The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-17 00:00:00

d 1 ONEY MARKET AND CITY _NEWS.


CITY. Two, O'CLOCK.
There is a steady demand for money at previous
rates ; but, notwithstanding the rise in the quota-
tions current in the general market to within a
fraction of the Bank minimum, the inquiries at that
establishment continue very moderate.
At the meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ire-
land, to-day, Mr. S. E. Megan presided, and a
dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum was
declared, and a vote of thanks was passed to the
chairman, secretary, and officers of the ccmpany.
A sum of about £12,000 was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
Rather more business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. In the
Railway Share Market the transactions were ex-
ceedingly Emile], and quotations were lower.
Increased depression has been exhibited in the
market for Public Securities to-day, owing to con-
tinued sales, based upon the fall which has taken
place on the Paris Bourse. A very unsettled feel-
ing prevails in reference to political affairs on the
Continent, and speculative sales are consequently
effected. Consols are 941 a for transfer, and 94 /
for account. The New Three per Cents. and the
Reduced have declined to 92/, 93; and New 21 per

Cents. to 781 ; India Stock remains at 219 ; ditto
New is depressed at 1064 d ; and the Debentures
are steady at 96.1. Exchequer Bills are firm at 4s.
to 7s. prem.

Continued dulness is apparent in the Foreign
Stock Market, and prices show increased depression.
Turkish 6 per Cents, are 731 to 74-1- ; ditto New,
57 to 58 ; Portuguese have receded to 441 a ; Mexi-
can to 201 and 21-1 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. to
474 ; ditto Deferred to 361 ; Sardinian remain at
851 ; and Brazilian 43 per Cents, at 901.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 I

prem. ; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 11 1 pren.;
and the Universal ditto, I 1 prem.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1860.
Great Western .
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton 14,939
Midland
South- Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 6,820
North-Eastern '9,261
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 6,077
Belfast and Ballymena 1,532
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,426
Glasgow and South-Western
Grand Trunk of Canada

Great Western of Canada

7,476

These returns show a steady improvement. The
increase on the Great Western amounts to £1,173,
on the North Western to £7,717, the South Wes-
tern £1,61 the Brighton £1,013, the Midland
£3,776, the South Eastern £736, the Great
Northern £1,025, the Lancashire and Yorkshire
£4,016, the North Eastern £4,519, the Edinburgh
and Glasgow £256, the Grand Trunk of Canada
£4,219, and the Great Western of Canada £1,143.
Business in the Railway Share Market continued
inactive, and for most of the principal lines further
reduced rates were established. Eastern Counties
and North British have declined ss. ; London and
Blackwall, South-Western, and Oxford, Worces.
ter, and Wolverhampton, 10s. ; Great Western,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, North-Eastern
(Berwick),.and South-Eastern, £1; and Great Nor-
thern A Stock, £2.
In the Foreign Market South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian have receded to 114 11;5„ a de-
cline of about I, to per cent. Bahia and San
Francisco are at 61, and Dutch Rhenish at 91.
The Colonial undertakings are dull. Grand
Trunk of Canada have declined ss. ; Great Western
of Canada, ss. ; East Indian, ss. ; and Great Indian
Peninsula, 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
main inactive, at about previous prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 2f
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Ditto 21 per Cent
India Stock ..........
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96}
Jilt, Bonds £l,OOO
)itto under £l,OOO 7 12
Consols for Account (6th June)
India Stock for Account —

Ditto Account, 5 per cent.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
irto £5OO 5 p
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brasilian 5 per Cent .

... 901
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
/1/ 20/
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853, .. , . 44:
Sardinian 5 per Cent. • . • B5/
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account .. 744
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s 811

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto June Account

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