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

MONEY MARKET 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 ..

Other Securities ..
Increase .. ..
Notes Unemployed ..
Decrease .. ..

.. Z 19,644,500
53,595
.. 12,798,119
.. 533,151
3,194.424

10,098
.. 7,361,356
.. 23,485
.. 11,972,295
.. 212,475
.. 610,189
• • 41,862
.. 9,540,273
No alteration.
.. 20,522,372
.. 636,782
.. 6,924,075
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 due 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
aboat £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 92t i. Monetary affairs are
exerting an adverse influence, the specnlators
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 92i; India 6 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
70i to 71/ ; ditto New 561 to 57/ ; Spanish have
receded to 50i 4 ; Mexican to 21-a I-, and Buenos
Ayres, to 96 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. were firm at
981 to 991; ditto 4/ per Cents. at 86a.
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 55.; 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 as.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinued inactive, at previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock ..
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent '
Ditto I per Cent
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
India Stock for Account
Ditto 5 per Cent. for Aecount lo]
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto £5OO 3 dig
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent .. 98! 9i
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 B6/
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Mexican 3 per Cent 2l
Spanish 3 per Cent
Turkish 6 per Cent .. 70{
Ditto Account . 7oi
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, ex dir. 92/