The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

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ZONE Y MARKET ANI) CITY NE WAS%

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days have shown rather more
activity ; prices, however, have in some instances
slightly given way. At the public sales of tea a
decline of d. per lb. took place on the inferior
qualities. Sugars were in fair request at about
late values ; but coffee, rice, and spices have each
shown slight symptoms of depression. For fruit
there has been a steady demand. At the drug
Sales previous prices were realised in most articles.
SalPetre was inactive, and tallow dull, P.Y.C.
to the end of the year being quoted 595. 6d. to 595.
9d. per cwt.

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Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday closed with increased animation,
and prices advanced -Id. to id. per lb. About
16,000 bales were sold. In Railway Shares the
transactions were limited, and quotations tended
downwards.
There were no bullion operations of importance
at the Bank of England yesterday.
A call of £2 per share, amounting to £400,000,
is due to-day on the Great Indian Peninsula, New,
Railway shares.
An active demand for money is still reported in
the discount market, and at the Bank of England
a fair amount of busines is now transacted. Full
rates, consequently, prevail, very few bills being
negotiated under the minimum charged at that
establishment.
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway Company took place to-day,
Mr. Hamilton in the chair. The gross receipts
of
thethe half year amounted to £87,606 13s. 3d., and
expenses to £39,091 Bs. lid., leaving a net pro-
fit of £48515 4s. 4d., or an increase of £23,424125.
10d.
Compared with the corresponding period
of 1858. The permanent way and works
had been maintained in good condition. The
chairman regretted that the progress of the
remaining works had not been as rapid as was
expected; but it was still satisfactory as to the
probability of a considerable frirther length being
Opened during the next year. By the statement of
receipts and expenditure it appeared that the ac-
count with the Government stood as follows :
Interest on paid-up capital to June 30, 1859,
4760,679
7s. 5d.; net revenue of opened lines to
I.,„1-14° 30, 1859, R 181,698 10s. 11d. ;total, £578,980
4°B* 6d. The report was adopted.
Continued quietude is apparent in the market
for Public Securities, owing to the limited opera-
tions for investment and on speculation, but the
ilnarket has exhibited more firmness, Consols haw-
ing risen to 95i 96, being an improvement of
-} per
cent' This movement has created a favourable effect
il'Pon the other departments of the Stock Exchange,
ilt Which indications of buoyancy tire also reported.
T '4erNew Threes and the Reduced are rather firmer,
at
941 it; ; and Exchequer Bills at 28s. to 31s.
:ern. India Stock has advanced to 222 and 224 ;
Otto New is steady at 1021 1031; and the Scrip at
33; ditto Loan Debentures (1858) are heavy at
9"6
; and ditto (1859) at 961. Bank Stock has
receded to 225,
In. Foreign Securities the transactions have been
i_ralted, and prices remain without any change of
_eatportance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 774- 781
_4ei to
661 67-} ; and the 4 per Cents. have
ar ceded to 103 ; Mexican is steady at 21/ to 22 ;
nd Sardinian, 86i ; Russian 3 per Cents. are
heayY at 6717 Brazilian 5 per Cents. have ad-
rgneed to 1021•
In. The arrangements for the settlement of the half
nthly account are now in progress in the Rail-
-3 Share Share Market, and prices during the morning
Midland h exhibited a downward tendency. North-Western,
,
and North Eastern (Berwick), declined
1.1;,. and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South-
Eastern, 105. Caledonians and Eastern Counties
is inapro7ed about ss. More firmness, however,
,ucriv Perceptible.
des.ithe
.transactions in the Foreign and Colonial un-
til' Lakings have been on a limited scale. Great
br declined to 6Z- 7, and Lombardo
9771.11 i: ht 114, Great Indian Peninsula improved to
4 a, but East Indian declined to 101 1001. Grand
rlink of Canada have receded to 381 382, and
Great Great Western. of Canada New Shares to 81.
-t or Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there
was scarcely any enquiry. Bank of London
declined s_.
3 j Oriental Bank improved ss. ; South
Australian Land were steady at 361, and Van Die-
an's Land declined to 131 141.

aa BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
nk
... Stock
225
Per rent. Reduced
94i 4
3 'ent. Reduced Annuities
95t A W i 6 6i
NSW
Cent. Consols Annuities
oilialt
w 3 per Cent Annuities
India Stock
103 i 2i 3k
...,itto, 1859, 5 per cent.
Ditto
Loan Scrip, 5 103
Debentures, 1858
per cent
96
... Ditto, 1859
Ditto 130 (18 i
Mitt n ' '
Zl 000
4 p
~, ) tinder £l,OOO
952- 16
teasels for Account (Nov. 8)
*chequer Dills, £l,OOO, lid .
Ditto Staall, id'
11 . FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
razilian 5 per Cent.
Chilian, 6 per Cent
..eDitto 3 per Cent.
75
a4l xiean 3 per Cent
roDitto Account ...
~ l•tilguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
alaisalan, 1822 £ St. 5 er Cent
Ditto Sc • ; 'l)
671
i d
Bpid' • riP
mum, 5 per Cent. 86 i
ttish 3 per Cent
v., Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
1 urkish 6 per Cent 771 8 7
Ditto New Loan66k 1
'a Z
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.i
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols Money 951 6
Ditto Account (Nov.)