The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

CITY NE W S-S Al URDAY.

The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence on Tuesday and terminqe

on Tflur,day.

;n5.000 in Russian coin was' tent into the Bank

to-day.

The Scotia has brought from the United States
£150,400 in specie.

In the Liverpool cotton mar 'et to-day there was
a better demand for account of the trade, and
prices were quoted about -id. per lb. higher than
yesterday.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY .

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The accounts from some of the textile manufac-
turing districts for the past week record an in-
creased business. The woollen trade of Leeds,
Bradford, and Halifax has decidedly improved, and
most of the manufacturers are working, full time.
Business at Manchester has been steady, although
prices in some instances have shown less firmness.
The hosiery and lace trades at Leicester and Not-
tingham have been seasonably active. In Ihe hard-
ware districts, however, viz., at Birmingham, Shef-
field, and Wolverhampton, there has been little
change of importance, the operations having been
principally confined to goods suitable for home use.
The iron trade of South Staffordshire has continued
moderately active, without any change of importance
in prices.

There is no alteration in the situation of monetary
affairs to-day ; the inquiry is s ill too limited to
impart activity to the market, and the superabus-
dant supplies keep down the quotations. The un-
interrupted influx of gold into the Bank of Eng-
land strengthens the opinion that extreme easiness
will prevail some time longer, and bills having a
long period to run are consequently negotiable on
exceedingly favourable terms. For ordinary three
months' paper the rates still range fully per cent_
below the minimum of the national establishment.
Notice has been given that tenders will be received
for bills of exchange on India for the sum of
30,000,000 rupees, until the 6th proximo.
The Tasmania has arrived from the West Indies
with £300,000 in specie.
The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
'way of Canada, for the week ending the 11th inst.,
amounted to £8,403 against £6,045 last year.
The Australian Trust Company held its half-
yearly meeting to-day, at which a dividend of 4
per cent. for the past six months was ordered to be
Paid.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank
tcok place to day, Mr. J. R. Thomson in the chair.
The repert of the directors exhibted a balance
of profit for the half-year of £23,062 6s. 9d. The
directors proposed to apply the balance of profit as
follows, viz. :—To the payment of a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax,
on £500,000, the paid-up capital of the bank,
£15,000. Towards the reduction of the amounts at
debit of—Preliminary expenses, £500; bank pre-
mises and furniture accounts, £1,000; leaving
£6,562 6s. 9d., which, with the balance of the
xeserved fund, £4,670 6s. Bd., after the deductions
mentioned above, will make £11,232 133. sd. at
credit on that account. The decision against the
bank occasioned a short discussion, after which a
motion was submitted and can ied for the adoption
of the report, and the necessary order for the pay-
anent of the dividend was then made.

The English Stock Market this morning opened
with increased buoyancy, several purchases having
led to an additional improvement of a per cent.
Sales to realise profits, however, have caused di-
mainish ed firmness. Consols, which had been 94,1-
tire now 941 Upon the whole, affairs remain in
a very satisfactory position, and there is evidently
an inclination to extend operations for an advance.
Tne New Threes and the Reduced have risen to
941 ; Exchequerßills to 2Ds. and 235. prem.;
Ba►ik Stock has advanced to 2371 and 239 ; the
5 Five per Cent. Annuities are 1091 ; and India
Five per Cent. Loan has improved to 108,11.

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In the Foreign market the transactions have again
been numerous, and considerable buoyancy has pre-
vailed. Turkish 6 per Cents. have advanced to
864- 87 ; ditto, 1858, to 741 54 ; ditto New Loan
Scrip is firm at Wilt prem. ; the Egyptian Scrip is
Maintained at 14 prem.; Mexican Stock at 28'4 29;
Moorish have risen to 97k; Russian Scrip is
prem. ; Italian Railway Loan 74Q ; and Venezuelan
advanced to 261.

The New Portuguese Loan is 31 prem..

The operations in the Railway Share Market have
been numerous, and a further important improve-
Itent has taken place in prices. Great Northerns,
Great Westerns, North-Westerns, and Midlands,
-have advanced ss. ; Caledonians, Eastern Counties,
Lanca.shire and Yorkshire, London, Chatham, and
Dover, and South-Eastern, 105..; and Bristol and
Exeter, and Norfolk,
In the Foreign and Colonial Market a more
buoyant tone his also prevailed. Great Luxem-
bourg have advanced to 14i 15; Dqten-
Ithenish remain firm, at 171 71,-,; San Paulo, at 9-7,- ;
Recife and San Fraocisco, at 141. Great Western
of Canada htive improved to 12a 2; East Indian to
1"; and Bombay and Baroda to 1011.
Joint-Stook Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continue in good request, at fully late prices. Ori-
ental Bank have improved to 531 ; London and
South African to 151 Bank of Egypt are firm
at 25k 25Z; and Union of Australia at 451 11,. Na-
tional Discount Company have advanced to q,17, ;
and Scottish Australian Investment realise 134 to
135.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stoo.tc
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
sew 3 per C ent. Annuities
per Cent. Annuities lO9l
India Stock . —
Ditto 1) per Cent. loBk * I k
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct.. 1863 101
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 f
Ditt Bond £1,000
Clusols for Account, Aug, 7 94liaiii
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 22 23 2 , 23
Ditto £SOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES

Brazilim.n, 5 per Cent.__

93
tuDenitotso
A 4
r Cent
1
92
cpreesr C 6 evnet.,Bs2-58-60
Diu-,Account lBi
Ili
7 per Cent., Scrip
934 34
x.;‘,%;q y upad tioara., New Consolidated
Ditto Paid-up Scrip _
Grenada Active
Do. E x over-due Coups. &Hectares. 104
Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 744 4 i 31
aloxican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account . I
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ..... . 97-I 7
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
47 i 1
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent 1856
•7 ,'7,'9, and'6o..
liillo Account
31,i .5 per Cent 182? £ St .. --
6
Ditton . Account
hitt,' 1862 (Scrip) ,1 971 !
93/ i I
-Ditto,. P aid u Scrip
'*l:Y'r7lB h 3 per Cpent
Ditto Account
Ditto. New Deferred
I)i' L 0 Account
Ditt 0 Passive... l9k
,Panit h Cert. ei Co. de
1 urkis h 6 per Cent. notfun 1854 .... d 94
Ditto Account• ..
I)itt c £lOO Bonds
Litt o 6 per Cent. 1858.........' 75 41 a 5 41 51
Ytt r,, .........
6 per Cent., 1862. Scrip 5 t_iaa
,v'en Diztt, a, Paid up Scrip .............. 711 /1i 1 I i
uela, 3 per Cent .................. Dig o Account
...... 27 14 6! 71 61
D:vidends on the above payable in London.
il
'iltch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. .. 65*
Italiar t, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. .... 714 t 1
Co TEIREE O'tLOCK.
n 'l' s, Money
Ditto Account •
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rIIE
:MARRIAGE LAWS —On Friday Mr. Ken-
'F will call the attention of the House of Commons to
the utAsettled state of the marriage laws.
-Mr. Bright, M.P., is at present staying at
ruleb.an, on the river Spey, near Granton, the shooting
lodge of Mr. Bas?, M.P. The hon. gentleman is not in
good lltealth.