The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-03 00:00:00

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/if 0 N_E J.* 111AlaCET AND CITY N_EWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Bank of England return completed to the
31st ultimo is of a rather unfavourable character.
The bullion shows a large decrease, while there is
also a considerable diminution in the revenue of
notes. The private deposits exhibit a falling off of
over a million sterling, but there is a rather large
addition to the public balances, caused by the pay-
ments made on account of the Indian Government.
In the other items of the balance sheet there is no
change of importance ; the variations will be seen
in the subjoined table :
Active Circulation • • • •
Increase •• •• ••
Bullion
•• •• ••
Decrease
Rest •• •• ••
Increase •• •• .•
Public Deposits • • • .
Increase .. • • • •
Other Deposits • • • •
Decrease .. .. • •
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Decrease ..
Government Securities

.. £21,503,430
56,365
• •
.. 14,127,873
307,403
• •
3,138,965
• •
7,389
• •
• 4,156,309
743,564
13,736,933
1 049
665 ,
• 762,73.5
31,479
• •

9,490,273
No alteration.
Other Securities .. •• • 19,758,216
Increase .. .. • • 33,577
Notes Unemployed .. 6,359,120
Decrease .. • • • • • • 359,430
The liquidation of thebills due to-day has created
rather more animation in discount circles, but the
effect has not been so important as might have been
anticipated, the inquiries being moderate, while
the rates have remained without material altera-
tion.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
was an increased demand for all descriptions, and
prices exhibited a further improvement of ls. Bd.
per lb. The sales amounted to 20,000 bales.
Only a small amount of gold, viz. £1,600, was
withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday.
No alteration of importance was apparent in the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
The steamer Ripon, which leaves to-morrow for
India and China, will take out £153,862—via.,
10,891 in gold, and £142,971 in silver, of which
th.e Government remit £85,250 to Hong Kong.
The Swiftsure from Melbourne has been an-
nounced this morning with £282,492 in specie.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
bi een £647,760, and the exports £536,900.
The market for Public Securities is a shade
firmer, but the actual variation is unimportant,
Cc msols having been 921 93 for money and the Bth
in At., and 93 to 931 for December. Very little
business has been transacted, but the receipt of
higher prices from the Paris Bourse has promoted
a li etter feeling, and the present quotations are 93
for transfer and 93/ for December. The New
TlLrees and the Reduced are firm at 911 1; India
Stock has improved to 2221; ditto New Loan, to
to 1031; but Exchequer Bills are heavy at 3s. dis.
In the Foreign Stock Market business has been
oderately active, but prices have shown rather less
firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 71/ ;
ditto New, 57/ 581 ; Mexican are depressed at
224, Equador at 121, Brazilian 41 per Cents. at
88-A-, Spanish at 48/ 49, but the Deferred are firm
at •401; Russian 41 per Cents. have receded to 931.
Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 11 2 prem. ;
Thames and Mersey, / 1 prem.; and the Universal,
I I prem.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been extremely limited, and prices have undergone
130 variation of importance. Great Western, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and Midland advanced 55.;
and North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern
dee lined ss.

I a the Foreign Market there was very little
acti ivity. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian
brought lit.
The Colonial Undertakings were in' steady re-
qutest. Grand Trunk of Canada realised 224 23 ;
G mat Western of Canada, 1.15 to 131 ; East Indian,
1110 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 964.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
ti►aue very dull. Union of London receded ss. ;
and Royal Mail Steam, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 ler Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la
per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
In lia Stock. OO

Ditto 6 per Cent ...
Co nsols for Account. Nor. 8
3
\ chequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 3 dis
1..) tro £500
ilitto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Br azilian 5 per Cent ....
Ditto 41 per Cont. 1860
Ec tuador New Consolidated
NI( Wean per Cent ..
Ditto Account
RI tssian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sp anish 3 per Cent
j )itto Account
Ditto New Deferred 4O/ 40
Ditto Massive
Turisish 6 per Cent ..
U itto New Loan • 581
D;:tto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 928 931
Ditto Account, November
Ditto, December Account