The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-21 00:00:00

MONEY MAR !CET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocic.

The Bank of England return, completed to the
18th January, shows some rather important changes.
In the bullion there is a further decrease of over a
quarter of a million sterling, and the reserve of notes
has been diminished by about half a million, show-
ing that the advance in the rate of discount was
fully justified. The other securities, owing to the
repayment of loans, &c., have been reduced by
about a quarter of a million, while a large decrease
is shown in both the public and private deposits.
The active circulation has been augmented about a
quarter of a million. The various sums, and the
changes they present, are shown in the subjoined
table :

Active Circulation .. .. .. £22,053,140
Increase .. .. .. .. 221,820
Bullion .. .. • • .. .. 16,884,498
Decrease .. .. .. .. 339,631
Rest 3,284,484
Increase .. .. .. .. 33,756
Public Deposits .. .. .. 5,166,269
De3realie .. .. .. .. 398,666
Other Deposits 14,850,764
Decrease .. .. .. .. 692,715

Seven Day and other Bills 869,347
Increase .. .. .. .. 46,908
Government Securities .. .. 10,813,822
Decrease .. .. 160,000
Other Securities .. 19,593,664
Decrease .. • . .. 299,266
Not.; Unemployed .. • . 7,589,865
Decrease . • .. 580,876

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday
rather less animation prevailed ; prices, however,
exhibited no change of importance. The sales
were estimated at 8,000 bales. _ _ _

The Water Nymph hes been announced this
morning from Australia, with £136,000 in specie.
On Wednesday next, the 25th inst., the final
instalment of 13 per cent. becomes due on the
Russian Loan.

A meeting has been convened of the Great
Northern Railway to receive a report, and for other
general business of the company.
About £15,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from
the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to
the Continent. Nearly the whole of the bar silver
by the last West India steamer has been sold at
ss. 21d. per oz. standard, showing an advance of id.
on the price realised for the previous supply.
The- Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
exhibited a further advance in the rates on Vienna
and Trieste. Hamburg, however, was rather lower.

Continued heaviness has been exhibited for
Public Securities today, Consols having receded
to 941 I for money, and to 95 for the account.
Business is exceedingly dull. The New Threes
are fiat at 95k ; the Reduced at 954 ; Indian
Loan Stock is 104,1 ; ditto Debentures (1858) are
981 1; ditto (1859) 981 1-; ditto 5 per Cent. En-
faced Paper is firmer at 991; ditto 51 per Cent.
ditto, at 105,1 ; and Exchequer Bills are 255. to
29g. premium.
Only a moderate amount of business has been
transacted in Foreign Securities, and prices are
steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 781 to 714 ; ditto
New, 661 to 661; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. re-
main at 85, ditto Deferred at 221, and Equador at
13 ; Mexican is flat, at 221; and Venezuelan 3 per
Cents. have receded to 261.

The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 2I
prem. ; Universal ditto, prom. ; the Bank of
Turkey, par to 4 prem. ; and the Canadian Loan is
3 tos prem.
In the Railway Share Market the transactions
have been extremely limited, and th© few dealings
recorded show increased depression. Great
Northern, Great Western, and Brighton declined
ss., and South-Eastern 10s.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
was ♦ery little animation. Lombardo-Venetian
brought 12f ; East Indian declined to 100 f, and
Great Indian Peninsula to 991.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
been almost neglected. Ottoman Bank and Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam have slightly declined in
value.

BRITISH"FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
/lank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9si i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock

Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto, 1859 qBi i
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
bitt, under £l,OOO
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 por cont .. 99 I
Ditto 51 per Cent.
Ponsols for Account (Feb, 8)
Ezell *quer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 25 9
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small, 11s 1

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred
Equador New Consolidated
kexisau 3 per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 5
1 urkis.h 6 per Cent.
Ditto Acco ant
Ditto New Loan
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
D Itch Exchange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent... 661
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9l/ i
Ditto Account (Feb.)