The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-08 00:00:00

VON E Y MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

There is still an active demand for discount
accommodation both at the Bank of England and
in Lombard-street, and 31 per cent. is the lowest
rate for the negotiation of even the best descrip-
tions of commercial bills.

About £3,000 in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank of England yesterday.

The foreign exchanges yesterday exhibited no
change of importance.

The directors of the North Staffordshire Railway
Company propose a dividend at the rate of 3 per
cent, for the past half-year.
A meeting of the Thames and Mersey Marine
Insurance Company has been convened for the
26th inst.

Continued quietude prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were without
any change of importance. The sales were 5,000
bales.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to about £270,200, and the export to
£109,000.

A call of L 2 per share, amounting together to
150,000, became due to day on the Cape Town
Railway and Dock Company's shares.
The traffic receipts of the Northern of France
Railway for the past week amounted to £47,445,
against £46,640 last year.

The half-yearly meeting of the Victoria (London)
Dock Comp any will take place on the 27th inst.

The transactions in the Market for Public
Securities to-day have been rather restricted.
Consols have heel dealt in at 921 93 for transfer,
,and at 93 931 for the 6th proximo, but they are
mow rather flitter, being quoted 921 y and 92y 93
'respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced
are firmer at 931 4 ; Exchequer Bills, March, are
fiat at 10s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 10s. to 14s. prem.
India Stock is 224 and 226, and ditto 5 per Cent.,
1061, being buoyant.
The dealings in the Foreign Market have been
to .i moderate extent, and prices have shown no
Material variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 84154 ;
ditto, 1858, 751 76; Mexican are steady, at 341 36;
Equador have improved to 181 d ; Spanish, to
54/ -1; ditto Deferred, to 431 ; ditto Passive, to
19,1 ; ditto Certificates, to 78 81; and Italian, to
671 Venezueian remain at 25-,Q, ; and the New
Moorish Scrip has been dealt in at 5/ and 5a prem.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been limited ; prices, however, have exhibited
little change of importance. South Westerns and
South Easterns have improved ss. ; Great Wes-
terns 10s.; and Eastern Counties £l.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained
'3llll, without material variation in values. South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have improved
to 20 ; Great Luxemburg realise 109 ; Bahia and San
Francisco, 15,-; Great Western of Canada, 121, ;
East Indian, 1011 1021; and Great Indian Penin-
sula, 1001.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinue inactive, but at steady rates. London and
County realise 431 44; Ottoman Bank, 20 to 201;
Union of Australia, 411 ; and Peninsular and
Oriental Steam, 691 to 70.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93k t
3 per Cent.Consols Annuities
•Nic. 93 24
-v7 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 }
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 'tiloll
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 991
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
' 'itto under £l,000
Consols for Account, March 6 93 it
exche March. June.
quer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 14 10
Ditto £5OO -70
nitto Small lO pm 1 10 pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
"Lilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 44 per Cent.
tquador New Consolidated
Imperial Moorish Scrip st i
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 6oa
Spanish 3 per Cent
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Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto New Loan: —
Ditto Ace° nt
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuela, 3 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gnil. -
9itto c prtifiestes, 4 tier Cent~..
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f loof.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861
TWO O'CDOCI.
Consols, Money
Account

THIS DA Y's MARKETS.

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tisonably good, and the trade

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