The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-20 00:00:00

T 1 r 31,4 R 7' N CI T NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts for
the past week represent that business, in most de-
partments. has continued inactive. At Leeds, ho w-
r, there has been a fair number of dealings in
cloy Its for the French and Canadian markets. The
operations in yarns and cloths at Manchester have
beer: cn the mos, restricted scale, but a pressure of
sales lißs caused a slight decline as regards values.
Al Bradford, Huddersfield, and Rochdale, there
bas been an average business in seasonable goods,
while rather more activity has prevailed in the
hosiery and lace trades at Leicester and Notting-
ham. In the hardware districts, viz., at Birming-
ham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, no
material change can be reported in the general
progress of business.
The committee of the six associated Australian
banks, on behalf of the Colonial Government, have
announced a further issue of Victoria Railway
Debentures to the extent of £1,600,000, being the
mmaining portion of the loan authorised to be
-raised under the act of the Legislature, passed in
1857. Tender's must be sent in before the 28th
instant, accompanied by a deposit of 5 per cent.
on the sums applied for. The debentures will bear
interest at the rate of 6 per cent., dating from the
Ist of April next.
Increased quietude was apparent in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices tended
downwards. The sales were only about 2,000
bales.

About £25,000 was withdrawn from the Bank on
Saturday.
There is very little inquiry for discount accommo-
dation either at the Bank of England or in the
general market. The supplies of floating capital
still being excessive there is an active competition
fnr the bills brought into circulation, and in order to
secure business the joint stock and private establish-
ments willingly accept 4 toe per cent. less than the
Bank rate, if the paper presented for negotiation is
of a very superior description.
The 17th ordinary meeting of the English, Scot-
tish, and Australian Chartered Bank was held at
the offices, 73, Cornhill, to-day, when a dividend at
tb e rate of six per cent. per annum, free of income
lax, on £500,000, the paid-up capital of the bank,
was unanimously agreed to.

Thtre was a meeting to-day of the creditors of
Mr. T. Mansbridge, warehouseman. The liabilities
were estimated at £25,015, and the assets £15,704.
The meeting resolved to adjourn to enable the
debtor to find a security to guarantee 10s. in the
Pound, the probable amount that the assets will
:realise, or, failing this, it was resolved to adjudicate
`the ease in bankruptcy.
The market for Public Securities to-day has been
clull and depressed. Continuous sales, chiefly on
Speculative account, have caused a decline of abut
per cent., Consols, which closed on Saturday at
(11 931, now being 92?-4 / for money and the 6th
'proximo. The New Threes and the Reduced are
941,-; the New 21 per Cents. 761 ; Exchequer
Bills, March, 18s. to 21s. prem. ; and ditto, June,
20s. to 235. prem.. Bank Stock is 241 242 ; India
ditto 224; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan 106; ditto 5 per
Cent. Enfaced Paper 991 100; and ditto Debentures
'99-1
The Foreign Market to-day has been rather
active, hut less firmness has been apparent in quo-
lations. Turkish 3 per Cents. are 83 831 ; ditto,
1858, 73i 74 ; Venezuelan, 24 1 ; Dutch, 651 ;
Italian, 631 ; Buenos Ayres, 87 91; Mexican,
28:1 29 ; Portuguese, 464 ; Russian, 981 99 ; and
Spanish, 52/ 1.
The New Moorish Loan is 41 51 prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued moderately active, but prices have shown a
Might depression. North Eastern (Berwicks), and
Sos.th Easterns have receded ss. ; Eastern Counties
and Great Westerns, 10s.; and Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 155.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, Midlands, and North British have im-
proved ss.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the
opertions have been very restricted. Paris and
Lyons have declined 1; Dutch Rienish /, and
Grand Trunk of Canada 1; Great Western of
Canada have improved 1.
3... Ant Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
been in limited favour, and prices, generally, have
*lightly given way.

_ BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
rank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 /
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92! 1 1
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
Ine.ia Stock ......
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ifitto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 991 A
Ditto ditto April, 1864 991
Consols for Account, Feb. 6 921 3 21 1
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 21 18 20 3
Ditto Sm Ditto £5OO .. 23
ll — I 23
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayrea 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Grenada Active
P
Do. Ex over-due Coups. & Hectares. 10 ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1',567 '77 '9, and '6O —
Dil to ICOnnt Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St ..
Ditto Account
rut t, 41 ner Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 591 60 3
Spanish 3 per Cent
litto Account
Ditto Passive
Panish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent —
:Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan ....
Ditto Account ......
I 'ilto £lOO Bonds
Ditto Gu ,rar teed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil... 653
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 631 1

Consols' M THREE O'CLOCK.
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Ditto Account