The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-19 00:00:00

itiONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

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CITY, Two o'CLom.
During the last few days there has been a fair
amount of business transacted in the market for
foreign and colonial produce. Tea, at public sale,
brought previous prices, while for good and fine
qualities of sugars a slight advance took p4,ee.
Coffee has continued in moderate request, without
Material change in value. Rice, spices, and fruit
have been inactive, and tallow has continued dull,
?N.C. on the spot being quoted 585., and last three
Months 555. per cwt.
4 largo amount of business was recorded in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
advanced id. per lb. The sales were 20,000 bales.
A plan has been introduced to the notice of the
Public for the construction of a line of railway from
the Pimlico Station to London Bridge, so as not to
interfere with the wharfage. It is projected by
Idr• J. Sewell, and is so arranged as to allow plenty of
rim for all the purposes of navigation to the shore
'with four lines of rails, with the view of accommo-
dating both goods and passenger traffic ; the capital
required is estimated at the moderate sum of
£1,000,000.
About £22,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of
England yesterday.
The steamer Indus, which leaves to-morrow for
India, China, &c., will take out £244,570, viz.,
£20,259 in gold, and £176,200 in slim., which
includes a Government remittance of £163,100 to
Calcutta.
There is a steady demand for money at previous
rates, which, consequently, still range as low as
41 per cent., notwithstanding the continuance of
the Bank of England minimum at 5 per cent.

The half year's interest on Russian 3 per Cent.
Bonds and on the City of Melbourne Debentures
Will be paid on and after the Ist proximo.
Notice has been given that 16 Swedish Profincial
Mortgage Bonds, of the value of £3,000, have been
drawn, and will be paid off at par on the lst of
Jane next.

During the early part of the day the English
Stook Market was decidedly buoyant, and a fur-
tiler
improvement of 1 per cent. took place in
"Isequence of renewed purchases for investment.
Consols advanced to 921 1 for transfer, and 921 t: for
the account; since then, however, sales have taken
place for money as well as the account, and the
quotations are now 9113- 92, and 92 929 respec-
tively. The New Threes and the Reduced are
firmer at 901 1. Bank Stock is at 229 and 231 ;
ludia ditto at 222 and 223 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan,
1019 and 102 k; and ditto 51 per Cent. Rupee
paper at 931 and 941. Exchequer Bills remain
at 2s. dis. to 2s. prem.
Continued quietude is exhibited in the Foreign
Market, and prices remain steady. Turkish 6
Per Cents, are 70 to 709 ; ditto, 1858, 531 to 531;
Spanish are 491 ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 982 ; Por-
tuguese, 461 ; Russian 4i per Cents. are firm at
911 • and Brazilian at 99.
4 I

Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report the market
for American securites as very firm. The following
are some of the prices : _ .

Redeemable. Prices
United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 88 90
be. 5 per Cent Bonds
Xentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 84 86
Pennylvania 5 per
per C ent Ct. Bonds
Illinois Central 7 . 1875 B9 90
I,llin.oiil Central 6 per Cent.
shares, 80 dols. paid 26 25 dis
alichigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 87 89
1)0. do. shares
~ 41Giv York Central 6 per Ct.,
...not convertible...
New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from suns 15,
1857..59
Do. do. shares
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
„solat mortgage
. do., 2d mortgage
.us. do., 3d mortgage
do convertible
1)0. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort•
gage Str. Bonds, not cony
L'°. do.. 2d do.

1864

1867
1859
1883
1862

27} 281
9G 98
96 98

1865
1872

The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have not been very extensive, but a further slight
ithprovement has taken place. in one or two of the
Principal undertakings. Caledonians, and Lan-
%shire and Yorkshire have advanced ss. ; North
Eastern (Berwick) 10s.; South Westerns 155.;
Midlands have declined as., and Norfoiks 10s.
The Foreign lines have been inactive—South
Aubtrian and Lombardo-Venetian realise 121, and
Bahia and San Francisco 10i.

In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
have advanced ss. ; and East Indian, 53.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
been in steady request, without any material
Change in prices. Crystal Palace Stock, however,
has improved 10s. to £l.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O/iB3i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ' 92 1 1 2
14.6'w 3 per Cent. Annuities
14-nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5B
India Stock .. . 223 2
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent .. 100/
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96}
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l3 dis
COllBOlB for Account, May 9 .. 921 1 1
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. ....
• mfr. £5OO 2 dis 2 par
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. --
Ditto 45 per Cent,'
Spanish 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent .. 701
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 25 per Cent...
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols, Money 9l/ 2
Ditto Account .. 92 5