The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-12 00:00:00

21101V_EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Bank of England return, completed to the
9th March, is of a satisfactory character. The amoun t
of bullion, notwithstanding the few arrivals from
Australia, shows a small augmentation, the amount
being close upon £20,000,000. The Reserve of
Notes has been increased about a quarter of a million .
The Other Securities have been diminished to the
extent of about £300,000, and as the return includes
the
payments usually made on the 4th of the month
it shows that the discount operations of the national
establishment have slightly fallen off, consequent
11110 n the easy state of the general money market.
The Public Deposits, as is generally the case just
before the payment of the dividends, show an accu-
mulation, the increase being about half a million;
and the Private Deposits consequent upon the re-
venue collections, and preparations for the 4th, have
diminished to about a similar amount. In the active
circulation there is a slight diminution. The other
!teals of the balance-sheet exhibit little change of
inVortance, as will be seen by the subjoined
table :--

Active Circulation
Decrease ..
Bullion ..
Increase ..
Rest ..

X 20,436,010
*0 *0 60 173,245
.. 19,951,022
66,390
3,649,821
2,232
•• •• ••
•• •• 8,741,162
426,097
• •
•. 13,440,220
514,843
776,706
17,919
• •
.. 10,696,147
No alteration.
Other Securities .. • • 16,474,750
Decrease .. • • • • 308,230
Notes Unemployed .. 13,285,005
Increase .. .. • • • • 300,770
The Return of the Bank of France for the past
bionth has been published, and shows a further
large accumulation of the precious metals, the total
amount standing at over £22,000,000. In the dis-
count operations of the establishment there have
been a considerable diminution, the decrease, com-
pared with the previous month, amounting to about
a million and a-half, but the advances on rail-
Way securities exhibit a slight increase. The
notes in circulation have been lessened about
three quarters of a million, while the private de-
posits also present a falling off of a quarter of a
luillion sterling.
The foreign exchanges yesterday showed a slight
recovery in the rates on Vienna and Trieste.
About £20,000 in gold was taken away from
the Bank of England yesterday, for transmission
to the continent.

Increase ..
Public Deposits
Increase ..
Other Deposits
Decrease ..
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Increase • •
Government Securities . .

In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, the
transactions were of a less extensive character, and
Prices remained without any variation of impor-
tance. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales. The
Tway Share Market closed quietly, and quota-
tifts slightly declined.
There has been less animation on the Stock
!change to-day, and very little alteration has
taken taken place in values. The speculators are
Still rather undecided in their movements, owing to
tlie variations in the Paris Bourse, and the uncer-
tainty still attending the progress of affairs on the
Continent. Consols hays remained at 96 to 961
all day. Exchequer Bills are steady, at 355. to 38s.
Preen. India Loan Debentures remain firm at 991,
but the Bonds are rather flatter, at 19s. prem.
A very moderate business has been recorded in
Foreign Stocks, and prices are heavy. Turkish 6
Per
Cents. are 921 to 93 ; ditto, New Loan, 79 to
; Peruvian 41. per Cents. have receded to 911;
'Vanish Deferred, to 301, and Dutch 4 per Cents.
.t.°. 1001; but the 21 per Cents. are firm at 65.
Russian 5 per Cents. at 111; and ditto 41 per
Cents. are steady at 1001 to 101. The New
Austrian Loan is 2 to / discount.
~Tbe Railway Share Market has exhibited a
Slight depression, a decline of about per cent.
Naving taken place on most of the principal under-
'airings. Caledonian, Edinburgh and Glasgow,
Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
...Western, South Western, North British, and North
4stern (Berwick), have receded ss. ; and Bristol
and Exeter, Blackwall, and North Eastern
(Leeds), 10s. The.. Foreign lines have been
)teeedingly quiet. • • Paris and Lyons, and Dutch
lihenish are at yesterday's rates, and Lom-
bardo-Venetian are a shade firmer, the old shares
being at 875.- 8, and the new at 8181.

In the Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada
have declined to 354 36, and East Indian to 1041
1051.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show no material variation. London and West-
minster have improved 55., and Union of Australia
6s. ; Australian Agricultural and South Australian
tiand are firm at former quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
I Per Cent Consols Annuities
„.121dia, Stock
Ditto Debentures 99}
Ditto Bonds, £l,OO0—
itto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account 96

March.
P'ltchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 3.5
Ditto Y.so°
Ditto Small, lid
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
trazilian 5 per Cent.
,Ditto 1858, 4} per Cent. 94}
reruvian ft per Cent —
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lll xd
b Ditto 41 per Cent.
°Panish 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
h‘Ditto Account
4:urkish 6 per Cent -
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
,f x d
Dividends on the above payable in Londoa.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Gull. 2f per Cent 6.5
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Consols for Account (April) 96

June.