The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-15 00:00:00

JiONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The foreign and colonial produce markets have
shown less activity during the last day or two,
Owing to the increased tightness in the money
market, and the advance of 1 per cent. in the rate
of discount has had the effect of restricting specu-
lative operations. For tea there has been
limited demand, without any material change in
values. Sugars have been inactive, and only
the superior descriptions have realised previous
quotations. Coffee, however, has continued
ill active request, at full rates. Rice has
been dull, although holders have accepted
slightly reduced prices. In cocoa, fruit, and
spices the transactions have been of a retail cha-
racter, without any material alteration in quota-
tions. The public sales of indigo have proceeded
steadily, and the rates obtained at the commence-
ment have in most instances been realised.
Saltpetre, oils, and tallow have been in limited
request at about former quotations. The next
public sales of foreign and colonial wool will, it is
expected, commence on the 28th instant, and the
quantity already arrived amounts to abovt 31,000
bales, a considerable portion of which is Cape of
Good Hope produce.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday
business continued very quiet, and prices exhibited
a further decline of id. per lb. The sales were
5,000 bales.

The Joint-Stock Banks and discount firms have
not yet determined whether they will advance
their terms of interest for deposits, but it is expected
that the result of the meeting to-day of the repre-
sentatives of these establishments will be a con-
tinuance of the terms previously in force.
About £llO,OOO in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.

A dividend of 5 per cent. for the half year ending
the 31st of December last, has been declared by the
Directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of
India, London, and China, payable in London on
and after the I,Bth inst.
The half yearly dividend on Turkish 6 per Cent.
Bonds, of 1858, and on Anglo Peruvian 4,1 per
Cents. will be paid on and after the Ist proximo.
The Money Market continues in a very unsettled
state owing to the measure adopted by the authori-
ties at their weekly meeting yesterday. The Joint
Stock Banks and discount houses are not operating
Very freely even at the enhanced rate, probably in
consequence of an impression that the minimum
May yet be adjusted at a higher point. Much
curiosity is felt with regard to the weeklyreturn
Which will appear in this evening's Gazette, as it is
rather difficult to account for an alteration in the
principle items of the balance-sheet that would
justify the restricted policy which the directors have
considered it expedient to adopt.

The half-yearly meeting of the Peel River Land
and Mineral Company has just been held, when
the report, an abstract of which has already been
Published, was adopted.
The market for Public Securities to-day has
exhibited a slight tendency towards reaction, after
the depression recorded yesterday, but the variation
has been extremely limited, Consols being 918
for money, and 92 to 924 for the account. The
Market, however, is still influenced by the unset-
tled state of monetary affairs. The New Threes
and the Reduced are flat, at 94 8 ; the New 24
Per Cent. are 754 ; and Exchequer Bills at ss. dis. ;
India 6 per Cents. 100-j ; ditto New Loan Scrip
1001; and Bank Stock has further advanced to
237. •

The dealings in Foreign Stocks have been of
a limited character, but prices in some instances
show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
70 to 701 ; do. 1858, 56 to 561, being firmer in
consequence of the announcement of the dividend.
Spanish remain at 481 ; do. Certificated have im-
proved to Q. 7; Brazilian 5 per Cents. to 921.
Venezuelan 3 per Cents. are steady at 21k, and
Mexican at 244

A slight improvement has been apparent in the
Railway Share Market, several of the principal
lines showing an advance of about per cent.
Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Westerns, Midlands, North British, and North
Eastern (Berwick) having improved 55., and
South Easterns 10s. Caledonians have receded 55.,
and Great riortnern A btocir

In the Foreign Market the only transactions
recorded was in South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian at 121.

The Colonial lines were a shade firmer. Great
Western of Canada improved to 11i, and East
Indian to 99; Ceylon guaranteed brought 71; and
Cape Town and Dock, 61.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continued dull, but at steady rates. London and
Westminster improved ss. ; and Red Sea Telegraph,
as,

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock .. 237
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll I
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 911 i i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities Oll i i
New 21 per Cent. Annuities 7s±
India Stock

Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto Scrip Cent
1001
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —7 ..

Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, March 7 .. 92
ndia Stock for Account —
bitto 5 per Cent. for Account it
Exchaquer Bills, £l,OOO, lftl
D tto £/00 5 dis
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Rrazilian 5 per Cent .. 99k
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Mexican 3 per Cent 241
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • •
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4f per Cent. 9ll
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 61 if f
Turkish 6 per Cent 694
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
. TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, Money 9l2_ i
Ditto Account