The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

Mal\EY MARK) T AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocii.

Active preparation s being in progress for the
commercial bills of th e 4th inst. and other monthly
engagements, the de' _nand for money, which a few
days since had abate 1, has again increased, and the
brokers are disposc d to ask a slight advance on
previous rates for discount accommodation. The
movement, howevc r, is unimportant. First-class
paper is still neg ociated at 21 per cent., and
although 24. per CE 'nt. may be nearer the average
quotation, the ma rket has not varied to any ma-
terial extent, and at the Bank of England the
applications are still very limited. On the
Stock Exchange also the inquiry has subsided,
after the liquida- Lion of the account in foreign
Stocks and railwa y shares. 0 n the ith the Consol
settlement may c Teate a temporary influence, but
the supply of er Lpital is largely in excess of the
current requirements, owing to the limited specu-
lation now in pr ogress.

The continent al exchanges continue steady, but
gold is still rather dear er in Paris than in London,
and further remittance: 3 anticipated.

The Governlnent broker has effected another
purchase of £lO,OOO Reduced Annuities to-day
on behalf of the Sa vings' Banks Commissioners.
Subjoined are the da, ys appointed for the closing,
and re-opening the T ransfcr Books at the Bank :
Shut. Open.
3 per Cent. Consols.... Bth Dec. 18th Jan , 1859.
31 per Cents
2 per Cents
New 5 per Cents. .... 10th „ 14th ~
Annuities, Jan., 1860... 10th „ 14th „
Do. Jan., 1880 loth „ 14th 7)
India Stock

The Glasgow Her ald states that up to the closing
of the Western Ban: k of Scotland on Saturday, the
sum of £885,000 ha .d been paid in liquidation of
the £lOO call.

The public sale - of colonial wools, which com-
menced on .the 4t h ult., will terminate to-day.
Throughout the sale there has been a good attend-
ance of buyers. A. t the commencement prices ruled
lid. to 2d. per lb. higher than those realised at the
previous sales in A .ugust. These rates have been
well maintained fc r all descriptions. Cape wools,
of which there has been a large proportion, sold
steadily, the condi lion being generally good.
In the Liverpot .1 Cotton Market yesterday a
fair amount of but bet s was transacted, and 4,000
bales were disposed of, at former quotations. The
Railway Share Ma xket closed steadily, and prices
tended upwards. -
The number anC l tonnage of vessels now on the
berth in the port of London for the Australian
colonies is shown in the following table prepared
by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee House
For Vessels. Tonnage.
Launceston .
Hobart Town
_

Sidney
Melbourne, Geelong, and Portland
Bay l7
Adelaide
Swan River.... 3
New Zealand.

6,172
13,516
3,221
1,703
4,901

T0ta1.,....

. 49 32,501

At the half-yearly meeting of the African
steam Packet Company to-day a report was read,
Showing an available balance of £7,201, from
-which the directors recommended a dividend of
10s. per share, equal to 5 per cent. per annum.
The report was adopted.

The Agincourt having arrived in the Downs,
er specie, viz., £283,100 is expected in town
te -morrow.

There has been a very depressed market for
? iblie Securities, a fall of nearly 1 per cent. having
oc curred in spite of the operations of the Bank
br, )ker. It appears that some of the speculators for
a i ise have closed their account in anticipation of
set tling day. These transactions seem to have
created a very heavy tone, and the market at pre-
sen t exhibits -a downward tendency. Consols are
no v about 97* to 98 for money and the 7th instant,
md. 9E4 I for the January account. The New 3 per
men ts. are 96/ n, and the Reduced 968 /. India
itock is flat at 2261, and ditto Debentures at 991
fog• the 2d issue. The June Exchequer Bills are
Larked 345. prem., and ditto Bonds 1001.
In the Foreign Stock Market business is not
ry active, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per
?nth. are 921 ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, a f,- dis. ; ditto
2i I issue, par to 1 prem., being unaltered. Brazilian
51 )er Cents. are 1021 ; ditto 41 per Cents. (1858),
1 ex div. ; Buenos Ayres New Deferred, 181 ;
P. 4( luador Bonds, 17; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 48;
St )apish New Deferred, 31 ; Venezuela 5 per
C( nts., 41.1 42 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 667,-.

Chilian Loan is par to prem., which is a
fu -ther decline.
In the Railway Share Market this morning
bu siness has been rather active, and prices in
nlc st instances havo shown an upward tendency,
thi advance being about ato 2 per cent. on some
of 1 he principal lines. Bristol and Exeter, Caledo-
nia; 1, Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln advanced 55., and South Western,
10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Brighton
declined 55., and Midland and North-Eastern
(Yolk), 10s. ; Great Northern, North Western,
ana south Easterns brought former rates.
In the Foreign Market scarcely any business
WP.s done, and prices were almost nominal. Great
I.rLxembourg, Pernambuco, and Bahia and San
Pr ancisco were at former quotations.
The Colonial lines were inactive. Grand Trunk
of Canada improved as. ; Great Western of Canada
and East Indian brought previous rates.
jioint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
dul 1, but firm. London Joint Stock improved as.;
On ental Bank, ss. ; and Ottoman Bank, as.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 96a
a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
~„Per Cent. Consols Annuities
'IT "V .3 per Cent. Annuities
Ditto
Stock
•uitto Debentures —
Ditto 2d Issue
Consols for Account
March J Mme.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &11d... I 34
Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1858, 4/ per Cent 95 1/ /ad
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. -
Ditto Deferred lB/
quador New Consolidated
Portu,piese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spari;sh 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 3l
Turkish 6 per Cent 92/
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan Scrip
Ditto Account
Ditto 2d Issue
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l5/
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account, January 9B/ /

THIS- DAY'S MARKETS.