The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

BONY PIAREB7' AND CITY .NEWS:

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The markets for foreign and colonial produce,
during the last few days, have been rather inactive.
At the public sales of tea, however, fine qualities of
green realised enhanced rates ; sugars were in
moderate request, at steady prices; but only limited
transactions have taken place in coffee, at full
quotations. Rice, fruit, and spices have shown no
material change in values. For saltpetre there has
baen a more active enquiry, and higher prices have
been obtained for the finer descriptions. Tallow
has been in more demand chiefly on speculative
account, and prices have tended upwards, P.Y.C.
on the spot being quoted 60s, and last three months
delivery 565. 6d. per cwt.

Increased dulness was exhibited in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices con-
tinued very much depressed. The sales were
about 4,000 bales.

There is very little diminution in the demand
for discount accommodation, and full rates are
firmly maintained for loans as well as for the
negotiation of mercantile securities.
About £28,000 in Australian gold was sent into
the Bank of England yesterday.

A meeting was helyesterday cf the creditors of
Mr. H. Bateman, timber merchant, when it was
ultimately agreed that the estate should be liqui-
dated in Bankruptcy. The balance-sheet of the
"red wood" trading shows about 6s. or 7s. in the
pound, and the " white" 16s. 6d.

At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Henry
Smith and Son, railwaycontractors, of Birmingham,
also held yesterday, it was resolved to wind up the
estate under inspection. The liabilities were stated
to be £18,876 and the available assets £15,429.
About an average amount of business has been
transacted in the English Stock Market to-day,
and continued firmness has prevailed, Consols being
91i for money, and 921- I, for the account. Spe-
culation is very quiet, but there has been a slight
preponderance of purchases, and the market has
been well maintained. The New Threes are steady
at 911 92 ; the Reduced, at 911 6. India Stock is
218; ditto 5 per Cent., .10')/ .41,-; ditto New Loan
Scrip, 1006 Z-; and Exchequer Bills remain at ss.
dis. to par.

Rather more activity has prevailed in the
Foreign Stock Market, and prices, in some in-
Stances, show a slight improvement. Turkish 6
Per Cents. are 691 to 701 ; ditto (1858), 561 to 56.1.
Mexican have advanced to 231 24. Russian 5 per
Cents. are flat at 1041 ; ditto 4 per Cents. at 911 ;
ditto (1860) are arm at 90f). Spanish are steady at
474 48; ditto Passive at 182 a, and Brazilian at
994

The preparations for the liquidation of the
account are now in progress in the Railway Share
Market, and the dealings have been limited.
Prices, however, have sLown a decided improve-
'tent. Great Western, Midland, and South-
Eastern have advanced 55.; Eastern Counties.
Great Northern, and North-Eastern (Berwick),
103.; and Caledonian, and Lancashire and York-
Shire, 153.

la the Foreign and Colonial undertakings prices
have been steady. East Indian have improved 55.;
Great Western of Canada declined 55.; and Great
Indian Peninsula, ss.

Xoint-Stock Bank and • Miscellaneous Shares
have been in moderate request, without any mate-
rial variation in values, Bank of London have
declined 55.; Australian Agricultural, £1; and
Red Sea Telegraph:ss.