The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols Money
„ Account (Dec.) . . .
Excheintr Bills
Bank Stock
Three per Cents. . , .. . .

Tt =WAYS:. .
Ambergate, Not:, & East. hn‘ctl'on
Caledonicttts . . . 9.64
Chester and tiolyhead 534
• Eastetit 'Counties
Nest Lancashire
Edinburgh & Glasgow . (ift
Great Northern • • . 1691- 164 •
,P A. • . . . irdit
Great. Westerns ~. . . 74
Great Western of Ca4da . ti 104 -11
Grand Vita sof Canada . . 6 1-16 3-16
Great Seetthern ft Western . . . 112. 14
Lancashire & Yorkshire . . . . 1191
Lontbarao-Venetian • "'"
London & North-Western . I'6ol
London & South-Wcittht .. • 9.44 5
Leeds Northern
Manchester, Sheff., & LincolnQiire 4Bl
Midland Stock
South-Eastern & Dover . . .
York, Newcastle, & Berwick
York & North Midland „
The following appeared in our later editions
of yesterday

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Yesterday the railway market improved in the morn-
ing, with consols, and
.althdagh the hill rise was not
maintained, closed intrinsically good. The principle
movement has 'Nett an advance in North-Eastern,
mecially the York stock, Caledonian, and Great
Northern. Midland Counties scantilly supplied, and is
also firm. Lancashire and Yorkshire has slightly
relapsed. From the increased prosperity of railway
property generally, good guaranteed stocks are in
demand, but very scarce. The improvement inAmerican
railway securities continues) Illinois, Central, and New
York and Erie shares being especially in demand.
After rising 1 per cent. consols closed scarcely higher
than yesterday, Some effect was produced by the still
very unsettled condition of financial affairs in America.
In theVaallet for British railway stocks the immediate
tendency of prices was favourable. The discount market
was moderately active, but supply was adetitiate' to the
demand, and best bills were taken at 41 per tent. for
six months' paper. The rate was scarcely below
A moderate amount of bashtesslvas done at the t
Daily News City Article.
The English funds continue bilOyant. COnsols opened
at an advance of 11., hilt a stlbteqiient improvement was
not maintained. The applications for discount at the
Bank ilvas iDt an average scale. There were no opera-
tion* in gold at the Bank. The £2,000,000 in silver
from the Bank of France is still in course of transmis-
sion. The Suffolk has arrived' from Australia with two
days' later advices, having made the passage in the
short period of sixty-eight days. Her gold is said to be
£125,000 at least, The fast prices from Paris show a
decline of ain the ilentes. Although only 13,000 sous.
were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for transmis-
sion to New York by the Atlairtit, it appears that vessel
has taken out £149,4506 Various amounts must, there 7
fore, have been drawn from private banks, or from the
branch 'at Portsmouth.—Times City Article.

The LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKEt
to-day showed dulness, and had a downward
tendency.
Sugar : The market was quiet t of 677 boxes
Havanna a few lots good And line yellow sold at
43s 6d to 44s 6dt 136 hhds. Cuba Muscovado were
bought in at 39s 6d to 40s 6d for brown and
.42s 6d for low to.good yellow. -
Coffee: The sales of Plantation Ceylon went at
a decline of 6d to is on yesterday's prices.
Tea: The market was quiet

Rice : With the exception of a few inquiries
for West India orders, the market was very quiet.
Saltpetre t The market Was dull, with a down-
ward tendency.
The LONDON COLONIAL WOOL SALES to-day
were fairly attended, and the biddings ruled
steady at yesterday's quotations.
The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-day was
firm, at 60s for the year, 60s 6d for Jan. and
March, Ms for April and 3-
wile, and 37s 6d buyers
for last three months,

The BonOtrGyf HOP MARKET still con-
tinues in a niost inactive state. Fine Hops, how-
ever, ate held at full quotations, but other kinds
are nominal in value.

At the METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET today
owing to the unfavourable state of the weather,
there were few buyers, art& the trade, conse-
quently, ruled slow in the extreme. The prices
realised for Beef arid Mutton were about the same
as on Monday, but Veal gave way quite 4d per
8 lbs, No change in Pigs.
Beef 2s 8d to 5s Od Veal 3s 8d to 4s 8d
Mutton 3s 4d to 5s 8d Pork 4s Od to 3s Oct
Lamb Os Od to Os Od ip Sibs.