The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

CITY NE W S-YESTERD AY.

An instalment of 4 per cent. fails due to-morrow
on the Russian 5 per cent. loan of £10,000,000,
contracted in May at 94. This will make 35 per
cent. paid up.

The cotton market to-day was dull, and prices
wero irregular. The transactions were limited to
12,000 bales.

The American telegrams set all fears at rest as to
the safety of the Great Eastern, which had arrived
in Flushing Bay. She had, however, sustained
damage by striking on a rock, and although the
damage is said not be extensive, the shares have
been further depressed ls. 6d. per share to-day.
The gold to arrive this week from New York by
the Hansa and Glasgow steamers is £97,000.
The Scottish Central Railway dividend will be
officially proposed at the rate of 51 per cent, per
annum, against 6 for the corresponding period of
1861.

An auction of the Foreign Redeemable (Passive)
Debt of Spain is to take place at Madrid on the
29th inst., the sum assigned for the purpose by the
Government being 6,636,472 reales.
The accounts from Frankfort state that the Ger-
man corn-markets remain dull, with a downward
tendency, which has been increased by the cessation
of orders from France and Belgium. Hops, it is
now estimated, will this year give three-fourths of

an average.
There was not much alteration in the exchanges
this afternoon, but the tendency was still unfavour-
able to this country, bills being in demand.

CITY NEWS-THIS DA/ .
CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK.
A steady business is reported in the discount
market to-day, at previous quotations.
The shareholders in the Northern Counties Bank,
and of the Manchester and Counties Bank, have
unanimously agreed to an amalgamation.

Two o'CLocir.
The Liverpool cotton market is still depressed,
and the sales very small.

The Paris funds this morning opened at 69f. 55c.
for Three per Cent. Rentes, showing a fresh fall of
k per cent.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Ottoman Bank
which took place to-day, a dividend at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, on the
original capital of the company, was unanimously
agreed to.

It appears that Sir Robert Clifton, Bart., M.P.,
has been electEd chairman of the Strand Hotel
Company.

The English Stock Market remains in an ex-
tremely inactive state, but there is scarcely any
business in progress, and the attendance of dealers
is considerably reduced, Consols, however, continue
firm, being still maintained at 931 a for; transfer,
and 932 a for the Bth proximo. The New Threes
and Reduced are 921; Exchequer Bills, June,
20s. 235. prem. ; ditto March, 17s. to 20s. prem. ;
India Stock is 230 231; ditto 5 per Cent., 1091 ;
ditto 5 per Cert. Enfaced Paper, 104; and ditto
Debentures, 1001 101.

Foreign Securities generally continue steady.
Italian 5 per Cents. are flat at 691 ; Turkish 6 per
Cents,, 1854, are 85 86; and the New Loan is 651
66-1-; Spanish 3 per Cents. are marked 541 ; the
Deferred, 441 ; and the Certificates, 9a ; the Portu-
guese Loan is 21 -7- prem.; and the Russian about
% a prem.

Business in the Railway Share Market continued
and a slight downward tendency prevailed in
prices: Lancashire and Yorkshire, North British,
North Eastern (Berwick), and South Easterns re-
ceded ss. ; and Great Easterns 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re-
mained without change of importance. Antwerp
and Rotterdam realise 7;1- ; Great Luxembourg, 141;
East Indian, 1051 i5,-; and Great Indian Peninsula,
103 to 1031.

Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
generally remain at about previous quotations.
London and County realise 361 37 ; London and
South African, 19Z-; London and Westminster have
declined to 771, and Alliance of London and Liver-
pool are firm at 118 12. Crystal Palace Stock has
improved to 341.
Cambrian Gold Mining shares have been in good
demand, and quotations have advanced to DI I
premium.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities "2k 2
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 101 100/
D ft. Bonds £l.OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Oct. 8
March. June.
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 20
Ditto £5OO - 17
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Chilian 3 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent B5
Egyptian, 7 per Cent., Scrip
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 721 .
M c,xican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Effuvian 41 per Cent
Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. .. 982
Ditto New, 1862, A Scp, £l3 paid .... le 1 did
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.. 46
Ditto Paid-up Scrip
_Russian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St —
Ditto Account ... 951-
1
Ditto 41 per Cent 9i
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £2310s pd ,?,
f• 'Ditto, Paid up Scrip 931 k 4
Spanish 3 per Cent
..

Ditto New Deferred
1);tto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip)
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Ditto, Paid up Scrip
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 1.4 per Cent.
Dvidends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Ditto Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Conqols, Money
Ditto Account .. 931 t