The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-18 00:00:00

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.111 Off EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duc.a M rkets during the past few days have not
been very extensive. For sugars there has been a
steady enquiry, chiefly for home requirements, at
about previous rates. Coffee has fully maintained
formcr prices, but in tea, fruit, and spices no change
of importance can be reported in values. Saltpetre
has been in steady demand; while tallow has been
dealt in to a moderate extent, chiefly, however. for
forward delivery at slightly reduced quotations.
The Fublic sales of Colonial wool, being the first
series for the present year, are fixed to commence on
the 27th inst., and the quantity already arrived
amounts to about 31,500 bales, chiefly from the Cape
of Good Hope.
In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday there
Was an active demand, and the sales reached 15,000
baler, 7,000 of which were for exportation and spe-
culation ; prices further slightly tended upwards.
The traffic re'.:eipts on the Great Western hail-
way of Canada for the" week ending the 31st ult.
were £2,462 larger than in the corresponding
period last year.
_

On the South-Eastern RfAilway the receipts
during the past week amounted to £14,949 against
£15,448 in the like period. of 1861, showing a de-
crease of £498.

A further sum of £'14,000 in foreign gold coin
was withdrawn fror
.1 the Bank yesterday for ex-
portation.

The Europa has, arrived from Boston with £1,959
in specie,

There is a moderate demand for discount accom-
modation, and the rates continue very easy.
The half-yearly meeting of the Blackwall Rail-
Way Company has just been held, when the report,
Which stated that the net profits for the six months
to Oae 31st December last, including a balance of
Z4(;9 lls. 2d. brought forward from the previous
acer runt, amounted to £32,140 4s. 2d., from which a
divi .lend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum was
rect tmmended, was adopted after some discussion.
T 'he committee of the Stock Exchange have post-
por-ed the consideration of the application made for
the :insertion of the Mires Turkish loan in the offi-
cial lists, until further information can be supplied.
Thy t English Stock Market continues dull and
rathe r heavy, Consols being 921 93 for money and
the Ohl prox., being the same as they were at the
,close of business on the preceding afternoon. Speen-
label 1 is still repressed, and the dealings for transfer
are too limited to create animation. The New
Thre es and Reduced remain at 931 1; and Exche-
quer Bills, 11Iarch, are firm at 13s. to 16s. prem. ;
India . 5 per Cent. Stock is 106;3 ; ditto 51 per Cent.
flfaiced Paper, 1071 1 ; ditto Debentures, 100;
and ditto Bonds, 275, prem.
Foreign Securities to-day have not varied to any
Izaterial extent, but in several instances less firm-
ness. been apparent. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
; ditto, 1858, 75 751 ; ditto £lOO Bonds have
receded to 251 ; Italian 5 per Cents., to GB4-1 ; Im-
P3erial Moorish. Loan Scrip, to 5 1 ; Mexican, to
; but Brazilian 42;- per Cents. are firm at 9l i
at
ditto p 92;
Tilarlor, at 19 ; Portuguese, at 47 ; Russian,
itto
101, ; Sardinian, at 801 ; Spanish, at 531;
ssive, has improved to 191 201 ; ditto Cer-
Ttitt
a ate,,,
to 74' ;
and French 41 per Cents., to 100 f.
e Turkish 6 per Cent. Loan, partially negotiated
the by
• Mires, has been 661, 67, but is now 661 4.
.1a
Share Market the dealings to
u, ay were
im
C Inciderately active, and a further slight
prove
"'writ took place in prices. Caledonians,
sterna
aunties, Great Northern A Stock, Lanca-
sshhi re ania Yorkshire, North Western, Manchester,
;:"ffie''d, and Lincoln, and Midlands, have ad-
eed 55.; South-Westerns, 103.; South Easterns,
ja-1)
'eve r, have declined about 10s.
t. Vae Foreign and Colonial markets the opera-
tions have been to an average extent. Great
zrtrabourg have improved ss. Bahia and San
Francisco, San Paulo, Grand Trunk of Canada,
Grew Western of Canada, East Indian, and Great
Indian Peninsula realise previous prices.
Xeint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
are in moderato demand at steady prices. Bank of
Au strati a have advanced 10s.; London Joint-Stock,
55.; Ca nada Land, £2 ; Berlin Water Works de-
clined. ss. ; and Crystal Palace Stock, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bari ir Stock
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3
New
Cent. Consols Annuities
~ 3 per Cent. Annuities 934 i i
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto fStocko r3O yrs, expire sth April, 1885 154 9-16
India
Ditto 5 Cent.
Ditto En iy,r
faced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto rJ4 per Cent lO7l / 7
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 103 994
bitt ,Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991 4
Consols Bonds £l,OOO
‘'ons'ols for Account, March 6 93
March.
2.cla•equer Bills £l,OOO 2d.... 16 13 -
Ditto Ditto £5OO -
small
1
i, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
'l'a
Dittoilia 11415 perper Cent, 1855 1858
rh 41 per Cent, 1860
than 6 ner Cent 92 14
103
~.quador New Co- i'd. t d
ukok
.. Aso i a e I_9_ i
8'
Itriner• ~:.. • , 000000000000000000000000 4
Met 6,114 .510`Jrish Scrip
ii.',.-,an! P., per Cent
.., 1,,,0 /leo:ult
I ' erupia, i
994 100
port, 42. per Cent
It
uti.itg,r4:4scec3o
Account
tr C. !nt . , 1853. —
47
D, 'n 0 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
1014 a
.Itto Account
`a
rd Ditto 41 per Cent 931
ian 5 per Cent.
8 Ditto Account
Nnish 3 per Cent
DiDitto per Cent
534 il
tto passive Account
,Spia:ititsoh
ACerot::!t Coup. not funded
74 i 8
Turkish 6 pet- Pent. —
841 I 4
Ditto Now Loan
Ditto Acco 'nt
1,.
IT-'-'itto £lOO 80nd5....
••erre .
zliela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
v Dividends on the above payable in London.
xtrTich Rentes-i, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f..... 1001 f.
auan 5 NI. Cent., 1861
74
THREE O'CLOCK.

Jun 3.

let.lßol,

.;, Money • 92A 3
Account

COURSE OF EXCHANGE,—Tuis DIY.
Amsterdam ... Short. 11 16 11 161
.., Ditto
Itotterdam — 11 181 11 181
Antwerp — 25 40 25 45
?Brussels — 25 40 25 45
Ilamburgh — 13 7i 13 8
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
118 k 119
Frankfort on Maine —
11 15
14 5 Vienna -
Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin ,_—
Madrid' — 48 481
Cadiz
Legtoru
Isl!Aan
'Genoa
Naples----- 222.55540555821 0 222555445555751
Palermo ..........
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro ........ Now York ... —-- -
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 2
Mexican Dollars
0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0
South American Doubloons 0 0 0

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £4 15s ; clover, £3
lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s OdperaTi.
Trade dull.
£2 Os to £4 153; clove,
CUMBERLAND.--Meftiow hay,
do., f 3 lOs to £5 10s; and straw, £1 83 to £1 16s per load.
A slow demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 03 to £4 154 j Clove
Both hay
£3 lOs to
.-eb lOs ; and straw. £l. 8, to 51 16s per load.,
and straw sold heavily, at our quotations.

COLONIAL.
rr.4.--There has been very little business transacted, and
Th
v"ees have remained without material alteration. -
finsllG4R.—The market has been rather dull, but good and
e sgrocery descriptions have realized previous quota•
tior,.
ne°PPEE.—Only limited dealings have been entered into
is—t,colonial descriptions, but late prices have, in most in-
Ices, been well sustained.
Las been
the better descriptions of East India there
8 ueen a fair inquiry, and late prices are well supported.
thALTPETßE.—iilltitheSS lies been moderately active, but
itilorti)ceerai ions entered into have led to no material alteration
TALL' •
for ow.—The market has continued dull, and prices
forwardp.,. delivery have shown symptoms of depression.
de
iLu on the spot is quoted 46s 3d, and last three months'
"VerY 478 9d to 48a per cwt.