The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND unr NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocx,

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
state that during the past week there has been less
activity in most branehei of business. The iron
trade of South Staffordshire has bee3i dull, the
orders from the United States having been exceed-
ingly limited. In the miscellaneous trl Ides of Bir-
mingham and its neighbourhood no great activity
has been apparent. Factors' orders, generally, were
light, owing to the near approach of Christmas.
At Sheffield business has been suspended to some
extent, and at Wolverhampton the various fancy
trades of the market were not very active. The
colliers, however, are generally at work at the
reduced rate of wages. At Leeds the chief de-
mand has ben for goods suitable to the ensuing
spring trade, and most of the manufacturers were
exceedingl. - busy in the preparation of light fabrics
to supply the expected demand. At Man-
chester both cloths and yarns have been. in active
demand, and prices have an upward tendency.
The demand for piece goods at Bradford has been
steady, but at barely late rates. Worsted goods
have been dull, but full rates are currer.t, owing
to the high prices ruling for all descriptions of
wool. At Leicester continued activity prevails in
the ~yorsted-hosiery trade, and orders have to wait
for some time before they can be execs tted. The
operatives arc, in most instances, well employed
vidat an advanced rate of wages. Business in the
lace trade at Nottingham continues dull. but yarns
arc firm.
In the Cotton Market at Liverpool, On Saturday,
rather more animation was apparent, and prices
were unaltered. The sales were estimalted at 6,000
bales. In the Railway Share Market a :fair amount
of business was transacted, and quotations slightly
improved.

There is still very little inquiry for discoun
accommodation, either in Lombard-street or at the
Stock Exchange, trade as well as speculation being
remarkably quiet, and unusually Low rates are
a ccepted by capitalists for the negof6iation of loans
or discount operations. Several enr;agements, how-
ever, have to be met this week, including
sett lements in Foreign Stoclks and Railway
shares and the commercial bills of the 4th of the
mon th. A temporary impulse may, therefore, be
given to the general inquiry, but the market at
present is exceedingly quiet.
About £25,000 in gold was taken from the Bank
on Saturday for transmission to France .
The intellige-ace of the safety- of the Indian
Empire has giv en general satisfaction, for although
the recent tempestuous weather had delayed the
arrival of many vessels now ascertained to have
escaped dangc:r, the numerous wrecks reported in
all directions n iaturally excited a feeling of appre-
hension with r egard to this steamer, especially as
she had on boa rd a large number of passengers.
The tardy arrival of the Agincourt, and of this
vessel, besides the knowledge that ships from St.
Helena are coming in after seventy to
seventy-five d ays' (and in some cases more)
detention at sea should allay the anxiety of
" friends at hi nne" at the absence of information
relative to the " homeward-bound, ;" but there can
be no doubt that the last few Y months have been
more disastrous to shipping than. have been known
for many years. The losses 'reported Off China,
and the disasters witnessed fl:om the Alhambra,
arrived from the Peninsula on Saturday, lead to
the inference that a serious list of casualties will
yet be received before the en d of the year.
Owing to the extreme qu'ietude of business, the
market for Public Securities remains without the
slghtest change of importance. Speculation seems
to have been brought to a stand, in the absence of
any new feature connected with money or politics
to influence opinion. Quotations, however, are
supported, and, in the event of money purchases
being effected, just before the closing of the trans-
fer books, symptoms of buoyancy will no doubt
appear. Consols have been 981 I for money
and the 7th Fox., and. 98Z 3 for the account in
January next. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities are marked 961 y ; the March Exchequer
Bills, 375. to 40s. preen. ; ditto June, 355. to 375. s
prem. ; India Debentures 993 ; and ditto Bonds,
10s. to 14s. prem. Bank Stock is 2241 ; India ditto,
226.

The liquidation of the half-monthly account has
occasioned some animation in the Foreign Market,
but no important change in values has occlarred.
Chilian Loan is firm at 1 1 prem. Turkish Scrip
is Ito dis. for the Ist issue, and 1 1 prem. for
the 2d issue ; the old 6 per Cents. have been
921 1. Spanish Threes are 471 ; ditto Deferred,
301 31; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 801; ditto 41 per
Cents., 934 94 ; and ditto 3 per Cents., 741. Vene-
zuela 5 per Cents, are 41 to 411; ditto De-
ferred, 151.

The settlement of the account still occupies the
chief attention of the dealers in the Railway Share
Market. In some few instances stock is rather S

short, and prices show an upward tendency. The
charges for carrying over" are very moderate.
Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved ss. ;
Great Northern, 10s. ; Caledonian, Eastern Coun-
ties, North Western, and Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 15s. Great Western have declined
about ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings
there is scarcely any business doing. East Indian have
improved about 55., and Great Indian Peninsula
declined 6s. Dutch Rhenish, Great Luxemburg,
and Pernambuco brought about fernier rates.
Mining shares have been rather more active. South
Cadogan are dealt in at 415 ; South Wheal Frances
at 42 43 ; Cobre Copper at 37i, and Bon Accord
Copper at
Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares are
dull, but at fully former rates. Bank !a Egypt
have improved 10s. ; London Joint Stock, 10s., and
Ithymney Iron ss.

. .
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock . 222514}
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 6-i 1 .
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities . 961 4.
India Stock ... 226
Ditto. Debentures , . 991
Ditto 2d Issue
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account 9Bl
March June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid... 37 40 —
Ditto f„500,
Ditto Small, Pd.
2 37 40 37 5
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 1858, 44 per Cent 974 4
Buenos. Ayres, 6 per Cent . -•
•
Ditto Deferred - 181
Mexican 3 per Cent. 2O
Peruvian 44 per Cent • 934 4
Ditto 3 per Cent. 7l
ortuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Sardinian, 5 per Cent 9l
Spanish 3 per Cent. 47,
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 3l 304
Turkish 6 per Cent 9l 1 2
Ditto New Loan Scrip
Ditto 2d Issue
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent
• Dividends 'on the above payable in London.
kustrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 24- per Cent —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Ct. Ex. 4s Boi
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account, January 9Bl 1