The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur-
ing the last few days have exhibited symptoms of
improvement. There has been a fair inquiry for
tea, and prices have advanced id. per lb. Sugars
of good qualities have been in demand at slightly
advanced rates, but for the inferior descriptions
the inquiries have been limited. For coffee
there has been rather more demand, and
at public sale good qualities of colonial sold
readily at slightly improved rates. Cocoa has been
dull, and rice and spices have exhibited little or no
variation. Saltpetre has been steady at about
Previous values, and tallow has again shown a
downward tendency, P.Y.C. on the spot being now
quoted 545. 3d. to 545. 6d., June delivery 545. 6d.,
and last 3 months, 555. 6d. per cwt.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather
more animation was apparent, and prices tended
Upwards. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales.
The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and
quotations continued to improve.
Silver continues without alteration, bars being
6s. 2d. per oz. standard, and the demand is very
quiet.

A further quantity of Russian gold, amounting
to £90,000, has been added to the bullion in the
Bank of England, showing that the continental
demand has slightly moderated, although the
specie movement during the next few days
Must be awaited to determine whether the efflux
is permanently decreasing. Within the last few
weeks a considerable supply has been sent to
France, and if the drain has now received a check,
the accumulation of the precious metals at the
Bank will recommence, and tend to prolong the
existing easiness of the Money Market, as regular
remittances are received from New York, and ex-
tensive consignments of Australian gold are known
to be on their passage to this country.
There was a meeting of the Venezuelan Bond-
bolders _ to-day, Mr. Field in the chair, for the
Purpose of making an allowance to the committee
for their services and the expenditure incurred by
them to the present time. It was first suggested
that the sum allowed should be 5 per cent., to be
deducted from the arrears of interest, for which
new bonds are about to be issued under the con-
version arising from the recent arrangements, but
,it Was lost through an amendment moved by Mr.
uapel that only 34- per cent. be deducted, which,
after meeting all liabilities, would leave about £250
for each of the committee, whose services, it should
be mentioned, have extended over a period of ten
Years.

' Increased buoyancy has been exhibited in the
Uarket for Public Securities to-day, a moderate
amount of business having been transacted at a
rise of I per cent. This improvement was caused
by purchases for investment, speculation being still
elrcurnseribed, but rather less firmness is now
apparent. Consols have been 917,- for money, and
921 IT for the account. The present prices, however,
are 921 Q
r for transfer and the 7th inst. The Go-
vernment Broker has bought £5,000 stock for the
Savings Banks. The New Threes and the Re-
duced Annuities have improved to 911 2, and Bank
Stock to 220 and 222. Long Annuities are steady
at 17 11-16 1, and Exchequer Bills 18s. to 225.
Prem.

The New India Loan Scrip has advanced to 931,
being at a discount of 2 to 14 per cent.
A further improvement is apparent in the
Foreign Stock Market, but the transactions are
rather less numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents, are
64 to 66; ditto New, 53 to 55. Austrian 5 per _
Cents. have advanced to 422 ; Dutch 21 per Cents.
to 60 ; ditto 4 per Cents. to 911 ; Buenos Ayres
beferred to 18; Russian 41 per Cents. to 92! ; gt,
Spanish to 40 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents, to 831 ; and si
ditto 3 per Cents. to 631 ; Mexican remains steady st,
at 162. I.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following
as the prices of the American Securities
telt :
Redeemable. Prices
Do M States B_per Cents 1867-1868
6Alta per Cent Bonds
lc,„, 41a 5 per Cent. Bonds
ka,,--"110k7 6 per Cent. Bonds
l'AZ!„„„_'1310 per Ct. Str. Bonds
)30",andaitsetts 5 per Cent. Str
Ohio 6
pe,„ Per Cent. Stock
pe,,..-"437lvania 5 per Ct. Stock
'''sYlvania 5 per Ct. Bonds
vlanessee 6 per Cent. Bonds.
Arlrgillis 6 per Cent. Bonds
1,301 gird
r‘ a 5 per Cent. St. Bonds
/11,8")!1 5 per Cent. St. Bonds
~;;Inois Central 7 per Cent.
4.,,,.ttinois Central 6 per Cent.
4,llnois Central 7 per Cent
(Freelands)
o shares, 60 dols. paid
•„'iichigan Central 8 per Cent
do. shares
New York Central 6 per Ct.,
vnot convertible .
Nv York Central 7 per Ct ,
convertible, from June 15,
1857_59
,4)0. do. shares
w York and Erie, 7 per Ct ,
taortgage
"ew York and Erie 7 per Ct.,
cctvertible
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct ,
suing fund
bo. do
it • shares
p
llama 7 per Ct., Ist mori-
brp Str. Bonds, not cony 1859 102 104
Ist. do.
14 the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been rather numerous, and in most instances a st,
rther improvement has taken place of about Qto St:
Der cent. South Western, North British, North
Eastern (Berwick), and South Wales have advanced
1
Os.; Great Western, and Lancashire and York-
shire, 15s. Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian,
tiehton, North Western, and South Eastern, £1 ; st,
". Great Northern, D. 10s. St,
The Foreign Market has been very quiet. Paris st
7,11' Orleans are dealt in at 46. Pernambuco at st
St
Ti;-4,11d Lombardo-Venetian New Shares at SZ. St
S,
e latest quotations are 51 to 5 for the Old, and
1- for the New Shares.
11.4 t Bhe Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada
l'Ye improved £1 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula, st,
os. , .
St
and East Indian, ss. to 10s. St,
a Colonial Government Securities have also shown
au ,t,
slight improvement, compared with yesterday's St,
ent rates. St,
Joint-Stock Bank and St,
Miscellaneous Shares are
Arra. Union of Australia have risen to 491 491;
Loudon Chartered of Australia, to 21 217; Orien-
tal Bank brought 36; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 80 to 801 ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 839.

98 100

- 75 77
1868-72 92 94
- 93 95

1886

99 101
98 100
81 83
83 85
82 84
84 85
84 85
88 90
69 71
67 70

1877
Divers

1875

1875

1860 84 88
45 44 dis
1869 78 82
45 48

1883

77 79

1864

1883

1862

1875

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ank Stock
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l
t
'4 Per Cent. Consols Annuities
11 1 I
ew 3 per Cent. Annuities
-ong Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860....
, Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 17 11..16 t
bdia Stock
bitto Loan Seri
N P 8 d
Dto Bonds, £l,OOO
itto under £l,000
%sole for Account (June 7) 921 / i
March. June.
Ex t.
-eueqa B'llm £1 000 2d. &.I}d.. I
1.,. er 1 ..., , ,
uitto small,lB 22 1
$
lid.
ltir,
iC'ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ellos Ayres, 6 per Cent . ,
eDitto Deferred
k lica:n 3 per Cent.
'Prvian 44 per Cent —
Ditto Account
titto 3 per Cent —
, .tto
.A.ecount
4484 i
bi all, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
e Ditto 41 per Cent.
Pl'zlisb. 3
per Cent. 4O
Vitt ieh 6 per Cent.
Ditto o Account
Isiew Co ati
Ditto Account
A . Dividends on the above payable in London.
j311,14-Btriall, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent. 421
Ditto''l3,xchge, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6O
Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 92 g
consols for Account, June 7