The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-16 00:00:00

MARKET

ONEY

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

There has been a very quiet business transacted
in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dd.-
ing the past few days, and only the better qualities
of the various articles have maintained their pre-
vious values. Sugar met a very dull sale, and the
lower descriptions have declined 6d. to Is. per cwt.
For Coffee there has been a very limited inquiry.
Rice has slightly improved, and in tea, rum, and
saltpetre the transactions were unimportant. The
Tallow Market has been rather firmer, and prices
have exhibited a slight improvement. P.Y.C. on
the spot is quoted 565. ; May and June delivery,
545. 9d. ; and last 3 mouths, 525. 6d. perscwt. The
next public sale of foreign and colonial wool is
announced for the 29th inst. The quantity already
arrived amounts to about 50,000 bales, the greater
propor'ion of which is from Sydney and Port
Philip. The quantity will no doubt be largely in-
creased, as several vessels from the colonies are
now overdue.

Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with a dull aspect, and
prices inclined downwards. The sales were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, of which 500 were taken for
export and 1,000 on speculation. In the Railway
Share Market a decline took place in all securities
except South-Eastern, which maintained Wednes-
day's quotations.
About 16,0001. in Australian gold waa sent into
the Bank of England yesterday. It is expected
that the remittances by the Shaftesbury will be
similarly appropriated.
.The demand for money is rather more active,
but the terms remain steady, although the tend-
ency is slightly towards an advance. As much as
21 par cent. has lately been paid for the negotiation
of the best kinds of bills whereas 24 per cent. was
the current charge a short time ago. At the Stock
Exchange there are ample facilities, and loans have
been granted at 14 and 2 per cent. on Government
securities.

Business in the City continues extremely quiet,
slid there is quite a dearth of commercial informa-
tion. The operations on the Stock Exchange are
reduced within narrow limits. Consols are steady,
Foreign Stocks nominal, and Shares depressed,
through the unfavourable traffics. Among the
shipping interest there is little doing, and the
Mincing lane markets are neglected. The fineness
of the weather seems to have promoted a better
feeling, but little or no revival of trade can yet be
reported. It is considered that the worst is passed,
and the recnvery has commenced, but it is very
gradual in its earlier stages, and exercises scarcely
any influence.

The Funds have not varied even to the extent of
it per cent. Up to one o'clock few bargains bad
taken place, and at previous values. Except a
purchase oflo,ooo/. Reduced there has been nothing
to impart the least animation to the market. The
influx of gold, and the continued ewe in the Money
Market support values, even although business is
50 very circumscribed. Consols have been 96i for
transfer, and 961 1 for the account, they are now
961 # and 963/4 1, respectively. The New 3 per
Cents. are 95i 1 ; the Reduced, 95g a ; Long An-
nuities, 1 11-16 ; and Bank Stock is 220 to 222.
Exchequer Bills, 355. to 395. premium for March,
345. for June ; Dit ' o Bonds, 100 i ; India Bonds, 21s.
prem. ; India Stock, 2201 223 ; do. Loan Deben-
tures, 99i
•

It has been announced that the half-yearly divi-
dend on the Ecuador Consolidated Debt is at the
rate of 10 per cent.
To-day a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per
"Duni was declared at the meeting of the Commer-
cial Gas Company.
The only transactions recorded in the Foreign
Stock Market are in Mexican 3 per Cents,, at 19i ;
Turkish. 6 per Cents., at 96i 97 ex div. ; and ditto
4 per Cents, 104 i.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
8t°604:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi-
ditto 3
can, 19i 20 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ;
per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents.,
45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i
Per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43/ 44i;
ditto Deferred, 26 i•
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow-
ing as the prices of American Securities :--

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Per Cent.
Redeemable.
Ratted States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...103 105
waited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...103 105
STATE SECURITIES.
„Alabama 5 per Cent.
... 78
aentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 91 93
tteryland 5 per Cent. (Sterliiic, Bonds) B9 91
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Steil. Bonds)
... 99 101
,wassissippi 6 per Cent. pl. Bk
Bends
1841-1871.-
reinas:sinppi
.5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds
7-7_ __79
sylvatua 5 per Cent. Stock
„!atesylrania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 82 83
.Vrn.elses 6 per Cent. Bonds
71 i!a, 6 per Cent, Bonds 1886... 83 85
Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84
LOANS OF CITIES.
Zoltenoatreal 6
.4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90
‘,
per Cent. Bonds ..
'I•W Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1856-1865.
1883...
luiaois RAILROAD BONDS.
Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
Illinois 1875... 79 81
Illinois °le Central 6 per Cent 1875... 79 81
.T. Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
79 SO
Central (Shares), $3O paid.... lBB—
o 10 d 8 d
C9Nigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860...
.:"°. do. do. 1869... 85 87
I,._w "v York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94
York Central 6 per Cent., not
...... 1883... 82 84
g
York and Erie 7 per Cent,. 3d Mort-
age 1883... 73 75
• Ork. and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862...
York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Peed
1875...
?etasy nia 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 94 96
lvania Central 6p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 87 89
There has been a moderate amount of business
transacted to-day in the Railway Share Market,
but a downward tendency still prevails in prices, a
further decline of to 1 per cent. having taken
place on most of the principal lines. Great Wes-
terns and Midlands receded ss. ; E 'stern Counties,
North-Western, North-Eastern (Berwick), and
outh-E wens , 10s. ; Great Northern and South-
WeAtern, 15s. ; North-Eastern (York), 1 ; and
Caledonian, 14. En the Foreign and Colonial
Undertakings the transactions have been unim-
portant. Pernambuco declined about ss. ; and
Namur and Liege improved ss. ; Grand Trunk
of Canada declined 15s. ; and Great Western of
Canada, 53.
For Joint-stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares
there has been very limited inquiry. London
litid County have improved se. ; Australian Agri-
cultural have declined about 10s., and Van Die-
rnen's Land about ss. to 10s.
1311 r.

TISR FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY.
(From the Offictal List:)
talk Stock Business done.
„11,er Cent. Reduced Annuities 220 22
95 $ i
Per Gent. Consols Annsities
11. ow per Cent. Annuities 95) $ R i i
i'ag Annuities expire sth Jan• 1860 1 11-16
tticlia Stook ' .
243 201
India Loan 1304..; t
nurea ..................
... Ditto Scrip ..................
1 dig. Bonds, 4:,to00 ........... :..
...........
I/
... t)itto, under 4;1000 ..................... —.... .. 1—
ki msols for Account ~.. ....... ... "
963 i
Ezeberine7 nula, 21d.
March. June.
MOO . .................... . 39 5 8 134
V. 500
---
El uall 135
..... - • .................. 39
......
Exchequer Bonds, 1358, 33/4 per Cent._ _ I
Mao, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
79
Mexican Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
19
i
Aqxican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account l9l
Portuguese Bonds, 3 " 1853
pe. rent.,
Ditto Account
45i
~
ttusilan Bonds, Lz322, 4..: St., 5 per Cent — , (~ Ditto, 4 per Cent. lO3l 1
la,Trdinn Benls, 5 per Cont .. .. 9li
isse,.o.3, 3 per Cent. -
pitto Account 44
a Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 26a 1
PO flialt
ll ;CoCommittee Cert. of Coop; not fun. 4t
..cruth!, 6 per cent
Ditto Account,
tOitto Guaranteed. i •,or Cen -
, nezuela Bonsls, 4i per ti
Cent * 33,1,,1 2ii i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
2 fittEß O'CLOCK.
Conzolg money . 961
Clonsols, account (May 6)
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the 11 MURDER AT PORTSMOUTH.—TheI inquiry before
Je4terd
wagistrates into this myAerious. affair was reemmed
tk,„4„ aY at Portsmouth, and some additional evidence
""i been taken, Wia Again, adjourned.