The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY iIIAREET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The Markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce
during the last few days have shown more anima-
tion. The late advarice in sugars have been fully
maintained, and the fine qualities of coffee have
realised' high prices. Tea has been inactive,
but rice, fruit, and apices have been dealt
in: to a fair extent at fully late rates.
Saltpetre has' showed a slight reaction after
the late advance, the decline amounting to
about is. per cwt. The public sales of colonial
which commenced on the Ist inst., will close to-
ditY. The attendance of home buyers has been
numerous, and the rates established at the com-
mencement of the series have been fully supported.
Tallow continues dull, and prices have shown little
variation of importance either for consumption or
on speculative account.

Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with rather more activity,
and 8,000 bales were disposed of, at about previous
rates. In the Railway Share Market a moderate
amount of business was transacted, and prices ex-
hibited no important variation.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England yesterday.
A call of £2 per share, amounting to £9,000, is
due to-day on the Cork' and. Kinsale Junction Rail-
vay shares.

The inquiry for discount accommodation is still
exceedingly active, and continued firmness is ex-
hibited in the rates at which bills are negotiated.
Owing to the enhanced quotations current in the
Open market, there is a pressure of business at the
/lank of England, where a further important addi-
tion has no doubt been made to the stock of
" Other Securities."

The market for Public Securities to-day has pre-
sented a quiet appearance, and very little altera-
tion has taken place in prices, Consols being 941 I
for money, and 948 I for. account ; sales, however,
preponderate, and the tendency of values is con-
sequently unfavourable. India New Loan is steady
at 1048 4 ; ditto 4 per cent. Enfaced Paper is
marked 85; ditto 5 per cent. ditto has receded
tol9Bl 091- ; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto, to 1041 104 ;
Bald. Exchequer Bills are 17s. to 20s. prem.
914 a very small amount of business has been
transacted in Foreign Stocks, and prices are tole-
biy well mvported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
r,(q- to 801; ditto New, 621 to 631; and the 4 per
"Ilts. are steady at 1011 a ; Mexican, at 211-.
Aussian 5 per Cents. have receded to 108; but
~the 3 per Cents. are firm at 65, and Spanish De-
leired at 341.
The new Brazilian 41 per Cent. Loan is 1 prem.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 31 I
Prem. ; the Universal ditto, 8 prem. ; the Buenos
Ayres Railway are I 1 prem.; and the Canadian
Loan is 11 Z- prem.

A moderate amount of business has been trans-
acted in the Railway Share Market, and in some
justances prices have slightly improved. Eastern
Counties, Great Northern, and North Western,
have advanced ss. ; South Western, South Eastern,
and Midland, 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire,
; Caledonian, Great Western, and North
--,astern (Berwick), declined 55.; and Bristol and
Exeter, 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines have not shown
atY important variation. East Indian have im-
proved 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 108. ; and
Great Western of Canada, ss.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
eat, and barely support former rates.

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16RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
ilaitia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent. • ,
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent .. 85
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 5i per Cent lO5/ 41 51
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account (April)
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 2O 17
Litt° £5OO ' l7 20
Ditto Small, lid.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., S per Cent.
Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859'
BPanish 3 per, Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
1: uplttio: 6 per Cent. . 14
801,
Act Guaranteed , 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in Londoa.lol

Consols, Mon TWO O'CLOCK.
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Ditto Account ..... .. ...
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