The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

MS)II

_MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK,

More activity has prevailed in the Foreign and
Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days.
Sugars have been at slightly improved prices, while
tea, coffee, and cocoa have been fairly dealt in at
late quotations. In rice the transactions have been
limited, and prices have undergone no material
variation. The dealings in saltpetre have been to
a fair extent, and prices have given way. In tal-
low a steady business has been transacted for both
present and forward delivery, and, owing to the
limited stock on hand, quotations have undergone
an advance.

Rather more activity prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were tolerably
well supported. The sales were Estimated at 8,000
bales,

The demand for money is well supported, but
hills can be negotiated ou previous rates.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England yesterday. The bar :silver by the last
West India steamer has been sold at ss. ltd. per oz,
standard.

The steamer Ripon, which leaves to-morrow for
India and ChiLa, will take out £10,216 in gold and
£375,404 in silver, making a total of £385,620, of
which the Government remit £98,562 to Hong
Yong.
The New South Wales Government have given
notice that debentures, amov.nting to £185,060, will
fall due within the current year, and will be pay-
able at the Oriental Bank 'Corporation ; after which
no further interest will accrue on the said deben-
tures.

Notice has been given that the interest on
Spanish 3 per Cent. Consolidated, ditto Deferred
Bonds, and New South Wales Government Deben-
tures will be paid on and after the Ist proximo.
There has not been much animation to-day in
the market for public securities, and the variation
in prices has also been limited. Towards the close
of business yesterday afternoon the funds tended
upwards, and the improvement has been tolerably
well maintained, Consols being 93t1- ex. dividend.
The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities
are steady at 9811. Long Annuities have receded
to 161, India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is heavy
at 97f 1, ditto 51 per Cent. ditto remained at 102,
and the Debentures are 961-. Exchequer Bills 3s.
to 5s prem.

A moderate amount of business is recorded in
Foreign Securities, and prices are steady. Turkish
6 per Cents. are 77/ to 771 ; ditto New, 601 to 60t;
Brazilian. 44- per Cents. (1860) remain at 88 ; Rus-
sian 4-3- per Cents., at 97 ; ditto 3 per Cents., at 644-;
Portuguese are 451 ; Spanish Deferred, 39.

The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 1 pm. ;
the Thames and Mersey ditto, 3 1 prem. ; and the
Universal, par prem.
A firmer tone has been apparent in the Railway
Share Market, and several of the principal British
lines are at slightly advanced quotations. Caledo-
nians' Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western,
and Scottish North-Eastern improved ss. ; Midland,
North-Eastern (York), and South-Eastern, 10s. ;
and North British, 15s. London and Brighton de-
clined, ss.

The Foreign Market continued very dull, no
business of any importance having been transacted.
In the Colonial Market, East Indian declined ss. ;
Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of
Canada ss.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have experienced no material alteration in value.
Union of London have receded about ss. ; Austra-
lian Agricultural, ss. Great Ship Company are
steady at ti ; and Royal Mail Steath realise 51.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93a 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l
India Stock
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto 3 per Cent. •
Ditto 5i per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 1858 —
Ditto, 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,000
Coxsols for Account, 10th July 931
Lulls, Stook, 5 per cent. —
Ditto Account
_ _

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
D tro £5OO 7 d
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brasilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 BB
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 45
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4/ per Cent 97
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Spanish 3 per Cent . •
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, ex div. 93a I