The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-18 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
An active demand for money is reported this
morning, and some of the banks and discount houses
are charging 2 per cent. for the best bills, while
others still negotiate business at 1 per cent.
The Tagus has conveyed 28,000, and the Tartar
60,900, sovereigns for Portugal. These amounts
are, no doubt, on account of the loan recently con-
tracted here.

An extraordinary meeting of the Malta and
Mediterranean Gas Company has been called for the
purpose of confirming resolutions passed at the last
meeting.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures b.s under :

- - 1862. 1861.
Great Western
Great Northern
Great Eastern
.North-Western
,South- Western
South-Eastern
Brighton
:Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire..
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,995 15,511
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Northern of France 60,997 58,109
Great Western of Canada ..

• These returns are generally of a very satisfactory
elwracter. On the Greet Western there is an ad-
vance of £7,601; Great Northern of £3,707; the
Great Eastern of £412; the North Western of
£5,524; South Westerns of £4,082; South East-
crns of 1;4,191 ; Brightons of £3,513 ; Midlands of
£2,691 ; North Easterns of £554; Northern of
France of £2,798 ; and Great Western of Canada
of £793. The Lancashire and Yorkshire, how-
ever, shows a decrease of £3,402 ; and the Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £516.
'I he traffic returns of the Ottoman Railway for
the week ending the 7th inst. amounted to £486 on
40 miles, against £l7B last year, when, however,
only 27 miles were open.

Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day very irregu-
lar; sales about 1,500 bales.

Paris Three per Cent. Rentes opened this morn-
ing at 68f. 95c.1 being rather more than I per cent.
better than yesterday.
A very small amount of business has been nego-
tiated to-day in the market for the English Funds,
'which remains steady at previous quotations, Con-
suls being 937-, 1 for money, and 931 II- for the Bth
prox. The general appearance of affairs in this
department of business is still without the slightest
feature of novelty. The New Threes and Reduced
remain at 911 92 ; Exchequer Bills, June, at 20s. to
235. prem.; and ditto March, at 20s. prem.; India
5 per Cents, have receded to 1081 1091 ; ditto 5
Per Cent. Enfaced Paper is 1041 1051 ; and ditto
51 per Cents., 1111- 112.
One of the principal movements in the Foreign
Market to-day has been a rise in Mexican bonds to
331 34, but they have since become a little flatter,
the latest quotations being 331 /. Turkish 6 per
Cents, are 854; those of 1858, 661 671; and the
New Loan is 3 to 2/ dis. The Portuguese Loan
has been dealt in at 21 prem. Egyptian are
marked 90Z, and the Scrip of the second issue, 61
prem. ; Turkish Consolides are a little less buoyant,
being 381. A further decided improvement has
taken place in Spanish Passive to 24 1; and the
Certificates are firm at 101.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
ken rather limited ; prices, however, are, in some
instances, a shade firmer. Great Westerns, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln have improved 55., and London and Black-
wall ; South-Westerns and North Eastern
(Berwick), however, have receded ss. ; Midlands,
Great Easterns, and South-Easterns realise about
previous prices.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show
little change in values. Great Luxemburg realise
141 75,-; Antwerp and Rotterdam, 71 ; Paris and
Lyons have improved to 47; and South Austrian
and Lombardo-Venetian declined to 21; ; Great
Western of Canada receded to 121 ; and East
Indian improved to 106.
For Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there was a moderate inquiry. London Joint Stock
advanced to 34 ; Oriental Bank to 541; and Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam remained firm at 73.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 por Cent. Reduced Annuities
3:per Cent. Consols Annuities
Ne'm 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 ti 2
Nev 23 per Cent. Annuities 771
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 1-16
India Stock
Ditto h per Cent.
)itto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lO4l 5i
Ditto 55 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1005
Consols for Account, Oct. 8...
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent
March. Excliequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 23 20 Jung.
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenost:yipttt
ottion,y ir
Accountes 6 per. Cent .
E quador New Cons.olidated
E • ,
per C
Issue,ent . Szczoi ppd
90a
M-exican, 3 per Ce t
--
INaDoirtitlttnep°'lerilita..: 335 4 35 5 i 5
Per Cent. .......
Veruvian 4/ per 16,5
Ditto 3 pet eent.llt ............. ,
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 New, 1841, ............. .... .... .pia. ..
Portuguese 3 per Cent
Ditto Accouns,tls. .
p.a
...
.. 1.1.64a.3.
berippe'r Cent 18'272: £'t
25
a 5 a
R p4titaonS
Ditto 3 pet Cent., 1859 ..
Ditto Paid-no:Scrip
Spanish 3 per Cent
........
_Ditto Account
Ditto Nev Deferred.
441 5 Ditto Account
Ditto Passive., .
Spinish Cert. of Coup. not funded ...... 10k 10
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account .. .
Litt° 6 per Cent. 1853 ..
Ditto Account:
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent , 1862 (Scrip), £5O paid 2;1 321 .
nDto, Paid up Scrip 651 5 5 i 45
itto Guartitteed, 4 per Cent.
.nzuela, 3 per Cent —
1),,!,.; Account
bitto 15 per Cent.. 135
Dividends on the above payable in London.
139,1c.11,,n2-Imper. Cent., Exchange 12 Gull.
Malian (;erti6cat.-,s, 4 Der Cent.
par ent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
a,lan , C .
1035
Ditto' 'Ac3ount .................. .
lle 705 604 705
THREE O'CLOCK.
o°oBolB, Ro-
Ditto 400 t
.
.................. .„ 931 I