The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

2VOIVEI" NARXET AND CITY NEWS,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
There is a very quiet demand for money, and
the rates for the best bills now range as low as
5 per cent. An early reduction in the minimum of
the Bank of England is consequently anticipated.
A large supply of gold, viz., £115,000, was sent
into the Bank of England yesterday.
No material alteration took place in the Foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Gold is now about 5-10ths per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris, and 9-10ths per cent.
higher here than in Hamburg.
At the meeting of the proprietors of the English,
Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, a divi-
dend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was
agreed to.

_ Less activity prevails in the Liverpool Cotton
sup-
ported. Market yesterday, but priees were steadily sup-
The sales were 8,000 bales.
The directors of the Electric and International
Telegraph Company have issued their report for the
Past half-year, which states the profits at £33,733,
from which a dividend of 33 per cent. is recom-
mended, leaving £4,757 to be added to the renewal
fund, which will then amount to £36,360.
There has been a buoyant market for Public Se-
curities to-day, a rise of 3 per cent. having taken
Place. A favourable effect has been produced by
the easiness of money, and the encouraging accounts
from the agricultural districts. The speculators
have been induced to make a few purchases, and
the quotations have tended upwards in conse-
tzence• Consols were 90 90-'t for money, and {,9ofconse-
quence.or the account. The New Threes have improved
to go' ;
the Reduced to 891 901 ; but Exchequer
Bills, it
-larch, are flat at 12s. to 7s, dis. ; ditto June,
4s. to 3s. dis. Bank Stock remains at 230 232;
and India 5 per Cents. at 991- ; and the New
Lan Scrip at 1001,-.
er little business has been recorded in the
Foreign Stock Market, but prices generally show
an upward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
nnPreved to 78 79 ; ditto, 1858, to 671 ; but
the 4 per Cents. are flat at 101 i ; Peruvian remain
4„t 971 ; and Sardinian have advanced to 79 ;
Spanish Deferred have receded to 41k.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been on a very restricted scale, and prices have
Shown a further slight depressbn in several in-
stances. Great Westerns and North Eastern, York,
declined ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
10s. ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 155.; Lanca-
shire tlnd Yorkshire improved ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines were flat at about
previous quotations.
For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there has been scarcely any demand. Bank of
Australasia have improved 55., and Union of Lon-
don, ss. ; Crystal Palace Stock has declined to 32,
and Peninsula and Oriental Steam New Shares
realised 40.

BRITISH FUNDS--,-ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9/ 901
3
New
Cent. Consols Annuities
Annuities
3 per Cent. Annuities 9Ol 90
d'utnnities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — .
Ditto for 30 yrs' expire sth April, 1885 l5l
India Stock
..
• • ..--
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 961
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Aug 7 .. 901
2d Mar. p. day June 31 p.ct
Xrchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d l2 7 dis 4 dis
Ditto £5OO —
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian 4/ per Cent —
Ditto Account
nussian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian 5 per Cent. ..
Ditto Account
Sp finish 3 per Cent...
• • • Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Itnrkish 6 per Cent . 781
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCh..
Consols, Money
:Ditto Account 9O/ i