The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

A very active demand for money is now expe-
rienced both in the general market and at the
Bank of England, which is chiefly attributable to the
requirements of the country bankers, who, as usual
at this season, augment their supplies of coin to
meet the harvest expenditure. The inquiry has
also been stimulated by the bills falling due
to-day, the 4th inst., which are understood
to be rather considerable. The rates charged
for accommodation, however, though firmer,
remain without important alteration ; 2 per cent.
is still the lowest quotation for the best descriptions
of commercial paper. Should the market continue
active, however, after the payments now in pro-
gress, the probability of an advance in the value of
money to 3 per cent, may soon form a subject of
discussion in speculative circles.
About £18;000 in Australian gold was sent into
the Bank of England yesterday.
The rate of discount at Frankfort has been re-
duced to 1-1,- 1 per cent.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday only
a very moderate business was transacted, and
prices tended downwards. The sales were 6,000
bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly,
and values were depressed.
The general meeting of the shareholders of the
London and County Banking Company was held
to-day. The report merely stated that there was a
surplus of £6,291 14s. lOd. to be carried forward
after the payment of a dividend of 5 per cent. for
the half-year, and that the Western Bank of Lon-
don had been transferred on the 2d of May last.
The gross profits, with former balance for the six
Months were £101,321 4s. 7d., which was reduced
by the various deductions to the surplus above
stated of £6,291 14s. 10d. There was some dis-
cussion about the realisation of the Sadleir estates,
'which the chairman, Mr. Nicol, said he hoped
.15:ould take place in the early part of next year.
The report was adopted unanimously.
The market for English Securities to-day has
has occurred. Consols have been 941 95 for money
and account. The speculators are operating to a
very limited extent, and during the next few days
the settlement will exercise some influence upon
the market. Very few investments are recorded.
Bank Stock has receded to 222 ; the New Threes
and the Reduced are steady at 951 ; India Stock
is firm at 2191 to 221 • and Exchequer Bills are
a 2
flat at 275, prem.
A moderate business has been transacted in the
Foreign 6 Stock Market, and prices remain firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80 to 82 ; ditto New Loan,
'.70 to 72 ; and the 4 per Cents. are 1021 ; Peru-
-41 per Cents. have advanced to 931; Russian
I per Cents, to 981 and 991 ; Venezuelan New 21
Por Cents, to 281 and 29, and the 1 per Cents. to
161 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. are steady at 651; and
iditenos Ayres 6 per Cents. at 71.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to 'this day, are in round numbers as under

1859. 1858.
Gre; tt Western
h-WesternNort _
'..11t h Western
13 Ict.l nci
1 Ittoa
36,168 35,361
South :-Eastern
26,148 25,447
Great Northern
24,584 24,411
:;-PPca shire and Yorkshire
into 1 and Exeter 7,271 7,154
•Eastern
-"at I.
ancashire
Noah ester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,468 10,344
Stafford
North . British 6,451 6,419
sci`lllll rgh and Glasgow 6,629 6,275
11) "gh, Perth, and Dundee 3,854 3,752
Gr:gPv•and South-Western
T runk of Canada
Great NV 'astern of Canada 5,629 6,966
"The a hove receipts, with one or two exceptions,
a ) moderate increase compared with those of
e sani e period of the previous year. On the
Great western it amounts to £253 ;on the North-
"D estern to £2,873; on the South-Western to £226 ;
en the Br ighton to L 744; on the Midland to £BO7 ;
teethe So ath-Eastern to £7Ol ; on the Great Nor-
to £173; the Lancashire and Yorkshire
to £1,724 ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
to £1,124; the Edinburgh and Glasgow to £354 ;
the Glasgo w and South-Western to £755 ; and the
Grand Trm ik of Canada to £491. There is a de-
crease in th e North-Eastern of £1,280, and in the
Great West 3rn of Canada of £1,337.
The Itailw ray Share Market has been exceedingly
inactive, and the limited business recorded has not
created much . variation in values. Great Noithern
have improve d about £l, and Great Western, North
Eastern (Yor and South Eastern, ss. Caledo-
nians and No rth Eastern (Berwick) have declined
68., and Lane: tshire and Yorkshire 10s.

The Foreig n lines have been quite neglected,
Lombardo-Ven etian being the only dealings entered
int°. The Olc l Shares brought 10.: 10i, and the
Xew 10}
In the Colo nial Market East Indian declined
about 10s., and Great Western of Canada ss.
Joint Mock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares.
8 °N° little, variation. Ottoman Bank have risen
6hs; ; Union of . Australia, declined ss. ; and Penin-
sula and Orient al Steam and Red Sea Telegraph
brought former rates.

Bank StI3RITI SH• PRICES.
per PRICES.
ock /
.•••
95iiiii
31" Cent, RE duce d Annuities
94/ 5 4
New 3C Co asols Annuities
91 I
- Per C
. A amities lndist Stock °lit.
Ditto Debentin•;. i 858 ''
2211 19
Ditto Ditto 1859 ' 931
Scr'D *****
94
Couhols to 1:s 95
I, ~, _r ....,,,c mint ; (Aug. 9)
Ditto 14114 £l, 000, 11d ** 27 small, 11(i...
27
FOREIGN F UNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, spt fr Cent. _
n Ditto 1809, 'fler ( lent.
. tbenitot9s Ayres, 6 per Cent
76
71
167 x d
Account . . 71 2
ve-t-srullall 4/ per Cent
91 1
Ditto Account •• • • •• *
nu. stian, 1822, £ .St , . 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cei Al
Spanish 3 per Ceti t...
Ditto New Defe !Ted, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Acemnit • • • • •
Turkieh 6 per Cent-....,
Ditto Account ......
Ditto New Loan ...•
........
Ditto Account ................. 721 2 1
Ditto Guarantees,4 pe r Cent.
Ditto Account
.............. 10 1
Venezuelan 5 per Cent.. .... . .
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cei It. .... .. 151
Ditto New 21 per Cent.
Ditto 1 per Cent,.
Dividends on the al )ove payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 651
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money.... .
94/ 6 Ditto Account ..

THIS DAY' S
Lownoti, Aug. 4.—Wind
°Mah-IVesterly ; light pleas.
weather.
C.I.TDE Aug. 3.—Wind S.
ran, from Suinam ; Edmonston
Wasbington,r from Quebec.
QtTREIVSTOWN, Aug 2.—Win,
A rriv d—Catch Me„ from Rio
LIMERICKQue, Aubecg.. 2.—Wind S.l Clay, from
BELpAsr
from Que 'Aug. 2.2.—Wind S.
bec.
SOUTRAMPTON7 Aug 4.—Wind
steamer, from Brazils.

SHIPPING.

this day at noon, West-
tat breeze, and fine clew

W.—Arrived—Henry Cur.
Brothers, from Miramichi

1 S.W., blowing strong
3rande.

N.—Arrived—Hugh Bat,

,W.—Arrived—Standard,

S.W.—Arrived—Avon,

(BY ELECTRIC TEL EGRAPH.)
LIVERPOO3 L, Thursday Morning

Wind N.W.
_ Arrived, Aug. 3—Romance of tb .e Sea, from Porto Rico;
theron, from Monte Video; Ros e, screw steamer, from
Grenada.
„, Arrived Aug. 4—Clara Wheeler, and Ocean Romp, from
CoAr Orleans,

(By SUBMARINE. AND BRITIS

GRAVESEND,
Wind W. ,tide four and a hall
very tine.
Arrived, Aug. 3—Briton, from •
from Rotterdam.
Arrived, Aug. 4—Sophia, from
IT chi awalla.
Sailed—Seine, steamer, for B oulo

H TELEGRAP
Thursday morning.
hour's ebb ; weather

Blinlipatan ; Batavier,

Narva ; Juno, from

gne.

D EttL,

Thursday Morning.

Wind S.W., fr. sh.
for t
Passed—Her Majesty's shf pCu nberland, from Brazils
he river.
A.nehorecl—Eliza Eskdal, , from London for Quebec ;
Tyuemouth, from
Shields Ravan.nali for C .;or Ge noa; Clara Ann, from
penhager L.

A letter from Flormi ce stat es that the energetic
4,1!1 well directed effort. f Mr. . Stockton, the American
Minister at Rome, have ok .tained for Mr. E. W. Perkins
from that Government the sum of 3,425 Roman Bondi, as
compensation for losses w ;