The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-20 00:00:00

3iONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England return, completed to the
17th inst., shows little variation of importance in
the bullion. There is a diminution of about a
quarter of a million sterling owing to the conti-
nued shipments of silver to the East, and the
demand for gold for export to the continent. The
reserve of notes has been slightly augmented, but
the active circulation shows a decrease of about a
quarter of a million. The public deposits have
been increased, but there is about a corresponding
decrease in the private balances. In the other se-
curities, owing to the repayment of loans and the
easy state of the money market, there is a moderate
falling off. The various items and the changes they
present are shown in the subjoined table :
Active Circulation £21,676,120
Decrease 00 410 00 00 282,935
Bullion 17,009,147
Decrease .. 222,741
Rest 00 SO 3,440,262
Increase 6,650
Public Deposits .. 6,229,336
Increase .. 317,223
Other Deposits 14 240 460
00 SO SO ,
Decrease .. 435,469
Seven Day and other Bills .. 845,733
Decrease 10,586
Government Securities 11 209, 668
Increase .. 1,096
Other Securities .. 18,291,096
Decrease .. .. • • 183,472
Notes Unemployed .. .. 9,183,485
Increase .. 22,940
There is still a very moderate demand for dis-
count accommodation, but the market presents no
change of importance. The subscriptions to the
Russian Loan have been very numerous, but they
have not exercised any influence upon the inquiry
for money ; nor is it expected that the tenders for
the Indian Loan will create any perceptible move-
ment, although the subsequent payments may,
with other demands, ultimately assist in stimuli-
ting an advance in the terms of discount.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday,
rather more business was transacted, 7,000 bales
having been sold at previous rates.
In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon,
there was no material alteration.

There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England yesterday.
The report of the Great Northern Railway was
adopted at the meeting, to-day, after some dis-
cussion.

A meeting of the Great Ship Company also took
place, to-day, for considering the propriety of
issuing the remainder of the share capital (£30,000)
in order to get the vessel to sea. An amendment
was proposed that a committee be appointed to as•
certain the sea-worthiness of the vessel, and the
propriety of sending her to sea uninsured, but after
some explanation from Mr. Jackson, the chairman,
the amendment was negatived, and the original mo-
tion was carried by a vast majority.
Although the market for English Securities is
inactive, it continues firm, Consols being 95;3 :11
for money and account, or 1 per cent. higher for
money and account. Business has been dull all the
week, and at the close increased quietude has pre-
vailed, owing to the indisposition shown to enter
into speculative engagements. The pending nego-
tiations for the new loans are calculated
to exert more influence in checking operations.
The Government broker again purchased
£15,000 Reduced for the Savings Bank.
Bank Stock has advanced to 224 ; the New Threes,
to 969 ; the Reduced, to 969 a ; and Exchequer
Bills, to 265. prem. India Loan Debentures (1858)
are firm, at 95k.

Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been
rather quiet, and prices remain NN ithout any impor-
tant . change. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 to 85 ;
ditto New,73 to 75; and the 4 per Cents, are
1021 ; Brazilian ft per Cents, are steady
at 944 4; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents at 722 ;
ditto Deferred, at 182 ; Mexican, at 20.1 s, and Por-
tuguese 3 per Cents. are firm at 452.
The New Russian Loan is about s to Z- prem.
Increased firmness has been apparent in the
Railway Share Market; the dealings, however, have
not been extensive. Caledonian, North-Eastern
(Berwick), and North Eastern (York) improved 55.;
Bristol and Exeter, Great Western, North Western,
and Midland, 10s.; and South Eastern, £l.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very
inactive. Lombardo-Venetian old shares remain
steady at 10a, and the New at 101 101. East In-
dian have improved to 1001 ; Great Western of
Canada to 14Z- ; and Grand Trunk of Canada de-
clined to 35.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show
little activity, and prices generally are unaltered.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 951 1
1\1""v 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto Loan Scrip
Ditto Bowls, £l,OOO
Consols for Account (Sept. 7)
1.0/lequer Bills, $l,OOO, lid .. 26
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 941 a
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred ..
tlexican 3 per Cent.
-Ditto Account
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish Cow. Cert. of Coup. not funded 44
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Turkiph 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
.. 74 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 95
Ditto Account

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—.YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 161 11 16
Antwerp
bruasels — 25 27t 2.5 32
Ramburgh
Paris" Short. 25 7t 25 15
Ditto
Marseilles
25 35 25 40
Frankfort on Maine — 1171 117 k
Vienna
11 95 t 12 Trieste
Petersburgh ll 95 12 5
Madrid
Cadiz 49 49i
Leghorn — 3049 5 3050 10
Genoa — 25 65 25 70
Naples
Palermo — 122 122 f
Messina. — 122 1221
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York —
•• • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) s9 0 0 0