The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY

CITY, Two o'CtocK.
Although the public market for Colonial Produce
is closed for the Christmas holidays, a rather large
business has been transacted privately in most of
the principal staples. Tea has slightly improved in
value, and extensive transactions have been entered
into in sugars at advanced prices, and in the refined
market fully previous rates have been maintained.
Coffee has been dealt in to a moderate extent, and
prices generally remain firm. In rice there has not
been much business, and prices are unaltered. For
saltpetre there has been an increased demand, and a
slight advance has taken place in prices. The tallow
market has been moderately active, and prices have
shown more steadiness. P.Y.C. on the spot is
quoted 575. 6d. to 58s. per cwt. The public market
will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. '3, 1860.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi-
ness was rather more active, and prices were well
supported. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales.
The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and
quotations were a shade lower.
A further sum of £60,000 was withdrawn from
the Bank of England, yesterday, which, with
about £35,000 of the gold recovered from the
Royal Charter has been taken for the Continent.
No diminutr'on can be reported in the demand
for money, and the rates continue exceedingly
firm. Should the efflux of gold from the Bank be
sustained, it will exercise an important influence
upon the rates.
Notice has been given by the directors of the
South Australian Banking Company that the half-
yearly dividend, at the rate of 9 per cent, per an-
num, will be payable on and after the 14th prox.
On the 2d of January next, and any subsequent
day, Bonds of the Imperial Brazilian Sinking
Fund, to the amdunt of £36,000, will be paid off
at par.

The market for English Securities closed heavily
yesterday owing to the decline on the Paris Bourse,
and the prospect of further difficulties being expe-
rienced in connection with the Congress. To-clay
the dealings have been very circumscribed, and the
quotations have not undergone any important
change. Consols have been 93k Z ex. dividend.
The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced Annui-
ties are flat at 95Z1 ; India Loan Debentures (1839)
are steady, at 981 H ; the Bonds at 7s. to 10s. prem. ;
ditto New Stock is 1048 ; Exchequer Bills have
receded to 28s. prem.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock market
continues very limited, and prices tend downwards.
Turkish 6 per Cents. arc 76 to 77 ; New ditto, 631
to 64 ; Mexican has receded to 221 ; Sardinian, to
844 ; Venezuelian 21 per Cents. to 28Z ; and Dutch
,4 per Cents. to 100Q7 Portuguese 3 per Cents, are
firmer at 461.
The Ocean Marine Insurance :Company are 1 to
11 prem.; the Universal ditto, par to I prem.;
and. the San Paulo Railway Shares, par to I prem.
The allotment in the last-mentioned undertaking
took place to-day.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market to-
day have been moderately active,_ but in most in-
stances prices have slightly declined. Edinburgh
and Glasgow, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton,
North-Western, South -Western, North- Eastern
(Berwick), and North-Eastern (York), have each
declined about ; Caledonians, Great Northerns,
Great Westerns, North British, and South-Eastern,
10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines have also been
depressed. Lombardo-Venetian have receded 55.,
and Great Luxembourg and Pernambuco are a
shade flatter. East 4ndian have declined 10s. ;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s.; and Great Western
of Canada, ss.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
shown little or no variation in values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96s
Now 3 per Cont. Annuities
India Stook
Ditto Debentures, IESB ,
Ditto, 1859 9Bi I :
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
°nimbi for Account (Jan. 10) 951
India Stock for Acounnt —

Ditto, 1869, 6 per Cent.
Exchequer Bina, £l,OOO, 11(1 .. 28 30
Ditto .£5OO 2B

FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
blexisan 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
PortuEuese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Russian 1822, L St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto, Russian,
per Cent., 1859 66i
fte.rdinian. 5 per Cent. Bll
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
Inrkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account .. 631- 4 31 4
Venezuelan 21 per Cent 2Ba
—• • • -

Dividends on the above payable in London.
trh Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent
Ditto Certificates, 4 por Cent.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Conmols, Money
Ditto Account (Fan. 10) .. 95i aa d

IBM DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

During the week and fresh up to-day the arrivals ofEng-
lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, have been on a
limited scale. Although the show of samples was only
moderate, the demand was far from active. However, fine
dry wheats, both red and white, commanded Wednesday's
currency.

The show of foreign wheat was moderately extensive.
onsiderabla firmness was apparent on the part of impor-
ters; but the business transacted was somewhat rostrictod,
at late currencies. Over 50 vessels have arrived off coast
since Friday last, laden with grain.

The imports of foreign barley have been on an extonsive
'scale. Good and useful parcels changed hands steadily, at
fully previous rates; but other kinds were a slow inquiry.
New malt sold steadily, old parcels slowly, on former
terms.

We had a good consumptive demand for oats, at very full
prices.

Beans, peas, and flour maintained their previous value,
but the demand for them was by no means active.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats.
English 1,020 ( 2,940 i 360 ' 1,680 i
Irishl,soo
Foreign .. 2,730 , 12,450 J ,--- 8,070 i 150 sks.
--. i 1,470.1i15.

Flour.
630