The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-24 00:00:00

0/01VEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

he accounts from the manufacturing districts
during the past week state that business generally
has been dull, although in one or two instances
symptoms of improvement have been perceptible.
At Manchester prices have been well supported
for both cloths and yarns, while a steady business
has been done in spring goods at Leeds and Brad-
ford. The hosiery trade of Leicester has continued
dull, but at Nottingham a slight improvement has
taken place in the lace trade, owing to the receipt
of orders from the Canadian and German markets.
In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Shef-
field, and Wolverhampton there has been a slight
improvement, and the operatives are now working
full time in several departments.
Owing to the vast accumulation of money at the
command of the joint-stock and private establish-
ments, the rates of discount continue exceedingly
easy, and on the Stock Exchange the terms for ad-
vances are almost nominal. The inquiries on com-
mercial account are extremely moderate, and the
promoters of new joint-stock enterprise are taking
advantage of the opportunity to bring forward nu-
merous projects requiring a large aggregate amount
'of capital.

A fair amount of business took place in the
Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, at previous
rates. The sales were about 8,000 bales.
About £12,000 in gold was withdrawn from the
13 ank of England on Saturday:
The Africa, from New York, has brought
;C123,640 in specie.
The day for receiving tenders at the Bank of
,ngland for the next instalment of £400,000 in
on India has been changed from the Ist March
'to the 28th inst.

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 7th instant
amounted to £10,389 against £7,050 last year.
Business was resumed in the English Stock Mar-
ket this morning with some activity, and on the
appearance of the Chancery broker, who effected
some large purchases, a rise of k per cent. took place
Consols being 93 for money and the 6th proximo.
The New Threes and the Reduced improved to 938 4;
Exchequer Bills, March, are irm, at 17s. to 20s.
prem. ; ditto, June, at 225. prem. ; Bank Stock is
steady, at 243 ; India ditto, at 226 ; and the 5 per
Cent., 106 k 107 k.

In the Foreign Market the dealings have been
rather less active, and prices have a downward
tendoncy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 84: 5 ; ditto
1858, 74: 75. Mexican are flat at 341 Z. Spanish
are firm at 53: 8 ; ditto Passive have receded to 20 ;
ditto Certificates are depressed at 7t, 4 ; and Italian
5 per Cents. at 688 4. The New Italian Loan is
I Prem.; and the Ottoman Loan of 1861, 65: 66.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been moderately active, but in some few in-
stances prices have shown a slight downward
movement. Great Westerns, Lancashire and York-
shire, and Blackwall have receded ss. ; London and
Brighton 10s. ; and Midlands 15s. ; Eastern Coun-
ties and East Anglian have improved 55., and
Norfolks 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a
'bade flatten:: Great Luxembourg realise 111 11i ;
Great Western of Canada, have improved to 126 ;
and Grand Trunk of Canada are firmer at 51;
•East Indian realise 101! 1021; Great Southern of
-India, 100 to 1001 ; and Scindes, 102.
Joint-Stock Bankland Miscellaneousishares'exhi-
bit a slight downward movement in prices. London
and Westminster have declined to 841, Union of
Australia improved to 441 ; and Union of London
to 321 ; Crystal Palace Stock has receded to 341,
Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 681, and Van
Dieman's Land remain steady at 91.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 a i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 931 i I
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO2l
Ditto 51 per Cent •• lO7l 8 74
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto Bonds £l,000
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, March 6 ..
March. June.
-Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 20 2/2
Ditto £500
bitto Small — 22 29
FOREIGN 7F.FNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent ..... .... 32f
Imperial Moorish Scrip 5/
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto
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Grenada Active
Don3D.e:er,,xrroevder-due Coups. & Hectares —
Dittosl
4plerl73renCie,nt look
834
p Dittoa n Russianisps3appseserirvle''ent. 1822, £St lO3 2
s Ditto 4/ per Cent .. 93i 44
Gent —
Ditto Account
Spanish C6epretr. ocfeCnot.up. not funded
7i k
84}
Loan
Dittot°
NAAeece'.7ounu Account
Ditto
£lOO 80nd5.... —
Ditto. 74k I 1 5
761
00 GLtaratteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Ad want
-Bei Dlvic,'ends on the above payable in London.
jta,gl, att,_4l p€ T Cent., Ex. 25f lOl
Consols, Money ..
"ati per C'e7t., 1861
THREE O'CLOCK.
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