The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-12 00:00:00

CITY NEWS YESTERDAY.

The payments on the recent foreign loans con-
tinue to occasion periodical draughts on the money
market. An instalment of 15 per cent. fell due
yesterday on the Russian Loan, less the dividend of
21 per cent., and the amount previously paid in full.
An instalment of 20 per cent. is payable on Friday
next on the Peruvian Loan, and on Saturday one
of 10 per cent. on the Venezuelan.
In the absence of supplies immediately available
in the market, £46,000 in bar gold was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for transmission to the
Continent. The arrival is announced, however, of
the Roxburgh Castle, from Melbourne, with
£254,500, which is expected to be despatched
abroad, as well as the £197,000 by the Mrir
These remittances have yet to reach London.
The shipments of silver by the outgoing Bombay
steamer, the Ellora, will be on a larger scale than
for a long time past. The total is expected to ex-
ceed the enormous eum of £BOO,OOO. Such is the
immediate effect of t, e change in the source of our
cotton supply. It is mainly on account of this
heavy demand for silver that gold is despatched in
such large quantities to the continent to pay for it.
The monthly return of the Bank of France will
be published on Friday next.
Holders of scrip certificates of the Egyptian Go-
vernment loans are requested to present them to be
exchanged for bonds on Monday or Thursday next.
The list of contributories of the Anglo-French
Agricultural Trading Company (Limited) is to be
settled in the Bankruptcy Court on the 20th inst.
The Zibahas arrived from China with 646,2661b5.
of tea.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The demand for discount accommodation' in the
open market does not at present exhihit the
Slightest increase, and the rates indicate undimi-
nished easiness and abundance.

The Aloe has been announced this morning from
Port Philip with £80,896, and the Tartar from
_Lisbon with £770 in specie.
The steamer Ellora, which left to-day with
the Bombay mail took out £1,059,390 in specie,
the greater portion being in payment for cotton.
On the Bengal division of the East Indian Rail-
way the traffic returns for the week ending the
24th August were £6,171 ggainst £6,337 last year.
The earnings on the North-West Provinces divi-
sion were £2,990, while in the corresponding period
of 1861 they were £2,439.
Friday next has been appointed for a special
settlement in the shares of the Standard Bank of
British South Africa, and dealings in them are to
be marked in the official lists.
The ordinary meeting of the Madras Irrigation
and Canal Company will take place on the 27th
inst.

Two o,CLooli.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day was firmer,
and sales about 2.000 bales.

At Paris this morning, the Three per Cent.
Ren:es opened with a slight improvement from
yesterday, being now quoted 70f. 45c.
The English Stock Market opened this morning
with further indications of weakness and a decline
of a per cent, was soon reported. The prevailing
depression was chiefly occasioned by sates based
upon the tendency of political affairs, especially
With reference to America. At the last
moment, however, the market appears a little
firmer, a recovery of per cent. having taken
place. Console, which have been 931 a for transfer,
and 91; 92, less the dividend, for the account, are
now 93; and 92 respectively. The New Three
per Cents. and the Reduced are flat at 91* a
Exchequer Bills, June, 14s. to 178. prem. ; ditto‘
March, lls, to 14s. prem.; Bank Stock is 236 k and
2371; and India 5 per Cents., 1091 I.
No material change has taken place in Foreign
Securities, and the dealings have been less active.
Turkish 6 per Cents,, 1854, are nominally 83 84
ditto, 1858, 691 ; ditto New Loan, 68i ; and Con-
solides 3717 1. Greek Bonds are flat, 151 4 ; ditto
Coupons 74- ; Mexican at 33 ; Grenada ex over due
Couponsand Hectares at 121; Peruvian Scrip, 21*
; Portuguese ditto, 22-1 prem.; Spanish, 54! ;
ditto Passive, 22k 1 and Italian, 711
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been very limited, and prices have in some in-
stances slightly given way. London end Black-
Wall have receded 55.; Great Northern, 10s.; and
London, Chatham, and Dover, 153.; Caledonian
improved ss. ; and Great Western and North-
Western, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remained in-
active, without any material change in prices.
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian realise
22; ; Great Luxemburg, 14k 1 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 2111; Great Western of Canada, 121; East
Indian, 1061 107; and Great Indian Peninsula,
106 i.

Joint-Stock Bank Shires have also been flat.
Bank of Queensland have receded to ni; London
and Brazilian to 16i ; London and Co:onial have
improved to 5 and 51; and London Joint-Stock to
36 37.

In the Miscellaneous Market Crystal Palace
Stock has declined to 35k; Peninsular and Orien-
tal Steam to 74 ; and Van Dieman's Land to 11.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING ['Riess.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 / 4
India Stock
Ditto 1) per Cent.
bit to Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 pet Cent.
Ditto 45i per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4-per Cent., Oct., 1863 --
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004 4
1." Bonds mono
Ditto under £l,000
Consols tor Account, Dec. 4
Jun - March.
Rx.c
hequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 17 14 11
Ditto £5OO .. .. — 14
Ditto Small - 14