The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-23 00:00:00

MONEY M ARKET.

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

The tlierelntile letters from New York to-day
contain little of interest. Intense attention was
directed to the political probabilities of the next few
days, as it was conjectured that a battle might take
Place in Maryland between the Confederates and
Gon..M'Clellan at about the date of the departure
of the present steamer. This battle, it was felt,
would, if gained by the Confederates, extingue-h
the Tinian cause, while, in an apposite case, the re-
sults would be peculiarly disastrous to the Confede-
rates, owing to the difficulty of retreat. The exist-
ing crisis was therefore regarded as the most im-
portant moment of the whole war. The entire re-
moval of the restrictions on travel had created a
sense of immense relief, and is attributed partly to
the necessity of allowing prominent Unionists to
escape from Baltimore and other threatened cities,
but
more especially to the approach of the autumn
elections. The latter cause had also induced the
Government to allow a little more liberty of speech.
The next steamers to arrive are the Kangaroo and
Bremen, which were to leave New York on the
13th, and the North American, which was to leave
Quebec on the same day. The two former are
likely to bring specie. Late news by the latter
may be received to-morrow afternoon. The steamer
to arrive at the end of the week is the Asia, from
Boston, with letters to the 17th of September and
telegrams to the 19th.

The Canadian advices by this mail state that the
harvest has been highly satisfactory, and that
"there is more wheat at present in Canada than
ever before in the history of the country.
Specimens of the fibre of the Zostera Marina, the
new substitute for cotton proposed by Mr. Harben,
were exhibited in Mincing-lane to-day, and the
op inions expressed of their quality were very favour-
able, but there also seemed to be strong doubts as
to the quantity that may be found available, and
the rice at which it can be obtained fit for manu-
facture. The entire question, however, will soon
be brought to practical tests, as one or two persons
at Manchester have ordered a sufficient quantity for
a satisfactory experiment.
The exchange from Vienna on the 20th exhibits
further improvement of 50 centimes in favour of
Austria.

The gold transactions at the Bank today were
unimportant.
The corn market was very dull to•day, at a re-
duction of ls. to 2s. per qr.
The South-Eastern railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of £4,221 ; and the London,
Brighton, and South Coast an increase of £3,859.
The half-yearly dividend on the, Brazilian Five
per Cent. Loan of 1824 is notified as payable on and
after the Ist October.

An extraordinary meeting of the East India
Steam Navigation Company will be held on the
30th inst., " to determine on resolutions to be sub-
mitted for authorising the board of directors to
negotiate and enter into contracts for the sale of
the property of ttle company."
CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The demand for discount accommodation is
about equal to the recent daily average, and the
rates continue steady.

Most of the continental markets remain quiet,
without any alteration of importance in the terms
for the negotiation of commercial securities.

There is an increase of £5,003 in the traffic re-
turns of the South Eestern Railway, and of £2,859
on the Brighton, for the past week.

On the Ist pros. the half-yearly dividends will
become due upon Brazilian 5 per Cents., Peruvian
3 per Cents., and Dutch 4 per Cents. (Certificates).
A call of L 1 per share, amounting in the aggre-
gate to £50,000, will fall due on the shares of the
Indian Branch Railways Company, on Friday next.
The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets during the last few days have been
moderately active. For tea, however, there has
been only a limited inquiry. Sugars have slightly
advanced, while full rates have been readily ob-
tained for coffee, cocoa, and rice. In saltpetre the
dealings have been to about an average extent
while a decided decline has taken place in the value
of jute. Tallow continues dull for both present and
forward delivery, at about previous quotations.
The stock of tallow in London on the 22d inst.
was 36.700 casks against 38,390 in the correspond-
ing date of 1861, 44,984 in 1860, and 20,955 casks in
1859

The Mangerton from Lisbon has brought £1,056
In specie.

Two O'CLOCK.

Scarcely half a dozen bargains are reported in
the market for Public Securities, business being
almost at a standstill. Consols remain as they
closed last evening, viz., at 931 a for transfer, and
at 931 for the Bth proximo. Tha New Threes and
the Reduced Annuities are still marked 92 I ; the
Red Sea Telegraph are 218; India 5 per Cents.,
1081; 109; ditto Enfaced, 1044 1054 ; the 54 per
Cents., 112 ; and the Bonds, 275. prem.; Exchequer
Bills for June remain at 20s. to 235. prem.; and
the March ditto at 18s. to 20s. prem.
In the Foreign Market a fair amount of business
has been negotiated, and prices in several instances
have shown a further upward movement. Mexican
were MI I, but are now 341 8 ; Spanish Passive
have advanced to 2111, *; ditto Certificates to 108;
Egyptian 7 per Cents. are 901-; ditto Scrip, 2d
issue, 6 prem.; Portuguese Scrip is 2:1 prem. ; Ru.s;
s'an ditto is 11, prem. ; Turkish 6 per Cents. are 85-q
6 ; ditto 1858, 67-1- 68 ; ditto New Loan Scrip, 1-4-1
dis.; and the Consolides, 3781 n the Railway Share Market business has been
dull; prices, however, have been favourably in-
fluenced by the improvement in the traffic receipts
o' most of the principal lines. North Westerns,
South Westerns, and North British have advanced
as., and Midlands Ns. Brightons, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and one or two others sustain former
rates.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain steady
at about previous prices.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are a
shade firmer. Bank of Australasia have improved
; City Bank 10s.; and Royal Mail Steam 10s.
T►he Cambrian Gold Mining shares are steady at
-Zs to 2- prem.

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BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Ceivit. Reduced Annuities .......... 92
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
.......... 9311
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ...... ...... .. 92
India Stock
Dick, 5 per Cent.
' ~ti., En-faced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent . lO4/ 5
Ditto 51 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/
D 't. Bonds £1,900 . .27
Consols for Account, Oct. 8,.....,,., ,q
March. e
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. 23 20 Jur
18.
Ditto £5OO : . 23 20 18
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOJK,
Brazilian, 5 per Cent.....
....
Ditto 4i per Cent,, 1852-58-60 94/
51
Eyptian, 7 per Cent,, Scrip
__Ditm to, Second Issue, £4O li d
ean, ;.i
to per Cent .......•
e,r)uit;ianA.4cclopun_er tnet.e.n.t...▪ ...........
Ditto ......,
_344
Ditto 3 pet
A.ocoiti;ut •
Portuguese 3 per 6 ...... ...
mSrpipe,rs .. 1853,,.,,
£lse tp18271 • ... .... ......
•• • • 2t
Ditto 41 pet Cent , 1863
•.......... —i
11.3r0 spapiedryupenste.,rlipB62, SCri•P•7 ..... .18; ... 91f
Spp,
irgir 3aspseirveC e, nto .......................... : ....
Spanish Cert. of Coup, not funded .... '1 I'▪ . roa
it 4 A
Turkish 6 per Cont. 1854 ...
t )4t-,,) Account ........................ R 73
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 :i.d :i:
Ditto Account ..... .................... 6/3 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), £5O
_Ditto, Paid up Scrip ..................
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLut; I,
Consols' Money
1 i.
Ditto
93Account

SOUTH-KENSINGTON MUSEUM. —During the Week
ending Sept. 20th the visitors have been as follows
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from 10
5.m. to 10 p.m., 32,7.58 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and
?rid, y, students' days (admission to the pub is 6d.), open
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, 5,866 ; total, 38,624. From the
I2eaing of the mu&eurn 3,303,978. Museum of Patents—
Number of visitors fors the week ending Sept. 20, 5,718;
total number since the opening of the museum, free daily
(12tb, May, 1858), 626,813.