The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

lil 01%7E1' MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
during the past week state that business in most
departments has been exceedingly dull. The uncer-
tainty felt with regard to affairs in America toge-
ther with the usual preparations for " stock taking"
have tended to produce a rartial suspension of
operations. At Leeds the few bargains in cloths have
been merely to supply immediate home requirements,
while at Manchester there have been no dealings of
importance either in yarns or cloths. At Bradford
and Huddersfield a moderate business has been done
in heavy goods, while the hosiery and lace depart-
ments at Leicester and Nottingham have shown
little change of importance. In the hardware dis-
tricts, viz., at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver-
hampton, only limited dealings have been reported
in goods for immediate home demand.

Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices were very
firm. The sales were 15,000 bales,
There is an active demand for discount accommo-
dation, both in Lombard-street and at the Bank of
England, and very little business is negotiated
under the official minimum of 3 per cent. The pre-
parations for the adjustment of the accounts of the
year, the extensive revenue payments always made
at this period, and the desire generally manifested
by the public to keep large balances at their bankers,
all tend to produce a temporary effect upon the
market, which, however, is still abundantly sup-
plied with money.
The half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum, will be paid by the South Aus-
tralian Banking Company on the 15th proximo.

There were no transactions in bullion at the Bank
of England on Saturday.
The Canada, which left on Saturday for Halifax

and Boston, conveyed £50,000 in gold.
To-morrow a call of £1 13s, 4d., amounting
together to £148,361 is due on the Eastern Coun-
ties 42 per Cent. Preference Shares; of £2 per share,
or £BO,OOO, on the North British Border Counties
Union Guaranteed Shares; and of £4, or £140,000,
on the North London £lO 4f, per Cent. Preference
Shares.

The English Stock Market appeared rather de-
pressed at the commencement of business, but
symptoms of improvement set in and Consols rallied

from 90Z 1, to 901 4, at which they are steadily
maintained, notwithstanding the receipt of lower
prices from the Paris Bourse. The New Threes are
flat at 90}; the Reduced, at 90k ; Exchequer Bills
(March), remain at 7s. prem ; ditto (June), at Bs.
to 13s. prem ; India 5 per Cent. is rather lower,
viz., 1031.
In the Foreign Market, the transactions have
been very restricted, but prices have shown more
firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 77 to 78; ditto,
1858, 671 to 68 ; Mexican have improved to 271
and Spanish to 511 1; Italian 5 per Cents. are
steady at 641, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 98i.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active. but the chief dealings have been
connected with the arrangements in progress for the
liquidation, and owing to the small quantities of
stock on offer prices have shown an improved ten-
dency. South Western have improved 55.; and
Eastern Counties 10s. Midlands, however, have
declined 55., while North Eastern (Berwick), and
South Eastern remain at previous rates.
In the Foreign Market prices remain without
any material variation.
The Colonial lines are a shade firmer. Great-
Western of Canada have improved to 9 ; East Indian
to 10127 a ; and Great Indian Peninsula to 1001.
_ . _ _ _

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con

tinue inactive. Oriental Bank, however, have im-
proved 69. ; and London Chartered of Australia,
Chartered of India, Australia and China, and Pen-
insula and Oriental Steam New Shares brought
previous pricss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ok i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 par Cent. Annuities 9oh 901 i
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent ••
Diti., Bonds £l,OOO
-itto under £l,000
Consols for Account, jan. 9 9Ol a f
India. Stock for Account —
India Stock lot.Account, p per Cent
March. Jung.
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Esletittejigffell;ooo 2d.... 7 98 pm
Ditto £5OO .. 12 pm
Ditto Small — 13 pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
htto 41 per Cent, 1860
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 .. .
Kilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 pet Cent ..
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
.. 27a i
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4.4 per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Ditto New Loan
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account