The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Bank of England return, compieted to the
9th April, shows some important alterations chiefly
caused by the payment of the dividends on the
New 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities and Bank
Stock. The public deposits exhibit a diminution
of nearly three millions, while there is almost a
corresponding increase in the private balance. The
Rest has been reduced by about half a million,
and there is a considerable addition to the circula-
tion of notes. The bullion shows a slight augmen-
tation, and a small falling off in the other secu-
rities. The other items of the balance sheet
present no feature of importance ; they will be seen
in the subjoined table :
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The subjoined table exhibits the various items,
and the changes they present:—
Active Circulation £21,148,340
Increase 322,965
Bullion 16,881,940

Increase

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32,747
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3,080,145

Decrease .. .. .. .. 587,243
Public Deposits .. .. .. 5,625,314
Decrease .. 2,831,154
Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 16,336,169
Increase .. .. .. 2,713,637
Seven Day and other Bills • . .. 673,765
Decrease .. .. .. .. 2,455
Government Securities .. .. 11,160,755
Decrease .. .. • • • • 235,173
Other Securities .. .. .. 18,724,038
Decrease .. .. .. .. 181,824

Notes unemployed ..
Decrease .. ..

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522'
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264,615
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The contractors of the Egyptian' loan have sub-
taitted the full particulars of the contract to the
committee of the Stock Exchange, in order to show
that there is no truth whatever in the adverse re-
Ports recently circulated. Rfter taking the affair
into careful consideration, the committee have
published the following resolution, which they
Unanimously passed at their meeting yesterday :
"The attention of the committee having been drawn
to an ambiguity in the wording of the prospectus
of the Egyptian loan, Mr. Goschen, the agent for
the contractors, and Mr. Freshfield, their solicitor,
attended to give all necessary explanations ; and it
is the opinion of this committee that the explana-
tions so given by these gentlemen were perfectly
satisfactory."

During the last few days there has been rather
more animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. Sugars have slightly advanced, but
tea continued at steady rates. For coffee there has
been an active demand at full prices. Cocoa, rice,
fruit, and spices have been in moderate request,
without material change in values ; but tallow has
continued dull, and prices are depressed for both
present and forward delivery.

Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester-
day continued active, and prices again slightly
higher. The sales were 10,000 balm.
A small quantity of gold, viz., £B,OOO, was taken
in the Bank of England yesterday.
The steamer Ellora, which leaves to-morrow with
the Bombay mail, will take out £445,055, chiefly
in silver.

Transactions have taken place in the Italian Irri-
gation shares at 2 I prem. Favourable reports of
the progress of the subscription at Turin and Milan
have been received. _ _

The market for American Securities during the
Past week has shown little change of importance.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., in their circular,
State that—" There is nothing of particular interest
to notice in respect to the market for American
'Securities. During the past week business has
been steady, but without much activity.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

Some important changes are exhibited in the
monthly statement issued by the Bank of France
to-day, hut they are generally of a favourable
character. There is a small increase, viz., of
£32,000 in the bullion, and of £50,000 in the
notes, A falling off of £2,960,000 is exhibited in
the discount operations of the establishment, and
the loans have been reduced to the extent of
£460,000. The only other features of interest are
a reduction of 11,820,000 in the Tteasury balances,
and a decrease of £1,860,000 in the current accounts.
A small amount of business has been negotiated
today in the market for English Securities, which
continue to exhibit firmness, the latest quotations
being 93' 94 for money, and 941 for the Bth prox.
The New Threes and Reduced are firmer at 921 fl ;
Exchequer Bills are flat at 18s. premium; Bank
Stock is at 237 ; India. ditto remains at 226 and 228 ;
ditto 5 per Cent. at 108-1 t.
The dealings in the Foreign Market haye been
of a moderate character, and prices generally are
exceedingly depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
80 lex div. ; ditto 1858, 70 71; Mexican have
declined to 32i; Italian 5 per Cents., to 662 ;
Spanish, to 52/ ; but the Certificates have improved
to 7/ 8 ; Dutch 4 per Cent. are firm at 991 ; and
Buenos Ayres at 94.
The New Ottoman Scrip is 21 1 prem., and the
Egyptian Loan 11 2 prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con-1
timued dull, and in some instances a slight decline
bEto been apparent in prices. Caledonian, Eastern
Counties, Great Northern, Great Western, Man-
chester, Sheffield and Lincoln, Midlands, and North
British have each declined ss. ; Nortb Western,
however, have improved ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has
been little change of importance. Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian have improved to 20/ and San
Paolo to 61 a ; East Indian to 104-1, Great Indian
Peninsula, however, have declined to 101, and
Great Western of Canada are flat at 12! I.
Joint Stock Bank Shares continue inactive, and
prices exhibit no change of importance.
The Alliance Bank Shares are 4 1 prem.; Im-
Perial, /- to 11 prem.; Northern Counties, 21 -I
prem,; and British Columbian, 21 1 prem.
In the Miscellaneous Market Canada Land rea-
lised 113 to 114 ; General Steam, 26 ; and Oriental
_lnland Steam, 61.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3, per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924ii4i
New `-n per Cent. Annuities 7B
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5ll
India Stock
Ditto 5 per ,Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent. lO2l 3
_Ditto 51:! per Cent 108! 4
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., 0ct.,1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1004
Consols for Account, May S
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent lB
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FOREIGN FUNDS—ChOSING PRICES.
brazilian 5 per Cent
Dittu Account
D'ft Der Cent., 1860..~.
4

Jitto _ p.. ..i__ ,
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Mexican, 3 per Cent
,'eruvian 41 per Cent .. 93
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853,
-Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 100
Ditto Account
_Ditto 4/ per Cent....
TAinish 3 per Cent. s2i 31 21 3a
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent.
Ditto New Loan
102 i 1
Ditto Guarar teed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent 23/
D:vidends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 23 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 ............
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money .. 931, 1
Ditto Account

The Countcss of Longford and Lady Louisa
?akenham have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Nor-
" Wood.

THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE COL. KNox.--
The Government have offered a reward of £lOO for sach in-
formation as shall lead to the arrest of the person or persons
'Who stopped Col. Knox on the public road, near the mili-
tary barrack of Templemore, on the 31st ult., when he was
-bred at and wounded.

THE HEAVY RAIN FALLS.—Yesterday morning
°lcing to the heavy and continued fall of rain during seve-
ral hours, the various low-lying parts of the metropolis and
suburbs became flooded to such an extent as to cause alarm
and destroy property. In the Whitechapel-road, in many
Parts the roadway was completely covered, and opposite the
London Hospital some fire-engines had to be brought into
use in order to remove the immense sheet of water, which
Was discharged into the sewers.