The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-25 00:00:00

211()`‘' El' _MARKET AND LIT]. NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
liEasiness in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
tarkets during the last few days has continued
uderately active. Tea has remained at steady
t"8, but sugars have been a shade cheaper.
tifffee has been in active demand at full rates, while
vee fruit, and spices have been without material
foftt -at,i°u• A good demand has been experienced
ttßaltPetre, but tallow has been dull at 465. per
ew
ko;thf°B? present delivery, and 48s. for last three
yes-
terday in the Liverpool Cotton Market yes-
tha'aY Was inactive, and prices underwent no
I)%i'..;e of importance. The sales were only 3,000

A Mther large supply of gold, viz., £109,000,
,tzs
The
by the Bank authorities yesterday.
iial3ne Mexican dollars by the Seine have been
rp,°sed of at ss. 01d, per oz.
°,,e Result, from Australia, has brought L 157,612,
lit(
,the Arabia, from New York, £35,290 in specie.
-the traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway
Canada for the week ending the 7th inst.
arti
°aated to £10,106, against £9,410 last year.
lhoun the Brighton Railway the traffic returns
41\° a decrease of £931, and the South Eastern of
for the past week,
Ive The lull particulars of the New Turkish Loan
dare made known on the Stock Exchange yester-
t3' afternoon. The amount required is £5,440,000,
o
oe be issued in bonds representing £8,000,000 6 per
pent. stock, which is to be issued at the rate of 68
eset, The bonds to hear interest from Jan. 1,
ij,46', payable half-yearly in London. The loan to
Tegeetned in 231 years by a sinking fund of 2
18' cent, per annum, commencing the Ist July,
63, the bonds to be drawn by lot half-yearly and
paid off at 100. A special commissioner has been
appointed by her Britannic Majesty's Government,
`t the request of his Imperial Highness the Sultan,
to assist in the due application of the proceeds of
the loan to the consolidation of the floating debt
and) extinction of the depreciated paper money.
beisz:ead,t the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will
if the whole of the instalments are paid
at once otherwise the calls are arranged as follows:
"5 per cent. on application ; 15 per cent. on allot-
Tent; 10 per cent. on 15th May; 10 per cent. Ist
vtllY ; 10 per cent. Ist September ; 10 per cent. Ist
'avenaber ; and 8 per cent. Ist January, 1863. The
IleNe security is 21, 1 prem.
A steady business is still reported in the general
discount market, and the inquiries are much smal-
ler than usual at this period of the year, owing, of
course, to the general depression of trade. The
ktes, however, may yet exhibit a little more firm-
Sees before the payment of the April dividends,
Owing to the revenue collections, the subscriptions
to the Turkish Loan, and other descriptions of new
joint-stock enterprise.
The appearance of the Turkish Loan, and the
'continued heaviness of the Paris Bourse have pro-
duced an unfavourable effect upon the English
'Ponds, which, notwithstanding the depression of
Yesterday, have shown a furthe transfer, r ndency to recede,
and Consols have been 931 1 for transfer, while for
the account they were 931 94, although at one
time they were decidedly feeble, at 931. The
speculators have been induced to effect extensive
sales, partly for the purpose to realise profits, and
Partly for a decline in price. The New Threes
are 921 1; the Reduced, 921 1 ; Exchequer Bills
have receded to 17s. and 20s. prem. ; India 5 per
Cents, are 1082 ; and the Debentures, 100.
Foreign Securities have been quiet and depressed.
Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 84 and 841 ;
ditto, 1858, 71 to 711 ; ditto £lOO Bonds, 731 ;
Mexican have receded to 34t 1-; Brazilian 41 per
Cents'., to 921 ; Sardinian, to 81 ; ditto Passive, to
19 ; and Italian, to 661 ; the Moorish Scrip is 51
prem, ; Russian remain at 99; and Dutch 4 per
Cents., 1021; the New Turkish Scrip is flat, at 11
21 prem.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market
have been .•-)f an extremely limited character, and
prices have exhibited no material alteration. Lon-
don and Brighton, South Westerns, and North
Eastern (Berwick), however, have receded about
55.; while South Easterns have advanced 10s.
In the Foreign_ :and Colonial undertakings busi-
ness has also been restricted, and quotations re-
main without change of importance. Great
_Luxembourg realise 122 1 ; Bahia and San Fran-
'risco 18t- z ; Recife and San Francisco, 161 ; Great
Western of Canada, 131 ; ; East Indian 1044
1041 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 102laneous Shares
1.
J oint-Stock Bank and Miscel
are, in some instances, a shade firmer. Ottoman
Bank has improved 261 261 ; Crystal Palace
Stock to 361 ; Red Sea and India Telegraph Com-
pany are firm at 181. Alliance Bank of London
and Liverpool are quoted 31 to
4 'nem.

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PRITTSH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5........... 92$ 1 I
3 per Cent. Consols •Annuities . 933- 4 31
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .............. 921 t i
India .Mock ..........................
Ditto 5 per Cent. lOBl II 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto ti per Cent. lo3k 3 1
Ditto 5k pet Cent loBa 1;
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 i
Consols for Account, April 10 94 31
India Sock for Account, 5 per Cent loBa 1
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent l7 20
Ditto £5OO .......... ..
17 20
ditto Small ...................
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ..................
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 .............. 921
Chiliasi 6 per Cent. ....................
Ditto 41 per Cent ........ , ........... 87
Danish 3 pet Cent., 1825
... .
Grenada Active ...................
Do. Ex over-due Coups. & ........... 101
Mexican, 3 per Cent .................. 34 -1
..........
,Ditto Acco.lnt ............
Imperial Moorish Scrip ....
Ro sian 5 per Cent. 1822, L St —
• Dioo Account .. •
arAit:ian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent .....................
Ditto Passive ...................... 19
........
Turkish 6 per Cent. ............
.................... 85 I 41
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Loan .................... ._
Ditto Account ...................... 72 a 11 2
Ditto £lOO 80nd5.... ................ 731
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil...
9 itto Certificates. 4 per Cent. ........ 1021
66
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 ................ O 1 1 aK.
THREE 'CLOC.
Consols, Money
931 4
Ditto Account