The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE2' AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

There is no material alteration to notice with re-
gard to the Money Market. The supply of capital
is abundant, and while in the discount market the
lowest rate is 4 per cent., it is only 2 per cent. on the
Stock Exchange. The demand is also restricted to
L-mbard-street, where a feeling of tightness is pre-
valent. The fact of another parcel of gold being
sent into the Bank, with the improvement in the
Foreign Exchange, is but a slight relief to the mar-
ket, the influence of adverse interests being much
the strongest. The very circumstance of commer-
cial failures every now and then being announced,
promotes an uneasy feeling ; and as reports are
current in consequence of other houses being in dif-
ficulties, there is but slight chance of any imme-
diate improvement.
About £40,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
The remaining 290 boxes of specie on board the
Malabar, which sunk in Galle harbour, have been
recovered.
The City of'Washington has arrived from New
York with £85,800 in specie.
The traffic receipts on the Dutch Rhenish Rail-
way for the week ending 31st ult. amounted to
£9,751, being an increase compared with last year
of £1,308.
Increased activity was exhibited in the Cotton
Market at Liverpool yesterday, and prices were
-very firm. The sales were 12,000 bales.
The half-yearly meeting of the Southampton
Dock Company has just been held, when the re-
port, which stated that the number of vessels which
entered the docks during the six months ending
30th June was 1,356, measuring 312,416 tons, was
adopted.

The English Stock Market to-day has presented
a very quiet appearance, owing to the indisposition
evinced to effect dealings either for transfer or
on speculative account. No alteration of impor-
tance has taken place in Consols, which are
quoted 921, -4 for money, and 921- 93 for the
6th proximo. The New 3 per Cents. are
steady, at 931 d ; the Reduced are firm, at 931 ;
Bank Stock is heavy, at 234 ; India ditto has im-
proved to 2171 ; ditto 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper
has receded to 101 a, and Exchequer Bills remain
at par to 3s. prem.
Very few transactions are recorded in Foreign
Securities, and prices show no important variation.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 741 ; ditto New,
601 to 601; and the 4 per Cents. are steady, at
1001 ; Brazilian, at 100 ; and Portuguese, at 44.
Spanish 3 per Cents. are flat, at 48i ; but the Cer-
tificates remain at 51.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, a previa. ; and
the Universal, 1 prem.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1860. 1859.
Great Western £.37,716 £35,266
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South. Eastern
Great Northern 27,411 27,391
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 7,373 7,80
North-Eastern
West Midland
Edinburgh and Glasgow 10,065 7,161
Glasgow and South-Westera . 8,621 7,793
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada
These returns show a continued steady im-
provement in the receipts of most of the prin-
cipal lines. On the Great Western it amounts
to £2,450 ; the North Western, £5,231; the South
Western, £2,776 ; the Brighton, £853 ; the Mid-
land, £3,580; the South Eastern, £1,586 ; the
Great Northern, £2O ; the Lancashire and York-
shire, £4,823 ; the North Eastern, £1,067 ; the
Edinburgh and Glasgow, £2,901; the Grand
Trunk of Canada, £3,784; and the Great Western
of Canada, £387.
Business in the Railway Share Market has 'been
moderately active, and the very favourable charac-
ter of the traffic returns, together with the improve-
ment in the weather, has given an improved move-
ment to prices. Great Western, Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, North British, North-,
Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern have ad-
vanced ss. ; and Brighton and West Midland 10s.;
North Western and Caledonians declined 55., and
London and Blackwall 10s.
The Foreign lines were at quite nominal rates, no
business being recorded.
In the Colonial Market Great Indian Peninsula
declined 55., and Great Western of Canada im-
proved ss.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in moderate request at former quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 1 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock .2 2171
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5i per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96i
8
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account, 6th Sept. 93
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D tto £5OO par 3 p
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.
Ditto Account 44
Spanish 3 per Cent
Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded si
Turkish 6 per Cent..
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.

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Consols, Money 92
Ditto Account, September

THIS DAYS MARKETS.