The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-27 00:00:00

LOANS OF CITIES.

Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84
',Tear Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77

RAILROAD BONDS.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage,
not I onvertible 1875... 90 91 xd
Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 89 51
qlinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland
Bonds 1860...109 110
Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 33 33 p
Nlichigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860..
Do. do. do. 1869.. 91 92
New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864.., 93 95
New York Central 6 per Cent., not
Convertible 1883... 81 82
New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort-
gage 1883.. 85 86
N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862.. 80 82
1. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking
Fund 1875... 84 86
Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... -- 93
Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., IstMort 1880... 88 90
The market for Public Securities is firm, but
business is exceedingly dull. There is nothing new
to report, both real and speculative dealings being
very limited Consols have been 938 4 for money,
and 934 8 4 for the account, but they are now
rather flatter, viz., 931 4 for the former, and 93
sellers for the latter The June Exchequer Bills
are at ss. dis., and Exchequer Bonds at 98k.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Mocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 7' • Mexi-
;an, 22i 31 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 9; do. 3
per Cents., 55 7 ; Portuguese 3 per ents., 44 ;
Russian 5 per Cents., 107 9 ; do. 411 per Cents.,
97 9 ; ;-;pp.nish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto De-
ferred, 25 ± ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto
Passive, 5i 6.
The Foreign Stock Market has been very inac-
tive, and prices in most instances ruled steady.
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. brought 85/ ; Sardinian
901 ; Spanish Passive Bonds 51. Turkish 6 per
Cents. opened at 98g: but they have declined to
98, and Mexican, which were 228, have since im-
proved to 221 to 23.
The Railway Share Market this morning has been
very quiet, and the variations in prices of the vari-
ous shares dealt in have not been important.
Great Northern B Stock declined 10s., Great
Southern and Western of Ireland 11., Great-Wes-
t Brighton 55., South-Western, 10s., Mid-
land 55., North Briti-h ss. Lattcashire and York-
Aiire improved 55., No! fol k 11., Norte-Eastern
(Berwick) 7s. to 10s., North Eastern York 10s.,
and South-Eastern ss. Tha French lines o)ntinue
to be well supported, and Northern of France have
advanced 10s. ; Paris and Lyons are film ; Great
WeALrn of Canada show a slight improvement,
anti Gran I Trunk of Canada have advanced about
21. Antwerp and Rotterdam and Namur and
Leige are of previous valws.
Mining Shares have ben very dull, Wheal Ed-
w trd ate 41; South Caradon, 350 ; and Fortuna,
1.
Joint Stock Bank Shares have, in most instances,
tuled at lower races. Bank of Egypt declined about
ss. ; EbOish, Slotish, and Australian Chart-red,
ss. ; L'aldon awl Westminster, ss. ; Ottoman Bank,
ss. ; Union of Lon,lon, ss.
nsce]aneous Shin-s have been depressed, Aus-
tralian Agricultural readsed former rates, and North
GfEurope St am declined 31., consequent upon the
dit.:el, sures mtde at the meeting yesterday. L )n-
-don General Omnibus Company were dealt in at 4i
41.

BR IT] SH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY.
(from the Official List.)
onsinee, done
3 per rent. Consols tnnaities 93i
[...,,,_Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860.
Litto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 2 11-16

n II:. ~,,itt,, .t:11160
Ditto, under £lOOO par 4 d
onsols ol accoant ... .. .. 931 i a
E on.quer Balk, z;d. March. I June.
£l000
£5OO —
I Smell 4 p ldpar
_.
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.
Ditto, 1359
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account ' 85 5
Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent.
iflexicau 3 per Cent 22
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --
Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent. 4li
'ardinian Bon.:Is, 5 per Cent. . . ... 901
Spanish lioxds, .-i per Cent. .. —
Ditto Account . 411
Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Ccn .
Fitt, Passive
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not tun 64 g
Turkish );ond,,, 6 per cent 9Bii
Ditto Account
Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent
Ditto Deferred, 10 per Cent. .. . l4i
Lit .I,,en. Ou no. above payable In Lori., n.
7IIREB O'CLOCK.

Consols, money 93i
Ditto, Ae,;ouut:(April 8) .......... 9,s a

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.—The 119th anniver-
sary festival of this highly u-etul charity took place at
•the Freemasi,ns' hall yesterday, when about 130 mem-
bers, subscribers, and visitors sat down to au exoeltent
dinner.
FRUIT AND POTATO METAGE.—Yesterday a meeting
of the trades concerned in toe importation of fruit and
vegetabl,:s took place in the bale-room of Messrs. K.-el-
int; and Hunt, Monument-yard, for the purpose of adopt-
ing measures to resist the payment of the unnecessary
charge for metage on these articles. Mr. Keeling, the
chairman, observed tbat the interference of the city
meters was uncalled for, aid useless to the trade.
Times of Wednesday announces the fact that the
wet-known American house of Dodge, B:con, and Co.,
had re-umed payments, their suspension having been
caused hy liabilities in DO way affecting the ,trade posi-
tion of the firm, which is said to be in a highly prosper-
ous and healthy condition. Toe house of Dodge, Bacon,
and Co, has always been regarded as one commanding
-consid,Jrable mercantite energy, and its rise to its present
position is, perhaps, in no slight degree due to the un-
precedented advance in the price of leather, which has
afforded them the opportunity of introducing throughout
Europe a singularly close and valuable imitation, known
as " Crockett's Leather Cloth," and which is now ap
plied to most purposes where formerly the skins of vari •
ous animals were used. This, and their India rubber
banding, &c., for machinery, to supersede leather, have,
trout the advance in question, thrown upon the resources
of the firm an unusual amount of business. Such dis-
coveries and inventions having placed them in the cate-
gory of public benefactors, a general sympathy was occa-
- Mooed by their temporary stoppage.—Globe.