The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

There has been rather more activity in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the
last few days, and in several instances prices have
been rather firmer. Tea has been exceedingly firm,
and fully late rates were realised for the better de-
scriptions at public sale. Coffee has been in good
demand, and Plantation Ceylon has shown a
slight advance in value. Sugars have not been
dealt in to any large extent, but good grocery
qualities for home consumption were in fair
demand; and in the Refined Market a slight
advance has taken place, owing to the scar-
city of dried goods on offer. Rice continues
very dull. For saltpetre there has been a fair
inquiry, and, in the private market, the better
qualities have shown a slight improvement. The
public sales of colonial wool continue to proceed
With steadiness, and for the better qualities of
Australian there has been rather more animation
in the biddings, but little variation can be reported
in the rates realised, compared with those current
at the beginning of the series. Tallow has been
exceedingly dull,' and prices show a downward
tendency.

Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market yesterday continued very firm, and prices
of American advanced fully ad. per lb. Other
descriptions were unaltered. The sales amounted
to 10,000 bales.

The Atrato, from the West Indies, has arrived
with £160,800 in gold and silver; and the Sultan
from Lisbon with a very small amount, viz., about
£825.

A meeting of the West London Railway Com-
pany has taken place to-day, when a resolution
was passed for enabling the directors to carry out
their project for converting the Kensington Canal
into a railway, having for its object the connection
of the great railways on the northern and southern
side of the Thames. The traffic on Li canal had
shown a slight increase over the previous year.
From the accounts it appeared that the balance in
favour of the company, on revenue account, was
£1,944 12s. 10d. The report was adopted.
A steady inquiry for discount accommodation is
still experienced, both in Lombard-street and at
the Bank of England ; but the payments effected
to-day (the 4th of the month) have not occasioned
any pressure, and the terms charged for negotia-
ting commercial bills continue under the official
minimum quotation.

A moderate amount of business is reported in the
English Stock Market, but a rise of } per cent.
took place at an early hour, in consequence of
numerous purchases for money, but a reaction has
since occurred. Consols were at 95 d, but the
latest price is 954 I. Bank Stock has improved to
2281 and 230. The New Threes are marked 96 to
961, and the Reduced, 96} to 961. Exchequer
Bills, 355. to 38s. prem. ; and the Bonds, 100.
India Stock is steady, at 222 ; and the Loan De-
bentures are firm, at 99.

A rather large amount of business is recorded in
Foreign Securities, prices, however, are depressed:
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 901 to 911; ditto, New
Loan, 77 to 771 ; and ditto, 4 per Cents., are 1021.
Venezuelan 5 per Cents. have receded to 421;
Mexican to 19ic; Portuguese to 45'4 2 ; and Sar-
dinian to 79. Spanish 3 per Cents, are steady at
44 and 441, but the Deferred have declined to 294.
Peruvian 41 per Cents. are marked 924 ex div.
The New Austrian Loan is 21- to 2 dis.

A moderate business has been transacted in the
Railway Share Market, and prices have been steady.
Bristol and Exeter, South Western, Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton, and South Eastern,
advanced ss. ; and Brighton, 10s. North Western,
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland and
North Eastern (Berwick), declined ss. ; and North
British, 10s. The Foreign Lines have been quite
neglected, except Lombardo-Venetian, which have
improved about ss. for both the old and new shares.
In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
declined 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; East
Indian and Great Indian Peninsula are at former
rates.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
moderately active, and show a slight improvement.
Union of Australia have advanced ss. ; London
Chartered •of Australia, ss. ; New South Wales
declined 10s., and London Joint Stock, ss. Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam and Royal Mail Steam
have each improved about 10s.

Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following
as the prices of the American Securities :

Redeemable.
United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868
Do. 6 per Cent Bonds
Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — 78 80
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 90 92
Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 95 97
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str.
Bonds
Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 96 98
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock — 82 83
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 87
Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 83 85
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds
Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 85 87
Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 90 92
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 1875 79 81
Illinois Central 6 per Cent. . 1875 77 79
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.

Prices

(Freelands)
Do. shares, 60 dols. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent
Do. do. shares
New York Central 6 per Ct ,

1860 81 83
37 35 die
1869 83 85
45 50

not convertible . - '
New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from June 15,

1857-59
Do. do. shares
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct ,
3d mortgage
New York and Erie 7 per Ct.,

convertible
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct ,
sinking fund
Do. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort-
gage Str. Bonds, not cony
Do. do., Ist. do.

1859 100 102
186.5 95 97

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 I I
New 2f per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 15.16
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lB 3-16 15-16
India Stock
Ditto Debentures 99 8i
. Consols for Account 951
March.

June.

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & ltd.. ------
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small, If&
Ditto Advertised
Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 3i per Cent .... 100

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 1858, 4k per Cent. 94
Dateh Exchange, 12 Guil. 2k per Cent —
Ditto Provisional Land Warrant 5l
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Ditto Account • 92 1 11 2/ x d
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent. ..........
Sardinian, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
1
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
29/
Ditto Accont r i
Turkish 6 per Cent 9l
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 951
Consols for Account

PATENT COUCHES, &C., FOR AN INDIAN PRINCE.
—Mr. Alderman, the eminent medicalmechanician, of Soho,
has just completed an elaborate order for Mahab. Rajah,
which has for its object the inducing for that loyal and ex-
cellent prince, " the weary world's best medicine, sleep."
To say that Mr. Alderman may have succeeded in this,
When we hear how afflicted is this illustrious and wealthy
Indian, would be presumptuous; but certainly the care, the
tenderness, and the solicitude of a nurse could not be more
closely imitated than is wonderfully effected by the inge-
nious and simple contrivances attached to the couches and
chairs Trirposelv enne,trictr,fi byMr. Aldernaan.-3ro;•ni.v

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FUNI t3,D DE f; T. - -1;if? Capi tat of the fund':
debt on the Ist ult. was £790,616,409, against £782,710,375
on the Ist February, 1858. The amount of the unfunded
debt on the Ist ult. was 117,983,700 (X 13,283,700 in Ex-
chequer bills and £4,000,000 in Exchequer bonds). The
amount of Exchequer bills funded between the Ist July,
1858, and the Ist February, 1859, was £7,600,000, the rates
on conversion varying from £B5 15$, to £93 17s, 601,