The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE 'CLOCK.
There is a steady demand for discount accommo-
n dation in the open market, and but very little busi-
ness is reported at the Bank of England, the mer-
cantile ctasses being enabled to get their bills nego-
tiated on easier terms with the joint-stock banks
and private firms,
Th'e interest coupons on the Dutch Rhenish Rail-
Way Shares are announced for payment.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to psis day,
are in round figures as under :
21', eat Northern
In eat Eastern ,
31,739 30,159
Sr orth-Western
yuth- Western
oath-Eastern 29,920 24,916
ancashire and Yorkshire 36,530 39,780
lidland
46,487 43,202
1 Irighton
24,920 21,06 l
/ forth Eastern 45,561 43,803
II Sristol and Exeter
lanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,805 17,016
( heat Southern and Western of Ireland 8,688 10,233
1 f,dinburgh and Glasgow
ilasgow and South-Western
ireat Western of Canada
These returns are of a very satisfactory charac-
r=r. On the Great Northern there is an increase
c)f £4,254, on the Great Eastern of £1,580, on the
IVlorth Western of £7,685, on the South Western
of £4,716, on the South Eastern of £5,004, on
' the Midland of £3,345, on the Brighton of £3,859,
on the North Eastern of £1,758, and on the Great
Western of Canada of £543. The Lancashire and
Yorkshire, however, exhibits a decrease of £5,250,
I ind the Great Southern and Western of Ireland of
£1,545.
A meeting of the Scinde Railway Company,
which includes the Indus Steam Flotilla, and Pun-
jaub and Delhi Rai/ways, is convened for to-day,
when a report detailing the operations of the com-
-pany will be presented. The directors state that
the Scinde Railway being now open to Kotree on
'the Indus, an efficient hi-monthly communication
is established by steamer from thence to Mooltan.
On the Punjaub Railway, in addition to the Lahore
and Muritsur section, several l onions of the Lahore
and Mooltan line will be ready for traffic before the
Close of the year, and the Punj tub Railway, it is
confidently e•xpected, will be opened throughout in
1863. With regard to the Delhi Railway, it is
stated that the line is about 280 miles in length,
and will form the connecting link between Mu-
ritsur,
the upper terminus of the Punjaub Railway,
and Delhi, the northern terminus of the East Indian
Rai Ewa .y, and complete the great chain of co,mmunication which will connect the opposite
sides of the Peninsula, having Calcutta for its
(eastern and Kturachee for its western or European
port.,

O'CLOCK.
Piusiness in the Liverpool cotton Two market to-day
; sales probably 1,000 bales.
The Three per Cent. Rentes at Paris to-day were
q acted 69f. 2c,, being about k per cent. lower than
3'esterclay.
Business in the market for Public Securities con-
tinues dull, and the variations are unimpor ant.
The dealings to-day have been very limited, and
Consols are 93; k for transfer, and 931 f,
Bth pro,Limo, being rather flatter. The New 3 per
for the
Cents. are flat at 91; 92k ; Reduced, 92 4; Exche
quer Bills, June, remain at 20s, to 235. ditto, March, 17s. prem. ; India 6 prem. ;
per Cent. Loan
has receded to 108;
Foreign Securities have been well supported,
and all average amount of business bas been nego-
tiate'd, Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are firm, at
85t- 'B6; ditto, 1858, at 671 68; the New Scrip is
dis., and the CoLsolides are '37 1-; Mexican are
Tvaintained at 31; ; Portuguese Scrip is 21
,i-
Tretn.; Sardinian are heavy, at 83 ; Spanish Pas-
sive are 21; ;; Italian, 7r4; Egyptian are 89i 90 ;
and the Scrip, 2d issue, 5 pcem.
tinln the Railway Sham'Market business has con-
ued very inactive, and prices have remained
without change of i:nportance. Caledonians have
receded about 5g,. and Great Northerns 10s. ;
Great WeF,ternp and South Easterns have improved
ss. ; an Soy.th Westerns, 10s.
The Fezeign and Colonial lines have remained
dull at a:oont previous quotations, South Austrian
and ombarcio-Venetian realise 22k ; East Indian,
b' 106 to 106 k ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1048 ;
et I Eastern Bengals, 1044 105.
oint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show
nc change of importance in values. Bank of Egypt
realise 251 ; London Chartered of Australia, 27-1 ;
Crystal
brig Palace Stock, 348. The shares of the Cam-
n Gold Mining Co. remain steady at; to

Irem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
.3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ......... . 926 2 li
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 96
New 3 Cat Cent. Annuities ............. 92 6 2 1/
5 per . Annuities .. • . . .... 111
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph.. ....... Aug. 1908.. 22
India Stock . .
Ditto 5 per Cen'; ....................
Ditto Enfaced Pap..er.,"4.p.e.r. . Ce.n.t. ............ I-108i I
Ditto 5 per Cent • .. .
1042 5
COll6OiS for Account., Oct.. a ....................... ...
931 i
March. Jun?
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per •
Ct. .. •
23 20 17
Ditto £.500 .......... 20
.....
Ditto Small .................... 20
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent
......
Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1852-58-60 ........ 946 4
:Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 38 8
gyptian, 7 per Cent., Scrip B9a 90
1
Ditto Second Issue, £4O pd
Mexi'ean, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853,.
Ditto Scrip, £l5 pd
''''llsttian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St
Ditto 3 pet Cent., 1859
aardinian 5 per Cent .........
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
211 1 1
Ditto P assive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Ttrekish 6 per Cent. 1854
. (Scrip), £5O p aid 186
1 .4'
Ditto, Paid up Scri 661 6
Nrenezuela, per Cent. •'""'Ditto Account
....... !
D.vidends on. the above• payable in London.
Austrian 6 per Cent .. ... . 8
Italian, 5 per Cent , 1861:ix...if.
Ditto Account . . ......... : ........ ::::: -7-01
°THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
...
936 I
Ditto Account
936

A report from Chester states that the city has
been of late so infested with
tbhurewao•glataihes, thattthieves
r nt o t a n
was
supersedea s of
cap_
thea p.
citizens have organised a night
or to assist the police. One of
'tared on Tuesday morning after a prooutrtaocfted
Which he twice succffeded in escaping
custody,
in
Among the al•ticles of produce which havey'e
rienced a rapid rise lately is the petroleum or A.mexr*Pce-
l'ock oil. Abut four months back the quotation was zgi Dauer
1411 i) and it is now between £l6 and £lB. This is attributed-
Partly to the rapid increase of its use as an illuminator, and
early to the value of the turpentine extracted from it. pre-
sent prices, it is said, are ample to attract a steady supply,
`lt" in the course of the present month the facilities for its
.ratisportation will be greatly augmented by the comple-
tion of a branch of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
\‘''y to the centre of the principal district of production,
Whence it will then be possible to send it to New York
Got witb.eut any break of communication,