The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The markets for foreign and colonial produce
during the last few days hare been rather quiet.
The dealers in tea have deferred their operations
until the public sales which take place to-day.
For sugars there has been a moderate inquiry, the
finer descriptions supporting previous values.
Coffee has been at full rates, and only moderate
transactions have been recorded in rice. East India
descriptions have declined 3d. to 6d. per cwt. For
saltpetre and tallow, the inquiries have been less
active and the latter article has declined about 6d.
per cwt., P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 60s.
At the public sales of colonial wool the rates estab-
lished at the commencement of the series have
been fairly maintained for the better descriptions
of Australian and Cape.

Less activity prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton
Market yesterday, but prices remained without
alteration. The sales were about 8,000 bales.
A small amount of gold, viz., about £7,000, was
sent into the Bank of England yesterday.

The Ocean Chief has been announced from Aus-
tralia with £91,880 in specie.

The directors of the Great Northern Railway
have made a call of £2 10s. per share on the 5 per
cent. Preference Shares, payable on or before the
27th inst.

Continued activity is reported in the genera
discount Market, and full rates are paid for accom
modation.

The Bank of England will make the usual ad-
vances during the shutting of the transfer books.
The traffic receipts of the South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian Railway for the week ending
the 28th ult., exhibited an increase of £9,992,
making the total augmentation from the Ist of
January £42,562 compared with the same period
in 1860.

There has been a meeting to-day of the creditors
of Messrs. Bello, Brothers, and Co., merchants, who
stopped on the 2d ult., at which a balance-sheet
was presented and explained by Mr. W. Moates,
the accountant, showing liabilities at £93.510
7s. 7d., and assets at £105,508 15s. 3d, After
some discussion of a very favourable character it
was unanimously agreed to accept a composition
of 205., payable in four instalments of ss. each at
three, nine, fifteen, and 21 months, and some
approbation was expressed at the conduct of the
firm.

The market for Public Securities opened with a
heavy appearance, Consols being 911 for money,
and 918 92 for the account, but they have since
Improved to 911, and to 92 to 92} respectively.
Several purchases have been effected on speculative
account, and hence the upward tendency of the
market. Business, however, continues very dull.
The New Threes are flat at 91fr ; Bank Stock
has improved to 232 and 234 ; India ditto is flat at
221; ditto 5 per Cent. 998 100,1 ditto 59 per Cent.
Rupee Paper is firm at 1001; and Exchequer Bills
remain at 6s. to 2s. die.

Foreign Securities show more buoyancy, but the
dealings have been limited. Turkish 6 per Cents.
have improved to 70 to 71 ; ditto 1858, to 524 and
53; ; Mexican, to 23i ; Grenada Active, to 16,1 ;
and Spanish are firm at 49 ; but Sardinian are flat
at 81i, and Brazilian at 851.

Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued very inactive, and the variations in values
were of an unimportant character. Caledonian
and Great Northern have declined ss. ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, North Western, Midland, and
North Eastern (York) have improved ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings
scarcely any business has been recorded. Northern
of France realise 38k ; East Indian, 981 99; and
Scinde, 971.

For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
there has been a very limited inquiry, and prices
have shown no change of importance.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 91/ 1 with div,
for money.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 1 1
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire £th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Shut
India Stock . ... ... 221
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto : 1859
Consols for Account, April 10
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 10
D tto £5OO 6 2 di s
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 4} per Cent. 1860 .. Bsi
Nlexican 3 per Cent is
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Sardinian 6 per Cent. .. . —
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent ••••
Ditto Account
Turkisl S per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Belgian, 21 per Cent., Ex. 25f ..55
Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 95f. 97
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9l 1
Ditto April Account

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