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

MONEY .111ARICET AND CJTY 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 ken rather more animation
in the biddings, bat little variation can be reported
in the rates realised, eompared 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 utnaltered. The sales amounted
to 10,000 bales.

The Atrato, fror n the West Indies, has arrived
with £160,800 in p:old and silver; and the Sultan
from Lisbon with I I, very small amount, viz., about
£825.

A meeting of tb.e West London Railway Com-
pany has taken i dace to-day, when a resolution
was passed for em Lbling the directors to carry out
their project for converting the Kensington Canal
into a railway, having for its object the connection
of the great rally rays on the northern and southern
side of the Tham es. The traffic on the canal had
shown a slight increase over the previous year.
From the accoun is 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 951 2, but the
latest price is 95K s, Bank Stock has improved to
228; and 230. The New Threes are marked 96 to
961, and the Reduced, 961 to 96k. Exchequer
Bills, 355. to 38s. prem. ; and the Bonds, 100.
India Stock is steady, at 222 ; and the Loan De-
bentures aro firm, at 99. _ _

A rather large amount of business is recorded in
Foreign Securities, prices, however, are depressed
Turkish 6 per Cents. aro 901 to 91,1; ditto, New
Loan, 77 to 771 ; and ditto, 4 per Cents., are 1021.
Venezuelan 5 per Cents. have receded to 423 ;
Mexican to 191; Portuguese to 454 ; and Sar-
dinian to 79. Spanish 3 per Cents. are steady at
44 and 441, but the Deferred have declined to 291.
Peruvian 41 per Cents, are marked 921 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 IVestern 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. Prices
United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868
Do. 6 per Cent Bonds .. 1868
Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. -
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72
Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds
Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str.
Bonds .
Ohio 6 per Cent: Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds
Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds.
Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds
Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds
Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds
Illinois Central 7 per Cent
Illinois Central 6 per Cent.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent
(Freelands)
Do. shares, 60 dols. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent
Do. do. shares . ..
New York Central 6 per Ct.,
not convertible
New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from June 15,

99 100
78 80
90 92
95 97

1886

103 104
•96 98
82 83
86. • 87
83 85
84 86
85 87,
90 92
79 81
77 79

1877
DiVers
1886
1888

1875
1875

1860 81 83
37 35 dis
1869 83 85
45 50

1883

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

186-1

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.

100 102
95 97