The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY IVE

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The demand. for money has slightly increased,
but the movement is not of importance, and the
rates continue to range as low as 2.1 per cent.
While the quotations are so exceedingly easy, the
market is generally very sensitive, and whenever
the inquiry is stimulated bankers and others avail
themselves of the opportunity by asking rather
enhanced rates. At present, however, the supplies
are abundant, and any decided variation is consi-
dered improbable.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pere, which leaves to-morrow for India and China,
will take out £497,232, of which £315,081 is on
Government account—viz., £274,498, in silver, to
Calcutta ; and £40,583, ditto, to Hong Kong-
The following are the particulars :
Madras, gold ..
Do., silver
Calcutta, do.
Do., gold
Singapore, silver
Hong Kong, do.
Poo Chow do.
Shanghai, do.
The Dover Castle, from Port Philip, has been
announced this morning, with £312,764 in specie.
While in lat. 10 N. she spoke the Yorkshire, which
left Melbourne on the 30th of July with 29,471 oz.
of gold.

In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday busi-
ness was not quite so active, but prices were with-
out alteration. The sales were only 7,000 bales.
The railway share market closed with some anima-
tion, and quotations generally were rather higher.
The indigo sales are progressing favourably, and
the demand continues rather active, at an advance
of 5d to 8d per lb. compared with the rates realised
in July.
Telegrams from the Paris Bourse to-day report
a quiet business in the Itentes at previous quota-
tions.

The market for Public Securities opened this
morning with a quieter, but 'steady appearance.
Transactions were recorded in Consols at pre-
vious prices, but there was rather less buoy-
ancy, and the Indian Loan remained at the
quotations to which it re-acted yester-
day afternoon. From 10471.7 it receded to
103 Z, but in other respects the several markets
exhibited a firm appearance. The upward ten-
dency has been slightly impeded by the accounts
from the Paris Bourse, where business is dull, with
symptoms of depression. Support, however, is
given to the markets here by the favourable posi-
tion of monetary affairs. Consols have been
961 for money, and 961 for 'account,
and they continue firm at these prices.
The New Threes and the Reduced are firm at 951.
Long Annuities have receded to 17. India
New Stock is 1032- 3 ; ditto Scrip, 1031 ; but the
Debentures (1858) have advanced to 96197 k. Bank
Stock remains at 221 to 223. Exchequer Bills
have improved to 265. and 30s. prem.

The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market
have been rather limited, and prices are steady.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 79 to '791; ditto New Loan,
69 to 70 ; Mexican is at 221; Portuguese 3 per
Cents. remain at 46 ; Russian 41 per Cents., at
991 t; ditto 3 per Cents., at 671; and Venezuelan'
21 per Cents., at 284-; Peruvian 41 per Cents.
have advanced to 914, but Dutch 4 per Cents. have
receded to 991

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather restricted, and in some instances less buoy-
an:,,y has been apparent. Eastern Counties and
Scottish North-Eastern declined ss. ; Caledonian,
South-Western, and North-Eastern (York) A-;
Midlands advanced ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
been in limited demand. Lombardo-Venetian,
Dutch Rhenish, and Royal Danish brought former
rates. East Indian improved to 1012 ; Grand
Trunk of Canada were 381 to 39 ; and Great
Western of Canada, 141 141.

Joint-Stock Bank and • Miscellaneous Shares are
at filightly advanced rates. London and West-
minster improved ss. to 10s. ; Oriental Bank, sc: ;
Berlin Water Works are 5 to 51 ; Electric Tele-
graph, 102 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam,

761.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities "5 a,
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1880. •
Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 17!
India Stock .
Ditto, 1859, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858 ' 961 7i
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
... Mt.) under £l,OOO
Consols for Account (Nov. 8)
Exchequer Pills, £l,OOO, lid..

FOREIGN FUNDS CLOSING PRICES.
Ernzilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
gDitto 41 per Cent. 1852
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41. per Cent —
Ditto Account Oll
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. 4.6,
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per cent
Ditto 3 per Cent. 67 il
Spanish 3 per Cent. 46a 4;
_Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Vollezuela 21 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Lutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
' Consols, Money
Ditto Account (Nov.)