The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY IVEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Business in the Foreig and Colonial Produce
Markets during the past mek has continued rather
dull, Sugars, however, mintained previous rates.
At the public sales of teaiate pricei were barely
maintained. Coffee contißed inactive demand at
full prices ; and moderate 'ealings were recorded
in rice, rum, spices, and 41tpetre. Tallow has
been dull, and is quoted 594, gd. per cwt. on the
spot.
A fair amount of business Vas recorded in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and previous
prices were well supported. The sales were 10,000
bales, _ _

About £45,000 in Australian gold was sent
into the Bank of England Yesterday.
The report of the Universal Marine Insurance
Company has been issued prig to the meeting,
which proposes a distribution 015 per cent. on the
£lOO,OOO share capital of the cot any, the balance,
after writing off preliminary
expenses, &e., being
£302,473.

A call of £5 per share, amounting to £250,000,
became due to-day on the Madras (Fourth Exten-
sion) Railway.
A moderate amount of business is reputed in
the general discount market, and full rates continue
to prevail.

The steamer Ellora, which leaves to.morrow, the
27th inst., for Bombay, will take out £ll,OOO in
gold and £186,690 in silver.
The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Schilizzi
and Vuras has just been held, when it was stated
that the liabilities amounted to £31,893, and the
assets in London to £16,386, irrespective of a sum
of £17,796 due from Constantinople• After a few
remarks it was resolved, in the present state of
uncertainty with regard to assets, to place the affairs
under the supervision of Messrs. A. T. Ralli and
J. Negroponti, and to adjourn to the 16th of April
next.

The meeting of the shareholders in the Victoria
Dock Company has also been held to-day) when the
report was adopted, and the usual dividend at the
rate of 51, per cent. per annum was declared.
The Market for Public Securities has continued
in a quiet state to-day, but the few transactions
recorded have produced a favourable afoot upon
prices, Consols being 91Z- for money, and 911 I
for the account. Speculation continues dull, and
the purchases for investment are very limited.
The New Threes and the Reduced lia'Qe im-
proved to 911 ; Long Annuities, to 161 ; Bank
Stock has receded to 234; India ditto, to 223;
ditto New Scrip, is 108; and Exchequer Bills are
Os. to 2s. dis.

The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market are of
an average character, but priCres in some instances
tend upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 69k to
70 ditto ; New, 541 to 55. Mexican have im-
proved to 231 1, and are now nominally quoted
231 to 24 ; Spanish to 49 ; ditto Deferred to
411; Russian 5 per Cents. are 104 ; Dutch 21
per Cents., 631; ; and Peruvian have advanced
to 981.

Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued inactive, but in some instances prices have
slightly improved. Eastern Counties and Great
-Western have advanced 55., and Midland 10s. ;
Great Northern, Brighton, and North Eastern
(Berwick) have declined 55., and Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln £l.
The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial un-
dertakings have been of a limited character.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have im-
proved to 121 ; and Great Luxembourg to 6! ;
East Indian declined to 971 ; East Indian Penin-
sula improved to 951; and Great Western of
Canada New Shares realised 81 81.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
have been inactive. Ottoman Bank, however, have
improved ss. ; Union of London, 10s. ; Royal Mail
Steam, £lO ; and United Mexican Mining, 10s.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. -
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll k /
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l/ i a
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880: —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth .April, 1335 l3
t
India Stock OO c• ... ... 223
Ditto 5 per Cent .... 991 1
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 51 per Cent lOOl
Ditto Debentures, 1858 955
Consols for Account, March 7
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1858.
Ditto 4i per Cent. 1860
Mexican 3 per Cent
Peruvian 4i per Cent —
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 104
Spanish 3 per Cent..
Ditto New Deferred 4ll
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 631
TWO O'CLOCK
Consols Money 91a R
Ditto Account

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. M. D. -F. C. I. S
9 a.m.
------ --
Aberdeen 30'03 36 34 S.S.W. 3 1 b. 2
Greenock 30.05 42 40 S.S.W. 3 9 o.
Berwick 30*13 44 41 W.S.W. 1 3 b. 1
Ardrossan
Shields
.
Galway... . . 30*19 46 45 S.W. 4 6 c. 2
Scarborough 3OlB 41 40 W.S W. 2 7 o. 3
Bull
Liverpool 30•21 39 37 S.E. 1 5 0. 1
Valentia ...: 30'15 46 45 N. 1 3 b. 5
Queenstown 3o'll 49 48 S. 2 4 f. 2
Yarmouth 3O 21 40 39 N.N.E. 3 7 f. 5
London 30'19 89 38 N.N.E. 1 8 m.
Night extreme 2920 36 E. 3 6 b.
Xew 3020 37 36 N.N.E. 2 9 0.
Dover 30'14 39 38 N.W. 7 8 0. 6
_Portsmouth ; 30•19 41 39 N. 3 5 m. 2
rortland .
Plymouth.. 3016 41 40 N. 1 3 f. 2
Penzance
ExPLANATIoN.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced

ExpLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; e., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. ; h„ hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

,EPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A. 31

Kingstown, N.W.; fine
Leeds, N.B. ; dull
Leith, S.W. ; dull
Limerick, calm ; thick
Londonderry, W, ; fine
Lowestoft, N.W., light;
hazy
Manchester, N.W.; fine
Middlesborough, W. ; dull
Milford Haven, N. ; cloudy
Newcastle on Tyne, S.W. ;

fine
Newmarket, N.E. ; foggy
Norwich, N. ; fine
Perth, calm ; frosty
Peterborough, S.E. ; fog
Port Glasgow, S. • dull
Sheffield, N.E ; fine
Southampton, N.N.E. ; dull
Stockton on Tees, N.E. ; fine
Sunderland, W. ; dull
Wakefield, N. ; fine
Whitehaven, S. ; fine
Wolverhampton, N. ; dull
York, S.W.; fine