The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY /V Elf 'fic,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The accounts from the manufachtring districts
during the past week represent that, in one or two
localities, there has been a slight improvement in
the general progress of business. At Manchester,
however, little charge of importance can be re-
ported, the upward movement in the value of cotton
tending to curtail production. At Leeds, a mode-
rate amount of business has been done in seasonable
goods, chiefly, however, for the home markets ; and
at:Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield there has
been little change of importance. The hosiery
trade at Leicester has continued heavy, and in the
various hardware districts a better tone has been
apparent, particulary as regards Birmingham, Shef-
field, and Wolverhampton.

Considerable excitement prevailed in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market on Saturday, and 40,000 bales
were disposed of at a further advance of d, per
lb. upon nearly all descriptions.
About £20,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England on Saturday.

The directors of the Phenix Gas Company
have made a call of £2 per share (making £55
paid on every £6O share) payable on or before the
21st proximo.

A meeting of the East India Steam Navigation
Company will take place on the 30th inst., for the
purpose of confirming the resolution passed at a
former meeting for raising £20,000 on Debentures.
There is not the slightest increase in the general
demand for discount accommodation, the require-
ments of the commercial public being limited,
while the absorption for other purposes is also too
restricted to impart activity to the Money Market
the current rate for the best bills in private chan-
nels being 3 per cent. The inquiries at the Bank
are still partially suspended, and the authorities
at present therefore have not derived much ad-
vantage from their reduced minimum. The terms
for loans on the Stock Exchange continue exceed-
ingly moderate.

The English Stock Market opened steady, but
a decline of per cent. has since occurred, Consols
being 931, for transfer and 931 1 for account.
This movement was caused by some large sales,
chiefly on speculative account. The New Threes
and the Reduced are flat at 917- ; India 5 per
Cent. Loan and the New Scrip are at 103,1 ;
ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 96/ ; and the 51
per Cents. at 1031.

A fair amount of business has been recorded in
the Foreign Market, and prices, in most instances,
show a further improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are 841 ; ditto, 1858, 68j ; Buenos Ayres 6 per
Cents. have advanced 21 per cent., viz. to 881 ; ditto
Deferred to 30 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 911 2 ;
Grenada to 16/ 17; Sardinian to 80/ 81 ; and
Dutch 4 per Cents. to 101; Spanish are flat at 49i,
but the Passive firm at 17k.

The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been on a rather restricted scale, and prices
have shown less firmness in several instances.
Great Westerns have declined 10s.; and Midlands
and South-Easterns, ös.; Eastern Counties, how-
ever, have been in fair request at enhanced rates,
having improved fully to per cent.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in
moderate favour. Recife and San Francisco have
improved to 15-Z-; Dutch Rhenish to 151 151; and
Great Indian Peninsula to 99f.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
remained inactive, without any material change in
prices. Oriental Bank realise 501-; Union of Lon-
don, 27i ; Canada Land are firm at 1091, and Peel
River Land at 492.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll f
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9li i
India Stock

Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto,sl per Cent
Onto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 98f a
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Coasols for Account, Oct. 10 _ _ 934 a

103!
103 k

. ---- March.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d —
D , , 0 £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
lirarilian, 5 per Cent . —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 9ll 1 i
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent..........
Ditto Axemuit
Ditto Deferred
Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 4f per Cent.
Mexican 3 per Cent .. ---
Ditto Account
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Russian 5 pet Cent. 1822. £ St . . 99}
L'ardinian. 5 per Cent. .. —
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent. 491
49t
Ditto Account

June.

Ditto Passive
Spanish cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6
I urkish 6 per Cent • •
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4± per Cent., Ex. 25E
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
'Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Italian, 5 per ent., 1861, Ex. 2sf.
Ditto Scrip
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex 4s. 902
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TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Acoount

THE WEATHER.

WEATHER EXPECTED TILL TO-MORROW OR

North Britain
Ireland
East Coast
South England

NEXT DAY.
Gales, with rain.
Similar weather.
North-west to north-east ; gales.
South-west to north-west ; gales.

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