The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

CODIIYIEROTAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.

The return from the Bank of England, for the
Week ending the 14th inst., is rather less favourable
than was generally expected. The bullion shows
a slight reduction, while the reserve of notes has
fallen off to a rather large amount. The chief
changes, however, appear in the Government and
other deposits ; the former have declined about
four millions sterling, while the latter have been
increased to the extent of over three millions.
These alterations are attributable to the payment
to the public of the April dividends. In the
" other securities" there is a satisfactory feature,
viz., a decline of about two hundred thousand
poundo. In the other items of the balance-sheet
there is little change of importance ; they will be
seen from the subjoined table :
Active circulation
Increase
Bullion
Decrease
Riot

.. £20,145,340
335,675
.. 18,307,329
4,069
3,158,306

Increase
Public deposits
Decrease
Other deposits 16,915,987
Inwrease .. 3,182,472
Beven-day and other bills
Increme
Government securities
Decrease
Other. securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Decrease - 367,570
About 32,0001. in Australian gold was taken
Into the Bank of England yesterday. The re-
mittance by the Shaftesbury is in town, and will
probably be appropriated in the same way. Silver
is at nominal paces, and very little of
the consignments of specie will consequently
be sent abroad. A further accumulation
je Threadneedle-street is, therefore, expected.
The general appearance of the returns issued by
that establishment are now likely to prove more
varied in character than for some weeks past, but
the resources of the authorities must continue
abundant until a revival in trade takes place.
In Lombard-street the inquiry for money is in-
creasing, and at the Bank also the applications are
more numerous. Next week a heavy mass of bills
falls due, principally in the China trade, and some
of the demand now experienced is, no doubt, pro-
duced by the necessary preparations.
Yesterday afternoon the exchanges were gene-
rally very firm.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about 42,5721., and there have been no ex-
ports, except the following shipments direct from
London to the Continent during the week ending
Thursday last :

Gold Coin—Hambro' B3O oz.
„ —Boulogne 4,860
9, —Rotterdam
IP —Calais. BO
Bars—Belgium
C,odn—Belgium
99 —Boulogne BOO
—Rotterdam 4OO
99 Calais BOO
99 Bars—Hambro'
Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday exhibited a very quiet appear-
ance, and the values of all descriptions were with-
out any material alteration. The sales were esti-
mated at 9,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken on
speculation. and' for expo' t.
The market-for Public Securities opened with a
Bat aPpearance, but it has since improved notwith-
standing the unfavourable Bank return. More
confidence 5s felt in the Budget, and it is quite clear
that Mr. Disraeli will be able to raise any supplies
that may be required. The transactions have been
Consols were 961 1 and 964 1. They
are now 964 1 and 961 2 respectively. The New
Threes are 951 4 ; the Reduced, 951 Long An-
nuities, 1 11-16 ; Exchequer Bills are 363. prem.
for March, and 335. for June ; Ditto Bonds, 100 f
101; India. Bonds, 21s. prem. ; do. Loan Deben-
tures, 991,
and do. Scrip, 99i j.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is quiet,
but Prices tio not exhibit; any alteration of import-
nce. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 961 96i ex div. ;
Peruvian .4 per Cents, 81 ; Portuguese 3 per
Cents., 451 '; Spanish New Deferred, 26i ; and
Dutch 24 por Cents., 66.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
stooks;--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi-
efl9 195 20 ; Peruvian 44'per Cents., 81 83 ;
‘2to 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 45
Per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 435 445;
and ditto Deferred, 26 5.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
this morning were of a very limited character, but
ni several of the leading lines there was an improve-
ment, of about to 5 per cent. Caledonian, Ea5..,.'41111
..,.'41111 Counties, Great Western, Lancashire and
X orkshire, and Midland, improved ss. ; and North
W, eater; 10s. Yale of Neath declined 10s. In
'he other lines dealt in there was little
alteration to report. The dealings in
the Foreign and Colonial lines were
very moderate. Pernambuco were steady ; East
Indian declined 10s. ; and Great Western of Ca-
/la, (la, 103. Great Indian Peninsula were at pre-
vious values.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been very inactive, and exhibit little alteration
f
Ora previous quotations. Van Dieman's Land
nave declined about 1/.

IirtITISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
( From the Official List;)
Business done.
3 Per n 95i
3 -eat. Reduced Annuities
lit; Per ;'-'nt. Consols Aunßitles
iW , per Cent. Annuities 95
/
-,`"(4''z Annuities, sth Jau. 1860 1 11-16
'11,16. Loan Debentures 993
Ditto Scrip
India Bonds. vlOOO
')itto, under 1000 £
21 p
CoLsols fer ACcount
Ezebetite: Bills, 2id. March. June.
£1000
t6ao .... — 133
Small .... .... - 137 p
EL.:hey:lov Boods.. 1658, '.-ii per Cent....
Ditto. 1359
101 1001

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Bl
Ditto Account
81
Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
lbanmEli [toads,: per ()Ant.
Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Tutirieh Bonds, 6 per cent 96f
Ditto Account,

Dividends on the above payable In London.
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders 66
TWO O'CLO( K.
Consols!, money
Consols account (May 6)