The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-31 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, rwo o'CLocK,

The mounts from the menu factoring districts
during the past week are, in some instances, of a
more satiscactory character. Business, however, at
Manchester has-been dull hot!.l in yarns and cloths,
owing to the falling-eff in the demand for the
Eastirn markets. The woollen trade at Leeds has
continued moderately active. At Bradford, Hud-
dersfield, and Halifax there is little change to re-
port, although in the latte.c place the carpet trade
has slightly improved. In hosiery and lace at
Leicester and Nottingham, an average amount of
business has been reported, and symptoms of
increased animation have been exhibited in the
various hardware departmen ts in the neighbourhood
of Birmingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolver-
hampton.

Increased activity is reported in the general dis-
count market, and there is more inquiry for loans
on the Stock Exchange than for a long time past.
The provision made for the subscription of the whole
of the Turkish loan at once, the impending intro-
duction of other financial projects, and the ap-
pearance of so many new joint-stock companies, all
tend to stimulate the demand, and to render capi-
talists less disposed to employ their resources on
the present low range of quotations, when they
.may be enabled a short time hence to obtain much
better terms.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
business was extremely dull, but prices were firm.
The sales were only 2,500 bales.
The amount of gold taken into the Bank of Eng-
land on Saturday was £58,000.
The West India steamer La Plata has brought
£239,640 in specie.

To-day the following railway calls became due :
—viz., £1 13s. 4d. per share on the Eastern Coun-
ties 41 per cent. £6 13s. 4d. shares of 1862 ; £1
10s. on the Leeds and Halifax ; and X 3 on the
north British Border Counties Union guaranteed
• shares.

On the Great 'Western Railway of Canada the
traffic receipts for the week ending the 14th inst.
amounted to £11,193 against £10,363 last year.

Increased indications of weakness became per-
ceptible in the English Steck Market soon after
the commencement of business this morning, Con-
sols receding to 931 t, but purchases have since
preponderated, and the latest prices are 931 t for
money and the account. The New Threes have
receded to 921 ; the Reduced, to 92d7 Exchequer
Bills are steady at 17s. to 20s. prem.; India Stock
is fiat at 224; and the 5 per Cent. at 1081.
No important variation has taken place in the
Fore.ign Market, and business has been rather
quiet, Tufkish 6 per Cents. are 834 841; ditto,
1858, 711 ; Mexican, however, have improved to
351'; the Moorish Scrip is steady at 61; Italian 5
per Cents. are 651 661; Spanish are flat at 53 ;
Sardinian are firmer at 821 ; and Brazilian 5 per
Cents. have been dealt in at 1021. _ I

The Ottoman (Mires's) Loan is 65i 66, and the
New Loan Scrip 21, 1 prem.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been of a rather limited description, and prices
have in most instances shown increased depression.
Caledonians and Eastern Counties have receded 55.;
Great Western, Brighton, North Eastern Berwick,
and South Eastern, 10s.; and North British £l.
The Foreign and Colonial lines, however, have
shown increased firmness. Great Luxembourg
have improved to 13,1 t; Sambre and Meuse, to
101 ; Great Western of Canada, to 13: ; East
Indian, to 104 and 1041 ; and Great Indian Penin-
sula, to 102 i.

United Mexican Mining Snares, owing to favour-
able advices just received from the mines, have
slightly improved, being dealt in at 71.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares gene-
tally are in good demand, at enhanced rates. .dank
°f Egypt have improved to 27 and 271, and Otto-
loan Bank to 261- 261 ex div. London and West-
Minster realise 77 to 77 ; Oriental Bank, 53i;
Union of London, 32; Anglo-Mexican Mint 18 to
18: ; National Discount Company, SS; and Royal
Mail Steam, 54. The shares of the Alliance Bank
of London and Liverpool are 51 prem., and of the
Imperial Bank 11 1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 1 2
13er Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities....
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire irth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsk
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ' —
Ditto 5 per Cent ....
Ditto 51 per Cent .
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 —lOBl A I
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100
IYI--) Bonds £l,OOO
~to under 1:1,000
Consols for Account, April 10... 93.1 I I
Exchequer Bills £I,OOO, 3 per Cent l7 20
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860
Buenos Avres 6 per Cent 92
Grenada Active ....
Do. Ex over-due Coups. & Hectares. 101
Italian, 5 per Cent. (Maremmana H. Scrip)
Ditto Scrip .. 3
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Imperial Moorish Scrip 6 1
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860.... 92
ttrdinian 5 per Cent.
*lxtnish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
xurkish 6 per Cent. B3l
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent .) • •
Ditto Account 241 1
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull —
-)itto 'Certificates, 4 per Cent.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account