The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-17 00:00:00

OJVEY MARKET AND CITY NEIVS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
A steady accumulation of gold is taking place
at the Bank of England, and a stock of bullion,
amounting to £20,000,000, is shortly anticipated.
Last week it represented nearly £19,500,000, and
several small additions have since been made, owing
to the recent arrivals from Australia and America,
The foreign demand is comparatively limited, as the
consignments of silver to the East continue mode-
rate, and there is a large balance of imports over
the exports available for the Bank. A small
quantity, viz., £92,000, chiefly American and
Russian gold, was taken there yesterday, and as
some heavy consignments from Victoria are now
considered due, a further influx may be looked for
at an early date.
A very moderate demand for money is still ex-
perienced in Lombard-street and at the Bank of
England. Brokers are willing to negotiate com-
mercial bills at the recently reduced quotations,
ranging as low as 21 and 2 per cent. At the Stock
Exchange, where the inquiry is also very limited,
loans are still easily obtainable at 1 to 11 per cent.
on Government Securities.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather
more animation was apparent, and 12,000 bales
Were sold, at full quotations. The Railway Share
Market closed quietly. Prices, however, of some
of the leading lines advanced.
The transactions in the market for Public Secu-
rities, to-day, have been rather limited, but the
quotations have slightly advanced, compared with
the closing values yesterday afternoon. The Funds
have risen almost IT per cent., but this improve-
ment has not been accompanied by any extension
of business. Consols are now about 951 1 for
money and account. It merely requires a rally
on the Paris Bourse to reproduce buoyancy
in the markets here. A rumour is circulated that
Prance contemplates the negotiation of a heavy
loan, but it is not generally believed. The New
Threes bare been dealt in at 951 and 961, and the
Reduced at 951 96 ; the New 21 per Cents. are
Marked 79; Exchequer -Bills, 345. to 375. prem.
India Stock is 219 ; and ditto Loan Debentures,
98k ; and ditto Bonds, 18s. prem.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather
quiet, prices, however, are firmly maintained.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 90 to 91; ditto New
Loan, 791 to 801; and ditto, 2d issue, 79 to 791;
Brazilian 41 per Cents. have improved to 931 and
to
941 ; Russian 5 per Cents. to 113 ; ditto 41 per
Cents. 991 ;
Venezuelan Deferred to 16k and 171;
and Dutch 21 per Cents. to 651. Portuguese.
Bonds are steady at 46 ; and Spanish Deferred are
flat at 301. The New Austrian Loan is Ito 1
dis. ; and the Chilian ditto, 3 to 2 dis.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as -under

1859. _ 1858.
North-Western
Western L26,186 23,850
„&1,443 . 57,557
,°ollth-aste 12,704 10,955
er.ighton ra
L'IGQI-lornedatr -NEd9a:heernrn 10,861 9,873
32,278. 29,988
14,988 ]3,827
22,717 20,312
7,7lLoaahrre and Yorkshire
Bristol risto,l and Exeter
5,477 4,972
~48t Lancashire 6,471 5,427
Ijatanehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 9,721 8,687
orth Stafford
gtni.n....:a.Wrtioerpoceosid Wolverhampton 4,092 3,754
3,089 2,720
Zurs burgh and Glasgow 5,290 4,787
(great w
se, iow and South-Western
henish
, thsh North Eastern
4-Path_R . North_
Eastern
2,498
estern of Canada
'rad Trunk of Canada • 8,205 8,611
The above returns show a considerable improve-
raw
u on most of the principal lines, more particu-
larly on North-Western, Great Western, South-.
W 4-
ea'vrn, Midland, Great Northern, and Lancashire
and Yorkshire. The Canadian lines, however, show
a most decided falling-off. Grand Trunk have
decreased about £4OO, and Great Western about
422300.

'he Railway Share Market has been exceedingly
inactive, and for most of the principal lines slightly
reduced rates have been quoted notwithstanding
Lne, favourable character of the traffic returns.
,91ester and Holyhead, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
alldland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Stockton
Inul Darlington, have declined ss. ; Brighton,
North-Western and North Brit4h, 10s.; Cale-
donian, Eastern Counties, and one or two others
4ave brought about former rates.
b ee the Foreign Market the transactions have
n very limited, but prices are a shade firmer.
„aria„ and Lyons have improved about 55., and
"-mnbardo-Venetian, both old and new shares,
realised fully yesterday's quotations. The colonial
?Tidertakings have been in steady request. East
lian advanced about 55., Great Indian Penin-
sula I°S.) but Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s.,
and Great Northern of Canada ss.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares show a slight improve-
illent• Bank of Egypt have advanced to 251-
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered to
16
; and London Joint-Stock to 314.
Miscellaneous Shares have been very quiet, at
about previous quotations.

3',,,,
Cent: FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 '4' ‘'ent. Reduced Annuities. 954 6 5i
•,,„13er Cent. COneolSAnnuities
;1/4;6w 3 Per Cent Annuities 954 6 4
.V!cy 21 per Cent. Annuities 79
Th'lF Annnities, expire sth Jan.,
_ISM •• • -
, Ditto Debentureses expire
tc' 30 Ye' " . ' sth April, 1885 lB 5-16 1
hldia Sta k. 219
984 1 8
f-1-,,itto Bonds £l. 000
%.04 , >
sols for Account
March June.
I'.x„l
~,. , legner 13ills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. I vitto f.. 500
Ditto .
ornall,
lid.
13raziban 5
FO REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
per Cent.
pet' llog Ayres, 6 per Cent
. rtrvian 44 per Cent —
I
pitto (I.lribarren), 44 per Cent.
:Ittlese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
D tan, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ll3
n 1111131.5h44 per 994
to Cent.
1 3 per Cent
'Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto 2d Issue
~..-Ditto Account
Venezuela, 5 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
etch Exchange, 12 Gun. 24 per Cent 654
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 954 1
Consols for Account