The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

DECEMBER 29, 1860.

1110ABY AIARRET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Some unfavourable changes are shown in the
Bank of England return completed to the 26th
December. The bullion, owing to the continued
shipments of specie to the United States, has been
diminished by about half a million, and there is a de-
crease in the reserve of notes to a considerable extent.
The active demand for money usual at the close of
the year has caused an increase of over half a
million in the Other Securities. The Public De-
posits, owing to the payment of official salaries,
show a slight falling off; but there is an increase
in the Private Deposits of about a quarter of a
million sterling. In the other items of the balance
sheet there are no changes requiring special notice.
Subjoined are the particulars :
Active Circulation ..
Decrease
Bullion • . • • • • • •
Decrease ..
Rest
Increase •• .. ..
Public Deposits
Decrease ..
Other Deposits • • • .
Increase ..
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Decrease .. .
Government Securities

.. Z 19,641,500
• • 53,595
.. 12,798,119
.. 533,161
.. 3,194,424

10,098
7,361,356
23,485
.. 11,972,295
.. 212,475
.. 610,189
• • 41,862
.. 9,540,273
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 20,522,372
Increase .. 636,782
Notes Unemployed 6,924,075
Decrease 422,425
No change of importance was exhibited in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.
A call of £2 per share, amounting to £BO,OOO,
is duo on, Monday, the 31st inst., on the North
British Border Union Guaranteed £lO Railway
Shares.

Continued activity is reported in the general
discount market, and the quotations exhibit in-
creased firmness.

A fair amount of business was recorded in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were well supported. The sales were 12,000 bales.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have been
about £376,800, and the exports £844,000.
The Royal Mail steamship America, which left
Liverpool to-day for Halifax and* Boston, took
£162,603 in specie.

The market for Public Securities to-day has
presented an unfavourable appearance, Consols
having receded to 921 1. Monetary affairs are
exerting an adverse influence, the speculators
being encouraged to effect sales, owing to the in-
creased firmness of the discount market and the
flow of gold to America. The New Threes and
the Reduced receded to 921; India 5 per Cent.
Enfaced Paper to 95 ; but Exchequer Bills were
firmer at 3s. dis. par.

Foreign Securities were in fair request, but
prices were depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
701 to 711 ; ditto New 56.1 to 571 ; Spanish have
Seceded to 501 ; Mexican to 2114, and Buenos
Ayres, to 96; Brazilian 5 per Cents. were firm at
981 to 991; ditto 41 per Cents, at 861.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued very dull, and the few dealings recorded
show a further slight decline in values. Great
Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland
have receded ss. ; Caledonian, London, Chatham,
and Dover, North-Western, and West Midland 10s.
The Foreign lines exhibited little change of im-
portance in values. South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian, however, realised 121.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
declined ss. to 10s., and East Indian advanced 6s.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con.
tinued inactive, at previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities •92 i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock .. . .
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto i per Cent . . : 95
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
India Stook for Account