The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-24 00:00:00

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MO3' PY MA

ITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets during the last few days have been
of a rather more active character. Tea has fully
sustained previous values, while sugars have slightly
advanced. For coffee the demand has been steady,
with a small rise in the value of the better descrip-
tions. Rice is held for full rates, and for fruit an
advance has been demanded, owing to advices from
the Islands announcing that heavy rains have
slightly damaged the crop of currants. Saltpetre
has continued without any material change in
price, but tallow has remained dull and at lower
quotations for both present and forward delivery.
Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices exhibited a
slight advance. The sales amounted to 35,000
bales.

About £60,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday. It is expected that the
£205,000 by the Swiftsure, from Australia, will be
similarly appropriated.
The half-yearly court of the River Dee Company
will take place on the 9th proximo, for the consi-
deration of a dividend.

There is still an exceedingly quiet demand for
discount accommodation, and very few inquiries are
made at the Bank of England, because the current
terms in the open market range as low as 3 per cent.
An instalment of 20 per cent. became due to-day
on the new Indian 5 per Cent. Loan.
The traffic receipts of the South-Eastern Rail-
way for the past week show a falling off of £965.

The English Stc*k Market opened heavily, and
a further decline of * per cent. took place, Consols
being 93 I for transfer. and 931 for account;
they are now, however, a shade firmer, viz., 931
and 93! s respectively. There is very little busi-
ness in progress, and a few sales or purchases are
sufficient to influence prices. The New Three per
Cents. have declined to 91 ; the Reduced to 90i ;
but Exchequer Bills, March, are firm at ls. dis. to
35. prem ; and ditto, June, at 6s. to Bs. prem.
India Stock is flat at 222; ditto 5 per Cent. has
receded to 1031 ; and the New Loan Scrip to
103*.

In the Foreign Market an important advance has
taken place in the value of Mexican stock, viz., to
244 1,, being fully 1 per cent. higher, and numerous
transactions have been recorded. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 841! ; ditto, 1858, 681 69,; Equador
are firm at 15/ H ; and Spanish Deferred at 421 ;
Italian 5 per Cents. are .707 I; Russian 3 per Cents.,
61/ ; and Chilian 41 per Cents., 851. •
The dealings in the Railway Share Market
have been rather large, and in most instances prices
have shown increased depression. Eastern Counties
and South-Easterns have declined ss. ; Great
Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire and North
Westerns, 10s.; Caledonians and Midlands 155.;
and North Eastern (Berwick)
The foreign lines were generally well supported.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian improved
f, and Bahia and San Francisco /.
In the Colonial Market there was a downward
movement as regards prices. Grand Trunk of
Canada receded 55., and East Indian and Great
Indian Peninsula, 10s.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continued inactive, without any change of import-
ance in prices.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll a a 90k
3 per Cent. Cons*ls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll a a 1
India Stock.
f• 222
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent ...
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 1
Ditto ditto April, 1864 981
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Coasols for Account, Oct. 10 931 1 1
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 1 dis 3pm 86 pm
Ditto £5OO —
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
*Brailian, 5 per Cent . lOll ,
Ditto, 1839 & 1859 lOOl
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1860
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Milian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent.
•Equador New Consolidated
Mexican 3 per Cent 241
Ditto Account 241 31 41 1 1 151
New Grenada Active, '3l per Cent.
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 18.53
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, and '6O• •
Ditto•Accotint
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859:.
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account ,, 421
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 5l W
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account ....
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf.
C THREE O'CLOCK.
onFols, Money 931 1
Ditto Account