The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-04 00:00:00

MONET MARKET AND CITY .NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

During the last few days the transactions in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have not

been very extensive. The arrangement of the
differences with regard to "lot money" in the
Tea Market, however, has caused considerable
satisfaction. At the public sale prices gave way
about ld. to 2d. per lb. on inferior qualities. Sugars
have been in moderate request at 6d. per cwt. lower.
For coffee there has been a steady demand, and good
and fine plantation Ceylon maintained its value,
while inferior and other descriptions declined 6d. to
ls. per cwt. Rice continued in good demand at
full rates, but the transactions in fruit, spices, and
saltpetre has not been of an important character.
Tallow has been more in request for consumption
and on speculative account, and quotations have
slightly improved, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted
60s. 3d. ; and for March delivery, 60s. per cwt.
Continued quietude prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market, yesterday, and prices were steady.
The sales were only 6,00 bales.
There is rather less demand for discount accom-
modation, the preparations for the engagements
due to-day, the 4th, having been completed. Full
rates, however, are still enforced, and the market
consequently presents a very firm appearance.
A further portion of the gold, viz. £36,000, by
the Great Britain, was sent into the Bank of Eng-
land yesterday, but 50,000 sovereigns were with-
drawn for transmission to the United States.
It was announced yesterday afternoon that
Messrs. Whistler,llawson, and King had suspended
payment, with liabilities estimated at between
£20,000 and £30,000.

At a meeting of the London Dock Company now
assembled a rather angry discussion has arisen
upon the unsatisfactory report for the past half-
year.

The market for Public Securities opened firmly,
and symptoms of buoyancy speedily appeared,
Consols being 928 a for the 10th inst., and 928 93
for February, or per cent. better ; but they have
since receded to 921 8; and 921 g respectively,
owing to a few speculative sales, and the expecta-
tion of the Indian Loan. The New Threes and
the Reduced have improved to 92i ; Long An-
nuities to 16 3.16 ; and Exchequer Bills to 3s.
dis. and par, ; Bank Stock remain at 233.

No material change can be reported in Foreign
Securities, and the dealings have been limited.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 71; ditto New,
156 i to 571-, ; Mexican remain at 2144 ; and Russian
41 per Cents. at 921 93 ; Spanish are heavy at 481
and 491; but Venezuelan have improved to 201.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices
of American Securities as follows :

Redeemable. Prices
United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 -
Do. 5 per Cent Bonds
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 88 90
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 84 85
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Mil lois Central 6 per Cent.
Do. shares, 80 dols. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 87 89
Do. do. shares .. 45 50
New York Central 6 per Ct.,
not convertible. lBB3 86 88
New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from June 15,
L 957-59
Do. do. shares
Now York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
Ist mortgage
Do. de., 2d mortgage
Do. do., 3d ,mortgage
Do. do. convertible
Do. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort •
gage Str. Bonds, not cony
Do. do., 2d do.

1864

91 93
76 77
91 93
89 90
73 80

1867
1859
1883
1862

34 35
100 102
99 101

1865
1872

More activity has prevailed in the Railway
Share Market, and a further improvement has
taken place in most of the principal British under-
takings. Great Western, Lancashire and York-
shire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Norfolk,
South-Eastern and Great Northern have advanced
10s., and the A Stock, £1; Caledonian, Midland,
and North-Eastern (Berwick), £1 ; Eastern Coun-
ties and South-Western have realised previous
rates. The tendency of prices, however, is now
rather less favourable.

In the Foreign. Market there has been no change
of importance. South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian are at 121 ; Dateh-Rhenish at 131; and
San Paolo, at 3.

The Colonial lines are a shade firmer. Grand
Trunk of Canada realised 231 241 ; Great Western
of Canada, 11 k ; East Indian, 99i ; and Seinde,9Bl.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
continued inactive Union of Australia, London
Chartered of Australia, and Bank of British North
America realised former prices. Peel River Land
Were steady at 495.; and Royal Mail Steam are
heavy> at 471 49.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock • 233
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 921 /
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6 3-16
India Stwk . J•
Ditto Debentures, 1858 96a
Ditto Bonds £1,000
,itto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
India Stock for Account —
Ditto 5 per Cent, for Account lola
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11a
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Braz',lian 5 per Cent
D'Ato 4/ per Cent. 1860 96k
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent
Menican 3 per Cent
I )itto Account
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7 and '9 .. 44 1
lift() Account
Ru asian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • •
I )itto 4t per Cent
Swinish 3 per Cent...
Ditto New Deferred 4oa
Bppaiish Cert. of Coup, not funded 5l
Turkish 6 per Cent
. .
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2i per Cent —
D.tto Certificates, 4 per Cont.

THREE O
(Consols for Account, ex div., 10th.... 921' aCLOCK.

TRIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, with sharp
frost.

PouTsmotc:rx, Jan. 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Alba-
tross, from Hong Kong; Prince Regent, from Hong Kong
for Hamburg; Queen of the South, from Iquique; Ra-
phael, from Curacoa for Amsterdam, with loss of sails,
ntainyard flying, jibboom and bulwarks; Schiller, from
Baltimore for Bremen.
DEAL, Jan. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Veronica, from
the River, and sailed for Hong Kong; Eleanor, from the
rtiver, and sailed for Kurrachee; Fury, from the River,
and sailed for New York.
LivEnr ooL, Jan. 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Edin-
burgh, screw steamer, for New York, with £lOO,OOO in
specie.

PL
Canton
j„,. 3.
Wind N.E.—Arrived—Maggie,
from Canton,- Pride of the Isles, from Rio Grande for
Aberdeen ; Trent, Steamer, from' St. Thomas; Blue '
Jacketswe (of
ptTroon), from
London for Algoa Bay with
decks .
FALMOUTH, Jan. 3.--Wind E.N.E , strong breeze.—
Sailed—Johanna, for Ravannah; Orane Blossom, for
St. Michael's..
CLYDE,
2.—Wind
—Arrived—ldalea
from
Mauritius; America, from New York.
Sailed—Majesty,
for Palermo.
NEWPORT, Jan. 3.
Wind E.—Sailed—Polymie, for
Ravannah.

(r ELECTRIC TRLEGUIPIEL)
601/TILIMPTON, Friday Mon .

Wind E. ; frosty. Havre
Arrived, Jan. 3.—Dove, from Swansea ; , atemmer,
from Havre; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from London,
!
Courier, steamer, from Jersey.
Sailed—St. Croix, for Cromarty ; Emma Jane, for Mont-
rose; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for Dublin • Southamp..
toll, steamer, for Jersey ; Lady Constance and Isabella, for
Sunderland.