The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-16 00:00:00

BIONEY AIARIC.ET AND CITY NE WS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

There has been rather more animation in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the
last few days. Tea has been dull, but it has rea-
lised fully late quotations. Sugars have been
dealt in to a fair extent, chiefly for home consump-
tion, and the finer qualities have slightly ad-
vanced. For coffee there has been a steady inquiry,
Plantation Ceylon obtaining full rates. There has
been an active enquiry for rice, and the superior de-
scriptions have advanced in value. Fruits, spices,
and cocoa have been in moderate demand, but only
a limited amount of business has been transacted
in saltpetre, prices having slightly given way.
Tallow has continued dull, the trade having pur-
chased to only a moderate extent, and few specula-
tive dealings have been reported.

There is still an active demand for discount ac-
commodation, and the consequence is that full rates
are charged, especially as the supply of bills is
likely to continue large for some time. -Very little
abatement in the inquiry is looked for until after
the payments of the 4th proximo, when the market
will also derive some relief from the distribution of
the April dividends. On the Stock Exchange a
large business has been done in loans during the
last day or two, owing to the liquidation in foreign
stocks and railway shares.

A sum of £14,000 was withdrawn from the Bank
of England yesterday for exportation.
The Saldanha has been announced this morning
from Melbourne with £57,260, and the Shannon,
from the West Indies, with £89,399.

The half-year's interest on Chilian 6 per Cent,
Bonds has been advertised for payment.

. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday closed
steadily, and a fair amount of business was trans-
acted, at full rates. The sales amounted to 12,000
bales. In the Railway Share Market the trans-
actions were rather numerous, and prices further
improved.

Nutice has been given that the sum of £6,283,
under the operation of the Sinking Fund, has been
employed in the purchase of 89 Chilian 3 per Cent.
Bonds; and also of £3,887, for the extinction of
36 Chilian 41 per Cent. Bonds, amounting to
£4,400.

At the forthcoming meeting of the Linares Min-
mg Company, a dividend of Gs. Bd. per share will
be proposed.
A very limited amount of business has been
transacted in the market for Public Securities
to-day, owing to the dulness of speculation and the
disinclination on the part of the public to effect
investments. Consols are 941 I for money, and
94t i for the account; India Stock is firm at 2204;
ditto New Loan is fiat at 1041 ; and 51 per
Cent. Enfaced Paper remains at 1054; Long An-
nuities (1880) are marked 131 ; aid Exchequer
Bills are 18s. to 21s. prem.

The transactions in Foreign Securities have been
rather less numerous, but prim; exhibit no varia-
tion of importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 794
to 804, ditto New 621 and 631 ; Brazilian 5 per
Cents, are steady at 103 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents.
have improved to 921; Portuguese, to 441 ; and
Russian 3 per Cents. to 6517 but Mexican is flat at
224.

The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 32
prem.; the Universal ditto, j 11 prem.; the Buenos
Ayres Railway Shares have advanced to 1 11
prem.

The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been active, but less firmness has been appa-
rent in values. Eastern Counties, Great Northern,
Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Noah-
Western, South-Western, North-Eastern, Berwick
and Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton have
declined ss. ; and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee,
10s. ; Midlands advanced ss.
The Foreign lines have been quite neglected,
prices being nominally unaltered.

In the Colonial Markets a steady business has
been done, but at slightly reduced rates. East
Indian have receded to 1021 102; ; Great Indian
Peninsula to 100 and 1001. Grand Trunk of
Canada are 34
Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show
little variation. Oriental Bank have improved
I°B. ; Crystal Palace 15s.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 l3l
Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 Shut
oldie Stock
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per cent ..
Ditto 51 per Cent... , lO5l
Consols for Account (April)
Exchfluer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 2l
Ditto Small, lid
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
B azilian 5 per Cent.
kexiean 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent 921
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Portuguese. 1853, 3 per Cent.
Russian, 1822, £ St., .5 per Cent —
Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 651
'panish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
1 urkish 6 per Cent BO4
Ditli., New Loan
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
951
Ditto Account