The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

;101 CRY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

There has been a steady business in most descrip-
tions of Foreign and Colonial Produce during the
last few days. For tea, however, the inquiries were
limited, the late advices by the Overland Mail from
China having caused no change of importance in
values. The better descriptions of sugars have been
in more request, chiefly for home consump-
tion, and a fair amount of business has
been transacted in the refined market at fully
late rates. Coffee, has been inactive, with
the exception of the finer qualities, which have
found ready purchasers at previous rates. The
inquiries for rice were on a very limited scale. A
partial demand was experienced for the better de-
scriptions of saltpetre, but prices underwent no
change of importance.
At the public sale of indigo, there has been little
variation in the rates realised for the various qua-
lities, low and inferior kinds still showing a decline
of 6d. to Bd. per lb. on the prices realised at the
previous auctions. Tallow has been dull, the chief
dealings having been for forward delivery, at about
previous quotations.

An active demand for money still imparts firm-
ness to the rates of discount, which are likely to be
well supported, while so large an amount of capital
is applied to new joint stock enterprise. The rail-
way And other calls on various miscellaneous shares
represent a large aggregate sum every month, and
no doubt assist in maintaining the 'value of accom-
modation, although very little capital is sent out of
the country for foreign undertakings. At the cur-
rent rates, however, the mercantile classes are
enabled to provide for their requirements, and
trade, although quiet, is generally sound,
_ _ _

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, 10,000 bales
having been sold at previous rates.
The bar silver by the last West India steamer
has been sold at ss, 11d. per oz. standard, being a
further decline of id. ; and the Mexican dollars
have been disposed of at ss. 21d. per oz., showing
a rise of 441. per oz.

A call of £1 17s. per share, amounting to £92,500,
is due to-day on the Calcutta and South-Eastern
Railway shares.
A meeting has been announced of the London
and County Bank, to receive the directors' report
and for declaring a dividend.
Notice has been given that a meeting of the
creditors of Messrs. Streitfield, Laurence, and Mop=
timore, will be held on Friday next, at the London
Tavern, where a statement of their affairs will be
submitted.

Increased firmness was apparent in the English
Stock Market during the early part of the day,
owing to the plan proposed by Mr. Gladstone for
raising money for the expenses in China, but sellers
have since come forward, and less buoyancy is
apparent. Consols have been 931 1 for money, and
931 for account, but they are now practically
flatter. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced
have improved to 931 f; India Loan remains at
104} ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is 971 4 ;
ditto Debentures are firm at 961 97; and Bank
Stock is at 229 and 2301.

Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues
tolerably active, and prices have improved. Turkish
6 per Cents. are 771 to 771 ; ditto New, 601 601;
Brazilian 5 per Cents. are firm at 1001 ; Mexican,
at 211 f Peruvian 3 per Cents, at 74t ; Russian
41 per Cents. to 941; Spanish at 491 s ; ditto De-
ferred, at 391 01; Dutch 21 per Cents., at 65, and
ditto 4 per Cents., at 1014 1.

The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 119 prem. ; and
the Universal, -1- prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has
shown rather more animation, and prices have
tended upwards. South-Easterns have improved
ss. ; Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
North-Westerns, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, and North-Easterns (Berwick), 10s.; and
Midland, 15s.

No change of any importance has taken place in
the Foreign undertakings. Eastern of France
realise 23f ; Dutch Rhenish, lin ; and Bahia and
San Francisco, 71.
The Colonial lines are ih moderate request. East
Indian are steady, at 994 ; and Great Indian Penin-
sula have improved to 971; and Grand Trunk of
Canada to 281.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
a shade firmer. Union of Australia, ex dividend,
are dealt in at 41-1 42 : Union of London, ex divi-
dend, at 251 8 ; and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam have advanced to 73.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 1 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock.
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. •
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858 97 65
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 6 3 d
Ditto under £l,OOO • 7 d
Consols for Account, 9th Aug 931 1
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto £5OO 1 pm
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brasilian 5 per Cent
Equador New Consolidated
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Peruvian. 45 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto 45 per Cent 94:5
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Spanish 3 per Cent. 491 9
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 25 per Cent 65
Ditto Certificaks. 4 per Cent.
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Ct. Ex. 4s 825

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money . • ..
Ditto Account, August

THIS RAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, July 17.--Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; light breeze, and sultry weather.
MUMBLES, July 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Golconda,
from Cuba.
PLYMOUTH, July 16.—Wind &W.—Arrived—Prin-
cess Royal and Gibsy, from Quebec. Sailed—Connecticut,
for Woosung.

BRISTOL, July 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Woodstock,
from Callao ; Home, from Quebec. Sailed—Era, for De-
merara.

CLYDE, July 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Demerara,
from Trinidad; her Majesty's ship Goliath; John Gray,
from Trinidad. Sailed—James Stewart, for Newfound-
land.
QUEENSTOWN, July 16.—Wind S.—Sailed—Alpine,
for Calcutta.
FALMOUTH. July 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Diana,
from Havanah; Feronia and Monteeinia, from Quebec ;
Endeavour, from Taganrog.

(3T ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
-Wind s.s.E.
krrived
) July 17— Saxonia, steamer, from Hamburg;
Alliance
Sailed' re—e;
from Havre.
for jer,4 uIY 16—Bien, for Elsinore; Dispatch. steamer,

(BY SITEXARINB AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind variable ; tide, three
Hamburg
Ipure' floo
d weathin
e fine.se
steamer, from Boulogne.
Arrived, July 17 Downie, from

DEAL, Tuesday Morning'
Wind S.S.W., moderate.
Woolwich. Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee,
from the west for
Parred in tow—Borodina, from Quebec for London.