The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-19 00:00:00

IP )1* El' MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Although the demand for money on commercial
account is very moderate, the available supplies of
floating capital are smaller than they were a few
days ago, which may be chiefly attributed to the
revenue payments and the subscriptions to new
joint stock undertakings. The general rate for first-
class bills in the open market is firmer—viz., 2.7-; per
cent., and at the Stock Exchange 2 per cent. is
now asked for advances which might have been ob-
tained last week at 12 per cent.
About £61,000 in gold was purchased by the
Bank authorities yesterday.

The steamer Aloultan, which leaves to-morrow,
the 20th inst., with the East India and China mails,
will take out £311,979, chiefly in silver.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon, in
most instances, exhibited a slight advance.
Gold is now about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in
14013 don than in Paris and Hamburg.
At the adjourned meeting of the creditors of
"Viessrs. Froom, Gregory, and Co., machine mer
e
. hants of St. Petersburg and Moscow, it was resolved
to accept the proposed composition of I ls. in the
Pound.

Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester-
day was moderately active, and prices were steady.
The sales were 5,000 bales,

A special meeting of the proprietors of the Cape
Town Railway and Dock Company has been held
to-day, when the directors were empowered to raise
the sum of £27,000 in 6 per cent. debentures for 20
Years, the interest on which is guaranteed by the
Colonial Government.
At the annual meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company to-day, the report was unanimously
adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected.
The market for Public Securities opened with a
dull but steady appearance. A few sales, however,
Ivere afterwards effected, and a decline of I per
Cent. has ensued. Consols, which closed yesterday
at 93/ for money, and 931 94 for the account,
being now 93d I, and 031 d respectively. The New
Threes remain at 921 1; the Reduced are firmer at
928 .4; Exchequer Bills are steady at 19s. to 225.
Prem. ; India Stock is flat at 222 and 223! ; but
the 5 per Cent. has risen to 1081
oreign Securities have again been rather ac-
lively dealt in, particularly Turkish and Mexican.
TlL:ktsh 6 per Cents. of 1854 are 86 1-; ditto, 1858,
711 72; Mexican have improved to 341 and 351 ;
~,
"-clnador to 18a 4 ; Spanish Passive to 191 1; ditto
Certificates to 7 1.; and Venezuelan to 251; Sar-
dinian are 811 ; and Italian, 67.
s In the Railway Share Market business has con-
tinued moderately active, but most of the principal
nritish undertakings show a slight decline in prices.
Great Western and North Eastern (Berwick) have
receded ss. ; Eastern Counties, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Midlands, and South Wales, 10s.; and
Great Northern A Stock, Brighton, and South
Eastern, £1 ; Caledonians, however, have im-
In'"ed £l, •
The Foreign and Colonial Markets have exhi-
bited increased firmness. Royal Danish, Bahia and
an. Francisco, and Recife and San Francisco have
'raproved ss. ; East Indian and Great Indian Penin-
18111a 10s. ; Bombay and Baroda 55.; and Scindes
15s.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
main Without material alteration in values. Lon-
don and South African realise 91 10 ; London and
County, 41; Ottoman Bank, 221 ; Australian
Agricultural, 261 ; Crystal Palace Stock, 361 37.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92k I
tiPer Cent. Consols -Annuities
,evr 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i t
44Ln:unities, 30 yrs, expire gth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5/
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 61 per Cent .
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto April 1864 100
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
k'ensols for Account, April 10 . '94 931,.
March. 1 Juno.
4chequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 19 22
, Ditto £5OO
"itto Small — I 22
33 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
razilian 5 per Cent
t Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860
quad°r New Consolidated
Greek.,
....
Grenada Active
Do. Ex over-due Coups. & Hectares. 101 1
Pitt) Deferred
'`leXicatt, 3 per Cent
p nitto Account .. 35 i 4
eruvian 41 per Cent ..
,_bitto 3 per Ceni , —
wilitto Account B6 I
s'llosian b per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 621
N,rdinian 5 per Cent. ............. 81i
Spanish 3 per Cent
-'-'ltto Account
Ditto Passive
Piniish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Urksh 6 per Cent. B6i
1)1,140 Account
-uitto New Loan
-Ditto Account ........................724 1 2 i 11 /
Venezuela,
£lOO 80nd5....
3 per Cent ..
Ditto Account ...................... 25 k
b.,. Dividends on the above payable in London.
w.oan,
5 per Cent., 1861 67
TWO O'CLOCK.
te, M,
"'g, Money ............
Ditto April Account....