The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

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IiONF,Y IT 4 RICET .41ND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocit.

There has been rather more activity in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the
last few days. Tea has been in good demand, and
realised full rates. For the better qualities of
sugar the inquiries have been active, chiefly for
home consumption, and prices have, in some in-
-Btancos, improved Gd to is per cwt. Coffee has been
dealt in to a fair extent at full values. For fruit
there has been a less active inquiry, and a rather
,large parcel of currants, announced for public sale,
nag been withdrawn. R tisins have advanced, and
figB Continue in good demand at full prices. Salt-
Petre continues in fair request, at about previous
rates. In the tallow market more activity has been
n,PParent, and prices have slightly improved,
t.17.C., on the spot, and for the end of the year,
being quoted 56s to 56s Gd per cwt.
The arrivals of specie this morning include £4,800
h
j the Canada from America, and £6,228 by the
-'4thiep e from Africa.
The demand for money is maintained, and 21 per
is still the minimum charge for the best de-
6°riptions, of commercial bills.
, The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland
nrtve declared a dividend and bonus of 11 per cent.
Per annum.
The half-yearly dividend of the South Australian
Company will be at the rate of 7 per cent, per
annum.

the
little activity has been reported to-day in
market for English Securities, but more firm-
le"
is apparent than at the close of business yes-
terday, transactions having taken place in Consols
4t
951 ex div. The transactions, however, have
been
t, exceedingly limited. The New Threes and
rßeduced are heavy, at 95t- ; India New Loan
ditto
is steady, at 106 - ditto account, at 1061 ;
tt° Debentures (1859) are rather flatter, at 97 ;
but i
Exchequer Bills remain at 28s. to 30s. prem.
_, The transactions in the East Indian Railway
'hares have lately increased, and an improvement
11184 taken place in their marketable value. Con-
Qd:ring the rise which lately occurred in the East
Loan stock, this movement cannot excite
811rPrise, as these railway shares yield the same
rats of interest, and hold out the prospect of still
larger returns when the various lines are completed.
bang Of these securities have lately been obtain-
le at discount, notwithstanding the advantages
they offer to investors, but one of the principal
sepses of depression is the extensive supply which
has been created by the issues effected by the, vari-
Sil3 coMpanies in order to obtain capital for exten-
sion Purposes.
/IllY a small amount of business has been trans-
tet3
in.:4 in Foreign Securities, and prices in some
c"`aneea show a slight decline. Turkish 6 per
%elite. are 771 to 78 ; ditto New, 66 to 663 ; and
11: Per Cents. have receded to 1041; Russian 3
MCents. to 66}; and Spanish 3 per Cents. to 45,1,-.
itcarl is firm at 221 !, and Portuguese are
'ehaclY at 46! .
rttlie Ocean Marine insurance Company's shares
it
quoted 11 1- premium, and the Universal ditto,
4 Y Preln,
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been Moderately active, and prices have shown
'yol, buoyancy in most instances. Lancashire and
amr"hire, North Western, Manchester, Sheffield,
8;4 Lincoln, and South Eastern, have improved
Caledonians
and Eastern Counties and Great Western, 10s. ;
,recionians have declined ss.
" Foreign lines have also shown more firm-
-64.48' Lombardo-Venetian have improved about
Bahia and San Francisco ss.
44 the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
114
ftN'e advanced to 401 401, and Great Western of
103r14cla to 131 137,,-. East Indian are steady at
loi. in 1031, and East Indian Peninsula at 1001
, Indian Steam Flotilla realise 20.
14c:wit-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
41:13' at about former prices.

i N., BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
44: latit. Reduced Annuities 9 I
ltld. 4 ' Per Cent. Annuities
951
Stoek
:1 1 !
1859, .5 per Cent.
10G 1
photobebentims 1858 —
IN. )
rN,,i .uitto, 1850
Izo,W, 4,r. Amount pan. 10)
i.)1• Stock for Acounnt —
I,,te, /859, 5 per Cent.
.. •
til!tAllslaeor . li.i.lbs, Xl,OOOl, lid .. 30 28
30 28
40 small, 11d ...
30 27
Iara"4,IOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
ii.':
%lir' 41 per Cent. 1853 041
&IN?, 6 per Cent. lO4/
bi„an 3 per Cent.
Pottl'i`° Accoant
bit clew, 1853, 3 per Cent.
It 11„ • ° Account
billittll• 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Litt 4i Per cent ..
tal„„;:}i, ;,3, per Cent 1859 661 6
~
Non-; Der Cent. —
bitZ Account
bii- NQ Deferred, 3 per Cent —
Turkit°, Account
11. 141 6 Per Cent
iPt5 NM L . — ,IN Aceo Loan
l'itt 'lilt
. . Gttaranteed, 4 p:,r Cent.
Tlltto. Dividends on the above payable in Londe. , .?tlll' lDollarellanzeßonds, 41 per Cl 2 Guil. 21 pet. Ex. r Cent4s SiB 651
1144 01 xd
THREE O'CLOCK.
C°4'")lR• Mon©V
I)ittO Account (Jan. 10)
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