The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY .NEW 1176.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

There is less inquiry for discount accommodation,
and the rates exhibit a downward tendency, the
available supplies having been largely augmented
by the release of the dividends. The quotation
now accepted in the general market for the best
descriptions of commercial paper ranges as low as
51 per cent..
There was an active demand for cotton in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
centinind firm. The sales were about 15,000 bales.
About £20,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of _England yesterday, but 40,000 sovereigns were
withdrawn for America.
The steamer Euxine, which leaves to-morrow for
Bombay, will take out £171,728, including £71,963
in bar silver, on Government account.
A meeting has been held to-day of the Mexican
Bondholders for the purpose of learning the result
of the deputation to Lord John Russell. The chair
was taken by Mr. David Robertson, M.P., who
gave a very favourable account of their reception
at the Foreign-office. A series of resolutions has
been introduced, and the discussion is still in
progress.

A. quiet tone has prevailed in the market for
Public Securitibs to-day, the transactions having
been very much curtailed. The Funds, however, are
well supported, the present quotations being 891- 90
for money, and 90k I for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced are firmer at 891 1; Bank
Stock remains at 230; and India 5 per Cent. Loan
is steady at 98! j; Exchequer Bills, March, are
55.; and June, ditto, 3s. dis. to ls. prem.
In the Foreign Market the dealings have again
been of a limited character, and prices, in some in-
stances, are rather depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are 75L 76 ; ditto 1858, 61 611; ditto £lOO Bonds,
63.1 t. Russian 5 per Cents. are firm at 1024; ditto
41 per Cents. have receded to 89 ; and ditto 3 per
Cents, to 61. Spanish are steady at 484.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1861.
Great Western
North-Western 88,600
South-Western
13righton. 20,543
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern 23,847
Lancashire and Yorkshire
13ristol and Exeter 6,873
North-Eastern 40,962
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,607
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada

1860.
£51,110
90,573
22,142
19,377
39,028
25,464
25,155
40,280
7,401
38,799
12,649
6,061
10,909
6,081

These returns continue of an unfavourable cha-
racter. On the Great Western there is a decrease
of £2,337, on the North-Western of £1,973, the
Midland of £1,211, the South-Eastern of £1,617,
the Great Northern of £1,308, the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £1,746, the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, of £584. On the South-Western, how-
ever, there is an increase of £540, on the Brighton
of £1,166, on the North-Eastern of £2,163, on the
Edinburgh and Glasgow of £546, on the Grand
Trunk of Canada of £751, and on the Great Western
of Canada of £692.

In the Railway Share Market business continued
inactive, but in some instances prices have shown
rather more firmness. Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and South Eastern have improved 55.;
and Midlands 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial Markets were dull.
Great Luxembourg, Bahia, and San Francisco, and
Recife and San Francisco, realised previous rates;
Grand Trunk of Canada improved ss. ; and Great
Indian Peninsula, ss.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continued fiat. London Chartered of Australia
declined to 22i, and Ottoman Bank to 171, Crystal
Palace Stock continued firm at 32 to 321.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l i
3 per Cent. Consuls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9} i i
India Stock .. •
Ditto 5 per Cent 9B/ 1, 9 81 / I
Ditto Bonds £1,000
Co.piols for Account, Aug. 7 9O/
India Stock for Account —
Ditto b per Cent
March. June.
1..,
xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 5 dis 3dispar 1p
Ditto £5OO par
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859
Spanish 3 per Cent • •• •
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money B9i 90
Ditto Account 9oi 90}