The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-16 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

The last price from Paris this evening was 68f.
30e., showing a fractional decline.
In the foreign exchanges this afternoon bills
were more in demand, and the rates generally were
slightly lower than last post_

About £lB,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank
to-day.

The Sara, from Quebec, has brought £13,700.

The confirmation of the Federal defeat before
Richmond to-day caused a renewed rise in cotton,
'which is now id. per lb. higher than on Friday last.
To meet the demand fur steam tonnage to take
goods to New York before the new prohibitory
American tariff comes into operation, the steamer
Edinburgh, of the Inman line, will be despatched
as an extra vessel on Thursday next.

According to the New York telegrams, the
steamer Glasgow will bring about £340,000 in
specie to England.

The steamer Bremen is due at Southampton
from New York on Thursday, and the Arabia at
Liverpool on Sunday or Monday,
This being the day for the payment of a large
number of half-yearly railway dividends—tempo-
rarily causing an absorption from the private banks
—there was more activity in the money-market, and
an increased demand at the Bank of England. In
the Stock-Exchange the rate for advances remains
at 12 per cent.
It having been stated that difficulties had arisen
in Panama between the govornor of that state and
the general government, consequent on the de-
spatch by Mosquera of 400 men thither, it may re-
lieve the anxiety of those interested to know that
the governor had seen his error, and had consented
to the troops taking up their quarters in Panama,
his previous objection having arisen from a misap-
prehension of their object. It was believed that
the congress called for next month would result in
the pacification of the only dissentient state with-
out further contention, and business was improving
in consequence.
Her Majesty's Postmaster-General invites tenders
to be lodged by the Ist of November, for the con-
veyance of the mails between the United Kingdom
and the West Indies, or between New York and the
IVest ; also for the conveyance of the mails
between England and the Brazils and the River
Plate. The Royal Mail Steam Company's present
contracts for both services, commenced in 1851,
pire in December, 1863.

CITY NEWS-THIS DAY.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Gold is now about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris, and rather more than 3-10ths
per cent, higher here than in Hamburg.
The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Austra-
lian Investment Company will take place on the
Ist proximo, for the declaration of dividend, Sze.
Including £lB,OOO sent in yesterday the total
amount of gold received et the Bank of England
since the date of t.The,
he last weekly return is £749,000.
with inglisla Stock Market opened this morning
being effected an advance of y per cent. ensued,
Consols being 92a 3 for transfer, and 921 I for the
7th proximo, the account prices being 92,1 only ;
but the general appearance of the market is satis-
factory. The duce New Threes are flat at 92-Z- ; Re-
d have improved to 921 93 ; Exchequer Bills
to 16s. and 19s. prem.
India ditto is 224; Bank Stock remains at 234;
1078 108-1. :; and ditto Five per Cent. Loan,
The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been of a moderate character, but prices have been
13r supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 844
85 ; ditto, 1858, have improved to 72 ; ditto, New
Loan Scrip remains at 1 prem. ; 111exican at 281 ;
and Russian Scrip at dis.; Egyptian Scrip has
inaproved to 74-- prim ; and Spanish Certificates
to
The operations in the Railway Share Market have
tot been very extensive, but prices have again
°'ol7ti increased buoyancy. Caledonians have in-Proved 15s. ; Great Northern A Stock, £1
eiNiaoshrtih_mrte
reanesdn3, Yorkshire, 10s. ; and Great Western,
RMidland, and North-Eastern (Ber-
wick), ss.
;,The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
;thout material variation. Dutch Rhenish realise
,San P
Austrian aulo, 9 ; Sambre and Meuse, 10i; South
ndsitaina P ile
India
,to and Lombardo-Venetian, 22i; Great
ninsula have improved to 1012 102 ; East
1001 ioi. 1031 1041 and Madras 5 per Cents., to
remain Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
1 at steady quotations. Alliance of London
I.Liverpool realise 111 12k; Bank of Egypt,
4 , Ottoman Bank, 271- ; National Discount
‘)(11:11PanY, ; and Royal Mail Steam, 35.

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BRITISHu
pNDs_ONIt
Bank Stock .... .•
. .
234
Z per Cent. Reduced . •A.n.n.U.itie's. • 921- 3
O'CLOCK.
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .. • 92 4
Indias per Cent. Annuities
Ditto Stock . . • 224
5 Per Cent. .............. • 1071 8k
DiDitto Enfaced Pape.r ...
per.. . C ....
tto 51 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent . 0 t 1863
~ c.,
Ditto
ditto
April, 1864 1001
Ditto
ditt© Aug,. 1864 or 66 104
bitt ) Bonds £l,OOO ▪ 24
Congo's for Aeconnt, Aug. 7 ........ : • 92/
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent...
PORRIGN PIJNDO—ONIC O'CLO .2K.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent... • 101
Egyptian, 7. per Cent., Scrip ......... it
Ditto, Paid up Scrip, .........
_.
Italian 5 per Cent. Nareininana Railway) 72
Ikloxi can, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account . •
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.
.tnsgian 5 per Cent 1822 X St
Ditto 4 per Cent ..................... 89i 90
Ditto per Cent., 1862, Scrip
Ditto Paid-up Scrip p dis
92kSphnien 3 per Cent .....................
Ditto Passive.. . ..................... 191
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded ...... 9i a
1 urkish 6 per Cnt. 1854 .............. &ft
Ditto Account ..... . . ............ sq
_bat° 6 per Cent. 1858... .............
Ditto per
...................... 72 1
Ditto 1862 (Scrip) •
.................... I i
-Ditto, Paid up Scrip. ................ 691 I /vt
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gun. ..
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. . 64
71 70/
TWO O'CLOCK..
eon3ols, Money ............... L,2a
Ditto Account ....... ...................... 24