which occupies
131:e chief attention of the dealers. Consols have
t1:1!11 90g and 901 fur money, while for account
zileY are 9N 11-. The present prices are 991 1 for
Ti)3.:eY, and 904 for the 9th proximo. The New
t es are 94 oli, the Reduced 90i: 1, and India
trc'xicl4 (under 1,0051.) 20s. to 17s. discount.
71,equer Bonds are 981.
t.°l.eign Stocks continue very dull, and the quo-
tations appear feeble. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
~,1) and the 4 per Cents. remain nominally
Russiak 5 per Cents. are 112 ; Do., 4i
ialt Cents., 981 99 ; and the Small Bonds, 991;
t4,;ican are 221 ; and Peruvian 4t per Cents , 821
st, he following are tire nominal prices of Foreign
ditto
:--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 ; Ilex -
dill: 21i 221 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 83 ;
454,1) 3 Per Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
Per '6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 112 114 ; ditto 4i
diteee-entse 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 401 ;
ciit; "eferred, 25/ ; ditto Certilicatee, 51 6f ;
Passive, 53 6t:
this transactions 4 in the Railway Share Market
wa,rdill°rning have been limited, aed a alight down
le ~ tendency has been exhibited in prices, owing
4a7Ltne measure to the depression in the Consul
41.'. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Brigi tons,
nehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South-
'lolrsteizi
declined 55., and Great Northernand
;It Westerns 10s.
vithhe Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet,
Ge„,•119 material variation to report in prices
Ith "" Western of Canada declined ss. Dutch
euder advanced se. Grand Trunk of Canada
ut Indian are steady.
sh °lnt-Stock Bank, Mining, and Miscellaneous
taa'es are also depressed. London Joint-Stock
10811 k declined 55., Peninsular and Oriental Steam
and South Australian Land ss.

littrr,,,,
8_ 11,,,","Ei FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 3 -,.CLOCE.•
313 cot. Reduced Anututies
New"Ae€llt• Consols Ann,olieE 9OO i
I. ,i a-
cPer Cent. Annuities 9l i 90at
ntin ,10,1, . l)it - ' ' • "'
er,. t 0. under- Viooa ***•
Ettevier Bills, 21d. ;103 i
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%°',k, ... '
.................. 1 p
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1p 2 d
7e'cl,Pcit;e. ..
............ i. 55.; :10 per Cent, l.-ti.-ti
P opq.,
111e4ca71(t),Per FOREIGN EIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Ditto Account
•* `
itt'r"4". f'on'ts, 4) per Cent
Ili 'lan itoios, ic2-, £ St.; 5 per Cent ll2l
Ditto, 4i per Cent
- uitto Small . " 99i
aika,t, ..i.k:r,.6 ••r "t••• '
, - titto Account V.
. .......
Dividends on the above payable 43
in Loudoc.

Consols, money .
Consols 0.:,,0unt

(.) 'CLOCG.
...... . 90A
.... . Lot If

A further total of 37,000/. Australian gold was sold
to the Rank yesterday-, ni:Aking an aggregate of about
360,000/. out of the 510 000/, brought by the Great
tritain.

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