The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets,
during the last few days, business has been rather
active.
.For most of the principal staples there has
been an increased demand, and prices have in
several instances exhibited an improvement. Tea has
been very film, and at public sale the biddings for
Medium qualities were brisk. The better qualities
of sugar, particularlygood grocery descriptions, have
been much inquired for, and advanced rates have
been current. Coffee has fully maintained its
value, and in some qualities of Plantation Ceylon
there is an advance of ls. per cwt. A good deal
of speculative business has been done in rice, and
Prices exhibited at one time a slight advance, but
they have since receded. Spices have been steadily
dealt in, but fruit continues dull. Saltpetre bas
been actively inquired for, and good medium qua-
lities have improved 6d. per cwt. For tallow
there has been a steady demand, and prices have
been firm. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 555.
; for May and June delivery, 555. 6d. ; and
for last three months, 525. 6d. per cwt.
Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices of
American were nearly id. per lb. dearer ; other
descriptions were without any material alteration.
The sales were estimated to 10,000 bale', 1,500 of
which were taken by the speculators. The Rail-
way Share Market manifested a steady appearance,
and the values of most of the leading lines
slightly advanced.

The demand for money continues very moderate
both in Lombard-street and at the Bank of Eng-
land. While trade and speculative enterprise con-
tinue so dull, discount operations must necessarily
be on a small scale. First-class bills have been
negotiated at 21 and 2,1 per cent., while at the
stock Exchange loans on Government stock can be
obtained at 1 or 14 per cent.

Later advices have been received from New
York, which report great activity and buoyancy in
the stock markets. A considerable advance had
taken place in stocks and shares. Money con-
tinued to accumulate in the banks.

There has been very little activity in the Eng-
lish Stock Market to-day, but the quotations aro
firm with an upward tendency. Some small pur-
chases have been made on speculative account, but
bona fide operations are restricted. While busi-
ness continues so dull, no great improvement
can be expected, but should the Rentes become
firmer, greater animation would doubtless
prevail. Consols for transfer have been 96a and
961 ; for account, 96i They are now 961 i,
and 961 I respectively. The New 3 per Cents.,
and the Reduced Annuities, have been dealt in at
'9si i. India Loan debentures (scrip) is firmer,
viz., 991 100. Exchequer Bills (June) are 345. to
375. premium..

In the Foreign Stock Market business is rather
quiet, but prices do not exhibit any alteration of
importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 97i lex
div. ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 811 ; ditto 3 per
Cents., 56i ; Russian 5 per Cents , 110/ ; Sardinian
6 Per Cents., 90i 91k ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are
43i ; ditto Deferred, 26} ; Venezuela per Cents.,
351. ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 991.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi-
can!' 3 per Cents., 191 20 ; Peruvian 41 per
411141.) 81 83 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45
; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per
Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43. 44i ;
and Ditto Deferred, 20
iMeurs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
ng " the prices of American Securities :--

trunzail
ed
tates
60:7rECReNnlits 1867-1868
E.NT SECURITIES.
Redeemable. Per Cent.
-.104 106
'44 States G per Cent. Bonds 1868...101 106
A.labsr„ r STATE SECURITIES. •
ICeut„iu Per Cent ... 78
ftlar„re'T 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 91 93
)64-
_411,u 5 per. Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 6) 91
kia,7l.kliaetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 99 10
tionPPi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
mssiusaa.e . .......................... _lB4l-1871
IteenunnsyllPvPani er
Bonds ... --
-. 77 79
Tonne lvania 5 per Cent. Bonds •...1877... 82 83
.iws 6 per Cent. Bonds
virrilln!a 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 85
-21144 3 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84
littola ai 6 p
pe re
re
ce ne
_ktotren 41
90
1856-1865...
tn.:BOßoAnoaNddsss or CITIES.
"lir Orleans 6 per Cent. Stook 1883... -- --
AILROAD BONDS.
liii"le Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
inlY)tConvertible
rii142,11 Central 6 per Cent 1875... FO 81
1875... 78 80
iounuid Central 7 _ per Cent. Freeland
lllill,
,oill 'Central (Shares), $3O paid 1860... 79 SO
... 10 d 8 d
41iten Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860...
4,7°• do. do. 1869... 85 87
I,z_ York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94
°lv York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible
itleiv York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
1883... 82 84
gage
1883... 71 73
N• York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862... —— 0 • York and Erie 7 per Cent Sinking
Fund 1875...
~..
...rename, 7 per Cent., lat Mortgage
....... . 1865... 83 90
seumsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. IstMort 1880... 87 89
A further alight improvement may be quoted in
the market for Railway Securities to-day. The
lidvance in most of the leading lines having been
hbouti to i per cent. Caledonians, South-Westerns,
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Norfolk, and
North-Eastern (York), improved ss. ; and Eastern
Counties and Great Nottherns, 10s. ; North-
/76043rue declined about ss. In the other lines
• dealt in there was little variation to re-
Port. The Foreign and Colonial lines have
1"'"a very quiet, and the alteration in values have
about 10s., and Namur and Liege improved about
78* Grand Trunk of Canada improved 55., East
Indian declined 10s. Great Southern of India
*ere dealt in at a i prem.
111 Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares
vi.searcely any business was done. London and
Artuessttrrnaiiinaster have declined 55., and Union of
about ss. Crystal Palace, London Ge-
neral Omnibus Company, and Van Dieman's Land
c
QuiPany have been dealt in at previous quotations.

BRITISH FOND 3 THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl OCK.
)3auk stook (prom the Officsal Ltst:)
222 20i
a z Per Cent. Reduced %nuaities 9M B $
" Per Cont. Consols Annuities 96iiiii
"4' i per Cent •"" ' 6
Long Annuities. (Exp sth Jan., 1860) 1 11.16
Litto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 1i 15-16
1 151' to 3,1 Years, expire sth April, 1885_ 181
ildia Loan Debentures —
.i v Ditto Scrip
n ' now SlOOO
•
~oLsols for A.e.
ccount
p
14tallegner Billt, 20. March. June.
tSCO
ZIC3O. — 137
1 31 7
small ____
5.........".,„..._. . 35 133 7
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Bl f Ditto 3 per Cent.
...
Russian Bonds, 1822, }:, St., 5 per Cent._ 1101
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Gnt. .. ...... . 91a 90i
awnieh Roads. 3 per Cent. •••
.
Ditto New Deferred. 3 per Cent.
41
261
Venezuela Bonds, 4/ per Cent
Dividends on the above payable
in London.
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cen:., 12 Guilders
Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates
O'
Consols, money TIN()
.... ..... ..... 963 1 CLOC K.
Ditto, Account
961

are about to
Delegates from the Prussian Railways
inset in Paris, with representatives of the French and
Iteigian lines, so as to settle on terms and facilities for
uonductit4 their through izoods traffic.
IsrC LIVERPOOL ANTI-INCOME-TAX ASSOCIATION.--
At a meetin of this association, held on Tuesday even-
-14 g, a vote of " grateful acknowledgment" was ac-
c4rded to Mr. Disraeli, for his "manly and straieht-
"ward tore" on the income tax question.—Manchester
Quardian.
The inaug,]ration of the railway from Darmstadt to
Bentz is to take plena on the 9th June, tho anniversary
ul the birth of the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt.
Andrew TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.—Tbe late Mr.
WeroYsit, who was for a long time one of the
i!nCouncil of Edinburgh, has bequeathed the greater
,tar °f his estate—amounting to several thousand
pit'ars—to his widow in life-rent, and to Trinity Ho .p-
-. 200/ fee. Mr. Wetnys has also left a bequest Of
c. to the Edinburgh School of Arts
for_u-RATES AND CHURCHWARDENS.—WB are in-
that a church rate was refused in the parish 01
i05t44:140 rPe, in the diocese of Lincoln, on the 10th
tile and at the same meeting the great opponent of
rateatpr:B4esnteliegcted churchwarden ! The case has been
°VA hefore the archdeacon,
noraat,_olrkai
IwQiuthr4Navlh.at result we