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NON E .17 3141 U . .4 ND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Money Market continues in a very easy con-
dition, but the inquiries are rather more numeions
owing to the approach of the 4th of the month.
At the Bank of England yesterday the bullion
operations were again of an unimportant character.
The Tyne has arrived from the Brazils this morn-
ing with .E 119,238 in specie.

The Atrato, which left to-day for the West Indies,
took £3,375 in silver, and the Indus, sailing on the
4th inst. for India, China, &c., will convey £22,089.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
exhibited a slight decline in the rates on Paris,
Antwerp, and Frankfort.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have been
about £400.000, and the exports £94,000.
The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Railway
for the fortnight ending the 15th ult. amounted to
£8,156, against £7,275 at the corresponding period
of last year.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi-
ness was exceedingly dull and prices were depressed.
The sales were only 2,500 bales.
There has been a quiet market for Public Secu-
rities to-day, speculation being dull, while, as
usual on Saturday, the operations for transfer have
also been restricted. Consols have not undergone
much variation, but a slight decline has taken place,
viz., to 931 1. The New Threes and the Reduced
are steady at 91,7,- d ; Exchequer Bills, June, at 13s.
prem. ; Bank Stock is flat at 229 and 2301 ; India;
ditto, firm at 225 and 2262 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1051;
and the New Loan Scrip, 1051.

The dealings in the Foreign Market have been
of a moderate character, but prices are firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 797€ 80 ;. ditto,lBsB, 671 8 ;
Mexican are steady at 28 ; Sardinian have im-
proved to 821 ; and Venezuelan to 21/ ; Dutch 24
per Cents. to 641 ; ditto 4 per Cents. are 998 101 ;
and Spanish remain at 50.

The opeiations in the Railway Share Market
have been extremely limited, and with the exception
of Brightons, which have improved about IL the
variations have been unimporta[.t. Norfolk and
North Eastern (Berwicks) advanced ss. ; and North
Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns, declined
ss.

In the Foreign and Colonial lines prices tended
downwards. South Austrian and Lombardo-Vene-
tian receded g ; San Paulo, i; Grand Trunk of
Canada, a ; a nd Great Indian Peninsula 1.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinued in limited request at slightly reduced prices.

Bitinsu FUNDS—CLOSING PRICP:-•
BA?ill .-0-ock '
3 p-er Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li 1 a
3 per Cent. Cons.ls Annuities -
N 0,,,, 3 per Cent. Annuities 9la $ a
7.,; ia :5t0ck........... .. , 225 6}
"Ditto 5 per Cent.
liii to Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Enlaced raper, *4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent 71- 81
)itto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto 1859
Cout-iols for Account, Nov. 7
March I June.
13 pm

E tehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d.....
D,, £5OO ..
Ditto Small

1 -

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... .....
Ditto Account ., B6
Mexican, 3 per Cant ..
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
',)itto Account
,--ardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
SpiniFh 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
T Grkisth 6 per Cent
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2i per Cent. Exchange 12 Gull 64.1
ti: t. C,rti:',ent.cs, .? nor Cent...
Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861
Consols,TWO money 9O'CLOCIi.
3 t
Ditto Account . .