The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLoCK.

The dealings in the foreign and colonial pro-
duce markets have been of a rather limited cha-
racter during the last few days. Tea at public
sale realised about former prices. Sugars were
in moderate favour, the superior qualities being
dealt in at full rates ; and coffee has continued in
active demand, at high prices. In rice, fruit,
spices, and saltpetre the transactions have been
without any material change in values. Tallow
has been dull. At the public sales of colonial wool
the rates established at the commencement of the
series have been fairly maintained for all descrip-
tions.

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were well supported. The sales were 12,000
bales.

A further small amount of gold, viz., £5,000, was
sent into the Bank of England yesterday, but
60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for America.
The steamer 'Hibernian, which left Liverpool
Yesterday evening for Quebec, took £25,000 in
specie for Montreal.

A call, ss. per share, has been made by the direc-
tors of the Oriental Gas Company, payable on or
before the Ist of July next.
A slight improvement is perceptible in the im-
mediate appearance of the money market, a diminu-
tion in the demand having led to increased easiness,
and business is now transacted on lower terms in
private channels than at the Bank of England.
The tendency of the rate, however, is still consi-
dered very uncertain, as the efflux of sovereigns to
America is at present maintained, and unless it
should be arrested affairs may yet assume an unsatis-
factory aspect.

The English Stock Market has continued quiet,
in the absence of speculation or operations for
transfer. Consols, however, have remained at 91 1
for transfer, and 91i for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 891 I.
Bank Stock is steady at 232 and 2331 ; India ditto
at 226} ; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan at 1011 ; ditto
61 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 931 ; and ditto 51
per Cent. at 100.

Very little change has taken place in Foreign
Securities, and the dealings have been restricted.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 711 to 72 ; ditto, 1858,
56h to 57 ; Mexican are steady at 22/, Russian 41
per Cents. at 911, and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 994;
Spanish are firm at 511.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con
tinned very quiet, and the variations in prices
have been unimportant. Eastern Counties, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and North Westerns have
declined 55., and Midlands, North Eastern (Ber-
wick) improved ss. to 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial Lines have been very
dull, prices, however, continue steady, Dutch
Rhenish realise 131 ; East Indian 101 to 1014 ;
Great Indian Peninsula 681, and Great Western of
Canada 101 11.
_ _

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
shown no change of importance in values. London
and Westminster realise 66 ; East and West India
Stock 115, and Red Sea Telegraph 17.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9I i I i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9a I f I
6 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l
India Stock .. .
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent lOO
Ditto Debentures, 1858 961
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 22 dis
Coasols for Account, June 6 .. 91f i
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.
Ditto £SOO
Ditty Small

FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian. 6 per Cent ..
Ditto, 1839 8c 1859
Mexican 3 per Cent --
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 •• • ---
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • •
Ditto 4} per Cent,
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859..... 6ll
IN3 anish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....• • • 5i
Turkish 6 per Cent
--
Ditto Account •• 711
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2i per Cent., Exchangel2 Guil.
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 9ll '
Ditto Account

THE WEATHER.