The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-18 00:00:00

Bu,ine.ss in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets during the last few days has continued
moderately active. Tea, however, has shown no
material change in values, while a fair demand has
been experienced for sug a. and coffee at enhanced
rates. Rice has been dull, while there has been an
Increased inquiry for saltpetre, and prices have
consequently shown an upward tendency. Tallow
has been rather largely dealt in, particularly on
speculative account, and prices, which at one time
were rather depressed, have since recovered.
P.Y.C., on the spot, being quoted 465., and last
three months delivery, 48s. per cwt.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market 'yesterday busi-
teas was moderately active, and prices were firm.
The sales were 7,000 bales,
About L 77,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday.
The Seine, from the West Indies, has brought
£207,855 in specie.

The Tagus, for Lisbon, has taken £17,788 in specie
A remittance of £2,000 has been received to-day
for the Ecuatorian dividends.
The demand for money to-day is quiet, and the
rates continue easy.

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
'way of Canada for the week ending the 28th ult.
amounted to £9,802, against £9,056 last year.
At the adjourned meeting to-day of the creditors
of Messrs. Froom, Gregory, and Co., machine mer-
chants, of St Petersburg and Moscow, it appears
that, according to the amended balance sheet, the
liabilities of the firm are £68,134, and the assets
440,752, or about lls. 11-id. in the pound.
An improvement of fully s per cent. has taken
place in the market for Public Securities to-day. A
purchase of £lOO,OOO stock was effected at an
early hour, which promoted a buoyant feeling, and
Consols advanced—via., to 931 for transfer, and to
931 94 for the 10th proximo. The New Threes
and the Reduced are firmer at 921 Q ; Exchequer
Bills remain at 19s. to 225. prem. ; Bank Stock is
2381 and 239 ; and India 5 per Cent. has improved
to 1071 and 108 k.

An average amount of business has taken place
in oreign Market, and prices continue firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 861 4 ; ditto, 1858, 721
731 ; the £lOO Bonds are 751 ; Mexican are firm
at 341 ; the Moorish Loan has improved to 51
prem. ; Italian to 67 ; and Buenos Ayres to 94 ;
New Granada 2 per Cents. are 261.
In the Railway Share Market business has been
somewhat restricted, and the few bargains recorded
Eire mostly at reduced rates. Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee, South Westerns, and South Easterns
have declined ss. ; Great Westerns and Midlands,
I°s• ; and Caledonians, and London and Blackwall,
£l. South Wales, however, have improved 10s. ;
the other lines dealt in remained at about previous
prices,

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show
little change of importance. Great Luxemburg
tealise 111 12 ; Royal Danish,l44 ; Bahia and San
Francisco, 171 ; San Paulo, 6t s ; Great Western
of Canada, 1314; East Indian, 1024 2; and Great
India ~ "eninsula, 1011.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
flat. London Chartered of Australia declined 10s.;
London and County 103.; and Union of London
6s• Ottoman Bank improved 55., and Madras
-Irrigation realise 3.,1

~, R BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 /
3 per Cent. Consols •Annuities
tfevr 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2 per Cent. Annuities 77/
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent lO7l 8 71

!).r;,, ends £l,OOO
27 pm
Bunk Stock for Account 240
C Jim's for Account, April 10 9S
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent'
March. 1 June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... -- 19
Ditto £5OO
bitto Small — 1 22
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, S per Cent., 1839 & 1859 lOO
Ditto k per Cent, 1860
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent

Ditto Account 9l
Chitian 6 per Cent
Ditto 43/4 per Cent 873/4
Equador New Consolidated
Greek .......................... 81
Grenada Active
Do. Ex over-due Coups. & Hectares loa
Italian, 5 per Cent. (Maremmana H. Scrip) 11
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Acco.lut
Imperial Moorish Scrip 53/4
New Grenada, 2 per Cent
Veruvian 43/4 per Cent
• •
Ditto Account
Spanish
3 tP '
Per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account 73/ 2R 33/4 213 a 23/4 1 I
Ditto £lOO 80nd 5.,.,
Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent.......
Ditto Account .................. ... , 241
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21- per Cent., Exchange 12 Gu11...
Ditto Account ..
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1361 .... 67
THREE O'CLOCK.
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Consols, Money
93/ 4
Ditto April Account

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—NoNDAy.
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Towards the close, 3 to 1 was taken about Pagoda for the
Warwick Handicap ; Tolurno was the only other horse
mentioned.—Hadji Stavros was much inquired after for the
Chester Cup; the highest offer we heard was 100 to 6.--
For the Northamptonshire Stakes, 100 to 7 was taken about
Schism; and the same price would have been taken about
Rapparee, but 100 to 8 was refused. 20 to 1 was taken
4g ainst Agag, when it could be obtained ; but Prince
Plausible is rather on the decline, 25 to 1 being laid.—Last
Monday as much as 7 to 1 was laid against Old Calabar.
Luring the last week he appeared to be returning to his
old position. To-day, 400 to 100 was laid; and, judging
from appearance, any one might have been accommodated
With 900 to 200. Closing prices :
WARWICK HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Pagoda (taken)
GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
100 to 8 agst Rapparee (offered)
100 to 7 agst Schism (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Dusk (taken)
20 to 1 agst Agag (taken)
.500 to 20 agst Prince Plausible (taken)
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
100 to 6 agst Suburban (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken and offered)
to 1 aget The Marquis (offered)
12 to 1 agst Hubert (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 aget Hadji Stavros (taken)
20 to 1 agst Agag (taken)
30 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
THE DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)
lb to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
30 to 1 agst Zetland (taken)
40 to 1 agst Cellarius (taken)