The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

During the past week there has been very little
alteration in the general prospects of business in
the manufacturing districts. Rather more activity
has been experienced in the demand for India
goods at Manchester, owing to the late advices
from Bombay, but the home trade has been exceed-
ingly quiet. At Leeds the transactions have
been limited, and confined to immediate re-
quirements. For piece goods at Bradford there
has been only a moderate demand, the
chief dealings have been in light fabrics. Wools
and yarns were dull, and prices tended downward.
The hosiery trade at Leicester has been ex-
tremely inactive owing to the late severe weather,
but hopes are entertained of an improvement before
long. At Birmingham there has been little altera-
tion of importance, the principal transactions hav-
ing been for the home markets. The iron trade of
South Staffordshire has been rather more active,
and a fair amount of business for the season has
been done in the various manufactories connected
with the neighbourhood of Sheffield, Walsall, and
Wolverhampton.

Although rather more inquiry is experienced for
money in some quarters, the market still remains
in a comparatively quiet state with a large avail-
able supply, which is obtained on easier terms.
Bankers end discount firms, who, a short time since,
were reluctant to negotiate business even at rates
per cent. above the minimum fixed at the Bank,
are now willing to grant accommodation I to 1- per
cent. below it, although they still exhibit conside-
rable caution, and are unwilling to extend their
operations to long dated paper.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday
business continued moderately active, and prices
were unaltered. The sales were 10,000 bales. The
Railway Share Market closed with a very quiet
appearance, and quotations were steady.
At 'the forthcoming meeting of the Royal Mail
Steam Company the usual dividend of £2 per
share for the half year will be proposed.
The Copenhagen has been announced this morn-
ing with £156,900 in specie.

The half-yearly dividend on the Russian 3 per
Cent. ]3onds will be paid on and after the Ist of
May next. _ _ _

The market for Public Securities has been rather
dull to•day, in consequence of some sales of money
stock. A very limited amount of business, how-
ever, has been transacted, and the market has con-
sequently remained in a quiescent state. Consols
are 94-a I- for money, and 941 Z- for account. The
New 3 per Cents. are steady at 931 7,-, and the
Reduced at 93tl ; Bank Stock is firm at 225 ;
India New Loan remains at 1061 t, ditto 5 per
Cent. Enfaced Paper at 981 ; and Exchequer Bills
are flat at 6s, to 10s. prem.

In the Foreign Securities the transactions have
again been on a moderate scale, and prices are
slightly depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 76
to 761 ; ditto New, 61 to 611. Chilian 41 per
Cents, have receded to 85; Mexican to 211 ; and
Sardinian to 831. Russian 41 per Cents. are steady
at 961; Portuguese at 431; and Spanish are firmer
at 471.

The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2
prem. ; the Universal ditto, ; and the Victoria
Loan is 105 -

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been rather restricted, and prices have slightly
given way in sympathy with the English Funds.
Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great Northern,
Great Western, North-Eastern (Berwick) have
declined 55., and Midland, 10s. ; Great Northern
A Stock have advanced 10s., and North-Eastern
(Berwick), ss.

The Foreign and Colonial Markets have not
experienced any great variations ; prices, however,
were flat. Lombardo-Venetian brought 11. Z, and
Buenos Ayres and San Francisco, 5:4 1, Grand
Trunk of Canada were 341, and Great Western of
Canada, 13: 131, East Indian improved to 1021,
and Great Indian Peninsula declined to 99k.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were
in moderate request, and prices exhibited little
variation. Bank of Australasia declined 55., and
Crystal Palace improved 10s. to 15s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. -14
. .

N,w 3 per Cent. Annuities

New 21 per Cent. Annuities 7B
1 rlia otock
Ditto 5 por Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO —
Dittl under £l,OOO 5 d t
Ginsols for Account (May 9)
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 6 10 p

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1858 9l 901
Ditto Scrip, 1860
Chili= 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 per cent.
11 exigan 3 per Cent.
D:tto Account
Portuxuese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Itusesian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Sardinian, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account

Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
!Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4l
Turkish 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account .. 77 6/
Ditto Now Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Conssls, Money 941
Ditto Account