The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-20 00:00:00

MONEY 211.1RKET AND CITY .NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The inquiry for money, as usual at the close of
the week, is rather quieter, and instances are re-
corded of first-class bills being negotiated a frac-
tion under 5,!, per cent. There is evidently an
abundant supply of capital awaiting employment,
and the banks and discount firms are consequently
willing to accept lower terms rather than keep
their resources idle and unproductive.
About £90,000, in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.
_

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon exhi-
bited no change of importance.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have been
about £315,700, and the exports £350,500.
Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were well
supported. The sales were 5,000 bales.

The following communication refers to the Debt
of Venezuela :—" The Committee of Spanish
American bondholders made an urgent representa-
tion to the Government of Venezuela on the subject
of the existing arrears on the foreign debt of that
republic, and requested that the Government would
at once appropriate 25 per cent. of the Custom-house
duties to meet the interest of the debt, have received
a reply from the Minister of Finance dated Car-
accas, the 21st ult., stating that in the actual un-
settled state of the republic, it is impossible for the
present to comply with that requisition. The
Government are, however, occupying themselves
with efforts to obtain such financial resources as
may enable them to meet their engagements to
their foreign creditors."
There has been a very heavy Market for Public
Securities to-day, a further decline of per cent.
has taken place. Consols having receded to 891
for transfer, and to 59.-4 I for the account. This
movement has resulted from a continuance in
speculative sales. The New Threes and the Re-
duced are steady at 891 Y ; Rank Stock is firm at
231 ; India at 221 ; ditto New Loan Scrip remains
at 1008 I, and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at
1011; Exchequer Bills, March, are 9s. dis. ; and
ditto June, 3s. to ls. dis.

The dealings in the Foreign Market have been
exceedingly limited, and prices show no change of
importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79 to 80:;
ditto, 1858, 66 to 661 ; ditto, £lOO Bonds are steady
at 6811, Grenada Deferred are firm at 51.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
inactive, and little change of importance has taken
Place in prices. Bristol and Exeter declined
£l, and Vale of Neath improved 10s., Eastern
Counties, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, Midlands,
North Westerns, South Easterns, and Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, brought former prices.
The Foreign and Colonial lines were. flat. Great
Luxembourg brought 71 ; Antwerp and Rotter-
dam, 54 ; and Bahia and San Francisco, 11: ;
Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 18a ; and
Great Western of Canada remained steady at 10k ;
East Indian realised 981 99; and Great Indian Pe-
ninsula, 951 954.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares exhi-
bited little variation. London Joint-stock improved
10s. ; London and County declined 10s.; and Peel
River Land advanced ss. to 10s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING :PRICES.
Bank Stock
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9i i 1
3 per Cent. Cons@ls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l k
India Stock. .•......... .. ,
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent .. lOO4 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5i per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 1863
Ditto 1864
Cousolg for Account, Aug. 7.
India Stock for Account
Ditto 5 pet Cent
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d — 3 1 dis
Ditto £500........•.• 9 dis 9 4 dis
.Ditto Small

.•••
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
New Grenada Active, 3i per Cent.
Ditto Deferred .
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 5l
Turkish 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
66
Ditto Account
..
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account B4 a

COURSE OF II
EXCANE.YEsxmuDAv.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 01 12 1
, 25 65 25 70
Antwerp
. 25 65 25 70
Brussels l3 10 13 101
Ramburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles .. .
1191
Frankfort on *Maine
enna
"Vi 14 30 14 40
Trieste - 14 35 14 40
Petersburgh — 323 32/
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York — • ' • •
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) , ... per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) )7 0 5 04
south American Doubloons

48k
481
25 821
25 771
25 771
39k
117
117/
52k
52/

481
48a
25 871
25 821
25 85
39
117 i
117/
52±
621