The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

There was a decidedly improved demand for
American railway securities, and in most instances
prices have improved.
A corrected memorandum from the Ecuatorian
Commission of Agency informs us that the amount
received by the mail on the 13th inst., towards ths
Ecuador dividend fund, was £632 16s. 6d., instead
of £332 16s. 6d.

About £4,000 in gold was taken to the Bank
to-day.
O wing to the tenor of telegrams received to-day
from Bombay, there was an increased demand for
bar silver for exportation thither, and an advance
occurred in the price.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day prices
were quoted id. to id. per lb. higher than on Fri-
day, and the sales increased to 10,000 bales.
Mexican securities were stronger to-day, and in
some instances a rather decided improvement oc-
curred. It would appear that the supply of many
kinds is now very limited, owing to the magnitude
of the amount brought up and shipped to America
for many months past, and in payment for which
heavy remittances of gold have been received in this
Country,

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited) is
called for the 2d September, to confirm the resolu-
tions passed at the special meeting on the 15th
July, having reference to alterations in the articles
fuf association.

At the half yeaey meeting today of the Berlin
Waterworks Company, the directors' report stating
the disposable balance at £5,346, and recommend-
ing the payment of a dividend of 2s. per share, free
of income-tax, was adopted.

CITY NEWS-THIS DA-Y.

TWELTE O'CLOCK.

'The variations in the Bank of England return,
completed to the 13th inst., are not of so unfavour-
able a character as was generally anticipated.
There is a slight falling off in the stock of bul-
lion, but a considerable increase is apparent in
the reserve of notes. The other securities show
a moderate diminution ; and, owing to the active
revenue collections, a large addition has been made
to the Government balances. The various items,
and the changes they represent, are shown in the
subjoined table :

Active Circulation .. £22,067,195
Decrease .. • • 5i9,325
.. 17,778,846
Decrease .. 178,092
Rest .. 3,354,071
Increase .. 3,546
Public Deposits .. 6,838,546
Increase .. 681,185
Other Deposits.. .. .. 14,694,851
Decrease •. 638,105
Seven Day and other Bills .. 853,532
Increase .. .. • • 61,659
Government Securities .. 10,986,097
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 18,846,255
Decrease .. 232,945
Notes Unemployed .. 9,503,970
Increase .. 305,180
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the
tvitish Electric Telegraph Company was held, to-
day, at the offices 58, Threadneedle-street. Mr. E.
Cropper in the chair. James Simpson, Esq., the
chairroan of the directors, retired from office by
/otatioit, and was immediately re-elected. The
usual formal business was disposed of, and the
Meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

The first call of 30s. per share on the 44 per
Cent. Preference Shares of the London and Black-
Wall Railway, Will 139 payable on or before the
Ist proximo.

The New York from America has brought
£24,450 in specie.
The dividend on the Peruvian 44 per Cent. Active
bonds will be paid on and after the let proximo.
An extraordinary meeting of the Oriental Corn-
rneroial Company has been called for the 16th
proximo for the purpose of reconsidering the articles
of the association, &c.

The enquiries for discount accommodation are
atilt sufficiently numerous to create activity among
the bankers and brokers, who continue to enforce
full terms for all the business they negotiate.

During the last few days the operations in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets were not
very extensive. Tea at public sale, however, re-
mained at steady rates. Sugars were dull and
"rather cheaper; but coffee, cocoa, and spices have
slightly advanced. A moderate business has been
done in rice at about previous values. Saltpetre
has been in fair demand; and tallow has remained
In moderate request at steady prices for both pre-
sent and forward delivery.

During the past week there was a fair attend-
ance of both home and foreign dealers at the public
sales of colonial wool, and good and fine qualities
'Lave fully sustained the rates current at the cora-
encem ent of the series.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The continuance of rain has increased the depres-
kart of the English Stock Market, which from the
"eltueneement of business has presented a very
tillfe-vourable aspect. Speculation continues quiet,
it sales preponderate, and prices consequently
represents
Way. The actual movement in prices only
sePresents per cent, Consols being 93i for money,
and 931 for the 4th proximo, or just 1S- per cent.
belowthe prices current at the end of last month.
toe New Threes and the Reduced have receded
93-.1; ; Exchequer Bills are 18s. to 21s. prem.;
B~ukStock is 240 ; India ditto, 230 ; and ditto
u Per Cent. Loan, 108/
Io the Foreign department business has been
and the principal movement has been the
depression of Turkish Securities ; the 6 per Cents.,
18641 are 84 85 ; ditto 1858, 704 714 ; ditto, New
'4 °an Scrip has been as low as 2 dis., and is now
44 to 1 dis. ; Italian 5 per Cents. are 701 71; Egyp-
tiltil paid-up Scrip is 954 ; Russian ditto, 931; and
Stock is 284 i•
he Portuguese Loan is 2 prem.; the Vene-
3111e)an, par 1 prem. ; and the Peruvian 11 to I die.
Title operations in the Railway Share Market
have been very limited, and prices have shown a
rked decline. Great Westerns have receded
,42 ; South Westerns, £1 10s.; Great Northern A
Stock, and London and Blackwall, £1; South
Ear tern and Caledonians, however, have improved
about Se. to 10s. An important alteration has
tali( .0 place in the Eastern Counties, which is now
styl, ed Great Eastern; the ordinary stock is quoted
45 t, a 451, and the A Stock, 59 to 59Q.
T'' be Foreign and Colonial lines rem. ained with-
out any change in values.

J-oint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
tern vin dull at about previous rates. The shares of
the Inland Steam Navigation of India are quoted
at 1 to 11 prem.

Bank stock ...
BRITISH FUNDS—ONE 0'
CL2°oCit.
a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
a.. 93
Per Cent. Consols Annuities
ii.""evir 3 per Cent. Annuities
es 76 cl3t 3
VP' 9i per Cent. Annuities
21k ~. ed Sea Telograph, 1908
230
411,,dia Stock .
108 i it
Ditto 5 per Cent.
vitro Ilufaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93
i
bitto 5i pa Cent
D'",, Bands il,OOO
t Ditto u, Eder £l,OOO ..
ei,°ls tor Account, Sept. 4
/Lehequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent
118 21
Litt
Ditto £5OO ' .. • •
° 8 21mall
E FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
g'9,:Ptian, 7 per Cent., Scrip —
oitto Paid-up Scrip
APlian 5 per. Cent. (Maranniana Railway) 721 I
.eEt, :.; per Cent
1, Ditto Account
Ditto
41 per Cent ............. ,
libitto .3 per Cent.
1ir.,44.4ik/1 .5 per Cent
.1822 £ St ... 97
.1, uitto Paid up Scrip ........... ,
*l.lrk* ' 1854
-I. ish 6 per Cent.
ttto 6 per Gent. 1858 ..............
,Ittu Account
4-ktte £lOO Bonds .......... 731 4
I)ltto'6 per Cent.., 1862. Scrip ..........
I,,,itru, paid up Scrip ....
Ditto' Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
it i 2 dis
Ital. D,idends on the above payable in Loudon.
-lan, '5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Cc„co
TWO O'CLooh
,
93 i
i;e, Money
.... 93k
410. Account ..

the 13 extensive coal mine is now being worked in
tw.ll Province of Auckland, New Zealand, and the coalon ob-
(1 from it is selling at the nearest port for 12s, a t.