The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.
SurrHPIELD..--Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 ; clover, £3 10s
to £5 15s Od ; and straw, 8s to £1 168 Od per load.
Both hay and straw moved off slowly at late rates.
CUMBERLAND.—Meztiow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover
do., £3 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—eadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover
£3 lOs to £5 15s Od ;M
and straw, £1 8s to £1 lOs per load., A slow demand.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The progress of business in the Foreign and
Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days
has been rather inactive. Tea has remained at
about previous rates. Good and fine descriptions of
coffee and sugar have barely sustained former quo-
tations, while superior qualities have been neglected.
Rice, fruit, and spices have exhibited no change,
while saltpetre and tallow has continued dull, the
latest quotations being for P.Y.C. on the spot 475.,
March delivery 465. 9d., and last 3 months 48s. per
cwt.

There was a fair inquiry for cotton in the Liver
pool market yesterday, and prices were unaltered,
The sales were about 5,000 bales.

There is an increase of £419 in the traffic re-
ceipts of the Brighton Railway for the past week,
and of £lO6 on the South-Eastern.

About £109,000 in gold was withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for export%tion.
Increased activity is reported in the Discount
Market this morning, but the augmented demand
is fully accounted for by the arrangements con-
nected with the bills due today, the 4th of the
month, and the withdrawals of gold from the Bank
of England on Continental account.

At an adjourned Jneeting of the creditors of Mr.
E. M. Abbott, of the Bow Brewery, it was resolved
that the estate should be wound up under a deed
of assignment.

Business in the market for Public Securities to-
day has continued extremely dull, and no change
has taken place in the quotations, Consols being
921 1- for money and the 6th inst., and .921 and 93
for the March account. Arrangements are now in
progress for the monthly liquidation. The New
Threes and the Reduced are steady at 921 93; Ex-
chequer Bills, March, are 16s. to 18s. prem.; ditto
June, 19s. to 225. prem. ; Bank Stock is flat at
2371 and 238 ; and India 5 per Cent. firm 1061 1.
In the Foreign Market business has continued
exceedingly active, and Mexican and Italian
Stocks have experienced a further important ad-
vance. Turkish 6 per Cents. have improved to
85 to 851; ditto 1858, to 751 76; the £lOO Bonds
to 77 and 78; Equalor to 171 ; Portuguese to 464
47; Venezuelan at 261 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are
541 ; ditto Deferred 451 1-; ditto Passive, 191;
and ditto Certificates, 71 ; Mexican have riden to
351 ; and the Italian Loan to 671 681 ; the
Moorish Loan is about 51 prem.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, but a further slight decline has
taken place in prices. Eastern Counties, Great
Westerns, North Westerns, Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, and North British, have declined 55.,
and Caledonian 108. Midlands, however, have im-
proved 10s., and South Easterns Ll.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
been rather largely dealt in, and enhanced prices
have in most instances been current. Dutch
Rhenish improved ss. ; South Austrian and Lom-
bardo-Venetian 55., Grand Trunk of Canada 55.,
Great Western of Canada 55., and East Indian ss.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
were also in moderate favour. Bank of London
improved to 771 ; London and County to 43t ;
Union of London to 30 ; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam remain steady at 691 ; and National Dis-
count Company 41-

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock ••••
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . ... 92f 3
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 3
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880...
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l 9-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent lOll I
Ditto 51 per Cent lo7k
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 934 A
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, Feb. 6 92/
ndia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .••• 1061 1
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March.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d 16 17
Ditto £5OO

June.

40k
120
1201