The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-15 00:00:00

DlOll EY MARKET ,I V 1) WTI NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Although a large number of Australian and In-
dict' engagements had to be provided for to-day,
the demand for money has not been influenced to
any great extent, and accommodation is still
obtainable on terms a fraction below the Bank
minimum of 2 per cent.

About £5,000 in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank of England yesterday.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex-
hibited a slight advance in the rates on Hamburg
and Vienna.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £316,700, and the exports £408,600.
The dividend on American 4 per Cent. Bonds
has been announced for payment.
Considerable excitement prevailed in the Liver-
pool cotton market yesterday, and prices exhibited
a further advance of -V. per lb. The sales were
fully 20,000 bales.
A remittance of £1,107 has arrived from
Guayaquil on account of the Luatorian Dividend
Fund.

The East and West India Docks, with their
up-town warehouses, have been certified by the
Associated Committee of Fire Assurance Offices, and
are now placed on the lowest scale of premiums.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Rustat
Browne, merchant, &c., it was rcs,ilved to wind up
under a deed of inspection. The liabilities were
stated to be £25,592 and the assets £17,111.
Continued quietude has prevailed in the Market
for Eng!ish Stoc'xs to-day, and the variations have
been unimportant. Consols are 929 93 for transfer,
and 93 for the account, being rather less buoyant
than they were at the close of business yesterday
afternoon. The New Threes are steady at 933 ;
the Reduced at 931 H ; Exchequer Bills, March,
14s. to 17s. prem. ; and ditto, June, 15s. to 19s,
Prem., being firmer; Bank Stock is 241 ; and
India 5 per Cents. are 106;3 3.
In the Foreign Market business has not been so
active, but prices show firmness. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 84.1 851 ; ditto, 1858, 752 76 ; Mexican
have improved to 35:1 ; Equador to 199 ; Sar-
dinian to 801; and Italian to 683- 3; Spanish re-
at 531 ; ditto Passive, are 203 ; ditto Certifi-
cates 72 ;
and Venezuelan, 653,
Business in the Railway Shaxe Market has been
moderately active, and in several instances a
further slight improvement has taken place in
prices. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, and Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire have improved 55.; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, North
Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, 10s. ; and
North Western, 15s; Great Westerns, however,
after their late advance declined about ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained
without any material variation, Bahia and San
Francisco brought 151 16. San Paulo improved
to 61 -,1; Grand Trunk of Canada to 251 Great
Western of Canada realised 121, ; East Indian 101-7,
102; Great Indian Peninsular 101; and Bombay
and Baroda improved to 1001 1002.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been dealt in to an average extent, without
any material change in values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Dank Stock
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93/ I
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
Rew 3 per Cent. Annuities 93f Jr
I..ndia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Diu., Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, March 6 ..
March. June.
Fiche Bills, £l,OOO 2d, ... 14 17 15 19
Ditto £500
Ditto Small — 15 19
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 oer ent, 18.58
quador New Consolidated l9/ 19 I
&lexicon, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 . 611
801 E 0
Sardinian 5 per Cent
13,,alaish 3 per Cent
jDitto Passive
partish Cert. of Coup. not funded 7H 1
Urkish 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
:Ditto New Loan
Ditto Acco nt
.. 76
Ditto £lOO Bonds
.. 771
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
.. 25i
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil, . , 65/
itaTian, 5 per Cent., 1861.
TWO 0'(71,00::

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Railways. Paid' 1 Leasing Closing Business
Co. s Price. Done.
1
Bedford and Bletchley all ILn.&N.W
Birkenhead.,
Buckingh ns_r_re lOO Do.
Chester & H ,iyitead.. 100 Do 53 55
Do. 51 per cent 100 Do.
Do. 5 lOO I Do.
Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103
Colchester, Stour Val. 100 1E.U.&E.0
E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 IGr.North, 136 138
E.Union,HarwichShs all 'E,Counts. 4 41
Do. Woodbridge.— 100 • • • •
Gls. Barr. &Neils.Dri. 100 Cale.don .. ..
Do. new
Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. ..
Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113
Do. halves
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 199 204
Lon. and Chat. Ext. B
6 per cent
Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do
London & Greenwich 100 IS. Eastern 62 64
Do. Preferen a
Lon.,Tilb.& s.. ,iiiend 100 Peto &Co Bl 83 821
Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk
Do 6 pier cent lOO Do.
Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& N 31 •41
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Newmarkt BurFx
' -•v '-15.5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p
gua. 5 per cent...
Northn.&Ea•tn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do.
Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool 110 N. E. Ber .
North Western
Preston and Wyre. i all kriTcrl 44 46
Do. 1 shares A. all IDo. ••• • .. .. ..
Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 IGt.North. 1331135
Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 121 123
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire
Wilts and Somerset lOO !Gt. West. 92 94
Wimbledn t Croydon all IL.&Brgtn 81 91