The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AN ,)

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLock.

In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been rather
More activity, the demand for most of the principal
Staples having improved chiefly for home consump-
tion. The finer qualities of sugar there is an active
Inquiry, and sales have been effected at a slight
advance on last Friday's quotations. In the Re-
ined Market an improvement has taken place, and
an advance of about ls. per cwt. may be quoted on
all descriptions of dried goods. The demand for
good qualities of Plantation Ceylon coffee has been
active, and moderate quantities have changed
hands at fully late rates. An active businers has been
done in tea, and prices are firm. Speculators, how-
ever, are waiting the delivery of the letters by the
Overland Mail. In rum and ricethere has been very
little business transacted, but some inquiry pre-
vailed for fruit. Muscatel raisins for home use

have been in request at slightly improved prices.
Saltpetre has been dull, with only a limited in-
quiry at rather lower quotations. In tallow rather
an active business has been transacted, and prices
are firm. P. Y.C. on the spot and all the month is
quoted 55s : April to June, 535. 9d., and last three
months, 535. 6d. to 545. Price of town tallow is
quoted 535. 3d. per cwt. nett cash.
Accounts from Liverpool mention that the Cotton
Market yesterday manifested a very animated ap-
pearance, and prices of all descriptions were fully
id. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at
from 12,000 to 15,000 bales, 2,000 of which were
taken by the speculators, and 500 by the exporters.
The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and
quotations slightly improved.

A further large amount of gold, viz., 170,000/.,
was added yesterday to the bullion in the Bank of
England. Tke movement will no doubt continue,
as there is now a temporary suspension of the influx
of silver from the Continent, which, while it lasted,
necessitated large shipments of gold from this side.
Since the arrival of the last Indian mad the silver
market has been very dull, and the quotations have
rather a downward tendency. The receipts for the
United States are now very much curtailed, and
the America, just arrived, has only brought about
150/. The exchange on London was very heavy,
and business r'mained exceedingly dull. While
trade remains in its present inactive state the re-
mittances will, necessarily, continue on a small
scale.

Several rumours are afloat respecting the I,ndian
loan, but no official information has yet been
afforded. There is still an impression that
5,000,000/. will be negotiated in the first instance,
leaving the remaining 3,000,0001. to be subscribed
hereafter.

The demand for money is steady, though limited,
and in a few weeks it is generally imagined that
there will be a sufficient renewal of trade to afford
the monied interest increased employment for the
vast amount of capital now at their disposal.

The advices from New York report a continued
accumulation of specie in the New York City
Batiks. On the 6th inst., the total stood at
6,555,0001., being more than a million dollars
larger than at any previous period.

Increased firmness has been manifested in the
market for public securities, and a slight advance
bas taken place. Altogether there is an improved
tone, but the transactions are still very much
restricted. Consols have been 961 to 971 for money,
and 97- to 97k for aocount. They are now 96/ to 97
and 97 to 97i respectively. The March Exchequer
Bills are 363. to 38s. premium ; the June ditto,
353. to' 38s. premium ; and the Bonds, 1859, 1001
to 101 k.

In the Foreign Stock Market business is quiet,
but quotations exhibit *an upward tendency.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 ; Brazilian 4 per
Cents., 101/ ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81,4 82 ;
ditto 3 per Cents., .56,f ; Russian 44 per Cents.,
1001 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i ; ditto Deferred,
26i ; and ditto Certificates, 4i.
Business in the Railway Share Market this
Morning has been rather active, and an improve-
rueut of about Ito per Cent. may be quoted on
most of the leading lines. Caledonians, Eastern
Counties, Great Northerns, North-Eastern (Ber-
wick), and North-Eastern, (York), improved ss.
Great Western, North-Western, and South-
Eastern, 10s. , and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1/.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines the transactions
have been moderate, but there is little variation to
report in prices. East Indian have improved
10s., and Grand Trunk of Canada, ss.
Mining Shares have been neglected. Fortuna
are quoted 2 to 2k, and Pontjibaud 6.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
Are at slightly reduced rates. City Bank declined
about ss. ; London and Westminster, ss. ; Union
of London improved ss. ; and Provincial of Ire-
land, 10s. ; Electric Telegraph declined 11.

BIUTISII FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE OTI:OCK,
( From the Official List:) _ . .

_
. _
Business done.
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96k 7i
laws Bonds, £lOOO ..
nitto, under £lOOO 2l p
Cotools for Account
Ezonequer Bills, 2id. March. June.
£IOOO.
i-'5OO - 135
5ma11...... . .
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.... 99,E
Oitte, 1859
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bras:tun 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1852, 44 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent —
Ditto Account BIB 2
Ditto 3 per Cent. -
Ditto Account s6i
Russian Bonds, In 2, £ St.. 5 per Cent --
Ditto, 4i per Cent... lOO i
Sp ...mph Lloads, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account,
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 4‘
Tarkieh Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO ON ILOC Is .
Consols, • money
Ditto, Account

The colossal equestrian statue in memory of Lord
Londonderry, to he erected in the centre of the market-
place of Durham, is to be executed by Signor Raffaelle
Monti. The county subscription amounts to above
2,000/.
It has been resolved at a meeting held in the Grand
Jury Room, Derby, to erect in that town a statue to the
late Duke of Devonshire. A number of noblemen and
gentlemen have sent in their names as cammitt-e-men.

NEW EAST INDIAN DIRECTOR.—We have much plea-
sure in stating that Lord Ellenborough has recalled
Lieut.-General Sir G. Pollock to the hoard of direction
of the Fast India Company. Sir G. Pollack succeeds
Sir Lawrence Peel, whose term of appointment expires
in April next, and who does not wish to be reappointed.
--Homeefard
DEATH OF THE EARL OF RANPURLY.—We regret to
announce the demise, in his seventy-second year, of the
Earl of Ranfurly. Intelligence of the mournful event was
received by telegraph yesterday moraine, from Ireland,
by Mr. and Lady Adelaide Goff, and other members of
his lordship's family staying in town. The lamented
earl expired at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening, at Dungan-
non-park, Tyrone, after a lengthened illness.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NEW COVENT-GARDEN
THEATRE.—Yesterday afternoon as a carpenter, named
Jeffreys, was walking across the roof of the new Covent-
garden Theatre for the purpose of continuing his work
upon the skylight frames, some of the slating gave way,
and he fell through to a depth of nearly a hundred feet.
thighs and ribs were broken, and he was otherwise
frightfully injured, and died almost immediately.
A reply to the Tiverton address which was forwarded
to his lordship about a fortnight since has been received
from Lord Palmerston. He thanks his constituents for
entertaining so favourable an opinion of his o induct
while at the head of affairs ; and adds, that he cares not
on which side of the house he sits, if the present Ministry
adopt the measures and carry on the intentions of their
immediate predecessors. He intimates his intention
not to give the Derby government unnecessary trouble.
Western Times.
About 170,0001. in geld was sent into the Ihnk yes-
terday, of which 80,0001. was from Russia, the remainder
being chi-fly Australian.
A. letter from Milan, of the 16th, gays The execu-
tion of Orsini has produced a slight agitation here.
Many people received black crape bands enclosed in
anonymous letters, recommending them to wear the
bands round their arms on the day d f the execution.
Some threw these letters with their conients into the
fire. Others, remembering the tricks of the police in old
times, suspected a trap, and, by way of precaution, sent
the letters to the police-office. Three men have been
arrested on suspicion, one of whom was a fellow-prisoner
with Orsini at Mantua