The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND'CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
There is very little variation to notice in the
tendency of monetary affairs beyond the usual
increase in the demand for accommodation at the
close of the month. The market, -while more
animated and slightly firmer, remains steady, and
it is not expected to undergo any immediate change
of importance. A favourable feature at the
present moment is the falling off in the remit-
tances of gold to the United States, owing to
the recent advance in the exchange at New York,
and the loss incurred through some of the later
consignments. Although shipments of specie in
that direction, however, have received a check, large
quantities of silver will no doubt be despatched to
India ; and the Bank of France having failed to ob-
tain supplies of gold from Russia, may find it neces-
sary to open fresh contracts in this country.
About £120,000 in Australian gold was sent into
the Bank of England, yesterday.
No important variation was exhibited in the
Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Continued dullness pervaded the Liverpool Cot-
ton Market yesterday, and prices were about Id. per
lb. lower. The sales were only 5,000 bales.
A special meeting has been held to-day of the
shareholders in the Pernambuco Railway Com-
pany, and the directors were authorised to continue
to pay 7 per cent. interest, as heretofore, on the
amount called up, until the line is completed. It
was announced that 36 miles of the railway are now
in operation, and the third section of 221 miles is
expected to be opened this summer.

At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Austra-
lian Trust Company the usual dividend, at the rate
of 8 per cent. per annum, was declared.
About an average amount of business has been
transacted to•day in the market for Public Securities,
and the variations have been rather limited. The
Funds have not been so buoyant as they were
yesterday afternoon, but they have nevertheless
Auch;Mt—.4
for money, 91t I for the 7th pros„ and 921-1 for
11farch. The New' Threes and the Reduced are
firm at 911 f ; India Stock is at 218 ; ditto 5 per
Cent. Loan at 99/ ; ditto 52 per Cent. Rupee Paper
remains at 100.; Belk Stock at 233 ; and Exchequer
Bills at 7s. to 3s. dis.

In Foreign Securities the dealings have been
moderate, but prices are tolerably well sup-
ported. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 70 to 701; ditto
1858, 551 to 56'3 Mexican are steady at 221, 23k;
Spanish at 471- ; ditto Passive are firmer, at 17k ;
and Venezuelan at 208 f Dutch 24 per Cents, are
64.

,There has been more activity in
.the Railway
Share Market, and a decided improvement took
place in prices. The advance in some instances,
amounting to about 11 per cent. Great Westerns,
North Westerns, and North British, have improved
102. ; Midlands, and South Easterns 15s. ; Great
Northerns, and Lancashire and Yorkshire £1; and
Caledonians and North Eastern (Berwick) £1 10s.
Business in the Foreign and Colonial Markets
continued very inactive. South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian, however, improved 55., and
Grand Trunk of Canada ss. East Indian declined
10s.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
showed little change of importance in values.
City Bank realise 701 71; Australian Agricultural
32, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 72k.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll 1 i
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l $ i /
India Stock ' . -
,
Ditto 5 per Cent .
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5/ per Cent lOO 99}
Ditto Debentures, 1858
• Ditto 1859
Consols for Account Feb. 7 .. 92 1i
India Stock for Account •
Ditto 5 per Cent, for Account _ 99)
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Rttenos Ayres, 6 per Cent 92i
3leitican 3 per Cent 23 2-/ 3 /
Ditto Account 23/ 3 /
RuSsian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4/ per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent; 1859
Spshaish 3 per °cat.
Ditto Passive ' ' l7'
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded ss /
Turkish 6 per. Cent .. 70k
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account - 2Oll
Dividehds on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent 631
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, Money
Ditto Account

THE WEATHER,

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

Jan. 30,
between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S.
9 am.
- -
Nairn 29*67 44 43 W.S.W. 2 4 c. —
Aberdeen 29'82 45 44 S.S.W. 5 6 o. 3
Greenock
11erwick 2992 47 44 S.S.W. 4 8 o. 4
ortrush
_Galway •• • • • 29.75 50 49 S. 8 9r. 6
...nllll
Liverpool. 30•01 42 41 S.E. 4 9 0. 2
Valentia •• • • •
Queenstown 29'85 53 52 S.S.W. 6 S.W.
Q 5
„,.
artnouth 30.16 37 36 W. 2 2 m. 2
...I„..ondon 3017 37 36 W. 1
kilt extreme 3013 30 S.W. 1 1' b.
AAA?, . 3017 37 36 N.W.- 2 9 f.
borer 3019 43 42 W. 1 3f.
„,Portsmouth
-rlYrnouth
Penzance
xI'I,ANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced

.XI,I,ANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
b 'lPosed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true--
11'A luagnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
t0.,0). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
Igg. •
(dull)ail ; 1., lightning ; m, misty (hazy lettero.
overcool ; r., rain ;s , snow ; t., thunder. A
rePeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).