The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
In consequence of the expectation that the
directors of the Bank of England will speedily
reduce the rate of discount, the money market has
become exceedingly quiet, although accammodation
can be obtained as low as 71 per cent. The com-
Mercial public are aware that a movement on the
part of the authorities would probably cause a fur-
ther important relaxation in the terms current in
the open market, and therefore limit their imme-
diate discount operations as far as practicable.
A further small amount of gold, viz., £B,OOO,
Was sent into the the Bank of England yesterday.

The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex-
hibited a slight decline in the rates on Amsterdam,
Hamburg, and Paris, but Vienna and Trieste were
rather higher.
Gold is now about sixth-tenths per cent. dearer
in London than in Paris, and seven-tenths higher
than in Hamburg. _ _ _

Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yes-
terday was not quite so active, but there was still
a fair demand at very full prices. The sales were
12,000 bales.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Massilia, which sails from Southampton to-
day, takes out in sovereigns £2,790, bar silver
£45,520, dollars £60,081, gold coin £15,797, and
jewels, gold thread, &c., £5,695.
A meeting was held of the New Granadian
Bondholders to consider the proposal for the ar-
rangement of the debt.

The Borussia, which sailed to-day for New York,
took £lO,OOO in specie from England and £9,750
from Havre; and the New York also left with
120,000 dole. in specie from Bremen and 350,000 f.
from Havre. ,_

The market for Public Securities to-day has pre-
sented a very inactive appearance, the transactions
cu speculative account as well as for investment
having been unusually restricted. This extreme
quietude is partly attributable to an unwillingness
Oa the part of the operators to extend their engage-
tents until further advices are received from
America. The quotations, however, are steadily
Maintained, although a little heaviness is occa-
Bweally exhibited. Consols are 911 92 for trans-
fer, and 92k for the 10th pros. India Stock has
advanced to 222 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan remains
at look I; ditto New Scrip is flat, at 1001 ; ditto 5
Per Cent. Enfaced Paper, at 93/; Exchequer Bills,
lid. per diem, are Bs. die. ; ditto, 2d. per diem, ls.
to 48. prem.
About an average amount of business has been
recorded in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices
Are well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 to
75; ; ditto, 1858, 541 to 554 ; Spanish have im-
proved to 49 ; Passive to 18 ; Dutch 4 per Cents.
to 1001 ; Chilian 6 per Cents. to 103 ; and ditto 48
per Cents. to 821- ; Mexican are firm at 24k I; and
Portuguese remain at 461.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been on a very moderate scale, and several of the
principal undertakings have undergone further
alight depression. Eastern Counties, Great Nor-
thern, and North-Western have receded ss. ; and
Bristol and Exeter, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 10s. London and Blackwell, Midlands,
and South Eastern have advanced ss.
The Foreign lines have continued very quiet.
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian have de-
clined to 12x; Antwerp and Rotterdam realised
51; and Great Luxembourg, 71.
For the Colonial undertakings there has been a
'very limited inquiry. Grand Trunk of Canada
have improved 55., and East Indian and Great
Indian Peninsula have declined ss.
Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares con-
tinue dull. Bank of Australasia, however, has
improved £1; Ottoman Bank declined ss. ; and
Red Sea Telegraph, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Stock. .. ...... ...... •. .
Dftto 5 per Cent 1001 /
Ditto ficnp .. 1001
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent
tatto Debentures 1858 951
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 25 die
Caudal for Acc0unt..........
lid. I 2d.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 8 d 41 pm q;
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Chilian 6 per Cent lO3
.„, Ditto 41 per Cent,
zquador New Consolidatedl2l
Mexican 8 per Cent
Ditto Aecc '37
rant .............
New Grenada Active, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred ..................
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.
Ditto Account ...............
.
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
et
Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .. .. 61
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
sr
Turkish 6 per Cent • •
--
Ditto Account
st
Dividends on the above payable in London. st
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — st
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. lOO/ st
TWO O'CLOCK. ,ili
Consols, Money 9l/ 92
Ditto Account .... 92k 1 el
.1

COURSII OF EXCIIANGE.—YEsTimps./ .
Amsterdam
Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 1t
Rotterdam — 12 1 12 11
.Aaatvirerp
Brussels — 25 621 25 70
Ramturgh
Faris
Ditto 3 Months. 25 67} 25 75
Mexseilies
Frankfort on Maine —118 f
Vienna
15 35 15 45
Trieste -
33a 33i
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo

48
48
25 95
25 90
25 85

48t
481
26 6
25 95
25 92i
391.
117}
117 i
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Messina
Lisbon

Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York — • • • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard).... per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 0 0
South American Doublons ++o 0 0

THE WEATHER.

IdETEOBOLOGiCAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. LS.
9 a.m.
-- ___
Nairn 2911 43 41 S.
5 6 C. 3
Aberdeen
Berwick 2914 42 39
Shields
Galway... ...
Searborough
o. 2
Liverpool
Queenstown 29'56 48 47 W. 5 40.
3
Yarmouth 2966 40 39 W.N.W. 6 6 c. 4
London 29.68 42 40 W.N.W. 4 9 o.
Dover
2:9 69
4 43
43 W.N.W.
: 36
co.. 3
Portsmonth
Portland ..... 29/6 48 43 S.W. 2 90. 3
Plymouth , 29'77 46 44 W. 5 70. 4
Penzance .• .. 29132 46 45 W. 2 70. 2
Jer5ey........ 29'88 47 45 W.S.W. 3 5 0. , 3

•
ExpLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of au inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic)• F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. • IL, ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast ' (dull) ; r., rain ;
s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., mush rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

'WIND AND WEATHER R
Ardrossan S.W.; wet
Bradford, 'W. • fine
Birmingham, W. ; dull
Boston, S.W. ; very fine
Brighton, N.W. ; dull
Bristol, E. ; rain
Cardiff, N.W. ; fine
Chatham, N.W. ; fine
Darlington S.W. ; fine
Deal, N.V. ;_ Min
Doncaster, W. ; fine
Dublin, S.W. ; rain
Dumfries, W. ; dull
Dundee, N.W. ; dull
Pidinburgh, W. • dull, cold
Falmouth, N.W. ; unsettled
Glasgow, wet
Goole, S. ; fine
Gravesend, N.W. ; fine
CONTINENTAL STA.'
Barcelona, W. ; clear
Brussels,
sS E
rainra in
Cherbourg,
Copenhagen, S.S.E. ; fine
Dunkirk, S.W.; rain
Havre, W. • cloudy
Leipsic, S.E. clear
Leghorn, wa'sr -w r;
rain
Xone, S.; rah;
drid, N.B. ; fine

.SPORT, THIS DIY, 9 A.M.
Greenock, S.; rain
Harrogate, W.; fine
Holyhead, W.S.W. • rain
Hull, W. ; fine
Inverness, S.E. ; fine
Leeds, N.W.; line
Leith, S.W. ; dull
Lowestoft, S.W.; fine, fresh
Milford Haven, S.W.; rain
Newcastleoa Tyne, NM.;
cloudy
Perth, S. ; fine
Sheffield, S.S.W. ; fine
Stockton on Tees, S.E. ; fine
sll2.derland, S.E.; fine
West Hartlepool, S,W.; fine
White.,a,on' S.W.; rain
clo
Wolvertoni Wr.;cloudy

.TIONS, MARCH lg.
Marseilles, N.W. ; fine
Montpellier, W.; foggy
Moscow, E.; cloudy
Paris, W.S.W. ; cloudy
St. Petersburg, S.E.; foggy
Strasbourg, S.S.E. ; cloudy
Stockholm, S.E. ; cloudy
Toulon, N.W. ; clear
Turin, W. ; clear
Vienna, W.N.W,; clady