The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-11 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTRT,MGEIqOE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The market for Foreign and Colonial Produce
during the past few days has exhibited rather more
aorivitly, some large quantities of most of the lead-
lug staples having been offered at public sale. Tea
has realised steady rates, and sugar of good grccery
qualities has slightly improved. Coffee rates at
rather higher quotations, more particularly for
good bold descriptions of Plantation Ceylon. There
has been a fair inquiry for fruit and spice, but rice
has been dull and at public sale lower rates were
current except for the finer qualities. The demand
for saltpetre continues very steady and full values
are realised for the better qualities. In indigo a
fair amount of business has been done by private
contract, and prices of East India have improved
2d. to 3d. per lb. on the rates realised at the close
of the fast sales. For tallow there has been rather
more enquiry, and prices are steady. P.Y.C. on
the spot is quoted 535. 61, July to September
61s. 6d., and last 3 months 503. 6d. per cwt.
Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices
slightly receded. The sales were estimated at
7.'000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on specu-
lation. The Railway Share Market manifested
rather an animated appearance, and quotations
again advanced.
The Bank of France have reduced the minimum
rate of discount from 6 per cent., at which it was
T6sted on the 18th February, to 3i per cent.
ie measure was generally anticipated, and
the monthly balance sheet now published
,a.hows that it was fully justified. The bul-
'ion has further accumulated, and in the
other principal departments an improvement
has also occurred. A notice was posted at the
Bourse to the effect that the rate of interest and
discount had been lowered, but it caused no further
unproiement in values, because the alteration had
been so generally anticipated.
The alterations exhibited in this return will be
seen by the following table :
Bullion £20,415,526 ... Increase £2,710,168
Discounts
Advanced on pub-
lic, securities
Advanced on rail-

1,339,868 ... Decrease 96,696

way securities... 2,672067 Derease 469,448
liotesin circulation 23,421,,935 ... Deccrease 277,006
The meeting of the North of Europe Steam Navi-
gation Company to-day was for receiving the report
en the ballot in respect to the amendment on the
report of the directors, but the business having
beenconducted illegally no report was made, and
the meeting therefore adjourned, having passed a
vote of thanks to the directors.
The market for English Securities opened with
,4.rrenese, and at a slight advance in quotations,
but there has since been a little flatness consequent
upon a few sales. The transactions, however, have
been limited, and all departments of the house
ckasent a singularly dull appearance. Consols
4°r account, ex div., have been at 96 961 ; and they
4° now 95! 96. The New Threes are 95 96A ;
and the Reduced 96 to 96k. India Debentures,
99i ; India BondF, 20s. to 21s. pm. ; and Ex-
chequer do.. 1001 101. Bank Stock is 219t0 221.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market
Ire extremely limited, and prices are steadY.
rurkish 6 per Cents. are 95 a ; Brazilian 41 per
Cents., 98 ; Grenada Deferred, 6 ; Peruvian 3
Per Cents., 66 ; and Portuguese 3 per Cants., 461 ;
Ilrazilian Scrip is par to I premium.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Ca., give the follo-w-
Ng as the prices of American Securities :

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Redeemable. Per Cent.
United States G per Cents. 1867-1868...105 106
united States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...105 106
STATE SECURITIES.
tabaina 5 per Cent. ... 78
llntunk7 6 per Cont. Bonds 1863-1872... 91 93
ir.ryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 92 94
C:istotencih.en7tts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...100:1 1014
.ilasissippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk.
1841-1871...
sissippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ...
/knnsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock
Tennessee
5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 82 84
6 per Cent. Bonds
Npil‘ginia 6 per Cent. Bons 1886... 83 85
argiuia
5 per Cent. (Sterld ling Bonds) 1888... 83 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
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kr bon 41 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90
Cnntreal 6 per Cent. 80nd5........1856-1865...
"cw Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883...
RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
.„,;,1?ot Convertible 1875... PO 82
*no's Central 6 per Cent 1875... 80 82
inois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
/110rtds 1860... 77 79
iri,npi Central (Shares), 130 paid...
... 16 d 14d
-me nigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860...
Do. do. do. 1869... 82 84
.I,lv, York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94
New York Central 6 per Cent. not
Convertible 1883... 81 83,
"ew York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
"age 1883... 68 70
N4.York and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertible 1862...
- York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875...
A very limited business has been transacted in
'4le Railway Share Market this morning, but a
Ilight improvement may be reported in the values
tlf Several of the leading lines. Eastern Counties,
Qreat Western, and North Eastern (York), im-
t'eved ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
Midland and Vale of Neat!), 10s.; Caledonian, 155.;
ted Brighton, 11. In the Foreign and Colonial
41azkets scarcely any business has been done.
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tia.rle and Lyons have improved ss. ; Namur and
,INe, 55.; and Pernambuco, ss. East Indian have
advanced 15s.
thVor Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
ele has been a very limited enquiry. Bank of
At have declined e ; Ottoman Bank, ; Lon-
-1 Chartered of Australia, Union of London,
Idon General Omnibus Company, and Crystal
P
"gee are at previous quotations.

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"ITISR FUNDS.—ULO6IN u rttiCES —THIS DAY.
(Prom the Ogcuzl List:)
3 t a,w, Stook ..
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li.`:' ' Cent. li.educed Annaittae .
/ 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 isi 6,3/4 6
zadia Loan Debentures 991 a
ltdia Bonita, £lOOO
r, bitto, under £lOOO '4'o 21
rtsels for Account ' 96 i 51 6
'44lisquer Dills, 2id. MArcb. June.
'5BO 36 p I
13 ma...-. .........
t zchoquer Bonds, 1858, 3A per Cent....
Ditto, 1859
, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
15raztuan 5 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1853 93
!te nada New Active, 24 per Cent.
, Ditto Deferred 6 4
rernvian Bonds, 44 per Cent —
Ditto 3 per Cent.
I. Ditto Account
(Irtuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853
-utki,h Bonds, 6 per cent 9si
Ditto Account 954 A i
Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Ceut
Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . .

Dividends oa the;above payable in London.

- 1 &ABB o'ol 00K.
Consols account (July 8) 95 s 6 a d

asRLANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening,
t, AI
Ir• Shorland, jun., of Dundry-grove, near Brie-
thlr n‘pe of the magistrates of Someraetshire, acting in
bts division of Bedminster, was returning home with
from Winford in a pony carriage the axle-tree of
the
b„vehicle broke, and the fright caused by the accident
42e deceased, who suffered from an affection of the
suit. produced almost instantaneous death.
ortjtOxt GALWAY TO NEW YORK .—A second trial trip
t" steamship Indian Empire was made at Southamp-
bo°nWednesday, with a distinguished company on
110,71*;1; for a final test of engines and speed preparatory to
urat Transatlantic voyage from Ireland to America.
passing the Government measured ground in Stokes
,43? the .o knot," or nautical mile of 2,026 yards, was
t 1,14 in 4 minutes 46 seconds, with 16& revolutions per
tolnute. The trial was considered eminently satifac-
-4,1. The Indian Empire leaves Galway for Halifax
I\inve York on Friday, the 18th inst., with passen-
tir4 and the mails for Nova Scotia, Canada, and the
~I:ll,_ted States, being the first steamer of a projected
pe,,a,413r line. The voyage from Galway to Hal,fax is ex-
Q6d to be run in eight days.
714IGHT OF THE NEW Bra BEN.—This bell was
1:,.1,,4ned yesterday, and the result given by the steel-
th;" was 13 tons 10 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lb., or rather more
ev-"„11 two tons less than the former one. It is still, how-
11,—, one of the largest bells in Europe, excluding
sit:Elia, the country oflarge ells, being only interior in
Erp and weight to those of Vienna and Olmutz. The
its on,tt bsll now exceeds it a little in weight, for though
Tb,:aaeter and thickness are less its height i 3 greater.
ht been
dimensions of the present Big Ben have not.
h 61,8,en given, and are as follows ;—Diameter, Oft. ,
so6ta",,`,olltside, 7ft. ; inside, Eft. Clin. ; thickness of
fout.4 °nye, 8/in. ; thickness of thinnest part, 3in. The
tittitcluarter bells, of which the tuning was suspended
doi 'he recasting of the great bell, are cxpected to be
bp vaned, in a few days, after which they will be taken
thek:' bung Without delay, and the clock will follow

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