The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-07 00:00:00

ICI l' 111A1?KET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The return from the Bank of England, completed
to the sth inst., shows some rather unfavourable
features. The Bullion, owing to the demand for
the continent, has been rather largely diminished,
and the Reserve of Notes has also been reduced to

a considerable extent. The Other Securities show
a large increase, while the Private Deposits are
smaller by over half a million. The various items
of the balance-sheet, and the changes they present,
are shown in the subjoined table
Active Circulation
Increase ..
Bullion

.. £20,734,655
.. 263,470
.. 15,956,903

Decrease ..
Rest ..

323,466
3,395,343

Increase .. • • .. 106,443
Public Deposits 5,788,441
Increase .. . • • • • • 35,378
Other Deposits.. .. 14,179,917
Decrease .. 571,569
Seven Day and other Bills .. 692,899
Decrease .. • . 19,292
Government Securities 11,301,802
Decrease • • • • • • • . 266,816
Other Securities .. . 17,435,560
Increase 404,712 •
Note.; unemployed .. 9,030,42.5
Decrease . . • . . . 532,640
During the last few days the operations in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have been
of an extremely limited character. Tea, however,
has maintained previous prices. Coffee, cocoa, and
rice, have slightly declined, while sugars tiave sold
slowly at reduced quotations. In fruit and spices
the dealings have been extremely limited, without
any change of importance to record in prices. Llt-
petre and tallow have been in very limited request,
and for the latter article prices have shown a down-
ward tendency for both present and forward
delivery.

At the adjourned meeting of the creditors of Mr.
P. Meyer, trading as Agleby and Co., oil mer-
chants, of Lambeth, it was unanimously resolved to
permit Mr. Meyer, under a committee of inspection
to realise a dividend of 12s, in the pound in March, a
second instalment of 3s. in July, and a further sum
of 2s. at a future day, making together 17s. in
the pound.

Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester-
day continued quiet, and prices remained steady.
The sale's were estimated at 7,000 bales.
Another small parcel of gold, viz., £7,000, was
-withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday.

The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis-
couvt from 41 to 4 per cent.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Peel River
Land and Mineral Company, held to-day, the direc-
tors' report, which has already been published, was
unanimously adopted.
The half-yearly meeting of the Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph Company took place to•day. The
directors regretted that they were not in a position to
recommend a dividend on the original shares, but
the usual one in the Preference Shares was de-
clared.

The market for Public Securities opened this
morning with a quiet appearance, and very little
business has been transacted except in connection
With the settlement ; Consols, however, have con-
tinued firm at 921 for transfer, and 92E 93 for the
account. The New Threes and the Reduced have
advanced to 921 f 93i ; Exchequer Bills, March, 12s.
to 15s. prem. ; ditto, June, 13s. to 17s. prem. ;
Bank Stock is 240 and 242; and India 5 per Cent.,
1061
2 4.

The transactions in the Foreign Market have.
been rather more numerous, and prices show no
important variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 841
85, ditto, 1858, 75 76; Mexican is firm at 34/ 35 ;
Spanish DAerred are 43t ; ditto Passive, 191 y ;
ditto Certificates, 91 ; Italian 5 per Cents. are 66i
and 671, ; and Venezuelan 25; The Moorish
Acrip is 5.7, prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued active, and prices have in most in-
stances shown increased buoyancy. Eastern
Counties and North Eastern (Berwick) have im-
proved ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton,
Midland, and North Western, 10s. ; South Wes-
terns £1 ; and Great Northerns £2.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been less
active. Bahia and San Francisco realise 154;
Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 241
and Great Western of Canada to 121 _a.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares sup-
port previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Dank Stock
•3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 2k 31
3 per Cent. Consols •Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 2/ 31
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent .. lO7l 61
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 99/ 1 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991 1
D." Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, March 6... 92/ 314
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 12 March. 1
14u17 l3
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small l5 j
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Equador New Consolidated
Imperial Moorish Scrip 5 / /
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Grenada Active
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 461 1
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 99 Si i
Ditto Account ..
i)itto 41 per, Cent, 1860
s'ardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Oitto Account
Ditto New Deferred —
Di, to ,N ccount
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Ditto Acco nt
.. 841 5
Ditto New Loan ... .
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
big- t, cortificittzs, 4 per Cent. .. 101
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 67 i 61 71

Consols, Money THREE O'CLOCK.
Account 92i 3
93 k