The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARE ;2) AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The demand for money has been slightly aug-
mented through the payments of the 4th of the
month. Notwithstanding the increase of business
thus temporarily produced, however, the discount
market remains in an easy position, the rates still
showing a downward tendency, owing to the large
supplies of capital and the activity with which the
leading bankers and brokers compete for the com-
mercial bills brought into circulation.
About £72,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
No alteration of importance was exhibited in the
Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Gold is now about 6-10ths per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris, and about 7-10ths per cent.
higher here than in Hamburg.
A call of £2 per share, amounting to £246,000,
becomes due to-morrow on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway £lO 44 per Cent. shares.
Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester-
day continued rather active, and prices were firm.
The sales amounted to 12,000 bales.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Ottoman Bank
just held, it was stated that the available balance
for distribution was £25,690 7s. 11d., from which
it was agreed to pay a dividend at the rate of 8 per
cent. per annum, to carry £3,000 to the reserve
fund, increasing it to £71,196, and to bring forward
the surplus of £1,894 12s. to the present account.
The half-yearly meeting of the Railway Passen-
gers' Assurance Company took place to-day, when
the report stated that the available balance '
amounted to £13,660, after payment of all expenses,
compensation, &c., and from this sum interest will
be paid to the proprietors at the usual rate of 4
per cent. per annum.

Business in the English Stock Market is rather
dull, and the quotations have further given way,
though only to the extent of y per cent., Consols
being 92 for money and the 10th; and 93 933.
for the October account. The New Threes are flat
at 911 n ex. div.; the Reduced, 91 ; India 5 per
Cents., 1031 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 2s. dis. to
2s. prem.; ditto, June, ss. prem.
In the Foreign Market the dealings have been
limited, and prices show no important alteration.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791 801; ditto, 1858, 65,1
661 ; Mexican are steady at 21 3 ; and Portuguese
at 471 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. have improved to
1008 ; and ditto 43, per Cents. are flat at 90 ;
Buenos Ayres Deferred are firm at 271,
Messrs. Bell and Sons give the following -quota-
tions in American Securities :

Redeemable. Prices
United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 80
Do. 5 per Cent Bonds .. 1874 71 73
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 68 70
Maryland 5 per Cent. Bonds 65 70
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock 70 72
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 68 70
Virginian 6 per Cent. Bonds 46 47
Boston 41 per Ct. Strlg, Bonds 83 85
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 1875 81 83
Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 77 79
Do. shares, 80 dols. paid 391 38/ dis
Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 80 82
Do. do. shares
New York Central 6 per Ct ,
not convertible...
:New York Central 7 per Ct ,
convertible, from June 15,
1857-59
Do. do. shares
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct,,
Ist mortgage
Do. do., 2d mortgage
De. do., 3d mortgage
Do. do. convertible
Do. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort •
gage Str. Bonds, not cony,. 1865 98 100
Do. do., 2d do.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather less active, and a downward movement has
taken place in prices, in sympathy with the heavy
tone of the Consol Market. Eastern Counties and
North Westerns have declined ss. ; Midlands and
South Easterns, 10s. ; and Caledonians, 15s. North
British, however, have improved 10s.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
has been little change of importance. Great
Luxembourg are a shade firmer. Great Western
of Canada have declined k ; East Indian improved
I, Great Indian Peninsula 71-, and Great Northern
of India 1.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continue at about previous prices.

1883

82 84

1864

89 91
63 70

1867
1859
1883
1862

92 94
92 94
78 79
50 55
20 21